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The moderating role of individual and social resources in gender effect on entrepreneurial growth aspirations International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Frederick Wedzerai Nyakudya, Tomasz Mickiewicz, Nicholas Theodorakopoulos
Purpose This study aims to examine how the effect of gender on entrepreneurial growth aspirations is moderated differently by individual resources (human and financial capital) compared to those within the social environment (availability of entrepreneurial knowledge and role models). Design/methodology/approach A multilevel estimator is used to investigate the determinants of growth aspirations of
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The implications of economic freedom and gender ideologies on women's opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Diana M. Hechavarría, Maribel Guerrero, Siri Terjesen, Azucena Grady
Purpose This study explores the relationship between economic freedom and gender ideologies on the allocation of women’s opportunity-to-necessity entrepreneurship across countries. Opportunity entrepreneurship is typically understood as one’s best option for work, whereas necessity entrepreneurship describes the choice as driven by no better option for work. Specifically, we examine how economic freedom
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A study of entrepreneurial marketing activities and firm performance in an immediate post-COVID-19 era: the moderating role of coopetition International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Ali Mahdi, Dave Crick, James M. Crick, Wadid Lamine, Martine Spence
Purpose Although earlier research suggests a positive relationship exists between engaging in entrepreneurial marketing activities and firm performance, there may be contingent issues that impact the association. This investigation unpacks the relationship between entrepreneurial marketing behaviour and firm performance under the moderating role of coopetition, in an immediate post-COVID-19 period
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Maintaining life satisfaction when faced with multiple crisis episodes: the role of entrepreneurs’ goal orientation International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Mirjam Knockaert, Dawn DeTienne, Karlien Coppens, Johan Lambrecht
Purpose The aim is to understand how goal orientation may help entrepreneurs maintain life satisfaction when faced with multiple crisis episodes. To do so, the authors study the early impact of COVID-19 on the life satisfaction of entrepreneurs who were previously faced with venture distress. Design/methodology/approach Data on 164 Belgian entrepreneurs, who were faced with previous venture distress
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Mechanisms for facilitating academic entrepreneurship in higher education International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Ana Isabel Gaspar Pacheco, João Ferreira, Jorge Simoes, Pedro Mota Veiga, Marina Dabic
Purpose The commercialization of research produced by universities constitutes a core facet of academic entrepreneurship (AE). Academic literature reveals the need to shed light on entrepreneurial processes in higher education institutions (HEIs). This study intends to fill this gap by researching the mechanisms for facilitating AE and the variables that can moderate the relationship between such mechanisms
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Trading wage jobs for dreams: the interplay between entry modes into self-employment and the duration of subsequent self-employment stints International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Lidia Kritskaya Lindelid, Sujith Nair
Purpose Wage employees enter self-employment either directly or in a staged manner and may subsequently undertake multiple stints at self-employment. Extant research on the relationship between entry modes and the persistence and outcomes of self-employment is inconclusive. This study investigates the relationship between wage employees’ initial mode of entry into self-employment and the duration of
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How healthcare entrepreneurship enhances ecosystem outcomes: the relationship between venture capital-funded start-ups and county-level health International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Yunwei Gai, Alia Crocker, Candida Brush, Wiljeana Jackson Glover
Purpose Research has examined how new ventures strengthen local economic outcomes; however, limited research examines health-oriented ventures and their impact on social outcomes, including health outcomes. Increased VC investment in healthcare service start-ups signals more activity toward this end, and the need for further academic inquiry. We examine the relationship between these start-ups and
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Entrepreneurial financing: how global and regional export intentions affect financial and non-financial choices for small and midsized enterprises in low-income countries International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Aaron van Klyton, Mary-Paz Arrieta-Paredes, Vedaste Byombi Kamasa, Said Rutabayiro-Ngoga
Purpose The study explores how the intention to export affects financing and non-financing variables for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a low-income country (LIC). The objectives of this study are (1) to discern between regional and global exporting and (2) to evaluate its policymaking implications. Design/methodology/approach Primary survey data were collected from 330 Rwandan SMEs and
