Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 16 Issue 2

Editorial

James Cunningham, Claire Seaman

How does the territory impact on entrepreneurial family embeddedness?

Paula Martínez-Sanchis, Cristina Aragón-Amonarriz, Cristina Iturrioz-Landart

This paper aims to explore how territory impacts on entrepreneurial families’ (EFs) embeddedness to unveil the role that territories play on the continuity and development of EFs.

Impact of natural disasters on New Zealand regional family businesses: perspectives of baby boomer family business owners

Julia Yonghua Wu

This paper aims to describe what baby boomer family business owners in New Zealand perceive the implications of earthquakes on their business and succession planning. The current…

Regional economic performance and the differential prevalence of corporate and family business

Zografia Bika, Peter Rosa

Previous studies have largely examined interregional variations of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) rather than family firm concentrations. This paper aims to address this…

The marionette: embeddedness in a community of family-controlled firms

Hanna Astner

Being embedded in family has proven to bring opportunities and facilitate resources for a firm. However, it has its dark side, where too much family involvement may hamper the…

Viability of artisanal timber milling: cases from Ghana

Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Michael Nyarko, Monica Addison, Dadson Awunyo-Vitor

A key strategy in the policy of saw millers and artisanal millers supplying the domestic market with legal and sustainable lumber is the transformation of chainsaw operators into…

Groping environmental sensitivity as an antecedent of environmental behavioural intentions through perceived environmental responsibility

Sandeep Singh, Priyanka Sharma, Nameeta Garg, Rajni Bala

This paper aims to study the mediating role of perceived environmental responsibility on the relationship between environmental sensitivity and pro-environmental behavioural…

When simplicity becomes complexity: negotiations between a Mennonite enterprising community and the Government of Belize

Carel Roessingh, Michiel Verver

A central theme in the literature on entrepreneurship in remote communities – be they religious, indigenous, rural or migrant communities – is the balance between continuity and…

Financial well-being of Retirees Community in Nigeria

Benard Alkali Soepding, John C. Munene, Dagwom Yohanna Dang

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the financial well-being of often-neglected group in the society. The authors examined the role of risk management and social capital…