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MSMEs' innovation: a barrier approach Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Ansita Aggarwal, Nisarg Joshi
Purpose This article presents a comprehensive analysis of innovation in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India, focusing on the barriers and facilitators within their internal and external ecosystems. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 1430 MSMEs across India, employing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the relationships
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Innovative business models of SMEs: state-of-the-art and future research agenda Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Joao J. Ferreira, Ana Joana Candeias Fernandes, Stephan Gerschewski
Purpose This paper reviews the literature on the business models of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It seeks to examine the profile, conceptual and intellectual structure of the literature whilst leveraging the findings to suggest promising future paths to advance our knowledge on business models of SMEs. Design/methodology/approach The study resorts to a systematic literature review that
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Mastering digital leadership capabilities for business model innovation: the role of managerial decision-making and grants Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Misbah Faiz, Naukhez Sarwar, Adeel Tariq, Mumtaz Ali Memon
Purpose Research has shown that business model innovation can facilitate most ventures to innovate and remain competitive, yet there has been limited work on how digital leadership capabilities influence business model innovation. Building on the dynamic capabilities view, we address this gap by linking digital leadership capabilities with business model innovation via managerial decision-making through
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Entrepreneurship in times of economic stress: unraveling the U-shaped relationship between the internality of causal attributions and growth Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Guilherme Fowler A. Monteiro, Rinaldo Artes
Purpose This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurs' internality of causal attributions and firm growth during an economic crisis. We propose a U-shaped relationship between the two variables, arguing that the highest-growth entrepreneurs are those with either the highest or lowest levels of internal attribution (IA) during such periods. Design/methodology/approach To test our hypothesis
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Entrepreneurial performance and marketing analytics: the role of new product innovation Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Fenfang Lin, Teck-Yong Eng
Purpose Previous studies focus on the direct effects of marketing analytics on entrepreneurial performance, but few explore the underlying mechanisms. Drawing on affordance theory, this study explores pathways through new product innovation (NPI) for the effects of marketing analytics on business performance. NPI is a market-based innovation concept comprising customer- and competitor-driven NPD and
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Holistic implementations of green supply chain management practices in Thai entrepreneurial ventures Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Thianthip Bandoophanit
Purpose To critically examine the holistic implementation of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in entrepreneurial ventures in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach The study observed 121 organizations (or respondents) covering 13 industries from both the public and private sectors. The research process started with a semi-structured interview and observation, followed by focus group interviews
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Entrepreneurial orientation and Palestinian family-owned businesses: does governance or geographic location make a difference? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Suhail Sultan, Monika Hudson, Nojoud Habash, Wasim I.M. Sultan, Naser Izhiman
Purpose This article explores the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO), governance and geographic location on the performance of Palestinian family-owned businesses. Design/methodology/approach This quantitative study uses data collected in the fall of 2022 from 180 Palestinian-owned family companies – 90 were located in Palestine and the other 90 were located in the USA. Using R software, multiple
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Business model transition and entrepreneurial small businesses: a systematic literature review Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Martin Leipziger, Dominik K. Kanbach, Sascha Kraus
Purpose Small businesses are facing evolving environments, with a resulting need to shift their traditional approaches toward new business models (BMs). Many face difficulties within this transition process due to their specific resource constraints. Based on this, incremental changes to the BM – business model transition (BMT) – are proposed as comprising a suitable framework for entrepreneurial small
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Retiring entrepreneurs and succession planning: does entry mode determine exit strategy? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Anmari Viljamaa, Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Elina Varamäki
Purpose The purpose is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurs’ exit strategies and modes of entry. The topic of exit strategies in the context of approaching retirement warrants further attention. Design/methodology/approach We apply logistic regression to analyse 1,192 responses to an online survey of firms with entrepreneurs aged over 55. Findings Family successors are more likely to choose
