Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
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Enterprise and Innovation
Rural women characteristics and sustainable entrepreneurial intention: a road to economic growth in Bangladesh
Mohammad Rashed Hasan Polas, Valliappan Raju, Md Muhibbullah, Mosab I. TabashThis study aims to provide a better understanding of the individual-level factors that affect rural women’s sustainable entrepreneurial intention in starting and running a…
Constraints to participation in the management of cooperative societies: insights for women in Awka community
Stellamaris Ifunanya Aju, Oluyemi Theophilus AdeosunThe purpose of this paper is to explore women’s participation in cooperative societies and the constraints in attaining management positions. Despite the importance of…
Digital transformation in West Africa: a two country, two-sector analysis
Nnamdi O. Madichie, Elvira Bolat, Nasiru TauraThe purpose of this paper is to explore opportunities and challenges of accelerating digital entrepreneurship development in key economic growth sectors in West Africa.
Family across borders social capital and diaspora entrepreneurial preparedness
Eva Karayianni, Elias Hadjielias, Loukas GlyptisThe purpose of this paper is to study the way in which family ties influence the entrepreneurial preparedness of the diaspora family business owner.
Service innovation in the hotel industry: the dynamic capabilities view
Babak Ziyae, Hossein Sadeghi, Maryam GolmohammadiConsistent with the dynamic capabilities view tenets, this paper aims to conceptualize a theoretical framework of service innovation in the hotel industry.
Transforming higher education in Ghana in times of disruption: flexible learning in rural communities with high latency internet connectivity
Harry Barton Essel, Dimitrios Vlachopoulos, Dickson Adom, Akosua Tachie-MensonThe purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics and potential effects of teaching and learning through audio teleconferencing (dial-in) with a cell phone. In…
Interactive radio, social network sites and development in Africa: a literature review study
Marcos KomodromosThe technology determinism theory facilitated in assessing the impact of interactive radio and social network sites (SNSs) on development factors such as education…
How kinship resources alleviate structural disadvantage: self-employment duration among refugees and labor migrants
Aliaksei Kazlou, Karl WennbergEconomic integration of refugees remains a challenge for developed countries. Although refugees differ greatly from labor migrants in available resources and motivation…
Does family involvement help small migrant businesses survive? A closer examination of family in migrant entrepreneurship
Zonghui Li, Douglas JohansenDrawing on the resource-based view, this study aims to examine how family involvement in migrant-founded small businesses gives rise to distinctive resources that help…
Role of ICT in emancipation of digital entrepreneurship among new generation women
Anuja Shukla, Priyanka Kushwah, Eti Jain, Shiv Kumar SharmaThe role of information and communications technology (ICT) has been tested in various contexts of online shopping and the results show that ICT has successfully…
Women entrepreneurship and sustainable development: select case studies from the sustainable energy sector
Ritika Mahajan, Kaushik Ranjan BandyopadhyayThe purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it discusses the role of entrepreneurship, in general, and women entrepreneurship, in particular, in advancing the cause of…
Supply chain risks, technological and digital challenges facing grocery retailers in South Africa
Progress Hove-Sibanda, Marumo Matshidiso, Paul Agu IgweThe purpose of this paper is to examine the risks, innovations and technological enablers or barriers to the efficiency of the supply chain risk management (SCRM…
Socio-cultural web and environmentally-driven community entrepreneurship: a portrayal of Abia Ohafia community in South-Eastern Nigeria
Ebere Ume Kalu, Leo-Paul DanaThis study is aimed at providing a deduction on the necessity of social and cultural capital for entrepreneurial outcomes on a community-wide scale.
Meritocracy, personality traits and recruitment: some insights from the Qatari enterprising community
AbdulWahab Esmaeel BarounThe purpose of this paper is to provide a picture on the impact of the meritocracy and personality traits on the recruitment process in small and medium-sized enterprises…
CEO gender, power and bank performance: evidence from Chinese banks
Hsiu-I TingThis study aims to investigate the relations between CEO gender, power and bank performance. First, this study examines the relation between CEO gender and power. Do…
When simplicity becomes complexity: negotiations between a Mennonite enterprising community and the Government of Belize
Carel Roessingh, Michiel VerverA central theme in the literature on entrepreneurship in remote communities – be they religious, indigenous, rural or migrant communities – is the balance between…
Financial well-being of Retirees Community in Nigeria
Benard Alkali Soepding, John C. Munene, Dagwom Yohanna DangThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the financial well-being of often-neglected group in the society. The authors examined the role of risk management and social…
Challenges and enablers of women entrepreneurs’ career advancement in Vietnam’s coffee industry
Giang NT Nguyen, Thinh Gia Hoang, Tam Minh Nguyen, Thanh Thien NgoThis paper aims to explore the motivational factors and contextual facilitators of female entrepreneurs in Vietnam’s coffee industry and also the barriers facing them.
