Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 18 Issue 2

A taxonomy of the early growth of Belgian start‐ups

Mahamadou Biga Diambeidou, Benoît Gailly

The purpose of this paper is to explore the heterogeneity of the initial growth trajectories adopted by young firms, using an approach similar to Delmar et al.'s analysis, in…

Exploring the links between entrepreneurial orientation and intrapreneurship in SMEs

Véronique Bouchard, Olivier Basso

The purpose of this paper is to explore the links between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and intrapreneurship within the context of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs).

An individual‐level perspective for assessing nascent venturing outcomes

Servane Delanoë

Entrepreneurship scholars have become more demanding concerning detailed investigations of nascent venturing processes. The purpose of this paper is to propose indicators…

The entrepreneurial process trigger: a modelling attempt in the French context

Jean‐Michel Degeorge, Alain Fayolle

In France, there seems to be no immediate correlation between the desire to opt for an entrepreneurial career and actually starting or taking over a business. Based on this…

Personal networks and knowledge transfer in inter‐organizational networks

Nada Rejeb‐Khachlouf, Lassaâd Mezghani, Bertrand Quélin

The purpose of this paper is to test the transfer of good practices under the effect of various aspects of personal networks. Whereas, the majority of former work considers a…

The role of resources: micro‐firms internationalization in the French context

Philippe Hermel, Imane Khayat

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze resources and capabilities that distinguish between traditional, slow born‐global and rapid born‐global micro‐firms.

The process of export information exploitation in French and Romanian SMEs

Raluca Mogos Descotes, Björn Walliser

The purpose of this paper is to explore the exploitation of export information in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the contrasting institutional contexts of France…

“Method in their madness”: understanding the behaviour of VSE owner‐managers

André Cyr, Olivier Meier, Jean‐Claude Pacitto

The purpose of this paper is to understand the sound practical reasons underlying the behaviour of very small enterprise (VSE) owner‐managers with respect to their perceived…

Fifty years of entrepreneurship and SME: a personal view

Michel Marchesnay

The purpose of this paper is to present personal testimony of one of the early researchers on small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship in France.

Generalist or specific studies for engineering entrepreneurs?: Comparison of French engineering students' trajectories in two different curricula

Yifan Wang, Caroline Verzat

French engineering students are traditionally reluctant to envisage entrepreneurship. Can a new engineering school aimed at fostering entrepreneurship reverse this trend? The…

Strategic governmental economic activities in support of young French SMEs

Bénédicte Branchet, Bernard Augier, Jean‐Pierre Boissin, Bertrand Quere

The purpose of this paper is to closely study young French small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The authors highlight the structure of these target firms and build a typology of…

Entrepreneurship and small business research in French-speaking countries: an introduction

Alain Fayolle