International Review of Entrepreneurship: Complete Collection, 2003 –: Recent submissions
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Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: A Review and Synthesis of Conceptual Arguments and Empirical Evidence
(Senate HallDublin, 2019)We review the literature on the nexus between entrepreneurship and economic growth and investigate the reasons for its inconclusive early findings. We trace them to the evolution of nations from the managed economies to ... -
Entrepreneurial Engagement and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of Opportunity Perception
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Multilevel Analysis of Entrepreneurial Activity: Exploring Individual-level Determinants and the Moderating Role of National Culture
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Solo Self-employment and Wellbeing: An Overview of the Literature and an Empirical Illustration
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Changing Ideas and Contours of Entrepreneurship in the History of Thought: On the Fluidity and Indefiniteness of a Term
(Senate HallDublin, 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. ... -
The Rise of Hybrids: A Note for Social Entrepreneurship Educators
(Senate HallDublin, 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 HallDublin, 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 HallDublin, 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 HallDublin, 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 HallDublin, 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 ... -
Corruption as an obstacle for starting a new business in Serbia
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Market consolidation, market growth, or new market development? Owner, firm, and competitive determinants
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Potentially Disruptive Innovations and Business Models: (How) do established SMEs respond?
(Senate HallDublin, 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 HallDublin, 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 ... -
Systematic Review of Research on Exit: A Bibliometric Analysis and Future Directions
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Determinants of Small Firm Growth: An Exhaustive Analysis Using Conceptual and Statistical Approaches
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Psychological Needs, Goal Orientations and the Cultural Preferences of Individuals with Start-up Aspirations
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Returnee Entrepreneurs: Do They All Boost Emerging Economies?
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
The Choice to Become an Entrepreneur as a Response to Policy Incentives
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ... -
Users' Perceptions of Motivations and Risks in Crowdfunding with Financial Returns
(Senate HallDublin, 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 ...