Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067815_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editor's Note Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-2 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00001 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00001 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:1-2 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067816_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sandra W. King Author-X-Name-First: Sandra W. Author-X-Name-Last: King Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Lloyd W. Fernald Author-X-Name-First: Lloyd W. Author-X-Name-Last: Fernald Title: Issues in Growing a Family Business: A Strategic Human Resource Model Abstract: The conceptual literature on family businesses suggests that family businesses have difficulty managing their human resources, especially when it concerns a family member or the transition from the founder to the successor. The authors empirically examined the assumptions raised in the conceptual literature regarding whether family businesses were experiencing human resource problems in growing their business and what factors enabled or constrained the ability of their businesses to grow. The authors used in‐depth interviewing to collect data in order to emphasize the depth of the issue. Using content analysis with subject matter experts coding the data, the authors sought to mine the richness of data. Finally, the authors analyzed the data using Elliot Jaques' Stratified Systems Theory as a model to examine the strategic human resource issues and to draw some tentative conclusions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3-13 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00002 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00002 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:3-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067817_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Peter S. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Peter S. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Author-Name: Paula D. Harveston Author-X-Name-First: Paula D. Author-X-Name-Last: Harveston Title: The Phenomenon of Substantive Conflict in the Family Firm: A Cross‐Generational Study Abstract: This study investigates the influence that family members exert on the extent and frequency of substantive conflict within family firms across generations as a result of their familial relationship (distance) with the owner/manager of the firm and the positions these family members occupy in the family work group and social (non‐work) group. Following Beckhard and Dyer (1983), the construct of substantive conflict was vested in four key issues pertinent to family firms: (1) ownership continuity or change; (2) executive leadership continuity or change; (3) power and asset distribution; and (4) management's vision for the role of the firm in society. The results establish a relationship between conflict in a family business and the composition of the family's work group, non‐work (social) group, and the extensiveness of the family's social interactions. The relationships between conflict and family influence were found to be moderated by the generations (first, second, third, or later) among involved family businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 14-30 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00003 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00003 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:14-30 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067818_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daniel L. Mcconaughy Author-X-Name-First: Daniel L. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcconaughy Author-Name: Charles H. Matthews Author-X-Name-First: Charles H. Author-X-Name-Last: Matthews Author-Name: Anne S. Fialko Author-X-Name-First: Anne S. Author-X-Name-Last: Fialko Title: Founding Family Controlled Firms: Performance, Risk, and Value Abstract: An agency theory framework is used to test the effects of founding family control on firm performance, capital structure, and value. Both the finance and management literatures regarding the relationship between firm control and firm value are explored. Controlling for size, industry, and managerial ownership, the results suggest that firms controlled by the founding family have greater value, are operated more efficiently, and carry less debt than other firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 31-49 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00004 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00004 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:31-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067819_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joseph E. Mccann Author-X-Name-First: Joseph E. Author-X-Name-Last: Mccann Author-Name: Anna Y. Leon‐guerrero Author-X-Name-First: Anna Y. Author-X-Name-Last: Leon‐guerrero Author-Name: Jonathan D. Haley Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan D. Author-X-Name-Last: Haley Title: Strategic Goals and Practices of Innovative Family Businesses Abstract: A profile of 231 Washington state family businesses is presented. This article focuses on the business strategies of these firms, analyzing the relationship between strategy, performance, and business practices. Firms categorized as Prospector firms reported more gains in their current market position than all other strategic types. These firms were more likely to value an effective management and employee team and to develop new quality products and services and career development plans for non‐family employees. Implications for family businesses are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 50-59 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00005 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00005 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:50-59 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067820_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nancy Upton Author-X-Name-First: Nancy Author-X-Name-Last: Upton Author-Name: Elisabeth J. Teal Author-X-Name-First: Elisabeth J. Author-X-Name-Last: Teal Author-Name: Joe T. Felan Author-X-Name-First: Joe T. Author-X-Name-Last: Felan Title: Strategic and Business Planning Practices of Fast Growth Family Firms Abstract: Fast‐growth family firms were surveyed about their business and strategic planning practices. Of the 65 fast‐growth family firms surveyed, the majority prepare written formal plans. The business plans are in sufficient detail to enable the business to tie planning to actual performance and to adjust management compensation accordingly. The majority of the firms regularly share information with employees regarding comparisons between actual company performance results and goals or planned performance. Further, the majority of the firms describe their business strategy as a high quality producer strategy rather than as a low‐cost or time‐based strategy. Further, when bringing new products to market, these fast‐growth family firms adopt a first mover or early follower strategy. Implications of these findings for growth‐oriented family firms are presented. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 60-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00006 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00006 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:60-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067821_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nancy J. Miller Author-X-Name-First: Nancy J. Author-X-Name-Last: Miller Author-Name: Harriet Mcleod Author-X-Name-First: Harriet Author-X-Name-Last: Mcleod Author-Name: Karen Young ob Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Young ob Title: Managing Family Businesses in Small Communities Abstract: Small businesses located in communities with populations of less than 10,000 were identified in a national sample of family businesses and examined for differences in their management strategies (n = 384). These businesses were first clustered by level and type of management strategy and then analyzed to ascertain differences and similarities in both personal and business firm characteristics among the family business manager groupings. Problems associated with small business management and sources of assistance were also identified. Findings suggest that managers of small family businesses located in small U.S. communities who practiced strategies focusing on extensive planning and controlling perceived their businesses to be successful; however, these managers noted that their greatest problem involved development of sound marketing strategies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 73-87 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00007 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00007 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:73-87 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067822_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eric W.k. Tsang Author-X-Name-First: Eric W.k. Author-X-Name-Last: Tsang Title: Internationalizing the Family Firm: A Case Study of a Chinese Family Business Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 88-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00008 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00008 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:88-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067823_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Muriel Orhan Author-X-Name-First: Muriel Author-X-Name-Last: Orhan Title: Women Business Owners in France: The Issue of Financing Discrimination Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 95-102 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00009 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00009 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:95-102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067824_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Georgine Fogel Author-X-Name-First: Georgine Author-X-Name-Last: Fogel Title: An Analysis of Entrepreneurial Environment and Enterprise Development in Hungary Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 103-109 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00010 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00010 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:1:p:103-109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067825_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ilan Alon Author-X-Name-First: Ilan Author-X-Name-Last: Alon Title: The Use of Franchising by U.S.‐Based Retailers Abstract: The question of whether to franchise or to own has received much research interest in recent years. Two popular approaches used to explain the proportion of franchising (PF) in the franchisor's system are resource‐scarcity and agency theories. This study combines both theories to explain the proportion of franchised outlets in the U.S. retailing sector between 1990 and 1997. The findings show mixed results with regard to both previous studies and hypothesized relationships. The study shows that the proportion of franchising used by retailers is positively related to size (number of outlets) and geographical scope, and negatively related to the rate of growth and the level of investment. Age and royalty rates are not found to be significant to the proportion of franchising. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 111-122 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00011 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00011 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:111-122 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067826_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Louis Raymond Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond Author-Name: Pierre‐andré Julien Author-X-Name-First: Pierre‐andré Author-X-Name-Last: Julien Author-Name: Charles Ramangalaby Author-X-Name-First: Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Ramangalaby Title: Technological Scanning by Small Canadian Manufacturers Abstract: Given that in many industries new production and information technologies have fundamentally changed the way in which firms must operate and compete, the technological aspect of environmental scanning has become a critical success factor for many small and medium‐sized manufacturing enterprises. As little is presently known about how technological scanning manifests itself in these organizations and about what determines the nature and level of this activity, a survey study of 324 Canadian firms was done. Testing a research model resulted in identifying four interrelated dimensions of scanning activity, namely scanning objectives, type of information, information sources, and management practices. Key determinants of this activity were also identified, including the firms' strategy, environmental uncertainty, production technology, level of R&D, information networks, and the owner‐manager's education level. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 123-138 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00012 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00012 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:123-138 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067827_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ians Chaston Author-X-Name-First: Ians Author-X-Name-Last: Chaston Author-Name: Beryl Badger Author-X-Name-First: Beryl Author-X-Name-Last: Badger Author-Name: Eugene Sadler‐smith Author-X-Name-First: Eugene Author-X-Name-Last: Sadler‐smith Title: Organizational Learning: An Empirical Assessment of Process in Small U.K. Manufacturing Firms Abstract: Organizational learning is increasingly being mentioned in the literature as a mechanism for assisting small firm survival. There exists, however, limited empirical evidence to validate the benefits claimed for the concept. A survey of small U.K. manufacturing firms was undertaken to ascertain whether entrepreneurial firms use higher‐order (or double‐loop) learning. Additional research aims included assessing whether organizational learning confers information management advantages and contributes to the upgrading of managerial competencies. The results suggest entrepreneurial firms do utilize higher‐order learning and are able to manage information more effectively than non‐entrepreneurial firms. Some evidence was found to support the view that higher‐order learning influences certain managerial competencies. The implications of these findings are discussed and proposals presented on the needs for further research Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 139-151 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00013 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00013 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:139-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067828_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard G.P. Mcmahon Author-X-Name-First: Richard G.P. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcmahon Title: Business Growth and Performance and the FinancialReporting Practices of Australian Manufacturing SMEs Abstract: This article describes an explanatory study of the impact of financial reporting practices upon business growth and performance outcomes amongst small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in manufacturing in Australia. The study is able to establish some statistically significant bivariate associations between the extent and frequency of financial reporting undertaken and certain measures of SME growth and performance. However, the state of financial reporting practices becomes subsumed by other important influences in multivariate analysis. Management is a complex activity affected by a myriad of interacting internal and external factors, and must inevitably be undertaken in an holistic manner in SMEs. Particular practices make a contribution to the whole task without necessarily standing out as all‐embracing solutions to problems generally encountered. Thus, it is argued that improved financial reporting should be realistically viewed as simply part of a broader competence in financial management which, taken together with other functional capabilities, is likely to lead to more effective and efficient management of SMEs and significantly improve their prospects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 152-164 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:152-164 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067829_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew Sonfield Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Sonfield Author-Name: Robert Lussier Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Lussier Author-Name: Joel Corman Author-X-Name-First: Joel Author-X-Name-Last: Corman Author-Name: Mary Mckinney Author-X-Name-First: Mary Author-X-Name-Last: Mckinney Title: Gender Comparisons in Strategic Decision‐Making: An Empirical Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Strategy Matrix Abstract: The strategic decision‐making of male and female small businesspersons and entrepreneurs has been investigated in prior research, but the findings are mixed. This article reports on a gender comparison testing of the Entrepreneurial Strategy Matrix, a situational model which suggests strategies for new and ongoing ventures in response to the identification of different levels of venture innovation and risk. A national sample of 184 small firm owers (59 percent male/41 percent female) was tested. Results indicate that there are no significant gender differences in venture innovation/risk situation or in strategies chosen by business owners. Male respondents did indicate a higher overall satisfaction with venture performance than did females. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 165-173 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00015 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00015 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:165-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067830_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Surendra P. Singh Author-X-Name-First: Surendra P. Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Ruthie G. Reynolds Author-X-Name-First: Ruthie G. Author-X-Name-Last: Reynolds Author-Name: Safdar Muhammad Author-X-Name-First: Safdar Author-X-Name-Last: Muhammad Title: A Gender‐Based Performance Analysis of Micro and Small Enterprises in Java, Indonesia Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 174-182 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00016 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00016 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:174-182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067831_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Avraham Shama Author-X-Name-First: Avraham Author-X-Name-Last: Shama Title: Private Sector Management: The Case of Russia Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 183-292 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00017 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00017 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:183-292 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067832_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sang Suk Lee Author-X-Name-First: Sang Suk Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Jerome S. Osteryoung Author-X-Name-First: Jerome S. Author-X-Name-Last: Osteryoung Title: A Comparison of Determinants for Business Start‐Up in the U.S. and Korea Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 193-200 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00018 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00018 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:2:p:193-200 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067833_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James C. Brau Author-X-Name-First: James C. Author-X-Name-Last: Brau Author-Name: Jerome S. Osteryoung Author-X-Name-First: Jerome S. Author-X-Name-Last: Osteryoung Title: The Determinants of Successful Micro‐IPOs: An Analysis of Issues Made under the Small Corporate Offering Registration (SCOR) Procedure Abstract: In this article we extend the existing IPO literature to the case of micro‐IPOs by analyzing a sample of Small Corporate Offering Registration (SCOR) documents from the U.S. state of Washington. Through theory, we identified variables that should impact the probability of success or failure in a SCOR offering and then empirically tested them. Empirical support was found for the relevance of (1) marketing mechanisms and expenses; (2) ownership and governance factors; (3) business life cycle stages; and (4) signaling factors consistent with our theoretical predictions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 209-227 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00020 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00020 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:209-227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067834_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert N. Lussier Author-X-Name-First: Robert N. Author-X-Name-Last: Lussier Author-Name: Sanja Pfeifer Author-X-Name-First: Sanja Author-X-Name-Last: Pfeifer Title: A Crossnational Prediction Model for Business Success Abstract: In this study, the Lussier (1995) success prediction model, originally developed using U.S. data, is tested using a sample of firms from Central Eastern Europe. The same factors found to be predictors of success in the U.S. (staffing, education level, use of professional advice, and planning) were also predictors of success and failure in Central Eastern Europe. All these factors have to do with the firm's human resources. These findings should lead to reconsideration of preconceptions existing in Central Eastern Europe regarding small business, as in many of its countries it is commonly believed that human resources have little to do with business success and failure. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 228-239 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00021 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00021 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:228-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067835_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Howard E. Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard E. Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Title: Financing Small Technology‐Based Companies: The Relationship between Familiarity with Capital and Ability to Price and Negotiate Investment Abstract: This study examines the financing of small technology‐based firms. Specifically, the study investigates the familiarity of owners of small technology‐based firms with alternative forms of capital by stage of development and in comparison with their ability to price and negotiate external equity and debt investment. The results indicate that owners are most familiar with traditional sources of capital, somewhat less familiar with capital commonly used to fund growth, and least familiar with government funding initiatives. Owners believe that they are better able to negotiate than to price equity and debt. The perceived ability to negotiate and price externally funded investments increases as the firm matures through the various stages of development. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 240-258 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00022 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00022 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:240-258 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067836_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daewoo Park Author-X-Name-First: Daewoo Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Hema A. Krishnan Author-X-Name-First: Hema A. Author-X-Name-Last: Krishnan Title: Supplier Selection Practices among Small Firms in the United States: Testing Three Models Abstract: One of the issues investigated in recent studies on small business enterprises involves the role of supply chain management. Supply chain management has become an important part of strategic planning in both large and small businesses in the 1990s as firms increasingly choose outsourcingas an externally‐driven strategic growth path. This study examines the supplier selection practices among 78 small business executives in the midwest United States by testing three models: rational/normative, external control, and strategic choice. Although the results show support for all three models, the rational/normative model emerges as the most significant model for predicting the supplier selection practices of small firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 259-271 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00023 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00023 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:259-271 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067837_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John F. Pinfold Author-X-Name-First: John F. Author-X-Name-Last: Pinfold Title: The Expectations of New Business Founders: The New Zealand Case Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 279-285 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00025 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00025 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:279-285 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067838_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alina M. Zapalska Author-X-Name-First: Alina M. Author-X-Name-Last: Zapalska Author-Name: Will Edwards Author-X-Name-First: Will Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards Title: Chinese Entrepreneurship in a Cultural and Economic Perspective Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 286-292 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00026 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00026 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:286-292 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067839_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stephen C. Perry Author-X-Name-First: Stephen C. Author-X-Name-Last: Perry Title: The Relationship between Written Business Plans and the Failure of Small Businesses in the U.S. Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of planning on U.S. small business failures. A “failure” was defined as a bankruptcy with losses to creditors; firms with fewer than 500 employees were considered “small.” Recently failed firms were selected randomly and matched with non‐failed firms on the basis of age, size, industry, and location. The sampling frame was businesses listed in the Dun & Bradstreet credit reporting database. A paired‐sample t‐test was used to investigate differences between the failed firms and matched non‐failed firms. The main conclusion was that very little formal planning goes on in U.S. small businesses; however, non‐failed firms do more planning than similar failed firms did prior to failure. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 201-208 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00019 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00019 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:201-208 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067840_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alan K. M. Au Author-X-Name-First: Alan K. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Au Author-Name: Alan C. B. Tse Author-X-Name-First: Alan C. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Tse Title: Marketing Ethics and Behavioral Predisposition of Chinese Managers of SMEs in Hong Kong Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 272-278 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00024 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00024 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:3:p:272-278 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067841_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Author-Name: John C. Goodale Author-X-Name-First: John C. Author-X-Name-Last: Goodale Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Hornsby Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hornsby Title: Quality Practices for a Competitive Advantage in Smaller Firms Abstract: This exploratory study examines the quality practices used in smaller entrepreneurial firms. The current literature defines flexibility as one of the primary competitive priorities for smaller firms. This study develops an exploratory proposition that relates the characteristics of quality systems used by small firms, and their value, to the competitive priority of flexibility. A survey of 184 small firms in the U.S. was conducted using the classification scheme for quality systems consistent with the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (MBNQA) performance criteria. Overall, the results support the proposition that small firms tend to employ quality practices that enable change and that position the firm to pursue flexibility as a competitive priority. The paper concludes with a discussion of the insights generated by the findings and directions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 293-311 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00027 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00027 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:293-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067842_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robin T. Peterson Author-X-Name-First: Robin T. Author-X-Name-Last: Peterson Title: Small Retailer and Service Company Accuracy in Evaluating the Legality of Specified Practices Abstract: This study examined the degree to which small retail and service company managers were familiar with important federal laws. Further, it assessed differences between these two types of firms in managerial cognizance of the regulations. The findings revealed reasonable knowledge of the federal restrictions, accompanied by some important inaccuracies. Generally, small retail managers were found to be more knowledgeable than small service company managers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 312-319 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00028 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00028 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:312-319 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067843_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jill Kickul Author-X-Name-First: Jill Author-X-Name-Last: Kickul Title: Promises Made, Promises Broken: An Exploration of Employee Attraction and Retention Practices in Small Business Abstract: Entrepreneurial organizations have undergone substantial workforce changes and transformations during the last two decades in order to compete successfully on a global scale. The ability to attract and retain reliable and competent employees has become a key component in developing an effective and sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of the psychological contract and the types of promises made and communicated by small business organizations to attract and retain their employees. From a sample of 151 employees within small businesses, the results demonstrate that perceived unfulfilled promises can have a considerable impact on workplace attitudes, commitment, and intentions to leave the organization. Implications and recommendations for small businesses as well as directions for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 320-335 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00029 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00029 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:320-335 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067844_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard T. Bliss Author-X-Name-First: Richard T. Author-X-Name-Last: Bliss Author-Name: Nichole L. Garratt Author-X-Name-First: Nichole L. Author-X-Name-Last: Garratt Title: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Transitioning Economies Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 336-344 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00030 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00030 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:336-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067845_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Charles B. Copp Author-X-Name-First: Charles B. Author-X-Name-Last: Copp Author-Name: Russell L. Ivy Author-X-Name-First: Russell L. Author-X-Name-Last: Ivy Title: Networking Trends of Small Tourism Businesses in Post‐Socialist Slovakia Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 345-353 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00031 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00031 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:345-353 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067846_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Beverland Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Beverland Author-Name: Lawrence S. Lockshin Author-X-Name-First: Lawrence S. Author-X-Name-Last: Lockshin Title: Organizational Life Cycles in Small New Zealand Wineries Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 354-362 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00032 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00032 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:354-362 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067847_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: S. P. Premaratne Author-X-Name-First: S. P. Author-X-Name-Last: Premaratne Title: Networks, Resources, and Small Business Growth: The Experience in Sri Lanka Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 363-371 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2001 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00033 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/0447-2778.00033 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:39:y:2001:i:4:p:363-371 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067848_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Donna J. Kelley Author-X-Name-First: Donna J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kelley Author-Name: Mark P. Rice Author-X-Name-First: Mark P. Author-X-Name-Last: Rice Title: Leveraging the Value of Proprietary Technologies Abstract: This research examines the relationship between technology portfolios and the rate of alliance formation in new, technology‐based firms. It uses a knowledge‐based perspective to build an argument that new firms can enhance their capacity for forming alliances by building portfolios of technologies and increasing the communicability of their value through patents. We find support for this position in our examination of patent and alliance activities in 67 new firms from the computer and telecommunications industries. These findings provide insights about the relationship between a firm’s efforts to build a portfolio of technology resources, the value of which can be understood by potential partners, and its pursuit of development activities extending beyond the boundaries of the internal organization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-16 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00034 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00034 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:1-16 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067849_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ralph A. Pope Author-X-Name-First: Ralph A. Author-X-Name-Last: Pope Title: Why Small Firms Export: Another Look Abstract: This article examines what factors motivate small firms to export. Specifically, this study looks at firms with 200 or fewer employees, dividing the sample into two groups: firms with 25 or fewer employees and firms with more than 25 employees. The results suggest that firms with 25 or fewer employees export for two main reasons: the firm has a unique product, and it has a technological advantage over competitors. Firms with more than 25 employees export for the above two reasons, plus two additional reasons: to achieve economies of scale and to avoid losing out on foreign opportunities. Due to the limitations of the size and scope of this research, future research should include additional SIC categories as well as firms outside California. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 17-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00035 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00035 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:17-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067850_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Xueli Huang Author-X-Name-First: Xueli Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Geoffrey N. Soutar Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey N. Author-X-Name-Last: Soutar Author-Name: Alan Brown Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Title: New Product Development Processes in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Some Australian Evidence Abstract: This article examines the new product development process (NPDP) in Australian small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Findings from a sample of 276 innovative Australian SMEs suggest that marketing‐related activities were undertaken less frequently and were less well executed than technical activities in developing new products. However, marketing‐related activities were important in distinguishing between successful and unsuccessful new products. In addition, resource and skill availability and new product planning were positively associated with the quality with which NPD activities are executed. Further, the existence of a new product strategy seemed to have a significant positive impact on the quality of NPD activities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 27-42 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00036 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00036 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:27-42 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067851_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James J. Chrisman Author-X-Name-First: James J. Author-X-Name-Last: Chrisman Author-Name: W. Ed Mcmullan Author-X-Name-First: W. Ed Author-X-Name-Last: Mcmullan Title: Some Additional Comments on the Sources and Measurement of the Benefits of Small Business Assistance Programs Abstract: This article continues a longstanding debate between the authors and Dr. William C. Wood on the usefulness of a particular application of cost‐benefit analysis to evaluate small business assistance programs. We provide further discussions of the measurement of primary and secondary benefits with specific reference to the illustrative cases Wood presented in his 1999 article. We then review Wood’s suggestions for improvements to small business program evaluations and discuss the progress made in recent evaluations of small business assistance programs. Finally, we reiterate the importance of innovation as an additional source of “secondary” benefits to the economy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 43-50 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00037 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00037 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:43-50 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067852_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: April Wright Author-X-Name-First: April Author-X-Name-Last: Wright Author-Name: Deborah Ralston Author-X-Name-First: Deborah Author-X-Name-Last: Ralston Title: The Lagging Development of Small Business Internet Banking in Australia Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 51-57 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00038 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:51-57 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067853_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Charles Mambula Author-X-Name-First: Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Mambula Title: Perceptions of SME Growth Constraints in Nigeria Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 58-65 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00039 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00039 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:58-65 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067854_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dave Crick Author-X-Name-First: Dave Author-X-Name-Last: Crick Title: The Decision to Discontinue Exporting: SMEs in Two U.K. Trade Sectors Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 66-77 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00040 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00040 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:66-77 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067855_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Schaper Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Schaper Title: The Future Prospects for Entrepreneurship in Papua New Guinea Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 78-83 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00041 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00041 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:1:p:78-83 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067856_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jill Kickul Author-X-Name-First: Jill Author-X-Name-Last: Kickul Author-Name: Lisa Gundry Author-X-Name-First: Lisa Author-X-Name-Last: Gundry Title: Prospecting for Strategic Advantage: The Proactive Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Firm Innovation Abstract: Our study proposed and tested an entrepreneurial process model that examined the interrelationships among a small firm owner's personality, strategic orientation, and innovation. In the first part of the model, it was posited that a proactive personality would directly influence a prospector strategic orientation. This type of strategic orientation would then be a key factor in determining the type of innovations introduced and implemented within the business. Using a sample of 107 small business owners, results revealed that the prospector strategy orientation mediated the relationship between proactive personality and three types of innovations: innovative targeting processes, innovative organizational systems, and innovative boundary supports. Implications for small business managers as well as future research directions are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 85-97 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00042 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00042 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:85-97 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067857_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gary J. Castrogiovanni Author-X-Name-First: Gary J. Author-X-Name-Last: Castrogiovanni Author-Name: Robert T. Justis Author-X-Name-First: Robert T. Author-X-Name-Last: Justis Title: Strategic and Contextual Influences on Firm Growth: An Empirical Study of Franchisors Abstract: This study examined five‐year growth patterns among a sample of 246 franchise networks in order to identify factors associated with network growth. Two strategic factors and two contextual factors were significantly related to growth. Among those four significant factors, however, two of the relationships were in directions opposite of those hypothesized. The most likely explanations of these findings, taken together, suggest that both strategy and context exert influences on growth, though strategic influences may be greater than contextual ones. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 98-108 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00043 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00043 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:98-108 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067858_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Miri Lerner Author-X-Name-First: Miri Author-X-Name-Last: Lerner Author-Name: Tamar Almor Author-X-Name-First: Tamar Author-X-Name-Last: Almor Title: Relationships among Strategic Capabilities and the Performance of Women‐Owned Small Ventures Abstract: This study of small, life‐style ventures owned by women focuses on the strategic, firm‐level factors related to business performance. A theoretical model drawing on the resource‐based theory is developed and tested empirically. The model includes strategic capabilities, management styles, and their relation to performance. It is tested empirically on a sample of 220 Israeli female business owners. Analysis reveals that life‐style venture performance is highly correlated with certain aspects of the business owner's skills as well as the venture&apops;s resources. Paradoxically, the owner/managers in the sample rate their skills and their venture's resources as being weak in precisely those areas that correlate positively with business performance. These findings suggest that performance of life‐style ventures owned by women depends more on marketing, financial, and managerial skills than on innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 109-125 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00044 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00044 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:109-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067859_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Radba Chaganti Author-X-Name-First: Radba Author-X-Name-Last: Chaganti Author-Name: Patricia G. Greene Author-X-Name-First: Patricia G. Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Title: Who Are Ethnic Entrepreneurs? A Study of Entrepreneursapos; Ethnic Involvement and Business Characteristics Abstract: This article proposes that the term “ethnic entrepreneur” should be defined by the levels of personal involvement of the entrepreneur in the ethnic community instead of reported ethnic grouping. It hypothesizes that significant differences in personal and business characteristics will surface between the most community‐involved and least community‐involved ethnic entrepreneurs. T‐tests were done on 112 Asian and Latino entrepreneurs split into top and bottom quartiles on the personal involvement scale. Results showed several significant differences between the two groups on variables relating to the entrepreneurs' background characteristics, business‐related goals, cultural values, business strategies, and business performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 126-143 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00045 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00045 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:126-143 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067860_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alessandra De chiara Author-X-Name-First: Alessandra Author-X-Name-Last: De chiara Author-Name: Antonio Minguzzi Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Minguzzi Title: Success Factors in SMEs' Internationalization Processes: An Italian Investigation Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 144-153 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00046 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00046 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:144-153 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067861_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Watson M. Ladzani Author-X-Name-First: Watson M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ladzani Author-Name: Jurie J. Van vuuren Author-X-Name-First: Jurie J. Author-X-Name-Last: Van vuuren Title: Entrepreneurship Training for Emerging SMEs in South Africa Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 154-161 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00047 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00047 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:154-161 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067862_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kevin Hindle Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Hindle Author-Name: Neil Cutting Author-X-Name-First: Neil Author-X-Name-Last: Cutting Title: Can Applied Entrepreneurship Education Enhance Job Satisfaction and Financial Performance? An Empirical Investigation in the Australian Pharmacy profession Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 162-167 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:2:p:162-167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067863_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brian Gibson Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Gibson Author-Name: Gavin Cassar Author-X-Name-First: Gavin Author-X-Name-Last: Cassar Title: Planning Behavior Variables in Small Firms Abstract: Much of the empirical data that identifies the incidence of planning in small firms and the variables associated with that planning is based on small samples subject to geographic and industry constraints. The intent of this article is to partially overcome those limitations by testing relationships using results from a large Australian‐wide, multiple‐period sample. For each of three years, the frequency with which firms maintained documented business plans was determined and tested for associations with a range of traditional “business structure” demographic variables and a group of “management structure” variables. Results support expectations that size, volume, training, intention to change operations, and the major decision‐maker’s education are positively associated with business planning. Results also indicate that a significant number of firms change planning behavior states over time. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 171-186 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00049 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00049 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:171-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067864_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mark Simon Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Simon Author-Name: B. Elango Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Elango Author-Name: Susan M. Houghton Author-X-Name-First: Susan M. Author-X-Name-Last: Houghton Author-Name: Sonia Savelli Author-X-Name-First: Sonia Author-X-Name-Last: Savelli Title: The Successful Product Pioneer: Maintaining Commitment while Adapting to Change Abstract: Introducing pioneering products is an important entrepreneurial activity and the lifeblood of small businesses, yet previous literature on pioneering and performance in small firms has been inconclusive. Based on data gathered from entrepreneurs in 51 small computer firms, the study found that commitment (entrepreneurial confidence) and adaptability (corporate entrepreneurship and environmental dynamism) were especially beneficial to pioneers. The other three variables (product championing, marketing emphasis, and technological newness) contributed to performance across all new product introductions but did not have modifying effects on pioneering introductions in particular. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 187-203 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:187-203 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067865_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kim Jensen Author-X-Name-First: Kim Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen Author-Name: Greg Pompelli Author-X-Name-First: Greg Author-X-Name-Last: Pompelli Title: Manufacturing Site Location Preferences of Small Agribusiness Firms Abstract: This study examined the perceived importance of site location characteristics identified in a 1999 survey of 198 small Tennessee agribusinesses. Responding firms ranked proximity to buyers/customers, labor, and raw materials above other factors. However, the relative importance of all factors varied by industry subsector. For example, compared to food processing firms, textile milling and lumber/wood products firms perceived community incentives as less important. Projected firm growth and current location also affected the perceived importance of site location factors. The diversity of perceived factor importance across agribusiness subsectors supports the idea that incentives and promotion of site location factors to attract small agribusiness may need to be tailored to meet specific firms’ needs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 204-218 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00051 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00051 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:204-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067866_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Anat Barnir Author-X-Name-First: Anat Author-X-Name-Last: Barnir Author-Name: Ken A. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Ken A. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: Interfirm Alliances in the Small Business: The Role of Social Networks Abstract: In light of the increasing importance of strategic alliances in shaping competition, this study explored whether the social network of small firm executives can be leveraged to facilitate the establishment of interfirm alliances. Analyses are based on a mail survey of 149 small manufacturing firms in the northeast United States. Results indicate that the social networks of senior executives account for 11–22 percent of the variance in the degree to which firms engage in alliances, depending on the type of alliance. Results also show that the number of interfirm alliances is positively related to several networking properties (propensity to network, strength of ties, and network prestige). Findings are discussed in the context of network theory, social embeddedness, and the overall implications for management researchers and practitioners. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 219-232 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00052 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:219-232 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067867_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kellye Jones Author-X-Name-First: Kellye Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Raydel Tullous Author-X-Name-First: Raydel Author-X-Name-Last: Tullous Title: Behaviors of Pre‐Venture Entrepreneurs and Perceptions of Their Financial Needs Abstract: Some studies have examined different barriers faced by entrepreneurs in starting their firms. For example, lack of business education, training, or managerial experience may have an impact on the firm’s success. This study sought to determine whether there were any differences in the assistance and training needs between male and female pre‐venture entrepreneurs as well as between Hispanic and Anglo pre‐venture entrepreneurs. The training needs focused on the areas of finance and accounting. A sample of 133 clients of a regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was used to make this comparison. The results indicated differences between males and females in most cases and especially between Hispanic females and Hispanic males. The Hispanic males felt they needed less assistance in the areas of finance and accounting than the Hispanic females did. However, the SBDC consultants felt that both the Anglo and Hispanic females needed less assistance in those areas than the Anglo and Hispanic males needed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 233-248 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00053 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00053 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:233-248 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067868_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John Van beveren Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Van beveren Author-Name: Helen Thomson Author-X-Name-First: Helen Author-X-Name-Last: Thomson Title: The Use of Electronic Commerce by SMEs in Victoria, Australia Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 250-253 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00054 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00054 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:250-253 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067869_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Godfrey Baldacchino Author-X-Name-First: Godfrey Author-X-Name-Last: Baldacchino Title: A Taste of Small‐Island Success: A Case from Prince Edward Island Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 254-259 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00055 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00055 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:254-259 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067870_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Montserrat Entrialgo Author-X-Name-First: Montserrat Author-X-Name-Last: Entrialgo Title: The Impact of the Alignment of Strategy and Managerial Characteristics on Spanish SMEs Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 260-270 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00056 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00056 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:3:p:260-270 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067871_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James C. Brau Author-X-Name-First: James C. Author-X-Name-Last: Brau Title: Do Banks Price Owner–Manager Agency Costs? An Examination of Small Business Borrowing Abstract: Ang, Cole, and Lin (2000) provide evidence that supports the theoretical work of Jensen and Meckling (1976) on agency costs. As a further examination, I conduct a test to determine the economic significance of owner–manager agency conflicts. Using the same data source and empirical framework as Ang, Cole, and Lin (2000), I test to determine if banks charge a premium when extending loans to firms with various ownership structures. In empirical tests, I find that banks do not require an owner–manager agency premium either through increased interest rates or through the requirement of collateral. Instead, I find that the interest rate is significantly affected by the length of the longest banking relationship, the number of banking relationships, firm age, and firm size. Additionally, the requirement of collateral is significantly affected by the number of banking relationships, the debt position of the firm, and firm size. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 273-286 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00057 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00057 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:273-286 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067872_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Howard Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Title: A Model of Community–Based Venture Capital Formation To Fund Early–Stage Technology–Based Firms Abstract: This paper suggests a model of capital formation that concurrently establishes a mechanism to fund early–stage technology–based firms and meets the economic development needs of rural communities. Investors in a community capital investment fund can gain high rates of return on investment while firms realize all of the benefits associated with the investment, community support, and expanded network. The model includes factors associated with the community environment (community–based factors that impact community members’ participation) and external support environment (factors that facilitate the accumulation of investment capital within a community). The result of a community effort can be an environment in which members of the community contribute to an investment fund, cooperate in attracting firms, and provide networking assistance to new business owners. Communities benefit through job creation and economic stability. Community members benefit through wealth creation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 287-301 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00058 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00058 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:287-301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067873_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stuart Dawson Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Dawson Author-Name: John Breen Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Breen Author-Name: Lata Satyen Author-X-Name-First: Lata Author-X-Name-Last: Satyen Title: The Ethical Outlook of Micro Business Operators Abstract: This paper reports the findings of an investigation into the ethical outlook of micro business operators. The study was conducted in Australia and is the first such examination of ethical perspectives in this segment of the business population. Micro business is internationally recognizable, economically significant, and strongly entrepreneurial, and it has a high level of control over the values it enacts. The study indicates that ethical considerations are important to Australian micro business operators. While no one single ethical perspective was dominant, nonreligious beliefs and principles were found to be the most important determinant of their ethical values. Some variation was discovered in operator attitudes based on age, gender, and education. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 302-313 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00059 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00059 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:302-313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067874_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rosalind C. Paige Author-X-Name-First: Rosalind C. Author-X-Name-Last: Paige Author-Name: Mary A. Littrell Author-X-Name-First: Mary A. Author-X-Name-Last: Littrell Title: Craft Retailers’ Criteria for Success and Associated Business Strategies Abstract: This research was designed to fill the void in understanding how art–related retailers define and achieve success. A two–phase data collection process was implemented. Preliminary personal interviews were conducted with 12 craft retailers followed by a mailed survey to 1000 craft retailers in nine southeastern U.S. states. Factor analysis was employed to reduce the number of items for defining success. Cluster analysis followed to develop empirical groupings of craft retail businesses based on the success factor scores, of which four different groups were identified. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to compare retail clusters related to business strategy variables of competitive strategies, product assortment, pricing, and distribution strategies, and networking activities. Significant differences were found in the craft retailers’ business strategies used to achieve success. Craft retail entrepreneurs were found to define success with both traditional criteria such as profit and growth and also with intrinsic factors such as personal satisfaction and the opportunity to elevate the craft tradition. Successful small craft retail firms offered more focused product assortments of specialized craft products, implemented more differentiated strategies of stocking unique crafts in their assortments, as well as offering unique services to educate consumers about crafts, craft artisans, and a region’s culture. Craft retailers who reported greater success did not engage in competitive pricing. Collaborative strategies included networking among family, friends, and business peers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 314-331 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00060 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00060 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:314-331 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067875_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Per Davidsson Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Davidsson Author-Name: Bruce Kirchhoff Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchhoff Author-Name: Abdulnasser Hatemi–j Author-X-Name-First: Abdulnasser Author-X-Name-Last: Hatemi–j Author-Name: Helena Gustavsson Author-X-Name-First: Helena Author-X-Name-Last: Gustavsson Title: Empirical Analysis of Business Growth Factors Using Swedish Data Abstract: Empirical research conducted on the U.S., German, Australian, and Scottish economies has shown that age, size, location, legal form, and industry are related to business growth. Much of this research has focused on manufacturing firms, thus providing little information about the effect of industrial sector differences on these factors. We seek to both confirm that small independent firms demonstrate the greatest growth rates and to explore the effects of the industrial sector on this conclusion.This article uses Swedish data to replicate previous research while using a different definition of business to enhance the study of effects from industry, international versus domestic businesses, and domestic versus foreign ownership. Results show that business age, beginning size, ownership form, industrial sector, and legal form are the most important factors related to growth. Although business growth differs among industrial sectors, youth, ownership independence, and small size are major factors that underlie growth across all industries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 332-349 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00061 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00061 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:332-349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067876_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Huseyin Arasli Author-X-Name-First: Huseyin Author-X-Name-Last: Arasli Title: Gearing Total Quality into Small– and Medium–Sized Hotels in North Cyprus Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 350-359 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00062 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00062 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:350-359 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067877_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eric Delattre Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Delattre Title: Business Name Changes: The French Experience Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 360-367 Issue: 4 Volume: 40 Year: 2002 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00063 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00063 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:360-367 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067878_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Per Davidsson Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Davidsson Author-Name: Magnus Klofsten Author-X-Name-First: Magnus Author-X-Name-Last: Klofsten Title: The Business Platform: Developing an Instrument to Gauge and to Assist the Development of Young Firms Abstract: The research presented here addresses the following problems we perceive in research on the development of young firms. First, we feel there is a lack of holistic yet quantifiable and generalizable ways in which to assess the state of newly started firms. Quantitative research typically relies on additive models that are unable to explain more than half of the outcome variance at the most. Holistic approaches tend to be qualitative and therefore have unknown generalizability. Second, we feel there is a lack of action–oriented assessment models that are firmly anchored in research. Research models typically take a passive prediction position and often build on relationships that give little hands–on advice to managers. Numerous practical tools for assessing and developing firms during their early development can be found in how–to literature, but these typically are not anchored in systematic research and therefore have unknown validity. Hence, what we set out to do in the research presented in this article is to develop a quantifiable, holistic, and research–based instrument for assessing and assisting the development of young firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00064 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00064 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:1-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067879_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Wayne H. Stewart jr. Author-X-Name-First: Wayne H. Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart jr. Author-Name: Joann C. Carland Author-X-Name-First: Joann C. Author-X-Name-Last: Carland Author-Name: James W. Carland Author-X-Name-First: James W. Author-X-Name-Last: Carland Author-Name: Warren E. Watson Author-X-Name-First: Warren E. Author-X-Name-Last: Watson Author-Name: Robert Sweo Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Sweo Title: Entrepreneurial Dispositions and Goal Orientations: A Comparative Exploration of United States and Russian Entrepreneurs Abstract: We refine and extend the study of entrepreneurial dispositions by linking three classic hallmarks of the entrepreneur—achievement motivation, risk–taking propensity, and preference for innovation—to the goal orientations of United States and Russian entrepreneurs. The results suggest that entrepreneurial dispositions vary according to culture and the entrepreneur's primary goal for the venture. The results have important implications for theoretical development linking dispositions and entrepreneurial behavior in different settings and for entrepreneurial education and government policy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 27-46 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00065 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00065 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:27-46 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067880_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eugene Sadler–smith Author-X-Name-First: Eugene Author-X-Name-Last: Sadler–smith Author-Name: Yve Hampson Author-X-Name-First: Yve Author-X-Name-Last: Hampson Author-Name: Ian Chaston Author-X-Name-First: Ian Author-X-Name-Last: Chaston Author-Name: Beryl Badger Author-X-Name-First: Beryl Author-X-Name-Last: Badger Title: Managerial Behavior, Entrepreneurial Style, and Small Firm Performance Abstract: Considerable effort has been devoted to identifying the general characteristics of entrepreneur; however, much of this has been conducted from a trait–based rather than from a behavioral perspective. In this study of small firms in the United Kingdom, we explored the relationships among managerial behaviors (based upon a competence model), entrepreneurial style (based on Covin and Slevin's theory), and firm type (in terms of sales growth performance). Principal components analysis of a management competence inventory identified six broad categories of managerial behavior. Regressing a measure of entrepreneurial style on these six behaviors suggested that managing culture and managing vision are related to an entrepreneurial style, while managing performance is related to a nonentrepreneurial style. Entrepreneurial style—but not managerial behavior—was associated positively with the probability that a firm would be a high–growth type. The results are discussed from the perspective of a model of small firm management that posits separate entrepreneurial, nonentrepreneurial, and generic management behaviors derived from a global competence space. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 47-67 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00066 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00066 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:47-67 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067881_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John D. Mittelstaedt Author-X-Name-First: John D. Author-X-Name-Last: Mittelstaedt Author-Name: George N. Harben Author-X-Name-First: George N. Author-X-Name-Last: Harben Author-Name: William A. Ward Author-X-Name-First: William A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: How Small Is Too Small? Firm Size as a Barrier to Exporting from the United States Abstract: The purpose of this paper is ask whether there is a minimum size that firms must achieve to take advantage of the benefits of exporting from the United States. An analysis of 2,822 firms in 49 different industries in South Carolina, a rapidly growing export–driven state, was conducted to address this question. This paper builds on the contributions of previous research in the areas of small to medium–sized enterprises (SMEs) and export success and SMEs in the export development process. Analysis of manufacturing exports from South Carolina indicates that firm size serves as a necessary as well as a sufficient condition for export success among small manufacturing firms. Reasons for this are discussed, and implications for managers and policymakers are offered. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 68-84 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00067 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00067 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:68-84 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067882_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yoshihiro Eshima Author-X-Name-First: Yoshihiro Author-X-Name-Last: Eshima Title: Impact of Public Policy on Innovative SMEs in Japan Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 85-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00068 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00068 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:85-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067883_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Minet Schindehutte Author-X-Name-First: Minet Author-X-Name-Last: Schindehutte Author-Name: Michael Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Catriona Brennan Author-X-Name-First: Catriona Author-X-Name-Last: Brennan Title: Entrepreneurs and Motherhood: Impacts on Their Children in South Africa and the United States Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 94-107 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00069 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00069 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:94-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067884_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Don Fuller Author-X-Name-First: Don Author-X-Name-Last: Fuller Author-Name: Eileen Cummings Author-X-Name-First: Eileen Author-X-Name-Last: Cummings Title: Indigenous Small Enterprise in Northern Australia: A Case Study of the Warai Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 108-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00070 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00070 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:1:p:108-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067885_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Timothy L. Pett Author-X-Name-First: Timothy L. Author-X-Name-Last: Pett Author-Name: James A. Wolff Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolff Title: Firm Characteristics and Managerial Perceptions of NAFTA: An Assessment of Export Implications for U.S. SMEs Abstract: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may present significant opportunities or significant threats for small and medium–sized firms based in the U.S. Arguments are developed that explore the relationship among four internal firm characteristics and managers’ perceptions of NAFTA. Managers’ perceptions of NAFTA are measured as either favorable or unfavorable. The firm dimensions examined are strategy, performance, export experience, and size. The findings imply that managers’ exhibiting favorable perceptions of NAFTA are related positively to differentiation strategy, performance, export experience, and size. A cost–leadership strategy demonstrated no discernable relationship with regard to perceptions about NAFTA. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 117-132 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:117-132 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067886_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Henrik Barth Author-X-Name-First: Henrik Author-X-Name-Last: Barth Title: Fit among Competitive Strategy, Administrative Mechanisms, and Performance: A Comparative Study of Small Firms in Mature and New Industries Abstract: At least two different administrative mechanisms are available for the small business manager to develop and to pursue a competitive strategy. One refers to managerial skills needed to implement and to follow the competitive strategy chosen by the firm. The other refers to the design of organization structure—that is, how job tasks are divided, grouped, and coordinated. This paper argues that the fit among the competitive strategy followed by a firm, the utilization of the administrative mechanisms, and the performance of the firm is related to industry maturity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 133-147 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:133-147 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067887_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dean A. Shepherd Author-X-Name-First: Dean A. Author-X-Name-Last: Shepherd Author-Name: Andrew Zacharakis Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Zacharakis Title: A New Venture's Cognitive Legitimacy: An Assessment by Customers Abstract: Many legitimacy problems associated with new ventures appear to stem from a lack of customers’ knowledge and understanding of the new venture. Of particular concern to entrepreneurs is cognitive legitimacy. The findings of this article suggest that customers appear to have a preference for greater rather than lesser information about a new venture's product, organization, and management (holding the content of that information constant). Furthermore, customers appear to use a contingent decision policy. For an independent startup business that is perceived as new on all three dimensions, priority should be given to building customer knowledge in the product, followed by building customer knowledge in the organization. Less attention should be given to building the customer's knowledge in the management team, although such actions still will build cognitive legitimacy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 148-167 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00073 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00073 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:148-167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067888_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Albert I. Goldberg Author-X-Name-First: Albert I. Author-X-Name-Last: Goldberg Author-Name: Gilat Cohen Author-X-Name-First: Gilat Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen Author-Name: Avi Fiegenbaum Author-X-Name-First: Avi Author-X-Name-Last: Fiegenbaum Title: Reputation Building: Small Business Strategies for Successful Venture Development Abstract: A positive corporate reputation can be crucial to successful venture development. Making use of the Strategic Reference Point theory, four reputation strategies were conceptualized: 1) dynamic exploitation of existing assets; 2) development of core competencies; 3) image management; and 4) strategic alliances. In a comprehensive investigation of three software enterprises in Israel, companies were found to differ in policies that possibly could lead to a good reputation. One company emphasized the long–term establishment of core competencies and remained a fairly unknown enterprise. A second company accentuated the short–term exploitation of assets and had a middling success in reputation building. A third enterprise invested in a broad spectrum of reputation building strategies and quickly developed a reputation for excellence in the field. In conclusion, corporate success often depends on the extent to which managers develop an integrated package of policies for systematically building the intangible asset of corporate reputation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 168-186 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00074 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00074 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:168-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067889_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard C. Hoffman Author-X-Name-First: Richard C. Author-X-Name-Last: Hoffman Author-Name: John F. Preble Author-X-Name-First: John F. Author-X-Name-Last: Preble Title: Convert to Compete: Competitive Advantage through Conversion Franchising Abstract: This paper offers an in–depth treatment of conversion franchising, where new franchisees are added to a franchised system by recruiting existing independent entrepreneurs or competitors’ franchisees. The first part of the paper examines conversion franchising as a source of competitive advantage. This discussion leads to the articulation of four propositions. The second part of the paper looks at the empirical results of our study of 72 North American franchisors. Seventy–two percent of these firms use conversion franchising in their domestic markets, and 26 percent use conversions in international locales. The propositions relating to a franchisor's decision to use conversions based on increased levels of experience, economic resources, and to a lesser extent skills/knowledge, all were supported. These results lend support to the literature indicating that resources and skills serve as sources of competitive advantage. Implications for research and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 187-204 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00075 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00075 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:187-204 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067890_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ewa Larsson Author-X-Name-First: Ewa Author-X-Name-Last: Larsson Author-Name: Lisbeth Hedelin Author-X-Name-First: Lisbeth Author-X-Name-Last: Hedelin Author-Name: Tommy Gärling Author-X-Name-First: Tommy Author-X-Name-Last: Gärling Title: Influence of Expert Advice on Expansion Goals of Small Businesses in Rural Sweden Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 205-212 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00076 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00076 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:205-212 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067891_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Craig C. Julian Author-X-Name-First: Craig C. Author-X-Name-Last: Julian Title: Export Marketing Performance: A Study of Thailand Firms Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 213-221 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00077 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00077 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:213-221 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067892_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Olaf Ehrhardt Author-X-Name-First: Olaf Author-X-Name-Last: Ehrhardt Author-Name: Eric Nowak Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Nowak Title: The Effect of IPOs on German Family–Owned Firms: Governance Changes, Ownership Structure, and Performance Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 222-232 Issue: 2 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00078 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00078 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:2:p:222-232 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067893_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Arthur L. Dolinsky Author-X-Name-First: Arthur L. Author-X-Name-Last: Dolinsky Author-Name: Richard K. Caputo Author-X-Name-First: Richard K. Author-X-Name-Last: Caputo Title: Health and Female Self‐Employment Abstract: This study uses data from the Mature Women's Cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience (NLSLME). The sample (n=1,412) comprises self‐employed, wage‐earning, and nonemployed women whose cumulative employment is measured by employment status between 1976 and 1995 and whose health status was measured in 1976 and in 1995. Three multivariate regression models, one for each type of employment status, are used to control for sociodemographic and for other factors thought to influence health status in 1995, including health status in 1976. The study finds that unemployment resulted in a significantly negative health status in 1995 compared to women of similar age, while the effect of working for wages results in significantly positive health relative to women of similar age. Self‐employment had no statistically significant effect on health status in 1995, thus indicating that the health of the self‐employed, while better than that of the nonemployed, substantially was worse than that of wage earners. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 233-241 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00079 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00079 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:233-241 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067894_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Charles Dhanaraj Author-X-Name-First: Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Dhanaraj Author-Name: Paul W. Beamish Author-X-Name-First: Paul W. Author-X-Name-Last: Beamish Title: A Resource‐Based Approach to the Study of Export Performance Abstract: This paper presents a comparative study of the export performance of U.S. and Canadian small and medium‐sized exporters. A parsimonious model is developed drawing on the resource‐based theory of the firm, with three sets of resources, namely firm size, enterprise, and technological intensity. These key resources are good predictors of the export strategy of a firm. Export strategy is modeled as degree of internationalization, and its effect on the overall firm performance is studied using firm‐level performance measures. LISREL's multiple group analysis feature is used in the analysis to test the model. The results confirm the validity of the model across the two data sets. