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Author-Name: Md. Rakibul Hafiz Khan Rakib
Author-X-Name-First: Md. Rakibul Hafiz Khan
Author-X-Name-Last: Rakib
Title: Factors discouraging the growth of women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
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Active participation of women in entrepreneurial activities becomes imperative for ensuring national growth of Bangladesh. But, numerous factors discourage them in starting and running their own business enterprise. This study intends to identify those factors and analyse the effects of some selected factors that discourage women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. A mixed method approach - qualitative approach followed by quantitative approach - was used to conduct the study by distributing self-administered questionnaires among 200 women entrepreneurs selected conveniently from the Rangpur division of Bangladesh. ANOVA and multiple regressions were performed with the help of SPSS version 21.0 to analyse the data and test the proposed hypothesis. Findings reveal that social and cultural obstacles, family obligations, dual responsibilities, hostile administrative environment and policy, and uneven religious and inheritance laws discourage the growth of women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. This paper also includes discussions on the practical implications of the findings with scope of future research.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 215-230
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: women entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial growth; discouraging factors; multiple regressions; Bangladesh.
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Author-Name: Pawan Kumar
Author-X-Name-First: Pawan
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Author-Name: Ritu Kumra
Author-X-Name-First: Ritu
Author-X-Name-Last: Kumra
Title: Problems of entrepreneurs in India - case of rural self-employment training institutes' trainees
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Entrepreneurial training and education plays a significant role in giving the major push to the economic growth of a particular country. An economy which has rich productive resources cannot grow without efficient energetic entrepreneurs. This paper examines the main challenges of trainees before or after starting their business ventures after completing their entrepreneurial training. The study is descriptive as it includes survey of 603 trainees who have taken entrepreneurial training from rural self-employment institutes (RSETIs). Data was collected using questionnaire. Respondents were selected purposively from nine districts of Punjab (India). The collected data was analysed using garret ranking method. The result of the analysis revealed that most important barrier in entrepreneurial success of the trainees is negative attitude of the family and society, followed by financial constraints.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 231-244
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: challenges; problems; rural self-employment institutes; RSETIs; entrepreneurial training; successful entrepreneurs; India.
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Author-Name: Lubna Rashid
Author-X-Name-First: Lubna
Author-X-Name-Last: Rashid
Title: An eclectic analysis of entrepreneurship motivation in conflict and refuge: the Syrian context
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This article applies the eclectic theory of entrepreneurship to the study of entrepreneurship motivation under the extreme contexts of violent conflict and subsequent displacement, where the decision to pursue entrepreneurship is modelled as an interplay of the opportunities and external resources in the entrepreneur's environment as well as individual characteristics. The study also adapts Wagner and Sternberg's view of entrepreneurial decision-making in additional to the self-determination theory to discuss the study implications. Findings suggest that conflict-affected entrepreneurs are intrinsically motivated to start new businesses as well as being driven by opportunities and resources in their institutional, economic, cultural, and social environment with no notable difference in motivational drivers between conflict-affected founders in an active conflict versus refuge context. This emphasises the positive potential outcomes of entrepreneurship in conflict and refuge and the need to comprehensively analyse entrepreneurship motivation outside of dichotomies and simple categorisations to allow for actionable recommendations.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 245-272
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship motivation; eclectic theory of entrepreneurship; refugee entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship in conflict; self-determination theory; sustainable development; Syria; Germany.
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Author-Name: Nadège Levallet
Author-X-Name-First: Nadège
Author-X-Name-Last: Levallet
Author-Name: David J. Finch
Author-X-Name-First: David J.
Author-X-Name-Last: Finch
Author-Name: Tom McCaffery
Author-X-Name-First: Tom
Author-X-Name-Last: McCaffery
Author-Name: Amanda Espinoza
Author-X-Name-First: Amanda
Author-X-Name-Last: Espinoza
Author-Name: Simon O. Raby
Author-X-Name-First: Simon O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Raby
Title: A dynamic management capabilities view of small to medium-sized enterprise export readiness: a Canadian perspective
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Increased trade liberalisation and advancements in technology have established the foundation for global expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). However, data demonstrates that most SMEs continue to focus almost exclusively on their domestic market. In this study, we leverage resource orchestration (RO) and dynamic capabilities (DC) to explore the managerial and firm level resources critical to supporting SME export expansion. This includes conducting multi-staged qualitative research to define these resources (N = 28). This research identifies company age, operational resources, financial capacity, and employee knowledge and skills. In addition, we isolate dynamic managerial capabilities (DMCs) related to cognition (e.g., managerial experiences and decision-making), social capital (e.g., developing strong internal and external networks) and human capital (e.g., ability to maximise the value of people) as critical to export expansion. Lastly, we use our findings to develop a conceptual model and associated instrumentation of SME export readiness to guide future empirical research.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 359-388
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: dynamic capability; export readiness; SME; Canada; qualitative research; resource orchestration; dynamic managerial capabilities; DMC.
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Author-Name: Robert V. Randolph
Author-X-Name-First: Robert V.
Author-X-Name-Last: Randolph
Author-Name: Hanqing Fang
Author-X-Name-First: Hanqing
Author-X-Name-Last: Fang
Author-Name: Esra Memili
Author-X-Name-First: Esra
Author-X-Name-Last: Memili
Author-Name: Veland Ramadani
Author-X-Name-First: Veland
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramadani
Author-Name: Dilek Zamantılı Nayır
Author-X-Name-First: Dilek Zamantılı
Author-X-Name-Last: Nayır
Title: The role of strategic motivations and mutual dependence on partner selection in SME coopetition
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Considering the significant economic impact of SMEs and their proclivity towards collaborative strategies, SME coopetition remains under researched despite evidence of its distinctiveness. Drawing upon resource dependence theory, we develop and test a model that considers the role of strategic motivations, proactive or reactive, as determinants of the emphasis on mutual dependence in partner selection. We argue that coopetition is a unique avenue for constraint absorption that is particularly relevant in SMEs motivated by resource limitations and perceived market necessities. Further, we argue that SMEs with more traditional proactive strategic motivations are more likely to view coopetition as an avenue for market exploitation and thus less likely to select partners based on mutual dependence, particularly when engaging with less trusted partners. Our findings, based on the study of 104 firms in the automotive sector, generally support our arguments and suggest a number of implications for the continued study of SME coopetition.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 273-295
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: coopetition; competition; strategic motivations; mutual dependence; partner selection; knowledge; innovation; SMEs; Turkey.
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Author-Name: Mohammed Ali Al-Awlaqi
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Awlaqi
Author-Name: Ammar Mohamed Aamer
Author-X-Name-First: Ammar Mohamed
Author-X-Name-Last: Aamer
Author-Name: Maged Mohammed Barahmah
Author-X-Name-First: Maged Mohammed
Author-X-Name-Last: Barahmah
Author-Name: Ahmed Sameer Alsanabani
Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Sameer
Author-X-Name-Last: Alsanabani
Title: Moderating effect of human capital factors on the relationship between entrepreneurship training and entrepreneurial orientation: an empirical study on micro-sized businesses
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Despite the fact that entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is widely studied in specific literature, little has been done to understand the ability to teach EO, or address the factors that could affect the adoption of such an important strategic entrepreneurial attitude. In this study, we used hierarchical linear regression to test the moderating effect of human capital factors on the relationship between entrepreneurship training and EO. We tested the research hypotheses on 1,330 micro-entrepreneurs who had been previously trained on entrepreneurial attitudes. We found no moderating effect of any of the tested human capital factors such as age, gender, education level, or previous work/job experience. The uniqueness of this study lies in its attempt to investigate the moderating effect of human capital factors on the relationship between entrepreneurship training and EO. According to the findings of this study, we concluded that entrepreneurs can learn and adopt entrepreneurial orientation in their businesses regardless of age, education level, gender, or work experience.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 389-407
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship orientation; human capital; micro-sized businesses; entrepreneurship training; Yemen.
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Author-Name: Ted Hayduk III
Author-X-Name-First: Ted Hayduk
Author-X-Name-Last: III
Title: Mega sport events as drivers of entrepreneurship: bridging the gap between economics and psychology
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Mega sport events (MSEs) are a growing domain for political, economic, and social discourse. Their scale and grandeur means that municipalities and businesses see them as opportunities to further their independent and joint objectives. Thus, there is continued interest in assessing the impact MSEs have on host regions. Scholarship has assessed MSEs using two perspectives: 1) the economic perspective, which assesses macro outcomes; 2) the psychic benefit perspective, which focuses on the micro level. Problematically, neither perspective examines theoretically congruent constructs. Thus, there is no holistic, multilevel framework for evaluating how MSEs affect host regions. This paper positions entrepreneurial orientation (EO) as a link between the two perspectives because EO originates at the micro level and has accumulative effects at the macro level. This framework has important practical implications for academics, policymakers, and entrepreneurs.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 296-317
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: mega sport events; MSEs; economics; psychology; entrepreneurial orientation; entrepreneurship.
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Author-Name: Nguyen Hoang Tien
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Hoang
Author-X-Name-Last: Tien
Author-Name: Nguyen Van Tien
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Van
Author-X-Name-Last: Tien
Author-Name: Nguyen Phuong Mai
Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Phuong
Author-X-Name-Last: Mai
Author-Name: Le Doan Minh Duc
Author-X-Name-First: Le Doan Minh
Author-X-Name-Last: Duc
Title: Green entrepreneurship: a game changer in Vietnam business landscape
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This article delivers a full insight into the concept of green entrepreneurship. Despite different nature, determinant factors, motivation, purpose and orientation towards sustainable development, the results of analysis show that it serves urgent needs of people living in megacities. With specific mission as a game changer in Vietnam business landscape, green entrepreneurship is promoting sustainable development of both society and environment. Using extensive conceptual analysis and taking closer look at tens of small Vietnamese businesses operating in three leading green sectors of the economy in Ho Chi Minh City, the article revealed how important is green entrepreneurship in megacities; how to promote it for the purpose of offering a better quality of urban life. Finally, the article proposed several solutions to enhance green entrepreneurship understanding and to further so far achievements in the future; to promote the synergy effect with other forms of social entrepreneurship for the purpose of sustainable development.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 408-431
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: green entrepreneurship; social entrepreneurship; sustainability issues; game changer; Vietnam.
