International Review of Entrepreneurship: Complete Collection, 2003 –: Recent submissions
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Explaining Investment Dynamics: Empirical Evidence from German New Ventures
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2016)So far, empirical evidence regarding investment patterns has focused almost entirely on established firms, and mainly in the manufacturing sector. No theory for investment has been empirically tested for new ventures. Using ... -
Post-privatisation Governance and Corporate Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2016)Although the former communist countries that have been transitioning to market-oriented reforms share various common features (Peng 2000, World Bank 2002), they follow different paths and pursue the transition at different ... -
Article Strategic Organizational Development and Growing Pains: Empirical Evidence from Europe
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2016)Previous work by Flamholtz et. al. empirically assesses the validity of a model of organizational success and failure. However with the exception of one study in China, previous research was only conducted on individual ... -
Human Capital as a Driver of Innovation Among Necessity-Based Entrepreneurs
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2016)Although often treated as one group, necessity-based entrepreneurs are heterogeneous in terms of their backgrounds, ambitions and performance. For instance, some of them introduce new products or services to the market ... -
Is Venture Capital Performance Affected by Recessions? Evidence from the UK Venture Capital Trust Scheme
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2016)This paper seeks to explore whether firms that have received VC investment are subject to the same recessionary pressures as other small firms, or if receipt of VC incurs resilience to macroeconomic turbulence. It examines ... -
TEACHING NOTE: We Built It, Now Will They Come? bOK Systems Corp.
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)SYNOPSIS: bOK Systems Corp., a Canadian start-up based in Ottawa, Ontario, has successfully been able to develop and test its product in the market but is looking to 'take it to the next level' and increase the adoption ... -
How is CSR-Intensity related to the Entrepreneur's Motivation to engage in CSR? Empirical Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Dutch Construction Sector
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)Despite the increasing interest in the adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), hardly any attention has been paid to the relationship between the motivation of the ... -
We Built It, Now Will They Come? bOK Systems Corp.
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)bOK Systems Corp., a Canadian-based start-up, has been able to launch its product in the market but is looking to take it to the next level and increase the adoption of its service amongst the masses. The venture team is ... -
Family Business Internationalization in the New Millennium: Achievements and Avenues for Future Research?
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)This paper focuses on a comprehensive systematic review of international peer-reviewed journal articles in the field of family business internationalization for a period of 15 years. A total number of 103 articles were ... -
Communication and Entrepreneurship: Influence Tactics in Business Support Situations
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)Securing and improving the start-up process requires matching communicational strategies with business support objectives and situations. Over a period of five years, we did field research in a business incubator in the ... -
TEACHING NOTE: Vegetarian Gardens: Grow in Guyana or is the Grass Greener Elsewhere?
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Creative Relationships: A Basic Concept within Entrepreneurship Education?
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)This article outlines a concept termed "creative relationships" which ultimately could be used as basic concept and discursive tool in entrepreneurship education. A specifying distinction between "creative co-operation" ... -
Opportunities for International Portfolio Diversification across the South Eastern European Region
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)The main goal of this paper is to scientifically examine the opportunities for international portfolio diversification across the selected stock markets in the South Eastern European (SEE) region. Apart from examining ... -
Vegetarian Gardens: Grow in Guyana or is the Grass Greener Elsewhere?
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)Vegetarian Gardens Inc., a Guyana-based non-meat food products company is at a crossroads. While a sole proprietor has run the young venture successfully until now, the focal entrepreneur has ambitions to spread beyond a ... -
Capturing Statistically the "Intermediate Zone" between the Employee and Employer Firm Owner
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)The number of solo self-employed is increasing in many Western economies yet available government statistical data sources are not always well-designed to assess the magnitude of this phenomenon and its modalities. This ... -
Entrepreneurial Tendencies among People with ADHD
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)This paper studies the impact of people having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on their predisposition toward entrepreneurship. We employ hand-collected survey data and psychometric tests to study the ... -
Institutions and Social Networks: Explaining Barriers to New Firm Entry and Growth in the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)In recent decades, economic competitiveness and growth has become increasingly dependent on the dynamism of new entrepreneurial firms. This is especially important in the transition economies of the EU's Eastern Partnership ... -
Determinants of the Own-Account Worker's Decision to Hire Employees: A Review
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)Given the increasing numbers of own-account workers in many European economies, an important question for policy makers is to what extent these own-account workers move on to become employers. Yet, empirical research on ... -
Entrepreneurial Intentions Research: A Review and Outlook
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)The author of the 1988 "implementation of entrepreneurial ideas: The case for intention" reflects on the state of the field then and now. She critically evaluates her own work and admits that while influential and highly ... -
Freelancers, Self-Employment and the Insurance against Social Risks
(Senate Hall, Dublin, 2015)In contrast to dependent employees, most self-employed people are free to choose if they wish to insure themselves against social risks such as longevity, illness, or long term care. Alongside the general protection scheme, ...