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 242-261 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00080 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00080 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:242-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067895_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John Watson Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Watson Title: Failure Rates for Female‐Controlled Businesses: Are They Any Different? Abstract: Previous research has found that female‐owned businesses generally underperform male‐owned businesses on a variety of measures such as revenue, profit, growth, and discontinuance (failure) rates. It has been suggested that this finding might be the result of systematic differences between male‐ and female‐owned businesses, particularly industry differences. This paper analyzes data from a representative sample of 8,375 small and medium‐sized Australian enterprises that originally were surveyed in 1994–95, with follow‐up surveys in each of the subsequent three years for a subsample of businesses. The aim was to determine whether female‐owned businesses exhibit higher failure rates than male‐owned businesses and, if so, whether this finding persists after controlling for industry differences. The results suggest that while female‐owned businesses do have higher failure rates compared to male‐owned businesses, the difference is not significant after controlling for the effects of industry. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 262-277 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00081 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00081 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:262-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067896_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William J. Dennis jr. Author-X-Name-First: William J. Author-X-Name-Last: Dennis jr. Title: Raising Response Rates in Mail Surveys of Small Business Owners: Results of an Experiment Abstract: Mail surveys of small business owners have notoriously low response rates, creating the potential for substantial error in surveys of this population and diminishing the credibility of research conducted on small firms. The author recently carried out an experiment as part of a larger project involving 16,000 small business owner/members of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The experiment's purpose was to ascertain survey treatments that might enhance mail survey response among small business owners. Results showed that none of the six treatments examined improved response rates enough to warrant its routine use over the alternative, nor did any combinations of treatments help. The implication is that commonly used treatments, for example prenotification, often are unproductive. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 278-295 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00082 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00082 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:278-295 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067897_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Craig S. Galbraith Author-X-Name-First: Craig S. Author-X-Name-Last: Galbraith Title: Divorce and the Financial Performance of Small Family Businesses: An Exploratory Study Abstract: This study formally examines the relationship between marital dissolution and the short‐term financial performance of small closely held family businesses. Fifty‐two cases of divorce where a small family business was involved were examined. Organizational and situational variables, such as the involvement of other partners in the business, whether the business was a franchise, whether formal legal proceedings were necessary, and gender differences also were examined. The results indicate that marital dissolution does impact short‐term financial performance and that several organizational and situational variables significantly influence this relationship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 296-309 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00083 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00083 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:296-309 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067898_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alistair R. Anderson Author-X-Name-First: Alistair R. Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson Author-Name: Jin‐hai Li Author-X-Name-First: Jin‐hai Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Richard T. Harrison Author-X-Name-First: Richard T. Author-X-Name-Last: Harrison Author-Name: Paul J. A. Robson Author-X-Name-First: Paul J. A. Author-X-Name-Last: Robson Title: The Increasing Role of Small Business in the Chinese Economy Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 310-316 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00084 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00084 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:310-316 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067899_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sagren Moodley Author-X-Name-First: Sagren Author-X-Name-Last: Moodley Title: E‐Commerce and Export Markets: Small Furniture Producers in South Africa Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 317-324 Issue: 3 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00085 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00085 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:3:p:317-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067900_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Susan A. Sherer Author-X-Name-First: Susan A. Author-X-Name-Last: Sherer Title: Critical Success Factors for Manufacturing Networks as Perceived by Network Coordinators Abstract: While networking among small and medium‐sized manufacturing firms (SMEs) is a growing phenomenon, there has been little empirical study of the factors that lead to the success of these networks. This study identifies the following eight success factors for manufacturing networks of SMEs, which are ranked by perceived degree of importance to the success of the network: (1) participant character; (2) chief executive officer (CEO) support; (3) confidence; (4) dedication; (5) capabilities; (6) external relationships; (7) intermediary; and (8) information technology. Four success factors were perceived to be significantly more important in joint production and marketing networks compared to joint learning and resource sharing networks: (1) participant character; (2) confidence; (3) external relationships; and (4) information technology. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 325-345 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:325-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067901_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eileen Fischer Author-X-Name-First: Eileen Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer Author-Name: A. Rebecca Reuber Author-X-Name-First: A. Rebecca Author-X-Name-Last: Reuber Title: Support for Rapid‐Growth Firms: A Comparison of the Views of Founders, Government Policymakers, and Private Sector Resource Providers Abstract: The paper contrasts the perspectives of firm owners, government policy advisers, and external resource providers on how rapid‐growth firms should be supported. Qualitative data were analyzed to identify similarities and differences in groups’ perspectives. The research indicates that each group sees its roles as critical. Policymakers and external resources providers have incentives to interact with rapid‐growth firms. Rapid‐growth firms have incentives to obtain advice from government sources and external resource providers but prefer to obtain advice from their peers. These findings suggest a network‐based approach to the support of rapid growth that is consistent with a new Ontario‐based program, the Innovators Alliance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 346-365 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00087 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00087 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:346-365 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067902_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Author-Name: Michael J. Dorsch Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Dorsch Title: Does the Franchisor Provide Value to Franchisees? Past, Current, and Future Value Assessments of Two Franchisee Types Abstract: The degree to which a franchise system penetrates a target market over time often is influenced by the rate to which its individual franchisees expand. Yet a franchisee's decision to expand the business operation depends, in part, on the perception of value that the franchisee expects to receive from the franchisor in return for a variety of fees (for example, entry fee, advertising fees, royalties). Moreover, the franchisee's experience with its franchisor may strengthen or weaken his or her perception of franchisor value. The change in perception of franchisor value can influence franchisees’ decisions to expand their franchise operations. To date, scant research exists on factors influencing a franchisee's decision to expand. In the reported study, a four‐stage analysis was conducted to examine empirically whether franchisees’ opinions about the value of their franchisors changes over time. The study findings reveal that franchisees had the strongest, positive opinions when asked to recall an earlier decision to expand their franchise operations. These opinions weakened when franchisees contemplating expansion of their operations were asked for their current and anticipated future opinions of franchisor value. Overall, franchisees were undecided when asked about their perceptions of current franchisor value and anticipated future franchisor value. Implications of these findings for theory and practice of franchising are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 366-384 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00088 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00088 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:366-384 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067903_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeffrey E. Mcgee Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey E. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcgee Author-Name: Olukemi O. Sawyerr Author-X-Name-First: Olukemi O. Author-X-Name-Last: Sawyerr Title: Uncertainty and Information Search Activities: A Study of Owner–Managers of Small High‐Technology Manufacturing Firms Abstract: This study examines the relationship among perceived strategic uncertainty (PSU), environmental scanning, and the information sources used by owner–managers of a sample of 153 small high‐technology manufacturing firms. The results suggest that increased scanning activities are associated with high levels of PSU. Perhaps most importantly, the results also suggest that owner–managers of younger firms respond to uncertainty differently than their counterparts in more mature firms. Specifically, owner–managers of younger firms appear to respond to higher PSU by relying more heavily on personal and external information sources. Owner–managers of older firms, on the other hand, rely more heavily on internal and impersonal information sources to address environmental uncertainty. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 385-401 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00089 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00089 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:385-401 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067904_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert T. Hamilton Author-X-Name-First: Robert T. Author-X-Name-Last: Hamilton Author-Name: Leo Paul Dana Author-X-Name-First: Leo Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Dana Title: An Increasing Role for Small Business in New Zealand Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 402-408 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00090 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00090 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:402-408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067905_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alison Morrison Author-X-Name-First: Alison Author-X-Name-Last: Morrison Author-Name: John Breen Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Breen Author-Name: Shameem Ali Author-X-Name-First: Shameem Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Title: Small Business Growth: Intention, Ability, and Opportunity Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 417-425 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.00092 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.00092 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:417-425 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067906_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Domingo Ribeiro Soriano Author-X-Name-First: Domingo Ribeiro Author-X-Name-Last: Soriano Title: The Impact of Consulting Service on Spanish Firms Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 409-416 Issue: 4 Volume: 41 Year: 2003 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/1540-627X.147091 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/1540-627X.147091 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:41:y:2003:i:4:p:409-416 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067907_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Chandra S. Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Chandra S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Daniel L. Mcconaughy Author-X-Name-First: Daniel L. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcconaughy Title: From the Editors Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: iv-iv Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00093.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00093.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:iv-iv Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067908_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jacques‐bernard Sauner-leroy Author-X-Name-First: Jacques‐bernard Author-X-Name-Last: Sauner-leroy Title: Managers and Productive Investment Decisions: The Impact of Uncertainty and Risk Aversion Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to examine the links among uncertainty, manager's risk‐taking attitude, and the level of productive investment of small and medium‐size enterprises. The analysis makes use of qualitative data collected by the Bank of France in a national survey conducted in 1999 on the strategic behavior of 1,578 French industrial small and medium‐size firms. A multiple regression model is used to test the impact of uncertainty and risk aversion on investment decisions. Results support the hypothesis of the literature stating that productive investment is correlated positively with risk taking and is correlated negatively with uncertainty. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-18 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00094.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00094.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:1-18 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067909_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jyh‐shen Chiou Author-X-Name-First: Jyh‐shen Author-X-Name-Last: Chiou Author-Name: Chia‐hung Hsieh Author-X-Name-First: Chia‐hung Author-X-Name-Last: Hsieh Author-Name: Ching‐hsien Yang Author-X-Name-First: Ching‐hsien Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: The Effect of Franchisors’ Communication, Service Assistance, and Competitive Advantage on Franchisees’ Intentions to Remain in the Franchise System Abstract: This study developed and empirically tested a model examining the antecedents of franchisees’ overall satisfaction and intention to remain in a franchise system. Based on a sample from a convenient store franchise system in Taiwan, the results showed that communication is very important in reinforcing franchisees’ trust and overall satisfaction with the franchise system. The results also showed that competitive advantage of a franchise system is the basis for a franchisee's overall satisfaction and intention to remain in a franchise system. However, satisfaction of a franchisor's service assistance did not have direct impact on a franchisee's overall satisfaction toward the franchise system. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 19-36 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00095.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00095.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:19-36 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067910_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Don E. Bradley Author-X-Name-First: Don E. Author-X-Name-Last: Bradley Author-Name: James A. Roberts Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Roberts Title: Self‐Employment and Job Satisfaction: Investigating the Role of Self‐Efficacy, Depression, and Seniority Abstract: Are self‐employed workers more satisfied with their jobs compared to wage and salary workers? Using The National Survey of Families and Households: Wave I, 1987–1988, and Wave II 1992–1994 several expectations are evaluated in this article. First, self‐employed persons should enjoy higher job satisfaction than others. Second, a portion of the association between job satisfaction and self‐employment should be explained by higher levels of self‐efficacy and by lower levels of depression among the self‐employed compared to others. Third, self‐employment veterans are a select group and should be different systematically from self‐employment newcomers with respect to reported job satisfaction. Findings offer support for the first and second arguments above but not the third. Post‐hoc analysis suggests that among the newly self‐employed, the association between job satisfaction and self‐employment depends on both the quantity and quality of time invested in the business. Implications of these findings and directions for further research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 37-58 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00096.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00096.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:37-58 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067911_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Amy V. Beekman Author-X-Name-First: Amy V. Author-X-Name-Last: Beekman Author-Name: Richard B. Robinson Author-X-Name-First: Richard B. Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Title: Supplier Partnerships and the Small, High‐Growth Firm: Selecting for Success Abstract: Strategic partnerships are commonplace in today's global economy. Effective use of partnerships are viewed increasingly as an important issue facing small, growth‐oriented firms. A key debate is how small firms should manage supplier partnerships. Contrasting the debate about the extent to which small firms are inertial versus adaptive, the impact of growth on value chain partnerships with suppliers was investigated. Data collected from 91 pharmaceutical‐related firms is used to test the proposition that firm growth is related positively to maintaining or to expanding relationships with suppliers, not to terminating partnerships. The paper further posits that this relationship between firm growth and the amount purchased from a supplier is moderated by the perceived effectiveness of the value‐chain partnerships such that when effectiveness is higher, the relationship between sales growth and the amount purchased from a value‐chain partner is stronger. The propositions, which are tested with regression analysis, are supported partially. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 59-77 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00097.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00097.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:59-77 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067912_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James C. Brau Author-X-Name-First: James C. Author-X-Name-Last: Brau Author-Name: Richard A. Brown Author-X-Name-First: Richard A. Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Author-Name: Jerome S. Osteryoung Author-X-Name-First: Jerome S. Author-X-Name-Last: Osteryoung Title: Do Venture Capitalists Add Value to Small Manufacturing Firms? An Empirical Analysis of Venture and Nonventure Capital‐Backed Initial Public Offerings Abstract: We examine a set of small, venture capital (VC)‐backed manufacturing firms and compare it to a control sample of nonVC‐backed manufacturing firms going public between 1990 and 1996. We use the degree of underpricing, three‐year sales growth, three‐year cumulative stock return, and three‐year survivability as measures of success. First, we test if the presence of VC backing results in significant differences in success between the two samples. Next, we test if certain VC and deal characteristics are discriminators within the VC‐backed sample of firms. Despite previous literature, which argues for either inferior or superior VC post‐initial public offering (IPO) performance, these tests indicate no significant differences between VC‐ and nonVC‐backed firms. Additionally, it is found that VC and deal characteristics are not discriminating factors within the VC sample. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 78-92 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00098.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00098.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:78-92 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067913_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Müller Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Müller Author-Name: Takao Fujiwara Author-X-Name-First: Takao Author-X-Name-Last: Fujiwara Author-Name: Cornelius Herstatt Author-X-Name-First: Cornelius Author-X-Name-Last: Herstatt Title: Sources of Bioentrepreneurship: The Cases of Germany and Japan Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 93-101 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00099.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00099.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:93-101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067914_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Choong Y. Lee Author-X-Name-First: Choong Y. Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Perception and Development of Total Quality Management in Small Manufacturers: An Exploratory Study in China Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 102-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00100.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00100.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:1:p:102-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067915_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: K. Matthew Gilley Author-X-Name-First: K. Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Gilley Author-Name: Jeffrey E. Mcgee Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey E. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcgee Author-Name: Abdul A. Rasheed Author-X-Name-First: Abdul A. Author-X-Name-Last: Rasheed Title: Perceived Environmental Dynamism and Managerial Risk Aversion as Antecedents of Manufacturing Outsourcing: The Moderating Effects of Firm Maturity Abstract: This study investigates how perceived environmental dynamism and managerial risk aversion influence a firm's manufacturing outsourcing activities. Based on a survey of 86 small manufacturing firms, the study found that higher levels of perceived environmental dynamism and managerial risk aversion are associated with increased outsourcing activity. These relationships are moderated by firm maturity such that newer firms engage in more manufacturing outsourcing than their mature counterparts when the environment is perceived to be more dynamic. Mature firms were found to outsource more than newer firms when their top‐management teams were relatively more risk averse. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 117-133 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00101.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00101.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:117-133 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067916_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Frans J. H. M. Verhees Author-X-Name-First: Frans J. H. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Verhees Author-Name: Matthew T. G. Meulenberg Author-X-Name-First: Matthew T. G. Author-X-Name-Last: Meulenberg Title: Market Orientation, Innovativeness, Product Innovation, and Performance in Small Firms Abstract: Most research on market orientation, innovation and performance is related to big enterprises and small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). In this study a model is developed to investigate the combined effect of market orientation and innovativeness on product innovation and company performance, for small firms. A specific feature of our research is that we use an objective measure for product innovation in contrast to the self‐reported measures commonly used in research on innovation. To test our model data from 152 rose growers were used. This study's results show that the owner's innovativeness permeates all variables in the model and has a positive influence on market orientation, innovation, and performance. An interesting research result is also that customer market intelligence influences product innovation positively or negatively, depending on whether the innovativeness of the owner in the new product domain is weak or strong. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 134-154 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00102.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00102.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:134-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067917_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Leslie Mcclintock Stoel Author-X-Name-First: Leslie Mcclintock Author-X-Name-Last: Stoel Author-Name: Brenda Sternquist Author-X-Name-First: Brenda Author-X-Name-Last: Sternquist Title: Group Identification: The Influence of Group Membership on Retail Hardware Cooperative Members’ Perceptions Abstract: Due to the increasing popularity of retail cooperatives in hardware retailing, a new competitive dynamic has emerged, a hybrid of intratype/intergroup competition. Individual members of one cooperative group now fight for market share with one or more members of competing cooperative groups, in an effort to attain individual goals, as well as group goals. A model of competition that includes both individual and group conditions was tested. Results of the structural equation model (SEM) show that the data fit the theoretical model well (χ2=12.414, 8 df, p=0.134, NFI=0.990, NNFI=0.993, CFI=0.996). Our results indicate that, for members of cooperative groups, feelings of identification with the cooperative group resulted in increased perceptions of conflict with a rival who was a member of a competing cooperative and that feelings of group identification influenced beliefs about the importance of competitive behaviors relative to that rival. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 155-173 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00103.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00103.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:155-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067918_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alfred M. Pelham Author-X-Name-First: Alfred M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pelham Author-Name: Pamela Lieb Author-X-Name-First: Pamela Author-X-Name-Last: Lieb Title: Differences between Presidents’ and Sales Managers’ Perceptions of the Industry Environment and Firm Strategy in Small Industrial Firms: Relationship to Performance Satisfaction Abstract: The industrial sales force is the primary source of information about the competitive environment. Differences of perceptions of that environment between the national sales manager and the firm president in small industrial firms may reflect inadequate environmental information input into strategic decision‐making. The sales force is a major element in implementation of strategy and differences between perceptions of firm strategy may reflect inadequate coordination and communication between the chief strategy decision‐maker and the manager who is responsible for implementing that strategy in the market place. It would be expected that these differences in perceptions would impact negatively strategy formulation and execution resulting in unsatisfactory firm performance. This study surveyed the environmental and strategy perceptions of presidents and national sales managers in small to medium‐sized industrial firms as well as presidents’ satisfaction with firm profitability and marketing/sales effectiveness. The average absolute difference in environment perceptions has a negative relationship with satisfaction with profit. The average absolute difference in strategy perceptions has a negative relationship with marketing/sales effectiveness. This latter relationship is especially strong in an environment high in capital spending variation and for larger firms. The authors suggest implications for managers based on these results. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 174-189 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00104.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00104.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:174-189 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067919_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Heidi M. Neck Author-X-Name-First: Heidi M. Author-X-Name-Last: Neck Author-Name: G. Dale Meyer Author-X-Name-First: G. Dale Author-X-Name-Last: Meyer Author-Name: Boyd Cohen Author-X-Name-First: Boyd Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen Author-Name: Andrew C. Corbett Author-X-Name-First: Andrew C. Author-X-Name-Last: Corbett Title: An Entrepreneurial System View of New Venture Creation Abstract: This paper reports the results of a two‐phase study that explores new venture creation within the context of an entrepreneurial system. First, a genealogy of high‐technology companies is presented depicting a high spin‐off rate resulting from the presence of seven incubator organizations. Second, semantic structure analysis (Spradley 1980) based on semi‐structured interviews with founders is used to develop a taxonomy. This taxonomy depicts the relationship among components in one entrepreneurial system, Boulder County, Colorado, that encourages, supports, and enhances regional entrepreneurial activity. Findings indicate that incubator organizations, spin‐offs, informal and formal networks, the physical infrastructure, and the culture of the region are related uniquely and interact to form a system conducive for dense high‐technology entrepreneurial activity. Additionally, greater rates of new venture formation were found following critical moments in the life of incubator organizations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 190-208 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00105.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00105.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:190-208 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067920_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hema Wijewardena Author-X-Name-First: Hema Author-X-Name-Last: Wijewardena Author-Name: Anura De zoysa Author-X-Name-First: Anura Author-X-Name-Last: De zoysa Author-Name: Tilak Fonseka Author-X-Name-First: Tilak Author-X-Name-Last: Fonseka Author-Name: Basil Perera Author-X-Name-First: Basil Author-X-Name-Last: Perera Title: The Impact of Planning and Control Sophistication on Performance of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Evidence from Sri Lanka Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 209-217 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00106.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00106.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:209-217 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067921_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Véronique Guilloux Author-X-Name-First: Véronique Author-X-Name-Last: Guilloux Author-Name: Claire Gauzente Author-X-Name-First: Claire Author-X-Name-Last: Gauzente Author-Name: Michel Kalika Author-X-Name-First: Michel Author-X-Name-Last: Kalika Author-Name: Nathalie Dubost Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie Author-X-Name-Last: Dubost Title: How France's Potential Franchisees Reach Their Decisions: A Comparison with Franchisers’ Perceptions Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 218-224 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00107.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00107.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:218-224 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067922_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David M. Currie Author-X-Name-First: David M. Author-X-Name-Last: Currie Title: Book Review Abstract: Book reviewedLeo Paul Dana, When Economies Change Paths Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 225-228 Issue: 2 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00108.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00108.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:2:p:225-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067923_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James J. Chrisman Author-X-Name-First: James J. Author-X-Name-Last: Chrisman Author-Name: W. Ed Mcmullan Author-X-Name-First: W. Ed Author-X-Name-Last: Mcmullan Title: Outsider Assistance as a Knowledge Resource for New Venture Survival Abstract: An emerging theory of outsider assistance as a knowledge resource suggests that new ventures obtain a unique blend of tacit and explicit knowledge through the judicious use of outside assistance. Using data from a longitudinal study of one outsider assistance program at a point in time four to eight years beyond the provision of startup counseling assistance, we present evidence supporting the theory. Results suggest that the ventures studied enjoyed survival rates in excess of those in the general population. More importantly, logistic regression analysis indicates a positive, curvilinear relationship between survival and the time spent in venture preparation under the direction of an outside counselor, a proxy measure of new knowledge acquired. We conclude with a discussion of the directions future research should take to test more fully the relationships implied by the theory. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 229-244 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00109.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00109.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:229-244 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067924_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christos Kalantaridis Author-X-Name-First: Christos Author-X-Name-Last: Kalantaridis Title: Internationalization, Strategic Behavior, and the Small Firm: A Comparative Investigation Abstract: Previous research on the internationalization of the small firm explored the relationship between the adoption of a global orientation and strategic thinking. However, there was difference in opinion between those arguing that there is a positive relationship between the two variables and others who contended that small firms may internationalize by adopting a passive or reactive approach to the external environment. Within this context, this study sets out to further the discussion by comparing the experience of small enterprises with their medium and large‐scale counterparts. In doing so, it draws upon the findings of survey of 1,000 internationalized enterprises located in the main urban conurbations of England. The results suggest that overall there is little disparity in strategy development among internationalized enterprises of different sizes. However, whereas the incidence of strategic behavior among medium and large businesses increases with the complexity of international operations, this is not the case for small firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 245-262 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00110.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00110.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:245-262 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067925_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: René Gélinas Author-X-Name-First: René Author-X-Name-Last: Gélinas Author-Name: Yvon Bigras Author-X-Name-First: Yvon Author-X-Name-Last: Bigras Title: The Characteristics and Features of SMEs: Favorable or Unfavorable to Logistics Integration? Abstract: For small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), logistics integration is one of the most significant challenges of modern management. Growing numbers of SMEs are under pressure from large manufacturing enterprises (LMEs) to change their traditional management styles, both operationally and organizationally, replacing them with integrated systems that help increase the speed and fluidity of physical and information flows, help synchronize demand with supply, and help manage transactions more accurately. The recent literature discusses integrated logistics chain management quite extensively, but most studies address the issue from the standpoint of large firms. Given the importance of SMEs in the economies of industrialized countries, and given, too, that a constantly growing number of such firms will have to replace their management methods by logistically integrated practices, the authors of this study believe that it is important to examine the characteristics and features of SMEs in order to identify those favorable and unfavorable to logistics integration. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 263-278 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00111.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00111.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:263-278 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067926_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Leonidas C. Leonidou Author-X-Name-First: Leonidas C. Author-X-Name-Last: Leonidou Title: An Analysis of the Barriers Hindering Small Business Export Development Abstract: Notwithstanding the benefits derived from exporting in an increasingly globalized marketplace, for many smaller‐sized manufacturers the internationalization path is beset by numerous obstacles. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of 39 export barriers extracted from a systematic review of 32 empirical studies conducted on the subject. These have been classified into internal (incorporating informational, functional, and marketing) and external (comprising procedural, governmental, task, and environmental) barriers. The impact of export barriers is shown to be situation‐specific, largely depending on the idiosyncratic managerial, organizational, and environmental background of the firm. However, certain barriers, such as those relating to information inefficiencies, price competitiveness, foreign customer habits, and politicoeconomic hurdles, seem to have a systematically strong obstructing effect on export behavior. Several conclusions and implications for small business managers, public policymakers, business educators, and exporting researchers are derived. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 279-302 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00112.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00112.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:279-302 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067927_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kevin F. Mole Author-X-Name-First: Kevin F. Author-X-Name-Last: Mole Author-Name: Abby Ghobadian Author-X-Name-First: Abby Author-X-Name-Last: Ghobadian Author-Name: Nicholas O'regan Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas Author-X-Name-Last: O'regan Author-Name: Jonathan Liu Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: The Use and Deployment of Soft Process Technologies within UK Manufacturing SMEs: An Empirical Assessment Using Logit Models Abstract: This study assesses the adoption of different soft process technologies from a survey of 218 British engineering and electronics small and medium‐sized firms (SMEs). The new process (soft) technologies that were modeled included total quality management, Kaizan, and statistical process control. Logit models demonstrate that the determinants of soft process technology adoption vary significantly from technology to technology. The study questions a blanket approach to technology adoption. Firm‐specific factors make a larger difference to the adoption of process technologies than competitive factors. While on the whole small firms are slow to adopt new techniques, this does not hold for all technologies, and future research might investigate what technologies SMEs adopt and why. Benchmarking, suggestions schemes, problem‐solving techniques and ISO 9000 adoption was unrelated to firm size, which holds out the prospect of soft process technologies as an alternative technological path for small firm productivity growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 303-324 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00113.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00113.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:303-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067928_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Peter A. Hausdorf Author-X-Name-First: Peter A. Author-X-Name-Last: Hausdorf Author-Name: Dale Duncan Author-X-Name-First: Dale Author-X-Name-Last: Duncan Title: Firm Size and Internet Recruiting in Canada: A Preliminary Investigation Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 325-334 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00114.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00114.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:325-334 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067929_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ayi Ayayi Author-X-Name-First: Ayi Author-X-Name-Last: Ayayi Title: Public Policy and Venture Capital: The Canadian Labor‐Sponsored Venture Capital Funds Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 335-345 Issue: 3 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00115.