Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 29 Issue 1

Do academic spin-offs outperform young innovative companies? A comparison of survival rates and growth

Valérie Francois, Matthieu Belarouci

This article investigates the distinctive characteristics and the performance of academic spin-offs within young innovative companies (YICs) supported by public regional agencies…

Development of products and services in small enterprises: proposition of an artifact to discuss creative logics

José Osvaldo De Sordi, Reed Elliot Nelson, Manuel Meireles, Marcos Hashimoto

The purpose of this paper is to make available an artifact that helps entrepreneurs and managers to recognize the diversity of creative logics centered on resources that are…

Social media and entrepreneurship: exploring the impact of social media use of start-ups on their entrepreneurial orientation and opportunities

Ciro Troise, Leo Paul Dana, Mario Tani, Kyung Young Lee

The aim of this paper is to investigate how social media use (SMU) affects the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and entrepreneurial opportunities (EOP) of start-ups.

Interpreting community enterprises’ ability to survive in depleted contexts through the Humane Entrepreneurship lens: evidence from Italian rural areas

Nicoletta Buratti, Massimo Albanese, Cécile Sillig

Doing business in depleted contexts requires the adoption of an unconventional strategic orientation based on the involvement of the local community and driven by the attainment…

Do management practices and competition levels increase commercial bank profits? Evidence from Can Tho, Viet Nam

Chi Huu Phuong Ho, Kiet Tuan Nguyen

Management practices and competition levels have been shown as important factors affecting the performance of enterprises that do not include banks. The paper, thus, aims to…

Entrepreneurial intention of academic students in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Kamel Krichen, Haithem Chaabouni

The purpose of this study was to investigate the consequences of the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the entrepreneurial intentions of academic students. In…

Enterprises' perception and practice of humane entrepreneurship

Anna Dębicka, Karolina Olejniczak, Joanna Skąpska

As a new concept for humane entrepreneurship (HumEnt) evolves, many new research questions arise. At the exploratory stage, the authors found it relevant to examine and discuss…

An exploratory study of entrepreneurial social networks in the digital age

Fang Zhao, Llandis Barratt-Pugh, Peter Standen, Janice Redmond, Yuliani Suseno

Drawing on social network and social capital literature, this study aims to explore how digital entrepreneurs utilize social networks to build their entrepreneurial capability…