Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 31 Issue 6

Reduce, reuse, recycle: circular economic principles, sustainability and entrepreneurship in developing ecosystems

Geetika Madaan, Amrinder Singh, Amit Mittal, Padmakar Shahare

The circular economy (CE) promotes the recovery of value from waste while also working towards achieving long-term environmentally sustainable goals. The goal of this research is…

Business model innovation and internationalization: investigating the relationship through the dynamic states approach

Melanie Luise Krenn, Maria Chiarvesio

This empirical paper investigates how entrepreneurial firms change their business models in the context of internationalization by identifying different forms of business model…

Entrepreneurship and organised crime: a systematic review and research agenda based on three decades of scholarship

Salvatore Cincimino, Salvatore Gnoffo, Fabio La Rosa, Sergio Paternostro

Scholarly interest in the business effects of organised crime (OC) has recently increased. This study aims to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) on the conditions under…

High-performance work practices and entrepreneurial firm performance: the moderating role of firm size and industry type

Joseph Eyo Duke, Arzizeh Tiesieh Tapang, Obal Usang, Kechi Alphonsus Kankpang, Samuel Edet Etim

This paper examines the moderating role of firm size (FS) and industry type in the relationship between high-performance work practices (HPWPs) and entrepreneurial firm…

Towards a framework for repairing stakeholder trust in entrepreneurial small businesses in times of macro-level crises

Alexandros Psychogios, Leslie T.T. Szamosi, Rea Prouska, Dritjon Gruda

The purpose of this study is to understand how managers in entrepreneurial small businesses (ESBs) deal with exogenous (macro) crises, particularly in relation to the breakdown…

Does family power drive the size transition of entrepreneurial family firms? A study on the growth of Italian manufacturing firms

Sofia Brunelli, Luigi Vena, Salvatore Sciascia, Lucia Naldi

This paper explores the drivers and inhibitors of the transition of entrepreneurial family firms from small to large firms. We adopt two contrasting theoretical perspectives, i.e…

Exploring the financing gap for entrepreneurial firms in a developing economy: a case of mismatched expectations?

Imad Jabbouri, Maryem Naili, Rachid Jabbouri, Helmi Issa, Karim Bahoum

This paper investigates the financing preferences and practices of Senegalese entrepreneurial firms, with a particular focus on understanding the gaps between the two and how they…

Understanding the role of social media and dynamic capabilities in innovation performance in AgTech: a serial mediation model

Cristian Rogério Foguesatto, Alsones Balestrin, Bibiana Volkmer Martins, Anderson Betti Frare

We developed and tested a theoretical model that measures the importance of social media and dynamic capabilities with regard to improving innovation performance in startups from…

Regulative institutions, dynamic managerial capabilities, and strategic entrepreneurial performance

Mehmet Bağış, Levent Altinay, Metin Saygılı

This study examines firms' strategic entrepreneurial behaviors based on the interaction of regulatory institutions and entrepreneurs' cognition, human capital, and social capital…