Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
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Transforming into formal entrepreneurs: the path of Ukrainian immigrants in Poland
Aleksandra Gaweł, Bartosz MarcinkowskiImmigrant integration through entrepreneurship is hindered by the prevalent informality of their ventures. This study aims to examine the factors influencing the formalisation of…
Explaining the relationship between person–organization fit and entrepreneurial intention through workplace ostracism and loneliness
Ufuk Başar, Almula Umay Karamanlıoğlu, Ünsal SığrıThe entrepreneurial intention of employees refers to the motive of those who work in a company to resign and start their businesses instead of continuing to be wage earners. It is…
Underdog entrepreneurship: a model to predict the success of poor entrepreneurs
Amber Sajjad, Amina TalatWhile extensive research exists on how positive life circumstances and positive personality traits promote entrepreneurship, there is little research focusing on how negative…
Startup founders: university’s role and entrepreneur’s intention–action gap in emerging markets
Artur Tavares Vilas Boas Ribeiro, Lucas dos Santos Costa, Felipe Mendes Borini, Fernanda Ribeiro CahenThis study aims to analyze the university environment’s role in the intention–action gap (IAG)of highly successful startup founders in an emerging market.
Predicting entrepreneurial intention in Colombian academics: a machine learning approach
Juan Manuel Aristizábal, Edwin Tarapuez, Carlos Alberto AstudilloThis study aims to analyze the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of Colombian researchers using machine learning (ML) techniques, considering their academic activity, contexts and…
The institutional context, entrepreneurship decisions, and venture types: evidence from Mexico
Martin Ramirez-Urquidy, Jose N. Martinez, Pedro OrracaThe research aims to applying Baumol’s framework to address some research gaps in the literature. This paper aims to analyze how institutional variations at the subnational level…
Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and entrepreneurship: evidence from 125 countries
Omang Ombolo Messono, Simplice AsonguThis study aims to investigate the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary entrepreneurship. Previous studies reveal numerous proximate causes…
A contingency study of the performance of new venture logistics firms in Nigeria
Livingstone Divine Caesar, Mark Eshun, Frank Mawuyome Kwame Gamadey, Akinyele OkeremiHigh failure rates characterise the experience of new entrepreneurial ventures in Nigeria and other emerging economies. Reliance on strategic tools such as entrepreneurial…
GPT revolution and digital entrepreneurial intentions
Samer AbaddiGenerative pretrained transformers (GPTs), soaring to one million users at lightning speed, outpaced social media giants (15 times faster) (Buchholz, 2023). Despite this, scant…
How do family support factors influence college students’ online-startup thinking?
Lifu Li, Kyeong KangThe purpose of this study is to present the relationship between family support factors and Chinese college students’ online-startup thinking on live streaming platforms…
An effectuation approach to sustainable entrepreneurship
Samuel Dawa, Jonathan MarksThis paper aims to explain the occurrence of sustainable entrepreneurship in the underresearched sub-Saharan Africa context and to improve the understanding of how effectuation…
A more grounded view of ‘farmer entrepreneurship’: how Zimbabwean smallholder farmers fundamentally differ in their entrepreneurial behaviours
Timothy Manyise, Domenico Dentoni, Jacques TrienekensThis paper aims to investigate the entrepreneurial behaviours exhibited by commercial smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe, focusing on their socio-economic characteristics, and…
From establishment to scaling up of an SME in the IT sector: deliberate and emergent strategies as critical essentials for the sustainable business model
Juan Martin Ireta-SanchezThe purpose of this study is to identify the business strategies that entrepreneurs have formulated to establish the business with the intention of scaling up in the information…
Toward a typology of entrepreneurial bricolage and its capabilities
Rohit Bhardwaj, Sunali Bindra, Tejasvita Singh, Arunaditya SahayThe extant literature emphasizes that the perspective of bricolage is significantly augmenting the core of entrepreneurship research, and, per se, it has made considerable…
What drives the use of crowdfunding by micro-entrepreneurs in Morocco? – exploring fundraiser motives and characteristics
Hicham Meghouar, Hibat-Allah Ezzahid, Rotem ShneorThe purpose of this study is to identify motivations for the uptake of crowdfunding by micro-entrepreneurs in an emerging economy and the extent to which these vary by…
Knowledge transfer in Peru microentrepreneurs. The effects on personal and business improvement
Julianna Paola Ramirez Lozano, Kelly Rojas Valdez, Juan Carlos Sosa VarelaThis study aims to analyze the effects of microentrepreneurs’ knowledge transfer (KT) on personal improvement (PI) and business improvement (BI).
