International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 25 Issue 1

From “manager” to “strategist”: An examination of the evolving role of persistent high-growth entrepreneurs

Yannick Dillen, Eddy Laveren, Rudy Martens, Sven De Vocht, Eric Van Imschoot

Few high-growth firms (HGFs) are able to maintain high-growth over time. The purpose of this paper is to find out why only a small number of firms become persistent HGFs…

Human capital and labor: the effect of entrepreneur characteristics on venture success

Byungku Lee

The purpose of this paper is to offer a unique perspective on the role of entrepreneurs’ hard work for the relationship between entrepreneur human capital and venture success. To…

Sleeping with competitors: Forms, antecedents and outcomes of coopetition of small and medium-sized craft beer breweries

Sascha Kraus, Patrycja Klimas, Johanna Gast, Tobias Stephan

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the specific types of coopetition between small and medium-sized craft breweries and related businesses, as well as its drivers and…

The impact of overseas human capital and social ties on Chinese returnee entrepreneurs’ venture performance

Zhenzhong Ma, Jinwei Zhu, Yong Meng, Ying Teng

Entrepreneurship research clearly documents the importance of human and social capital and stresses the way in which entrepreneurs take advantage of their own social affiliations…

Social media adoption and its impact on firm performance: the case of the UAE

Syed Zamberi Ahmad, Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar, Norita Ahmad

Through social media technologies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can communicate information and respond to competitors with minimal cost. The ability to share and…

Cultural configurations and entrepreneurial realisation

Pedro Torres, Mário Augusto

The purpose of this paper is to better understand the connection between culture and entrepreneurship in proposing and testing complex configurations of culturally endorsed…

Performance and environmental sustainability orientations in the informal economy of a least developed country

Emiel L. Eijdenberg, Deo Sabokwigina, Enno Masurel

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which performance and environmental sustainability orientations (ESOs) are developed, as well as their association, in a…

Pattern versus level: a new look at the personality-entrepreneurship relationship

Wencang Zhou, Xi Yang, Yuanqing Li, Yanli Zhang

By using a nontraditional configuration approach, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of personality on entrepreneurial intention and success. Previous research has…