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Author-Name: Robert Eller
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Eller
Author-Name: Christopher Kronenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Christopher
Author-X-Name-Last: Kronenberg
Author-Name: Mike Peters
Author-X-Name-First: Mike
Author-X-Name-Last: Peters
Title: Digital transformation in small and medium-sized enterprises: business model innovation and information technology adoption - the case of Austria
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This study investigates digital technology adoption and business model innovation in Austrian small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and the related impact on firm performance. Empirical findings based on a survey of 121 SMEs in Austria suggest that digital technology adoption is mediated by business model innovation, and increases the financial performance of SMEs in Austria. This study contributes to a growing interest in the digital transformation and business model innovation in SMEs which facilitate firm performance. Managerial and academic impacts are also discussed.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 318-342
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: digital transformation; SME; performance; information technology adoption; business model innovation; BMI; Austria.
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Author-Name: Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah
Author-X-Name-First: Okechukwu Ethelbert
Author-X-Name-Last: Amah
Author-Name: Kabiru Oyetunde
Author-X-Name-First: Kabiru
Author-X-Name-Last: Oyetunde
Title: The effect of servant leadership on employee turnover in SMEs: the role of career growth potential and employee voice
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The poor contributions of SMEs in Nigeria have been a source of concern to government, researchers and the SMEs themselves. Studies have established that high employee turnover is a major cause of the abysmal performance of SMEs. Hence, the study explored the role of servant leadership and the work climate created by the servant leaders in the reduction of employee turnover in SMEs. The study involved 1,000 participants drawn from 200 SMEs in the City of Lagos. Cross-sectional data was acquired through questionnaire designed in such a way as to minimise common method variance. Results indicate that servant leadership reduced employee turnover, and that employee voice and the career growth dimensions partially mediated this relationship. The study variables explained 59% of the variance in employee turnover. The paper highlights that SME leaders who adopt servant leadership behaviour can reduce employee turnover directly and through the positive work environment they create.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 432-453
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: small and medium enterprises; SMEs; servant leader; work climate; employee voice; career growth potential; turnover intention; Nigeria.
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Author-Name: Felicia O. Okwueze
Author-X-Name-First: Felicia O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Okwueze
Author-Name: Otu Otu Akanu
Author-X-Name-First: Otu Otu
Author-X-Name-Last: Akanu
Title: Succession planning and age dissimulation: the effect on human resources and governance in Nigeria
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This study investigate the fact that the phenomena of succession planning have a link to the frequency of age dissimulation among public servants, which have resulted in the increasing decline in human resources performance. The paper focuses on those who dissimulate their age on entry into public service. To support our thesis, we collected our data using a purposive sampling technique to elicit the actual responses from the population, and we analysed the data using STATA/IC. Results show that huge revenues are lost by the nation of training and retraining of the wrong staff in human resource development, then management of public resources and decision making involved in good governance are equally negatively affected as adequate human resource succession planning becomes difficult. Based on these findings, we recommend improved statistical records; a robust indigenous and well-functioning human resource management should be developed in the Nigeria public sector to enhance good governance.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 343-357
Issue: 3
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: human resource; succession planning; age dissimulation; public service; declining performance; good governance; Nigeria.
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Author-Name: Funmilayo Juliana Afolabi
Author-X-Name-First: Funmilayo Juliana
Author-X-Name-Last: Afolabi
Author-Name: Sanya Ojo
Author-X-Name-First: Sanya
Author-X-Name-Last: Ojo
Title: Interrogating cluster entrepreneurship - the Nigerian artisanal experience
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The artisanal entrepreneurial clusters are bounded enterprise spaces that facilitate the convergence of proximate businesses in the informal sector. These bounded spaces are governed by their own ethics and practices, which are underscored by the local tradition and customary ethos. Through a qualitative interview methodology, respondents' rational and non-rational perspectives are found to dictate entrepreneurial clusters' rituals and praxes. The rational and non-rational explanations include the cultural view of the entrepreneurs, which offer in-depth understanding of how people in particular setting interpret events such as the causes of accident in the workplace, competition pressure, sexual harassment, etc.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 454-474
Issue: 4
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: cluster entrepreneurship; artisans; occupational health and safety; attribution; Nigeria.
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Author-Name: Sheevun Di O. Guliman
Author-X-Name-First: Sheevun Di O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Guliman
Title: Ownership experience: its relevance to Philippine micro and small entrepreneurs
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This study primarily investigated whether facets of an entrepreneur's human capital predict their ability to identify and eventually pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity. Based on a survey of 390 Philippine micro and small entrepreneurs, through a personally administered questionnaire, this study also probed on the reasons, which led them to business ownership. The regression results suggest that ownership experience is positively related to both entrepreneur's identification and eventual pursuit of such entrepreneurial opportunity. Moreover, the identification of entrepreneurial opportunity is positively driven by the entrepreneur's social welfare motive yet negatively related to an entrepreneur's financial motive. However, results showed that financial motive was the foremost reason that led them to business ownership. Finally, the findings of this study suggest that in economies where resources are limited, entrepreneurial programs may focus more on those with higher ownership experience as they can translate opportunities to actual business.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 279-299
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: micro, small and medium enterprises; MSMEs; human capital; opportunity identification; opportunity pursuit; ownership experience; necessity-driven; financial motive; social entrepreneurs; developing country; Philippines.
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Author-Name: Ravinder K. Zutshi
Author-X-Name-First: Ravinder K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zutshi
Author-Name: Wee-Liang Tan
Author-X-Name-First: Wee-Liang
Author-X-Name-Last: Tan
Title: Revisiting entrepreneurship education: implications from recent findings in biology
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Entrepreneurship education has grown from the early days when there were only a few schools offering courses. The content of the education is drawn from various disciplines. Most of the disciplines that entrepreneurship draws from are from human sciences - for example, economics, philosophy, sociology, and psychology. Human sciences are uncertain sciences; however, advancements in the biological sciences, genetics and neurobiology enable scholars in mind sciences and decision theory to better understand human decision process. It has serious implications for entrepreneurship education. In this paper, we explore these developments and the implications for entrepreneurship education.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 300-323
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship education; advances in biology; implications.
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Author-Name: Dafna Kariv
Author-X-Name-First: Dafna
Author-X-Name-Last: Kariv
Author-Name: Oren Kaplan
Author-X-Name-First: Oren
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaplan
Author-Name: Mihai Ibanescu
Author-X-Name-First: Mihai
Author-X-Name-Last: Ibanescu
Author-Name: Luis Cisneros
Author-X-Name-First: Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Cisneros
Title: From perceptions to performance to business intentions: what do women and men entrepreneurs really see
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This study aims to decipher women and men entrepreneurs' pursuant intentions related to their entrepreneurial business' contingency by decoding their perceptions of the environment as opportunities or hurdles to their subsequent financial performance. Drawing on the effectuation model and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, our study reinforces findings on gender differences in perceptions of opportunities and hurdles, particularly on women's higher levels of hurdle as well as opportunity perceptions, revealing women's wider range of financial performance relative to men based on their hurdle and opportunity perceptions. Contradicting some existing research, our study revealed gender similarities in the perceptual 'conversion' of hurdles and opportunities into business intentions, hence introducing novel perspectives on these relations. Implications of the gender and effectuation perspectives for higher education are discussed.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 324-354
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: business performance: business intentions: gender.
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Author-Name: Muhammad Iskandar Hamzah
Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Iskandar
Author-X-Name-Last: Hamzah
Author-Name: James M. Crick
Author-X-Name-First: James M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Crick
Author-Name: Dave Crick
Author-X-Name-First: Dave
Author-X-Name-Last: Crick
Author-Name: Syukrina Alini Mat Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Syukrina Alini Mat
Author-X-Name-Last: Ali
Author-Name: Noor'ain Mohamad Yunus
Author-X-Name-First: Noor'ain Mohamad
Author-X-Name-Last: Yunus
Title: The nature of the relationship between an entrepreneurial marketing orientation and small business growth: evidence from Malaysia
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Guided by resource-based theory, this study examines the nature of the relationship between an entrepreneurial marketing orientation (the interplay between market-oriented and entrepreneurially-oriented behaviours) and small business growth. Survey responses were collected from 421 smaller-sized firms in Malaysia. After assessing the statistical data for all major robustness checks, hierarchical regression was used to evaluate the conceptual framework. The results suggested that on their own, market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation have linear (positive) relationships with small business growth. More importantly, an entrepreneurial marketing orientation exhibited a nonlinear (inverted U-shaped) association with small business growth. Thus, owner-managers are faced with the challenge of fostering an 'optimal-level' of an entrepreneurial marketing orientation to avoid potentially harmful performance consequences. Consequently, unique insights have emerged regarding the complexities of the marketing/entrepreneurship interface, with stronger evidence pertaining to the dangers of implementing 'too little' or 'too much' of an entrepreneurial marketing orientation.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 355-391
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: market orientation; entrepreneurial orientation; entrepreneurial marketing orientation; small business growth; resource-based theory; emerging economies; Malaysia.
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Author-Name: Frank Mullins
Author-X-Name-First: Frank
Author-X-Name-Last: Mullins
Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel
Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Patel
Author-Name: Esra Memili
Author-X-Name-First: Esra
Author-X-Name-Last: Memili
Author-Name: Veland Ramadani
Author-X-Name-First: Veland
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramadani
Title: High-performance work practices and labour productivity: the contingent effect of family governance
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the family governance context on the relationship between high performance work practices (HPWPs) and labour productivity. This study uses cross-sectional data from the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Survey on 193 UK establishments. Our findings demonstrate that firms with family governance have a stronger, positive HPWPs-labour productivity relationship compared to other firms. Furthermore, firm size matters as the effect of family governance strengthens this relationship as firm size increases. This paper contributes to the research on the contextual factors that determine the effectiveness of HPWPs by highlighting the role of the family governance context including its boundary conditions on the basis of firm size.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 433-458
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: high performance work practices; HPWPs; labour productivity; family firms; firm size; corporate governance.
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Author-Name: James M. Crick
Author-X-Name-First: James M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Crick
Author-Name: Dave Crick
Author-X-Name-First: Dave
Author-X-Name-Last: Crick
Author-Name: Jessica M. Peixinho
Author-X-Name-First: Jessica M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Peixinho
Title: Does industry experience positively moderate the quadratic relationship between coopetition and financial performance? Evidence from the New Zealand wine sector
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Earlier research has established that a positive relationship exists between coopetition (the interplay between cooperation and competition) and financial performance. However, certain studies have investigated this link as being linear and/or without potential moderating factors. Consequently, under resource-based theory (and its association with the relational view), this current study evaluates the nonlinear (quadratic - inverted U-shaped) relationship between coopetition and financial performance under different degrees of industry experience. Survey data collection took place via a sample of 101 wine producers in New Zealand (passing all major assessments of reliability and validity, including common method variance and endogeneity bias). Additionally, 20 semi-structured interviews explored the in-depth meanings behind the statistical results. Specifically, the findings indicated that coopetition exhibited a quadratic relationship with financial performance. Furthermore, industry experience positively moderated this association, as it helps decision-makers to yield mutually beneficial performance outcomes. Collectively, this study contributes to knowledge by evaluating the complexities of coopetition strategies and their impact on financial performance. This investigation ends with some practitioner implications, alongside a series of limitations and avenues for future research.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 1-31
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: coopetition; industry experience; resource-based theory; financial performance; small businesses; entrepreneurship; mixed methods research; New Zealand wine sector; resources; capabilities; inter-firm relationships; relational view; New Zealand.
