Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 18 Issue 2

How do women entrepreneurs influence the strategic orientation of family businesses? A typology of Swedish decision-making in Småland community

Shqipe Gashi Nulleshi

This paper aims to add to the theorization of family dynamics and women’s entrepreneurship by examining women’s influence on decision-making in family businesses. Business…

Paradoxes on sustainable performance in Dhaka’s enterprising community: a moderated-mediation evidence from textile manufacturing SMEs

Mohammad Imtiaz Hossain, Boon Heng Teh, Mosab I. Tabash, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Tze San Ong

Manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are heading towards smart manufacturing despite growing challenges caused by globalisation and rapid technological…

Evolution, roots and influence of the rural entrepreneurship literature: a bibliometric account

Ehsan Masoomi, Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam, Aurora Castro Teixeira

This paper aims to investigate the evolution, roots and influence of the rural entrepreneurship literature.

Religiocentrism in consumption: a literature review

Nur Nadia Adjrina Kamarruddin, Mahmut Sami Islek

This paper aims to conceptually extend the religious aspect of consumption beyond the intrinsic motivation, i.e. religiosity, to a broader consideration of its social and cultural…

The role of narcissism in entrepreneurial activity: a systematic literature review

Bastian Burger, Dominik K. Kanbach, Sascha Kraus

Recent years have seen a meteoric rise in the study of narcissism in entrepreneurship, although little consolidation has occurred in this area. The purpose of this paper is the…

Food in tourism in a time of critical shift: four reflexive case studies in Aotearoa New Zealand

Elizabeth Latham

This study aims to explore the values, resilience and innovation of four food businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and their responses to the chaotic environment they find…

Does being religious or not matter? A qualitative investigation of community fundraising events

Rıdvan Kocaman, Müjdat Özmen, B. Zafer Erdoğan

In the extant literature, the concepts of charity and philanthropy have been differentiated based on the belief that charity stems from religious motivations and philanthropy is…

Can retained knowledge from business schools make better enterprising communities? Evidence from transition economies

Kumrije Gagica, Sejdi Xhemaili

The purpose of this paper was to explore how retained knowledge from degrees in business administration or management served entrepreneurs in building up successful enterprises in…

The community of Chinese “expat-preneurs”: understanding the challenges of doing business abroad

Luisa Helena Pinto, Emilia Fernandes, Li Xinyan

To date, research on migration and entrepreneurship has rarely focused expat-preneurs. Based on recent developments in both fields, this paper aims to investigate the…

Reframing Indigenous tourism entrepreneurial personality, experience, sense of community and challenges in community-based tourism-related business

Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah, Norol Hamiza Zamzuri, Tengku Intan Suzila Tengku Sharif, Bung-on Chartrungruang

This study aims to investigate the Malaysian Mah Meri Indigenous tourism entrepreneur’s personality, experience, sense of community traits and current challenges in…

The interplay between framing effects, cognitive biases, and learning styles in online purchasing decision: lessons for Iranian enterprising communities

Amir Emami, Zeinab Taheri, Rasim Zuferi

This paper aims to investigate the interactive relationship between learning styles and cognitive biases as two essential factors affecting information processing in online…

A qualitative exploration of factors driving sustainable innovation in small-and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan

Saad Zighan, Tala Abuhussein, Zu’bi Al-Zu’bi, Nidal Yousef Dwaikat

Business excellence relies heavily upon sustainable innovation. Still, sustainable innovation is an emerging concept in business practices and has yet to reach a common perception…

Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial communities in India: does gender really play a role?

Maheshkumar P. Joshi, Deepak Pandit, Shalini Rahul Tiwari, Archana Choudhary

Using the extant literature review, this paper aims to explore the relationship between gender, entrepreneurial education (EE) and entrepreneurial intention (EI) in the Indian…

Workplace spirituality and entrepreneurial behavior among employees in organizations: the role of psychological ownership

Meba Tadesse Delle, Ethiopia Legesse Segaro

This study aims to understand the mechanisms through which workplace spirituality affects employees’ entrepreneurial behavior. It proposes and tests a mediation model in which…