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Hybrid entrepreneurship, job satisfaction and the spillover effect of creativity International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Cole J. Crider, Alireza Aghaey, Jason Lortie, Whitney O. Peake, Shaun Digan
Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine how individuals’ hybrid entrepreneurial venturing activities (HEVA) influence key characteristics associated with one’s wage work, namely creativity and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Through a cross-sectional self-administered survey design, data were gathered from 465 US-based useable responses via Amazon Mechanical Turk and
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Entrepreneurial ecosystem of startups in Bangladesh: mechanism of balanced coexistence International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Mahmud Akhter Shareef, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Md. Shazzad Hosain, Mihalis Giannakis, Jashim Uddin Ahmed
Purpose This study has conducted exploratory research to understand who should comprise the members of a resilient supply chain for promoting an entrepreneurial ecosystem of a startup project and to determine the mechanisms for the balanced coexistence of all stakeholders. This is necessary to ensure mutual benefits for all stakeholders, each of whom has multidimensional interests. Additionally, this
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How does entrepreneurship education affect employability? Insights from UK higher education International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Carolin Decker-Lange, Knut Lange, Andreas Walmsley
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the underexplored link between entrepreneurship education (EE) and graduate employability in the higher education (HE) sector in the United Kingdom (UK). Design/methodology/approach The study draws on a thematic content analysis of semi-structured interviews with 45 professionals in UK HE, representing the “supply” side of EE. Findings The findings demonstrate
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Religion, personality traits and the nature of entrepreneurial activities: insights from Scottish Muslim entrepreneurs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Md Zillur Rahman, Farid Ullah, Piers Thompson
Purpose Previous studies have shown how the nature of businesses and the strategies pursued by their owners are affected by the personality traits of their owners. These personality traits can be formed in the early stages of life due to experiences and the surrounding context, where religion is a particularly important aspect of this context. This study aims to explore how religion affects entrepreneurial
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Unravelling the entrepreneurial ecosystem conditions spurring the global value chains: a configurational approach International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Jonathan Mukiza Kansheba, Clavis Nwehfor Fubah, Mutaju Isaack Marobhe
Purpose Despite the popularity of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) concept, research on its value-adding activities receives less attention. Thus, in this article, the authors investigate the role of EEs in supporting global value chain (GVC) activities. Design/methodology/approach The authors employ the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) technique to identify practical configurations
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Unravelling open innovation determinants and firm performance relationships in CEE and SEE countries International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Iraj Hashi, Gadaf Rexhepi, Veland Ramadani, Andreas Kallmuenzer
Purpose Open innovation (OI), by now one of the major concepts for the analysis of innovation, is seen as a methodology for collaboratively designing and implementing solutions by engaging stakeholders in an iterative and inclusive service design process. This paper aims to empirically investigate OI capacities, defined as a cooperative, knowledge-sharing innovation ecosystem, and to explore how it
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Exploring the impact of family and organisational values on competence diversity reluctance in rural family SMEs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Kristin Sabel, Andreas Kallmuenzer, Yvonne Von Friedrichs
Purpose This paper aims to examine how organisational values affect diversity in terms of different competencies in rural family Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Recruiting a diverse workforce in rural family SMEs can be particularly difficult due to the prevalence of internal family values and the lack of available local specialised competencies. A deficiency of diversity in employment and
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Resource allocation in healthcare entrepreneurial ecosystems: the strategic role of entrepreneurial support organizations International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Valérie Mérindol, David W. Versailles
Purpose Innovation management in the healthcare sector has undergone significant evolutions over the last decades. These evolutions have been investigated from a variety of perspectives: clusters, ecosystems of innovation, digital ecosystems and regional ecosystems, but the dynamics of networks have seldom been analyzed under the lenses of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs). As identified by Cao and
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Framing a feminist phenomenological inquiry into the lived experiences of women entrepreneurs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Edicleia Oliveira, Serge Basini, Thomas M. Cooney