The online entrepreneurship program effect on young people's self-efficacy and intention: an experiment in Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, China and Romania
Daniel Vankov, David Kozma, Borislav Vankov, Johan Chiers, Martin Galanternik, Lin WangEntrepreneurship can help tackle economic problems, such as unemployment. It is often promoted through education programs. There is a limited comprehensive and rigorous…
Consensus study on factors influencing the academic entrepreneur in a middle-income country’s university enterprise
Alfred Austin Farrell, James Ashton, Witness Mapanga, Maureen Joffe, Nombulelo Chitha, Mags Beksinska, Wezile Chitha, Ashraf Coovadia, Clare L. Cutland, Robin L. Drennan, Kathleen Kahn, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Jacqui Miot, Julian Naidoo, Maria Papathanasopoulos, Warrick Sive, Jenni Smit, Stephen M. Tollman, Martin G. Veller, Lisa J. Ware, Jeffrey Wing, Shane A. NorrisThis study aims to ascertain the personal characteristics of a group of successful academic entrepreneurs in a South African university enterprise and the prevalent barriers and…
Unlocking SME success: optimizing capability development amidst dynamic market conditions in emerging economies
Thomas Anning-DorsonThe business landscapes in Asia and Africa are predominantly characterized by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) facing significant resource constraints. Understanding the…
The moderation effect of entrepreneurship development programs on the economic and political empowerment association. Empirical evidence from post-revolution rural Tunisia
Kaouther Toumi, Nabil Ghalleb, Mikael AkimowiczThis paper aims to explore individuals’ economic empowerment and political empowerment association and the moderation role of entrepreneurship development programs on this…
Effect of social media agility on performance of small and medium enterprises: moderating roles of firm size and environmental dynamism
Worachet Onngam, Peerayuth CharoensukmongkolDespite the increasing numbers of research studies about social media business, the concept of social media agility is still an emerging topic that has been understudied…
Recommendations for entrepreneurial ecosystem development
Franklin Ribeiro, Claudia Brito Silva Cirani, Eusebio Scornavacca, Vinícius Rodrigues Silva PiresThe primary objective of this study is to consolidate the fragmented body of scholarly literature pertaining to developing entrepreneurial ecosystems, with the intent of…
Opportunity recognition ability for entrepreneurs from the affective perspective: how and when?
Nhuong Huy Bui, Ngoc Lan Nguyen, Mai Thi Thu LeApplying the broaden-and-build theory, this paper aims to examine the effect of entrepreneurial wellbeing (EWB) on the opportunity recognition (OpR) ability and how it changes…
Social enterprises’ objectives and choices of legal forms under the framework of Sustainable Development Goals – an analysis of 80 cases in Zhejiang Province, China
Wei Li, Huan Liu, Yingshi ChenThis study aims to measure social enterprises’ (SEs’) social objectives under the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, and explore the impact of SEs’…
Investigating the impact of the dynamics of entrepreneurial intentions on ventures’ formalization
Jacques Yana Mbena, Susanne Durst, Sascha Kraus, Céline VialaTo overcome economic hardship and survival, informal entrepreneurs must continually activate specific resilience capabilities and reassess their entrepreneurial intentions (EI)…
Microfinance institutions and female entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: avoidable female unemployment thresholds
Simplice Asongu, Nicholas M. OdhiamboThis study aims to contribute to the extant literature by assessing how microfinance institutions (MFIs) affect female entrepreneurship, contingent on female unemployment levels.
