Showing papers in "Journal of Small Business Management in 2019"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors collected multi-wave survey data to assess the lagged effects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial orientation on firm performance over a five-year period.
Abstract: We collected multi‐wave survey data to assess the lagged effects of entrepreneurial self‐efficacy (ESE) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firm performance over a five‐year period. The results...
118 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the narratives of 51 role model women entrepreneurs and found that the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains, and suggested that more role models are needed for women entrepreneurs.
Abstract: It is suggested that more “role model” women entrepreneurs are needed. However, the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains. This study analyses the narratives of 51 role model women entrepreneurs t...
104 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how digital technologies affect the international expansion of female-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and found that digital technologies have the potential to democratize entre...
Abstract: This study examines how digital technologies affect the international expansion of female‐led small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Digital technologies have the potential to democratize entre...
98 citations
TL;DR: The authors cast new light on possible gender biases in implicit theories people hold about various forms of entrepreneurial activity using social role theory, and explored the role of women in these implicit theories and found that women hold more gender biases than men.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to cast new light on possible gender biases in implicit theories people hold about various forms of entrepreneurial activity. Using social role theory, we delve into se...
93 citations
TL;DR: High growth firms, often referred to as “gazelles,” are equated with entrepreneurial success and celebrated as the key to growing economies, and women's entrepreneurship is a vehicle of economic an...
Abstract: High‐growth firms, often referred to as “gazelles,” are equated with entrepreneurial success and celebrated as the key to growing economies, and women’s entrepreneurship is a vehicle of economic an...
89 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Oikos Foundation for Economy and Ecology and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for their work.
Abstract: We would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Oikos Foundation for Economy and Ecology and the Swiss National Science Foundation.
88 citations
TL;DR: Experiential Learning in entrepreneurship education as discussed by the authors integrates literatures on empowerment theory and experiential learning to propose a con- con- tional learning model for entrepreneurship education, which integrates the two concepts.
Abstract: Empowerment is an important but understudied phenomenonExperiential Learning in entrepreneurship education. We integrate literatures on empowerment theory and experiential learning to propose a con...
77 citations
TL;DR: A three-country comparative study examining the internationalization of family winemakers in distinct regional wine clusters of Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand is presented in this article. But, the study focused on wine production.
Abstract: This paper reports on a three‐country comparative study examining the internationalization of family winemakers in distinct regional wine clusters of Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand. In‐depth int...
70 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on identifying the factors that drive young researchers to start academic spin-off companies, and identify the most important factors that motivate young researchers in entrepreneurship.
Abstract: Although the theme of academic spin‐off has received increasing consideration in entrepreneurship literature, little attention has been devoted to identifying the factors that drive young researche...
66 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a unique, hand-collected database of 389 small loans granted by a French social bank dealing with genuinely small, informationally opaque businesses (mainly social enterprises).
Abstract: Using a unique, hand-collected database of 389 small loans granted by a French social bank dealing with genuinely small, informationally opaque businesses (mainly social enterprises), our study highlights the relevance of including soft information (especially on management quality) to improve credit default prediction. Comparing our findings with those of previous studies also reveals that the more opaque the borrower, the higher the predictive value of soft information in comparison with hard. Finally, a cost-benefit analysis shows that including soft information is economically valuable once collection costs have been accounted for, albeit to a moderate extent.
65 citations
TL;DR: The growing need for a workforce equipped to face uncertainties and address problems not susceptible to inquiry based on pure analytical skills has caused the rapid growth of design-based curriculu... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The growing need for a workforce equipped to face uncertainties and address problems not susceptible to inquiry based on pure analytical skills has caused the rapid growth of design‐based curriculu...
TL;DR: In this article, women's entrepreneurial empowerment (perceived competence, self-determination, and ability in managing a firm as an entrepreneur) is important to women's entrepreneurship in developing countries.
Abstract: Women's entrepreneurial empowerment—perceived competence, self‐determination, and ability in managing a firm as an entrepreneur—is important to women's entrepreneurship in developing countries. Dra...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine whether the exhibition of entrepreneurial leadership by CEOs within entrepreneurial ventures fosters higher levels of top management team performance and job performance of team members, and find that such an exhibition of leadership fosters a higher level of team performance.
Abstract: This study examines whether the exhibition of entrepreneurial leadership by CEOs within entrepreneurial ventures fosters higher levels of top management team performance and job performance of team...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors empirically confirmed the relevant role play for explaining the positive performance of small businesses that internationalize from start up, and proposed a role-play-based model to explain the performance of these businesses.
Abstract: Interest has grown in explaining the positive performance of small businesses that internationalize from start up. In response to this question, we have empirically confirmed the relevant role play...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how market turbulence, technological turbulence, and competitive intensity affect the perceived importance of innovation and innovativeness, and thus SMEs' business performa...
Abstract: This study investigates how market turbulence, technological turbulence, and competitive intensity affect the perceived importance of innovation and innovativeness, and thus SMEs’ business performa...
TL;DR: This paper developed and tested a novel partial mediation mode for entrepreneurship and found that partial mediation can improve the performance of emotional intelligence in the field of entrepreneurship and increase the potential for emotional intelligence.
