International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 28 Issue 6

Entrepreneurial internationalisation of Nepalese artisanal firms: a dynamic capabilities perspective

Sudip K. Tiwari, Tor Korneliussen

This research explores the role of entrepreneurs' dynamic capabilities in small artisanal firms' entrepreneurial internationalisation.

Social problem scale, public investment and social entrepreneurship action

Jonathan Kimmitt, Vesna Mandakovic, Pablo Muñoz

Social entrepreneurs engage in action because social entrepreneurs want to solve social problems. Consequently, to see more social entrepreneurship in contexts with the most…

Historical and social aspirations: influence of SME key decision makers’ resilience, social skills and stress on attaining firm performance goals

Jenny Gibb, Jonathan M. Scott, Stephen Teo, George Thien, Smita Singh, Marcus Ho

This paper examines how some specific psychological characteristics and stress levels of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) key decision-makers (founders/managers) (KDMs…

Dissecting the effect of family business exposure on entrepreneurial implementation intention

Adah-Kole Emmanuel Onjewu, Mohamed Yacine Haddoud, Uchenna Tony-Okeke, Dongmei Cao, Witold Nowiński

Scholars have typically examined family business exposure as an aggregate variable. However, it is probable that this trend oversimplifies the complexity of family exposure and…

Happy at home, successful in competition: the beneficial role of happiness and entrepreneurial orientation for women entrepreneurs

Dirk De Clercq, Eugene Kaciak, Narongsak Thongpapanl

This study aims to investigate the mediating effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between women entrepreneurs' experience of family-induced work happiness and…

Bank ties, institutional pressures, and capital structure of Vietnamese SMEs

Vi Dung Ngo, Thang V. Nguyen, Achinto Roy

This article studies the moderating effect of institutional pressures on the impact of bank ties on the capital structure of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).

Ethnicity and the role of the founders' human and social capital in technology-based ventures

Muhammed Abu Nasra, Amalya Oliver

This study examines the social and human capital of successful Arab and Jewish technological entrepreneurs in Israel, and explores how human and social capital differ between…

Mobilising finance and achieving early growth in new technology-based firms: a legitimacy perspective

Heikki Rannikko, Mickaël Buffart, Anders Isaksson, Hans Löfsten, Erno T. Tornikoski

This study investigates a mediational model between legitimated elements, financial resource mobilisation and subsequent early firm growth among New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs…

The synergistic impact of market and technology orientations on sustainable innovation performance: evidence from manufacturing firms

S. Alireza Alerasoul, Giovanna Afeltra, Ricarda B. Bouncken, Henri Hakala

The purpose of this study is to identify groups of manufacturing firms having different combinations of strategic orientation (market and technology orientations) and compare the…

Cultural intelligence, entrepreneurial intentions and the moderating role of the institutional environment

Endrit Kromidha, Levent Altinay, Gulsevim Kinali Madanoglu, Armiyash Nurmagambetova, Melih Madanoglu

Entrepreneurial intentions have traditionally been linked to an entrepreneur's personal ability to take advantage of opportunities. Yet, entrepreneurs' perceptions of contextual…

Explaining differences in entrepreneurial activity between immigrants and natives: moderating roles of economic, sociocultural and institutional factors

Carlos Morales, Steven A. Brieger, Dirk De Clercq, Felicia Josephine Martin

This study investigates the differential likelihood of being an entrepreneur among immigrants to and natives of a country. Using a mixed embeddedness perspective, the authors…

Family support and business performance of South African female technology entrepreneurs

Brownhilder Ngek Neneh, Dianne H.B. Welsh

Female entrepreneurs play an increasingly recognised role in countries' overall well-being by contributing to job creation, wealth, family income and innovation. This study…