Purpose This article aims to explore the potential of feminist phenomenology as a conceptual framework for advancing women’s entrepreneurship research and the suitability of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to the proposed framework. Design/methodology/approach The article critically examines the current state of women’s entrepreneurship research regarding the institutional context and
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What lies beneath: using student reflections to study the entrepreneurial mindset in entrepreneurship education International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Inge Birkbak Larsen, Helle Neergaard
Purpose This research presents and evaluates a method for assessing the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) of students in higher education. Design/methodology/approach The research considers EM a multi-variable psychological construct, which can be broken down into several conceptual sub-categories. Using data from a master course in entrepreneurship, the authors show how these categories can be applied
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A review of and future research agenda on women entrepreneurship in Africa International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Kassa Woldesenbet Beta, Natasha Katuta Mwila, Olapeju Ogunmokun
Purpose This paper seeks to systematically review and synthesise existing research knowledge on African women entrepreneurship to identify gaps for future studies. Design/methodology/approach The paper conducted a systematic literature review of published studies from 1990 to 2020 on women entrepreneurship in Africa using a 5M gender aware framework of Brush et al. (2009). Findings The systematic literature
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Institutional pluralism and the implementation of women’s enterprise policy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Oliver Mallett, Robert Wapshott, Nazila Wilson
Purpose This research paper generates new insights into the challenges of implementation in women’s enterprise policy. It argues that organisations involved in policy implementation need to be understood as operating in a context of institutional pluralism and answers: How do organisations involved in the implementation of women’s enterprise policy manage the challenges of institutional pluralism?
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Customer search strategies of entrepreneurial telehealth firms – how effective is effectuation? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Susanna Pinnock, Natasha Evers, Thomas Hoholm
Purpose The demand for healthcare innovation is increasing, and not much is known about how entrepreneurial firms search for and sell to customers in the highly regulated and complex healthcare market. Drawing on effectuation perspectives, we explore how entrepreneurial digital healthcare firms with disruptive innovations search for early customers in the healthcare sector. Design/methodology/approach
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Community startup businesses: the impact of big five personality traits and social media technology acceptance on group buying leaders International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Anne Yenching Liu, Maria Dolores Botella Carrubi, Cristina Blanco González-Tejero
Purpose This study investigates how personality traits influence individuals’ intention to become community group buying (CGB) leaders. Design/methodology/approach Data include 517 valid questionnaires that are employed to examine the research model and test the hypotheses using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings This study reveals that among the Big Five personality traits
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An action phase theory approach to the configuration of entrepreneurial goal and implementation intentions International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Francisco Liñán, Inmaculada Jaén, Ana M. Domínguez-Quintero
Purpose This paper integrates the action phase theory (APT) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to analyse the dynamic mechanisms involved in the configuration of goals and implementation intentions throughout the entrepreneurship process. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis compares individuals in different phases of this process (not yet decided, potential and nascent entrepreneurs)
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Absorptive capacity in family firms: exploring the role of the CEO International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Lucía Garcés-Galdeano, Josip Kotlar, Ana Lucía Caicedo-Leitón, Martín Larraza-Kintana, Federico Frattini
Purpose Absorptive capacity (AC), the ability to leverage external knowledge for innovation, helps explain the mixed findings on family firms' (FFs) innovation performance. Our research focuses on the chief executive officer (CEO)’s role – whether family or non-family and founding or later generation – in influencing AC. We also explore how firm size and environmental dynamism affect these relationships
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Ideas for bridging the academic-policy divide at the nexus of gender and entrepreneurship International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jessica Carlson, Jennifer Jennings
Purpose Inspired by the “responsibility turn” in the broader organization/management literature, the overarching aim of this article is to help scholars working at the gender × entrepreneurship intersection produce research with a higher likelihood of being accessed, appreciated and acted upon by policy- practitioners. Consistent with this aim, we hope that our paper contributes to an increased use