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Exchange complexity: a multi-method analysis of firm configurations Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Aydin S. Oksoy, Matthew R. Farrell, Shaomin Li
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate if a firm's exchange complexity profile (that is, the linkages between the firm and its environment) influences investor behavior at the negotiation table where a firm valuation is derived. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilize Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Specifically, the authors utilize fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
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Microenterprise performance amidst environmental turbulence and resource scarcity: an integrated capital approach Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Micah DelVecchio, Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Akosua K. Darkwah
Purpose Microenterprises in emerging economies are known to operate in turbulent and resource-scarce environments. We test our hypothesis that a more comprehensive “Integrated Capital-Based Model” (ICBM) is needed when explaining the performance of microenterprises in such an environment. The model combines traditionally researched financial, human and social capital with more recently emphasized psychological
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Untold stories of African American women entrepreneurs: research-based strategies for becoming one's own boss Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Joanna F. Norman, Leah Aiken, Tomika W. Greer
Purpose The purpose of this research was to empirically examine the career transitions of mid-career African American women leaving traditional careers for entrepreneurship. The authors illustrate how transition theory and effectuation principles ameliorate an African American woman's transition to entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted semi-structured interviews with nine
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An examination of spiritual capital and innovation: insights from high-growth aspiration entrepreneurs in a developing economy Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Donard Games, Tri Siwi Agustina, Rambat Lupiyoadi, Rayna Kartika
Purpose This study aimed to examine the relationship between spiritual capital and small business innovation in a developing market economy and the highly religious society of Minangkabau. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative method was used by analyzing the data with partial least squares (PLS), comprising 278 entrepreneurial and high-growth aspiration small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
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Smart cities and economic development: synergies among technology, social forces and female entrepreneurship Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Filippo Marchesani, Francesca Masciarelli
Purpose This study aims to investigate the synergies between the economic environment and the smart living dimension embedded in the current smart city initiatives, focusing on the localization of female entrepreneurship in contemporary cities. This interaction is under-investigated and controversial as it includes cities' practices enabling users and citizens to develop their potential and build their
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From business incubator to crucible: a new perspective on entrepreneurial support Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Dave Valliere, Charlene L. Nicholls-Nixon
Purpose Although business incubators are a widely recognized form of entrepreneurial support, this paper aims to challenge the assumption that incubation is necessarily beneficial for early-stage entrepreneurs, and considers cases where, due to variability in the motives and behaviours of entrepreneurs, incubation may be unwarranted or even undesireable. Design/methodology/approach This study presents
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Identifying entrepreneurial opportunities during crises: a qualitative study of Italian firms Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Valentina Cucino, Giulio Ferrigno, James Crick, Andrea Piccaluga
Purpose Recognizing novel entrepreneurial opportunities arising from a crisis is of paramount importance for firms. Hence, understanding the pivotal factors that facilitate firms in this endeavor holds significant value. This study delves into such factors within a representative empirical context impacted by a crisis, drawing insights from existing literature on opportunity recognition during such
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Crowdfunding adoption in emerging economies: insights for entrepreneurs and policymakers Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Jitender Kumar, Manju Rani, Garima Rani, Vinki Rani
Purpose Crowdfunding has emerged as an alternative financing tool and recently gained attention to foster entrepreneurial dynamism and innovation. The current research has identified the determinants impacting the behavioral intentions of entrepreneurs to use crowdfunding for financing their small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach The current article is based on a cross-sectional
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Entrepreneurship by Ph.D. students: intentions, human capital and university support structures Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Matteo Opizzi, Michela Loi, Orsola Macis