Bottom-line mentality and abusive supervisory behaviour in MSMEs: how do they affect employee outcomes?
Charles Hanu, Albert T. Agbenyegah, Gifty Kumadey, Robert Amankwaa, Samuel Ofosu-AppiahGrounded on trait activation and social learning theories, this study aims to examine the effects of bottom-line mentality (BLM) and perceived abusive supervisory behaviour on…
Ethnic minority group college students’ liberal and conservative attitudes to online start-ups: regional difference perspective
Lifu Li, Kyeong KangThis study aims to analyse what factors influence ethnic minority group (EMG) college students’ attitudes towards promoting online start-ups and how their different attitudes…
What drives social entrepreneurial intentions after retirement from a full-time career? Evidence from Oman
Mohammad Rezaur Razzak, Said Al RiyamiDrawing on the socioemotional selectivity theory and the volunteerism literature, this study aims to examine the influence of empathy, altruism and opportunity recognition, on…
Demystifying the essentials of entrepreneurial orientation and competence for small retailers: evidence from India
Palaniappan Sellappan, Kavitha ShanmugamEnvironmental dynamics affect all sectors, and retailing is no exception. Scholarships reveal that, in such turbulent times, entrepreneurial characteristics are essential for…
Effects of improvisational behavior on entrepreneurial activities and firm performance: the moderating roles of firm size and business experience
Muanfhun Ratanavanich, Peerayuth CharoensukmongkolThis study aims to analyze the effect of entrepreneurs’ improvisational behavior on business risk-taking and opportunity recognition, as well as to analyze its subsequent impact…
Investigating the self-employed: the South African perspective
Marifa Muchemwa, Clifford OdimegwuIn a country that is marred by an excessively high unemployment rate, there is a need for policymakers to prioritise entrepreneurship in South Africa. The study aims to explore…
Does fear of failure affect entrepreneurial growth aspirations? The moderating role of institutional collectivism in emerging and developed countries
Maria Cecilia Henriquez-Daza, Joan-Lluís Capelleras, Fabian Osorio-TinocoBased on social cognitive theory, this study aims to analyze the impact of fear of failure on entrepreneurs’ growth aspirations, the moderating role of collectivist institutional…
The role of financial inclusion in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana
Simplice Asongu, Nicholas M. OdhiamboThis study aims to assess the role of financial inclusion (FI) in moderating the incidence of entrepreneurship on energy poverty in Ghana.
Becoming an entrepreneur in the cooperation and poverty contexts
Maria Salete Batista Freitag, Jéssica Borges de Carvalho, Altair Camargo Filho, Fernanda Paula ArantesThe purpose of this study is to investigate how the process of becoming an entrepreneur in the cooperation and poverty contexts takes place.
Women’s microbusiness participation decisions and their effect on poverty in the Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia
Alemayehu Elda Ergo, Deirdre O’Connor, Tekle Leza MegaMicrobusinesses are better able to assist many disadvantaged groups in finding employment and breaking the cycle of poverty because they require less initial capital and employ a…
Different shades of learning after entrepreneurial failure among Ghanaian micro women entrepreneurs
Fanny Adams Quagrainie, Ama Abakoma DankwaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the learning effects of entrepreneurial failure (EF) among micro-women entrepreneurship in Accra.
The moderating effect of gender on the relationship between apprenticeship and self-employment: evidence from a developing country
Ibrahim Mohammed, Wassiuw Abdul Rahaman, Alexander Bilson Darku, William Baah-BoatengThis study aims to examine the association between apprenticeship training and self-employment and how gender moderates the association.