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Author-Name: Denise M. Cumberland
Author-X-Name-First: Denise M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Cumberland
Author-Name: Whitney O. Peake
Author-X-Name-First: Whitney O.
Author-X-Name-Last: Peake
Author-Name: Sharon A. Kerrick
Author-X-Name-First: Sharon A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Kerrick
Author-Name: Mary Tapolsky
Author-X-Name-First: Mary
Author-X-Name-Last: Tapolsky
Title: LaunchIt: a case study of entrepreneurship education
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This study evaluates the impact of a US Midwestern university's ten-week entrepreneurship training program on participants' attitudes, knowledge gained, and level of satisfaction with the course. We used a pre/post-test quasi-experimental design and collected data from 41 participants in the spring of 2019. The results showed that attendees increased their knowledge of key components of venture formation, improved their perceived behavioural control (PBC), and were highly satisfied with the program. The findings contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship education.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 392-406
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship training programs; entrepreneurial education; perceived behavioural control; PBC.
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Author-Name: Endrit Kromidha
Author-X-Name-First: Endrit
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Author-Name: Nidhi Yadav
Author-X-Name-First: Nidhi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav
Author-Name: P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
Author-X-Name-First: P. Vigneswara
Author-X-Name-Last: Ilavarasan
Title: Digital microfinance crowdfunding for disconnected women entrepreneurs in India
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This paper advances the knowledge on digital microfinance crowdfunding for women entrepreneurship and development by comparing environment and project factors in India. The empirical evidence is based on projects enacted by 626 poor and digitally disconnected women borrowers listed in Rang De, India's first digital social enterprise platform for crowdfunding and microfinance. The findings show that, even when the borrowers are digitally and socially disconnected from their funders, success is more a result of environmental factors than of project-specific characteristics. This differs from what is suggested by developed country crowdfunding research in regard to the importance of proximity and direct links between borrowers and investors. The importance and gender-specific role played by intermediaries in relation to digitally disconnected borrowers is also acknowledged, driving more attention to gender equality and to the digital divide for access to finance.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 459-481
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: microfinance; women entrepreneurs; developing countries; access to finance; entrepreneurship networking; digital inclusion; India.
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Author-Name: Shaomeng Jia
Author-X-Name-First: Shaomeng
Author-X-Name-Last: Jia
Author-Name: Claudia R. Williamson
Author-X-Name-First: Claudia R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Williamson
Title: Brain gains: a cross-country study on the relationship between remittances and entrepreneurship
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This paper asks: do remittances promote entrepreneurship? Remittances have become one of the largest forms of cross-country financial inflows, even exceeding other prominent forms of financial flows, including foreign aid and foreign direct investment (Meyer and Shera, 2017). By directly providing relief, remittances are an important income and capital source for family members of immigrant workers in home countries. We hypothesise and empirically document a positive link between remittances and entrepreneurship rates across countries. Our results suggest that remittances promote early-stage business development, particularly for opportunity-seeking entrepreneurs. In addition, we find that female opportunity driven entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs with a secondary education and from a middle-class background benefit more from remittances.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 32-62
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: remittances; entrepreneurship; development; immigration; financial inflows; brain drain; brain gain; early-stage entrepreneurship; opportunity-driven entrepreneurship; diaspora investment.
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Author-Name: Anupama Panghal
Author-X-Name-First: Anupama
Author-X-Name-Last: Panghal
Author-Name: Shweta Dahiya
Author-X-Name-First: Shweta
Author-X-Name-Last: Dahiya
Author-Name: Shilpa Sindhu
Author-X-Name-First: Shilpa
Author-X-Name-Last: Sindhu
Author-Name: Parveen Siwach
Author-X-Name-First: Parveen
Author-X-Name-Last: Siwach
Author-Name: Bharat Dahiya
Author-X-Name-First: Bharat
Author-X-Name-Last: Dahiya
Title: Strategic business model canvassing for terracotta pottery entrepreneurs in India
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The paper discusses strategic entrepreneurship vis-à-vis terracotta pottery production in Delhi, India. Pottery artisans face changing regulatory and market forces, which could result in a severe financial and technological burden on them. The study suggests strategies to protect this sustainable and traditional art of entrepreneurship. Present status of business of potters' community is examined using the business model canvas (BMC) and Porter's (2001) industry analysis and value chain model, and a new BMC is proposed. The strategies based on the new BMC are modelled through decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory technique (DEMATEL). To sustain entrepreneurship of terracotta art in India, the proposed strategies include stakeholders to focus on reducing production costs, conducting training and development, promoting product innovation, and exploring direct marketing channels and new customer segments.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 407-432
Issue: 3
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: business model canvas; BMC; terracotta pottery; Porter's industry analysis; strategic entrepreneurship; DEMATEL; India.
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Author-Name: Mahtab Sherafati
Author-X-Name-First: Mahtab
Author-X-Name-Last: Sherafati
Author-Name: Mahdi Bashiri
Author-X-Name-First: Mahdi
Author-X-Name-Last: Bashiri
Author-Name: Piyya Muhammad Rafi-ul-Shan
Author-X-Name-First: Piyya Muhammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Rafi-ul-Shan
Author-Name: Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi
Author-X-Name-First: Vahid
Author-X-Name-Last: Jafari-Sadeghi
Title: Prioritising the determinants entrepreneurial firms in the sustainable supply chain networks using fuzzy TOPSIS method
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Entrepreneurial ventures play as key pillars in the supply chain networks. Therefore, through the decision-making method, this study aims to prioritise entrepreneurial firms in the supply chain and to select the ones that perform properly in the network. In this regard, three main criteria are taken into account: surrounding environmental, entrepreneurial firm capabilities and individual entrepreneurial capabilities and characteristics; including several sub-criteria for each. As for the methodology, a fuzzy technique for order preferences by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method is used to prioritise entrepreneurial firms, which considers the ideal solution with linguistic weights. As such, a sample of 141 Australian firms has been taken from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database. Our findings confirm that the proposed method for prioritising the determinants entrepreneurial firms lead to designing a sustainable supply chain.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 482-497
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: prioritising; entrepreneurial firms; sustainable supply chain; fuzzy TOPSIS method.
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Author-Name: Andrea Quintiliani
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Quintiliani
Author-Name: Michele Modina
Author-X-Name-First: Michele
Author-X-Name-Last: Modina
Author-Name: Massimo Arnone
Author-X-Name-First: Massimo
Author-X-Name-Last: Arnone
Title: Financial literacy, value creation and firm performance: an investigation of Italian small and medium enterprises
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This article aims to determine the influence of entrepreneurs' financial literacy for the growth of SMEs' value. The paper verifies the hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between financial literacy and value creation, as indicated by economic value added (EVA<SUP align="right"><SMALL>®</SMALL></SUP>). The study analyses 162 Italian SMEs operating in the textile and clothing sector. The analysis period is between 2011 and 2013. Regression analysis and correlation analysis have been applied to test the hypotheses. The results suggest a positive and significant relationship between financial literacy and the variables that drive the value creation. Greater financial literacy allows SMEs to optimise their capital structure and select the most profitable projects. This work is useful to stimulate debate on the role of financial education in mitigating the difficulties of small and medium entrepreneurs in achieving value creation goals and in enabling policy makers to identify gaps and design appropriate responses.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 63-86
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: financial literacy; financial education; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; entrepreneurship; firm performance; value creation; economic value added.
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Author-Name: Akhilesh K. Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Akhilesh K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Sushil K. Rai
Author-X-Name-First: Sushil K.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rai
Title: An empirical evidence of structural change in production parameters of MSMEs under economic reforms in India
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The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of economic reforms on structural change in production function of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India. The paper examines the effect of economic reforms on parameters of production of MSMEs located in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh, a province in India. This study is based on the analysis of primary data collected from small firms located in the region. It has used neutral and non-neutral technical change constant elasticity of substitution production function for the analysis. The results indicate that the efficiency of the production process has increased and MSMEs have become more independent and capital intensive during economic reforms. Further, the result shows that the value of the elasticity of substitution between factors of production decreases in non-neutral technical change while it has increased in neutral technical change under reform process. Finally, the study reveals that the production function is reflecting a negative return to scale and downsizing is the natural repercussion of the reform process.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 498-516
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: economic reforms; micro, small and medium enterprises; MSMEs; structural change; CES production function; cross-section data; India.
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Author-Name: Fabio James Petani
Author-X-Name-First: Fabio James
Author-X-Name-Last: Petani
Author-Name: Ishraf Zaoui
Author-X-Name-First: Ishraf
Author-X-Name-Last: Zaoui
Author-Name: Sergey Kovalev
Author-X-Name-First: Sergey
Author-X-Name-Last: Kovalev
Author-Name: Pascal Montagnon
Author-X-Name-First: Pascal
Author-X-Name-Last: Montagnon
Title: What will (and should) sustainable digital maturity look like in business ecosystems? A Delphi study on the best practices, barriers and regulation of digital transformation
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Digital transformation is a necessary condition for organisational survival and business success. The best performing organisations around the world adopt mature digital innovation strategies across functions and in every industry to compete through evolving products, services and organisational processes, pursuing new capabilities, resources and markets, via agile technologies and new business models. The capacity to capture business value through digital transformation involves managing a broad generative change in culture, corporate governance and executive leadership, across organisational dimensions. Entrepreneurs and organisations need to know more about which technologies, best practices and barriers will drive or hinder a <i>sustainable</i> digital maturity in the future of business ecosystems. A Delphi study is conducted with an international panel of experts from the academy, management consulting firms and industry leaders on how digital transformation might unfold and be regulated tomorrow, exploring ethical aspects of what sustainable digital maturity will (and should) look like.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 87-122
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: digital maturity and transformation; sustainability; Delphi study; best practices and barriers; regulation; business ethics; digital technology regulation; responsible innovation; business ecosystems; expert forecast.