Purpose Doctoral students are promising entrepreneurial actors in university-based ventures, which positively impact the external environment and create value for their universities. In this article, the authors extend current research on academic entrepreneurship by shedding light on the role of university support in the early stage of Ph.D. entrepreneurship. Based on social information processing
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Does managerial overconfidence affect capital structure rebalancing for entrepreneurial firms? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-01-10 António Carvalho, Luís Miguel Pacheco, Filipe Sardo, Zelia Serrasqueiro
Purpose The behavioural theory adds a new paradigm of analysis with the assumptions of the decision maker’s cognitive biases and their repercussions on financing decisions. The aim of the study is to analyse the repercussions of these biases on the adjustment speed of firm’s capital structure toward the optimal level. Design/methodology/approach Based on a partial adjustment model, the study uses the
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Small businesses are not necessarily “small and medium-sized enterprises” Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2024-01-02 José Osvaldo De Sordi, Wanderlei Lima de Paulo, Andre Rodrigues dos Rodrigues Santos, Reed Elliot Nelson, Marcia Carvalho de Azevedo, Marcos Hashimoto, Roberto Cavallari Filho
Purpose In this paper, the authors review the literature on the nature of the small and medium-sized enterprise concept. The review examines the broad diversity of terms and definitions used to describe these kinds of firms in scholarly and practical settings. They relate this examination to the concept of small business for the purpose of comparison, in order to highlight differences and similarities
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Globalization, entrepreneurial development and unemployment: a mediation analysis in the context of South Africa Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Karikari Amoa-Gyarteng, Shepherd Dhliwayo
Purpose This study clarifies the intricate nature of globalization's impact on unemployment rates in South Africa. Given the heterogeneous views on globalization's effect on economic development, this study aims to offer a nuanced perspective. Furthermore, it aims to explore the mediating role of entrepreneurial development in shaping the complex relationship between globalization and unemployment
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Sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions: work values and the theory of planned behaviour Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Mayuri Srivastava, Shradha Shivani, Sraboni Dutta
Purpose The purpose of this empirical study is to enable a better understanding of the construct sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial intentions (SEI) and thereby promote sustainable entrepreneurship. It aims to examine the significance of work values (extrinsic rewards, intrinsic rewards and job security) as antecedents of SEI and to test the mediating effect of three constructs derived from the
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Linkages between high-performance work practices and family-centered goals: implications for financial performance in family firms Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Gregorio Sánchez-Marín, Gabriel Lozano-Reina, Mane Beglaryan
Purpose This study explores what impact high-performance work practices (HPWP) – from the ability-motivation-opportunity (AMO) framework – might have on financial performance among family firms and examines the mediating role played by family-centered goals (FCGs). Design/methodology/approach The empirical approach is based on data collected from a sample of 339 Spanish small and medium-sized family
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Hurdles to handicraft marketing for artisan entrepreneurs in an emerging economy Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Arunava Dalal, Subhajit Bhattacharya, Subrata Chattopadhyay
Purpose Crafts embody the history and heritage of their country of origin and can play an essential role in the country's socioeconomic development by providing significant job opportunities for the rural population. This article investigates the significant challenges that artisan entrepreneurs face when creating, communicating and selling handcrafted goods to potential customers in emerging economies
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New technologies in small business models: use of electric vehicles in last-mile delivery for fast-moving consumer goods Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Yavuz Toraman, Mehmet Bayirli, Veland Ramadani
Purpose The share of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in e-commerce has increased, particularly after COVID-19, alongside the growing volume of e-commerce transactions. The increased number of orders necessitates the optimization of delivery operations. This situation has made using different technologies in last-mile delivery processes necessary. Currently, used electric vehicles (EVs) play a significant
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Examining entrepreneurial successes and failures during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023) Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Cinara Gambirage, Alvaro Bruno Cyrino, Jaison Caetano da Silva, Luiz Gustavo Medeiros Barbosa, Ronaldo Couto Parente
Purpose When entrepreneurship scholars and policy makers turned their attention to entrepreneurial ventures during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023), its full effects on entrepreneurial firms and systems presented radically challenging questions and unresolved puzzles. In this paper, the authors shed light on these questions and puzzles with a large-scale empirical examination of the pandemic's overall
