Emotion and International Business: Theorising Fear of Failure in the Internationalisation.

Dong, RK

Emotion and International Business: Theorising Fear of Failure in the Internationalisation.

Dong, RK

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Publisher:: Frontiers Media SA
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Front Psychol, 2022, 13, pp. 850816
Issue Date:: 2022

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Dong, RK
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-04T03:35:32Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-21
dc.date.available	2022-07-04T03:35:32Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.citation	Front Psychol, 2022, 13, pp. 850816
dc.identifier.issn	1664-1078
dc.identifier.issn	1664-1078
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/158592
dc.description.abstract	The road to internationalisation is paved with risk, uncertainty, the possibility of failure, and the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) phenomenon. However, the process of internationalisation (IP) theory treats an individual decision-maker as a "black box." Emotions are largely ignored by international business (IB) researchers. This study offers conceptual thoughts on the role of fear of failure in the process of internationalisation. It argues that managers experience this emotion in making internationalisation decisions for a firm, which is an area of study that requires further understanding. Following the content analysis method in the literature review and a theory-based adaptation approach to complete the conceptualisation, this manuscript joins the scholarly conversations on "connecting the IP model to people" and "emotion and internationalisation." Focussing on fear of failure as a new perspective, this manuscript contributes to IB literature by suggesting new avenues in understanding decision-making about international activities by embracing psychological insights. It also contributes to IB practitioners by offering implications for understanding one's emotional state and its effect on decision-making about internationalising ventures.
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Frontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartof	Front Psychol
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3389/fpsyg.2022.850816
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.title	Emotion and International Business: Theorising Fear of Failure in the Internationalisation.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	13
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-07-04T03:35:31Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	13

Abstract:

The road to internationalisation is paved with risk, uncertainty, the possibility of failure, and the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) phenomenon. However, the process of internationalisation (IP) theory treats an individual decision-maker as a "black box." Emotions are largely ignored by international business (IB) researchers. This study offers conceptual thoughts on the role of fear of failure in the process of internationalisation. It argues that managers experience this emotion in making internationalisation decisions for a firm, which is an area of study that requires further understanding. Following the content analysis method in the literature review and a theory-based adaptation approach to complete the conceptualisation, this manuscript joins the scholarly conversations on "connecting the IP model to people" and "emotion and internationalisation." Focussing on fear of failure as a new perspective, this manuscript contributes to IB literature by suggesting new avenues in understanding decision-making about international activities by embracing psychological insights. It also contributes to IB practitioners by offering implications for understanding one's emotional state and its effect on decision-making about internationalising ventures.

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