Does growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) contribute to youth development in informal farm entrepreneurship? Evidence from rural communities in Nigeria
Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji, Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi, Simplice Anutechia AsonguThe purpose of this paper is to critically examine the impact of a growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) on youth development in informal farm entrepreneurship in…
Diffusion of innovations and labor market challenges: a multiple case study from Angola
Édney Santos, Daphne HalkiasThe purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to gain a deeper understanding of the views of stakeholders residing within impoverished communities in Angola on…
Digital financial inclusion, informal economy and poverty reduction in Africa
Ikechukwu KelikumeThis paper aims to examine the relationship between mobile phones, the internet, financial inclusion, the informal economy and poverty reduction.
Performance of Ghanaian women businesses community: the moderating role of social competence
Cynthia Ayorkor Sallah, Livingstone Divine CaesarThis paper aims to investigate the moderating dynamics of social competence in the relationship between intangible resources and the performance of women businesses from…
A deplorable community in Bangladesh: tea garden workers
Md. Saidur Rahaman, Syed Muhammod Ali Reza, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Solaiman ChowdhuryThroughout history, tea garden workers are treated as slaves of employers and live an inhuman life in modern society. This paper aims to provide an account of the…
An Islamic perspective of agripreneurs motivation
Khairul Hidayatullah Basir, Siti Fatimahwati Pehin Dato MusaThis paper aims to provide an understanding of agripreneurs motivation from the Islamic perspective. The objective of this paper is to explore the proposition that…
Customer perception of adoption and use of digital financial services and mobile money services in Uganda
Tapiwanashe James Museba, Edmore Ranganai, Gianfranco GianfrateThis paper aims to investigate the impact of fintech, mobile money and digital financial services in Uganda and factors impacting adoption of the services. The study will…
Viability of artisanal timber milling: cases from Ghana
Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Michael Nyarko, Monica Addison, Dadson Awunyo-VitorA key strategy in the policy of saw millers and artisanal millers supplying the domestic market with legal and sustainable lumber is the transformation of chainsaw…
Examining network characteristic dynamics of kinship-based families on performance within Indonesian SMEs
Hardo Firmana Given Grace Manik, Nurul Indarti, Andy Susilo Lukito-BudiThis study aims to examine the moderating effect of firm age and size on the relationship between network characteristics (network centrality, network density and tie…
A new approach to stimulate rural entrepreneurship through village-owned enterprises in Indonesia
Ikeu Kania, Grisna Anggadwita, Dini Turipanam AlamandaVillage-owned enterprises, in this study called Badan Usaha Milik Desa (BUMDes), are rural communities economic empowerment program developed by the Indonesian Government…
Challenges faced by necessity entrepreneurship, the case of Syrian refugees in Jordan
Saad ZighanThis study aims to understand the challenges facing Syrian refugee entrepreneurs in Jordan and offers professional support to refugee entrepreneurs, with a view to improve…
Enterprise survival in the high-tech community: persuasion and power in board decisions
Ronit Yitshaki, Eli Gimmon, Susanna KhavulThis study aims to examine the extent to which board size, the use of power by venture capital investors and entrepreneurs’ interpersonal tactics such as persuasion to…
Environmental commitment and environmental sustainability practices of manufacturing small and medium enterprises in Uganda
Kasimu Sendawula, Vincent Bagire, Cathy Ikiror Mbidde, Peter TuryakiraThis study aims to examine the relationship between environmental commitment and environmental sustainability practices of manufacturing small and medium enterprises…
Role of NGOs in women empowerment: case studies from Uttarakhand, India
Minisha GuptaWomen empowerment is essential for the growth and development of the nation. This study aims to identify the role of non-government organisations (NGOs) in promoting women…
Organic food women entrepreneurs-TISM approach for challenges
Shweta Dahiya, Anupama Panghal, Shilpa Sindhu, Parveen SiwachOrganic food is getting attention these days from consumers and producers, in pursuit of safe and chemical-free food. In India, there is an upsurge in entrepreneurs in the…
Groping environmental sensitivity as an antecedent of environmental behavioural intentions through perceived environmental responsibility
Sandeep Singh, Priyanka Sharma, Nameeta Garg, Rajni BalaThis paper aims to study the mediating role of perceived environmental responsibility on the relationship between environmental sensitivity and pro-environmental…
Revival of the traditional handicraft enterprising community in Pakistan
Mohsin Shafi, Lixi Yin, Yue Yuan, ZoyaThis study aims to examine issues affecting the growth and survival of traditional handicraft enterprising community in Pakistan, and analyzes their strengths, weaknesses…
Social responsibility approach among universities’ community
Marsela Thanasi-Boçe, Selma Kurtishi-KastratiThis study aims to explore the extent to which universities in developing countries have adopted social responsibility (SR) and track its implementation.