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Author-Name: John James Cater III
Author-X-Name-First: John James Cater
Author-X-Name-Last: III
Author-Name: Marilyn Young
Author-X-Name-First: Marilyn
Author-X-Name-Last: Young
Author-Name: Harold Doty
Author-X-Name-First: Harold
Author-X-Name-Last: Doty
Title: A study of women successors in multigenerational family firms and the development of their leadership roles
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Although significant interest exists concerning women in family firms, a well-defined picture of their involvement in leadership is lacking. We examine the development of the leadership roles of women in a qualitative study of 19 multigenerational family firms in the USA, using a grounded theory approach and the theoretical lens of the resource-based view of the firm. In-depth interviews revealed four steps of leadership development: next generation managers, TMT executives, matriarchs, and dominant CEOs. We summarise our findings with seven propositions and a model of the development of the leadership roles of women successors in multigenerational family firms.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 517-549
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: family business; women; successors; leadership; development; qualitative; case study approach; grounded theory; resource-based view of the firm.
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Author-Name: Beata Glinka
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Author-Name: Eszter Megyeri
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Author-X-Name-Last: Megyeri
Author-Name: Gabriella Tabajdi
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriella
Author-X-Name-Last: Tabajdi
Title: Perception of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs: institutional celebration or stigmatisation?
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Perceptions of entrepreneurship and attitudes towards entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs are a crucial element of a cultural context, influencing not only the way entrepreneurship is interpreted but also the behaviour of individuals as entrepreneurs, employees, and customers. The main purpose of this qualitative study is to assess and compare students' perceptions of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in three countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary.<SUP align="right"><SMALL>1</SMALL></SUP> The authors introduce concepts and theories on the cultural context of entrepreneurship and present brief relevant information about the economic background of the three countries under consideration. The results of the present study indicate that despite many common political, economic, and social forces shaping the situation in Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary, perceptions of entrepreneurship tend to differ across areas. The paper contributes to the understanding of the cultural context of entrepreneurship in CEE countries and demonstrates that the perceptions of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs can be an important, and often overlooked, element of the cultural context of entrepreneurship, shaping the decisions and actions of individuals.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 123-149
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship; cultural context of entrepreneurship; perception of entrepreneurship; CEE countries.
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Author-Name: Dhia Qasim
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Author-X-Name-Last: Qasim
Author-Name: Ashraf Bany-Mohammed
Author-X-Name-First: Ashraf
Author-X-Name-Last: Bany-Mohammed
Author-Name: Francisco Liñán
Author-X-Name-First: Francisco
Author-X-Name-Last: Liñán
Title: The theoretical basis of relevant e-entrepreneurship results: a systematic literature review
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The e-entrepreneurship field is a relatively novel one, suffering from a lack of theories and models, as researchers are deriving theories from other disciplines, such as economics, psychology, etc. To consolidate as a discipline, e-entrepreneurship studies need a systematic classification of previous and current contributions that can support the development of theories and research. The purpose of this study is to run a systematic literature review (SLR) to categorise the theories and models found from a total of 105 e-entrepreneurship publications over the period from 2008 to September 2020. A citation analysis has also been performed to identify 25 influential works that may be seen as foundational milestones in this field. The results revealed some critical research gaps and the need to develop new theoretical frameworks able to combine and extend the classical models of innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology to specifically tackle the e-entrepreneurship field of research.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 550-579
Issue: 4
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: e-entrepreneurship; electronic entrepreneurship; e-commerce entrepreneurship; electronic commerce; systematic literature review; SLR; citation analysis.
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Title: Contextual impact on indigenous entrepreneurs around the world: geographic location, socio-cultural context and economic structure
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The number of Aboriginal people in the world is greater than that of the USA and almost equal to that of the EU. Yet politically and economically, they are among the weakest. Entrepreneurship is viewed as a means of empowerment and wealth creation for Indigenous individuals and communities. This paper explores the impact that geographic embeddedness, indigenous cultural factors, and mainstream economic structures have to help or hinder starting and operating an Aboriginal business. A conceptual framework of these contextual factors was constructed as an analytical tool for a qualitative deductive examination of these dynamics in cases, studies, and reports of over 50 remote, rural and urban instances of Indigenous entrepreneurship in 12 countries. Findings strongly point to the interconnectedness of these contextual factors, which provide opportunities for greater leveraging of enterprise creation and development. A Western-Eurocentric perspective and focus on the dominant culture's business model cause the underutilisation of Aboriginal ways.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 150-186
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: indigenous entrepreneurs; Aboriginal businesses; embeddedness entrepreneurship; obstacles to indigenous business; indigenous culture; indigenous entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Author-Name: Catherine Thevenard-Puthod
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Author-Name: Bérangère Deschamps
Author-X-Name-First: Bérangère
Author-X-Name-Last: Deschamps
Title: The role of male figures in the support of female successors
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The aim of this article is to improve understanding of the support needs of female successors in business transfers. What kinds of support do they need during the succession process? From whom can they get it? Based on the analysis of 13 cases of business transfer to female successors, our results show the range of support sought by women, as well as highlight the fundamental role of the spouse in the success of the business-transfer project. More generally, they emphasise the role of male characters (husband, father, male colleague, etc.) in the accomplishments of female successors, especially in male-dominated industries, illustrating that a masculine presence enables female successors to acquire the necessary legitimacy.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 158-185
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: female successor; women entrepreneurs; succession; business transfer; entrepreneurial support.
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Author-Name: Daniele Cavicchioli
Author-X-Name-First: Daniele
Author-X-Name-Last: Cavicchioli
Author-Name: Laure Latruffe
Author-X-Name-First: Laure
Author-X-Name-Last: Latruffe
Title: Impact of business transfer on economic performance: the case of Italian family farms
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The impact of business transfer on family business performance is widely explored in the literature but is neglected for agriculture although family farms are key players in the economy. We investigate whether the succession changes the economic performance of family firms for Italian family farms during the period 2008-2014. Our results show that succession on these family businesses has a negative effect on their economic performance related to capital, due to an increase in capital after succession. One policy implication is that support for investment by new farmers should be improved.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 186-213
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: family business; succession; economic performance; propensity score matching; PSM; Italian farms.
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Author-Name: Olivier Colot
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Author-X-Name-Last: Colot
Title: Is innovativeness always beneficial in family SMEs? The moderating role of generational stage
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Many studies suggest that innovativeness is positively related to performance in small- and medium-sized family enterprises (family SMEs); however, empirical and theoretical controversies surround this problematic. This study proposes and tests an integrative framework connecting two explanations for these inconsistencies: the innovativeness-performance relationship is curvilinear, and the performance implications of innovativeness are contingent upon the firm's generational stage. Drawing on the socio-emotional wealth theory, the results from a dataset of 204 Belgian family SMEs show an inverted U-shaped relationship between innovativeness and performance. Furthermore, the generational stage of the firm negatively moderates this curvilinear relationship.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 101-127
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: SMEs; innovativeness; performance; generational stage; family firms.
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Author-Name: Ibiyemi Omeihe
Author-X-Name-First: Ibiyemi
Author-X-Name-Last: Omeihe
Author-Name: Christian Harrison
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Harrison
Author-Name: Amon Simba
Author-X-Name-First: Amon
Author-X-Name-Last: Simba
Author-Name: Kingsley Omeihe
Author-X-Name-First: Kingsley
Author-X-Name-Last: Omeihe
Title: The role of the entrepreneurial leader: a study of Nigerian SMEs
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Growing evidence points to the role of entrepreneurial leadership in enhancing positive business outcomes. Yet little is known about the entrepreneurial leadership attributes and skills exploited by entrepreneurial leaders within a developing economy context. This study examines the role of entrepreneurial leadership within fashion SMEs. It exemplifies the entrepreneurial leadership attributes and skills employed by entrepreneurial leaders within Nigerian fashion SMEs. Based on 14 semi-structured interviews of entrepreneurial leaders, we found out that: 1) five broad skills namely; technical, conceptual, interpersonal, entrepreneurial and expectation management skills are employed by entrepreneurial leaders; 2) entrepreneurial leaders rely on seven attributes namely; hard work, long term view, passion, length of service, creativity, innovation and vision in the pursuit of their business ventures; 3) creativity and innovation are key attributes within the fashion sector; 4) vision is described as the most important attribute an entrepreneurial leader should possess. Finally, this study recognises the interaction between attributes and skills, which serves as a foundation for understanding the transition process of entrepreneurial leadership attributes to skills. In addition, it provides new insights on the classification of competencies, and it presents an instructive entrepreneurial leadership model for guiding such a categorisation.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 187-215
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurial leadership; entrepreneurial leader; attributes; skills; small and medium sized enterprise; SME; entrepreneurship; leadership; developing economy.
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Author-Name: Sandeep Singh
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Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Rajni Bala
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Author-X-Name-Last: Bala
Author-Name: Priyanka Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Priyanka
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Title: Exploring the nexus between procrastination and entrepreneurial intentions: a predictive PLS-SEM approach
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The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between procrastination and entrepreneurial intentions. The available literature strongly indicated that procrastination has a negative effect on entrepreneurial intentions. In the present study, relationship between entrepreneurial intentions was examined with avoidant and decisional procrastination. The data were collected from five MBA institutions of Mohali District of Punjab (India). Out of these five institutions, a sample of 199 students was selected based on convenience sampling technique. The results revealed that there was a significant impact of avoidant and decisional procrastination on entrepreneurial intentions and the nature of the relationship was negative. The study provides a healthier scope of future research.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 216-227
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: procrastination; entrepreneurial intentions; students; avoidant; decisional; Punjab; PLS-SEM; MBA.
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Author-Name: Devesh Kumar
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Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar
Author-Name: Harsh Vardhan Samalia
Author-X-Name-First: Harsh Vardhan
Author-X-Name-Last: Samalia
Title: Enablers and inhibitors of cloud computing adoption in Indian small and medium sized enterprises
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The information and communication technologies (ICTs) penetration and adoption among Indian SMEs is low because of the high cost of ICTs and other complexities involved in using and maintaining these. In such a scenario, cloud computing can be a good option for SMEs for accessing and using appropriate ICTs in a cost-effective way. Through cloud computing, SMEs can get access to the latest ICTs using internet on a pay-per-usage basis without actually buying and maintaining such ICTs locally. However, there are some challenges like security and privacy of business data, connectivity issues and vendor lock-in, which may prevent SMEs from using cloud computing. The objective of this study is to understand and assess factors which enable or inhibit adoption of cloud computing among SMEs in India. For this, data were collected from 121 SMEs from a prominent industrial area in the northern region of India. Confirmatory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis techniques were applied for data analysis and for drawing the conclusion.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 228-245
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: cloud computing; adoption; India; small and medium enterprise; SME; micro; small and medium enterprise; MSME; information and communication technology; ICT; SaaS; enablers; inhibitors.
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Author-Name: Sarika Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Sarika
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: D.P. Goyal
Author-X-Name-First: D.P.