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00115.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:3:p:335-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067930_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Clement K. Wang Author-X-Name-First: Clement K. Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Bee Lian Ang Author-X-Name-First: Bee Lian Author-X-Name-Last: Ang Title: Determinants of Venture Performance in Singapore Abstract: Based on a survey of Singapore venture capital (VC)‐backed firms, we find that environment, resource‐based capabilities, strategy, and VC firms’ involvement affect the venture performance significantly. The environment is a major constraint within which a firm's strategy is developed. While managers formulate and implement strategies, these strategies do not determine the eventual success directly. The strategy formulated should be complemented by a firm's resource‐based capabilities. Firms that do not match their strategy and resources could lead to unfocused and unproductive efforts. Evidence shows that the “fit” between resource‐based capabilities and strategy partially affects the venture performance. Our study provides implications for both venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in finding the right partner and in cooperating with each other. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 347-363 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00116.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00116.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:347-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067931_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Edward G. Rogoff Author-X-Name-First: Edward G. Author-X-Name-Last: Rogoff Author-Name: Myung‐soo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Myung‐soo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Dong‐churl Suh Author-X-Name-First: Dong‐churl Author-X-Name-Last: Suh Title: “Who Done It?” Attributions by Entrepreneurs and Experts of the Factors that Cause and Impede Small Business Success Abstract: Attribution theory deals with how individuals infer causality between events and has been used to explain various social psychological phenomena such as achievement, sex stereotyping, and the impact of reward on behavior. But the direct application of the theory to entrepreneurship has been made only recently. The present study tests for the existence of a self‐serving attribution bias among entrepreneurs when they enumerate the factors that contribute to or impede their business success as well as for the presence of an actor–observer attribution bias. Three samples are compared. Two are samples of entrepreneurs: one of independent pharmacists and the other a broadly based sample of business owners. A third sample is of experts. The presence of a self‐serving attribution bias is shown in the two business owners’ samples. In addition, clear differences are shown between the entrepreneurs and the experts, confirming the expectation of an actor–observer attribution bias. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 364-376 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00117.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00117.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:364-376 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067932_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Helen Haugh Author-X-Name-First: Helen Author-X-Name-Last: Haugh Author-Name: Lorna Mckee Author-X-Name-First: Lorna Author-X-Name-Last: Mckee Title: The Cultural Paradigm of the Smaller Firm Abstract: This paper presents the findings from an ethnographic study of organizational culture and shared values in four smaller firms, the outcome of which was the identification of the cultural values shared between owner–managers (OMs) and employees in each firm. The research employed Schein's conceptualization of culture as a three‐layer phenomenon, consisting of surface artifacts, shared values and beliefs, and basic assumptions. The analytical technique of grounded theory was employed to process the large volume of data gathered during the extended research period. The data reveal a complex array of values in each firm, with only one firm exhibiting a homogenous culture where values are shared by all those working in the organization. In the remaining three firms, five values appear to be shared by all employees; however, this is overlaid by a pattern of subcultures differentiated by distinctive shared values. Interfirm analysis among the four firms found that the values of survival, independence, control, pragmatism, and financial prudence were shared by two or more firms. The research collectively defines these shared values as the cultural paradigm of the smaller firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 377-394 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00118.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00118.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:377-394 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067933_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Colleen Collins‐dodd Author-X-Name-First: Colleen Author-X-Name-Last: Collins‐dodd Author-Name: Irene M. Gordon Author-X-Name-First: Irene M. Author-X-Name-Last: Gordon Author-Name: Carolyne Smart Author-X-Name-First: Carolyne Author-X-Name-Last: Smart Title: Further Evidence on the Role of Gender in Financial Performance Abstract: Using a sample of 160 sole proprietors and controlling for other determinants of performance, we hypothesize and find support for the view that gender is not a significant direct explanation of financial performance differences among small accounting practices. The control variables we employ are practice characteristics, motivations, and individual owner characteristics. Our results indicate that although financial performance appears to be significantly different for females’ and males’ sole proprietorships, these performance differences are explained by several variables other than gender directly. At the same time we find that gender moderates the effects of other practice and personal characteristics on financial performance. One of the more interesting results is that women with a stronger motivation to establish a public practice to balance work and family experienced more positive financial outcomes, while for men the same motivation reduced financial performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 395-417 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00119.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00119.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:395-417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067934_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sang Suk Lee Author-X-Name-First: Sang Suk Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Jerome S. Osteryoung Author-X-Name-First: Jerome S. Author-X-Name-Last: Osteryoung Title: A Comparison of Critical Success Factors for Effective Operations of University Business Incubators in the United States and Korea Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 418-426 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00120.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00120.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:418-426 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067935_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ioannis T. Lazaridis Author-X-Name-First: Ioannis T. Author-X-Name-Last: Lazaridis Title: Capital Budgeting Practices: A Survey in the Firms in Cyprus Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 427-433 Issue: 4 Volume: 42 Year: 2004 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00121.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00121.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:42:y:2004:i:4:p:427-433 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067936_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tammi S. Feltham Author-X-Name-First: Tammi S. Author-X-Name-Last: Feltham Author-Name: Glenn Feltham Author-X-Name-First: Glenn Author-X-Name-Last: Feltham Author-Name: James J. Barnett Author-X-Name-First: James J. Author-X-Name-Last: Barnett Title: The Dependence of Family Businesses on a Single Decision‐Maker Abstract: Anecdotal evidence suggests that family businesses are very dependent on a single individual (the owner‐manager). However, the degree of dependence previously has not been studied formally. Further, an explanation for why some family businesses are highly dependent on the owner‐manager and others are not has not been explored. Utilizing a national survey of Canadian family‐owned businesses, this paper therefore addresses two central issues: (1) the degree of dependence of family‐owned businesses on a single individual; and (2) the factors associated with this reliance.Self‐report responses from family business owners provided evidence of a high level of dependence on the owner‐manager. In 75 percent of all family businesses, respondents believed that the company was either dependent or very dependent on them. The response to this subjective question is consistent with responses to our three more objective measures. First, 65 percent of owner‐managers responded that they made all the major decisions in at least three of five functional business areas. Second, these businesses had few key managers—in 57 percent of all businesses, there were only two or fewer key managers in addition to the owner. Third, in 62 percent of all family businesses, neither had a successor been chosen nor had a process been put in place for choosing a successor. These results strongly suggest that family businesses are highly dependent on a single individual.Six factors had significant power in explaining the degree of dependence. Two factors related to the owner‐manager—dependence decreased in the age of the owner‐manager and in proximity of the owner‐manager to retirement. Four factors related to the family business: dependence decreased in the value of the firm, the number of shareholders, and the age of the business and was greater where the owner‐manager's family had voting control. Surprisingly, neither the existence of a board of directors with outside membership nor an advisory board with outside membership helped explain the level of dependence. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-15 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00122.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00122.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067937_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bernice Kotey Author-X-Name-First: Bernice Author-X-Name-Last: Kotey Author-Name: Peter Slade Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Slade Title: Formal Human Resource Management Practices in Small Growing Firms Abstract: Using data from micro, small, and medium firms in Australia, the paper exams changes with size toward more enunciated and prescribed practices; (2) the changes in HRM in small and medium‐sized firms begin early in the growth process and proceed at a faster rate than during the latter growth phase; and (3) the adoption of formal HRM practices at the managerial level lags behind that at the operational level at the smaller firm sizes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 16-40 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00123.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00123.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:16-40 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067938_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Howard S. Rasheed Author-X-Name-First: Howard S. Author-X-Name-Last: Rasheed Title: Foreign Entry Mode and Performance: The Moderating Effects of Environment Abstract: As the trend toward economic globalization increases, the internationalization of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) has become an important topic. Research on the performance outcomes of foreign market entry strategies has been primarily considered from the perspective of the multinational corporations. In this paper hierarchical regression analyses were conducted on archival data of 123 publicly held manufacturing SMEs based in the United States to test a contingency model that hypothesizes more of the performance variance is explained when the foreign market entry mode is aligned strategically with domestic and foreign environmental factors. The results indicate that firms will have a higher rate of international revenue growth using no‐equity‐based (exporting) foreign market entry modes in growing domestic environments. International revenue growth is higher for equity‐based modes when foreign market risks are high. The findings should provide managers of SMEs with contextual evidence for making successful foreign market entry decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 41-54 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00124.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00124.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:41-54 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067939_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Scott L. Newbert Author-X-Name-First: Scott L. Author-X-Name-Last: Newbert Title: New Firm Formation: A Dynamic Capability Perspective Abstract: This paper applies the dynamic capability framework to the new firm formation process. Specifically, this paper argues that new firm formation is a specific process that has been the subject of substantial empirical research. This paper also provides empirical evidence that shows that a common set of gestation activities exists for successful nascent entrepreneurs, that market dynamism affects the complexity and characteristics of the new firm formation process, and that learning negatively impacts new firm formation success for nascent entrepreneurs operating in highly dynamic markets. By positioning the new firm formation process as a dynamic capability, the rationale behind the execution of specific gestation activities to acquire and/or to reconfigure those resources most critical to emerging organizations can be understood better. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 55-77 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00125.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00125.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:55-77 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067940_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael G. Goldsby Author-X-Name-First: Michael G. Author-X-Name-Last: Goldsby Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Author-Name: James W. Bishop Author-X-Name-First: James W. Author-X-Name-Last: Bishop Title: Entrepreneurship and Fitness: An Examination of Rigorous Exercise and Goal Attainment among Small Business Owners Abstract: In today's society, the benefits of exercise and fitness are given much publicity. However, the relationship between exercise and the attainment of personal and professional goals for entrepreneurs has not been examined. Our study addresses the issue by examining the exercise regimens of 366 small business owners and the relationship of exercise frequency with the company's sales and the entre‐ preneur's personal goals. Specifically, this study examines the relationship that two types of exercise—running and weightlifting—have with sales volume, extrinsic rewards, and intrinsic rewards. Results indicate that running is related positively to all three outcome variables while weightlifting is related positively to extrinsic and intrinsic rewards but not to sales. Suggestions then are provided for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 78-92 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00126.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00126.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:78-92 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067941_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Howard Van Auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Van Author-X-Name-Last: Auken Title: Differences in the Usage of Bootstrap Financing among Technology‐Based versus Nontechnology‐Based Firms Abstract: This study compares owners’ assessment of the importance of 28 bootstrap financing methods between a sample of 44 technology‐based and 44 nontechnology‐based firms. The results indicated that owners’ of technology‐based firms believed that 6 of the 28 bootstrap financing methods were more important as compared to owners’methods of nontechnology‐based firms. The bootstrap financing methods also were grouped using Winborg and Landstrom (2001) factors. Owners of technology‐based firms believed that bootstrap financing methods that improved cash inflows were more important and that bootstrap financing methods that slowed disbursements were less important compared to owners of nontechnology‐based firms. The results can be used by owners of small firms, consultants and by support agencies that provide assistance with financial planning and capital acquisition. Understanding the use and availability of all sources of capital can help owners of small firms to develop comprehensive financial strategies. This information also could be incorporated into training programs for owners and managers of small firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 93-103 Issue: 1 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00127.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00127.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:1:p:93-103 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067942_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ali Kara Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Kara Author-Name: John E. Spillan Author-X-Name-First: John E. Author-X-Name-Last: Spillan Author-Name: Oscar W. Deshields Author-X-Name-First: Oscar W. Author-X-Name-Last: Deshields Title: The Effect of a Market Orientation on Business Performance: A Study of Small‐Sized Service Retailers Using MARKOR Scale Abstract: Conventional marketing wisdom holds that a market orientation provides a company with a better understanding of its customers, competitors, and environment, which subsequently leads to superior firm performance. While researchers have explored the relationship between market orientation and business performance in different organizations, such studies in small‐sized service retailers are scarce. This study investigates potential influences of market orientation on small‐sized service retailer performance. Data for this study were collected through personal interviews, and Kohli, Jaworski, and Kumar's market orientation scale was used to specify the dimensions of a market‐oriented organization. Results indicated that Kohli, Jaworski, and Kumar's market orientation scale provided a good measure of market orientation in this setting. Also, the results of analyses indicated a significant link between market orientation and small‐sized service retailer performance. The managerial implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 105-118 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00128.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00128.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:105-118 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067943_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pat Auger Author-X-Name-First: Pat Author-X-Name-Last: Auger Title: The Impact of Interactivity and Design Sophistication on the Performance of Commercial Websites for Small Businesses Abstract: This study of small businesses involved in Internet‐based electronic commerce focuses on the relationship between the design of a website and its performance. Specifically, this study examines the relationships between two design constructs, the level of interactivity and design sophistication, and two performance measures, an overall measure of performance and the number of visitors to the site. Furthermore, the study explores the role of two contingency variables, market turbulence and the age of the website, on these relationships. The results indicate that the level of interactivity of a website is positively associated with overall performance, but not associated with the number of visitors. Furthermore, market turbulence moderates the relationship between interactivity and performance so that the two constructs are positively associated under high levels of market turbulence but not associated under low levels of market turbulence. Results also show that design sophistication is associated with a greater number of visitors but not with overall performance. These findings suggest that the performance of a website is affected differently by different design constructs and that multidimensional measures of performance are necessary to properly evaluate performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 119-137 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00129.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00129.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:119-137 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067944_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tulus Tambunan Author-X-Name-First: Tulus Author-X-Name-Last: Tambunan Title: Promoting Small and Medium Enterprises with a Clustering Approach: A Policy Experience from Indonesia Abstract: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia are very important for employment creation and are important sources of economic growth and foreign currencies. It is therefore not a surprise that SMEs receive ample attention in Indonesia. In recent years, particular attention has been paid to development of SME clusters. The main aim of this paper is to review government policies on SMEs with a clustering approach, in Indonesia. The paper argues that in many cases, the development policy has not been so successful. In essence, most failures can be attributed to the fact that one or more critical factors for successful SME cluster development were either not existing or not addressed correctly. Neglecting cluster linkage to markets is one main reason for the failure. Prerequisite for successful cluster development is the cluster's potential to access growing markets, either domestic or abroad. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 138-154 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00130.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00130.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:138-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067945_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Edmund Prater Author-X-Name-First: Edmund Author-X-Name-Last: Prater Author-Name: Soumen Ghosh Author-X-Name-First: Soumen Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh Title: Current Operational Practices of U.S. Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises in Europe Abstract: This article presents the results of a survey of all U.S.‐owned small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) with physical facilities in Europe. It is a snapshot of the role of key strategic, tactical, and operational elements of U.S. SME globalization in Europe. It presents descriptive results regarding drivers of expansion, barriers to entry, entry strategies and current operating strategies, growth strategies, operational barriers, and the use of strategic alliances by SMEs in Europe. The findings are also compared with the literature on large firms. This allows the reader to see the distinct differences between small and large U.S. firms operating in Europe. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 155-169 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00131.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00131.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:155-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067946_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Patrick T. Gibbons Author-X-Name-First: Patrick T. Author-X-Name-Last: Gibbons Author-Name: Tony O'connor Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: O'connor Title: Influences on Strategic Planning Processes among Irish SMEs Abstract: In this study we argue that the approach to strategy formation reflects organizational and individual influences. The study, based on questionnaire responses from 359 firms, examines a number of organizational and individual factors influencing the type of strategy formation process adopted. The constructs of strategic posture, organization structure, management ownership, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) experience are measured. Three models predicting strategy formation approaches are explored. First, an organizational model emphasizing the impact of strategic posture and organization structure is analyzed. Second, a model is tested dealing with CEO and top management team characteristics reflecting the effects of agency costs and experience base. Finally, an integrative model combining both organizational and individual factors is evaluated. The results highlight the importance of organizational factors and show, for instance, that entrepreneurial firms tend to adopt more formal strategic planning approaches, while conservative firms adopt more incremental approaches. In addition, both management shareholding and CEO experience are negatively related to formal strategic planning activities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 170-186 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00132.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00132.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:170-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067947_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eleni T. Stavrou Author-X-Name-First: Eleni T. Author-X-Name-Last: Stavrou Author-Name: Tonia Kleanthous Author-X-Name-First: Tonia Author-X-Name-Last: Kleanthous Author-Name: Tassos Anastasiou Author-X-Name-First: Tassos Author-X-Name-Last: Anastasiou Title: Leadership Personality and Firm Culture during Hereditary Transitions in Family Firms: Model Development and Empirical Investigation Abstract: The present study is the first to propose a theoretical framework for an exploration of the relationship among organizational culture, leader personality, and the success of hereditary transitions in family businesses. Using Dyer's cultural framework and Jungian personality concepts, the authors test empirically this framework among family businesses in Cyprus. In turn, they identify certain common dimensions of leader personality and firm culture in relation to the success of a transition, which could serve as the basis for further research on the subject. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 187-206 Issue: 2 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00133.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00133.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:187-206 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067948_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Author-Name: Robert A. Mittelstaedt Author-X-Name-First: Robert A. Author-X-Name-Last: Mittelstaedt Title: Entrepreneurs or Investors: Do Multi‐unit Franchisees Have Different Philosophical Orientations? Abstract: Although multi‐unit ownership has become the dominant form of franchising in the United States, the motivations for either franchisor or franchisee to participate in these agreements continue to be the subject of debate. This study looks at the issue from the perspective of the franchisee. It is argued that some multi‐unit franchisees, especially those operating as area developers, are likely to enter the field viewing their franchise as an investment, while others, especially those operating as sequential multi‐unit operators, are likely to view their franchise as an opportunity to fulfill more personal, entrepreneurial ambitions. A study of multi‐unit franchisees of both types found that both were equally investment‐oriented but that the sequential multi‐unit operators were more likely to seek fulfillment of entrepreneurial goals. Implications for practitioners and for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 207-225 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00134.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00134.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:207-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067949_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael C. Dalbor Author-X-Name-First: Michael C. Author-X-Name-Last: Dalbor Author-Name: Michael J. Sullivan Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan Title: The Initial Public Offerings of Restaurant Firms: The Case of Industry‐Specific Micromarket Capitalization Offerings Abstract: We investigate the pricing characteristics of 59 initial public offerings (IPOs) of firms in the restaurant industry. Many of these offers are by extremely small micromarket capitalization companies, ones that are typically excluded from other studies of IPOs. We find that the choice of underwriter and the issuing company's subsequent financial performance significantly affect the level of underpricing and aftermarket performance. Companies that employ small, regional investment banking houses as underwriters fail to attract much investor interest, resulting in less underpricing and poorer aftermarket performance. In addition, investors appear to accurately appraise those firms that subsequently suffer from poor financial performance. This is demonstrated through greater underpricing to compensate investors for the greater perceived risk. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 226-241 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00135.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00135.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:226-241 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067950_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marjorie J. Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Marjorie J. Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Author-Name: Nancy Upton Author-X-Name-First: Nancy Author-X-Name-Last: Upton Author-Name: Samuel Seaman Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Seaman Title: Customer Relationship Management: A Comparative Analysis of Family and Nonfamily Business Practices Abstract: It has been reported that family businesses perceive excellent customer service as critical to the future of their businesses. However, little research into the customer relationship management (CRM) practices of family businesses has been performed. In this study, we examine CRM implementation among 82 family and 370 nonfamily firms. Family and nonfamily businesses report similar attitudes toward the importance of CRM, their knowledge of CRM, and their success when they do implement it. However, using a logit regression model, we find that the actual implementation strategies of family businesses are significantly different from those of nonfamily businesses. These results remain constant when controlling for size and industry sector. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 242-256 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00136.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00136.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:242-256 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067951_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sigal Haber Author-X-Name-First: Sigal Author-X-Name-Last: Haber Author-Name: Arie Reichel Author-X-Name-First: Arie Author-X-Name-Last: Reichel Title: Identifying Performance Measures of Small Ventures—The Case of the Tourism Industry Abstract: Drawing on the goal theory to effectiveness, the current research study attempts to identify performance measures of small ventures by focusing on the tourism industry and by doing so develops a conceptual model of small‐venture performance in a service industry within its unique conditions. After reviewing theory and research on small venture performance measures in general and in service industries in particular, we propose that performance measures of small tourism ventures constitute a combination of short‐ and long‐term measures. Furthermore, both types of measures include both objective and subjective dimensions. The findings, based on a cluster sample of 305 small tourism venture owner–managers that were interviewed face to face, generally supported the research proposition. The study emphasizes the importance of mapping the venture's achievements, allocating resources, and developing managerial skills to improve its performance and ability to survive in the long run. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 257-286 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00137.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00137.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:257-286 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067952_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Antonio Aragón‐sánchez Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Aragón‐sánchez Author-Name: Gregorio Sánchez‐marín Author-X-Name-First: Gregorio Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez‐marín Title: Strategic Orientation, Management Characteristics, and Performance: A Study of Spanish SMEs Abstract: This paper analyzes from a resource‐based view the management characteristics of Spanish small and medium enterprises (SMEs) according to their strategic orientation and the consequences in terms of firm performance and business efficiency. The typology of strategies formulated by Miles and Snow has important implications for management, because depending on the strategic orientation adopted—defender, prospector, or analyzer—the firm can emphasize to a great extent some aspects of management, such as technological position, innovation, organizational design, and human resource management. Moreover, these aspects of management can largely determine firm performance and business efficiency. A sample of 1,351 Spanish SMEs provided the data for an empirical test of these issues. The results confirm the expected relationships, revealing, on the one hand, significant differences between prospector and defender SMEs regarding the key factors on which they base their management characteristics and, on the other hand, the different influences that each strategic orientation has on firm performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 287-308 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00138.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00138.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:287-308 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067953_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jason A. Briscoe Author-X-Name-First: Jason A. Author-X-Name-Last: Briscoe Author-Name: Stanley E. Fawcett Author-X-Name-First: Stanley E. Author-X-Name-Last: Fawcett Author-Name: Robert H. Todd Author-X-Name-First: Robert H. Author-X-Name-Last: Todd Title: The Implementation and Impact of ISO 9000 among Small Manufacturing Enterprises Abstract: Quality is essential to customer satisfaction and competitive success. Unfortunately, resource constraints can place the small‐firm manufacturer at a quality disadvantage. This paper considers the benefits and barriers to International Standards Organization (ISO) 9000 certification among small‐firm manufacturers. An empirical study explores whether small manufacturers can successfully implement and benefit from a standardized and resource‐intensive program such as ISO 9000. The answer is yes if management can internalize core ISO practices. Keys to success include inculcating a quality culture, reducing behaviors that inhibit ISO adoption, performing a readiness analysis that helps tailor the ISO program to company needs, and leveraging a dynamic environment to drive quality consciousness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 309-330 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00139.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00139.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:309-330 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067954_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Noel Tagoe Author-X-Name-First: Noel Author-X-Name-Last: Tagoe Author-Name: Ernest Nyarko Author-X-Name-First: Ernest Author-X-Name-Last: Nyarko Author-Name: Ebenezer Anuwa‐amarh Author-X-Name-First: Ebenezer Author-X-Name-Last: Anuwa‐amarh Title: Financial Challenges Facing Urban SMEs under Financial Sector Liberalization in Ghana Abstract: The paper examines the impact of financial sector liberalization (FSL) policies on the financial management of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SME) in Ghana, using six case studies. Its findings, which confirm and extend the conclusions of previous studies, are integrated into a framework that explains the impact of FSL and the factors at work. The main financial challenge facing SMEs is access to affordable credit over a reasonable period. This is determined by the financing needs of SMEs and the action of investors. SME financing needs reflect their operational requirements, while the action of investors depends on their risk perception and the attractiveness of alternative investment (which affects their willingness to invest). Government borrowing, the general economic climate, availability of collateral, quality of SME record keeping, and SME investor relations skills affect the way in which this challenge is managed. The impact of the activities and potential of enterprise development agencies are also discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 331-343 Issue: 3 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00140.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00140.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:3:p:331-343 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067955_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jianwen Liao Author-X-Name-First: Jianwen Author-X-Name-Last: Liao Author-Name: Harold Welsch Author-X-Name-First: Harold Author-X-Name-Last: Welsch Title: Roles of Social Capital in Venture Creation: Key Dimensions and Research Implications* Abstract: This study was built upon Nahapiet and Ghoshal's three dimensions of social capital—structural, relational, and cognitive. It addresses three research questions: (1) Are there significant differences in social capital between nascent entrepreneurs and the general public (control group)? (2) Are there significant differences in social capital between technology and nontechnology nascent entrepreneurs? (3) How do the three dimensions of social capital interact among themselves across different sample groups? These questions were examined by using the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics data set. Results suggest that there are no significant differences in various dimensions of social capital between nascent entrepreneurs and the general public. What differentiates the two groups is not the amount of social capital but the patterns of association among its different dimensions. Additionally, the authors found that technology‐based nascent entrepreneurs tend to have a higher degree of relational capital than their nontechnology counterparts. Implications and future research directions are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 345-362 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00141.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00141.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:345-362 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067956_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Lance E. Brouthers Author-X-Name-First: Lance E. Author-X-Name-Last: Brouthers Author-Name: George Nakos Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Nakos Title: The Role of Systematic International Market Selection on Small Firms’ Export Performance Abstract: This article hypothesizes that, on average, small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) that use a systematic methodology in selecting foreign target markets (what we call systematic market selection) perform better than SMEs using an ad hoc international market selection methodology. Using a sample of Greek exporting firms, we found that systematic international market selection is a significant determinant of export performance, even when controlling for decision‐maker and firm‐specific characteristics previous studies found to be related to export success. Implications for managers, trade promotion agencies, and future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 363-381 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00142.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00142.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:363-381 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067957_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brian T. Gregory Author-X-Name-First: Brian T. Author-X-Name-Last: Gregory Author-Name: Matthew W. Rutherford Author-X-Name-First: Matthew W. Author-X-Name-Last: Rutherford Author-Name: Sharon Oswald Author-X-Name-First: Sharon Author-X-Name-Last: Oswald Author-Name: Lorraine Gardiner Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine Author-X-Name-Last: Gardiner Title: An Empirical Investigation of the Growth Cycle Theory of Small Firm Financing Abstract: This paper empirically tests the financial growth cycle model for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), which postulates that as firms become larger, older, and more informationally transparent, their financing options become more attractive. We add to the literature by providing one of the first empirical tests of the model using a large, cross‐sectional data set. Our results partially support the financial growth cycle model. Specifically, our results show larger firms, as measured by total number of employees, are more likely to use public equity funding or long‐term debt as opposed to insider funding. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 382-392 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00143.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00143.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:382-392 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067958_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Paul Westhead Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Westhead Author-Name: Deniz Ucbasaran Author-X-Name-First: Deniz Author-X-Name-Last: Ucbasaran Author-Name: Mike Wright Author-X-Name-First: Mike Author-X-Name-Last: Wright Title: Decisions, Actions, and Performance: Do Novice, Serial, and Portfolio Entrepreneurs Differ?