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What lies beneath: using student reflections to study the entrepreneurial mindset in entrepreneurship education International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Inge Birkbak Larsen, Helle Neergaard
Purpose This research presents and evaluates a method for assessing the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) of students in higher education. Design/methodology/approach The research considers EM a multi-variable psychological construct, which can be broken down into several conceptual sub-categories. Using data from a master course in entrepreneurship, the authors show how these categories can be applied
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A review of and future research agenda on women entrepreneurship in Africa International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Kassa Woldesenbet Beta, Natasha Katuta Mwila, Olapeju Ogunmokun
Purpose This paper seeks to systematically review and synthesise existing research knowledge on African women entrepreneurship to identify gaps for future studies. Design/methodology/approach The paper conducted a systematic literature review of published studies from 1990 to 2020 on women entrepreneurship in Africa using a 5M gender aware framework of Brush et al. (2009). Findings The systematic literature
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Institutional pluralism and the implementation of women’s enterprise policy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Oliver Mallett, Robert Wapshott, Nazila Wilson
Purpose This research paper generates new insights into the challenges of implementation in women’s enterprise policy. It argues that organisations involved in policy implementation need to be understood as operating in a context of institutional pluralism and answers: How do organisations involved in the implementation of women’s enterprise policy manage the challenges of institutional pluralism?
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Customer search strategies of entrepreneurial telehealth firms – how effective is effectuation? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Susanna Pinnock, Natasha Evers, Thomas Hoholm
Purpose The demand for healthcare innovation is increasing, and not much is known about how entrepreneurial firms search for and sell to customers in the highly regulated and complex healthcare market. Drawing on effectuation perspectives, we explore how entrepreneurial digital healthcare firms with disruptive innovations search for early customers in the healthcare sector. Design/methodology/approach
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Community startup businesses: the impact of big five personality traits and social media technology acceptance on group buying leaders International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Anne Yenching Liu, Maria Dolores Botella Carrubi, Cristina Blanco González-Tejero
Purpose This study investigates how personality traits influence individuals’ intention to become community group buying (CGB) leaders. Design/methodology/approach Data include 517 valid questionnaires that are employed to examine the research model and test the hypotheses using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings This study reveals that among the Big Five personality traits
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An action phase theory approach to the configuration of entrepreneurial goal and implementation intentions International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Francisco Liñán, Inmaculada Jaén, Ana M. Domínguez-Quintero
Purpose This paper integrates the action phase theory (APT) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to analyse the dynamic mechanisms involved in the configuration of goals and implementation intentions throughout the entrepreneurship process. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis compares individuals in different phases of this process (not yet decided, potential and nascent entrepreneurs)
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Absorptive capacity in family firms: exploring the role of the CEO International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Lucía Garcés-Galdeano, Josip Kotlar, Ana Lucía Caicedo-Leitón, Martín Larraza-Kintana, Federico Frattini
Purpose Absorptive capacity (AC), the ability to leverage external knowledge for innovation, helps explain the mixed findings on family firms' (FFs) innovation performance. Our research focuses on the chief executive officer (CEO)’s role – whether family or non-family and founding or later generation – in influencing AC. We also explore how firm size and environmental dynamism affect these relationships
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Ideas for bridging the academic-policy divide at the nexus of gender and entrepreneurship International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jessica Carlson, Jennifer Jennings
Purpose Inspired by the “responsibility turn” in the broader organization/management literature, the overarching aim of this article is to help scholars working at the gender × entrepreneurship intersection produce research with a higher likelihood of being accessed, appreciated and acted upon by policy- practitioners. Consistent with this aim, we hope that our paper contributes to an increased use
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Contextualising gender policy in tech entrepreneurship: a cross national and multiple-level analysis International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Anne-Charlott Callerstig, Marta Lindvert, Elisabet Carine Ljunggren, Marit Breivik-Meyer, Gry Agnete Alsos, Dag Balkmar