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Competency, guanxi and growth aspirations: small tourism enterprises in dynamic environments Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Xiaotong Liu, Tong Wen, Cen Qin
Purpose This paper aims to explore how typical personal, interpersonal and environmental factors influence entrepreneurs' growth aspirations by investigating the impact mechanism of entrepreneurial competency and guanxi on the growth aspirations of small tourism entrepreneurs in a dynamic environment. Design/methodology/approach Applying social cognitive theory (SCT) and business growth theory (BGT)
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Family firm entrepreneurial orientation: the effects of socio-emotional wealth, professionalization and bifurcation bias Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Nikola Rosecká, Ondřej Machek
Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of socio-emotional wealth importance (SEWi) in family firms and family firm-specific HR practices, namely professionalization and bifurcation bias, on their entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Design/methodology/approach The paper surveyed 133 small and medium-sized family firms in the USA. The respondents were recruited through Prolific Academic. Findings
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Green entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: shaping the landscape of the greener economy Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Mohammed A. Al Doghan, Ummi Naiemah Saraih, Bahadur Ali Soomro
Purpose Entrepreneurship is one of the pillars of economic development and helps to green the economy. This study investigates the factors that affect green entrepreneurship (GE) in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach Using quantitative modes, this study's findings are based on 334 valid cases from Saudi Arabian SME employees. Findings Using path
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Were the self-employed less happy than waged employees during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from the Gallup World Poll Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Vu Tuan Chu, Hien Thu Tran
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic created not only a public health crisis but also the largest disruption to the global economies. The purpose of the paper is to investigate the adverse impacts of the pandemic on self-employment including job loss, income reduction and cut back in work hours and how these impacts were related to the well-being the self-employed. The authors also examine how self-employers
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Strategies of unicorn startups: how these positive deviants compare to early-stage and Fortune 500 ventures Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Shelby Meek, Birton J. Cowden
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to begin to explore the strategic priorities of unicorn ventures as pursuers of market disruption. This study approaches this task by drawing on the positive deviance concept for studying outliers with the intent of understanding the strategic priorities of these ventures. Design/methodology/approach This is a comparison study of the priorities of 75 unicorn ventures
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Business model innovation: harnessing big data analytics and digital transformation in hostile environments Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Andrea Ciacci, Lara Penco
Purpose The literature mainly concentrates on the relationships between externally oriented digital transformation (ExtDT), big data analytics capability (BDAC) and business model innovation (BMI) from an intra-organizational perspective. However, it is acknowledged that the external environment shapes the firm's strategy and affects innovation outcomes. Embracing an external environment perspective
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New perspectives on people management dimensions in recycling startups Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Dev Raj Adhikari, Prakash Shrestha, Bibek Raj Adhikari
Purpose This research aims to explore people management (PM) dimensions in Nepalese recycling startups (R-startups). Design/methodology/approach It follows a case study and qualitative research approach. Information is collected from Internet searches and R-startups’ blogs. For research purposes, 12 cases out of 30 R-startups are selected using convenient and purposeful non-probability sampling methods
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Beyond myth: a systematic literature review on the emergence of unicorn firms Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Pier Luigi Giardino, Silvia Delladio, Silvia Baiocco, Andrea Caputo
Purpose This study aims to provide a systematic and comprehensive examination of the underlying factors enabling the emergence of unicorn firms. By addressing this research gap and offering an integrative framework, it seeks to support future research efforts in understanding this phenomenon and contribute to the academic debate around it. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a systematic
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Designing policy based on entrepreneurial venture type: the effects of innovation, hiring practices and patent ownership on enterprise development Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Diego Matricano