* Abstract: A conceptual framework is extended to take into account differences between inexperienced novice entrepreneurs (that is, individuals with no prior private business ownership experience) and experienced serial and portfolio entrepreneurs. Some policymakers and practitioners are considering whether resources could be more effectively utilized if they were targeted toward serial and portfolio entrepreneurs, rather than in the form of additional initiatives to increase the pool of “pure” nascent entrepreneurs and novice entrepreneurs. To inform this policy debate, similarities and differences between novice, serial, and portfolio entrepreneurs are highlighted with regard to their decisions, actions, performance, and aspirations. We detected that portfolio entrepreneurs were more likely to express dimensions of entrepreneurial behavior. A case for targeted support tailored to the aspirations and needs of novice, serial, and portfolio entrepreneurs is presented. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 393-417 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00144.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00144.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:393-417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067959_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Craig S. Galbraith Author-X-Name-First: Craig S. Author-X-Name-Last: Galbraith Author-Name: Emmanuel Nkwenti‐zamcho Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Nkwenti‐zamcho Title: The Effect of Management Policies on Plant‐Level Productivity: A Longitudinal Study of Three U.S. and Mexican Small Businesses Abstract: To determine the influence of various management policies on productivity, various production functions of three small firms in labor‐intensive, production‐oriented industries are estimated econometrically and compared. Results from modified Cobb–Douglas functions indicate that the most important management‐influenced factors are those related to job specialization, asset maintenance and technology policies, and changes in organizational structure. In addition, the results indicate that productivity is significantly related to a firm's overall profitability. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 418-431 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00145.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00145.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:418-431 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067960_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Patrick A. M. Vermeulen Author-X-Name-First: Patrick A. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Vermeulen Title: Uncovering Barriers to Complex Incremental Product Innovation in Small and Medium‐Sized Financial Services Firms* Abstract: Developing new products is of the highest importance for the survival of firms. This not only refers to really new products, but firms also need to invest in modifying their existing products. Small and medium‐sized companies are no exception to this rule. The present study focuses on the innovative activities of small and medium‐sized financial service companies and aims to answer how small and medium‐sized financial services firms organize their product innovation processes and what the main barriers during these innovative attempts are. Data from 30 financial small and medium‐sized enterprises were collected to address these issues. The data showed that the firms in our study experience problems in terms of resources, project‐based working, incentives, and information technology, despite the fact that the innovative efforts are aimed at modifying existing services. Although these issues may not be totally unexpected, the results from this study do point at some interesting distinctions with the previous literature. Furthermore, it is suggested that the impact of the barriers may be of lower importance than is often assumed in the innovation literature. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 432-452 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00146.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00146.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:432-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067961_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Minet Schindehutte Author-X-Name-First: Minet Author-X-Name-Last: Schindehutte Title: Entrepreneurial Values and the Ethnic Enterprise: An Examination of Six Subcultures Abstract: A vital question receiving only limited attention in the extant research concerns the implications of culturally based values for the successful creation and growth of entrepreneurial ventures. This study explores core values held by entrepreneurs in growth‐oriented firms belonging to six subcultures based in the state of Hawaii. Thirty first‐generation entrepreneurs each were interviewed from the populations of Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, and native Hawaiian firms. Evidence is provided of commonalities and differences in the value profiles of the different types of entrepreneurs. While some of the salient values are clearly traceable to the entrepreneur's native culture, it appears that entrepreneurs share certain core values regardless of cultural origin. Evidence is also provided of linkages between values and specific operational practices within the ventures studied. Implications are drawn for ongoing theory development and managerial practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 453-479 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00147.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00147.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:453-479 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067962_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Attahir Yusuf Author-X-Name-First: Attahir Author-X-Name-Last: Yusuf Author-Name: Kojo Saffu Author-X-Name-First: Kojo Author-X-Name-Last: Saffu Title: Planning and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise Operators in a Country in Transition Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between planning and performance of small and medium enterprise operators in a country in economic transition. The literature on planning–performance relationship reports mixed findings. In a period of uncertainty, as exemplified by conditions of economic difficulties, one would expect firms to do more planning. On the contrary, our study shows that economic difficulties do not encourage firms to plan seriously. Our study also shows that firms that plan do not necessarily experience increased performance, with the exception of the manufacturing sector. Other findings of the study include a significant gender difference in the planning sophistication of small firms in Ghana, with firms managed or owned by males having sophisticated planning compared with female‐managed or female‐owned businesses. Size did not moderate planning performance in our study. Planning affected performance equally in both large and small firms in our study. We found no difference among the planning clusters for education. Firms with the highest growth in sales had low‐planning sophistication. This study contributes to our understanding and appreciation of situations in which planning does not necessarily add significant value to organizations (by way of increased performance). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 480-497 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00148.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00148.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:480-497 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067963_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jan M. P. De kok Author-X-Name-First: Jan M. P. Author-X-Name-Last: De kok Title: Precautionary Actions within Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: Absenteeism results in considerable costs, both for individuals, firms, and governments. One of the ways in which firms can reduce absenteeism is by taking precautionary actions, that is, improving the physical or mental working conditions of their employees. This study examines the decision‐making process of small and medium‐sized enterprises on whether to take precautionary actions. The main hypothesis is that firms are more likely to take precautionary actions if they assume that absence rates are related to working conditions. Several hypotheses were derived, and information on more than 600 Dutch enterprises was used to test them. The results indicate that the probability of taking precautionary actions increases with the occurrence of physical complaints, the assumed proportion of employees whose tasks are physically demanding, and firm size. The main hypothesis was, however, rejected. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 498-516 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00149.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00149.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:498-516 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067964_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Journal of Small Business Management 
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BY SUBJECT AND AUTHOR Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 517-520 Issue: 4 Volume: 43 Year: 2005 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00150.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00150.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:43:y:2005:i:4:p:517-520 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067965_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard H. Lester Author-X-Name-First: Richard H. Author-X-Name-Last: Lester Author-Name: S. Trevis Certo Author-X-Name-First: S. Trevis Author-X-Name-Last: Certo Author-Name: Catherine M. Dalton Author-X-Name-First: Catherine M. Author-X-Name-Last: Dalton Author-Name: Dan R. Dalton Author-X-Name-First: Dan R. Author-X-Name-Last: Dalton Author-Name: Albert A. Cannella Author-X-Name-First: Albert A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cannella Title: Initial Public Offering Investor Valuations: An Examination of Top Management Team Prestige and Environmental Uncertainty Abstract: Relying on one of the more notable entrepreneurial settings, an initial public offering (IPO), this article extends prior work on top management team (TMT) characteristics. We examine whether or not prestigious TMTs at the time of an IPO enhance organizational legitimacy and thereby provide a signal to potential investors. Because an IPO represents an entrepreneurial context characterized by high levels of uncertainty, we also consider the impact of environmental uncertainty on the TMT prestige/investor valuation relationship. We find that both an element of TMT prestige and environmental uncertainty influence investor valuations. However, we also find that the influence of prestige does not assuage investors when analyzing IPOs in different environmental conditions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00151.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00151.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:1-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067966_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gary J. Castrogiovanni Author-X-Name-First: Gary J. Author-X-Name-Last: Castrogiovanni Author-Name: James G. Combs Author-X-Name-First: James G. Author-X-Name-Last: Combs Author-Name: Robert T. Justis Author-X-Name-First: Robert T. Author-X-Name-Last: Justis Title: Resource Scarcity and Agency Theory Predictions Concerning the Continued Use of Franchising in Multi‐outlet Networks Abstract: A study of 439 franchisors was conducted to identify factors influencing changes in their propensity to franchise. Consistent with agency theory, franchisors with wide multinational scope were increasing their proportion of franchised outlets whereas franchisors with large outlets were emphasizing firm ownership. As predicted by resource scarcity theory, franchisors were decreasing their proportion franchised as they grew in size, although most of the decrease occurred while firms were relatively small. In contrast to resource scarcity theory, franchisors increased their proportion franchised over time. Key implications are that both agency and resource scarcity theories are needed to explain franchising, but perhaps future research should look beyond resource scarcities toward resource‐based capabilities to better explain franchising decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 27-44 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00152.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00152.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:27-44 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067967_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Keith M. Hmieleski Author-X-Name-First: Keith M. Author-X-Name-Last: Hmieleski Author-Name: Andrew C. Corbett Author-X-Name-First: Andrew C. Author-X-Name-Last: Corbett Title: Proclivity for Improvisation as a Predictor of Entrepreneurial Intentions Abstract: This study examines the relationship between improvisation and entrepreneurial intentions. Of specific interest is whether or not a proclivity for improvisation explains any variance in entrepreneurial intentions beyond what is accounted for by other relevant individual difference measures. Using a sample of 430 college students, entrepreneurial intentions are found to be significantly associated with measures of personality, motivation, cognitive style, social models, and improvisation. The strongest relationship is found between entrepreneurial intentions and improvisation. The results of hierarchical regression show that improvisation accounts for a significant amount of variance in entrepreneurial intention above and beyond what is accounted for by the other variables. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 45-63 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00153.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00153.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:45-63 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067968_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Suku Bhaskaran Author-X-Name-First: Suku Author-X-Name-Last: Bhaskaran Title: Incremental Innovation and Business Performance: Small and Medium‐Size Food Enterprises in a Concentrated Industry Environment Abstract: Past studies have analyzed issues pertaining to the definition of innovation, methods of measuring innovation and the relationship between organizational characteristics and innovation orientation. Extant studies have adopted a large business or a technologically intense context of study. By studying the adoption of new products, methods, systems, markets, and supply sources in small and medium‐size seafood retail enterprises, this study reviews innovation and the adoption of innovation in a broader and novel context. Seafood retailers in this study operate in a concentrated industry environment where two large supermarket chains account for more than 70 percent of national food retail sales. The seafood retailers operate in a highly competitive environment, the industry is maturing, the firms are not very advanced technologically, and the sector has a disproportionately large number of firms owned and operated by persons of non‐English speaking backgrounds. The results of the study indicate that incremental innovation offers substantial competitive advantages to small and medium‐size firms, that incremental innovations can be adopted and operationalized rapidly by entrepreneurs with different cultural backgrounds and skills, and that small and medium‐size firms that focus on sales and marketing innovations are profitable and are able to compete successfully with large businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 64-80 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00154.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00154.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:64-80 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067969_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dev Prasad Author-X-Name-First: Dev Author-X-Name-Last: Prasad Author-Name: George S. Vozikis Author-X-Name-First: George S. Author-X-Name-Last: Vozikis Author-Name: Mohamed Ariff Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Ariff Title: Government Public Policy, Regulatory Intervention, and Their Impact on IPO Underpricing: The Case of Malaysian IPOs Abstract: This study examines the impact of government initial public offering (IPO) regulation intending on promoting public policy. The study examines the results of the implementation of a Malaysian government policy in 1976, which mandated that at least 30 percent of any new shares on an IPO offer be sold to the indigenous Bumiputera population or to mutual funds owned by them. The study examined the short‐run and long‐run underpricing of Malaysian IPOs and found that Malaysian IPOs are highly underpriced compared to IPOs in developing countries, creating a market microstructure effect. It also confirmed that the Malaysian government's regulatory intervention in spite of noble public policy intentions appeared to be the significant factor for the emergence of an average first‐day underpricing increase of Malaysian IPOs by 61 percent during the period after the regulatory economic policy was instituted. Furthermore, the study found that this high underpricing persists even for the long run, in contrast to the long‐run performance of IPOs in the United States. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 81-98 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00155.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00155.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:81-98 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067970_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Timothy J. Wilkinson Author-X-Name-First: Timothy J. Author-X-Name-Last: Wilkinson Title: Entrepreneurial Climate and U.S. State Foreign Trade Offices as Predictors of Export Success Abstract: American state governments sponsor numerous foreign trade offices (FTOs) throughout the world. Although these offices constitute one of the most expensive export promotion activities, almost no research examining their effectiveness has been undertaken. Based on data from 114 state‐sponsored FTOs, we hypothesize and find a positive relationship between expenditures for trade offices and exports. In addition, findings suggest that state export levels are conditioned by an interaction between FTO expenditures and variations in state entrepreneurial climate. Implications of these findings for managers and policy‐makers are explored. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 99-113 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00156.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00156.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:99-113 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067971_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: M. Kamil Kozan Author-X-Name-First: M. Kamil Author-X-Name-Last: Kozan Author-Name: Dolun Öksoy Author-X-Name-First: Dolun Author-X-Name-Last: Öksoy Author-Name: Onur Özsoy Author-X-Name-First: Onur Author-X-Name-Last: Özsoy Title: Growth Plans of Small Businesses in Turkey: Individual and Environmental Influences Abstract: The intensity of small‐business owners and the environmental difficulties they encountered were investigated as predictors of growth intentions in Turkey. Data were collected from 526 small businesses in 14 major cities using the Entrepreneurial Profile Questionnaire. Factor analysis showed environmental difficulties and growth intentions to be multifactor constructs, while intensity emerged as a single factor. A canonical correlation analysis found owner intensity to be significantly related to the three growth plan factors of technology improvement, resource aggregation, and market expansion. Among the difficulty factors, only lack of know‐how and financing problems showed a significant relation to growth plans. Financing difficulties hindered technological improvement and resource aggregation, while know‐how negatively affected market expansion. Other difficulty factors such as entry barriers, family‐business role conflict, and ethnic prejudice were not among the predictors of growth plans. The article draws out the implications of these findings for government policy and for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 114-129 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00157.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00157.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:114-129 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067972_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dianne H. B. Welsh Author-X-Name-First: Dianne H. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Welsh Author-Name: Ilan Alon Author-X-Name-First: Ilan Author-X-Name-Last: Alon Author-Name: Cecilia M. Falbe Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Falbe Title: An Examination of International Retail Franchising in Emerging Markets Abstract: There has been an urgent call from both the franchise industry and the academic community for research on world franchising markets, specifically in the retail sector. This article is an attempt to summarize the main research that has been conducted thus far on international retail franchising. The article begins with an overview of the development of the literature and then discusses the nature and scope of emerging markets, with particular reference to their impact on the stakeholders of international retail franchising. Next, the article develops a conceptual model relating international retail franchising to its stakeholders. Then, a review of the research is divided into the areas of emerging world market: Central and Eastern Europe, Mexico and South America, Asia, and other areas that include India, Kuwait, and South Africa. The article concludes by discussing the next step to developing a research base for further understanding of emerging markets in addition to the opportunities and challenges for retail franchising and future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 130-149 Issue: 1 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00158.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00158.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:1:p:130-149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067973_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Title: A Tribute to 50 Years of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 151-154 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00159.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00159.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:151-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067974_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David B. Audretsch Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Audretsch Author-Name: Erik Lehmann Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Lehmann Title: Entrepreneurial Access and Absorption of Knowledge Spillovers: Strategic Board and Managerial Composition for Competitive Advantage Abstract: The resource theory of the firm implies that knowledge is a key resource bestowing a competitive advantage for entrepreneurial firms. However, it remains rather unclear up to now how new ventures and small businesses can access knowledge resources. The purpose of this study was to suggest two strategies, in particular, that facilitate entrepreneurial access to and absorption of external knowledge spillovers: the attraction of managers and directors with an academic background. Based on data on board composition of 295 high‐technology firms, the results clearly demonstrate the strong link between geographical proximity to research‐intense universities and board composition. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 155-166 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00161.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00161.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:155-166 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067975_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Justin G. Longenecker Author-X-Name-First: Justin G. Author-X-Name-Last: Longenecker Author-Name: Carlos W. Moore Author-X-Name-First: Carlos W. Author-X-Name-Last: Moore Author-Name: J. William Petty Author-X-Name-First: J. William Author-X-Name-Last: Petty Author-Name: Leslie E. Palich Author-X-Name-First: Leslie E. Author-X-Name-Last: Palich Author-Name: Joseph A. Mckinney Author-X-Name-First: Joseph A. Author-X-Name-Last: Mckinney Title: Ethical Attitudes in Small Businesses and Large Corporations: Theory and Empirical Findings from a Tracking Study Spanning Three Decades Abstract: This study offers a theoretical framework of ethical behavior and a comparative analysis of ethical perceptions of managers of large, mostly publicly traded corporations (those with 1,000 or more employees) and the owners and managers of smaller companies (those with fewer than 100 employees) across 17 years. The primary research provides basic data on the changing standards of ethics as perceived by leaders of large and small businesses where the cultures frequently fall into sharp contrast. Our findings reveal the extent to which the message of business integrity is gaining or losing ground within large and small companies. It does this by means of respondents’ judgments of acceptable responses to 16 scenarios profiling common business situations with questionable ethical dimensions. Based on responses from over 5,000 managers and employees (from firms of all sizes) to our scenarios at three points in time (1985, 1993, 2001), we tested two research questions. First, for firms of all sizes, have business ethics improved or declined between the years 1985 and 2001? Second, comparing responses of large and small firm executives across the 1985–2001 time frame, is there a discernible difference in their ethical standards? Our results suggest that business leaders are making somewhat more ethical decisions in recent years. We also found that small business owner–managers offered less ethical responses to scenarios in 1993 but that no significant differences existed with large firm managers in 1985 and 2001. Implications of our findings are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 167-183 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00162.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00162.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:167-183 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067976_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Todd A. Finkle Author-X-Name-First: Todd A. Author-X-Name-Last: Finkle Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Author-Name: Michael G. Goldsby Author-X-Name-First: Michael G. Author-X-Name-Last: Goldsby Title: An Examination of Entrepreneurship Centers in the United States: A National Survey Abstract: This study fills a gap in previous research by performing an in‐depth analysis of 146 entrepreneurship centers in the United States. This two‐part study looks at the characteristics of the entire sample of entrepreneurship centers and then examines the differences between top‐ranked centers and nonranked centers. The findings indicate that top‐ranked centers have three times as many endowed chairs as nonranked centers. Top‐ranked centers also offer more comprehensive graduate programs. Overall, top‐ranked centers have more resources and personnel. The findings of this study will assist students, faculty, staff, administrators, directors, and other stakeholders of entrepreneurship centers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 184-206 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00163.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00163.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:184-206 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067977_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Charles E. Bamford Author-X-Name-First: Charles E. Author-X-Name-Last: Bamford Author-Name: Garry D. Bruton Author-X-Name-First: Garry D. Author-X-Name-Last: Bruton Author-Name: Yvonne L. Hinson Author-X-Name-First: Yvonne L. Author-X-Name-Last: Hinson Title: Founder/Chief Executive Officer Exit: A Social Capital Perspective of New Ventures Abstract: The founder/chief executive officer (CEO) exit is a significant event for all business organizations. However, a social capital perspective suggests that the exit of the founder/CEO may be more disruptive for new start‐ups due to the critical role the founder/CEO plays in the new organization and the heightened potential chance for failure of a new venture. A social capital perspective suggests that the ability of the entrepreneurial firm to perform better is affiliated with the social capital within the organization. This study supports a social capital perspective of CEO exit and social capital's impact on performance. It helps establish a foundation of study of CEO exit and new ventures from this perspective. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 207-220 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00164.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00164.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:207-220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067978_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Nola N. Miyasaki Author-X-Name-First: Nola N. Author-X-Name-Last: Miyasaki Author-Name: Craig E. Watters Author-X-Name-First: Craig E. Author-X-Name-Last: Watters Author-Name: Susan M. Coombes Author-X-Name-First: Susan M. Author-X-Name-Last: Coombes Title: The Dilemma of Growth: Understanding Venture Size Choices of Women Entrepreneurs Abstract: In recent years the number of women‐owned firms with employees has expanded at three times the rate of all employer firms. Yet women remain underrepresented in their proportion of high‐growth firms. A number of plausible explanations exist. To develop richer insights, a two‐stage research project was undertaken. A mail survey was sent to a sample of female entrepreneurs to assess motives, obstacles, goals and aspirations, needs, and business identity. Based on the survey results, follow‐up, in‐depth interviews were conducted with entrepreneurs, selecting equally from modest‐growth and high‐growth ventures. In terms of quantitative findings, growth orientation was associated with whether a woman was “pushed” or “pulled” into entrepreneurship, was motivated by wealth or achievement factors, had a strong women's identity in the venture, had equity partners, and believed women faced unique selling obstacles. The qualitative research made clear that modest‐ and high‐growth entrepreneurs differ in how they view themselves, their families, their ventures, and the larger environment. The results of both stages suggest that growth is a deliberate choice and that women have a clear sense of the costs and benefits of growth and make careful trade‐off decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 221-244 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00165.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00165.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:221-244 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067979_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Simon Bartholomeusz Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Bartholomeusz Author-Name: George A. Tanewski Author-X-Name-First: George A. Author-X-Name-Last: Tanewski Title: The Relationship between Family Firms and Corporate Governance Abstract: This paper contributes to the agency theory literature by identifying relations between family control and corporate governance structure. Emerging literature supports the notion that family control creates strong incentives that have potentially competing influences on the manner in, and extent to, which internal corporate governance mechanisms are utilized. A sample of 100 listed companies (evenly divided between family and nonfamily firms) is used to test the hypotheses that corporate governance structures are different between family and nonfamily firms; and that family firms adopt optimal corporate governance structures. This research finds evidence that suggests that family firms utilize substantially different corporate governance structures from nonfamily firms and that these differences lead to performance differentials. Indeed, results suggest that family control creates, rather than negates, agency costs and future research may be well rewarded by pursuing this latter notion further. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 245-267 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00166.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00166.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:245-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067980_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James A. Wolff Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolff Author-Name: Timothy L. Pett Author-X-Name-First: Timothy L. Author-X-Name-Last: Pett Title: Small‐Firm Performance: Modeling the Role of Product and Process Improvements Abstract: Entrepreneurial and small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) firm performance is a complex, multifaceted construct that should be examined with an eye toward its complexity. Our research study seeks to accomplish this examination by proposing a conceptual model of SME performance with two distinct but related outcome dimensions—growth as one dimension and profitability as another. We propose hypotheses for relationships between four antecedent factor conditions— environmental hostility, firm size, innovation capability, and internationalization—and an SME's likelihood to pursue either product improvement or process improvement as their primary strategic orientation. Furthermore, we propose that an SME product improvement orientation likely has greater influence on growth and profit performance than will a process improvement orientation. The findings of the study suggest that internationalization and innovator position have a positive impact on new product and process improvements, while environmental hostility, internationalization, and product improvement have positive influences on growth as a performance dimension. In addition and as hypothesized, the product improvement orientation is positively associated with growth and in turn profitability, whereas the process improvement orientation showed no statistical relationship to growth and ultimately profitability. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 268-284 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00167.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00167.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:268-284 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067981_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Lois M. Shelton Author-X-Name-First: Lois M. Author-X-Name-Last: Shelton Title: Female Entrepreneurs, Work–Family Conflict, and Venture Performance: New Insights into the Work–Family Interface Abstract: Existing theory is extended to predict the effectiveness of strategies for structurally reducing work–family conflict by manipulating roles, given the salience of work and family roles and resources available to the female entrepreneur. A conceptual framework based on the constructs of role involvement and role conflict is used to examine whether high‐growth female entrepreneurs choose more appropriate strategies for reducing work–family conflict than their less successful counterparts. Three basic strategies for manipulating roles are discussed: (1) role elimination; (2) role reduction; and (3) role‐sharing.The following propositions are advanced: (1) work–family management strategies are a significant determinant of venture growth; (2) women who develop high‐growth businesses more effectively reduce work–family conflict by choosing strategies better matched with their internal needs and access to external resources than less successful women; and (3) role‐sharing strategies are preferred because they allow women to enjoy the enhancement of both work and family roles while reducing the level of inter‐role conflict. As a result, the high prevalence of team‐building and participative management practices observed in women‐owned businesses may be driven by the need for female entrepreneurs to manage work–family conflicts as well as genetics or socialization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 285-297 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00168.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00168.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:285-297 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067982_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stuart Locke Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Locke Title: Information and Communication Technology Adoption and Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise Growth in New Zealand Abstract: This paper reports on an investigation of the potential to use the financial ratios of New Zealand small businesses to discriminate their location as an aid in the accurate targeting of regional economic development programs. To the extent that there are clearly identifiable differences in performance and financial structure of urban and nonurban firms, this could be significant for small business policy development and the efficient implementation of strategies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 298-301 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00169.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00169.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:298-301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067983_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Philip Mcgovern Author-X-Name-First: Philip Author-X-Name-Last: Mcgovern Title: Learning Networks as an Aid to Developing Strategic Capability among Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: A Case Study from the Irish Polymer Industry Abstract: Strategic decision making within small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) is a necessary element for business growth. SMEs must adapt and become more efficient and dynamic within current business paths and in finding new paths. Traditional philosophies are not focused on delivering new capabilities or developing new business paths. Learning networks are cooperative associations of partner firms that share knowledge, physical resources, and expertise to improve current performance and to advance new business paths. Ireland has emerged as a significant net contributor of plastics to the global medical device, telecommunications, and ophthalmic sectors. The role of the first polymer network as a catalyst for both new business development and increased technological enhancement is advanced in this study of Mould‐Tech, an Irish polymer manufacturing firm. Adaptation of dynamic learning networks as expounded in this study present participant firms with new opportunities both to learn and earn—that is, to enhance and acquire new capabilities and to grow their businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 302-305 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00170.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00170.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:302-305 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067984_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Doug Bruce Author-X-Name-First: Doug Author-X-Name-Last: Bruce Author-Name: Derek Picard Author-X-Name-First: Derek Author-X-Name-Last: Picard Title: Making Succession a Success: Perspectives from Canadian Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 306-309 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00171.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00171.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:306-309 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067985_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hiroyuki Okamuro Author-X-Name-First: Hiroyuki Author-X-Name-Last: Okamuro Author-Name: Nobuo Kobayashi Author-X-Name-First: Nobuo Author-X-Name-Last: Kobayashi Title: The Impact of Regional Factors on the Start‐Up Ratio in Japan Abstract: We analyze regional factors of the start‐up ratio in Japan using two datasets with different regional aggregation levels. The explanatory variables represent demand, cost, human resource, financial, industry agglomeration and industrial structure, and other factors. The empirical results demonstrate that even though all these factors significantly affect the start‐up ratio at the municipality level, some of these factors are not significant at a larger economic area level. In particular, we obtained evidence that human resource factors, together with the average wage and average size of establishments, are important determinants of the regional start‐up ratio in both the samples. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 310-313 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00172.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00172.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:310-313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067986_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 314-314 Issue: 2 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00173.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00173.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:2:p:314-314 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067987_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ginés Hernández‐cánovas Author-X-Name-First: Ginés Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández‐cánovas Author-Name: Pedro Martínez‐solano Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez‐solano Title: Banking Relationships: Effects on Debt Terms for Small Spanish Firms Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of banking relationships on interest rates and the probability that guarantees must be provided in a sample of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The results indicate that SMEs that work with fewer banks obtain debt at a lower cost. This seems to suggest that concentrated banking relationships reduce the uncertainty of lending to risky firms, which translates into lower interest rates. Reduction in risk could come from greater flexibility in negotiations, increased control over the investment, and mitigation of the free‐rider problem. When the relationship is exclusive, which would represent the maximum concentration, a bank can take advantage of its monopoly position and require more guarantees from a firm. SMEs that have longer‐term relationships with their bank are more likely to be required to provide guarantees. This result seems to suggest that SMEs involved in longer‐term relationships are subject to the information monopoly of the lender. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 315-333 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00174.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00174.