TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of evaluating the innovative/entrepreneurial capabilities of small firms in high‐technology industries.Design/methodology/approach– The approach taken is a literature review and case study.Findings– The contribution of the paper is twofold: in the first part, it is tried to distinguish the different forms of entrepreneurship existing. This leads to determine a form of entrepreneurship, plural entrepreneurship, that is typical in high‐tech start‐ups. In the second part, it is then tried to evaluate the innovative/entrepreneurial capabilities of a firm in such a framework. This is based on a longitudinal case study of a high‐tech start‐up where we explore how different dimensions of entrepreneurship coexist and interplay to create a firm's innovative dynamics depending on its initial resources and those added during the firm's growth.Originality/value– The paper is an original attempt to distinguish different notions of entrepreneurship including the notion of plural‐entrepreneurship and capabilities in a small enterprise.
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
SN  - 1462-6004
DO  - 10.1108/14626000910977125
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000910977125
AU  - Burger‐Helmchen Thierry
PY  - 2009
Y1  - 2009/01/01
TI  - Capabilities in small high‐tech firms: a case of plural‐entrepreneurship
T2  - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 391
EP  - 405
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -