International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 29 Issue 8

Making sense of identity transitioning within the new venture creation process

Cherisse Hoyte, Hannah Noke

This study aims to explore how aspiring entrepreneurs navigate between their own individual self-concept and the organisational identity of the new venture during the process of…

Ecological resource deficits as opportunities for environmental innovation across countries

Martina Battisti, Shuangfa Huang, David Pickernell

While previous research has identified that environmental innovation is shaped by a variety of drivers, researchers have devoted limited attention to the role of nature-based…

Generations and the Future of Work: case study exploration of Business Stakeholder perspectives on Zillennials in the Northern Irish workplace

Stephanie Gabrielle Moffett, Laura Bradley, Alison Hampton, Pauric McGowan

This research aims to better understand the Zillennial Generation within the workplace, specifically using the perspectives of Business Stakeholders within the context of Northern…

Does managerial training increase SME managers' effectiveness? A capability development approach

Victor Atiase, Yong Wang, Samia Mahmood

Training remains an important factor in developing the managerial effectiveness and capability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), yet there are concerns regarding the…

The impact of Covid-19 on struggling ethnic minority entrepreneurs' business strategy: the case of Bangladeshi curry houses in the United Kingdom

B M Razzak, Bochra Idris, Rahaman Hasan, George Saridakis, Jared M. Hansen

This paper outlines ways in which struggling ethnic minority entrepreneurial service ventures and their owners might respond to unforeseen economic and social shocks. Interviews…

Narratives of survival: how entrepreneurial families narrate their longevity

Britta Boyd, Lina Nagel, Shiva Maria Schneider, Heiko Kleve, Tom Rüsen

The question of crisis resistance and resilience of long-lived family businesses became particularly volatile with the beginning of the Corona crisis. In this context the project…

“Stay home, save SMEs”? The impact of a unique strict COVID-19 lockdown on small businesses

Abhishek Mukherjee, Jonathan M. Scott, David Deakins, Paul McGlade

In exploring how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) overcame COVID-19 restrictions by deploying their specific dynamic capabilities to pivot their business models, this…

Does social performance contribute to economic performance of social enterprises? The role of social enterprise reputation building

Caleb Kwong, Charan Raj Bhattarai, Min Prasad Bhandari, Cherry W. M. Cheung

Literature on the relationship between social performance and economic performance of social enterprises has long been inconclusive. This paper aims to investigate whether and, if…

Career shock and the impact of stress, emotional exhaustion, and resources on entrepreneurial career commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Etienne St-Jean, Maripier Tremblay, Rahma Chouchane, Chad W. Saunders

The purpose of this study is to investigate how a career shock, like the COVID 19 pandemic, decreases entrepreneurial career commitment (ECC). The authors look at the specific…

The mediating role of planned behaviour in the religiosity and nascent entrepreneurship nexus

Adah-Kole Emmanuel Onjewu, Paschal Anosike, Eun Sun Godwin

Increasingly, there is scholarly recognition that individuals' faith constitutes a background factor much like other antecedents conditioning entrepreneurial inclination. Yet…