Purpose In order to address the gender divide in technology entrepreneurship, we explore how different national contexts impact policies and policy implementation. We investigate how transnational concerns (macro level) about women’s low participation in (technology) entrepreneurship are translated and implemented amongst actors at the meso level (technology incubators) and understood at the micro
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Refocusing digital entrepreneurship: an updated overview of the field, emerging opportunities and challenges International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Femi Olan, Ciro Troise, Nadja Damij, Robert Newbery
Purpose Existing research of modern literature have shown that the phenomenon of digital entrepreneurship is lacking in robust theoretical foundations on several occasions. This article is a comprehensive literature study that focuses on the phenomena of digital entrepreneurship and offers views on the subject to provide insights into recent advancements in the area. Design/methodology/approach In
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Does religiosity matter for entrepreneurs’ psychological well-being in conflict areas? Insights from Palestine and Libya International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Tamer Koburtay, Zaid Alqhaiwi
Purpose Informed by the concept of well-being in Islam and the eudaimonic view of psychological well-being (PWB), and drawing on resilience theory, this study aims to understand (1) the implications of residing in conflict areas for entrepreneurs’ PWB, (2) the barriers facing entrepreneurs in these areas and (3) the implications of their religiosity for their PWB. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing
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The meeting points of team entrepreneurial passion, transactive memory systems and team performance: examining mediation and necessity effects International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Tin Horvatinović, Mihaela Mikic, Marina Dabić
Purpose To support the advancement of an underrepresented category of research in the field of entrepreneurial teams, this study proposes and tests a novel empirical model that connects two team emergent states, namely team entrepreneurial passion (TEP) and transactive memory systems (TMSs), and their influence on team performance. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered using an online
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Relational models and entrepreneurship ecosystems International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jeffrey Muldoon, Joshua S. Bendickson, Eric W. Liguori, Shelby Solomon
Purpose Using social relations theory, we argue that entrepreneurship ecosystems must also include relationships such as market pricing, equality matching, authority ranking and communal sharing to be successful and thrive. Design/methodology/approach We theorize using Fiske’s typology that a successful entrepreneurial system must have certain characteristics to be successful. Findings In doing so
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Gender and entrepreneurial intention in low-income countries: the relative roles played by anticipated financial returns versus perceived barriers for university students in Sierra Leone International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Wendy A. Bradley, Caroline Fry
Purpose The purpose of the present study is to investigate the extent to which female and male university students from low-income countries express different entrepreneurial intentions. Specifically, the study empirically tests whether the anticipated financial returns to entrepreneurship versus salaried employment, or the perceived barriers to entrepreneurship exert a stronger influence on the relationship
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The effect of breadth of external pressure on leaders in small and medium-sized enterprises: does the firm become more entrepreneurial? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Chris Williams, Jacqueline Jing You, Nathalie Spielmann
Purpose The study explores the relationship between the breadth of external pressures facing leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the entrepreneurial stance they adopt for their firm, that is, entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Design/methodology/approach Blending attention theory with EO literature, we argue that increasing breadth of external pressures will challenge leaders' attentions
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Unleashing the power of organizational social capital: exploring the mediating role of social entrepreneurship orientation in social enterprises' performances International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Argyrios Loukopoulos, Dimitra Papadimitriou, Niki Glaveli
Purpose This study investigates the influence of organizational social capital (OSC) on the social and economic performance of social enterprises (SEs) in Greece and the mediating role of social entrepreneurship orientation (SEO) in these relationships. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework was developed integrating resource-based theory, OSC theory and behavioral entrepreneurship theory
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The impact of local entrepreneurial initiatives on women entrepreneur empowerment: the case of cooperative social ventures in Morocco International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Rachid Jabbouri, Yann Truong, Helmi Issa