Purpose The Italian government enacted two laws: ruling innovative startups (Law 221/2012) and innovative SMEs (Law Decree 3/2015), respectively. Despite renowned differences between them, the parameters selected and included in these laws are the same: investments in research and development (R&D) activities, hiring specialized researchers and holding patents/property rights. Taking a cue from the
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An international study of early-stage entrepreneurship using global entrepreneurship monitor data Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Takawira Munyaradzi Ndofirepi, Renier Steyn
Purpose The goal of this study is to identify and validate some selected determinants of early-stage entrepreneurial activity (ESEA) by assessing the impact of entrepreneurial knowledge and skills (EK&S), fear of failure (FoF), the social status of entrepreneurs (SSE) and entrepreneurial intentions (EI) on ESEA. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised cross-sectional data gathered by the Global
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Entrepreneurial solutions to social problems: philosophy versus management as a guiding paradigm for social enterprise success Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Michal Müller, Veronika Vaseková, Ondřej Kročil
Purpose In societies marked by inequality, organizations use management techniques and business strategies for sustainability, social impact and ethical activities, with stakeholders often promoting education to effectively address these challenges. This paper establishes an original relation between the development of social entrepreneurship and a deep philosophical comprehension of human existence
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Entrepreneurial education and intention: fear of failure, self-efficacy and gender Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Cong Doanh Duong, Ngoc Xuan Vu
Purpose This research adopts the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and a moderated mediation model to investigate the moderating impacts of entrepreneurial fear of failure (FOF) and gender on the direct and mediation relationships between entrepreneurial education (EE), entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and entrepreneurial intention (EI). Design/methodology/approach The authors utilized a three-phase
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Entrepreneurship for sustainable development: co-evolutionary evidence from the tourism sector Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Silvia Baiocco, Luna Leoni, Paola Maria Anna Paniccia
Purpose This paper aims to enhance understanding of how sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) contributes to sustainable development in the tourism sector. To do so, specific factors that act as enablers or inhibitors of SE are identified according to a co-evolutionary lens. Design/methodology/approach A co-evolutionary explanation of the firm? Environment relationship is adopted to undertake a qualitative
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Strategic entrepreneurial behaviors and firm performance: the moderating role of narcissism and Machiavellianism Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Galina Shirokova, Nailya Galieva, Diana Doktorova, Joshua V. White, Louis Marino
Purpose This study examines the relationship between strategic entrepreneurial behaviors (SEBs) and the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in an emerging market context. The authors expand upon prior work in this area by building and testing a model that assesses the moderating effect of CEOs’ narcissism and Machiavellianism on the relationship between SEBs and SME performance
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The role of social media in building trust, self-perceived creativity and satisfaction for millennial entrepreneurs Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Rahmad Solling Hamid, Imran Ukkas, Goso Goso, Abror Abror, Suhardi M. Anwar, Abdul Razak Munir
Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of social media in increasing trust, self-perceived creativity and millennial entrepreneurial satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis was conducted using a sample of 385 millennial entrepreneurs that were recruited for online survey. After conducting reliability and validity tests, the data were analyzed using partial least squares
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How has entrepreneurship opportunity formation amongst immigrants been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Osa-Godwin Osaghae, Thomas M. Cooney
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how entrepreneurship opportunity formation amongst immigrants has been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, given that environmental changes and irregularity can contribute to entrepreneurship opportunity formation in the immigrant set-up. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a comparative narrative analysis of literature relating to entrepreneurship
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A life cycle view on unicorn start-ups: drivers of long-term high-growth Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Diala Kabbara, Birgit Hagen
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the exogenous and endogenous drivers of the high-growth of Unicorn start-ups along their life cycle, with a particular focus on Unicorns in the fintech industry. Design/methodology/approach The study employs an explorative longitudinal analysis with a matched-pair of two cases of Unicorns start-ups with similar antecedent features to understand holistically
