Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Volume 15 Issue 1

Who really acts as an entrepreneur in the science commercialisation process: the role of knowledge transfer intermediary organisations

Aleksandra Szulczewska-Remi, Hanna Nowak-Mizgalska

Consistent with the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, the purpose of this paper is to recognise the complementary entrepreneurial role of knowledge transfer…

The congruence of mental models in entrepreneurial teams – implications for performance and satisfaction in teams operating in an emerging economy

Paweł Ziemiański, Katarzyna Stankiewicz, Michał T. Tomczak, Beata Krawczyk-Bryłka

The paper aims to explore the relationship between the congruence of mental models held by the members of entrepreneurial teams operating in an emerging economy (Poland) and…

Credit scoring of small and medium enterprises: a behavioural approach

Akanksha Goel, Shailesh Rastogi

This study aims to formulate a behavioural credit scoring models for Indian small and medium enterprises (SME) entrepreneurs using certain behavioural and psychological…

How the social entrepreneurship business model designs in South Africa create value: a complex adaptive systems approach

Olu Oludele Akinloye Akinboade, Trevor Taft, Johann Friedrich Weber, Obareng Baldwin Manoko, Victor Sannyboy Molobi

This paper aims to understand social entrepreneurship (SE) business model design to create values whilst undertaking public service delivery within the complex environments of…

Entrepreneurial cognition and premature scaling of startups: a qualitative analysis of determinants of start-up failures

George Joseph, Nimitha Aboobaker, Zakkariya K.A.

This study aims to explore the behavioral patterns of entrepreneurs, their cognitive styles and personality characteristics that can lead to a self-destructive chain of events…

Personality traits and firm innovation performance: the mediation effect of entrepreneurial innovativeness

Chi Thi Phuong Nguyen, Duong Tuan Nguyen, Hang Thu Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of entrepreneurs’ personality traits on firm innovation performance through the mediation role of entrepreneurs’ innovativeness.

The role of social entrepreneurship in socio-economic development: a meta-analysis of the nascent field

Shabir Ahmad, Ishtiaq Ahmad Bajwa

This study aims to present the first meta-analysis of the research on social entrepreneurship and socio-economic development (SESED). Nation-states, researchers and organizations…

Female Afghan engineers’ perceptions of chokepoints along the career trajectory to entrepreneurship

Muzhda Mehrzad, S.W.S.B. Dasanayaka, Kimberly Gleason, Praneeth Wijesinghe, Omar Al Serhan

The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of Afghan female engineers regarding opportunities and barriers to starting their own engineering/construction company in…

Entrepreneurial tendencies in franchisees: evidence from India

Gowsia Bashir, Natasha Saqib

This study aims to examine franchising from an entrepreneurial perspective. The study investigates the extent to which franchisees exhibit entrepreneurial characteristics and…

Delineating competency and opportunity recognition in the entrepreneurial intention analysis framework

WeiLee Lim, Yvonne Lee, Abdullah Al Mamun

This study aims to delineate opportunity recognition as a competency from opportunity recognition as an outcome in the form of ideas and opportunities. In addition, a model was…