Purpose We explore how NGO’s local entrepreneurial initiatives to empower women entrepreneurs can compensate for weak state policies for women in a context of male-dominated socio-cultural norms. Design/methodology/approach We use the case of a local entrepreneurial initiative launched in the Atlas region of Morocco, the Empowering Women in the Atlas Initiative (EWA). We collected data through 51 semi-structured
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Subsistence entrepreneurship and intersectional inequalities: a case study of women from Pakistani urban-poor districts International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Uzair Shah, Niall Hayes, Asfia Obaid
Purpose The study adopts an intersectional approach to identify the key dimension(s) that reproduce inequalities in women's subsistence entrepreneurship within urban-poor settings in the global south. Design/methodology/approach The in-depth case study is based on 44 semi-structured interviews and four focus-group discussions with women entrepreneurs based within urban-poor dwellings in the twin cities
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Healthcare entrepreneurship: current trends and future directions International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Weng Marc Lim, Maria Vincenza Ciasullo, Octavio Escobar, Satish Kumar
Purpose The goal of this article is to provide an overview of healthcare entrepreneurship, both in terms of its current trends and future directions. Design/methodology/approach The article engages in a systematic review of extant research on healthcare entrepreneurship using the scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature reviews (SPAR-4-SLR) as the review protocol and bibliometrics
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Mediating agricultural entrepreneurship through embracing innovative technology: a tale from small rural enterprises in an emerging economy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Navjot Sandhu, Javed Hussain, Jonathan M. Scott
Purpose The study evaluates small marginal farmers’ (SMFs) potential behavior, attitude and trust in the adoption of innovative emerging technologies. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an agile multi-factor approach to conceptualize a digital marketplace to connect a supply chain ecosystem for stakeholders. Findings The empirical findings suggest that most SMFs are willing to embrace innovative
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Everyday prejudices: an intersectional exploration of the experiences of lesbian and gay entrepreneurs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Etain Kidney, Maura McAdam, Thomas M. Cooney
Purpose There is a gap in understanding with regards to the discrimination and prejudice experienced by gay entrepreneurs. To address this, an intersectional perspective is adopted to facilitate a better understanding of how lesbian and gay entrepreneurs may experience heterosexism. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study uses semi-structured interviews to explore the experiences of 14 lesbian
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The effects of neurodiversity on cognitive attributes of entrepreneurs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Stephen E. Lanivich, Curt Moore, Nancy McIntyre
Purpose This study investigates how attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in entrepreneurs functions through coping schema to affect entrepreneurship-related cognitions. It is proposed that the resource-induced coping heuristic (RICH) bridges the conceptual gap between pathological cognitive executive control/reward attributes and cognitive resources, specifically entrepreneurial alertness
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Enablers of students' entrepreneurial intentions: findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Julia Anamaria Sisu, Andrei Constantin Tirnovanu, Cristina-Claudia Patriche, Marian Nastase, George Cristian Schin
Purpose This study explores the enablers of students “entrepreneurial intentions by identifying the factors that raise students” interest in embracing an entrepreneurial career. Design/methodology/approach Entrepreneurship education is increasingly attracting attention as a means of fostering entrepreneurial activity and creating a culture of innovation. Developing students' entrepreneurial intentions
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Intersectional entrepreneurship: the burden of contextual embeddedness beyond the business International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Sakura Yamamura, Paul Lassalle
Purpose This paper aims to shed new light on the contextual embeddedness of intersectional entrepreneurs, i.e. entrepreneurs situated at the intersection of multiple marginalized diversity attributes, beyond simply business strategies and decisions. Taking an emic perspective on everyday practices as intersectional entrepreneurs, it uncovers neglected dimensions of the contextuality of intersectional
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Refugee entrepreneurship from an intersectional approach International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Samaneh Khademi, Caroline Essers, Karin Van Nieuwkerk
Purpose This article develops an innovative multidisciplinary conceptual framework in the field of refugee entrepreneurship by combining the theory of mixed embeddedness with the concepts of intersectionality and agency. Focusing on the phenomenon of refugee entrepreneurship, this conceptual framework addresses the following questions: how is entrepreneurship informed by the various intersectional
