@article{Steinhauser_da Rocha_de Oliveira Paula_2022, title={Institutional Theory and International Entrepreneurship: A Review}, volume={17}, url={https://internext.espm.br/internext/article/view/684}, DOI={10.18568/internext.v17i2.684}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To review the literature that uses institutional theory to examine the internationalization of smaller and entrepreneurial firms, covering the period from January 1, 2008 to September 30, 2020.</p> <p><strong>Method</strong>: The bibliometric review uses the bibliographic coupling technique and content analysis.</p> <p><strong>Main Findings:  </strong>The literature was divided in three periods using bibliometric techniques, and the main themes examined in each period were identified and analyzed qualitatively.</p> <p><strong>Relevance /Originality: </strong>Only one previous literature review examined the same issue addressed in this paper, but only covered articles published up to 2008 (Szyliowicz & Galvin, 2010).</p> <p><strong>Theoretical Contributions: </strong>The study uncovers the thematic structure of the field throughout the period examined and suggests issues for future research.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Internext}, author={Steinhauser, Vivian and da Rocha, Angela and de Oliveira Paula, Fábio}, year={2022}, month={mar.}, pages={264–283} }