International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 28 Issue 5

Guest editorial: New technologies and entrepreneurship: exploring entrepreneurial behavior in the digital transformation era

Ciro Troise, Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh, Mario Tani, Sergey A. Yablonsky

Theorizing artificial intelligence acceptance and digital entrepreneurship model

Nitin Upadhyay, Shalini Upadhyay, Yogesh K. Dwivedi

This paper aims to determine the entrepreneur's intention to accept artificial intelligence (AI) and provide advancement in the domain of digital entrepreneurship.

The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

Vincenzo Corvello, Monica De Carolis, Saverino Verteramo, Annika Steiber

This paper explores digital transformation's impact on the work of owners in entrepreneurial firms. The interplay between working practices and technology is analyzed, taking into…

Entrepreneurial dynamics in two-sided platforms: the influence of sides in the case of Friendz

Daniel Trabucchi, Tommaso Buganza

Two or multi-sided platforms - defined as those companies that aim to connect two or more groups of customers leveraging the opportunities provided by indirect network…

Equity crowdfunding platforms and social media: a Twitter analysis

Enrico Battisti, Elvira Anna Graziano, Michael Christofi

The purpose of this study is to explore the central users (hubs) in the dissemination of equity crowdfunding (EC) news on social media, with particular regard to Twitter…

New media marketing as a driver of enterprise country of origin (COO) offer in international markets

Demetris Vrontis, Gianpaolo Basile

The paper aims to highlight the role of Web 2.0 in international marketing, shedding light on the relationships existing between the country of origin effect and consumer behavior.

Exploring entrepreneurs' business-related social media typologies: a latent class analysis approach

Christopher McLaughlin, Laura Bradley-McCauley, Simon Stephens

This paper aims to present typologies of entrepreneurs using entrepreneurs' engagement and use of social media (SM) for business purposes as a means of categorisation. Based on…

The transformative leadership compass: six competencies for digital transformation entrepreneurship

Giovanni Schiuma, Eva Schettini, Francesco Santarsiero, Daniela Carlucci

In the digital age, companies require leaders to foster digital transformation entrepreneurship, i.e. the organisational attitude and orientation of the creation of a new business…

The behavior of managers handling digital business transformations: theoretical issues and preliminary evidence from firms in the manufacturing industry

Diego Matricano, Laura Castaldi, Mario Sorrentino, Elena Candelo

Organizational culture plays a central role when dealing with the issue of digital business transformation (DBT). Managers handling a DBT and involved in digital strateging are…

Cut me some slack! An exploration of slack resources and technology-mediated human capital investments in entrepreneurship

Jason Jabbari, Stephen Roll, Sam Bufe, Yung Chun

In this paper, the authors explore the relationship that slack resources and technology-mediated human capital investments can have on individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions…

Entrepreneurial approach for open innovation: opening new opportunities, mapping knowledge and highlighting gaps

Giulia Flamini, Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini, Mohammad Fakhar Manesh, Andrea Caputo

Since the first definition of open innovation (OI), the indivisible relationship between this concept and entrepreneurship was undeniable. However, the exact mechanisms by which…