Showing papers in "Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice in 1991"
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual model of entrepreneurship as an organizational-level phenomenon is presented, which is intended to depict the organizational system elements that relate to entrepreneurial activities and is based on the concept of organizational systems.
Abstract: This article outlines a conceptual model of entrepreneurship as an organizational-level phenomenon. The model is intended to depict the organizational system elements that relate to entrepreneurial...
3,681 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented an approach to the description of entrepreneurs based on attitude rather than personality characteristics or demographics, and validated the Entrepreneurial Attitude as a better approach to describe entrepreneurs.
Abstract: Attitude is presented as a better approach to the description of entrepreneurs than either personality characteristics or demographics. The development and validation of the Entrepreneurial Attitud...
1,184 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on firms' overall business orientations, particularly on the marketing orientation and the entrepreneurial orientation, in the face of environmental uncertainty, and the major...
Abstract: Increasing environmental uncertainty has focused greater attention on firms’ overall business orientations, particularly on the marketing orientation and the entrepreneurial orientation. The major ...
426 citations
TL;DR: Business incubators are one of the newest tools on the enterprise development scene; nearly 400 are now in operation as mentioned in this paper, and a business incubator is a facility that provides affordable space, shared offic...
Abstract: Business incubators are one of the newest tools on the enterprise development scene; nearly 400 are now in operation. A business incubator is a facility that provides affordable space, shared offic...
372 citations
TL;DR: This article examined women's perceptions of the sex-role stereotypic characteristics of the successful entrepreneur and found that women in female-headed companies gave greater weight to feminine attributes than male attributes.
Abstract: This study examined women's perceptions of the sex-role stereotypic characteristics of the successful entrepreneur. Women in female-headed companies gave greater weight to feminine attributes than ...
183 citations
TL;DR: The field of entrepreneurship has grown at an incredible rate over the past 20 years as evidenced by the increased number of endowed positions, academic organizations, journals, and other publicati... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The field of entrepreneurship has grown at an incredible rate over the past 20 years as evidenced by the increased number of endowed positions, academic organizations, journals, and other publicati...
156 citations
TL;DR: The critical importance of small business management and entrepreneurship in determining the future of the economic and social well-being of the United States is generally accepted by leading experi... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The critical importance of small business management and entrepreneurship in determining the future of the economic and social well-being of the United States is generally accepted by leading exper...
153 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between entrepreneurship level and scanning source usage in an emerging industry composed of very small businesses and found that the relationship was positively associated with entrepreneurship level.
Abstract: This study examined the relationship between entrepreneurship level and scanning source usage in an emerging industry composed of very small businesses. The sample included 450 randomly selected pr...
115 citations
TL;DR: A model integrating the concepts of export strategy, administrative arrangements, and commitment as critical variables affecting export performance was developed and evaluated using empirical data in this paper, which integrates export strategy and commitment.
Abstract: A model, which integrates the concepts of export strategy, administrative arrangements, and commitment as critical variables affecting export performance, is developed and evaluated using empirical...
105 citations
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors address the assumption that small businesses are undercapitalized and have low liquidity, and they find that very few researchers have addressed this assumption in their analysis.
Abstract: Small business writers and researchers often base their analysis on the assumption that small businesses are undercapitalized and have low liquidity. Surprisingly few researchers have addressed thi...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined differences in an entrepreneur's time allocation as the young firm moves to later stages, focusing on changes that occur during the firm's crucial early stages.
Abstract: Organizational life cycle research seeks to explain changes in firm characteristics as the firm grows and matures. Unlike most life cycle research this paper focuses on changes that occur during the firm's crucial early stages. Specifically, we examine differences in an entrepreneur's time allocation as the young firm moves to later stages. This issue is important for two reasons. First, time is one of the entrepreneur's most valuable resources. Second, this approach fits with the growing popularity of behavioral research in entrepreneurship. Nine hypotheses are tested using data from a three-year, large-scale, nationwide survey of entrepreneurs.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the effects of the fit between technological innovation and organization structure on small business financial performance and found that support was found for technology-structure fit as a p...
Abstract: This study explores the effects of the fit between technological innovation and organization structure on small business financial performance. Support was found for technology-structure fit as a p...
TL;DR: Many developing countries have been forced by growing budget deficits and mounting foreign debt burdens to find ways to reduce the size of the public sector or at least to arrest further growth.
Abstract: Many developing countries have been forced by growing budget deficits and mounting foreign debt burdens to find ways to reduce the size of the public sector or at least to arrest further growth. Th...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that entrepreneurs' private information about the likelihood of the success of their enterprise is revealed by their personal equity investment in the firm, and they test this theory on a series of experiments.
Abstract: Theory suggests that entrepreneurs’ private information about the likelihood of the success of their enterprise is revealed by their personal equity investment in the firm. This paper tests this ar...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the success of countries in their success in their counts of Olympic medals with the success in counts of professorships and chairs as indicative of the strength of a field.
Abstract: Just as nations take a small measure of their success in their counts of Olympic medals, academics and the media see counts of professorships and chairs as indicative of the strength of a field. Fo...
TL;DR: One indication of progress in the field of entrepreneurship is its growing number of research centers as mentioned in this paper, and their potential to hasten and guide the field's development warrants scholars' attention to these centers.
Abstract: One indication of progress in the field of entrepreneurship is its growing number of research centers. Their potential to hasten and guide the field's development warrants scholars’ attention to th...
TL;DR: This article provided one perception of the infrastructure of academic entrepreneurship in Europe from the perspective of an American academic working there, but this was not intended to provide a comprehen... and it is not intended as a comparison of the two countries.
Abstract: This essay provides one perception of the infrastructure of academic entrepreneurship in Europe from the perspective of an American academic working there. It is not intended to provide a comprehen...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined which techniques are most used by practicing analysts in establishing the value of a small, closely-held firm and whether these valuations converge with the actual fair market p
Abstract: This study examines which techniques are most used by practicing analysts in establishing the value of a small, closely-held firm and whether these valuations converge with the actual fair market p...