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Contextualising gender policy in tech entrepreneurship: a cross national and multiple-level analysis International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Anne-Charlott Callerstig, Marta Lindvert, Elisabet Carine Ljunggren, Marit Breivik-Meyer, Gry Agnete Alsos, Dag Balkmar
Purpose In order to address the gender divide in technology entrepreneurship, we explore how different national contexts impact policies and policy implementation. We investigate how transnational concerns (macro level) about women’s low participation in (technology) entrepreneurship are translated and implemented amongst actors at the meso level (technology incubators) and understood at the micro
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Refocusing digital entrepreneurship: an updated overview of the field, emerging opportunities and challenges International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Femi Olan, Ciro Troise, Nadja Damij, Robert Newbery
Purpose Existing research of modern literature have shown that the phenomenon of digital entrepreneurship is lacking in robust theoretical foundations on several occasions. This article is a comprehensive literature study that focuses on the phenomena of digital entrepreneurship and offers views on the subject to provide insights into recent advancements in the area. Design/methodology/approach In
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Does religiosity matter for entrepreneurs’ psychological well-being in conflict areas? Insights from Palestine and Libya International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Tamer Koburtay, Zaid Alqhaiwi
Purpose Informed by the concept of well-being in Islam and the eudaimonic view of psychological well-being (PWB), and drawing on resilience theory, this study aims to understand (1) the implications of residing in conflict areas for entrepreneurs’ PWB, (2) the barriers facing entrepreneurs in these areas and (3) the implications of their religiosity for their PWB. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing
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The meeting points of team entrepreneurial passion, transactive memory systems and team performance: examining mediation and necessity effects International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Tin Horvatinović, Mihaela Mikic, Marina Dabić
Purpose To support the advancement of an underrepresented category of research in the field of entrepreneurial teams, this study proposes and tests a novel empirical model that connects two team emergent states, namely team entrepreneurial passion (TEP) and transactive memory systems (TMSs), and their influence on team performance. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered using an online
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Relational models and entrepreneurship ecosystems International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jeffrey Muldoon, Joshua S. Bendickson, Eric W. Liguori, Shelby Solomon
Purpose Using social relations theory, we argue that entrepreneurship ecosystems must also include relationships such as market pricing, equality matching, authority ranking and communal sharing to be successful and thrive. Design/methodology/approach We theorize using Fiske’s typology that a successful entrepreneurial system must have certain characteristics to be successful. Findings In doing so
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Gender and entrepreneurial intention in low-income countries: the relative roles played by anticipated financial returns versus perceived barriers for university students in Sierra Leone International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Wendy A. Bradley, Caroline Fry
Purpose The purpose of the present study is to investigate the extent to which female and male university students from low-income countries express different entrepreneurial intentions. Specifically, the study empirically tests whether the anticipated financial returns to entrepreneurship versus salaried employment, or the perceived barriers to entrepreneurship exert a stronger influence on the relationship
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The effect of breadth of external pressure on leaders in small and medium-sized enterprises: does the firm become more entrepreneurial? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Chris Williams, Jacqueline Jing You, Nathalie Spielmann
Purpose The study explores the relationship between the breadth of external pressures facing leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the entrepreneurial stance they adopt for their firm, that is, entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Design/methodology/approach Blending attention theory with EO literature, we argue that increasing breadth of external pressures will challenge leaders' attentions
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Unleashing the power of organizational social capital: exploring the mediating role of social entrepreneurship orientation in social enterprises' performances International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Argyrios Loukopoulos, Dimitra Papadimitriou, Niki Glaveli
Purpose This study investigates the influence of organizational social capital (OSC) on the social and economic performance of social enterprises (SEs) in Greece and the mediating role of social entrepreneurship orientation (SEO) in these relationships. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework was developed integrating resource-based theory, OSC theory and behavioral entrepreneurship theory