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:315-333 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067988_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Antonio J. Verdú‐jover Author-X-Name-First: Antonio J. Author-X-Name-Last: Verdú‐jover Author-Name: F. Javier Lloréns‐montes Author-X-Name-First: F. Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Lloréns‐montes Author-Name: Victor J. García‐morales Author-X-Name-First: Victor J. Author-X-Name-Last: García‐morales Title: Environment–Flexibility Coalignment and Performance: An Analysis in Large versus Small Firms Abstract: This paper takes a wide‐ranging transnational look, within the frame of he European Union, at the differences between large and small firms based on practices of flexibility. More specifically, the research aims to evaluate whether small firms form a homogeneous body in applying flexible practices as opposed to large firms, as well as observing the differential effects on performance when there are discrepancies in the coalignment levels between a firm’s actual flexibility and that required by the environment. The hypotheses are tested using data from 417 European firms. The results reveal that (1) good coalignments between actual and required flexibility (flexibility fit) have a greater influence on business performance in the case of small firms; (2) there are significant differences between small and large firms as regards operative flexibility, strategic flexibility, financial flexibility (organizational slack), and performance. The large firms analyzed coalign their flexibility fit better in their various dimensions (structural, operative, and strategic); (3) the degree of metaflexibility can be greater among small firms, which represents a greater information processing capacity, thus enabling the flexibility fit to be constantly coaligned to changes in the environment. However, a greater metaflexibility is not immediately reflected in the flexibility fit; and (4) this greater flexibility fit among large firms can be favored by their greater financial flexibility. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 334-349 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00175.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00175.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:334-349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067989_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard Demartino Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Demartino Author-Name: Robert Barbato Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Barbato Author-Name: Paul H. Jacques Author-X-Name-First: Paul H. Author-X-Name-Last: Jacques Title: Exploring the Career/Achievement and Personal Life Orientation Differences between Entrepreneurs and Nonentrepreneurs: The Impact of Sex and Dependents Abstract: This study explores the career/achievement and personal life orientations of entrepreneurs, specifically the impact of sex and dependent‐child status. Although a growing body of research has explored the similarities and uniqueness of women, none have explicitly analyzed entrepreneurs employing a career/achievement and personal life framework. In addition, no studies have sought to explore the career/achievement and personal life orientations of female entrepreneurs with female nonentrepreneurs of similar backgrounds. Consequently, this research explores and compares the career/achievement and personal life orientations of female entrepreneurs with a group of female nonentrepreneurs with similar educational levels, ages, and work experience. It also compares the orientations of male entrepreneurs with a group of male nonentrepreneurs in order to both confirm existing literature and create a means to compare intra‐female with intra‐male career and personal life orientations. The analysis shows no statistically significant differences in the career/achievement and personal life orientations of women entrepreneurs and similar female nonentrepreneurs. It also finds, confirming existing literature, that male entrepreneurs possess a greater career/achievement orientation as compared with male nonentrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 350-368 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00176.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00176.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:350-368 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067990_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bret Golann Author-X-Name-First: Bret Author-X-Name-Last: Golann Title: Achieving Growth and Responsiveness: Process Management and Market Orientation in Small Firms Abstract: Achieving a consistent market orientation is a challenge for entrepreneurial manufacturers. This research seeks improved understanding of how internal process management assists and hinders small growing manufacturers in achieving the responsiveness component of a market orientation. Under process management, firms implement internal systems, procedures, and performance measures to improve performance and responsiveness to changing markets. Benefits include improved market sensing, two‐way communication, and coordinated responses to market demands. Despite the potential benefits, researchers question whether the internal structure and control of process management will improve responsiveness in entrepreneurial firms. Process management may conflict with the organizational cultures, agility, and responsiveness of entrepreneurial companies. Research results identify how process management assists and hinders the responsiveness component of market orientation in small manufacturers. Management implications and strategies for coping with growth challenges are presented. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 369-385 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00177.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00177.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:369-385 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067991_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Peter Lindelöf Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Lindelöf Author-Name: Hans Löfsten Author-X-Name-First: Hans Author-X-Name-Last: Löfsten Title: Environmental Hostility and Firm Behavior—An Empirical Examination of New Technology‐Based Firms on Science Parks Abstract: Firms often respond to challenging environmental conditions, such as those in high‐technology environments. Thus, in a hostile environment, the intensity of competition exerts more pressure on the firm and also a greater necessity for firm behavior. This study was conducted with empirical data collected in 1999 from 134 small firms on science parks in Sweden. The discussion in this paper is focused at the firm level. Analysis of firm behavior was conducted using a multivariate approach. The content of firm‐level behavior is defined in terms of the firm’s overall collection of business practices and competitive tactics. The investigation of customer preferences and competitors are the manifestations of the firm’s more basic strategic direction and how the firm will reach the markets. Two different types of firms were analyzed: university spin‐offs (USOs) and corporate spin‐offs (CSOs). The importance of the science park was included in the study as a control variable. The variable showed whether the firms had received support from a science park. This study indicated that the relations between change of marketing activities and long‐term forecasting are strongest for both USOs and CSOs. The long‐term forecasting, technology–importance of science park, was another key factor. This is exemplified by the two samples used in this study. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 386-406 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00178.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00178.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:386-406 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067992_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andra Gumbus Author-X-Name-First: Andra Author-X-Name-Last: Gumbus Author-Name: Robert N. Lussier Author-X-Name-First: Robert N. Author-X-Name-Last: Lussier Title: Entrepreneurs Use a Balanced Scorecard to Translate Strategy into Performance Measures Abstract: Although 50 percent of Fortune 1000 companies currently use a balanced scorecard (BSC), few small businesses are using a BSC. A review of the literature finds no BSC papers in leading small business/entrepreneurship journals. This article begins with a discussion of the BSC and why a small business should use it. Three small to medium‐sized enterprise (SME) case studies are presented, with a copy of their BSC, to illustrate how Hyde Park Electronics, Futura Industries, and Southern Gardens Citrus use a BSC to set strategy and align operations to achieve breakthrough results. Implications are, that like large businesses, SMEs can also benefit from using a BSC. Entrepreneurs of SMEs can use the case studies to develop their own BSC to improve performance. Implications for practice and research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 407-425 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00179.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00179.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:407-425 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067993_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yolande E. Chan Author-X-Name-First: Yolande E. Author-X-Name-Last: Chan Author-Name: Niraj Bhargava Author-X-Name-First: Niraj Author-X-Name-Last: Bhargava Author-Name: Christopher T. Street Author-X-Name-First: Christopher T. Author-X-Name-Last: Street Title: Having Arrived: The Homogeneity of High‐Growth Small Firms Abstract: This study explores the homogeneity of small firms that have achieved and sustained high growth. Using a recent population of the 50 “Best Managed” Canadian firms identified as achieving high business growth for three or more consecutive years, firm homogeneity in terms of current management challenges is analyzed. In contrast to the rich body of literature available regarding the heterogeneity of managerial challenges and patterns during small business growth and development, this study finds that once small businesses begin to sustain high growth, their reported management challenges converge. We find that, controlling for location and performance, the high‐growth small firms in our population experience similar management challenges regardless of the specific firm size, revenue level, or industry. Our results challenge the “received wisdom” that suggests the managerial challenges faced by small firms during their business growth and development always vary. Management implications and future research directions are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 426-440 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00180.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00180.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:426-440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067994_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jan M. P. De kok Author-X-Name-First: Jan M. P. Author-X-Name-Last: De kok Author-Name: Lorraine M. Uhlaner Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine M. Author-X-Name-Last: Uhlaner Author-Name: A. Roy Thurik Author-X-Name-First: A. Roy Author-X-Name-Last: Thurik Title: Professional HRM Practices in Family Owned‐Managed Enterprises Abstract: This study examines determinants of professional human resource management (HRM) practices within a sample of approximately 700 small to medium‐sized firms. Predictions from the agency theory and the resource‐based view of organizations lead to alternate hypotheses regarding the direct and indirect negative effects of family ownership and management on the usage of professional HRM practices. Results support predictions for both direct and indirect effects. These indirect effects occur through intermediary variables that reflect organizational complexity, such as firm size, (the presence of a) formal business plan, and HRM specialization. The findings lend partial support to both theories. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 441-460 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00181.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00181.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:441-460 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067995_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Enno Masurel Author-X-Name-First: Enno Author-X-Name-Last: Masurel Author-Name: Kees Van montfort Author-X-Name-First: Kees Author-X-Name-Last: Van montfort Title: Life Cycle Characteristics of Small Professional Service Firms Abstract: Our study of professional services firms clearly revealed that firms change over the course of their life cycles. During the first three stages, diversification in sales, the differentiation in labor force, and the level of labor productivity increase. In the last stage, diversification in sales, the differentiation in labor force, and the level of labor productivity decrease. Development effects can be treated as interdependent. Our findings show that the effects of growth can be predicted to a certain extent. In efforts towards development, these predictions are important to business strategy, as well as to consultation with and education of SME entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 461-473 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00182.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00182.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:461-473 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067996_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Annemarie M. F. Hiemstra Author-X-Name-First: Annemarie M. F. Author-X-Name-Last: Hiemstra Author-Name: Koen G. Van der kooy Author-X-Name-First: Koen G. Author-X-Name-Last: Van der kooy Author-Name: Michael Frese Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Frese Title: Entrepreneurship in the Street Food Sector of Vietnam—Assessment of Psychological Success and Failure Factors Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that process characteristics of action strategies were related to entrepreneurial success in microbusinesses in the urban informal sector of Vietnam. The process characteristics were divided into four strategies: critical point planning, complete planning, opportunistic, and reactive. Success was defined as a combination of economic and subjective measures. A survey was done in Hue and Hanoi (Vietnam) among 102 street food vendors. With 62 vendors of this sample, we held in‐depth interviews, which were used to test our hypotheses. The results showed that seventy percent of the business owners did not plan much. Opportunistic and planning strategies were most highly related to success, and a reactive strategy was related to failure. The latter replicates other studies in other developing countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 474-481 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00183.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00183.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:474-481 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067997_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 482-482 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00184.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00184.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:482-482 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067998_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Title: A Tribute to 50 Years of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 483-492 Issue: 3 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00185.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00185.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:3:p:483-492 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12067999_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jonathan A. Scott Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan A. Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Title: Loan Officer Turnover and Credit Availability for Small Firms Abstract: This paper presents empirical evidence on the role loan officers play in facilitating small firm access to commercial bank loans. If loan officers use soft information (for example, assessments of character, information from customers and suppliers) to make lending decisions that would not otherwise be made on the basis of hard information (for example, tax returns or financial statements), then, frequent turnover in loan officers should be associated with an adverse effect on credit availability. This relationship is confirmed empirically using survey data of U.S. small firms in 1995 and 2001, where loan officer turnover is positively related to the turndown rate on the most recent loan application. Although loan officer turnover could be influenced by the turndown rate (for example, an owner changes banks and gets a new loan officer as a result of a recent turndown), its negative effect on credit availability persists under several different tests. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 544-562 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00186.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00186.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:4:p:544-562 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068000_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard Carter Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Carter Author-Name: Howard Van Auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Van Author-X-Name-Last: Auken Title: Small Firm Bankruptcy Abstract: From the results of a survey we compare the demographics and potential problem situations of 57 bankrupt firms to 55 nonbankrupt firms in an attempt to identify root causes of bankruptcy. Results indicate that the most serious problems of bankrupt firms can be condensed into three categories: lack of knowledge, inaccessibility to debt, and economic climate. Bankrupt firms also appear to be older, more likely to be in the retail industry, and organized as proprietorship or partnership than nonbankrupt firms. They are also less likely to use the Internet in their business operations than the nonbankrupt firms. One surprising finding is that while both subsamples found knowledge important, the nonbankrupt sample found it significantly more important than the bankrupt firms. This evidence provides insights for governments and academic institutions in their efforts to provide resources that may help reduce the incidence of bankruptcy, especially during times of declining economic health. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 493-512 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00187.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00187.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:4:p:493-512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068001_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dawn S. Carlson Author-X-Name-First: Dawn S. Author-X-Name-Last: Carlson Author-Name: Nancy Upton Author-X-Name-First: Nancy Author-X-Name-Last: Upton Author-Name: Samuel Seaman Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Seaman Title: The Impact of Human Resource Practices and Compensation Design on Performance: An Analysis of Family‐Owned SMEs Abstract: A sample of 168 family‐owned fast growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs) was used to empirically examine the consequences of five human resource practices on sales growth performance. The results suggest that training and development, recruitment package, maintaining morale, use of performance appraisals, and competitive compensation were more important for high sales‐growth performing firms than for low sales‐growth performing firms. In addition, we examined the use of incentive compensation in the form of cash, noncash, and benefits and perks for four different levels of employees in family‐owned SMEs. The findings suggest that high sales‐growth performing firms used more cash incentive compensation at every level in the organization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 531-543 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00188.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00188.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:4:p:531-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068002_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sandra Malach Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Malach Author-Name: Peter Robinson Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Author-Name: Tannis Radcliffe Author-X-Name-First: Tannis Author-X-Name-Last: Radcliffe Title: Differentiating Legal Issues by Business Type Abstract: Developing legal strategies is a fundamental part of business formation and strategic operation. The ability to incorporate legal planning into the business planning process allows entrepreneurs to strategically plan their operations to minimize risks arising from legal and regulatory regimes and better protect the assets of the business and entrepreneur. Research regarding the legal issues encountered in nascent business ventures is just beginning. Conducting a content analysis of 292 legal information letters, prepared in a university‐based legal clinic for new ventures, legal issues and business type were identified. An analysis of the data indicated that: (1) certain legal issues are relevant to all new ventures, (2) certain legal issues are relevant to specific types of new ventures, and (3) the relevancy of individual legal issues will vary depending on the category of business. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 563-576 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00190.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00190.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:4:p:563-576 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068003_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Maingot Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Maingot Author-Name: Daniel Zeghal Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Zeghal Title: Financial Reporting of Small Business Entities in Canada* Abstract: Financial reporting for small business entities (SBEs) has been the subject of much debate and concern by the accounting bodies (institutes) in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. The main issue for the standard setters is whether they should have one set of standards for all companies or two sets of standards (one for big companies and one for SBEs). The main objective of our study is to examine whether SBEs in Canada should have their own new set of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or should they continue to use big GAAP used by public companies. To address this issue in the Canadian environment, we sent out a questionnaire to a sample of managers and owners of small businesses, preparers, auditors, and users of small business accounts. These stakeholders were asked to identify the purposes of SBE financial statements, their levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the present accounting standards for SBEs, the burdens imposed on the preparers of the financial statements, and the weaknesses of the present standards. Furthermore, they were asked to give the expected advantages of adopting new standards, after having ranked four models of financial reporting of SBEs. The results are quite interesting. Stakeholders indicated that financial statements of SBEs are prepared mainly for taxation purposes and borrowing. They are not satisfied with the present standards because they are costly to comply with and very complex. The burden of producing SBE financial statements can be reduced by simplifying the present standards. The new standards would mean a shorter and simpler form of financial statements. It is hoped that the results of this study will provide the standard setters in Canada and other countries with an indication of the future direction for SBE reporting and accounting. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 513-530 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00191.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00191.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:4:p:513-530 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068004_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Warren Martin Author-X-Name-First: Warren Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Author-Name: Barbara A. Wech Author-X-Name-First: Barbara A. Author-X-Name-Last: Wech Author-Name: John Sandefur Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Sandefur Author-Name: Ruming Pan Author-X-Name-First: Ruming Author-X-Name-Last: Pan Title: African American Small Business Owners’ Attitudes Toward Business Training Abstract: The attitudes toward training courses are documented for the rapidly growing African American segment of small business owners. The study provides evidence supporting the training‐business creation model suggested by the Small Business Act and by Becker’s work on human capital. Over 700 responses to a mail survey were divided into African American small business owners and Caucasian American small business owners. The African American small business owners rated the training courses as significantly more important than the Caucasian American small business owners for all 23 of the areas tested. A matched sample was created from the data set to evaluate the idea that demographics such as type of business and number of employees may have influenced the results. The findings from the matched sample were consistent with the findings from the total sample. Various reasons for these unusually strong results are offered as well as directions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 577-591 Issue: 4 Volume: 44 Year: 2006 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00192.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00192.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:44:y:2006:i:4:p:577-591 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068005_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William E. Jackson Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson Author-Name: Chandra S. Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Chandra S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Small Enterprise Finance, Governance, and Imperfect Capital Markets: An Introduction to the Inaugural Office Depot Forum Special Issue Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-4 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00194.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00194.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:1-4 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068006_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Allen N. Berger Author-X-Name-First: Allen N. Author-X-Name-Last: Berger Author-Name: W. Scott Frame Author-X-Name-First: W. Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Frame Title: Small Business Credit Scoring and Credit Availability* Abstract: U.S. commercial banks are increasingly using small business credit‐scoring models to underwrite small business credits. The paper discusses this lending technology, evaluates the research findings on the effects of this technology on small business credit availability, and links these findings to a number of research and policy issues. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 5-22 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00195.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00195.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:5-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068007_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: J. Jordan Pollinger Author-X-Name-First: J. Jordan Author-X-Name-Last: Pollinger Author-Name: John Outhwaite Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Outhwaite Author-Name: Hector Cordero‐guzmán Author-X-Name-First: Hector Author-X-Name-Last: Cordero‐guzmán Title: The Question of Sustainability for Microfinance Institutions* Abstract: Microentrepreneurs have considerable difficulty accessing capital from mainstream financial institutions. One key reason is that the costs of information about the characteristics and risk levels of borrowers are high. Relationship‐based financing has been promoted as a potential solution to information asymmetry problems in the distribution of credit to small businesses. In this paper, we seek to better understand the implications for providers of “microfinance” in pursuing such a strategy. We discuss relationship‐based financing as practiced by microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the United States, analyze their lending process, and present a model for determining the break‐even price of a microcredit product. Comparing the model’s results with actual prices offered by existing institutions reveals that credit is generally being offered at a range of subsidized rates to microentrepreneurs. This means that MFIs have to raise additional resources from grants or other funds each year to sustain their operations as few are able to survive on the income generated from their lending and related operations. Such subsidization of credit has implications for the long‐term sustainability of institutions serving this market and can help explain why mainstream financial institutions have not directly funded microenterprises. We conclude with a discussion of the role of nonprofit organizations in small business credit markets, the impact of pricing on their potential sustainability and self‐sufficiency, and the implications for strategies to better structure the credit market for microbusinesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 23-41 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00196.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00196.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:23-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068008_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Elijah Brewer Author-X-Name-First: Elijah Author-X-Name-Last: Brewer Title: On Lending to Small Firms Abstract: Lending to small firms is difficult because of the problems of information asymmetry. Innovative ways to address these problems have the potential to increase credit availability to these firms. The papers in this section provide a discussion of two different innovations in small business financing: increased usage of credit scoring technology and the introduction of microfinance lending institutions. Though these two approaches make use of different technologies, they provide a valuable picture of how lending to small firms is evolving over time. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 42-46 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00197.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00197.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:42-46 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068009_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael J. Robinson Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Author-Name: Thomas J. Cottrell Author-X-Name-First: Thomas J. Author-X-Name-Last: Cottrell Title: Investment Patterns of Informal Investors in the Alberta Private Equity Market* Abstract: This study identifies three main types of informal investors in private equity markets: relationship investors, opportunity‐based investors, and angel investors. We find evidence that the first two investor types are a major total source of capital and they prefer to invest smaller amounts close to home and in the context of existing relationships. With respect to angel investors, we find evidence of stratification in their desired investment amount which is consistent with a model where their investments evolve though a life cycle of investing. We also find evidence that changes to capital market regulations that allow for lower investment amounts by this type of investor increase the amount of capital available for early‐stage firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 47-67 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00198.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00198.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:47-67 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068010_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tomás Ramón Pintado Author-X-Name-First: Tomás Ramón Author-X-Name-Last: Pintado Author-Name: Domingo García Pérez De lema Author-X-Name-First: Domingo García Pérez Author-X-Name-Last: De lema Author-Name: Howard Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Title: Venture Capital in Spain by Stage of Development Abstract: This paper examines the investment decisions of 51 Spanish venture capital firms by stage of development. The results showed that venture capitalists ranked evaluation criteria related to the characteristics of the entrepreneurs, manager background, and management team experience as more important than market and product characteristics. Factors affecting the required rate of return were more important for the early‐stage firms than for late‐stage firms. Discounted cash flow analysis is the most frequently used valuation method. Private venture capital firms invest more during late development stages, while public venture capital firms invest more during the early stages. The results can be used by firms seeking venture capital, venture capital firms, consultants, and support agencies that provide capital‐acquisition assistance. By gaining insight into decision criteria and processes, firms can develop better and more targeted materials to attract capital. Venture capital firms can use the information from this study to better understand their decision processes, individually and relative to competitors. Consultants and support agencies can use the information to provide better advice to both firms and venture capital firms. Information is this study could easily be built into training programs for both new and existing businesses. Finally, the results can also be incorporated directly into university courses that include material related to venture capital. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 68-88 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00199.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00199.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:68-88 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068011_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Larry D. Wall Author-X-Name-First: Larry D. Author-X-Name-Last: Wall Title: On Investing in the Equity of Small Firms Abstract: This comment provides a brief discussion of the roles of different investors in small business firms. It then evaluates the contribution made in papers by in this issue by Robinson and Cottrell on informal investors in Alberta, Canada, and by Pintado, Pérez de Lema, and Van Auken on venture capital investment in Spain. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 89-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00200.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00200.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:89-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068012_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William D. Bradford Author-X-Name-First: William D. Author-X-Name-Last: Bradford Title: Distinguishing Economically from Legally Formal Firms: Targeting Business Support to Entrepreneurs in South Africa’s Townships* Abstract: Although the government of South Africa (SA) has formally adopted a policy of proactive support of entrepreneurship, providing business assistance to all of its entrepreneurs is beyond SA’s financial and human resource capabilities. This study utilizes the results of an in‐depth survey of entrepreneurs in SA’s townships to find: (1) The business and owner traits that predict revenues and job creation among the township entrepreneurs, (2) The key issues that challenge township entrepreneurs; and (3) What the answers to these issues imply about the appropriate content and recipients of business assistance to township entrepreneurs. A distinction is helpful in framing this study’s approach. In SA, registered (licensed) businesses are legally formal firms. In contrast, economically formal firms have institutionalized processes that lead to success as a profit‐making firm. We use this distinction in our analysis of the data and framing of the implications for business assistance strategy in SA. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 94-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00201.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00201.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:94-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068013_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ben R. Craig Author-X-Name-First: Ben R. Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Author-Name: William E. Jackson Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson Author-Name: James B. Thomson Author-X-Name-First: James B. Author-X-Name-Last: Thomson Title: Small Firm Finance, Credit Rationing, and the Impact of SBA‐Guaranteed Lending on Local Economic Growth Abstract: Increasingly, policymakers look to the small business sector as a potential engine of economic growth. Policies to promote small businesses include tax relief, direct subsidies, and indirect subsidies through government lending programs. Encouraging lending to small business is the primary policy objective of the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan‐guarantee program. Using a panel data set of SBA‐guaranteed loans, we assess whether or not SBA‐guaranteed lending has an observable impact on local economic performance. We find a positive and significant (although economically small) relationship between the relative levels of SBA‐guaranteed lending in a local market and the future per capita income growth in that market. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 116-132 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00202.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00202.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:116-132 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068014_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Boyce D. Watkins Author-X-Name-First: Boyce D. Author-X-Name-Last: Watkins Title: On Government Programs that Increase Small Firms’ Access to Capital Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 133-136 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00203.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00203.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:133-136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068015_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Wim Voordeckers Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Voordeckers Author-Name: Anita Van gils Author-X-Name-First: Anita Author-X-Name-Last: Van gils Author-Name: Jeroen Van den heuvel Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen Author-X-Name-Last: Van den heuvel Title: Board Composition in Small and Medium‐Sized Family Firms* Abstract: This study focuses on the determinants of board composition in Belgian small and medium‐sized family firms. It extends the empirical literature on board composition in private small and medium‐sized family enterprises by integrating several dimensions of the “family component” in the research model. Furthermore, using a multinomial logit model, we examine in which circumstances family firms opt for (1) a family board, (2) an inside board, or (3) an outside board. Results suggest that family‐related contingency variables are far more important than CEO‐related or control variables, giving support to the argument that board composition in family firms is a reflection of the family characteristics and objectives. Moreover, the results suggest that a resource dependence and added value perspective explain more of the variation in board composition than agency considerations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 137-156 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00204.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00204.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:137-156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068016_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Morris G. Danielson Author-X-Name-First: Morris G. Author-X-Name-Last: Danielson Author-Name: Jonathan A. Scott Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan A. Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Title: A Note on Agency Conflicts and the Small Firm Investment Decision* Abstract: This paper explains how agency conflicts—and potential agency conflicts—can influence the investment decisions of small firms, and provides evidence of these effects using data from a recent survey of small firm investment practices. The survey asks business owners to identify their most important investment concern—overinvestment or underinvestment. We find that underinvestment concerns are more prevalent in growing firms, and those with concentrated ownership and control structures. Overinvestment concerns increase as firms adopt less‐concentrated ownership and control structures. These results suggest that the management challenges facing small firms shift as the degree of separation between ownership and control becomes greater. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 157-175 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00205.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00205.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:157-175 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068017_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Clifford W. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Clifford W. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: On Governance and Agency Issues in Small Firms Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 176-178 Issue: 1 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00206.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00206.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:1:p:176-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068018_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: B. Elango Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Elango Title: Are Franchisors with International Operations Different from Those Who Are Domestic Market Oriented?* Abstract: This study compares franchisors with international operations with franchisors who are domestic market oriented. Using the existing literature, the author develops various hypotheses and tests them on a sample of 420 franchisors. Findings indicate that franchisors seek international markets after they have saturated domestic markets. Monitoring experience of a franchisor is positively related to the likelihood that a franchisor operates internationally. No differences in franchisee fee were found between franchisors who operate in domestic markets exclusively and those with international operations. Franchisors with international operations have lower royalty rates compared with those that do not. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 179-193 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00208.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00208.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:2:p:179-193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068019_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Patrick Behr Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Behr Author-Name: André Güttler Author-X-Name-First: André Author-X-Name-Last: Güttler Title: Credit Risk Assessment and Relationship Lending: An Empirical Analysis of German Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises* Abstract: We estimate a logit scoring model for the prediction of the probability of default by German small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) using a unique data set on SME loans in Germany. Our scoring model helps SMEs to gain knowledge about their default risk, which can be used to approximate their risk adequate cost of debt. This knowledge is likely to lead to a detection of hold‐up problems that German SMEs might be confronted with in their bank relationships. Furthermore, it allows them to monitor their bank’s pricing behavior and it reduces information asymmetries between lenders and borrowers. Finally, it can influence their future financing decisions toward capital market‐based financing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 194-213 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00209.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00209.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:2:p:194-213 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068020_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bernice Kotey Author-X-Name-First: Bernice Author-X-Name-Last: Kotey Author-Name: Cathleen Folker Author-X-Name-First: Cathleen Author-X-Name-Last: Folker Title: Employee Training in SMEs: Effect of Size and Firm Type—Family and Nonfamily Abstract: The study examined the main and interaction effects of size and firm type on a variety of informal and formal training programs in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Samples of 448 family and 470 nonfamily SMEs were separated into four size groups and differences were assessed using multivariate analyses of variance. The results point to prevalence of informal training for all sizes and an increase in adoption of formal, structured, and development‐oriented training with increasing firm size (especially for firms with 20–99 employees). This pattern was evident for nonfamily but not for family firms. For family firms, formal training programs increased significantly during the critical growth phase only (20–49 employees). Gaps in employee training between the two types of firms were greatest at 50–99 employees but narrowed thereafter at 100–199 employees. The approach to employee training in family SMEs is in consonance with their slower growth, informal management styles, limited financial resources, and greater emphasis on efficiency compared with nonfamily SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 214-238 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00210.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00210.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:2:p:214-238 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068021_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christopher T. Street Author-X-Name-First: Christopher T. Author-X-Name-Last: Street Author-Name: Ann‐frances Cameron Author-X-Name-First: Ann‐frances Author-X-Name-Last: Cameron Title: External Relationships and the Small Business: A Review of Small Business Alliance and Network Research* Abstract: In order to thrive, small businesses are often advised to develop relationships with external organizations that have the potential to assist business development, survival, and growth. A focus on the external relationships of the small business underlines the vital importance of external resources in moving a small business toward increased success and profitability. Covering the period from 1990 to 2002, this paper reviews the small business literature as it relates to the use of these external relationships (such as organizational partnerships, networks, and alliances). In response to both academic and practitioner demand for further research in this area, an exhaustive analysis of the relevant literature was conducted and three “meta” research questions representing the connections within this literature were formed. The resource‐based view of the firm, resource dependency theory, and punctuated equilibrium theory are proposed as useful starting points for exploring these research questions and can give direction for moving forward in this research area. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 239-266 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00211.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00211.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:2:p:239-266 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068022_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Teresa V. Menzies Author-X-Name-First: Teresa V. Author-X-Name-Last: Menzies Author-Name: Louis Jacques Filion Author-X-Name-First: Louis Jacques Author-X-Name-Last: Filion Author-Name: Gabrielle A. Brenner Author-X-Name-First: Gabrielle A. Author-X-Name-Last: Brenner Author-Name: Susan Elgie Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Elgie Title: Measuring Ethnic Community Involvement: Development and Initial Testing of an Index* Abstract: This paper builds on the work of Chaganti and Greene, who distinguish between ethnic minority entrepreneurs/small business owners who are very involved with their ethnic community and those who are not. We extend their work by developing an Index of Ethnic Community Involvement based not only on personal but also business characteristics. We utilize a large sample size (698 interviews with entrepreneurs), drawn from five ethnic groups, and develop a valid and reliable (0.69) Index of Ethnic Involvement (IEI) with a strong emphasis on social capital theory. Our initial analysis shows the IEI predicts some personal and business characteristics. Future development will include building regression models to predict business outcomes. The IEI, when fully developed, promises to be useful for targeting assistance, education and training programs, and policy initiatives for entrepreneurs and small business owners according to the level of ethnic community involvement. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 267-282 Issue: 2 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00212.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00212.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:2:p:267-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068023_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gavin Cassar Author-X-Name-First: Gavin Author-X-Name-Last: Cassar Author-Name: Brian Gibson Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Gibson Title: Forecast Rationality in Small Firms* Abstract: A large sample of small firms was longitudinally surveyed to investigate the rationality of revenue forecasts made within such firms. The analysis helps to address the dearth of research investigating owner/managers' forecasts of growth in firms and their degree of accuracy. Contrary to conventional expectations, the results do not support the contention that forecasts made by the managers of small firms are optimistic. Although systematic overestimation was not found, managers did tend to make forecasts that were generally too extreme, and tended to overextrapolate previous growth. These results are consistent with propositions that overconfidence biases and representative heuristics influence the revenue forecasts made in small firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 283-302 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00213.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00213.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:283-302 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068024_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Susan Coleman Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Coleman Title: The Role of Human and Financial Capital in the Profitability and Growth of Women‐Owned Small Firms Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between human and financial capital and firm performance for women‐ and men‐owned small firms in the service and retail sectors. Results indicate that human capital variables, including education and experience, had a positive impact on the profitability of women‐owned firms, whereas measures of financial capital had a greater impact of the profitability of men‐owned firms. The ability to secure financial capital also had a positive impact on the growth rate of men‐owned firms, but did not appear to affect the growth rate of women‐owned firms. These findings suggest that the growth aspirations for women‐owned firms may be driven by factors other than human capital or the ability to secure external capital. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 303-319 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00214.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00214.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:303-319 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068025_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nicholas A. Mroczkowski Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas A. Author-X-Name-Last: Mroczkowski Author-Name: George Tanewski Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Tanewski Title: Delineating Publicly Listed Family and Nonfamily Controlled Firms: An Approach for Capital Market Research in Australia* Abstract: Recent capital market research evidence suggests that a large proportion of public companies worldwide are characterized by controlling stockholders who are more often families, usually the founder(s) or their descendants. There has been considerable debate on whether “family” firms can indeed be accurately delineated from nonfamily firms given the diversity and abundance of family business definitions in the literature. This paper provides a robust definition of family business for the purposes of capital market research. Using an accounting‐based definition of family business, the paper outlines a four‐step procedure that provides validation for identifying family controlled companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. A significant feature of the research methodology was reliance on data collected from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Having access to the corporate regulator's restricted data enabled the researchers to establish important links between directors and their private related entities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 320-332 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00215.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00215.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:320-332 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068026_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Juan Gabriel Cegarra‐navarro Author-X-Name-First: Juan Gabriel Author-X-Name-Last: Cegarra‐navarro Title: Linking Exploration with Exploitation through Relationship Memory* Abstract: Companies that are able to help clients make better decisions and enhance their business capabilities to flourish. However, there is often poor rapport between operating personnel who are in touch with end customers and executive personnel who make decisions. Through exploration and exploitation processes, new ideas and actions flow from the individual (i.e., operating personnel) to the organization (i.e., the rest of individuals and groups that form part of the organization). This paper examines the relative importance and significance of “the relationship memory” as a bridge between “exploration” and “exploitation” processes and its effects on the creation of “customer capital” through an empirical investigation of 139 small to medium‐sized enterprises in the Spanish optometry sector using structural equation modeling validated by factor analysis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 333-353 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00216.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00216.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:333-353 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068027_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David A. Johnston Author-X-Name-First: David A. Author-X-Name-Last: Johnston Author-Name: Michael Wade Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Wade Author-Name: Ron Mcclean Author-X-Name-First: Ron Author-X-Name-Last: Mcclean Title: Does e‐Business Matter to SMEs? A Comparison of the Financial Impacts of Internet Business Solutions on European and North American SMEs Abstract: Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are adopting Internet Business Solutions (IBS) internationally to improve their performance. What is the net impact of these solutions for SMEs? This paper presents the results of survey research involving 1,666 organizations in Europe and North America. The research found that IBS adoption mattered resulting in tangible financial benefits for SMEs in all the nations studied. However, these benefits were not evenly distributed across regions, industries, technologies, or size categories. The results suggest that SME managers should adopt a staged approach to IBS adoption in order to maximize performance gains. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 354-361 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00217.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00217.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:354-361 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068028_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yvonne Brunetto Author-X-Name-First: Yvonne Author-X-Name-Last: Brunetto Author-Name: Rod Farr‐wharton Author-X-Name-First: Rod Author-X-Name-Last: Farr‐wharton Title: The Moderating Role of Trust in SME Owner/Managers' Decision‐Making about Collaboration Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of trust and trust agents on small to medium‐sized enterprises' (SMEs) ability to derive benefits from it. The findings suggest that trust is a significant factor moderating the way SME owners/managers perceive the potential benefits of networks. These findings support earlier research that posited that networking provides an avenue for SME owners/managers to learn about potential business opportunities. However, Australian owner/managers that belong to networks do not demonstrate behavior and practices typical of either explorative or exploitative networks. Instead, the findings suggest that in addition to the typical networks, a third type of network should be added to the literature—embryo‐explorative networks. Such networks describe SMEs owners/managers who attend network meetings and report on what they learn about new opportunities from the networks; however, they do not tend to engage in typical collaborative activities (such as joint marketing venture) as described in the networking literature. Embryo‐explorative networks are defined as those that have yet to develop into the explorative networks—probably because there has been insufficient time to build trusting relationships required to foster collaborative ventures that involve some risks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 362-387 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00218.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00218.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:362-387 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068029_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jean‐louis Van gelder Author-X-Name-First: Jean‐louis Author-X-Name-Last: Van gelder Author-Name: Reinout E. De vries Author-X-Name-First: Reinout E. Author-X-Name-Last: De vries Author-Name: Michael Frese Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Frese Author-Name: Jan‐peter Goutbeek Author-X-Name-First: Jan‐peter Author-X-Name-Last: Goutbeek Title: Differences in Psychological Strategies of Failed and Operational Business Owners in the Fiji Islands* Abstract: This study investigates the differences between failed and operational businesses from a psychological perspective. The sample included 71 operational and 20 failed business owners from Suva, the capital of Fiji. It was hypothesized that operational business owners more often employ a detailed and long‐term planning strategy, whereas failed business owners more often pursue a reactive strategy, that operational business owners set more specific and more difficult goals, and that they have a higher degree of human capital than failed entrepreneurs. The data were analyzed using discriminant analysis. Results confirmed the hypotheses regarding planning and goal specificity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 388-400 Issue: 3 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00219.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00219.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:3:p:388-400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068030_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Wayne H. Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Wayne H. Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Author-Name: Philip L. Roth Author-X-Name-First: Philip L. Author-X-Name-Last: Roth Title: A Meta‐Analysis of Achievement Motivation Differences between Entrepreneurs and Managers* Abstract: As a result of conflicting conclusions in primary studies, most narrative reviews have questioned the role of personality in explaining entrepreneurial behavior. We examine one stream of this research by conducting a meta‐analysis of studies that contrast the achievement motivation of entrepreneurs and managers. The results indicate that entrepreneurs exhibit higher achievement motivation than managers and that these differences are influenced by the entrepreneur's venture goals, by the use of U.S. or foreign samples, and, to a less clear extent, by projective or objective instrumentation. Moreover, when the analysis is restricted to venture founders, the difference between entrepreneurs and managers on achievement motivation is substantially larger and the credibility intervals do not include zero. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 401-421 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00220.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00220.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:4:p:401-421 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068031_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Zhenyu Wu Author-X-Name-First: Zhenyu Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Peggy L. Hedges Author-X-Name-First: Peggy L. Author-X-Name-Last: Hedges Author-Name: Shali Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Shali Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Effects of Concentrated Ownership and Owner Management on Small Business Debt Financing* Abstract: Using unique data and a new powerful Monte Carlo‐based statistical tool, we examine the effects of concentrated ownership and owner–management (CO‐OM) on the creditor–shareholder agency conflicts in small firms. A significant CO‐OM effect from the small business owner's view, but insignificant from the commercial lenders' perspective, is found. Special features of informational asymmetry problems in small firms with CO‐OM are also highlighted. Theoretical and empirical contributions are made to the small business management and corporate governance literature. Findings obtained from this research have important implications for small business practitioners as well as researchers, and this study can serve as a reference for policymakers and institutional lenders to assist small firms in successfully raising money through debt financing. In addition, a new powerful methodology is introduced to deal with various potential statistical biases and can be further applied to this line of research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 422-437 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00221.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00221.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:4:p:422-437 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068032_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Scott L. Newbert Author-X-Name-First: Scott L. Author-X-Name-Last: Newbert Author-Name: Bruce A. Kirchhoff Author-X-Name-First: Bruce A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchhoff Author-Name: Steven T. Walsh Author-X-Name-First: Steven T. Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh Title: Defining the Relationship among Founding Resources, Strategies, and Performance in Technology‐Intensive New Ventures: Evidence from the Semiconductor Silicon Industry* Abstract: The degree to which a firm's performance is dependent on its resources and strategies is widely debated in the literature. We examine this issue by analyzing historical data on the entire population of new independent firms started worldwide in the semiconductor silicon industry for the first 50 years of its existence. We measure resources (managerial capabilities and technological competencies) and strategies (emphasis on demand pull or technology push) at the time of founding and test their relationship with each other as well as with multiple measures of performance (lifespan and best year's sales). We find that firms founded on managerial capabilities emphasize demand‐pull strategies at founding, whereas firms founded upon technological competencies emphasize technology‐push strategies at founding. We also find that firms emphasizing technology‐push strategies perform better than firms emphasizing demand‐pull strategies. Lastly, we find that though managerial capabilities are related to a firm's best year's sales, this relationship is mediated by the firm's founding strategy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 438-466 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00222.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00222.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:4:p:438-466 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068033_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dirk De clercq Author-X-Name-First: Dirk Author-X-Name-Last: De clercq Author-Name: Imanol Belausteguigoitia Rius Author-X-Name-First: Imanol Belausteguigoitia Author-X-Name-Last: Rius Title: Organizational Commitment in Mexican Small and Medium‐Sized Firms: The Role of Work Status, Organizational Climate, and Entrepreneurial Orientation* Abstract: In this study, we examine the role of individuals' commitment in small and medium‐sized firms. More specifically, we argue that employees will commit themselves to their firm based on their current work status in the firm, their perception of the organizational climate, and the firm's entrepreneurial orientation. We also examine how individuals' commitment affect the actual effort they exert vis‐à‐vis their firm. The study's hypotheses are tested by applying quantitative analyses to survey data collected from 863 Mexican small and medium‐sized businesses. We found that individuals' position and tenure in the firm, their perception of psychological safety and meaningfulness, and the firm's entrepreneurial orientation all are positively related to organizational commitment. We also found a positive relationship between organizational commitment and effort. Finally, our findings show that organizational commitment mediates the relationship between many of the predictor variables and effort. We discuss the limitations and implications of our findings and provide directions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 467-490 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00223.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00223.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:4:p:467-490 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068034_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marc Deloof Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Deloof Author-Name: Istvan Lagaert Author-X-Name-First: Istvan Author-X-Name-Last: Lagaert Author-Name: Ilse Verschueren Author-X-Name-First: Ilse Author-X-Name-Last: Verschueren Title: Leases and Debt: Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Belgian SMEs Abstract: This study investigates the lease–debt relationship for Belgian small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Traditional finance theory suggests that leases and corporate debt are substitutes: both leases and debt are fixed, contractual obligations that reduce the firm's debt capacity. More use of leases should therefore be associated with less non‐lease debt financing. However, some empirical studies find that for large firms, leases and debt are complements. A theoretical explanation for this so‐called “leasing puzzle” is based on the tax advantage of leasing over debt. However, in Belgium, tax differences between lessor and lessee do not affect the choice between leases and debt, because the lessee is considered to be the fiscal owner of the assets. He may write off these assets for tax purposes, and the interest part of the lease payments are deductible from his taxable income. Leases and debt can therefore be expected to be substitutes. This hypothesis is tested for a sample of 5,595 firm‐year observations for 1,119 Belgian nonfinancial SMEs in the 1995–1999 period. The results indeed provide strong support for the substitution hypothesis: more debt is associated with less leases. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 491-500 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00224.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00224.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:4:p:491-500 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068035_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Prashanth Nagendra Bharadwaj Author-X-Name-First: Prashanth Nagendra Author-X-Name-Last: Bharadwaj Author-Name: Ramesh G. Soni Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh G. Author-X-Name-Last: Soni Title: E‐Commerce Usage and Perception of E‐Commerce Issues among Small Firms: Results and Implications from an Empirical Study* Abstract: This paper details the results of an empirical study conducted to study the scope and effectiveness of e‐commerce deployment in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as perceived by small business owners in the state. The methodology and results of this study may be applicable to several other states. In addition to a comprehensive survey of small businesses, a dozen businesses successful in deploying e‐commerce were interviewed at great length. The results showed that main parts of an e‐commerce infrastructure included (1) flow of information; (2) organizational image; (3) reaction to customer needs; (4) increased sales; and (5) access to new markets. The major reason for businesses to not engage in e‐commerce is their perception that it is not strategically important for their business. Results pertaining to regional parameters, sales tax considerations, human resources infrastructure, and Internet security issues as well as policy recommendations are discussed in the paper. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 501-521 Issue: 4 Volume: 45 Year: 2007 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00225.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00225.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:45:y:2007:i:4:p:501-521 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068036_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Author-Name: Chandra S. Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Chandra S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Marketing: An Introduction Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00227.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00227.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068037_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Minet Schindehutte Author-X-Name-First: Minet Author-X-Name-Last: Schindehutte Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Akin Kocak Author-X-Name-First: Akin Author-X-Name-Last: Kocak Title: Understanding Market‐Driving Behavior: The Role of Entrepreneurship Abstract: In recent years, the marketing literature has placed significant emphasis on market‐driving and proactive market‐driven behavior within firms in attempts to reconceptualize the meaning of “market orientation.” For their part, market‐driving firms such as Starbucks, Amazon.com, Dell, and Southwest Airlines are demonstrating how business model innovation results in sustainable advantage and superior long‐term performance in a wide range of industries. In this paper, we contend that market‐driving behavior is distinct from a firm's market orientation, and instead is the essence of entrepreneurial action in the Schumpeterian “creative destruction” sense. It is further argued that the firm's entrepreneurial orientation interacts with other strategic orientations, in the process determining how they are manifested and, in some cases, whether they are manifested. Furthermore, entrepreneurial orientation plays a critical role in determining transitions among various strategic orientations over time. An integrative model illustrates the dynamics of the interface between marketing and entrepreneurship from both a content and process perspective. Two case studies illustrate how trajectories can be identified in the dominant strategic orientations within companies as they evolve. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 4-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00228.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00228.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:4-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068038_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pierre Berthon Author-X-Name-First: Pierre Author-X-Name-Last: Berthon Author-Name: Michael T. Ewing Author-X-Name-First: Michael T. Author-X-Name-Last: Ewing Author-Name: Julie Napoli Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Napoli Title: Brand Management in Small to Medium‐Sized Enterprises* Abstract: Although an impressive body of literature has emerged focusing on the critical activities involved in brand management for larger organizations with well‐established brands and substantial marketing budgets, no research has been undertaken to examine branding within small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The present study therefore seeks to assess the nature and scope of brand management within an SME context. Findings show significant differences between small and large organizations along 9 of the 10 brand management dimensions reported in Keller's brand report card. Moreover, different brand management practices are associated with business performance in SMEs. Implications of the study are highlighted, limitations noted, and directions for future research outlined. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 27-45 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00229.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00229.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:27-45 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068039_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Morgan P. Miles Author-X-Name-First: Morgan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Miles Author-Name: Jenny Darroch Author-X-Name-First: Jenny Author-X-Name-Last: Darroch Title: A Commentary on Current Research at the Marketing and Entrepreneurship Interface Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 46-49 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00230.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00230.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:46-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068040_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Olivier Cochet Author-X-Name-First: Olivier Author-X-Name-Last: Cochet Author-Name: Julian Dormann Author-X-Name-First: Julian Author-X-Name-Last: Dormann Author-Name: Thomas Ehrmann Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Ehrmann Title: Capitalizing on Franchisee Autonomy: Relational Forms of Governance as Controls in Idiosyncratic Franchise Dyads Abstract: Franchisee autonomy not only fosters system‐wide adaptability and outlet owners' satisfaction but also raises the costs from agency problems present in franchisee–franchisor dyads. Advancing upon the understanding of agency issues involved in franchising, we test the argument that chains counterbalance the loss in control inherent to autonomy with relational governance mechanisms. The empirical results provided strong support for this presumption. In addition, and most notably, we found that the more relational governance becomes important, the weaker agents' incentives are aligned with the interests of the entire network. The moderating effects of five franchisee characteristics influencing goal congruencies were considered: multiunit ownership, age of the relationship, geographic distance, franchisee success, and the level of perceived intra‐chain competition. Implications for chain management are provided. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 50-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00231.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00231.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:50-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068041_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Steven C. Michael Author-X-Name-First: Steven C. Author-X-Name-Last: Michael Author-Name: James G. Combs Author-X-Name-First: James G. Author-X-Name-Last: Combs Title: Entrepreneurial Failure: The Case of Franchisees Abstract: The causes of failure are central to entrepreneurship research. This study extends agency and resource‐based logic to explain how established franchisors affect franchisee failure. Analysis of 88 restaurant chains shows that franchisors reduce franchisee failure through contract design and by building strategic resources. Thus, franchisors' resource management and contractual policies play a key role in franchisees' survival. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 73-90 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00232.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00232.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:73-90 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068042_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Title: A Futuristic Research Agenda for the Field of Franchising Abstract: This brief paper summarizes the sweeping changes taking place within the North American franchising reality and extols franchising researchers to venture forth into novel arenas of investigation. In the process, it also offers commentary on two articles appearing in this issue of the Journal of Small Business Management. In general, this polemic invites researchers (1) to look beyond the North American contexts for data and original theoretical development; (2) to investigate new phenomena associated with franchising; and (3) to examine extant ontology of franchising research topics from novel perspectives. Illustrative frameworks for executing this research agenda are presented throughout. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 91-98 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00233.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00233.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:91-98 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068043_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gerald E. Hills Author-X-Name-First: Gerald E. Author-X-Name-Last: Hills Author-Name: Claes M. Hultman Author-X-Name-First: Claes M. Author-X-Name-Last: Hultman Author-Name: Morgan P. Miles Author-X-Name-First: Morgan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Miles Title: The Evolution and Development of Entrepreneurial Marketing Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolution of entrepreneurial marketing (EM). First an historical perspective of the evolution of EM is offered and some central incidents are identified. Further, empirical indications of small and medium‐sized firm marketing behavior are reported and analyzed. Some distinctive differences between EM and administrative focused marketing are identified. This paper provides future scholars with a summary of how EM has evolved into a potential new school of marketing thought and offers several issues that should stimulate future research in EM. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 99-112 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00234.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00234.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:99-112 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068044_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yuan Li Author-X-Name-First: Yuan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Yongbin Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Yongbin Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Author-Name: Justin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: Yi Liu Author-X-Name-First: Yi Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Moderating Effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation on Market Orientation‐Performance Linkage: Evidence from Chinese Small Firms Abstract: Literature revealed that an appropriate alignment between firm strategic orientation and market positioning is critical because of its impact on firm performance. The alignment is especially crucial for small businesses as a result of their limited resource base. However, studies have not adequately accounted for the joint effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and market orientation (MO) on firm performance in different institutional environments, such as transitional economies. In this study, we examine the moderating effect of EO on the linkage between MO and firm performance among small enterprises in China. We have found that MO, alone and in conjunction with certain EO dimensions, is positively related to firm performance. More specifically, innovativeness and proactiveness have positively moderated the relationship between MO and performance. We discuss managerial implications and offer suggestions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 113-133 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00235.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00235.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:113-133 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068045_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oliver Cochet Author-X-Name-First: Oliver Author-X-Name-Last: Cochet Author-Name: Vinay Kumar Garg Author-X-Name-First: Vinay Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Garg Title: How Do Franchise Contracts Evolve? A Study of Three German SMEs Abstract: Although contracts are crucial for franchisors in managing relationships with franchisees, franchising research has not adequately investigated whether and how franchisors learn about effective contracts. This paper explores the evolution of formal contracts used by three German chains from the restaurant, hotel, and retailing industries. We describe the nature of learning involved in designing contracts in the sampled chains, and suggest reasons why contracts change over time. Despite the fact that drafting contracts with independent entrepreneurs is one of the important tasks the franchisor is rewarded for, we found that franchisors remain boundedly rational and therefore are unable to completely anticipate undesirable franchisee behavior and to incorporate suitable safeguards. We develop propositions to suggest that: (1) learning explains contract design capability better than does foresight, (2) a new management and the pursuit of uniformity lead to contract changes, and (3) the presence of an active franchisee council promotes the efficiency of the contract change process. We offer implications of our findings for theory, practice, and research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 134-151 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00236.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00236.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:134-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068046_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Frank Hoy Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Hoy Title: Organizational Learning at the Marketing/Entrepreneurship Interface Abstract: The intent of this special issue is to examine the interface of marketing and entrepreneurship. In the franchise contracts paper by Cochet and Garg and in the Chinese small firm paper by Li, Tan, Zhao and Liu, we assess whether these studies achieved that interface and, if so, what the papers respectively and mutually contribute to the body of knowledge at the interface. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 152-158 Issue: 1 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00237.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00237.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:1:p:152-158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068047_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Candida G. Brush Author-X-Name-First: Candida G. Author-X-Name-Last: Brush Author-Name: Linda F. Edelman Author-X-Name-First: Linda F. Author-X-Name-Last: Edelman Author-Name: Tatiana S. Manolova Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana S. Author-X-Name-Last: Manolova Title: The Effects of Initial Location, Aspirations, and Resources on Likelihood of First Sale in Nascent Firms Abstract: The formation of a new venture includes initial choices that affect the process of start‐up. Primary among these decisions is the choice of location whether to start from home or from an away location. This paper examines the impact of initial firm location choices and aspirations of the entrepreneur on the resource assembly process and the likelihood of first sale. Results show that home‐based businesses assemble different types of resources from their away‐based counterparts. Higher aspirations were associated with greater accumulation of organizational resources. The combined influence of location and aspirations showed that home‐based firms with high aspirations were less likely to achieve first sale. A post hoc analysis examined these affects within a subgroup of service firms and confirmed the previous results. This study suggests that in the initial stages of the new venture, there are processes and routines that home‐based businesses engage in that lead them to achieve first sales in a timelier manner than those businesses that are located away from home. Furthermore, high aspirations are associated with greater scale of organizational resources but not necessarily with achievement of sales. Implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 159-182 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00238.