The role of entrepreneurial skills as a vehicle for business growth: a study in Spanish start-ups
ISSN: 0025-1747
Article publication date: 12 August 2022
Issue publication date: 29 August 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Business growth is one of the most studied areas over the years. However, with the current uncertainty and entrepreneurial dynamism it becomes relevant to consider new variables such as entrepreneurial skills and competencies that influence its development. Accordingly, this research refers to the impact that the individual's skills have on the entrepreneurial environment. For this purpose, a survey has been developed of employees of different organizations considering the variables of high degree of proactivity in the employees' attitude, entrepreneurial training, innovation, previous experience or risk aversion.
Design/methodology/approach
The research has been conducted through fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and the result shows the differences between the combination of variables for business growth through the consideration of sales growth and profit.
Findings
The results of this research provide new insights that allow the development and boosting of business growth.
Originality/value
The main contribution of this work is to pay attention to the human team of startups and show the role that this has in their growth.
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Acknowledgements
Expression of concern: The publisher of Management Decision is issuing an Expression of Concern for the following article Botella-Carrubi, D., Ribeiro-Navarrete, S., Ulrich, K. and Blanco González-Tejero, C. (2022), “The role of entrepreneurial skills as a vehicle for business growth: a study in Spanish start-ups”, Management Decision, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-02-2022-0161, which was submitted to the guest-edited special issue ‘Navigating the role of circular economy in entrepreneurship: Opportunities and challenges’. An investigation by the publisher found a number of articles with multiple concerns, including but not limited to compromised editorial handling and reviewing, undisclosed conflicts of interest, and lack of suitability for the scope of the journal. As a result of these concerns and as trust in the content is central to the integrity of the publication process, the Editor-in-Chief and publisher have taken the decision to publish an Expression of Concern for all articles within this special issue. The journal has not been able to confirm whether the authors were aware of these concerns. The authors of this article would like to note that they do not agree with the content of this notice. An investigation is ongoing and is currently unresolved. Further information will be provided by Management Decision as it becomes available.
Citation
Botella-Carrubi, D., Ribeiro-Navarrete, S., Ulrich, K. and Blanco González-Tejero, C. (2024), "The role of entrepreneurial skills as a vehicle for business growth: a study in Spanish start-ups", Management Decision, Vol. 62 No. 8, pp. 2364-2387. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-02-2022-0161
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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