Innovation capabilities of women enterprise in informal settings
Oluyemi Theophilus Adeosun, Ayodele Ibrahim Shittu, Stellamaris Ifunanya AjuThis paper aims to explore how women entrepreneurs in informal settings, especially in the fishing sub-sector in rural communities, relate to different dimensions of…
The marionette: embeddedness in a community of family-controlled firms
Hanna AstnerBeing embedded in family has proven to bring opportunities and facilitate resources for a firm. However, it has its dark side, where too much family involvement may hamper…
Entrepreneurial ecosystem and social entrepreneurship: case studies of community-based craft from Kutch, India
Santana Pathak, Sujata MukherjeeThis study aims to explore social entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) in the craft sector in the state of Gujarat, India. With liberalization, India witnessed the growth of…
Influence of work–family conflict on the emergence of nascent mumpreneurs community in Jordan
Rasha Abdelsalam, Shafig Al-Haddad, Jusuf ZeqiriThe purpose of this study is to find out the influence of work–family conflict on mumpreneurial intentions in Jordan, specifically among the community of nascent mumpreneurs.
ICT, social media and COVID-19: evidence from informal home-based business community in Kuwait City
Yasser SalehThe purpose of this paper is to provide information on the importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and social media for the development of informal…
Entrepreneurship education intention and entrepreneurial intention amongst disadvantaged students: an empirical study
Umesh Shrivastava, Satya Ranjan AcharyaDisadvantaged students face social exclusion and undergo a different treatment than mainstream students. This alters their entrepreneurial intention subsequently. This…
Teleworking in Portuguese communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fernando Tavares, Eulália Santos, Ana Diogo, Vanessa RattenHuman beings spend about a third of their day working, so it is very important that they are integrated into a good community work environment. When the setting is…
Regional economic performance and the differential prevalence of corporate and family business
Zografia Bika, Peter RosaPrevious studies have largely examined interregional variations of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) rather than family firm concentrations. This paper aims to…
Applying the theory of planned behaviour to hospitality management students in Nigeria: the mediating role of self-confidence
Innocent OtacheThe purpose of this study is to explore the mediating role of self-confidence in the relationship between the constructs of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) (i.e…
How does the territory impact on entrepreneurial family embeddedness?
Paula Martínez-Sanchis, Cristina Aragón-Amonarriz, Cristina Iturrioz-LandartThis paper aims to explore how territory impacts on entrepreneurial families’ (EFs) embeddedness to unveil the role that territories play on the continuity and development of EFs.
Competencies development for women edupreneurs community – an integrated AHP-TOPSIS approach
Jitendra Kumar Dixit, Vivek Agrawal, Sucheta Agarwal, Shqipe Gerguri-Rashiti, Dina Sabry SaidEducation is the most promising and prominent domain for entrepreneurs who are willing to infuse innovation and creation to initiate the change in existing educational…
Impact of natural disasters on New Zealand regional family businesses: perspectives of baby boomer family business owners
Julia Yonghua WuThis paper aims to describe what baby boomer family business owners in New Zealand perceive the implications of earthquakes on their business and succession planning. The…
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- Prof Leo Dana
- Prof Robert Anderson
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