International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 30 Issue 2/3

Guest editorial: Emerging issues in digital entrepreneurship – challenges and opportunities

Refocusing digital entrepreneurship: an updated overview of the field, emerging opportunities and challenges

Existing research of modern literature have shown that the phenomenon of digital entrepreneurship is lacking in robust theoretical foundations on several occasions. This article…

Digital entrepreneurship in wholesale: identification of implementation strategies for data spaces

The initial observation of this study is the gap of research in the economic application of data spaces in wholesale. With the lowering threshold in using digital technology in…

Digital entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education: a review of the literature

Continuous advances in digital technology and business models digitalization have decisively altered the entrepreneurial landscape redefining the aims and the requirements of…

Digitalization of customer service in small and medium-sized enterprises: drivers for the development and improvement

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are fundamental to the socioeconomic development of a country or region. They directly contribute to increasing employment generation and…

Digital technologies, social entrepreneurship and resilience during crisis in developing countries: evidence from Nigeria

Social entrepreneurship (SE) is a complex phenomenon designed to resolve numerous societal challenges while remaining economically viable. However, how social entrepreneurs in…

Female digital entrepreneurship: a structured literature review

This study offers a structured literature review (SLR) on female digital entrepreneurship (DE). This is done by providing insights into the recent developments of the topic…

Startup category membership and boundary expansion in the field of artificial intelligence

An important but neglected area of investigation in digital entrepreneurship is the combined role of both core and peripheral members of an emerging technological field in shaping…

Do small- and medium-sized companies intend to use the Metaverse as part of their strategy? A behavioral intention analysis

The purpose of the research is to analyze the factors that determine the intention of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt the Metaverse. For this purpose, the…

IoT-based entrepreneurial opportunities in smart transportation: a multidimensional framework

The Internet of Things (IoT), as one of the new digital technologies, has created wide applications in various industries, and one of the most influential industries of this…

Digital entrepreneurship in agrifood business: a resource bricolage perspective

The aim of this research paper is to investigate entrepreneurial opportunities through digital technology among agrifood businesses. Specifically, the research paper uses resource…

Aligning strategy and digitalisation activity as an incremental or radical innovation in family farms

Digitalisation is perceived as a new process that may add value to firms. Current theoretical understanding assumes it should be part of a firm's strategy to respond to multiple…

Resource configurations among digital academic spin-offs: finding the technology-market fit

Managing resources is crucial for firms to gain competitive advantages and succeed, particularly for startups with limited resources. It is important to understand how digital…

Understanding legitimacy building in contexts through digital entrepreneurship

This paper, through empirical evidence, presents a framework for exploring how entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of building legitimacy in a digital context. In so doing, this…

Cognitions affecting innovation among generation Z entrepreneurs: the external enablement of digital infrastructure

The current research aimed to investigate the external enablement role of Digital Infrastructures (DI) in the interplay of entrepreneurial cognitions and innovation.

How is entrepreneurial marketing shaped by E-commerce technology: a case study of Chinese pure-play e-retailers

The focus of this study is on how online-only retailers, known as pure-play e-retailers, leverage e-commerce platforms to identify and pursue market opportunities. Through the…

Does the transcultural problem really matter? An integrated approach to analyze barriers to eHealth SMEs’ development

In a competitive environment, eHealth small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) barriers to survival differ from those of large enterprises. Empirical research on barriers to…

Metaverse meets digital entrepreneurship: a practitioner-based qualitative synthesis

Considering the pervasiveness of technology, this article offers an understanding of how the metaverse can impact digital entrepreneurship. The objective will be to gather…

The institutional impact on the digital platform ecosystem and innovation

The digital platform (DP) develops through a network capability that combines technological infrastructure and resources to provide goods or services. This article investigates…

Dreaming digital or chasing new real pathways? Unveiling the determinants shaping Saudi youth's digital entrepreneurial intention

The purpose of this study, based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and digital entrepreneurship literature, is to unveil the role of digital entrepreneurial knowledge and…

Investigating the impact of food tourism vlogger entrepreneurs' language characteristics on audiences' attitude and behaviours

Despite entrepreneurial linguistic style gaining increased attention in entrepreneurship studies, the field for digital vlogger entrepreneurs still lacks a comprehensive…

Business model pivoting and digital technologies in turbulent environments

This paper aims to draw on the Dynamic Capabilities View to discuss how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) use digital technologies to develop digital capabilities that will…

Strategy creation behaviour and “last gasp” digitalization as predictors of sales performance and cash flow

Although recent literature has examined diverse measures adopted by SMEs to navigate the COVID-19 turbulence, there is a shortage of evidence on how crisis-time strategy creation…