International Review of Entrepreneurship: Recent submissions
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The Long-Run Performance of Born Globals in Computing: The Role of Digital Platforms (Note: This Paper is an Open Access Free Download File)
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)Using data on all Swedish startups in the computing sector founded 2007-2015, we find a systematic positive relationship between the propensity of a computing firm to reach customers globally via digital platforms and its ... -
Multilevel Analysis of Entrepreneurial Activity: Exploring Individual-level Determinants and the Moderating Role of National Culture
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)In this paper, we argue that national culture is important for explaining variations in entrepreneurial activity across countries. We examine both direct and interaction (moderation) effects of culture on entrepreneurial ... -
Entrepreneurial Engagement and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Perception
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)There is an increasing interest in the antecedents of entrepreneurial growth aspirations, since they have been shown to be important for firm growth. This paper examines the direct impact of entrepreneurial engagement on ... -
Changing Ideas and Contours of Entrepreneurship in the History of Thought: On the Fluidity and Indefiniteness of a Term
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)Not only in the history of economic theory are changing conceptions and definitions of entrepreneurship on the agenda but also current entrepreneurship research shows oscillating contours in the semantic use of the word. ... -
Solo Self-employment and Wellbeing: An Overview of the Literature and an Empirical Illustration
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)The present paper focuses on wellbeing levels of solo self-employed individuals. Although the wellbeing of self-employed workers has been addressed in various earlier studies, studies on the relationship between solo ... -
The Rise of Hybrids: A Note for Social Entrepreneurship Educators
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)Social entrepreneurship education is a rapidly emerging topic in the global education sector. Several articles and special issues have made a significant theoretical and practical contribution to the topics and methods ... -
Multiple Goal Pursuit in Social Enterprises: How Does Regulatory Focus Relate to Opportunity Evaluation?
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)In this study, we mobilize a self-regulation approach to the understanding of multiple goal pursuit in social enterprises and, in particular, business opportunity evaluation. Based on Regulatory Focus Theory, we identify ... -
Teaching note: Consulting Higher Education in Africa - A Strategic Case Study
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)While some would think the focus might be on this specific African college and its unique situational outcomes, the central focus of this paper is the development and implementation of a consulting model, the Katzenstein ... -
Innovation in Saudi Family SMEs: The Role of Social Capital and Family Involvement
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)This study examines the influence of family business resources, represented by family involvement in management and social capital, on innovation outputs represented by incremental and radical innovation of products/services ... -
Consulting Higher Education in Africa: A Strategic Case Study
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)As part of a research project grant from the Mervin M. Dymally African-American Political and Economic Institute, this paper is a case study of US College (USC), a new entrepreneurial private college in Ethiopia, and its ... -
Market consolidation, market growth, or new market development? Owner, firm, and competitive determinants
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)Market entry decisions are complex and involve high sunk costs with uncertain or risky outcomes. In this study we explore how the owner, firm, and competitive pressures shape this decision. Using a large UK data set of ... -
Corruption as an obstacle for starting a new business in Serbia
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)This paper examines the perceptions and actual experiences of SME owners and entrepreneurs in Serbia regarding the impact of corruption on the establishment of new businesses. It is based on primary research conducted in ... -
Potentially Disruptive Innovations and Business Models: (How) do established SMEs respond?
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2019)This study analyses how established SMEs respond to potentially disruptive innovations and business models in the course of increasing digitization. Drawing on the strategic entrepreneurship approach we argue that SMEs ... -
The Impact of Positive Affect on Entrepreneurial Motivational Outcomes: A Self-Regulatory Perspective
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)We investigate the effect of an overall positive affective state of individuals on motivational - rather than cognitive - outcomes in entrepreneurship. Drawing from a self-regulatory perspective, we emphasize the key role ... -
Determinants of Small Firm Growth: An Exhaustive Analysis Using Conceptual and Statistical Approaches
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)Firm growth is a recurring topic in the field of management and entrepreneurship research. Over the last two decades, determinants of firm growth have been studied to explain variations in growth rates from a broad array ... -
Systematic Review of Research on Exit: A Bibliometric Analysis and Future Directions
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)Exit is an important element of the entrepreneurial process. However, until recently research on exit, especially at the individual level, had received relatively little attention. This article aims to map the development ... -
Psychological Needs, Goal Orientations and the Cultural Preferences of Individuals with Start-up Aspirations
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)The present study examined individuals with start-up aspirations. The study objective was to test relationships between basic psychological needs and achievement goal orientation(s). The second objective was to test ... -
The Choice to Become an Entrepreneur as a Response to Policy Incentives
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)Attempting to stimulate economic growth, governments have developed a host of entrepreneurial policy incentives. Yet such incentives have not been evaluated in terms of their attractiveness to high potential entrepreneurs ... -
Returnee Entrepreneurs: Do They All Boost Emerging Economies?
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)Returnee entrepreneurs are argued to be important contributors to innovation and economic development in emerging economies by transferring advanced knowledge and skills to their home countries. To date the literature has ... -
Users' Perceptions of Motivations and Risks in Crowdfunding with Financial Returns
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2018)Using a unique database of survey respondents from three countries (Spain, Germany and Poland) on crowdfunding with financial returns (equity crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending), this paper: (a) explores the profile of ...
