International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 23 Issue 1

Editorial

Paul Jones

Specialized entrepreneurship education: does it really matter? Fresh evidence from Pakistan

Tariq Ahmed, V.G.R. Chandran, Jane Klobas

There is a long-standing debate on whether the entrepreneurship education program (EEP) of university graduates can promote entrepreneurship intention and behaviour. The purpose…

Political skill, entrepreneurial orientation and organizational justice: A study of entrepreneurial enterprise in China

Cheng Cong, Michael Dempsey, Hong Ming Xie

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a unified theory of entrepreneurial orientation. To this end, the study considers the nexus of entrepreneurial orientation and…

Motivators of SME initial export choice and the European Union regional effect in manufacturing

Vassilios Stouraitis, Mior Harris Mior Harun, Markos Kyritsis

A global reach in exporting has been linked to profitability. The purpose of this paper is to answer the influence of EU regulations on exporting decisions of UK manufacturing…

Editorial

Andreas Kuckertz

Multidimensional entrepreneurial intent: an internationally validated measurement approach

Dave Valliere

Entrepreneurial intent (EI) is a foundational construct in theories of entrepreneurship. But three challenges currently threaten the author’s ability to accurately measure EI…

Understanding, differentiating, and measuring opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation

Andreas Kuckertz, Tobias Kollmann, Patrick Krell, Christoph Stöckmann

Opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation are two central concepts in the entrepreneurial process. However, there is a lack of both a clear specification of the content…

Development and validation of a unidimensional domain-specific entrepreneurial self-efficacy scale

Leon Schjoedt, Justin B. Craig

Given the nature of entrepreneurship, a domain-specific self-efficacy scale should pertain to venture creation, be unidimensional, and be developed and validated using nascent…

A measure of entrepreneurial bricolage behavior

Per Davidsson, Ted Baker, Julienne Marie Senyard

The majority of emerging and young firms work under resource constraints. This has made researchers highlight the importance of resourcefulness. Perhaps the most important…

Measuring employee innovation: A review of existing scales and the development of the innovative behavior and innovation support inventories across cultures

Martin Lukes, Ute Stephan

The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of employee innovative behavior conceptualizing it as distinct from innovation outputs and as a multi-faceted behavior rather than…

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Peter McLuskie

Challenging Entrepreneurship Research

Oliver Mallett