Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 31 Issue 5

Intellectual capital and competitiveness improvement among micro-small-medium enterprises: a resource orchestration view

Syed Abidur Rahman, Seyedeh Khadijeh Taghizadeh, Golam Mostafa Khan, Malgorzata Radomska

The study aims to test the framework that proposes the role of resources (intellectual capital) in mobilizing entrepreneurial orientation that influences the competitiveness…

Outsourcing and entrepreneurial innovation in a transition economy: the moderating roles of private ownership and government support

Dut Van Vo, Phú Gia Minh Phạm, Tri Giac Nguyen

This study aims to study the moderating effects of private ownership and government support on the relationship between outsourcing and product innovation in entrepreneurial…

Personal relationships of rural small businesses with community banks in times of crisis

Zuzana Bednarik, Maria I. Marshall

As many businesses faced economic disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic and sought financial relief, existing bank relationships became critical to getting a loan. This study…

Exploring the dynamics of high-growth determinants for gazelle companies using interpretive structural modeling

Margarida P. Santos, Fernando A. F. Ferreira, Neuza C. M. Q. F. Ferreira, João J. M. Ferreira, Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė

Gazelle companies are characterized by rapid growth in a short time. Identifying the determinants of this exponential expansion is important as these firms have a significant…

Entrepreneurial marketing practices and manufacturing venture performance during a pandemic: the mediating role of innovation

Chinmaya Kumar Sahu, Rajeev Kumar Panda

Previous research has indicated that entrepreneurial marketing (EM) positively influences small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) performance. While most studies have examined…

Racial discrimination in entrepreneurship: a synthesis and conceptual framework

Madhurima Basu, Rai Siddhant Sinha, M.K. Nandakumar, Pradeep Kumar Hota, Martina Battisti

This study aims to synthesize and conceptualize the highly fragmented yet important literature on racial discrimination in entrepreneurship.

Individual entrepreneurial orientation training: an experimental insight into small business owner career success

Tehreem Fatima, Ahmad Raza Bilal, Muhammad Kashif Imran, Ambreen Sarwar

Based on action regulation theory (ART), this study aims to test the impact of individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) training on small business owner career success…

Autonomy, competence and relatedness: how and why do artisan entrepreneurs act as responsible leaders?

Mohamed Mousa, Doaa Althalathini, Beatrice Avolio

The aim of this paper is to answer the question: What stimulates artisan entrepreneurs to act as responsible leaders?

Retiring entrepreneurs and succession planning: does entry mode determine exit strategy?

Anmari Viljamaa, Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Elina Varamäki

The purpose is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurs’ exit strategies and modes of entry. The topic of exit strategies in the context of approaching retirement…