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How do entrepreneurial firms behave in the face of environmental turbulence and uncertainty? Evidence from the manufacturing sector Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Josée St-Pierre, Pierre-André Julien, Nazik Fadil
Purpose In a context of greater environmental uncertainty, understanding the practices and strategies adopted by the SME owner-manager to deal with it is an important topic. Design/methodology/approach Based on a questionnaire survey of 583 SME owner-managers, a cluster analysis based on the degree of perceived uncertainty was conducted. Findings A statistical differences across a continuum with regard
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Does adaptability, rurality and previous business ownership matter for entrepreneurial identity? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Dennis Barber III, Ericka R. Lawrence, Kent Alipour, Amy McMillan
Purpose This study explores the role of both trait-like (i.e. adaptability) and situational (previous small business ownership and rurality) variables, on entrepreneurial identity (EI) through a social identity theory lens. Design/methodology/approach Path analysis was used on 376 individuals from across the United States who met various criteria and were recruited using Prolific. Findings Adaptability
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Gender diversity and collaboration with universities: drivers of innovation in family firms Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-08-02 María Jesús Rodríguez-Gulías, David Rodeiro-Pazos, Nuria Calvo, Sara Fernández-López
Purpose This paper provides empirical evidence for how gender diversity in top management teams (TMTs) and collaboration with university and technological centres lead to innovation outcomes. The authors review past research on these concepts and illustrate their individual and joint effects on process innovation specifically in the unique context of family firms (FFs). Design/methodology/approach
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Sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: interdependencies of infrastructure and capital and the effects of local culture Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Sumedha Weerasekara, Ramudu Bhanugopan
Purpose Sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem research is an emerging trend within the entrepreneurship domain. Drawing from resource dependency theory, this study examines the interdependent nature of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem factors and the mediating role of local culture as it relates to entrepreneurial action. The authors collected data from 12 entrepreneurial ecosystems in Australia
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An elite perspective on interviewing entrepreneurs – methodological considerations for the entrepreneurship field Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Patrick Kraus, Peter Stokes, Neil Moore, Ashok Ashta, Bernd Jürgen Britzelmaier
Purpose Elite interviewing is a well-established area of interview research methods. Nevertheless, the actual casting of an “elite” has been generally conducted in a prima facie or broad manner. A consideration of entrepreneurs and owner-managers as “elites” has been less profiled and received less attention, therefore the paper views the entrepreneurs and owner-managers as constituting a form of “local
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Forecasting entrepreneurial motivations and actions: development and validation of the entrepreneurial trigger scale Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Peter John Kuvshinikov, Joseph Timothy Kuvshinikov
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the insights of founding entrepreneurs to understand what they consider as motivating factors in their decision to act upon entrepreneurial intentions. Using this information, the entrepreneurial trigger event influence was conceptualized, and a scale developed for use in subsequent testable models. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative and quantitative
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Understanding and implementing environmental management in small entrepreneurial ventures: supply chain management, production and design Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Paula Gonçalves Amorim, Maria Augusta Siqueira Mathias, Aglaé Baptista Torres da Rocha, Otávio José de Oliveira
Purpose This work aims to propose guidelines for small industrial businesses to take their first steps toward implementing systems, programs and tools (SPTs) for environmental management in a structured way. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted case studies in large companies certificated ISO 14001. They ran tests for construct validity, external validity and reliability. Cross-analysis
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The contextual embeddedness of female entrepreneurship: investigating the influence of macro and motherhood factors in Bahrain Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Hala Hatoum, Mohamed Yacine Haddoud, Chima Mordi
Purpose The paper aims to shed light on the factors that affect female entrepreneurship at the macro-environment level and motherhood in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the 5M model and an institutional approach, this paper uses a qualitative semi-structured in-depth interview approach with 44 female entrepreneurs. Findings The results uncover several findings highlighting
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In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the zebras are teal tonight: investigating the organizational forms of Generation Z-driven Italian start-ups Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Davide de Gennaro, Simona Mormile, Gabriella Piscopo, Paola Adinolfi