Author-X-Name-Last: Goyal
Title: Startup-India: an exploratory analysis of issues, challenges, and the road ahead
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Startups are a rising trend among young budding entrepreneurs in India. India is ranked third in the global startup ecosystem and is emerging as a hub of startup companies. To promote entrepreneurship in India, the government has launched the 'Startup-India' initiative. But the percentage of businesses that fail is also significant. There are various challenges faced by startups in India both in urban and rural areas. The present study addresses the issues and challenges faced by startup companies in India through exploratory qualitative research. The method used for data collection is semi-structured interviews through open-ended questions. The investigation is based on a sample of 148 startups from all over India. The inductive method was used for qualitative data analysis using the software AQUAD 7.0. The challenges that emerged are also presented as a comparison with the existing literature. The findings and suggestions may be useful to the policymakers and entrepreneurs.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 246-262
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: Startup-India; Indian startups; challenges; issues; qualitative analysis; India.
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Author-Name: Madhura Bedarkar
Author-X-Name-First: Madhura
Author-X-Name-Last: Bedarkar
Author-Name: Yogesh Brahmankar
Author-X-Name-First: Yogesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Brahmankar
Author-Name: Tenzin Rabgay
Author-X-Name-First: Tenzin
Author-X-Name-Last: Rabgay
Author-Name: Kinley Yangdon
Author-X-Name-First: Kinley
Author-X-Name-Last: Yangdon
Title: Explaining women's entrepreneurship in Bhutan: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
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The study explores the experience of women entrepreneurs in the unorganised sector of the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to discover the experiences of the women entrepreneurs and 12 super-ordinate themes were drawn. It is found that the motivational factors to take up entrepreneurship varied from having to support family to taking up entrepreneurship as career option due to low education. Access to finance; work-family conflict; fragmented and saturated markets; lack of infrastructural support; difficulty in hiring employees are some of the challenges faced. The findings are mostly consistent with similar previous studies conducted in the region. The study proposes that sector-specific micro-finance schemes and a collaborative network of government and non-government organisations would help in addressing the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. This research is among the initial studies conducted in Bhutan pertaining to women's entrepreneurship and in particular using IPA to explore the in-depth experiences of the women entrepreneurs.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 263-286
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: women entrepreneurship; interpretative phenomenological analysis; IPA; Bhutan; informal and unorganised sector.
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Author-Name: Sheela Bhargava
Author-X-Name-First: Sheela
Author-X-Name-Last: Bhargava
Author-Name: Rachita Rana
Author-X-Name-First: Rachita
Author-X-Name-Last: Rana
Title: Understanding the motivating factors for women entrepreneurs: empirical insights from Indian micro enterprises
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This study is about women entrepreneurs engaged in micro enterprises, their socio-demographic characteristics, their challenges and the factors motivating them to start a business in an urban setting in India. With the intention of attaining deep insights into the current conditions, motives and challenges of Indian urban women in entrepreneurship, a survey of 284 women entrepreneurs running micro enterprises in various areas of service sector like education, (e.g., play schools and coaching centres), beauty care and treatment (beauty parlours/salons), tailoring boutiques, day care centres (crèches) and retail trade (retail shop), etc., was conducted. The respondents were asked about their family structure, capital invested and factors that motivated them to start business. The results revealed the economic, social and personal factors that motivated them to start a business enterprise.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 287-305
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: women entrepreneur; urban economy; factors motivating to starting business; socio-economic development; economic factors; micro enterprises; service sector; entrepreneurship; micro, small and medium enterprises; MSMEs; government support.
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Author-Name: Anthony Ayakwah
Author-X-Name-First: Anthony
Author-X-Name-Last: Ayakwah
Author-Name: Leandro Sepulveda
Author-X-Name-First: Leandro
Author-X-Name-Last: Sepulveda
Author-Name: Fergus Lyon
Author-X-Name-First: Fergus
Author-X-Name-Last: Lyon
Title: Entrepreneur gatekeepers and adaptors of knowledge in emerging food processing clusters in Ghana
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Development, prosperity and sustainable livelihoods in Africa requires knowledge and technology adapted to local contexts. This paper argues that entrepreneur gatekeepers within developing economy clusters can become potent conduits for adapting technology but research overlooks their role, particularly when they are operating as part of the informal economy. This study therefore addresses this knowledge gap through a qualitative empirical study of two food processing clusters in Ghana. Gatekeepers are identified as those entrepreneurs who bring tacit and codified knowledge to be shared throughout a cluster, and also adapt technology to local contexts. The informal nature of the African economy shapes these processes with knowledge shared through personal trust based relationships, the movement of labour between businesses and work of artisan engineers who adapt technology. Innovation support in an African context therefore needs to work with these entrepreneur gatekeepers as well as larger companies and public institutions.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 306-328
Issue: 2
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneur gatekeepers; cluster; technology; food processing; informal sector; Africa; Ghana; multinational companies.
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Author-Name: Boris Urban
Author-X-Name-First: Boris
Author-X-Name-Last: Urban
Author-Name: Willem-Friso van der Putten
Author-X-Name-First: Willem-Friso van der
Author-X-Name-Last: Putten
Title: The importance of e-commerce adoption to boost small enterprise growth in the South African tourism industry
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Over the past two decades e-commerce has received significant attention with several studies centred on the adoption of e-commerce in large firms in developed countries. The purpose of this study is to evaluate which of the technology-organisation-environment framework factors influence e-commerce adoption amongst small and medium enterprises in an emerging country context. The study takes place in South Africa and is focused on the tourism industry. Study results partially support the hypotheses insofar organisational resources in terms of communication and commitment, and environmental resources in terms of market e-readiness, significantly and positively influence e-commerce adoption. Additionally, findings highlight that the size of the enterprise was a significant indicator of e-commerce adoption across all of the study factors. These results have policy implications where decisive government actions are required to promote e-commerce adoption and establish an e-commerce enabling environment for smaller enterprises. By applying an empirical and theoretical lens this study has increased the relevance of the technology-organisation-environment theory, by expanding it to an investigation that examines important relationships between various factors and e-commerce adoption in an emerging African market context.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 1-22
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: e-commerce; adoption; technology; organisational; environmental; small and medium enterprises; tourism; South Africa.
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Author-Name: Herolinda Murati-Leka
Author-X-Name-First: Herolinda
Author-X-Name-Last: Murati-Leka
Title: Kosovo's initial-stage venture capital market: challenges and perspectives
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Market evolution is a consistent process associated with different challenges which increases the complexity of an economy. One of the main barriers facing this process would be the disparity of information known as the presence of asymmetric information in these markets. The asymmetric information problem is especially severe in developing markets. This study provides new insights into research on venture capital in emerging markets with a special emphasis in the case of Kosovo. The idea of this paper is to examine the state of the market of Kosovo in general, than analyse and understand the business environment and other macroeconomic conditions in order to have a deep view of Kosovo's economy. The recommendations given in this study not only have important implications for the start-up companies and the business area in general, but also have significant meaning for the policy making of government to make the business climate a relatively fair information environment for perspective domestic and foreign venture capital investors.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 23-34
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: venture capital; emerging markets; ICT; small and medium enterprise; SMEs; start-ups; Kosovo.
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Author-Name: Soumaya El Hayek Sfeir
Author-X-Name-First: Soumaya El Hayek
Author-X-Name-Last: Sfeir
Title: Who I am affects what I do: how does director diversity influence board roles in medium-sized family firms?
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We expect board of director diversity to be reflected in the way directors carry out their monitoring and advisory roles, including succession planning, and to affect the governance of firms. We conceive that the behaviour of family firm boards is influenced by their demographic and cognitive diversity, which can in turn affect how directors perform their roles. We apply upper echelons theory (Hambrick and Mason, 1984) to six family business case studies to highlight how directors act as resource providers for their firms by utilising their personal experiences, judgement, external connections and access to information. We argue that there is a relationship between director diversity (demographic and cognitive), behaviour and roles, including those related to succession planning, that contributes to the ability of family businesses to survive and prosper.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 128-157
Issue: 2
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: board of directors; governance; cognitive diversity; demographic diversity; behaviour; upper echelons theory.
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Author-Name: Kenneth D. Barroga
Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Barroga
Author-Name: Agnes C. Rola
Author-X-Name-First: Agnes C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rola
Author-Name: Dinah Pura T. Depositario
Author-X-Name-First: Dinah Pura T.
Author-X-Name-Last: Depositario
Author-Name: Larry N. Digal
Author-X-Name-First: Larry N.
Author-X-Name-Last: Digal
Title: The extent of technological innovation adoption among micro, small and medium food processing enterprises and its effects on poverty reduction
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This study's main research question as contextualised for Davao region, Philippines, is what are the effects of the extent of technological innovation adoption (TIA) among micro, small, and medium food processing enterprises (MSMFEs) on the persistent developmental issue of poverty? This study involved DOST's Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) under which financial assistance for MSMFEs is provided to enable them to adopt technological innovations to boost productivity. Primary data were obtained through a census of 52 MSMFEs and key informant interviews. The analytical tools used were a composite index construction, an ordered logistic regression analysis, and a before-and-after approach to impact evaluation. The adoption indices ascertained which MSMFEs did not adopt the technological innovations of SETUP and which ones adopted less, moderately, and highly or fully. There was a positive and significant impact of TIA on MSMFEs' annual gross sales, employment, and daily wage rates of direct workers; thus, contributing to poverty alleviation. Given these promising findings, this study suggests that, among the menu of available poverty reduction strategies, one with far reaching potential is that of strengthening the MSMFEs through TIA.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 35-65
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: impact assessment; ordered logistic regression; poverty; SETUP; SME; technological innovation adoption; TIA.
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Author-Name: Shweta Belwal
Author-X-Name-First: Shweta
Author-X-Name-Last: Belwal
Author-Name: Rakesh Belwal
Author-X-Name-First: Rakesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Belwal
Author-Name: Anamika Chhetri
Author-X-Name-First: Anamika
Author-X-Name-Last: Chhetri
Title: Entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents: a study of undergraduate students in the Uttarakhand State of India
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Successful promotion of entrepreneurship requires an understanding of entrepreneurial intentions (EIs). The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between EI and its antecedents concerning the undergraduates in India. Extending the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) framework, a hypo-deductive research-based approach was applied to test the hypotheses associated with EI and its antecedents. An adapted version of the entrepreneurial intention questionnaire (EIQ) was used in the survey. The partial least square method was used to test the hypotheses. The results reflected that personal attitude, perceived behavioural control, and university support make a significant positive impact on the EI of undergraduates. The findings suggest the establishment and promotion of social norms to boost entrepreneurship. The outcomes establish the importance of personal attitude, perceived behaviour control, and university support as the key influencer in boosting the EI of students and appeal to university authorities and policymakers to focus on them.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 66-93
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: India; entrepreneurial intention; undergraduates; antecedents; education.
