Showing papers in "Journal of Small Business Management in 2020"
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of government support programs on the interrelationships between the dimensions of the entrepreneurial orientation and performance using a sample of agro-businesses was explored.
Abstract: This study explores the impact of government support programs (GSPs) on the interrelationships between the dimensions of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and performance using a sample of agro-...
68 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors ask what builds trust in traditional forms of investing, and how trust affects the perceived probability of receiving expected expected returns on investment, and they have to ask what build trust.
Abstract: Trust critically affects the perceived probability of receiving expected returns on investment. Crowdfunding differs in many ways from traditional forms of investing. We have to ask what builds tru...
64 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate social mechanisms that facilitate the reproduction of an entrepreneurially oriented community structure and combine qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and an analysis of the community structure.
Abstract: Our study investigates social mechanisms that facilitate the reproduction of an entrepreneurially oriented community structure. We combine qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, an...
50 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the role of two types of family support (emotional and instrumental support) in work-family balance and subjective well-being of single mothers is examined. But, the authors focus on the role that emotional and instrumental family support can play in the balance of work and family.
Abstract: Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, we examine the role of two types of family support—emotional and instrumental support—in work-family balance and subjective well-being of smal...
48 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined the factors that shape entrepreneurial behavior and found that the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions are important factors in the success of entrepreneurial endeavours, but little work has attempted to examine the factors influencing entrepreneurial behavior.
Abstract: Though the entrepreneurship literature has mostly focused on the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions, little work has attempted to examine the factors that shape entrepreneurial behavior amon...
48 citations
TL;DR: The role played by intellectual capital (IC) is crucial in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Nonetheless, IC literature focusing on SMEs settings is limited and fragmented as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The role played by intellectual capital (IC) is crucial in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Nonetheless, IC literature focusing on SMEs settings is limited and fragmented. This s...
47 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on agile and innovative human resource management (HRM) practices in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and present a case study focusing on human resources in SMEs.
Abstract: There have lately been rising interest relating to human resources (HR) in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). This study focuses on agile and innovative human resource management (HRM) practi...
46 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used rich data on a representative sample of German business founders to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial persistence, and constructed a hybrid persistence measure capturing the motivational dimension of persistence.
Abstract: Entrepreneurial persistence is demonstrated by an entrepreneur’s continued positive maintenance of entrepreneurial motivation and constantly renewed active engagement in a new business venture despite counterforces or enticing alternatives. It thus is a crucial factor for entrepreneurs when pursuing and exploiting their business opportunities and in realizing potential economic gains and benefits. Using rich data on a representative sample of German business founders, we investigated the determinants of entrepreneurial persistence. Next to observed survival, we also constructed a hybrid persistence measure capturing the motivational dimension of persistence. We analyzed the influence of individual-level (human capital and personality) and business-related characteristics on both measures as well as their relative importance. We found that the two indicators emphasize different aspects of persistence. For the survival indicator, the predictive power was concentrated in business characteristics and human capital, while for hybrid persistence the dominant factors were business characteristics and personality. Finally, we showed that results were heterogeneous across subgroups. In particular, formerly unemployed founders did not differ in survival chances, but they were more likely to lack a high psychological commitment to their business ventures.
46 citations
TL;DR: This article studied the mechanisms by which CEOs promote innovative behavior and found that entrepreneurial leadership is an effective style of leadership that promotes innovative behavior, but little is known about the mechanisms that CEOs' entrepre...
Abstract: While previous research has underlined entrepreneurial leadership as an effective style of leadership that promotes innovative behavior, little is known about the mechanisms by which CEOs’ entrepre...
45 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the reciprocal relationships between innovation, internationalization, and organizational learning in small businesses were examined using a complex systems approach, and the results showed that the reciprocal relationship between innovation and internationalization can improve the performance of small businesses.
Abstract: This study examines using a complex systems approach, the reciprocal relationships between innovation, internationalization, and organizational learning in small businesses. After analyzing 54 comp...
40 citations
TL;DR: In this article, various groups of innovating German small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are identified according to their use (or nonuse) of in-house research and development (R&D), their reliance on external sour...
Abstract: Various groups of innovating German small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are identified according to their use (or nonuse) of in-house research and development (R&D), their reliance on external sour...
TL;DR: An operationalization of the degree to which startups use Lean Startup Capability (LS) and the LSC-performance relationship was developed, and it was showed that LS is indeed linked to performance.
Abstract: Many startups use Lean Startup (LS). But is it effective? While there are emerging qualitative findings, quantitative evidence does not yet exist. To address this gap, we developed an operationaliz...
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical understanding of how entrepreneurial passion develops is presented, drawing on social learning theory, to understand the process of entrepreneurial passion and how it is used to advance in the entrepreneurial process.
Abstract: Entrepreneurial passion is important for individuals to advance in the entrepreneurial process, but we lack a theoretical understanding of how passion develops. Drawing on social learning theory, t...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the impact of financing constraints and the role of banking markets integration on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the European Central Bank/Su...
Abstract: We explore the impact of financing constraints and the role of banking markets integration on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The data are drawn from the European Central Bank/Su...
