İşletmelerin uluslararasılaşma süreçlerini etkileyen faktörler; Teknoloji geliştirme bölgeleri'nde faaliyet gösteren girişimci işletmeler üzerine bir çalışma

Reviewing the international business literature on companies that continue their operations across national borders, until recently the internationalization processes of large multinational companies that operate in international markets and have no shortage of financial and human resources have been discussed and various studies have been conducted. Despite the limited resources, with the effect of developments in the technological, economic, political and socio-cultural spheres, many entrepreneurial firms do not limit their commercial activities to the country in which they are based, but carry them out on an international scale. Entrepreneurial firms located in Technology Development Zones are accelerating economic growth and development in our country with an export volume of approximately $ 5.1 billion as of 2020. The main objective of this study is to determine the factors that affect the entrepreneurial firms in the Technology Development Zones that we can now call ''new international players'' to start international activities. The analyzes carried out for this purpose was examined from three points of view. The effects of locating the companies in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in İzmir and being located in Technology Development Zones studied. In addition to the benefits of being part of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Izmir and operating in Technology Development Zones, there is some developmental areas were identified in Technology Development Zones. This developmental areas that will contribute to the competitive advantage of companies located in Technology Development Zones in international markets were identified and recommendations were made. The final part of the analysis examined the managerial, firm, and environmental factors on the internationalization status of the firms in our sample. It was found that firms' managerial factors export commitment and international experience are more effective on firm internationalization than environmental and firm factors. In addition to it's contribution to the literature on entrepreneurship ecosystem in Izmir where few studies have been conducted, it is belived that the research will contribute to the international entrepreneurship literature with the evaluation made by considering the whole of managerial, environmental and firm-related factors, contrary to many examples in the literature in Turkey. Keywords: Internationalization, International Entrepreneurship, Technology Development Zones, İzmir Entrepreneurship Ecosystem.