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The impact of local entrepreneurial initiatives on women entrepreneur empowerment: the case of cooperative social ventures in Morocco International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Rachid Jabbouri, Yann Truong, Helmi Issa
Purpose We explore how NGO’s local entrepreneurial initiatives to empower women entrepreneurs can compensate for weak state policies for women in a context of male-dominated socio-cultural norms. Design/methodology/approach We use the case of a local entrepreneurial initiative launched in the Atlas region of Morocco, the Empowering Women in the Atlas Initiative (EWA). We collected data through 51 semi-structured
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Subsistence entrepreneurship and intersectional inequalities: a case study of women from Pakistani urban-poor districts International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Uzair Shah, Niall Hayes, Asfia Obaid
Purpose The study adopts an intersectional approach to identify the key dimension(s) that reproduce inequalities in women's subsistence entrepreneurship within urban-poor settings in the global south. Design/methodology/approach The in-depth case study is based on 44 semi-structured interviews and four focus-group discussions with women entrepreneurs based within urban-poor dwellings in the twin cities
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Healthcare entrepreneurship: current trends and future directions International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Weng Marc Lim, Maria Vincenza Ciasullo, Octavio Escobar, Satish Kumar
Purpose The goal of this article is to provide an overview of healthcare entrepreneurship, both in terms of its current trends and future directions. Design/methodology/approach The article engages in a systematic review of extant research on healthcare entrepreneurship using the scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature reviews (SPAR-4-SLR) as the review protocol and bibliometrics
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Mediating agricultural entrepreneurship through embracing innovative technology: a tale from small rural enterprises in an emerging economy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Navjot Sandhu, Javed Hussain, Jonathan M. Scott
Purpose The study evaluates small marginal farmers’ (SMFs) potential behavior, attitude and trust in the adoption of innovative emerging technologies. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an agile multi-factor approach to conceptualize a digital marketplace to connect a supply chain ecosystem for stakeholders. Findings The empirical findings suggest that most SMFs are willing to embrace innovative
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Everyday prejudices: an intersectional exploration of the experiences of lesbian and gay entrepreneurs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Etain Kidney, Maura McAdam, Thomas M. Cooney
Purpose There is a gap in understanding with regards to the discrimination and prejudice experienced by gay entrepreneurs. To address this, an intersectional perspective is adopted to facilitate a better understanding of how lesbian and gay entrepreneurs may experience heterosexism. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study uses semi-structured interviews to explore the experiences of 14 lesbian
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The effects of neurodiversity on cognitive attributes of entrepreneurs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Stephen E. Lanivich, Curt Moore, Nancy McIntyre
Purpose This study investigates how attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in entrepreneurs functions through coping schema to affect entrepreneurship-related cognitions. It is proposed that the resource-induced coping heuristic (RICH) bridges the conceptual gap between pathological cognitive executive control/reward attributes and cognitive resources, specifically entrepreneurial alertness
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Enablers of students' entrepreneurial intentions: findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Julia Anamaria Sisu, Andrei Constantin Tirnovanu, Cristina-Claudia Patriche, Marian Nastase, George Cristian Schin
Purpose This study explores the enablers of students “entrepreneurial intentions by identifying the factors that raise students” interest in embracing an entrepreneurial career. Design/methodology/approach Entrepreneurship education is increasingly attracting attention as a means of fostering entrepreneurial activity and creating a culture of innovation. Developing students' entrepreneurial intentions
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Intersectional entrepreneurship: the burden of contextual embeddedness beyond the business International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Sakura Yamamura, Paul Lassalle
Purpose This paper aims to shed new light on the contextual embeddedness of intersectional entrepreneurs, i.e. entrepreneurs situated at the intersection of multiple marginalized diversity attributes, beyond simply business strategies and decisions. Taking an emic perspective on everyday practices as intersectional entrepreneurs, it uncovers neglected dimensions of the contextuality of intersectional
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Refugee entrepreneurship from an intersectional approach International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Samaneh Khademi, Caroline Essers, Karin Van Nieuwkerk