Purpose In light of the new way of interpreting work spearheaded by Generation Z, the objectives of this study are to investigate (1) whether young entrepreneurs identify their start-ups with “zebras” – that is, as a concrete response to the evanescence and fantasy of “unicorns” based on the simultaneous pursuit of profit and social value, mutualism and resilience – and (2) whether they adopt a “teal”
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From rapid decline to high growth: where in the distribution did COVID hit hardest? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Alex Coad, Peter Bauer, Clemens Domnick, Peter Harasztosi, Rozália Pál, Mercedes Teruel
Purpose The authors explore how did the COVID shock hit European firms at the upper quantiles (high-growth superstars) and the lower quantiles (rapidly declining firms). Design/methodology/approach The authors analyze the European Investment Bank Investment Survey (2016–2020). This exploratory paper applies graphical techniques and quantile regression to evaluate the COVID shock along the growth rates
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Emotional robustness in times of crisis: the effects of venture funding on the digital communication styles of entrepreneurs Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Manuel Kaiser, Andreas Kuckertz
Purpose Entrepreneurial communication describes the communication activities of entrepreneurs and is an essential tool for entrepreneurs to build relationships. However, there is a lack of research regarding how entrepreneurs adapt their communication styles in times of crisis. Nevertheless, entrepreneurial communication during a crisis is essential because entrepreneurs must continue communicating
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On the role of team passion in inventing, founding and developing: what happens in the early stages of entrepreneurship? Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Sara Maryami, Michela Loi, Marcello Martinez, Maria Chiara Di Guardo
Purpose Drawing on the Broaden-and-build theory, the study investigates the impact of team entrepreneurial passion (TEP) on team performance. This study further examines the mediating role of team cooperation between TEP and team performance. Thus, by expanding the conceptual model of TEP, the authors examine how three domains of TEP, namely inventing, founding and developing affect the entrepreneurial
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Entrepreneurial micro-ecosystem development: the communality of craft breweries Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Lane Graves Perry, Nathan Woolard
Purpose Leveraging the boom of a craft beer renaissance, this paper explores social capital theory through the impact of the craft brewing industry. The exploration addresses entrepreneurial micro-ecosystems that share one commonality – the need for community development and revitalization. North Carolina's deregulation of craft brewing (Pop-the-Cap Initiative, 2005) led to a boom of brewery startups
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Micro-businesses in the driver's seat: a qualitative study of market-driving practices in the food sector Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Stine Alm Hersleth, Antje Gonera, Elin Kubberød
Purpose Previous research studying larger market-driving businesses argues that successful entrepreneurs intuitively show market-driving capabilities. Even though market-driving is acknowledged as entrepreneurial action and practice, this phenomenon has rarely been studied from a micro-business perspective. Representing more than 40% of all food businesses in Norway, micro-businesses contribute significantly
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Corruption, basic services and entrepreneurial venture performance: the case of informal unit in Cameroon Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Abate Andre Modeste, Novice Patrick Bakehe
Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between the payment of bribes, the access to electricity and the productivity of informal production units (IPUs). Design/methodology/approach The data used for this study come from the second Survey on Employment and Informal Sector conducted in 2010 by the National Institute of Statistics of Cameroon and representative at the national level. The
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Entrepreneurship as emancipation: a process framework for female entrepreneurs in resource-constrained environments Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Bede Akorige Atarah, Vladi Finotto, Eimear Nolan, André van Stel
Purpose The aim of this research is to determine the stages that women in resource-constrained environments go through in order to emancipate themselves through entrepreneurial activities. Based on their fieldwork, the authors develop a process framework of emancipation-through-entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 57 female entrepreneurs in two
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Entrepreneurs' preference for corporate venture capital – The influence of exit strategies and resource requirements Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Stefanie Weniger, Svenja Jarchow, Oleg Nenadić
Purpose Literature on entrepreneurial finance has long overcome the view of an investor as a sole provider of financial capital. Entrepreneurs need to consider more aspects when deciding on an investor. Especially the depiction of corporate venture capital (CVC) investors has long highlighted advantages and disadvantages compared to independent VC (IVC) investors. The authors investigate what drives