International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 28 Issue 4

Effectual control and small firms' international performance: the mediating role of partnership and gaining new knowledge

Masoud Karami, Yanto Chandra, Ben Wooliscroft, Lisa McNeill

Extant research has studied how entrepreneurial cognition influences firm international performance but what mechanisms translates entrepreneurial cognition into international…

Individual-contextual determinants of entrepreneurial service provision in the platform-based collaborative economy

Birgit Leick, Martin Thomas Falk, Mehtap Aldogan Eklund, Evgueni Vinogradov

This article examines the nature of service provision in the platform-based collaborative economy from the perspective of entrepreneurship theories. It departs from a knowledge…

Problematising philosophical assumptions in EE's Invisible College

Catherine Brentnall, David Higgins

This paper seeks to energise discussion around philosophical assumptions in entrepreneurship education (EE). Far from being abstract considerations, this paper underscores that…

Dynamic capabilities configurations: the firm lifecycle and the interplay of DC dimensions

Laura Cristina Cordero Páez, José Carlos Pinho, Christiane Prange

Dynamic capabilities (DCs) upgrade operational capabilities. However, DC dimensions of sensing, seizing and reconfiguring may combine in different configurations that result in…

Openness strategies and the success of international entrepreneurship

Elena M. Gimenez-Fernandez, Alberto Ferraris, Ciro Troise, Francesco Domenico Sandulli

External knowledge is a key resource for the success and the survival of born global firms; however, existing models provide minimal evidence on how these firms should source this…

Entrepreneurial orientation far beyond opportunity: the influence of the necessity for innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking

Victor Silva Corrêa, Maciel M. Queiroz, Marina Almeida Cruz, Helena Belintani Shigaki

This paper aims to investigate factors that induce entrepreneurial orientation (EO), i.e. what influences the manifestation of its fundamental attributes (innovativeness…

Sustainable entrepreneurs: what drives them to engage in different crowdfunding types?

Ghassan Yacoub, Paulami Mitra, Tiago Ratinho, Faustine Fatalot

Sustainable entrepreneurs face additional challenges in fundraising. Crowdfunding is emerging as a compelling alternative to traditional sources of capital with a growing body of…

“Think entrepreneur – think male”: the effect of reduced gender stereotype threat on women's entrepreneurial intention and opportunity motivation

Ana Laguía, Dominika Wach, Cristina Garcia-Ael, Juan A. Moriano

Entrepreneurship, which traditionally has been a male occupation, still attracts fewer women than men. Challenging gender stereotypes within entrepreneurship is one avenue to…

For love or money? The effect of deadline proximity on completion contributions in online crowdfunding

Joe Cox, Jann Tosatto, Thang Nguyen

The authors investigate whether the individual “completion contributions” that enable online crowdfunding campaigns to meet or exceed their targets tend to be larger in relative…

A qualitative research study of the tech startup journey through entrepreneurial pivoting

Pavan Kumar Sala, Simon P. Philbin, Safia Barikzai

As part of the entrepreneurial journey, high-tech entrepreneurs are faced with the need to develop a competitive value proposition and leverage emerging technology to strengthen…

Creative industries and resilience in times of crisis: the role of firm and entrepreneurial team characteristics

Aimilia Protogerou, Alexandra Kontolaimou, Yannis Caloghirou

This paper aims to identify firm and entrepreneurial team characteristics that may contribute to resilience in the creative industries (CI) under adverse economic conditions.

Full curriculum-based venture creation programmes: current knowledge and research challenges

Kelly Smith, Matthew Charles Rogers-Draycott, David Bozward

Full curriculum-based Venture Creation Programmes (VCPs) are a relatively new and potentially underutilised form of degree programme in which students explore the on-going…