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Author-Name: Charisia Vlachou
Author-X-Name-First: Charisia
Author-X-Name-Last: Vlachou
Author-Name: Olga Iakovidou
Author-X-Name-First: Olga
Author-X-Name-Last: Iakovidou
Author-Name: Panagiota Sergaki
Author-X-Name-First: Panagiota
Author-X-Name-Last: Sergaki
Author-Name: George Menexes
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Menexes
Title: Entrepreneurial motives in Greek rural areas: 'opportunity' or 'necessity'?
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Entrepreneurship is vital in the development and sustainability of rural areas. This research examines the motives for entrepreneurship in rural areas in Greece and delves further into the form of entrepreneurship based on the motives prevailing in these areas. The data collection was conducted through personal interviews totalling 240 questionnaires, disseminated among entrepreneurs. Understanding business motives may provide valuable information for policymakers to facilitate or develop a favourable business environment in rural areas. Equally important is the identification of entrepreneurship (opportunity or out of necessity), as it can shape the socio-economic development of the rural communities in which the businesses are located. The search for motives for start-up business activity, especially in rural areas, is important, as it demonstrates the extent to which activities are real business efforts based on an internal need, or recognition of an opportunity, or a response to adverse economic circumstances, including unemployment.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 94-112
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurial motives; 'necessity-opportunity' entrepreneurship; rural areas; 'push-pull' theory.
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Author-Name: Maha Aly
Author-X-Name-First: Maha
Author-X-Name-Last: Aly
Title: Towards more qualitative research paradigms in nascent entrepreneurship research
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This paper argues that the research community may need to pay more attention to the value of qualitative research paradigms for the identification of behavioural patterns of nascent entrepreneurs. It presents a methodological approach to gain insights that complement significantly the current mainstream quantitative research. This paper highlights, justifies and explains the methodology used in an empirical study (example) exploring the behavioural patterns of nascent entrepreneurs in Germany during the early bootstrapping phase. Both grounded theory and ethnographic research techniques are used to uncover hidden explanations for entrepreneurial decision-making. Weaved together by methodological triangulation, the paper shows the potential explanatory power of qualitative research in the context of nascent entrepreneurs. It allows for an in-depth view into why and how qualitative methods are used to address certain behavioural patterns in the field of entrepreneurship. The mix of methods here is not common in the context of entrepreneurial empirical research but borrowed from anthropology.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 113-132
Issue: 1
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: research methodology; qualitative; inductive; grounded theory; ethnographic research; nascent entrepreneurship; anthropology.
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Author-Name: Ciro Troise
Author-X-Name-First: Ciro
Author-X-Name-Last: Troise
Author-Name: Sergey Yablonsky
Author-X-Name-First: Sergey
Author-X-Name-Last: Yablonsky
Title: Reward crowdfunding and the success of campaigns: exploring the role of social capital of entrepreneurs and investors
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Crowdfunding is a popular fundraising system leveraged by several entrepreneurs to support their business, in particular start ups and SMEs. This research presents a first examination of social capital developed within crowdfunding platforms by the two main actors involved in this mechanism, namely the entrepreneurs and the investors. The research examines the impact of social capital of both these actors on funding success. We use several parameters in order to measure social capital and we collected data through Ulule, a well-known platform of reward-based crowdfunding. The results show that projects backed by entrepreneurs before the launch of their own project positively affect the funding success, while the projects followed by entrepreneurs have negative effects. Instead, projects followed by investors have a positive impact on funding success as well as the number of expert investors. The research will offer several implications for different stakeholders.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 133-150
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship; social capital; crowdfunding; entrepreneurs; investors.
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Author-Name: Apoorva Ranjan Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Apoorva Ranjan
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Balvinder Shukla
Author-X-Name-First: Balvinder
Author-X-Name-Last: Shukla
Author-Name: Manoj Joshi
Author-X-Name-First: Manoj
Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi
Title: Epistemology of business incubators and the incubation theory
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This scholarly contribution attempts to explore the role of business incubators (BIs) on Indian start-ups, leading to unanswered queries. Can it impact innovation? How does it leverage job generation? Does it lead to an effective business creation? The authors manoeuvred to an important posit on BIs' impact on job generation, wealth creation and economic development of India. Primary data through structured and unstructured interviews was chosen as a research method, with founders of start-ups, entrepreneurs and BIs. Out of the existing 40 BIs spread across PAN India, barring few, most responded. A healthy start-up spin-off from these BIs leads to job generation in turn wealth creation. The research provides an insight to the Indian perspective based on the interaction with the founders of start-ups and BIs. The authors propose a new business incubation model based on mentoring, which has been tested in reducing the start-up mortality rate by 1%.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 151-174
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; start-up; business incubators; accelerators; job generation; wealth creation; India.
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Author-Name: Maher Al Sayah
Author-X-Name-First: Maher Al
Author-X-Name-Last: Sayah
Author-Name: Charbel Salloum
Author-X-Name-First: Charbel
Author-X-Name-Last: Salloum
Author-Name: Quentin Lefebvre
Author-X-Name-First: Quentin
Author-X-Name-Last: Lefebvre
Author-Name: Laura Salloum
Author-X-Name-First: Laura
Author-X-Name-Last: Salloum
Author-Name: Diala Kabbara
Author-X-Name-First: Diala
Author-X-Name-Last: Kabbara
Title: Multiculturalism and entrepreneurial expansion
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The social environment plays an important role in forming an individual's ex-ante entrepreneurial experience. Living in a socially diverse environment compels people to be more open toward other communities and their practices. This study is based on revealing the correlation between the fast and multinational Lebanese entrepreneurial expansion and Lebanese social diversity, where cognitive cultural intelligence represents an important part of the ex-ante entrepreneurial experiences. A linear regression was established to analyse the following four topics: the correlation between cognitive cultural identity and adaptation capabilities and business flexibility; the correlation between cognitive cultural identity and the perception of new opportunities; the correlation between cognitive cultural identity and lower entrepreneurial costs;  and the link between cognitive cultural identity and faster application accomplishment. The latter revelations are evaluated based on the Lebanese foreign expansion influenced by the country's extremely diverse social environment. An adapted form of the endogenous growth theory was introduced to fit into the study's approach toward the topic in question.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 175-193
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship; cognitive cultural intelligence; endogenous growth; social identity; diversity; Lebanon.
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Author-Name: Brahim Gaies
Author-X-Name-First: Brahim
Author-X-Name-Last: Gaies
Author-Name: Adnane Maalaoui
Author-X-Name-First: Adnane
Author-X-Name-Last: Maalaoui
Author-Name: Léo-Paul Dana
Author-X-Name-First: Léo-Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Dana
Title: Do self-employment determinants have a gender at the macro level? A panel analysis of OECD countries
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This study investigates whether female self-employment at the country level is similarly or differently impacted by the same factors as is male self-employment. In order to determine these factors, we referred to three major theories explaining the entrepreneurship determinants at the macro level, namely institutional theory, eclectic theory and gender theory. The hypotheses arising from this theoretical framework are tested on the basis of a panel data analysis for the 36 OECD countries over the period 2000-2014. Our analysis reveals that while certain factors (social perception of entrepreneurship, economic development and gender equality in nascent entrepreneurship) play the same role at the national level with regard to female and male self-employment, other factors (unemployment and normative support for entrepreneurship) have a different influence.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 194-217
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: women entrepreneurship; applied entrepreneurship in macroeconomics; panel data; generalised least squares; GLS; panel regression model; opportunity discovery; gender gap.
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Author-Name: Saikat Gochhait
Author-X-Name-First: Saikat
Author-X-Name-Last: Gochhait
Author-Name: Miriam Cano-Rubio
Author-X-Name-First: Miriam
Author-X-Name-Last: Cano-Rubio
Author-Name: Rocío Martínez-Jiménez
Author-X-Name-First: Rocío
Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Jiménez
Author-Name: Sabiha Fazalbhoy
Author-X-Name-First: Sabiha
Author-X-Name-Last: Fazalbhoy
Title: Cultural factors and Arab female entrepreneurs in Spain
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In the Arab world, the families control most of the businesses located in Asia and the Middle East - countries where gender gaps exist and where women have less freedom to directly influence their personal and work lives. In the host countries, formal institutions play a crucial role in affecting women's entrepreneurship. However, many informal factors, such as gender roles and stereotypes, can influence women's behaviour with respect to entrepreneurship. Therefore, this paper analyses the primary motivations of women entrepreneurs in a different cultural environment, Spain, where less than 5% of the adult female population launches businesses. Finally, it discusses how the previously mentioned stereotypes of Arab women influence their initiative in running a business in a psychologically and culturally distant country such as Spain.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 218-242
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: women entrepreneurship; Arab world; Spain; motives and obstacles; gender stereotypes; total early stage entrepreneurial activity; TEA; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; GEM; UAE; technological innovations; cultural environment; interpretative phenomenological analysis; IPA.
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Author-Name: Peter Karacsony
Author-X-Name-First: Peter
Author-X-Name-Last: Karacsony
Title: The impact of COVID-19 crisis on Hungarian small- and medium-sized enterprises
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The main purpose of this study is to determine the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on small- and medium-sized businesses in Hungary. To test the hypothesis, the data of the questionnaire survey was used to assess the effects of the COVID-19 crisis among Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises. After preliminary processing of the data, questionnaire data from 318 companies were used for further analysis. During the research, it was confirmed that the coronavirus had a significant effect on the daily operation of Hungarian SMEs and on the changes in the number of employees. The study provides a clear insight into the early impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Hungarian SMEs, and it assesses the measures taken by Hungarian SMEs during the crisis. This study is novel and up-to-date, and thus can help better understanding of the economic issues of recent months and serve as a basis for further research.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 243-261
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: coronavirus; COVID-19; Hungary; small- and medium-sized enterprises; economic crisis; management; governmental measures; home office work; profitability; risk.
