International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (4 papers in press)

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• A Sustainable Perspective of the Value Outcomes of Incubation: Preliminary Findings from Southern Brazil  
  by Mery Blanck, José Luis Duarte Ribeiro 
  Abstract: Value creation assessment is a fundamental topic for the literature deepening on business incubation. However, it must be oriented to a value approach beyond the economic outlook and from an alternative angle to the value creation processes. To this end, the study investigates the value outcomes of incubation, first by applying the laddering technique as a decision process-tracing method to observe the value outcomes of incubators in terms of sustainability dimensions; second by developing a framework considering strategic target users, innovation objects and sustainability dimensions applied to incubatees to reveal how they perceive their value outcomes according to those framework elements. The findings show a significant asymmetry of managerial views between incubators and incubatees. For incubators, value outcomes of an economic nature still prevail over other dimensions, whilst incubated companies reveal more concern in positively impacting further sustainability dimensions with their innovation offering.
  Keywords: value outcomes; incubation; sustainability; value creation; laddering.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2024.10065472
   
  
• Socially Responsible Human Resource Management and Employees' Entrepreneurial Behaviour: Social Exchange Perspective  
  by Muzaffar Abbas, Qlander Hayat, Sadaqat Ali, Naveed Saif, Muhammad Mudassar Hussain 
  Abstract: This study investigates the influence of socially responsible human resource management (SR-HRM) on employees' entrepreneurial behaviour (EEB) in the manufacturing sector. Anchored in the social exchange theory, the research explores the intricate dynamics between SR-HRM practices, EEB, and knowledge hiding tendencies among employees. The choice of the manufacturing sector stems from the sector's reliance on skilled labour and the consequential impact on performance and innovation. A sample of 384 employees participated, with data collected through adapted questionnaires administered both in person and online. The findings indicate that SR-HRM significantly predicts EEB while negatively influencing knowledge hiding. Moreover, knowledge hiding mediates the relationship between SR-HRM and EEB. The study also identifies knowledge-oriented leadership as a crucial moderator in these dynamics. In practical terms, these insights guide HR managers and industrial psychologists in recruitment, selection, and intervention strategies to foster social exchange theory and mitigate knowledge hiding's adverse effects in the manufacturing sector.
  Keywords: SR-HRM; employees entrepreneurial behaviour; knowledge hiding; KH; knowledge-oriented leadership; KoL; manufacturing industry.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2024.10065869
   
  
• The Effects of Entrepreneurial Networking, Proactiveness and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Opportunity Recognition of Young Entrepreneurs  
  by Said Khamis, Mohar Yusof 
  Abstract: Opportunity recognition is an important aspect of entrepreneurship for young entrepreneurs to acquire through networking with different actors. However, little is known about the effect of entrepreneurial networking on the opportunity recognition of young entrepreneurs. Using a moderated mediation model of proactiveness and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, the study examined the effect of entrepreneurial networking on the opportunity recognition of young entrepreneurs. As such, social network and social cognitive theories guided this study, employing a quantitative research design. The study found that entrepreneurial networking has a positive effect on the opportunity recognition of young entrepreneurs. It found that proactiveness has both a significant negative interaction effect and is the contingent factor for the indirect effect of entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurial networking and opportunity recognition of young entrepreneurs. The findings have theoretical and managerial implications, entrepreneurial networking impacts opportunity recognition and increase the ability of young entrepreneurs to access more entrepreneurial opportunities.
  Keywords: opportunity recognition; young entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial networking; proactiveness; entrepreneurial self-efficacy.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2024.10065920
   
  
• Comparing the Constructs: Assessing the Overlapping Dimensions of Meaningful Work and Entrepreneurial Passion  
  by Martin Schwarz 
  Abstract: In response to growing interest in what drives entrepreneurial behaviour, this study explores the role of individual beliefs, attitudes, and cognitive processes. It mainly focuses on the interaction between meaningful work (MW) and entrepreneurial passion (EP), examined through behavioural reasoning theory. Using a quantitative methodology, data from a survey of 322 entrepreneurs were analysed with confirmatory factor analysis, exploring the connection between MW and EP and their subconstructs. The results show a significant interrelation between MW and EP, both broadly and in more detailed subconstruct levels. This research contributes to understanding how these factors synergistically influence entrepreneurial behaviour. The study suggests that MW and EP's interconnectedness allows them to potentially act as proxies for each other, offering new perspectives for future entrepreneurial research. This novel understanding may enhance entrepreneurial success by reinterpreting existing research within this context.
  Keywords: meaningful work; entrepreneurial passion; behavioural reasoning; entrepreneurial behaviour.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2024.10067171