Helping Decision-Makers to Cross the Frontier : Contribution of the Effectuation Theory on the Link Between Barriers, Opportunities and Internationalization Decision[Ayudar a los tomadores de decisiones a cruzar la escena internacional : contribución de la teoría del rendimiento en el vínculo entre barreras, oportunidades y decisión de internacionalización]

This article seeks to evaluate the impact of the reasoning logic of decision-makers (causal or effectual) on their behavior in the context of internationalization. Our results, based on a sample of 148 French SME decision-makers, reveal that decisionmakers tend to seize internationalization opportunities faster than causals (1); that causal decision makers are more inclined to internationalize their firms in a sequential and progressive manner (2); that causal decision-makers are more hindered by internal barriers than effectual decision-makers (3) and that the reasoning logic (effectual or causal) does not have an impact on behaviors in presence of external barriers (4).