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Author-Name: Manoj Joshi
Author-X-Name-First: Manoj
Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi
Author-Name: A. Dhiraj
Author-X-Name-First: A.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dhiraj
Author-Name: Meenakshi Gandhi
Author-X-Name-First: Meenakshi
Author-X-Name-Last: Gandhi
Author-Name: Soumi Roy
Author-X-Name-First: Soumi
Author-X-Name-Last: Roy
Author-Name: Niharika Jaiswal
Author-X-Name-First: Niharika
Author-X-Name-Last: Jaiswal
Title: Entrepreneurial imaginativeness, foresightedness and experiential tourism delivery
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In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world, when all others perspire in chaos, entrepreneurs perceive opportunities, the story of 'India City Walks™, (ICW™) is an expedition to the world of opportunities that laid in the disguise of heritage tourism. The purpose of this study is to capture the venture ideation of ICW™, based on the imaginativeness of the protagonist and to identify the value of heritage tourism. The entrepreneurial actions were captured using qualitative research techniques, identifying the incumbent firm from amongst 50 start-ups in the tourism cohort. In this research, exploratory research design was adopted with comprehensive research approach and building theory from case. The research attempts to reflect how an entrepreneur Sachin Bansal (Sachin) by harnessing experiential learning, inculcated innovation in the heritage tourism industry by incepting a start-up, ICW™, which has remodelled on how heritage and experiential tourism is viewed from Indian perspective.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 262-278
Issue: 2
Volume: 50
Year: 2023
Keywords: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial actions; imaginativeness; innovative practices; India City Walks&#8482;; ICW&#8482;; Sachin Bansal; City Explorers<SUP align="right"><SMALL>&#174;</SMALL></SUP>; Delhi Walks<SUP align="right"><SMALL>&#174;</SMALL></SUP>; Chief Explorer<SUP align="right"><SMALL>&#174;</SMALL></SUP>; small business; foresight.
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Author-Name: Jaspreet Kaur
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Author-X-Name-Last: Kaur
Author-Name: Ashima Gupta
Author-X-Name-First: Ashima
Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta
Title: Interpretive structural model and MICMAC for facilitators and barriers to small scale potato processing industry among self-employed farmers
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The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenges and enablers for farmers in the potato processing industry in the Agra region, Uttar Pradesh, India. The study was exploratory in nature. It used the interview method for farmers which included open ended questions with a sample of five districts from the Agra region. The interpretive structural model (ISM) was used to determine the structural relationship between different challenges identified from the interviews with farmers. The results of the study were two-fold. It included enablers and challenges to PPI among farmers. The ISM results show that, decreasing land size was the problem of much concern and the root cause of the problem was low education level, unfavourable environmental factors and long supply chain. Further, MICMAC analysis helped to determine the most driving and dependence factors. Government policies, developing entrepreneurial intentions, technical know-how and expertise were found to be important enablers for PPI.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 329-349
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: potato processing industry; PPI; farmers; agriculture; enablers and challenges; interpretive structural model; ISM; MICMAC analysis.
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Author-Name: Sucheta Agarwal
Author-X-Name-First: Sucheta
Author-X-Name-Last: Agarwal
Author-Name: Vivek Agrawal
Author-X-Name-First: Vivek
Author-X-Name-Last: Agrawal
Title: Female entrepreneurship motivational factors: analysing effect through the conceptual competency-based framework
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The present study overcomes the void in academic literature by establishing a conceptual framework relating to women's entrepreneurship competency development. Based on an analysis of the current literature and using resource-based view theory, social learning theory, role theory, and the theory of social identity, this research provides a conceptual framework with personal, social, and environmental motivating factors as its core constructs for competency development for the growth of their enterprises. The motivational factors affect female entrepreneurs' entrepreneurial learning (formal and informal learning) to improve their skills, talent, and competencies, which help them achieve success in the development of enterprises. These factors are the balance between family and work responsibilities, self and social identity of women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship education and training, experience of women, visibility and interaction with role models, influence of family and friends, awareness about government, non-government organisations (NGOs) and financial institutions promotional schemes, and impact of culture. It is one of the leading research that discusses women entrepreneurs' growth through the conceptual competency-based framework and it is also a contribution to the literature in women's entrepreneurship.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 350-373
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: women entrepreneurs; social identity; support organisations; motivation; competency; entrepreneurial learning.
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Author-Name: Sarika Sharma
Author-X-Name-First: Sarika
Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma
Author-Name: Archana Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Archana
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: Sonica Rautela
Author-X-Name-First: Sonica
Author-X-Name-Last: Rautela
Title: Social media marketing adoption by unorganised businesses in India: a technology adoption model-based approach
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The unorganised sector although not so well accepted, plays a major role in the Indian economy and employment generation. These small businesses heavily rely on customers for their survival therefore marketing plays an integral part. Social media marketing (SMM) with its wide reach and affordability can help them provide a much needed marketing boost. The purpose of this paper is to find the adoption intention of SMM by unorganised businesses. With the help of existing literature a theoretical model is proposed based on the widely accepted technology acceptance model (TAM). This model is then empirically evaluated with a data of 248 unorganised businesses in India using structural equation modelling (SEM). The results highlighted the impact of perceived ease of use on the intention to use social media marketing and on perceived usefulness. Cost effectiveness and interactivity have no impact on intention to use SMM. The moderating effect of gender and educational level is also presented in the paper.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 374-394
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: social media marketing; SMM; unorganised business; technology acceptance model; TAM; structural equation modelling; SEM; cost effectiveness; interactivity; India.
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Author-Name: Zeevik Greenberg
Author-X-Name-First: Zeevik
Author-X-Name-Last: Greenberg
Author-Name: Eli Gimmon
Author-X-Name-First: Eli
Author-X-Name-Last: Gimmon
Author-Name: Yanay Farja
Author-X-Name-First: Yanay
Author-X-Name-Last: Farja
Author-Name: Yahel Kurlander
Author-X-Name-First: Yahel
Author-X-Name-Last: Kurlander
Title: Women-owned, home-based businesses: the effects of location on growth
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This research explores spatial-institutional contexts differentiating between women-owned businesses located in periphery and core regions, and between home-based and away from-home businesses. The design relies on mixed methods: a quantitative survey of 156 women entrepreneurs, followed by a qualitative survey of nine women entrepreneurs using semi-constructed, in-depth interviews. A sample of men-owned businesses for comparison was used. The findings suggest that the choice of locating a business at home is often gender-driven, as it allows upholding of the gender contract while still breaking the glass ceiling. Furthermore, the findings suggest that gender and location affect business performance: women-owned home-based businesses in peripheral regions enjoy higher growth than similar businesses in core regions or similar businesses owned by men. The study bears practical implications for women entrepreneurs in peripheral regions, in all business sectors, suggesting that running a business from home is an advantage.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 395-418
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: women's entrepreneurship; business growth; small and medium enterprise; SME; home-based; peripheral regions.
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Author-Name: May Portuguez Castro
Author-X-Name-First: May Portuguez
Author-X-Name-Last: Castro
Author-Name: Marcela Georgina Gómez Zermeño
Author-X-Name-First: Marcela Georgina Gómez
Author-X-Name-Last: Zermeño
Title: Training needs for successful businesswomen: a narrative analysis of stories of women entrepreneurs
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This research is a qualitative study that develops a narrative analysis of the entrepreneurial experiences of two women business owners in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This study sought to understand the training needs of female entrepreneurs from the experiences of these women who started their own companies. This issue of entrepreneurship arouses much curiosity and interest in the characteristics of the people who undertake it and how they develop their plans. It is essential to analyse the experiences of entrepreneurs to incorporate the lessons learned into training programs that fulfil the needs and learning styles of people starting and operating their own companies. The women consulted recommended as the key topics in a training program the incorporation of the family into the training processes, the methodologies for scaling up businesses, tools that facilitate the management of revenue, expenses, and earnings, activities that increase self-efficacy, how to search for funding resources and investment capital, and networking.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 419-435
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: education for entrepreneurship; narrative research; gender equality; women and development; social justice; higher education; educational innovation.
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Author-Name: Fanny Adams Quagrainie
Author-X-Name-First: Fanny Adams
Author-X-Name-Last: Quagrainie
Author-Name: Murat Sakir Erogul
Author-X-Name-First: Murat Sakir
Author-X-Name-Last: Erogul
Author-Name: Afia Dentaa Dankwa
Author-X-Name-First: Afia Dentaa
Author-X-Name-Last: Dankwa
Author-Name: Alan Anis Mirhage Kabalan
Author-X-Name-First: Alan Anis Mirhage
Author-X-Name-Last: Kabalan
Title: Drivers of critical thinking among women micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana
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The study investigates critical thinking behaviours of women micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana by examining how life experience, education, use of internet, social engagement and self-criticism act as antecedents of critical thinking behaviours using age as a mediator. A total of 336 women micro-entrepreneurs were identified in Accra and Tema. Findings reveal that antecedents of critical thinking in developed and developing contexts can vary and age is a mediator that equips women micro-entrepreneurs with knowledge and skills that are useful for critical thinking. The paper contributes to the female entrepreneurship literature that critical thinking among women micro-entrepreneurs can be enhanced as a socially situated practice, emphasising the emergent understanding of critical thinking as embedded within social processes and context.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 436-457
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: critical thinking; micro-entrepreneurs; women; age; Ghana.
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Author-Name: Meha Joshi
Author-X-Name-First: Meha
Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi
Author-Name: Girish Chandra Maheshwari
Author-X-Name-First: Girish Chandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Maheshwari
Author-Name: Rajan Yadav
Author-X-Name-First: Rajan
Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav
Title: Moderating role of personal attitude, social norms and self-efficacy on the relationship between protean career pattern and entrepreneurial orientation among students in India: a structural equation modelling approach
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The change in the mindset of millennials has led to the emergence of several new career patterns. This paper aims at investigating the difference in protean career orientation among the students of management of select business schools of Delhi based on their gender. Moreover, the study aims at understanding the moderation effect of personal attitude, self-efficacy and social norms on the relationship between protean career orientation and entrepreneurial orientation of the students. Data was collected from 250 students pursuing management education in select business schools in Delhi and NCR. The data was analysed using structural equation modelling. Results show that there is no significant difference in the protean career orientation and entrepreneurial orientation of students based on their gender. Personal attitude and social norms are found to be significantly moderating the relationship between protean career orientation and entrepreneurial orientation. Self-efficacy did not show the moderation effect on the hypothesised relationship.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 458-474
Issue: 3
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: gender; protean career; millennials; self-efficacy; entrepreneurship; structural equation modelling; social norms; India.
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Author-Name: Angela Besana
Author-X-Name-First: Angela
Author-X-Name-Last: Besana
Author-Name: Annamaria Esposito
Author-X-Name-First: Annamaria
Author-X-Name-Last: Esposito
Author-Name: Maria Cristina Vannini
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Cristina
Author-X-Name-Last: Vannini
Title: It is not only a matter of masterpieces. Masters of economic performances in US art museums' thanks to relationship marketing
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Who are &lt;i&gt;masters&lt;/i&gt; of economic performances in US art museums? Due to the economic crisis and budget cuts, today, entrepreneurship is a must. Thanks to relationship marketing board members, employees and volunteers are all entitled to call for the willingness to donate and the willingness to pay of multiple stakeholders. The aim of the paper was to cluster the largest 100 US art museums in terms of the relation between their ratios of board members, employees and volunteers and their economic performances in 2015. Relationship marketing, with its unique value proposition, is a crucial strategy in a competitive landscape, where resources are diminishing, and museums are coping with substitute and creative supplies. When the share of voting members is the largest of the samples, the fundraising expenses and contributions are maximised, above all, from affluent donors and sponsors. In search of economic sustainability, efforts of employees and volunteers are pivotal for marketing goals and fundraising by citizens and small donors. In order to exploit relationship marketing potentialities, both must make visible their unique value propositions.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 27-38
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: relationship marketing; fundraising; cluster; museum; museum employees; museum volunteers; museum boards; museum net assets; museum gains; US museum; museum value proposition.
