International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 21 Issue 6

Towards a more integrated view of entrepreneurial careers: Qualitative investigation of the three forms of career capital and their relationships among high tech entrepreneurs

Jelena Zikic, Souha Ezzedeen

The purpose of this paper is to employ intelligent career theory to simultaneously explore the relationships between three types of entrepreneurial career capital (i.e…

Government and SMEs in the Maldives and Mauritius

Pratima Sambajee, Mehdi Zulficar Azad Dhomun

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the role of government in the development of SMEs in the Maldives and Mauritius. Using tourism SMEs, it seeks to identify…

Social capital: a review of its dimensions and promise for future family enterprise research

Onnolee Anne Nordstrom, Lloyd Steier

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to review the notion of social capital and its dominant dimensions and appraise the ways in which social capital and these dimensions…

Social capital in entrepreneurial family businesses: the role of trust

Henry X. Shi, Deborah M. Shepherd, Torsten Schmidts

The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical insights to understanding trust as a relational form of social capital, and its effects on entrepreneurial processes, in small…

Immigrant family businesses: social capital, network benefits and business performance

Jasmine Tata, Sameer Prasad

The purpose of this paper is to look at immigrant family business through the framework of social capital by investigating how the social capital of immigrant family business…

On the conditions for the cooperative relations between family businesses: the role of trust

Elias Hadjielias, Panikkos Poutziouris

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the conditions underpinning the cooperative relationships between family businesses. The role of trust is also explored, given the…

Exploring the family effect on firm performance: The impact of internal social capital dimensions on family firm performance

Yosra Mani, Lassaad Lakhal

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how internal social capital – as a part of the familiness resources– affects family firm performance. The social capital theory states…

Managing the Urgent and Unexpected, Twelve Project Cases and a Commentary

Mark Wands

Editorial: at year’s end

Paul Jones

Social capital and competitive advantages of family businesses

Yong Wang, Panikkos Poutziouris, Chris Graves