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Digital entrepreneurship in wholesale: identification of implementation strategies for data spaces International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Alexander Neff, Patrick Weber, Daniel Werth
Purpose The initial observation of this study is the gap of research in the economic application of data spaces in wholesale. With the lowering threshold in using digital technology in innovative services wholesale is confronted with new competition in their main business – the purchase and sale of products in large numbers. Wholesale must advance in their own business creating new digital services
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The relationship between strategic orientations and firm performance and the role of innovation: a meta-analytic assessment of theoretical models International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Juan David Reyes-Gómez, Pilar López, Josep Rialp
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the validity and utility of two theoretical approaches to understanding the relationship between strategic orientations, innovation and firm performance and to examine the role of innovation in the relationship while avoiding circular arguments. The universalistic approach suggests that strategic orientations have independent and parallel effects on firms’
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Strategic transitions: unraveling the impact of socioemotional wealth and generational cohorts on succession planning in family SMEs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Nupur Pavan Bang, Andrea Calabrò, Alfredo Valentino
Purpose The complexity of succession in family firms is multifaceted and can sometimes lead to turbulence. While structured succession strategies offer a roadmap for smoother transitions, intergenerational differences in family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can lead to varied interpretations of an effective succession blueprint. This study synergizes the strategic entrepreneurship framework
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The reward crowdfunding campaign management process: an engagement perspective International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Nadia Arshad, Rotem Shneor, Adele Berndt
Purpose Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular channel for project fundraising for entrepreneurial ventures. Such efforts require fundraisers to develop and manage a crowdfunding campaign over a period of time and several stages. Thus, the authors aim to identify the stages fundraisers go through in their crowdfunding campaign process and how their engagement evolves throughout this process. Desi
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Analysing the relevance of value creation in the interconnection amongst entrepreneurship, marketing and innovation: a systematic literature review International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Marcello Risitano, Giuseppe La Ragione, Alessandra Turi, Marco Ferretti
Purpose The purpose of this article is to better understand the relevance of value creation in the interconnection amongst entrepreneurship, marketing and innovation by reviewing the literature. Design/methodology/approach The authors employed a systematic review methodology using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol to analyse the literature in depth
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Entrepreneurial intention among women entrepreneurs and the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities: empirical evidence from Lebanon International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Nirjhar Nigam, Khodor Shatila
Purpose Entrepreneurship institutions exhibit substantial gender discrimination despite worldwide efforts to decrease the phenomenon. The MENA area has a low percentage of women entrepreneurs since little is known about women’s desire to start their businesses. The authors use the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explain what influences women's propensity toward entrepreneurship and what factors
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Trigger points and high growth firms: the vital role of founder “sensing” and “seizing” capabilities International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Rachael E. Rees-Jones, Ross Brown, Dylan Jones-Evans
Purpose Research on high growth firms is booming yet a strong conceptual understanding of how these firms obtain (and sustain) rapid growth remains (at best) partial. The main purpose of this paper is to explore the role founders play in enabling episodes of rapid growth and how they help navigate this process. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports the findings from a qualitative study involving
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Talking with venture capitalists: gender perceptions in investment decisions International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Birgitte Karlstrøm, Tiril Marie Jansen, Marte C.W. Solheim
Purpose The venture capital industry is an important provider of capital to start-ups and has grown considerably in recent decades. This study explores how investors' gender perceptions influence venture capital investment decisions in an industry that remains highly gender imbalanced, both amongst the venture capital decision-makers and with respect to the allocation of capital to entrepreneurs.