Abstract: Scholars emphasize the importance of emotion in entrepreneurship and the potential of emotional intelligence, but research is sparse in the field. We develop and test a novel partial mediation mode...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors unpack and resolve this paradox by analyzing how entrepreneurial path creation by women entrepreneurs enables the realization of growth aspirations in resource-scarce contexts, and their implications for initiatives to support high-growth women entrepreneurship in resource scarce contexts are critically examined.
Abstract: This article critically uncovers how embeddedness within a resource-scarce context influences high-growth women’s entrepreneurship. Research suggests that though highly embedded women entrepreneurs can easily access resources and attain legitimacy, resulting in high-growth businesses, they can also become locked into existing systems that constrain their growth development paths. Using 16 qualitative cases developed in Cameroon, we unpack and resolve this paradox by analyzing how entrepreneurial path creation by women entrepreneurs enables the realization of growth aspirations. Implications for initiatives to support high-growth women’s entrepreneurship in resource-scarce contexts are critically examined.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess whether and how crowdfunding campaign-specific signals that affect campaign success affect the success of crowdfunding campaigns, and assess whether crowdfunding campaign specific signals affect the campaign success.
Abstract: Given the increasing popularity of crowdfunding as a new means to finance entrepreneurial ventures, we assess whether and how crowdfunding campaign‐specific signals that affect campaign success inf...
TL;DR: The authors examined motivations for, and paths to, entrepreneurship among immigrants in Turkey based on interviews with 22 immigrant entrepreneurs in Istanbul and found that immigrants are motivated by their own success stories and their sense of belonging.
Abstract: This paper examines motivations for, and paths to, entrepreneurship among immigrants in Turkey based on interviews with 22 immigrant entrepreneurs in Istanbul. Findings suggest that immigrant entre...
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-country study documents policies and practices designed to increase women entrepreneurs' access to financial capital in Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and the United States.
Abstract: This cross‐country study documents policies and practices designed to increase women entrepreneurs’ access to financial capital in Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and the United States. Drawing o...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of a firm and found that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance.
Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic—its absorptive capacity—as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using data from 158 high-tech firms located in the Tiburtina Valley in Italy, we studied the relationship between these firms and their key customers. Our findings support the need to downplay the role of geographical proximity in promoting innovation. Our results also show that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the budgeting practices of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets and found that SMEs play an important role in the gross national product and employment in most emerging markets.
Abstract: Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the gross national product and employment in most emerging markets. However, little is known about their budgeting practices and,...
TL;DR: The authors examine entrepreneurship practice and identity work in a rural small town in New Zealand and find that the town suffered economically and socially as old industries closed, and recently the town became a ghost town again.
Abstract: We examine entrepreneurship practice and identity work in a rural small town in New Zealand. Once prosperous, the town suffered economically and socially as old industries closed. Recently the town...
TL;DR: Despite the maturing entrepreneurial orientation literature, limited advance has occurred in the theoretical aspect of entrepreneurial orientation-firm performance relationship, and wide-ranging em... as discussed by the authors. But, as discussed in the introduction of this paper, despite the maturity of the literature,
Abstract: Despite the maturing entrepreneurial orientation literature, limited advance has occurred in the theoretical aspect of entrepreneurial orientation–firm performance relationship, and wide‐ranging em...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in different industry segments utilize government, industry, and professional networks and test the influence of these networks.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in different industry segments utilize government, industry, and professional networks and to test the influence...
TL;DR: In this article, critical concerns regarding how to educate potential entrepreneurs have been raised, and the authors pose the quasispecific problem of how to promote entrepreneurship education through an active learning approach.
Abstract: Although entrepreneurship education is promoted through an active learning approach, critical concerns regarding how to educate potential entrepreneurs has increased. To remedy this, we pose the qu...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the impact of public export support programs on the internationalization of early internationalizing small businesses and build and test a conceptual model of the link betwee...
Abstract: This article evaluates the impact of public export support programs on the internationalization of early internationalizing small businesses. We build and test a conceptual model of the link betwee...
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of interpersonal social networks in the international strategies of traditional SMEs, namely small firms that are "born local" and that operate in low-tech environments, is investigated.
Abstract: This study aims to understand the role of interpersonal social networks in the international strategies of “traditional SMEs,” namely small firms that are “born local” and that operate in low‐tech ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors apply insights from poststructuralist feminist theory to contribute to entrepreneurial leadership by drawing on 21 individual narratives with Lebanese women entrepreneurs, and apply them to women entrepreneurs.
Abstract: In this paper, we apply insights from poststructuralist feminist theory to contribute to entrepreneurial leadership. By drawing on 21 individual narratives with Lebanese women entrepreneurs, we exp...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors considered that inter-firm cooperation has been considered an important strategy for SMEs to overcome competitive difficulties, but despite the relevance of this strategy, there are no studies that jointly consider how to implement it.
Abstract: Inter‐firm cooperation has been considered an important strategy for SMEs to overcome competitive difficulties. Despite the relevance of this strategy there are no studies that jointly consider how...