Purpose This article develops an innovative multidisciplinary conceptual framework in the field of refugee entrepreneurship by combining the theory of mixed embeddedness with the concepts of intersectionality and agency. Focusing on the phenomenon of refugee entrepreneurship, this conceptual framework addresses the following questions: how is entrepreneurship informed by the various intersectional
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Digital entrepreneurship in wholesale: identification of implementation strategies for data spaces International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Alexander Neff, Patrick Weber, Daniel Werth
Purpose The initial observation of this study is the gap of research in the economic application of data spaces in wholesale. With the lowering threshold in using digital technology in innovative services wholesale is confronted with new competition in their main business – the purchase and sale of products in large numbers. Wholesale must advance in their own business creating new digital services
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The relationship between strategic orientations and firm performance and the role of innovation: a meta-analytic assessment of theoretical models International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Juan David Reyes-Gómez, Pilar López, Josep Rialp
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the validity and utility of two theoretical approaches to understanding the relationship between strategic orientations, innovation and firm performance and to examine the role of innovation in the relationship while avoiding circular arguments. The universalistic approach suggests that strategic orientations have independent and parallel effects on firms’
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Strategic transitions: unraveling the impact of socioemotional wealth and generational cohorts on succession planning in family SMEs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Nupur Pavan Bang, Andrea Calabrò, Alfredo Valentino
Purpose The complexity of succession in family firms is multifaceted and can sometimes lead to turbulence. While structured succession strategies offer a roadmap for smoother transitions, intergenerational differences in family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can lead to varied interpretations of an effective succession blueprint. This study synergizes the strategic entrepreneurship framework
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The reward crowdfunding campaign management process: an engagement perspective International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Nadia Arshad, Rotem Shneor, Adele Berndt
Purpose Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular channel for project fundraising for entrepreneurial ventures. Such efforts require fundraisers to develop and manage a crowdfunding campaign over a period of time and several stages. Thus, the authors aim to identify the stages fundraisers go through in their crowdfunding campaign process and how their engagement evolves throughout this process. Desi
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Analysing the relevance of value creation in the interconnection amongst entrepreneurship, marketing and innovation: a systematic literature review International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Marcello Risitano, Giuseppe La Ragione, Alessandra Turi, Marco Ferretti
Purpose The purpose of this article is to better understand the relevance of value creation in the interconnection amongst entrepreneurship, marketing and innovation by reviewing the literature. Design/methodology/approach The authors employed a systematic review methodology using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol to analyse the literature in depth
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Entrepreneurial intention among women entrepreneurs and the mediating effect of dynamic capabilities: empirical evidence from Lebanon International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Nirjhar Nigam, Khodor Shatila
Purpose Entrepreneurship institutions exhibit substantial gender discrimination despite worldwide efforts to decrease the phenomenon. The MENA area has a low percentage of women entrepreneurs since little is known about women’s desire to start their businesses. The authors use the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explain what influences women's propensity toward entrepreneurship and what factors
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Trigger points and high growth firms: the vital role of founder “sensing” and “seizing” capabilities International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Rachael E. Rees-Jones, Ross Brown, Dylan Jones-Evans
Purpose Research on high growth firms is booming yet a strong conceptual understanding of how these firms obtain (and sustain) rapid growth remains (at best) partial. The main purpose of this paper is to explore the role founders play in enabling episodes of rapid growth and how they help navigate this process. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports the findings from a qualitative study involving
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Talking with venture capitalists: gender perceptions in investment decisions International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Birgitte Karlstrøm, Tiril Marie Jansen, Marte C.W. Solheim
Purpose The venture capital industry is an important provider of capital to start-ups and has grown considerably in recent decades. This study explores how investors' gender perceptions influence venture capital investment decisions in an industry that remains highly gender imbalanced, both amongst the venture capital decision-makers and with respect to the allocation of capital to entrepreneurs.