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Immigrant business in transnational contexts: a multifocal understanding of the breakout process International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Jude Kenechi Onyima, Stephen Syrett, Leandro Sepulveda
Purpose This paper contributes to the development of an enhanced understanding of the breakout strategies of immigrant entrepreneurs within a transnational context. It develops a dynamic notion of breakout by placing it within a wider understanding of immigrant entrepreneurial strategy characterised by multifocal embeddedness within transnational space. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted
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Cognitive styles and dynamic managerial capabilities: implications for SMEs in a transition economy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Liridon Kryeziu, Mehmet Nurullah Kurutkan, Besnik A. Krasniqi, Veland Ramadani, Vjose Hajrullahu, Artan Haziri
Purpose The dynamism of competition in international markets requires managers to react accordingly and ensure the firm's survival and competitiveness. This study examines the impact of cognitive styles and dynamic managerial capabilities (DMC) on a firm's international performance and the mediating role of these capabilities in the relationship between cognitive styles and international performance
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Intersectionality of place and race: entrepreneurial performance of Arab citizens of Israel International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Inas Saleh Said, Vijay Vyas
Purpose The objective of this study is to understand how Arab entrepreneurs in Israel redress the disadvantage of the intersectionality of place and race by setting up their businesses in markets beyond their ethnic enclaves as well as by pursuing opportunity entrepreneurship and the role human values play in this process. Design/methodology/approach Using the portrait value questionnaire, a survey
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Enacting disruption: how entrepreneurial ventures innovate value propositions to increase the attractiveness of their technologies International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jerome L. Antonio, Alexander Lennart Schmidt, Dominik K. Kanbach, Natanya Meyer
Purpose Entrepreneurial ventures aspiring to disrupt existing market incumbents often use business-model innovation to increase the attractiveness of their offerings. A value proposition is the central element of a business model, and is critical for this purpose. However, how entrepreneurial ventures modify their value propositions to increase the attractiveness of their comparatively inferior offerings
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Mitigating the lack of prior entrepreneurial experience and exposure through entrepreneurship education programs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Torgeir Aadland, Gustav Hägg, Mats A. Lundqvist, Martin Stockhaus, Karen Williams Middleton
Purpose To increase the understanding of how entrepreneurship education impacts entrepreneurial careers, the purpose of the paper is to investigate the role that a venture creation program (VCP) might have in mitigating or surpassing a lack of other antecedents of entrepreneurial careers. In particular, the authors focus on entrepreneurial pedigree and prior entrepreneurial experience. Design/methodology/approach
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Coopetition for corporate responsibility and sustainability: does it influence firm performance? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Ricarda Bouncken, Amit Kumar, Julia Connell, Asit Bhattacharyya, Kai He
Purpose Corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) have emerged as an important topic today. At the same time, alliances and coopetition arrangements, as vehicles for inter-firm collaboration have been shown to support firm performance. Still, there has been a lack of research into how coopetition (collaboration with competing firms) in this area may support firm performance. Design/methodology/approach
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Stand-alone or run together: artificial intelligence as an enabler for other technologies International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Ignat Kulkov, Julia Kulkova, Daniele Leone, René Rohrbeck, Loick Menvielle
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming the healthcare sector, with a focus on how AI contributes to entrepreneurship and value creation. This study also aims to explore the potential of combining AI with other technologies, such as cloud computing, blockchain, IoMT, additive manufacturing and 5G, in the healthcare industry. Design/methodology/approach
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Creating a sustainable ripple in rural entrepreneurship – the case of Deserttulip in resource-constrained rural Jordan International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Deema Refai, Nermin Elkafrawi, Peter Gittins
Purpose This article aims to explore whether and how rural entrepreneurs (REs) navigate the challenges they face to support rural development, with a particular focus on sustainable entrepreneurial development in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on structuration theory (Giddens, 1984), the article is underpinned by the position-practice perspective and its four interrelated elements: praxis
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Does vicarious entrepreneurial failure induce or discourage one's entrepreneurial intent? A mediated model of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and identity aspiration International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Jungmin (Jamie) Seo, Jisun Kim, Luiz F. Mesquita
Purpose Given that 45% of new businesses fail in their first five years (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020), individuals often observe others' entrepreneurial failures (EFs) in their vicinity. The purpose of this paper is to review the effects of vicarious EFs on individuals by proposing both entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial identity aspiration as mediators, which are widely studied
