International Review of Entrepreneurship: Complete Collection, 2003 –: Recent submissions
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Business in the Front, Crypto in the Back: How the Blockchain Startup, Novera, Is Innovating upon Traditional Finance
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)We present the journey of Novera Capital, a blockchain start-up, that partnered with Finco, an SME investment firm actively looking for opportunities to leverage disruptive technologies. The key to this journey is expressed ... -
The Sharing Economy: Definition, Measurement and its relationship to Capitalism
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)For the past decade, the sharing economy has not only grown but also expanded to cover a wide variety of different activities across the globe. Despite a lot of research, there is still no agreement on how to define and ... -
Paradoxes of the Sharing Economy: A pandemic perspective
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The sharing economy was expected to bring sustainable transformations towards social welfare, economic growth and environmental preservation. Yet it has not always lived up to these expectations. After the COVID-19 pandemic, ... -
Entrepreneurship in the sharing economy: a bibliographic perspective
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The sharing economy has become an increasingly important concept for researchers and practitioners with the successes of Airbnb and Uber. Among all the studies of the sharing economy, research focusing on entrepreneurship ... -
Special Issue Editorial: What have we learnt about Entrepreneurship and the Sharing Economy? What do we still need to know?
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The sharing economy is a topical subject for academics, policy makers and practitioners. This Special Issue makes a contribution to the field of entrepreneurship by covering what has already been researched and also ... -
Legitimacy in Crowdfunding: Some Surprising Patterns
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)We extend prior research on narratives as a means for entrepreneurs to gain stakeholders' support by examining the role that narratives play in building legitimacy in crowdfunding. Our analyses on a dataset of narratives ... -
Trade Associations and Trust in Weak Institutional Contexts: Exploring SME Relationships in Nigeria
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)This article examines the institutional logics of entrepreneurial behaviour. It investigates how institutional contexts affect entrepreneurial behaviour, especially in challenging environments. By drawing on a rich qualitative ... -
Challenges in Researching SMEs in Developing Countries: Two Fieldwork Experiences from Libya and Morocco
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)The increasing recognition of SMEs' role in economic growth necessitates the need for academic research into understanding this sector. However, academic work on how to research SMEs, especially in developing countries, ... -
Entrepreneurs and Business Failure: Taking a Second Chance
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)The primary aim of this paper is to develop an understanding of the impact that business failure has on an entrepreneur's propensity and ability to restart their entrepreneurial journey. We present the story of entrepreneurship ... -
The Role of Perceived Normative Legitimacy on the Growth Orientation of Women Entrepreneurs in Turkey
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)This study aims to demonstrate the role of entrepreneurs' achievement motivation and the confirmation of women entrepreneurship in society on their growth orientation. The norms related to women entrepreneurship are ... -
What Determines the Success of Reward-based Crowdfunded Start-ups in the U.K. and the U.S.?
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)The purpose of this study is to examine the role of three market signals related to crowdfunding projects in mitigating the problems of information asymmetry and determining the success of a project. These market signals ... -
Managing Paradoxical Tensions at the Intersection of the Triple Bottom Line Goals: The Case of Under The Mango Tree
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)The purpose of this study is to explore the sustainable entrepreneurship process and to understand how sustainable entrepreneurs manage the inherent tensions involved in achieving triple-bottom-line goals by combining ... -
The Relationship Between Entry Regulation and Nascent Entrepreneurship Revisited
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)Following the seminal study by Djankov et al. (2002), several studies have confirmed that there is a positive relationship between the ease of starting up a formal business (in terms of the time and cost needed to meet ... -
Schumpeter, Sweezy, the Financial System, and Innovation: Small versus Big Business
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)Joseph Schumpeter's writings on entrepreneurship and innovation have had a profound impact on economic theory and economic thought. Schumpeter initially saw the small entrepreneur as the source of innovation and economic ... -
Which Types of Institutions Influence the Development of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems? A Legal Systems Perspective
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)This paper presents a critical literature review of academic articles that analyze the role of formal and informal institutions in entrepreneurial ecosystems. It discusses which types of formal and informal institutions ... -
Firm Entry and Exit in Local Markets: 'Market Pull' or 'Unemployment Push' Effects, or Both?
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)Firm entry and exit flows in the retailing and consumer services may be viewed as market equilibrating processes. Local markets with considerable market room and high unemployment may be thought of having high subsequent ... -
Religious Entrepreneurs' Motives and Practices in the Different Phases of the Entrepreneurial Process
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)Religion is argued to contribute to entrepreneurship; however, there is scant research that explores its role in the different phases of the entrepreneurial process. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the ... -
FoodCloud: Stimulating Kindness Towards Making the World a Fairer Place - One Step at a Time
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)The case follows the journey of Irish social enterprise FoodCloud as it rises to the extensive task of reducing global food waste by providing an environmentally-sensitive, socially-responsible, and economically-viable ... -
Teaching Note for FoodCloud: Stimulating Kindness Towards Making the World a Fairer Place - One Step at A Time
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)The teaching note addresses the case of FoodCloud, an Irish-based social enterprise with international ambitions to address the critical issue of food waste and simultaneously help and support community groups, charity ... -
Business Incubators and their Engagement in Sustainable Development Activities: Empirical Evidence from Europe
(Senate HallDublin, 2020)We investigate the engagement of business incubators in activities aimed at sustainable development. Although the importance of business incubators and the importance of sustainable development are both clearly acknowledged ...