Entrepreneurship beyond business: the potential of entrepreneurship theory insights in understanding international relations phenomena

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the potential of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in the discipline of International Relations. Following recent research efforts in the Entrepreneurship discipline which call for extending the impact of entrepreneurship research beyond the domain of business and others in the International Relations field that support a further engagement with Entrepreneurship scholarship we propose that there is a specific pattern of state behaviour that can be conceptualized as entrepreneurial behaviour. To support our argument we show how entrepreneurship insights can help us enhance our understanding of the small but smart state behaviour. Our approach contributes to the interdisciplinary research on Entrepreneurship and International Relations, opens new opportunities for research and provides policy-makers with a new line of thinking about change.