Gender stereotyping effects on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and high-growth...
AbstractPurpose– The number of women choosing entrepreneurship as an occupation continues to grow. However, there are very few start-up high-growth ventures in traditionally non-feminine industries,...
View ArticleTrigger points and high-growth firms: A conceptualisation and review of...
AbstractPurpose– As a means of contributing to the literature surrounding the evolution and growth of firms, this paper seeks to outline the explanatory concept of growth trigger points. It aims to...
View ArticleOpen innovation in SMEs: A dynamic approach to modern entrepreneurship in the...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of open innovation practices on the innovation capability and export performance of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)....
View ArticleWhere to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary and overview of the papers selected by the Guest Editors for this Special Issue on supporting new venture creation in the twenty-first...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship, occupational division and social capital differentials
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how occupational division impacts on social capital and access to resources that may have a bearing on the growth potential and success of...
View ArticleAdoption of Country-Specific Business Websites: The case of UK Small...
AbstractPurpose - Purpose – This paper investigates factors affecting small business owner/managers’ adoption of country specific business websites.Design/methodology/approach -...
View ArticleBeyond Being A Student: An Exploration of Student & Graduate Start-Up’s...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore, evaluate and share the motivations and behaviours of student and graduate entrepreneurs (referred to as SGSUs) operating from university...
View ArticleFaith and entrepreneurship among the British African-Caribbean: Intersections...
AbstractPurpose - This paper explores how African-Caribbean Pentecostals use the platform of their faith to reconstruct their entrepreneurial values and identities, improve entrepreneurial learning and...
View ArticleAcademic Entrepreneurship Revisited: university scientists and venture creation
AbstractPurpose - Venture creation is often seen as the form of academic entrepreneurship least compatible with the role of university scientists. The purpose of the article is to explore the changing...
View ArticleGrowth expectations for side activities in rural areas
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this article is to examine growth expectations and factors influencing growth of side activities in rural areasDesign/methodology/approach - Data were collected in the...
View ArticleSMEs export consortia and the development of intangible resources
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of export consortia in developing countries as a means to develop intangible resources that enhance SMEs’...
View ArticleDeveloping women entrepreneurs’ knowledge, skills and attitudes through...
AbstractPurpose - The present paper aims at discussing the transformative potential of an e-mentoring support with regard to mentors’ and mentees’ learning and behavioral aspects, through an empirical...
View ArticleAN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF UK BASED, FAMILY-OWNED, ASIAN FIRMS’ MOTIVES FOR...
AbstractPurpose - This paper investigates UK based, family-owned, Asian firms’ motives for internationalisingDesign/methodology/approach - This paper reports on 8 interviews with the key...
View ArticleIntegrating ‘education for entrepreneurship’ in multiple faculties in...
AbstractPurpose - This paper highlights the role of entrepreneurship education in encouraging the growth of graduate entrepreneurship in the UK to help overcome the over-supply of university graduates...
View ArticleSME Perceptions of and Responses to the Recession
AbstractPurpose - This paper explores perceptions of the recession and recovery by SMEs in Lincolnshire and Rutland. The paper examines the relationship between businesses’ perceptions of the economy...
View ArticlePower, Politics & Learning: A social enactment of the SME Owner/Manager
AbstractPurpose - The article aims to critically explore and contribute to the development of the social learning debate by providing a conceptual analysis of the influential and meditational role...
View ArticleThe relative importance of working capital management and its components to...
AbstractPurpose - This paper reports the results of an investigation of the relative importance of working capital management, measured by the cash conversion cycle (CCC), and its components...
View ArticleAre UK SMEs with Active Websites More Likely to Achieve Both Innovation and...
AbstractPurpose - This paper examines the impact of developing more active Websites and increasing E-commerce on the relationship between innovation and growth performance in SMEs. Using the existing...
View Articlee-Business and process change: two UK case studies (towards an assessment...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this research paper is to explore the impacts of e-business technology adoption at process level in SMEsDesign/methodology/approach - The paper reviews a range of...
View ArticleA Qualitative Study of Innovation Diffusion: The Novel case of a Small Firm...
AbstractPurpose - Using the case study of a small firm this research study aims to understand the actions required for diffusion of an innovation in a small firm.Design/methodology/approach - This...
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