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of formal versus non-formal entrepreneurship is examined by examining the effects of human capital on the performance of the two types of entrepreneurship. But, the authors focus on the non-traditional entrepreneurship field.
Abstract: Building on a dynamic view of human capital for the entrepreneurship field, our article covers research performed in this field by examining: the effect of formal versus non-formal Entrepreneurial ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of external collaboration on product innovation in the context of high-tech industries in developed countri..., the authors have contributed substantially to our understanding of the role that external collaboration has played in product innovation.
Abstract: Although previous studies have contributed substantially to our understanding of the role of external collaboration on product innovation in the context of high-tech industries in developed countri...
TL;DR: An abductive analysis of social enterprises in Germany is employed and three capabilities are proposed: establishing passive communication with the stakeholders enables inexpensive and direct sensing and shaping of opportunities, selective signaling helps access critical resources and capitalize on the business model to seize opportunities.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify how dynamic capabilities facilitate the survivability of social enterprises amid the tensions that these companies typically face. We employ an abductive an...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied whether the digital enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) impact innovation in small and medium enterpris... and proposed an organizational information processing theory to study the impact of I4.
Abstract: This research, grounded on the organizational information processing theory, studies whether the digital enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) impact innovation in small and medium enterpris...
TL;DR: Most growth-oriented ventures make extensive use of venture experimentation, popularized by the lean start-up method (LSM), yet we know very little about the boundary conditions under which such experimentation occurs as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Most growth-oriented ventures make extensive use of venture experimentation, popularized by the lean start-up method (LSM), yet we know very little about the boundary conditions under which...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the ways opportunities, motivations, and abilities to knowledge exchange and knowledge creation in the context of entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge discovery, and propose a framework for knowledge creation and knowledge exchange.
Abstract: This study advances the entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge creation literature by investigating the ways opportunities, motivations, and abilities to knowledge exchange and knowledge creatio...
TL;DR: New ventures that internationalize aggressively from or near founding have been of continued interest in international entrepreneurship as discussed by the authors, and a rich literature now exists in which researchers make numeri cation of these new ventures.
Abstract: New ventures that internationalize aggressively from or near founding have been of continued interest in international entrepreneurship. A rich literature now exists in which researchers make numer...
TL;DR: In this article, the ambiguous conceptualization in literature hinders individual ambidexterity in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the competitive advantage of organizations, especially SMEs.
Abstract: Individual ambidexterity is of vital importance to the competitive advantage of organizations, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Yet the ambiguous conceptualization in literature hind...
TL;DR: This paper studied the relationship between working capital management and firm operating performance and focused on the moderating effect of size on the effect of the size of working capital on the performance of a firm.
Abstract: This article studies the relationship between working capital management and firm operating performance and focuses on the moderating effect of size. We use a large sample of 56,221 small, medium, ...
TL;DR: Group structures may lead to better innovation practices because knowledge pooled by the members through their networks enhances the process of knowledge-intensive processes as discussed by the authors, which requires knowledgeintensive processes in innovation.
Abstract: Innovation requires knowledge-intensive processes. In firms, group structures may lead to better innovation practices because knowledge pooled by the members through their networks enhances...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the fact that process innovation is a strategy commonly pursued by SMEs, which can be seen as a form of open innovation, and they focus only on new product development.
Abstract: Small and medium enterprise (SME) open innovation has received attention only for new product development, overlooking the fact that process innovation is a strategy commonly pursued by SMEs which ...
TL;DR: The authors synthesize the structure and content of the internal social capital literature within business management refereed journals from 1989 to 2017 and to propose future future research directions for this literature, and propose future studies.
Abstract: This study’s purpose was to synthesize the structure and content of the internal social capital (ISC) literature within business management refereed journals from 1989 to 2017 and to propose future...
TL;DR: The authors studied the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the international performance of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) and found that entrepreneurial orientation has a strong influence on the performance of SMEs.
Abstract: Research on international entrepreneurship has studied entrepreneurial orientation’s influence on the international performance of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), but scholars need to learn mo...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on an examination of antecedents behind questionable financial borrowing practices among self-emp... and conclude that poor financial decisions are a primary cause of small firm failure.
Abstract: Poor financial decisions are a primary cause of small firm failure. This research therefore reports on an examination of antecedents behind questionable financial borrowing practices among self-emp...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review social entrepreneurship syllabi from universities from around the world and demonstrate that educators can influence the attitudes of learners toward their courses through the andragogical design of learner-centered syllabi, before they even meet with their students in class.
Abstract: Although course syllabi serve a variety of important roles in higher education contexts, they are largely overlooked in management education research. We propose that educators can influence the attitudes of learners toward their courses through the andragogical design of learner-centered syllabi, before they even meet with their students in class. We review social entrepreneurship syllabi from universities from around the world. Our findings demonstrate that, over time, there has been a move from instructor-oriented to more learner-centered teaching philosophies. Further, we demonstrate that educators can influence the attitudes of learners toward their courses before classes even begin. Implications for entrepreneurship education theory and practice are discussed.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the driving factors for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in adopting online food delivery service in the ride-sharing applica...
Abstract: The primary objective of this research is to identify the driving factors for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in adopting online food delivery service in the ride-sharing applica...