Do good and measure well! – Examining the validity of two positive social change measurements in South African social enterprises
Philipp Kruse, Eleanor Meda Chipeta, Robert VenterThe creation of positive social change (PSC) is considered the primary success criterion when evaluating social enterprise performance. However, despite a proliferation of…
Entry, speed and degree of formality for household businesses: an integrated approach
Tien Dung LuuThis paper aims to examine the factors associated with a household business entrepreneur’s decisions to formalise the firm at a multidimensions level.
The impact of artificial intelligence in marketing on the performance of business organizations: evidence from SMEs in an emerging economy
Kwabena Abrokwah-Larbi, Yaw Awuku-LarbiThis study aims to empirically investigate the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing (AIM) and business performance from the resource-based view (RBV…
How to win the succession race: empirical analysis of Palestinian family businesses
Nojoud Habash, Samir BaidounFamily businesses (FBs) have a high rate of extinction through generations; hence, it is crucial for their owners to give succession planning top priority. In light of this, the…
Bank lending behaviour and small enterprise debt financing
Olapeju Comfort Ogunmokun, Oluwasoye Mafimisebi, Demola ObembeThe reason for concern is the rapid decline in loans to small enterprises which is critical to their performance, compared to large businesses following the periods of banking…
How do technology-based accelerators build their legitimacy as new organizations in an emerging entrepreneurship ecosystem?
Berna Beyhan, Ibrahim Semih Akcomak, Dilek CetindamarThis paper aims to understand technology-based accelerators’ legitimation efforts in an emerging entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The upside of narcissism as an influential personality trait: exploring the entrepreneurial behaviour of established entrepreneurs
Melodi Botha, Sphumelele SibekoAs research emerged in terms of how narcissism, a negative or dark trait, has been found to be constructive in enhancing entrepreneurial behaviour, there are mixed results…
Does striking a balance pay off? Implications of innovative ambidexterity for SMEs during COVID-19 crisis
Rafik Smara, Karina Bogatyreva, Anastasiia Laskovaia, Hunter Phoenix Van WagonerExploration and exploitation have long been documented as prominent approaches to business management and organizational adaptation to external environment. Maintaining balance…
Entrepreneurial anxiety: an empirical investigation in Bangladesh
Minhajul Islam UkilThis study aims to investigate how entrepreneurial anxiety develops during the entrepreneurial intention stage in a developing country such as Bangladesh, where doing business has…
Navigating through entrepreneurial skills, competencies and capabilities: a systematic literature review and the development of the entrepreneurial ability model
Selene Pennetta, Francesco Anglani, Shane MathewsThis study aims to define, classify and interconnect the wide range of known entrepreneurial abilities with terms such as skills, capabilities and competencies, which have been…
Organizational culture, generational involvement and entrepreneurial orientation components: a replication study
Angélica Ferrari, Daniel Magalhães Mucci, Franciele BeckThis study aims to adopt a replication strategy based on Cherchem (2017), and hence this study investigates how generational involvement moderates the relationship between…
Economic crisis, innovation and organizational responses: evidence from Brazil
Paulo Feitosa, Renato GarciaThe economic crisis of 2008 resulted in a unique context for the empirical experimentation of organizational learning and entrepreneurship theories from Schumpeterian inspiration…
Innovative approach and marketing skill: a case study of artisan entrepreneurs of India
S. Meera, A. VinodanThis study aims to examine individual-specific market orientation as an innovative approach and its relationship with marketing skills among artisan entrepreneurs in India.
Spurring entrepreneurship with public venture capital in developing industries – evidence from Hungary
Patrícia Becsky-Nagy, Balázs FazekasVenture capital (VC) is an essential element in healthy entrepreneurial environments; therefore, many countries in developing entrepreneurial economies support the industry via…
How strong is your social capital? Interactions in a non-transparent entrepreneurial ecosystem
Seun Oladele, Johnson Laosebikan, Femi Oladele, Oluwatimileyin Adigun, Christopher OgunlusiThe purpose of this study is to explore the strength and value-relevance of social capital in an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) provides a new…
Turning digital technology to immersive marketing strategy: a strategic perspective on flexibility, agility and adaptability for businesses
Kritcha Yawised, Darlin Apasrawirote, Maneerut Chatrangsan, Paisarn MuneesawangThe purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic literature review of the adoption of immersive marketing technology (IMT) in terms of strategic planning of its adoption…
“Like mom and dad”: using narrative analysis to understand how couplepreneurs stimulate their kids’ entrepreneurial mindset
Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri, Brighton Nyagadza, Tafadzwa C. Maramura, Miston MapurangaThis study aims to examine how couplepreneurs foster an entrepreneurial mindset in their kids.