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Immigrant business in transnational contexts: a multifocal understanding of the breakout process International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Jude Kenechi Onyima, Stephen Syrett, Leandro Sepulveda
Purpose This paper contributes to the development of an enhanced understanding of the breakout strategies of immigrant entrepreneurs within a transnational context. It develops a dynamic notion of breakout by placing it within a wider understanding of immigrant entrepreneurial strategy characterised by multifocal embeddedness within transnational space. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted
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Cognitive styles and dynamic managerial capabilities: implications for SMEs in a transition economy International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Liridon Kryeziu, Mehmet Nurullah Kurutkan, Besnik A. Krasniqi, Veland Ramadani, Vjose Hajrullahu, Artan Haziri
Purpose The dynamism of competition in international markets requires managers to react accordingly and ensure the firm's survival and competitiveness. This study examines the impact of cognitive styles and dynamic managerial capabilities (DMC) on a firm's international performance and the mediating role of these capabilities in the relationship between cognitive styles and international performance
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Intersectionality of place and race: entrepreneurial performance of Arab citizens of Israel International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Inas Saleh Said, Vijay Vyas
Purpose The objective of this study is to understand how Arab entrepreneurs in Israel redress the disadvantage of the intersectionality of place and race by setting up their businesses in markets beyond their ethnic enclaves as well as by pursuing opportunity entrepreneurship and the role human values play in this process. Design/methodology/approach Using the portrait value questionnaire, a survey
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Enacting disruption: how entrepreneurial ventures innovate value propositions to increase the attractiveness of their technologies International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jerome L. Antonio, Alexander Lennart Schmidt, Dominik K. Kanbach, Natanya Meyer
Purpose Entrepreneurial ventures aspiring to disrupt existing market incumbents often use business-model innovation to increase the attractiveness of their offerings. A value proposition is the central element of a business model, and is critical for this purpose. However, how entrepreneurial ventures modify their value propositions to increase the attractiveness of their comparatively inferior offerings
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Mitigating the lack of prior entrepreneurial experience and exposure through entrepreneurship education programs International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Torgeir Aadland, Gustav Hägg, Mats A. Lundqvist, Martin Stockhaus, Karen Williams Middleton
Purpose To increase the understanding of how entrepreneurship education impacts entrepreneurial careers, the purpose of the paper is to investigate the role that a venture creation program (VCP) might have in mitigating or surpassing a lack of other antecedents of entrepreneurial careers. In particular, the authors focus on entrepreneurial pedigree and prior entrepreneurial experience. Design/methodology/approach
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Coopetition for corporate responsibility and sustainability: does it influence firm performance? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Ricarda Bouncken, Amit Kumar, Julia Connell, Asit Bhattacharyya, Kai He
Purpose Corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) have emerged as an important topic today. At the same time, alliances and coopetition arrangements, as vehicles for inter-firm collaboration have been shown to support firm performance. Still, there has been a lack of research into how coopetition (collaboration with competing firms) in this area may support firm performance. Design/methodology/approach
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Stand-alone or run together: artificial intelligence as an enabler for other technologies International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Ignat Kulkov, Julia Kulkova, Daniele Leone, René Rohrbeck, Loick Menvielle
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in transforming the healthcare sector, with a focus on how AI contributes to entrepreneurship and value creation. This study also aims to explore the potential of combining AI with other technologies, such as cloud computing, blockchain, IoMT, additive manufacturing and 5G, in the healthcare industry. Design/methodology/approach
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Creating a sustainable ripple in rural entrepreneurship – the case of Deserttulip in resource-constrained rural Jordan International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Deema Refai, Nermin Elkafrawi, Peter Gittins
Purpose This article aims to explore whether and how rural entrepreneurs (REs) navigate the challenges they face to support rural development, with a particular focus on sustainable entrepreneurial development in Jordan. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on structuration theory (Giddens, 1984), the article is underpinned by the position-practice perspective and its four interrelated elements: praxis
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Does vicarious entrepreneurial failure induce or discourage one's entrepreneurial intent? A mediated model of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and identity aspiration International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Jungmin (Jamie) Seo, Jisun Kim, Luiz F. Mesquita
Purpose Given that 45% of new businesses fail in their first five years (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020), individuals often observe others' entrepreneurial failures (EFs) in their vicinity. The purpose of this paper is to review the effects of vicarious EFs on individuals by proposing both entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial identity aspiration as mediators, which are widely studied
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“Doing inequality, doing intersectionality”: intersectionality as threshold concept for studying inequalities in entrepreneurial activity International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IF 5.995) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Angela Martinez Dy, Heatherjean MacNeil
Purpose This paper intervenes in existing literature on entrepreneurship and inequalities by proposing a novel reframing of intersectionality as a threshold concept, an important idea that enables us to deepen and progress the understanding of complex subjectivities. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from education studies, intersectionality is explored through the five key features of threshold