Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 31 Issue 1

Small businesses are not necessarily “small and medium-sized enterprises”

José Osvaldo De Sordi, Wanderlei Lima de Paulo, Andre Rodrigues dos Rodrigues Santos, Reed Elliot Nelson, Marcia Carvalho de Azevedo, Marcos Hashimoto, Roberto Cavallari Filho

In this paper, the authors review the literature on the nature of the small and medium-sized enterprise concept. The review examines the broad diversity of terms and definitions…

Entrepreneurial solutions to social problems: philosophy versus management as a guiding paradigm for social enterprise success

Michal Müller, Veronika Vaseková, Ondřej Kročil

In societies marked by inequality, organizations use management techniques and business strategies for sustainability, social impact and ethical activities, with stakeholders…

Crowdfunding adoption in emerging economies: insights for entrepreneurs and policymakers

Jitender Kumar, Manju Rani, Garima Rani, Vinki Rani

Crowdfunding has emerged as an alternative financing tool and recently gained attention to foster entrepreneurial dynamism and innovation. The current research has identified the…

Hurdles to handicraft marketing for artisan entrepreneurs in an emerging economy

Arunava Dalal, Subhajit Bhattacharya, Subrata Chattopadhyay

Crafts embody the history and heritage of their country of origin and can play an essential role in the country's socioeconomic development by providing significant job…

Fear of failure for entrepreneurs in emerging economies: stress, risk, finances, hard work, and social support

Hussam Al Halbusi, Fadi AbdelFattah, Marcos Ferasso, Mohammad Alshallaqi, Abdeslam Hassani

Many entrepreneurs often struggle with the fear of failure, which can be detrimental to both their business and personal well-being. To better understand the factors that…

Linkages between high-performance work practices and family-centered goals: implications for financial performance in family firms

Gregorio Sánchez-Marín, Gabriel Lozano-Reina, Mane Beglaryan

This study explores what impact high-performance work practices (HPWP) – from the ability-motivation-opportunity (AMO) framework – might have on financial performance among family…

Does managerial overconfidence affect capital structure rebalancing for entrepreneurial firms?

António Carvalho, Luís Miguel Pacheco, Filipe Sardo, Zelia Serrasqueiro

The behavioural theory adds a new paradigm of analysis with the assumptions of the decision maker’s cognitive biases and their repercussions on financing decisions. The aim of the…

Corruption, basic services and entrepreneurial venture performance: The case of informal production units in Cameroon

Abate Andre Modeste, Novice Patrick Bakehe

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the payment of bribes, the access to electricity and the productivity of informal production units (IPUs).

Strategic entrepreneurial behaviors and firm performance: the moderating role of narcissism and Machiavellianism

Galina Shirokova, Nailya Galieva, Diana Doktorova, Joshua V. White, Louis Marino

This study examines the relationship between strategic entrepreneurial behaviors (SEBs) and the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in an emerging market…