Innovation and internationalization in Turkish young entrepreneurial firms, by using gem data

Our study investigates the relationship between innovation and internationalizationin Turkish young entrepreneurial firms. Our data is Global Entrepreneurship Monitor prepared for Turkey during the 2013-2014 periods. This thesis shows that Turkish young entrepreneurial firms involved in product and process innovation are more likely to be internationalized. Moreover, the results of our study reveal that the impact of demographic factors such as age, education and gender and perceptional factors such as knowing other entrepreneurs and having self-confidence for starting a business on internationalization.