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Author-Name: Ruba Saleh
Author-X-Name-First: Ruba
Author-X-Name-Last: Saleh
Author-Name: Christian Ost
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Ost
Title: Innovative business model for adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in a circular economy perspective
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This article aims to develop an innovative business model for adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in a circular economy perspective, and in line with the guidelines of the historic urban landscape approach. Adaptive reuse of cultural heritage is considered today as key in urban conservation and sustainable development. This article addresses the relevance of adaptive reuse of cultural heritage to the circular economy objectives. It then suggests an innovative business model which can cope with specific issues of governance and financing processes of adaptive reuse. It is based on the strongly sustainable business ontology and it is related to the flourishing business model, which takes into consideration the multi-dimensional and multi-actors context of sustainability. By building on this model, the paper analyses the different sections (how, what, for whom and why) under the framework of the circular economy.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 39-77
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: urban conservation; historic urban landscape; HUL; adaptive reuse; circular economy; flourishing business model; positive impacts; Sustainable Development Goals.
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Author-Name: Elisa Innerhofer
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Author-X-Name-Last: Innerhofer
Author-Name: Ingrid Kofler
Author-X-Name-First: Ingrid
Author-X-Name-Last: Kofler
Author-Name: Harald Pechlaner
Author-X-Name-First: Harald
Author-X-Name-Last: Pechlaner
Title: CCIs' role in promoting transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability
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The following paper discusses the link between transdisciplinarity and cultural and creative industries (CCIs) and shows how they contribute to sustainable development. Based on a case study on a real-world laboratory, the paper illustrates transdisciplinarity in CCIs and their possible impact on sustainable transformation and development. Cultural and creative actors have the ability to think and act creatively, to break boundaries and to cooperate with people across different cultural and creative sectors. Instead of producing and using disciplinary knowledge in a controlled environment, actors of CCI show transdisciplinary engagement in value creation. Based on a case study analysis, the authors show that transdisciplinarity is a common practice in CCI and that CCI can significantly contribute to sustainable development.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 78-94
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: cultural and creative industry; CCI; transdisciplinarity; interdisciplinarity; real-world laboratories; RwLs.
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Author-Name: Elena Borin
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Author-X-Name-Last: Borin
Author-Name: Fabio Donato
Author-X-Name-First: Fabio
Author-X-Name-Last: Donato
Title: Equity crowdfunding for cultural heritage: some insights from a French case study
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Since the allocation of funds for cultural heritage has been gradually decreasing, both academics and practitioners are increasingly calling for a differentiation of its sources of funding, including innovative models such as crowdfunding (Borin et al., 2018; Greffe and Simonnet, 2010). However, the cultural heritage sector is still reluctant to use crowdfunding, and most crowdfunding campaigns are collecting relatively small amounts of money (De Voldere and Zeqo, 2017; Massolution, 2015). A significant exception is equity crowdfunding, which has been able not only to raise considerable amounts of money but also lead to a more participatory and sustainable model of cultural heritage management. This paper analyses this crowdfunding model as applied to the cultural heritage field, investigating success factors in a significant case study of equity crowdfunding in France and reflecting on how this innovative form of financing could contribute to the financial sustainability of cultural heritage.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 10-26
Issue: 1
Volume: 48
Year: 2023
Keywords: equity crowdfunding; cultural heritage financing; innovative financing; culture-based innovation; financial sustainability.
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Author-Name: Demetris Vrontis
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Author-Name: Alkis Thrassou
Author-X-Name-First: Alkis
Author-X-Name-Last: Thrassou
Author-Name: Milena Viassone
Author-X-Name-First: Milena
Author-X-Name-Last: Viassone
Title: The utilisation of digital media for branding start-ups
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The critical and irrevocably strengthening role of social media and mobile technology in brand building strategies is naturally reflected in extant literature. The latter, however, focuses on practices of established companies, without paying due attention to start-ups, and only considering specific aspects of these, such as their dynamic branding models and flexible branding processes. This paper aims at this gap and investigates how start-ups differ in their utilisation of social media and mobile technologies for branding purposes, in terms of requisite means and aims. The findings highlight visible differences between start-ups and established companies, in terms of strategic aims, use and prioritisation of benefits gained and barriers to implementation. Methodologically, the research rests on a mixed-method approach comprising interviews, secondary data, observation, expert panel control and a multiple case study of three Italian start-ups; and conceptually develops descriptive findings towards prescriptive conclusions and implications of both scholarly and industry worth.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 495-523
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: digital media; mobile technologies; social media; branding; start-ups; interviews; secondary data; observation; expert panel control; multiple case study.
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Author-Name: Zaidoon Alhatabat
Author-X-Name-First: Zaidoon
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Title: Succession in times of financial uncertainty: a case of a German construction family business through the accountant's lens
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Succession in family businesses in times of financial uncertainty is the topic of the current study. The study highlights conflicts that may arise when sharing management and accounting functions and when seeking to determine senior management succession, as investigated through the accountant's lens. Bourdieu's theory of practice is used as the exploratory and explanatory theoretical foundation, which supports data collection and analysis. A qualitative methodology is employed to focus in particular on family members' perceptions of their family business situation and family habitus. Data was collected via two methods: interviews and participant observation, due to available access and also for the purpose of triangulation. The former took place formally and each interview was manually transcribed, the latter took place in an informal setting, thus no taping or immediate transcripts were possible. The study's findings illustrate a case of succession in a small German family business in times of financial uncertainty. It explores the habitus of the family in the context of the business, and utilises the accounting habitus to analyse data through the accountant's lens.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 475-494
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: German family business culture; Bourdieu; succession; family habitus; accountants' habitus.
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Author-Name: Hedi Yezza
Author-X-Name-First: Hedi
Author-X-Name-Last: Yezza
Title: Social skills in family business succession: going beyond economic-centred goals
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This study builds on previous research on the required competencies of potential CEOs in the family succession process. Whilst aiming to improve the family business literature by exploring the particularities of emerging economies in Africa, this study's main objective is to highlight the importance of a successor's social skills during the succession process, taking into consideration non-economic-centred goals. For this purpose, both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. First, we conducted five qualitative case studies among Tunisian family business firms. Then, we strengthened our results with a quantitative study by using 105 questionnaires with family business companies that experienced at least one succession in their recent history. The results show that social skills play an important role and have a positive impact on non-economic-centred goals. These goals &#45; rooted in studies developed around the socio-emotional wealth concept &#45; will be discussed in this paper.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 524-546
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: family business; social skills; successors; non-economic centred goals; socio-emotional wealth.
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Author-Name: Rahul Dhiman
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Title: An empirical study on the present state of agriculture entrepreneurship and its barriers
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The purpose of this paper is to identify problems faced by agripreneurs in Himachal Pradesh. The findings of the study reveal the major barriers that are being faced by the agripreneurs in the state of Himachal Pradesh and reveals that agriculture is basic entrepreneurial activity adopted by the farmers followed by horticulture, livestock, fishery and poultry. It is also found that the majority of the entrepreneurs feel that they are not taking advantage of any scheme since this involved a large amount of running around and also feel that procedure to make use of such schemes is cumbersome. The study further reveals that the major problems faced by farmers are associated with not having appropriate information regarding start up of an enterprise followed by lack of entrepreneurial skill or management skills, retention of labour force, shortage of knowledge to contract with workers, marketing problems, unavailability of information on changing state of affairs, inadequate scientific support, shortage of resources, large amounts of paper work and tight repayment schedules. It is also recommended to the government to further simplify the process of making use of schemes and the development of marketing facilities in local areas.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 547-560
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: agripreneurship; agripreneurship barriers; entrepreneurial skills.
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Author-Name: Saad M. Zighan
Author-X-Name-First: Saad M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Zighan
Author-Name: Nidal Y. Dwaikat
Author-X-Name-First: Nidal Y.
Author-X-Name-Last: Dwaikat
Title: Exploring organisational agility in SMEs
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SMEs are facing unanticipated and rapid changes in their business environment. With a view to improve the sustainability and survival of SMEs, this study investigates the application of organisational agility in terms of innovation, flexibility, responsiveness, adaptability and resilience. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 53 furniture manufacturing SMEs in Jordan, the study finds that SMEs do not adopt agility in comparison to larger organisations. They face several resource constraints and financial frictions represent a severe obstacle for the development of SMEs' agility. In terms of increasing their agility, the results show that manufacturing SMEs can leverage their employees' skills and capabilities in an efficient and effective manner, which will in turn offer a significant and simultaneous effect on the organisational agility. The results also indicate that customer orientation, service provision and strategic collaboration have a substantial effect on the development of the SMEs agility.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 561-576
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: SMEs; agility; innovation; flexibility; responsive; adaptability; resilience.
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Author-Name: Omer Yazici
Author-X-Name-First: Omer
Author-X-Name-Last: Yazici
Author-Name: Esra Memili
Author-X-Name-First: Esra
Author-X-Name-Last: Memili
Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel
Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C.
Author-X-Name-Last: Patel
Author-Name: Veland Ramadani
Author-X-Name-First: Veland
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramadani
Title: The determinants of non-family employees' turnover intentions in family firms
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While research on the organisational behaviour and HRM (i.e., organisational identification, justice, commitment, and turnover intentions) in family business contexts has been advancing, the empirical investigation of non-family employees' perceptions is still scarce. Drawing upon family business-influenced literature and organisational identification, justice, and commitment theories, we explore the determinants of non-family employees' turnover intentions. Specifically, we examine the impact of non-family employees' family firm identification and perceived justice on family firm commitment, in turn affecting turnover intentions. Furthermore, we examine the moderation effects of perceived family influence on these links. Our findings demonstrate that non-family employees' family firm identification and perceived justice positively affect their family firm commitment, which in turn lowers turnover intentions. While family firm commitment mediates the relationship between family firm identification and turnover intentions, perceived family influence moderates the mediation effects of family firm commitment between family firm identification and turnover intentions.
Journal: Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Pages: 577-604
Issue: 4
Volume: 49
Year: 2023
Keywords: non-family employees; employee commitment; turnover intentions; organisational identification; family business.
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