International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 29 Issue 7

Editorial: Aims in a finite and uncertain society

Alba Yela Aránega, Jose-Santiago Fernandez-Vazquez

Moderators of the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial action

Maria Ripollés, Andreu Blesa

The role of entrepreneurship education in promoting entrepreneurial actions remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the logic of different types of…

Psychological time of green entrepreneurs: a mixed methods study of SMEs

Ekaterina Zabelina, Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas, Olga Deyneka, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Jorge Guadalupe-Lanas, Carlos Ramos-Galarza

Green entrepreneurship is a topic of transcendental importance for today's societies. Studies on why entrepreneurs engage in green business have primarily focused on external…

The influence of institutional and in-group collectivism practices on next-generation engagement in the family business

Pedro Torres, Mário Augusto, Rui Quaresma

This research aims to investigate the influence of country culture on the next generation's intention to become managerial leaders of the family business, focussing on…

Low-income logics: institutions' varying impact on entrepreneurship

Adam Smith, Stephen Lanivich

The authors address the role that income plays in allowing individuals to resist dominant institutional norms and engage in entrepreneurship.

Sustainable entrepreneurship in the equestrian sector through horse manure: a PLS-SEM approach

Oana Daniela Lupoae, Riana Iren Radu, Violeta Maria Isai, Oana Iuliana Mihai

Horses play an important role in the agricultural industry around the world. The equestrian sector offers new markets and sustainable business opportunities. This paper, based on…

Innovative entrepreneurial behavior in high-income European countries

José Fernando López-Muñoz, Josefina Novejarque-Civera, Mabel Pisá-Bó

This study investigates the personal factors influencing innovative entrepreneurship combined with additional contextual insights from high-income European countries…

Longevity trends in entrepreneurial activity. An analysis of the characteristics of senior entrepreneurship in Spain

Francisco del Olmo García, Fernando Crecente Romero, Maria Sarabia, Maria Teresa del Val

Over the last decades, the development of entrepreneurial activity has allowed greater growth and economic development in Spain. However, within the analysis of Spanish…

Promoting management skills: an intercultural comparative analysis

Alba Yela Aránega, Rafael Castaño Sánchez

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, young people have found their development obstructed and in some cases paralysed. Young professionals have had to learn to adapt to this new…

Exploring causal recipes of startup acceptance into business incubators: a cross-country study

Alexandru Capatina, Dragos Sebastian Cristea, Adrian Micu, Angela Eliza Micu, Giuseppe Empoli, Federica Codignola

This study aims to outline the influence of various combinations of antecedent conditions for startups being accepted into business incubators in Italy and Romania. The degree to…

Investigating the relationship between women's entrepreneurship and country-level innovation: evidence from a panel of OECD countries

Brahim Gaies, Rosangela Feola, Massimiliano Vesci, Adnane Maalaoui

In recent years, the topic of women's entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention from researchers and policymakers. Its role in economic growth and development has been…

Differences between habitual and novice entrepreneurs in funding negotiations

Christian Glade, Peter Kesting, Remigiusz Smolinski, Dominik Kanbach

Negotiations with venture capitalists (VCs) play a crucial role in the entrepreneurial financing process. Habitual entrepreneurs are generally able to secure more venture capital…

The role of effectuation and causation for SME survival amidst economic crisis

Oleksiy Osiyevskyy, Galina Shirokova, Mehrsa Ehsani

Economy-wide crises create major challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Existing studies emphasize the crucial role of contrasting behavioral strategies, effectuation…

Pre-seed grant as an enabler of learning

Ragnhild Nordeng Fauchald, Lise Aaboen, Dag Håkon Haneberg

The paper focuses on how student entrepreneurs learn from the process of applying for low-threshold seed capital grants of about €2500

Entrepreneurs' gender and small business going green

Bach Nguyen, Han Lin, Nhung Vu

For small businesses, the strategic objective of going green may be a gendered process. Male and female entrepreneurs, due to their gender roles, respond differently to intrinsic…