International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 26 Issue 6

Which types of experience matter? The role of prior start-up experiences and work experience in fostering youth entrepreneurial intentions

Alex Bignotti, Ingrid le Roux

In spite of research on entrepreneurial intentions being a mature field of enquiry, little is known about the influence of experience on entrepreneurial intentions, especially…

Radical innovation in family firms: a systematic analysis and research agenda

Qilin Hu, Mathew Hughes

Investigation of family firm radical innovation is burgeoning but far less prevalent than studies of family firm innovation in general. Concurrently, studies repeatedly report…

Joint (Ad)ventures—Family firms' international entry mode choices for emerging markets

Ann Sophie K. Loehde, Andrea Calabrò, Mariateresa Torchia, Sascha Kraus

The aim of this study is to advance knowledge on family firms' entry mode choices by examining the linkage between target market context, especially in the emerging economies of…

International assignments of employees and entrepreneurial intentions: the mediating role of human capital, social capital and career prospects

Susanne Schlepphorst, Elizabeth C. Koetter, Arndt Werner, Christian Soost, Petra Moog

Drawing on human capital (HC) and social capital (SC) as well as the Jack-of-all-trades theory, this paper aims to clarify the relationship between international assignments (IAs…

Internationalization barriers of SMEs from developing countries: a review and research agenda

Ashna Chandra, Justin Paul, Meena Chavan

This paper reviews the literature on internationalization barriers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries. The purposes of the study are: (1) to…

Entrepreneurship Education Centres in universities: evidence and insights from Italian “Contamination Lab” cases

Giustina Secundo, Gioconda Mele, Giuliano Sansone, Emilio Paolucci

Entrepreneurship Education (EE) is increasing throughout the world. In 2012, the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) financed Contamination Labs (CLabs)…

Passion, performance and concordance in rock “n” roll entrepreneurship

Stefan Schulte-Holthaus, Andreas Kuckertz

Non-entrepreneurial passions may be the beginning of an extensive entrepreneurial journey. However, current passion theories cannot fully capture the essence of such passions and…

Entrepreneurial collaboration for R&D alliance performance: a role of social capital configuration

Ribin Seo

Despite increasing research on the social nature of entrepreneurial collaboration in the context of alliances, its performance implication has been under debate. The present study…

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and sport entrepreneurship

Vanessa Ratten

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected all sectors of the global economy but some have been affected more than others. The sport sector has been especially influenced by the…

Examining knowledge transfer activities in UK universities: advocating a PROMETHEE-based approach

Alessio Ishizaka, David Pickernell, Shuangfa Huang, Julienne Marie Senyard

The purpose of this study is to examine the portfolio of knowledge transfer (KT) activities in 162 UK higher education institutions. In doing so, this study creates an index and…