Dear Colleagues,

International entrepreneurship supports economic and social development, employment and job creation, and innovation. Many countries around the world have encouraged sustainable entrepreneurial endeavors as governments have created policies emboldening such efforts. As policies have been developed to stimulate sustainable entrepreneurial enterprises, there remains a gap in the deep understanding of entrepreneurship in differing cultures.

This Special Issue focuses on cultural differences in sustainable entrepreneurial ventures. Empirical findings with regard to international entrepreneurship would enable the development of specific entrepreneurial knowledge and skills in those desiring to operate sustainable business ventures in various countries around the world. Further, empirical and theoretical findings could provide the impetus for training and development programs for international entrepreneurial organizations. It is possible that entrepreneurial competencies needed for success could be identified in different cultures. Such an endeavor could promote and aid entrepreneurial ventures in being more internationally competitive. Indeed, the degree to which an entrepreneur fits the cultural prototype may have consequences for the success of the entrepreneurial venture.

This research is important for managerial education as well as crosscultural training. Implications of this Special Issue offer several benefits to management education and training in terms of training and development. Empirical findings with regard to international entrepreneurship could enable organizations to develop specific entrepreneurial skills in workers desiring to operate business ventures in various countries around the world. Further, such endeavors could promote and aid entrepreneurial ventures in being more internationally competitive. To the extent that this capacity could be developed in individuals selected for crosscultural assignments, an organization’s new ventures in foreign cultures may be more likely to succeed. Further, the findings could provide training and development programs for international entrepreneurial organizations that bring together potential business partners from different countries.

This Special Issue seeks to host a collection of papers that explore the meaning and relevance of international entrepreneurship through a sustainability lens. We are seeking theoretical as well as empirical contributions and would welcome case studies from myriad countries.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Administrative Sciences.

Dr. Elizabeth Rozell
Dr. Wesley A. Scroggins
Guest Editors

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• international entrepreneurship
• culture
• training and development
• human resource development
• sustainable enterprises
• entrepreneurial competencies
• cultural prototype
• knowledge, behaviors, and characteristics of entrepreneurs
• entrepreneurial competencies for success