International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 24 Issue 1

Can less be more? Mentoring functions, learning goal orientation, and novice entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy

One of the main goals of entrepreneurial mentoring programs is to strengthen the mentees’ self-efficacy. However, the conditions in which entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) is…

The obsessive and harmonious nature of entrepreneurial passion

The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of entrepreneurial passion and in doing so explores the relationship between harmonious and obsessive passion (OP) and…

Entrepreneurs as parents: the antecedents and consequence of parenting stress

The purpose of this paper is to understand parenting stress of entrepreneurs and to attempt to extend the empirical evidence on the predictors and consequences of parenting stress…

Identifying and understanding entrepreneurial decision-making logics in entrepreneurship education

It is unclear how nascent entrepreneurs make decisions during the venture creation process. The purpose of this paper is to investigate decision-making logics and their…

The perceptions of Australian senior entrepreneurs on the drivers of their entrepreneurial activity

Why is self-employment an attractive option for certain seniors and what drives seniors into business start-ups? In this study, the motivations and preferences of senior…

From mixed embeddedness to transnational mixed embeddedness: An exploration of Vietnamese businesses in London

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relevance of the mixed embeddedness thesis (Kloosterman, 2010; Rath and Kloosterman, 2002) to businesses with a more transnational…

An exploration of the Business Plan Competition as a methodology for effective nascent entrepreneurial learning

Business Plan Competitions (BPCs) are readily prescribed and promoted as a valuable entrepreneurial learning activity on university campuses worldwide. There is an acceptance of…

Doing well and doing good: Exploring how strategic and market orientation impacts social enterprise performance

The purpose of this paper is to deepen and expand our understanding on how strategic/market orientation (SO/MO) and a cohesive/shared social vision affect performance in the…

Identifying groups of entrepreneurial activities at universities

The purpose of this paper is to identify whether the entrepreneurial activities of universities in the UK can be statistically grouped together.

Growth expectations through innovative entrepreneurship: The role of subjective values and duration of entrepreneurial experience

The purpose of this paper is to propose a model suggesting that innovation may act as a motivating force that increases entrepreneurs’ growth expectations, in which entrepreneurs’…

The power of peers: A new look at the impact of creativity, social context and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentions

Although the role of creativity in the entrepreneurial process has long been analysed, only recently scholars have begun addressing its influence on entrepreneurial intentions…

Transitioning from unemployment to self-employment for over 50s

The purpose of this paper is to identify the entrepreneurial learning and support needs of older unemployed, highlighting the barriers that need to be addressed, and to explore…

Beyond effectuation: Analysing the transformation of business ideas into ventures using actor-network theory

The purpose of this paper is to show that the entrepreneurial project ongoingly is transformed. Empirically, three defining junctions demonstrate the malleability of the…

Is women empowerment a zero sum game? Unintended consequences of microfinance for women’s empowerment in Ghana

Against the background of growing concerns that development interventions can sometimes be a zero sum game, the purpose of this paper is to examine the unintended consequences of…

Cultural and creative entrepreneurs: understanding the role of entrepreneurial identity

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries develop an entrepreneurial identity. It also aims to expand research…

The Golden Tap: The Inside Story of Hyper-Funded Indian Start-Ups

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