We conducted a systematic literature review on international knowledge transfer (IKT) via international entrepreneurship (IE), synthesising fragmented research that employs various conceptualisations, methodological approaches and theoretical lenses. Based on a review of 40 articles, we inductively developed an analytical framework comprising four key elements: international knowledge, international knowledge agents, IKT processes and outcomes. Our review identifies three dominant types of international knowledge agents in IE: returnee entrepreneurs, transnational entrepreneurs and international corporate entrepreneurs who actively engage in IKT. Three distinctive IKT processes emerge: one‐way knowledge transfer, two‐way knowledge transfer and interactive knowledge transfer, which result in outcomes at individual, organisational, regional and national levels, as well as at their intersections. Guided by this framework, we identify and analyse key research themes, highlighting main methodological and theoretical approaches, and revealing significant gaps and inconsistencies. Our paper advances knowledge on IKT via IE by developing an integrated framework that provides conceptual clarity and a cohesive understanding of this intentional, systematic, outcome‐oriented process. Our analytical framework facilitates the identification of future research directions along the dimensions of 5Cs: complementarity of knowledge, (re‐)contextualisation of knowledge, connectivity of knowledge, community capitalism and cross‐disciplinary research.

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通过国际创业进行国际知识转移：系统综述和研究议程


我们通过国际创业 （IE） 对国际知识转移 （IKT） 进行了系统的文献综述，综合了采用各种概念化、方法论方法和理论视角的碎片化研究。基于对 40 篇文章的回顾，我们归纳开发了一个分析框架，包括四个关键要素：国际知识、国际知识代理、IKT 过程和结果。我们的综述确定了 IE 中三种主要类型的国际知识代理：海归企业家、跨国企业家和积极参与 IKT 的国际企业企业家。出现了三个独特的 IKT 过程：单向知识转移、双向知识转移和交互式知识转移，从而在个人、组织、区域和国家层面以及它们的交叉点上产生结果。在这个框架的指导下，我们确定并分析了关键的研究主题，突出了主要的方法论和理论方法，并揭示了重大的差距和不一致之处。我们的论文通过开发一个集成框架来推进 IKT 知识，该框架提供了概念的清晰度和对这个有意识的、系统的、以结果为导向的过程的凝聚力理解。我们的分析框架有助于沿着 5C 的维度确定未来的研究方向：知识的互补性、知识的（再）语境化、知识的连通性、社区资本主义和跨学科研究。