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“Doing inequality, doing intersectionality”: intersectionality as threshold concept for studying inequalities in entrepreneurial activity International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Angela Martinez Dy, Heatherjean MacNeil
Purpose This paper intervenes in existing literature on entrepreneurship and inequalities by proposing a novel reframing of intersectionality as a threshold concept, an important idea that enables us to deepen and progress the understanding of complex subjectivities. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from education studies, intersectionality is explored through the five key features of threshold
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A multi-voiced account of family entrepreneuring research: expanding the agenda of family entrepreneurship International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Haya Al-Dajani, Nupur Pavan Bang, Rodrigo Basco, Andrea Calabrò, Jeremy Chi Yeung Cheng, Eric Clinton, Joshua J. Daspit, Alfredo De Massis, Allan Discua Cruz, Lucia Garcia-Lorenzo, William B. Gartner, Olivier Germain, Silvia Gherardi, Jenny Helin, Miguel Imas, Sarah Jack, Maura McAdam, Miruna Radu-Lefebvre, Paola Rovelli, Malin Tillmar, Mariateresa Torchia, Karen Verduijn, Friederike Welter
Purpose This conceptual, multi-voiced paper aims to collectively explore and theorize family entrepreneuring, which is a research stream dedicated to investigating the emergence and becoming of entrepreneurial phenomena in business families and family firms. Design/methodology/approach Because of the novelty of this research stream, the authors asked 20 scholars in entrepreneurship and family business
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Effectuation and strategic evolution for sustainable longevity: the case of a 19th-generation family firm International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Dianne H.B. Welsh, Orlando Llanos-Contreras, Melany Rebeca Hebles
Purpose This article explains the causal mechanism supporting sustainable longevity by analysing the last three generations of one of the oldest family firms in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach An explanatory single-case qualitative research based on critical realism explores why and how this family firm has been able to maintain its multigenerational longevity. Findings Los Lingues's evolutionary
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Institutional theory and institutional racism: barriers to business success faced by POC entrepreneurs and the family firm advantage International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Eric R. Kushins, Myriam Quispe-Agnoli
Purpose Compared to Whites, People of Color (POC) in the USA face substantial cultural, structural and institutional challenges on their paths to entrepreneurial success. Many of these challenges have their roots in institutional racism—pervasive discriminatory practices and policies found within institutions. Institutional theory suggests that organizations gain access to institutions and resources
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The role of social intrapreneurship and serious games in generating social innovation in the healthcare sector International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Insaf Khelladi, Sylvaine Castellano, Edouard Charles Vinçotte
Purpose This research paper aims to explore how social intrapreneurs use serious games to generate social innovation. In particular, the study depicts the coproduction process between caregivers acting as intrapreneurs, patients and other stakeholders, and unveils the contributions of serious games and their key features in producing social innovation within healthcare facilities. Design/methodology/approach
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Oh, the stories we could tell: a conceptual model for building shared entrepreneurial narratives International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Emma Fleck, Joanna Pishko, Betsy Verhoeven
Purpose Prior research has drawn from entrepreneurial practice to conceptualize a variety of discreet narrative types. Research has also demonstrated that narratives are a practical and useful tool for entrepreneurs in many stages of the entrepreneurial process. This paper proposes a new narrative, shared narrative, and a conceptual model for how entrepreneurs might build such a narrative that is strategic
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Key factors influencing the sustained growth of high-tech SMEs in South Korea: the perspectives of founder owner-managers International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Chongryol Park, Ronald McQuaid, Suzanne Mawson
Purpose This paper explores key factors influencing high-performing, sustained growth, high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study is adopted to explore seventeen founder owner-managers of high-tech SMEs who sustained consistent employment growth, greater than the industry average, for seven years. Within the sample, those with
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Barriers to entrepreneurship: an intersectional analysis of an early-stage refugee entrepreneurship programme in the United Kingdom International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Udeni Salmon, Ann Singleton
Purpose The study deploys Anthias' intersectional framework of social spaces and her concept of translocational positionality to explore the barriers to entrepreneurship for refugee entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom (UK). In particular, the study aims to assess how migrant identities require a specific form of business support. Design/methodology/approach A total of 32 semi-structured interviews
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Entrepreneurship by indigenous people in Canada and Australia: diverse modes and community implications International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Yanjiao Yang, Xiaohua Lin, Robert B. Anderson