How do impact investors evaluate an investee social enterprise? A framework of impact investing process
Anirudh Agrawal, Kristjan JespersenImpact investors differ from venture capital firms as they invest to create social and commercial value. This paper pursues the question: how do impact investors select social…
Work–life balance: is an entrepreneurial career the solution?
Rizwan TahirThe present study, drawing on boundary theory, attempts to investigate entrepreneurs’ work–life balance (WLB) in terms of how they manage and construct the borders between their…
Reimagining the SME failure phenomenon: incorporating regenerative effects and predicting enterprise regenerative capacity
Hamfrey SanhokweExposure to a public health threat of significant proportions made current models inadequate to explain the failure phenomenon in small businesses. Hence, the need to reimagine…
Mind your own business and communicate the same! – signaling content that makes investors interested
Nidhi Singhal, Deepak KapurThis study aims to understand the impact of underlying theme in the communication on social media on funding received by early-stage start-ups.
Crisis, innovation and change management: a blind spot for micro-firms?
Dimos Chatzinikolaou, Charis VladosThis paper aims to explore how the owners of less competitive micro-firms (MFs) perceive the “crisis–innovation–change management” triangle. It examines whether their…
Sustainable entrepreneurship research in emerging economies: an evidence from systematic review
Raghavendra Nayak, Rajasekharan Pillai KThe purpose of this study is to explore the current state of knowledge of sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) and to gain more insights from the articles originated from the…
Effect of emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility on entrepreneurial intention: mediating role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Ankita Mishra, Parwinder SinghEntrepreneurship is one of the significant drivers of economic growth, development and job generation in several countries worldwide. Realizing its significant contribution to the…
Emerging issues in corporate entrepreneurship: evidence from the United Arab Emirates
Marina ArnautCorporate entrepreneurship (CE) has attracted considerable attention worldwide, and the challenges of managing employees’ entrepreneurial behaviours are increasingly recognised…
Social network analysis and network centrality in community enterprises: evidence from One Tambon One Product entrepreneurship program in border Thailand
Piriya Pholphirul, Akkaranai Kwanyou, Pungpond Rukumnuaykit, Teerawat Charoenrat, Kitisak SrijamdeeThis study aims to analyze social networking and network centrality in the case of community enterprises, which the existing literature has not addressed. To do so, the authors…
National culture and entrepreneurial orientation in an emerging economy: the moderating role of informal enterprises’ survival intent
Ibrahim Kabir, M. Muzamil Naqshbandi, Yazid Abdullahi Abubakar, Thuraya Farhana SaidThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between culture and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in informal enterprises and the moderating role of their survival…
Culture, entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial ecosystems: evidence from Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa
Sasha Boucher, Margaret Cullen, André Paul CalitzContemporary entrepreneurial ecosystem models and frameworks advocate that culture is a criterion for entrepreneurial intention and central to entrepreneurship discourse. However…
The link between supply chain risk management and innovation performance in SMEs in turbulent times
Samuel Foli, Susanne Durst, Serdal TemelAcknowledging, on the one hand, the increasing fragility of supply chains and the number of risks involved in supply chain operations and, on the other hand, the role of small…
Impact of opportunity and capability on e-entrepreneurial motivation: a comparison of urban and rural perspectives
Lifu Li, Kyeong KangE-entrepreneurship is developed based on digital platforms, having specific technical opportunities, such as the interactive ecosystem, fast payment method and online store…
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