Purpose Entrepreneurship by Indigenous people in Canada and Australia, while historically connected to the ancestral lands and traditional practices of Indigenous people, has been evolving and expanding in scope and nature. In this article, the authors aim to offer an integrative framework for capturing the contemporary dynamics and outcomes of entrepreneurship by Indigenous people as they pursue venture
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Value creation in the metaverse age: a thematic analysis of press releases International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Giulio Ferrigno, Nadia Di Paola, Kunle Francis Oguntegbe, Sascha Kraus
Purpose Since Zuckerberg's announcement to change Facebook's name to Meta Platforms Inc. on October 28, 2021, the concept of the metaverse has gained unprecedented popularity in the business world. Tech giants, SMEs and start-ups across various sectors are making substantial investments in metaverse-related technologies. Despite this, scholarly research in entrepreneurship and strategic management
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Women's contributions to rural development: implications for entrepreneurship policy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Helene Ahl, Karin Berglund, Katarina Pettersson, Malin Tillmar
Purpose Policy for women's entrepreneurship is designed to promote economic growth, not least in depleted rural areas, but very little is known about the contributions of rural women entrepreneurs, their needs or how the existing policy is received by them. Using a theoretical framework developed by Korsgaard et al. (2015), the authors analyse how rural women entrepreneurs contribute to rural development
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Understanding legitimacy building in contexts through digital entrepreneurship International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Efe Imiren, Paul Lassalle, Samuel Mwaura, Katerina Nicolopoulou
Purpose This paper, through empirical evidence, presents a framework for exploring how entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of building legitimacy in a digital context. In so doing, this paper goes beyond the seemingly forgone conclusion that legitimacy is important for the entrepreneur's success by focusing on the contextualised mechanisms through which digital legitimacy is built. Design/methodology/approach
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Times of crisis and new entrepreneurial opportunities in highly regulated environments: the case of mRNA-biotechs during COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Yann Truong, Yosr Ben Tahar
Purpose Crises, such as COVID-19 pandemic, are critical events that provoke important changes in organizational practices, regulations and actors' roles. The pharmaceutical sector has been strongly affected because of the urgency to produce drugs that are effective and safe. However, the validation process and regulations are historically restrictive in this sector. This study aims to study how biotechnology
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Identity is a matter of place: intersectional identities of Romanian women migrant entrepreneurs on the Eastern-Western European route International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Iuliana M. Chitac
Purpose Romanian women migrant entrepreneurs (RWMEs) are amongst the largest EU migrant communities in the UK and make significant socioeconomic contributions to both their host and origin nations, but academic research and policy discussions have ignored them. Intersectionality raises complex contextual issues that require comprehensive examination and inclusive policies and programmes. This study
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Digital entrepreneurship in agrifood business: a resource bricolage perspective International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Robert Bowen, Wyn Morris
Purpose The aim of this research paper is to investigate entrepreneurial opportunities through digital technology among agrifood businesses. Specifically, the research paper uses resource bricolage theory to evaluate the various activities that agrifood businesses conduct through digital technology, and whether these businesses realise their full potential from these activities. Design/methodology/approach
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Resource configurations among digital academic spin-offs: finding the technology-market fit International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Phuc Huynh Evertsen, Einar Rasmussen
Purpose Managing resources is crucial for firms to gain competitive advantages and succeed, particularly for startups with limited resources. It is important to understand how digital startups in general and digital academic spin-offs (ASOs) in particular may orchestrate their resources to optimize value. This paper integrates the resource-based perspective with digital entrepreneurship to analyze
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Strategy creation behaviour and “last gasp” digitalization as predictors of sales performance and cash flow International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Adah-Kole Emmanuel Onjewu, Richard B. Nyuur, Salima Paul, Yong Wang
Purpose Although recent literature has examined diverse measures adopted by SMEs to navigate the COVID-19 turbulence, there is a shortage of evidence on how crisis-time strategy creation behaviour and digitalization activities increase (1) sales and (2) cash flow. Thus, predicated on a novel strategy creation perspective, this inquiry aims to investigate the crisis behaviour, sales and cash flow performance
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Nudging digital entrepreneurs: the influence of the Google Play Store top developer award on technological innovation International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 George Kuk
Purpose This study explores how app store awards shape the behavior of leading digital entrepreneurs, focusing on their engagement in technological innovation through feedback and re-signaling mechanisms. It aims to reveal the nudging effect of award signals on entrepreneurial behavior. Design/methodology/approach In this study, data from 349 leading mobile app entrepreneurs in the UK Google Play Store