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00238.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:159-182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068048_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Craig S. Galbraith Author-X-Name-First: Craig S. Author-X-Name-Last: Galbraith Author-Name: Carlos L. Rodriguez Author-X-Name-First: Carlos L. Author-X-Name-Last: Rodriguez Author-Name: Alex F. Denoble Author-X-Name-First: Alex F. Author-X-Name-Last: Denoble Title: SME Competitive Strategy and Location Behavior: An Exploratory Study of High‐Technology Manufacturing Abstract: Forty‐four Scottish small and medium‐sized high‐technology manufacturing firms were surveyed regarding their technology strategies and the impact of regional‐ and site‐specific infrastructure requirements on their location behavior. An empirically derived typology of technology content for high‐technology firms was developed via cluster analysis and utilized, together with selected technology and manufacturing strategy variables, to investigate whether significant linkages existed between these variables and firms' related location decisions. Results suggest that location decisions are directly correlated to a firm's competitive strategy and that they should actually be considered a dynamic dimension of strategy rather than a static one‐time choice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 183-202 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00239.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00239.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:183-202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068049_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Clay Dibrell Author-X-Name-First: Clay Author-X-Name-Last: Dibrell Author-Name: Peter S. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Peter S. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Author-Name: Justin Craig Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Title: Fueling Innovation through Information Technology in SMEs Abstract: This paper describes a study that investigates the mediating effects of information technology (IT) on the relationships among product and process innovations and firm performance (measured in multiple profitability and growth rate metrics). Using structural equation modeling on a sample of 397 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), we find evidence that (1) increases on the strategic emphasis placed on innovation, both product and process, positively impact the prominence managers place on IT; (2) the impact of innovation (both product and process) on performance (both profitability and growth) is primarily indirect, felt via the mechanism of the importance managers place on IT; and (3) an increased emphasis on IT abets managers' perception of their firms' performance, as compared with that observed among peer firms (other SMEs). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 203-218 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00240.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00240.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:203-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068050_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Salim Chahine Author-X-Name-First: Salim Author-X-Name-Last: Chahine Author-Name: Igor Filatotchev Author-X-Name-First: Igor Author-X-Name-Last: Filatotchev Title: The Effects of Information Disclosure and Board Independence on IPO Discount* Abstract: This paper examines the effect of strategic information disclosure and corporate governance on the stock market performance of initial public offering (IPO) firms in France. It argues that information disclosure and board independence mitigate agency problems between the IPO firm and investors, thus reducing the IPO discount defined as the difference between the offer price and the intrinsic value of the firm. However, extensive disclosure may damage the firm's competitive advantage and lead to a curvilinear (an inverted U‐shape) relationship between information disclosure and the IPO discount. Further analysis suggests that it is not necessarily the quantity of information, but rather the type of information, that causes the IPO discount to increase with the amount of disclosure. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 219-241 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00241.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00241.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:219-241 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068051_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rachel S. Shinnar Author-X-Name-First: Rachel S. Author-X-Name-Last: Shinnar Author-Name: Cheri A. Young Author-X-Name-First: Cheri A. Author-X-Name-Last: Young Title: Hispanic Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area: Motivations for Entry into and Outcomes of Self‐Employment* Abstract: This study examined business ownership among foreign‐born Hispanic entrepreneurs. Through semistructured face‐to‐face interviews, the researchers examined motivations to enter business ownership as well as different business practices and the possible relationship between these practices and viability. It appears that in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, pull factors have a stronger impact on entrepreneurship than do push factors, drawing individuals into entrepreneurship. In addition, the importance of preparing a business plan and investing in advertising for business viability is identified. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 242-262 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00242.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00242.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:242-262 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068052_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Justin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: Wei Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Jun Xia Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Xia Title: Managing Risk in a Transitional Environment: An Exploratory Study of Control and Incentive Mechanisms of Venture Capital Firms in China Abstract: In this study, we examine the control and incentive mechanisms of domestic and foreign venture capital (VC) firms in China. Primary findings show that most VC firms use staged capital infusion, value reassessment based on subsequent performance, and other tools reflecting the flexible and dynamic characters of the investment systems and rarely replace management team. On the other hand, domestic VC firms are less active in monitoring, less likely to retain veto rights, and less likely to introduce stock options into target firms and for all employees. They are also less motivated to provide value‐added services than their foreign counterparts. Instead, they concentrate their monitoring and participation on the financial aspects of the invested ventures. We discuss these findings and suggest directions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 263-285 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00243.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00243.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:263-285 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068053_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Author-Name: Rozenn Perrigot Author-X-Name-First: Rozenn Author-X-Name-Last: Perrigot Author-Name: Gérard Cliquet Author-X-Name-First: Gérard Author-X-Name-Last: Cliquet Title: A Cross‐Cultural Comparison of the Plural Forms in Franchise Networks: United States, France, and Brazil* Abstract: This paper explores the phenomenon of plural forms (i.e., the simultaneous coexistence of franchised and company‐owned outlets, operationally, the proportion of company‐owned units in franchise systems based on literature, in franchising across three countries from three continents, namely the United States, France, and Brazil in what is ostensibly the first cross‐cultural comparison of its kind. Based on 2003 secondary data, we carry out a series of inferentially grounded analyses involving the plural forms phenomenon from an exploratory perspective. Though subsequently, comparative regression models are also evaluated using eight purported determinants of the use of the plural forms, the essential character of the paper remains essentially exploratory. The results show that the proportion of company‐owned outlets is almost three times greater in France and Brazil as compared to the United States. We also found that in the U.S. sample, three of the eight predictors significantly predict the occurrence of plural forms (namely, average total required investment and cash liquidity requirement have a negative impact, and company age has a positive impact); the French model was not statistically significant, whereas in the Brazilian sample, two predictors influence the plural forms phenomenon (i.e., total network size has a positive significant effect and incidence of internationalization has a significant negative impact). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 286-311 Issue: 2 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00244.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00244.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:2:p:286-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068054_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ramona K. Z. Heck Author-X-Name-First: Ramona K. Z. Author-X-Name-Last: Heck Author-Name: Chandra S. Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Chandra S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Family Entrepreneurship Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 313-316 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00245.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00245.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:313-316 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068055_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ramona K. Z. Heck Author-X-Name-First: Ramona K. Z. Author-X-Name-Last: Heck Author-Name: Frank Hoy Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Hoy Author-Name: Panikkos Z. Poutziouris Author-X-Name-First: Panikkos Z. Author-X-Name-Last: Poutziouris Author-Name: Lloyd P. Steier Author-X-Name-First: Lloyd P. Author-X-Name-Last: Steier Title: Emerging Paths of Family Entrepreneurship Research* Abstract: This futuristic commentary reviews family business research since its beginning more than 30 years ago. Prior to 2000, disciplinary roots, professional organizations, and early milestones are identified. More recent books, journals, and special issues are noted, and conceptualizations, theories, and databases are compared and contrasted. Lastly, current and future research paths or directions are identified and discussed, and researchers are challenged to move ahead into new and different research arenas. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 317-330 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00246.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00246.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:317-330 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068056_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Linda S. Niehm Author-X-Name-First: Linda S. Author-X-Name-Last: Niehm Author-Name: Jane Swinney Author-X-Name-First: Jane Author-X-Name-Last: Swinney Author-Name: Nancy J. Miller Author-X-Name-First: Nancy J. Author-X-Name-Last: Miller Title: Community Social Responsibility and Its Consequences for Family Business Performance* Abstract: Family‐centered businesses may have unique perspectives of socially responsible behavior due to family involvement and ties to the community. This research explored the antecedents and consequences of community social responsibility (CSR) for family firms operating in small and rural markets. Using a national sample from the 2000 wave of the National Family Business Survey (NFBS), researchers profiled family business operators' (n = 221) to determine if their CSR orientation contributed to family business performance. Enlightened self interest and social capital perspectives provide a framework for elaborating the role of CSR in sustaining family businesses in changing small communities. Results indicate that three dimensions, commitment to the community, community support, and sense of community, account for 43-percent of the variation in family business operators' CSR. Size of the business was significantly related to family firms' ability to give and receive community support. Further, commitment to the community was found to significantly explain perceived family business performance while community support explained financial performance. Findings suggest that socially responsible business behaviors can indeed contribute to the sustainability of family businesses in small rural communities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 331-350 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00247.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00247.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:331-350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068057_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Justin B. Craig Author-X-Name-First: Justin B. Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Author-Name: Clay Dibrell Author-X-Name-First: Clay Author-X-Name-Last: Dibrell Author-Name: Peter S. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Peter S. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Title: Leveraging Family‐Based Brand Identity to Enhance Firm Competitiveness and Performance in Family Businesses* Abstract: Drawing on the family‐embeddedness perspective on entrepreneurship and the resource‐based‐view of the firm, we investigate how the promotion of family‐based brand identity influences competitive orientation (customer versus product) and firm performance in family businesses. Applying structural equation modeling to survey data collected from leaders of 218 family businesses, we demonstrate that developing a family‐based brand identity positively contributes to firm performance (growth and profitability) indirectly, via a customer‐centric orientation. In contrast, attempts to leverage family‐based brand identity via a product‐centric orientation do not impact firm performance. Our results suggest that family‐based brand identity enhances the family business' ability to persuade customers to make purchasing decisions based on the perceived attributes of the seller. As a result, we contribute to the discussions centered on how to optimize the intricate synergy between family and business. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 351-371 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00248.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00248.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:351-371 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068058_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Torsten M. Pieper Author-X-Name-First: Torsten M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pieper Author-Name: Sabine B. Klein Author-X-Name-First: Sabine B. Author-X-Name-Last: Klein Author-Name: Peter Jaskiewicz Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Jaskiewicz Title: The Impact of Goal Alignment on Board Existence and Top Management Team Composition: Evidence from Family‐Influenced Businesses* Abstract: Using a sample of 714 private family influenced businesses in Germany, we investigate the relationship of goal alignment between owners and managers and the existence of a board of directors. Agency theory and stewardship theory serve as theoretical bases for our study. We find that firms with relatively high levels of goal alignment are less likely to have a board of directors. Our results provide support for the substitution hypothesis of formal by social control mechanisms. Furthermore, the findings show that firms without a board and with relatively low levels of goal alignment have less family members in the top management team. This circumstance might in turn be a trigger for owners to install a board. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 372-394 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00249.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00249.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:372-394 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068059_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sharon M. Danes Author-X-Name-First: Sharon M. Author-X-Name-Last: Danes Author-Name: Johnben Teik‐cheok Loy Author-X-Name-First: Johnben Teik‐cheok Author-X-Name-Last: Loy Author-Name: Kathryn Stafford Author-X-Name-First: Kathryn Author-X-Name-Last: Stafford Title: Business Planning Practices of Family‐Owned Firms within a Quality Framework* Abstract: Study purpose is to investigate the contribution of an integrated, interfunctional approach to quality management, inclusive of family/business interface management, to the success of 572 small family firms, using multiple measures of success (congruity and business revenues). A positive customer reputation was the most important business goal for 44.6 percent of firms. Interface and business management significantly explained business revenue and congruity between business and family while controlling for owner and business characteristics. Family/business interface management explained 9.7 percent of congruity variance and 8.2 percent of gross revenue variance, whereas business management explained 3.3 percent of congruity variance and 2.2 percent of gross revenue variance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 395-421 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00250.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00250.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:395-421 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068060_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alvin N. Puryear Author-X-Name-First: Alvin N. Author-X-Name-Last: Puryear Author-Name: Edward G. Rogoff Author-X-Name-First: Edward G. Author-X-Name-Last: Rogoff Author-Name: Myung‐soo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Myung‐soo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Ramona K. Z. Heck Author-X-Name-First: Ramona K. Z. Author-X-Name-Last: Heck Author-Name: Elissa B. Grossman Author-X-Name-First: Elissa B. Author-X-Name-Last: Grossman Author-Name: George W. Haynes Author-X-Name-First: George W. Author-X-Name-Last: Haynes Author-Name: Joseph Onochie Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Onochie Title: Sampling Minority Business Owners and Their Families: The Understudied Entrepreneurial Experience* Abstract: We here review and critique prior research on minority entrepreneurship, paying particular attention to the contributions and limitations of deployed sampling techniques and research methodologies. As based on this review, we then introduce the 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys—a comprehensive and primary data collection effort that used varied methodologies to secure in‐depth information about random national samples of African American, Korean American, and Mexican American populations as well as a comparison sample of nonminority business owners. We present the initial business ownership profiles developed with these recent data, in part, as a benchmark of the U.S. entrepreneurial experience, and compare the profiles with those presented in prior research. These profiles document similarities and differences across the four groups and provide an empirical foundation for understanding the origin of those similarities and differences. No longer can we ignore the in‐depth study of minority businesses and their owning families nor can we simply assume that all businesses are the same, regardless of minority status or ethnicity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 422-455 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00251.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00251.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:422-455 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068061_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kimberly A. Eddleston Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly A. Author-X-Name-Last: Eddleston Author-Name: Robert F. Otondo Author-X-Name-First: Robert F. Author-X-Name-Last: Otondo Author-Name: Franz Willi Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz Willi Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Title: Conflict, Participative Decision‐Making, and Generational Ownership Dispersion: A Multilevel Analysis Abstract: This study examines how participative decision‐making and generational ownership dispersion affect conflict in a sample of privately held U.S. family firms. Our study utilizes a hierarchical linear model approach to investigate “cross‐level” effects between variables from different levels of analysis. Participative decision‐making among family members was found to be associated with cognitive and relationship conflict. Furthermore, the relationship between participative decision‐making and conflict as individual‐level variables was moderated by generational ownership dispersion, a firm‐level variable. When ownership was dispersed through multiple generations, participative decision‐making was found to be positively related to cognitive and relationship conflict; however, in one‐ and two‐generation ownership firms participative decision‐making was found to be negatively related to cognitive and relationship conflict. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 456-484 Issue: 3 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00252.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00252.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:456-484 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068062_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Julia M. Armario Author-X-Name-First: Julia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Armario Author-Name: David M. Ruiz Author-X-Name-First: David M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ruiz Author-Name: Enrique M. Armario Author-X-Name-First: Enrique M. Author-X-Name-Last: Armario Title: Market Orientation and Internationalization in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: This article builds on studies from the literature on market orientation (MO) and internationalization to develop a model and a set of hypotheses regarding the relationships among MO, knowledge acquisition (KA), and market commitment (MC), and the direct and indirect effects of these variables on the performance of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in foreign markets. The model and its hypotheses are tested by means of an empirical study of a multi‐industry sample of Spanish SMEs operating in foreign markets. The results, obtained by structural equation modeling, indicate that a direct positive relationship exists between MO and a strategy of internationalization, and that the effect of MO on performance in foreign markets is moderated by KA and MC. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 485-511 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00253.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00253.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:4:p:485-511 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068063_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kristie W. Seawright Author-X-Name-First: Kristie W. Author-X-Name-Last: Seawright Author-Name: Ronald K. Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: Ronald K. Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Author-Name: J. Brock Smith Author-X-Name-First: J. Brock Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: Comparative Entrepreneurial Cognitions and Lagging Russian New Venture Formation: A Tale of Two Countries* Abstract: Changes in Russian government and economic systems over the last 15 years led to expectations of increased entrepreneurial activity. Yet potential entrepreneurs are deciding to venture at a much lower rate than anticipated. New venture creation in Russia is occurring at a rate that is considerably lower than that of the United States and Western Europe.This research examines cognitive similarities and differences among Russian and U.S. entrepreneurs and nonentrepreneurs to find a possible explanation. Multivariate analysis of variance and multiple discriminant analysis results found similarities between U.S. and Russian experts and U.S. and Russian novices with respect to arrangements, willingness, and ability scripts, but differences in these scripts were found between experts and novices, particularly in Russia. Implications for entrepreneurship cognition research and public policy are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 512-535 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00254.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00254.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:4:p:512-535 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068064_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Øystein Moen Author-X-Name-First: Øystein Author-X-Name-Last: Moen Author-Name: Roger Sørheim Author-X-Name-First: Roger Author-X-Name-Last: Sørheim Author-Name: Truls Erikson Author-X-Name-First: Truls Author-X-Name-Last: Erikson Title: Born Global Firms and Informal Investors: Examining Investor Characteristics Abstract: A “Born Global” is a new venture with a global niche market focus from day one. Many of these firms experience high growth rates, but also, a considerable need for funding. This study contrasts informal investors involved in born global firms (“Born Global Investors”) with other informal investors. The underlying thesis is that the behavior of these investors reflects their investment philosophy, at least on a differential basis. The results suggest that born global investors differ from other informal investors in terms of deal origin, investment size, and exit preferences. Their experience as managers of large firms seems to be a particularly important factor, increasing investment capacity (income and fortune), while personal and professional networks influence the access to information about investment opportunities. The importance of these results for the development of born global firms is discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 536-549 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00255.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00255.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:4:p:536-549 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068065_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jerome A. Katz Author-X-Name-First: Jerome A. Author-X-Name-Last: Katz Title: Fully Mature but Not Fully Legitimate: A Different Perspective on the State of Entrepreneurship Education Abstract: This article seeks to demonstrate that the field of entrepreneurship/small business can be characterized as fully mature, a view contrasting one proposed by Kuratko. Evidence of the achievement of full maturity and marginal legitimacy is given based on benchmarks in the development of the field. In addition, this article adds additional support to the concept of partial legitimacy on which Katz and Kuratko agree. Building from these analyses, a theoretical life cycle model for the growth of disciplines in general is offered, using entrepreneurship as the example. The major consequence of entrepreneurship's full maturity is identified as the growing centrality of the business‐school based discipline of entrepreneurship in relation to the emerging entrepreneurship efforts across campuses, and the implication of this centrality for the discipline of entrepreneurship is discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 550-566 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00256.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00256.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:4:p:550-566 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068066_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rodney Runyan Author-X-Name-First: Rodney Author-X-Name-Last: Runyan Author-Name: Cornelia Droge Author-X-Name-First: Cornelia Author-X-Name-Last: Droge Author-Name: Jane Swinney Author-X-Name-First: Jane Author-X-Name-Last: Swinney Title: Entrepreneurial Orientation versus Small Business Orientation: What Are Their Relationships to Firm Performance? Abstract: This study examines the constructs of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) versus small business orientation (SBO), their impact on small business performance, and whether these effects are moderated by longevity. A sample of 267 small business owners from 11 small–medium downtowns was used in structural equation modeling (SEM) testing of the measurement, structural and moderation hypotheses. The measurement confirmatory factor analyses models of the two constructs revealed that EO and SBO are unique constructs. Then a structural model predicting performance was tested. Finally, a two‐group model split on “below 11 years” versus “11+ years” demonstrated that the structural paths connecting EO and SBO to performance are not the same in these groups: for the younger group, only EO significantly predicts performance while for the older group, only SBO significantly predicts performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 567-588 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00257.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00257.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:4:p:567-588 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068067_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Janet Marta Author-X-Name-First: Janet Author-X-Name-Last: Marta Author-Name: Anusorn Singhapakdi Author-X-Name-First: Anusorn Author-X-Name-Last: Singhapakdi Author-Name: Kenneth Kraft Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth Author-X-Name-Last: Kraft Title: Personal Characteristics Underlying Ethical Decisions in Marketing Situations: A Survey of Small Business Managers* Abstract: This study analyzes the marketing ethics decision‐making process of small business managers. In particular, it examines the relative influences of ethical perceptions, personal moral philosophies, and gender on ethical intentions of small business managers. The sample of this study consists of professional members of the American Marketing Association working in companies with 500 employees or fewer. The results reveal that perceived ethical problem is a positive factor of a small business manager's ethical intention. The results generally support our hypothesis that female managers tend to be more ethical in their intention than their male counterparts. However, the results indicate that neither dimension of personal moral philosophy—idealism and relativism—is a significant predictor of a manager's ethical intention. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 589-606 Issue: 4 Volume: 46 Year: 2008 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00258.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00258.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:46:y:2008:i:4:p:589-606 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068068_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: G. Page West Author-X-Name-First: G. Page Author-X-Name-Last: West Author-Name: Terry W. Noel Author-X-Name-First: Terry W. Author-X-Name-Last: Noel Title: The Impact of Knowledge Resources on New Venture Performance Abstract: A new venture's strategy—and thus its performance—is based upon the knowledge the firm has about its market, its opportunity in that market, and its appropriate conduct to take advantage of that opportunity. Resource‐based theory underscores knowledge as a type of resource that confers competitive advantage and the potential for sustainability, two factors that are critical for start‐ups. Three types of procedural knowledge are considered to be important at start‐up: (1) about the industry in which the venture competes; (2) about the type of business approach the venture is pursuing; and (3) about creating, building, and harvesting new ventures. Knowledge useful to the new venture is developed either through relevant personal experiences or by accessing relevant knowledge possessed by others. Hypotheses are developed regarding the impact on the performance of new ventures as a result of these sources of knowledge, and these relationships are explored in a study of new technology‐based firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-22 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00259.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00259.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:1:p:1-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068069_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Howard Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Author-Name: Jeffrey Kaufmann Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Kaufmann Author-Name: Pol Herrmann Author-X-Name-First: Pol Author-X-Name-Last: Herrmann Title: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Capital Acquisition and Bankruptcy Laws Abstract: Ineffective capital acquisition decisions at start‐up may lead to business failure and bankruptcy; a result which is both costly and disruptive to the owners and other stakeholders of the firm. To cope with the risk of failure, owners embark on a variety of risk‐reducing activities whereas the U.S. government attempts to moderate the downside effects of such failures through the rules surrounding bankruptcy. Previous studies imply that as owners become more aware of the protections offered through the government regulation of bankruptcy, they should become less concerned with the effects of failure and be willing to raise higher levels of initial capital. Raising higher levels of initial capital, in turn, leads owners to take actions intended to reduce firm risk and to minimize the threat to their personal financial security. Data from a sample of small firms confirm our hypothesis by showing that as the level of initial capital acquisition increases, owners embark on activities intended to reduce firm risk. However, capital acquisition is not associated with the owner's familiarity with bankruptcy regulations. As a result, governmental objectives in establishing these regulations may not be achieved. Our findings have implications for firms’ owners, consultants, and policymakers, in terms of the relationship between an entrepreneur's knowledge of bankruptcy laws and the financing of their enterprises. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 23-37 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00260.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00260.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:1:p:23-37 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068070_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brett R. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Brett R. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Charles H. Matthews Author-X-Name-First: Charles H. Author-X-Name-Last: Matthews Author-Name: Mark T. Schenkel Author-X-Name-First: Mark T. Author-X-Name-Last: Schenkel Title: Differences in Entrepreneurial Opportunities: The Role of Tacitness and Codification in Opportunity Identification* Abstract: The role of opportunities in the entrepreneurial process remains relatively underdeveloped. To address this issue, we develop a definition of an entrepreneurial opportunity and draw upon a distinction from the domain of knowledge management to suggest a continuum of entrepreneurial opportunities ranging from codified to tacit. Though both traditional and contemporary research has examined how individual differences relate to the identification of opportunities, we focus instead on the importance of differences in the opportunities themselves. Specifically, we examine how relative differences in the degree of opportunity tacitness relate to the process of opportunity identification. We find that relatively more codified opportunities are more likely to be discovered through systematic search, whereas more tacit opportunities are more likely to be identified due to prior experience. These findings contribute to an increased understanding of the role of the opportunity in entrepreneurship research and have important implications for economic theories of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning, entrepreneurial networks, and entrepreneurial education. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 38-57 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00261.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00261.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:1:p:38-57 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068071_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cynthia Benzing Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia Author-X-Name-Last: Benzing Author-Name: Hung Manh Chu Author-X-Name-First: Hung Manh Author-X-Name-Last: Chu Author-Name: Orhan Kara Author-X-Name-First: Orhan Author-X-Name-Last: Kara Title: Entrepreneurs in Turkey: A Factor Analysis of Motivations, Success Factors, and Problems Abstract: One hundred and thirty‐nine entrepreneurs in Ankara, Turkey were surveyed to determine their motivations for business ownership, the factors contributing to their success, and their problems. Based on survey responses, the primary reasons for starting a business are to increase income, to obtain job security, and to secure independence. According to the factor analysis, small and medium‐sized enterprises owners are driven more by income rewards than intrinsic rewards. The most important business success variables are the entrepreneurs' reputation for honesty and friendliness. Social skills and good customer service were also cited as critical success factors. The most serious problem faced by entrepreneurs in Turkey is the complex and confusing tax structure. Other important problems include unreliable employees, the inability to maintain good records, and a weak economy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 58-91 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00262.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00262.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:1:p:58-91 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068072_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James H. Martin Author-X-Name-First: James H. Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Author-Name: Beth Ann Martin Author-X-Name-First: Beth Ann Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Author-Name: Paul R. Minnillo Author-X-Name-First: Paul R. Author-X-Name-Last: Minnillo Title: Implementing a Market Orientation in Small Manufacturing Firms: From Cognitive Model to Action Abstract: Using in‐depth interviews of the CEO/Presidents of 21 small manufacturing firms, this research explored how leaders with a high market‐oriented cognitive model have intentionally pursued the implementation of that model and how their activities differed from leaders with a low market‐oriented cognitive model. Results indicated that leaders in high market‐oriented organizations appeared to be working from cognitive models that reflected market‐oriented values, and norms consistent with those suggested by Homburg and Pflesser. Additionally, results indicated strong consistencies across firms in the mechanisms used by leaders to implement their high market‐oriented cognitive models and different but equally strong consistencies in the mechanisms used by leaders to implement their low market‐oriented cognitive models. Structurally, high market‐oriented leaders expressed less departmentalization than low market‐oriented firms, used some form of internal customer/supplier networks, had very open communication systems, and established performance management systems designed to initiate and reward market‐oriented behaviors among employees. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 92-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00263.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00263.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:1:p:92-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068073_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sharon L. Oswald Author-X-Name-First: Sharon L. Author-X-Name-Last: Oswald Author-Name: Lori A. Muse Author-X-Name-First: Lori A. Author-X-Name-Last: Muse Author-Name: Matthew W. Rutherford Author-X-Name-First: Matthew W. Author-X-Name-Last: Rutherford Title: The Influence of Large Stake Family Control on Performance: Is It Agency or Entrenchment? Abstract: Agency theory posits that the greater degree of control by those with decision‐making authority, the greater the overall organizational performance. Conversely, entrenchment theory implies that at extremely high levels of inside control by those with decision authority, organizational performance decreases. Using a nationwide sample of 2,631 privately held and publically traded family businesses, we examined if the relationship of percent family ownership is an agency or entrenchment relationship and found the latter. Specifically, there was a statistically significant negative relationship between percent of family control and sales growth as well as a strong inverse relationship between percent of family controlling the top management team and all measures of financial performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 116-135 Issue: 1 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00264.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2008.00264.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:1:p:116-135 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068074_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Isabel Díez‐vial Author-X-Name-First: Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Díez‐vial Title: Firm Size Effects on Vertical Boundaries Abstract: Firms vertically integrate to avoid dependence on external providers/clients. At the same time, vertical integration offers the possibility to exploit existing capabilities among similar stages and pursue flexibility. This article attempts to analyze how firm size affects these vertical integration drivers, proposing a model and testing it in 155 firms. For all firms, the decision to vertically integrate is a trade‐off; firms exchange greater flexibility for the security of lower opportunism and better use of their own capabilities. Results indicate that the impact of vertical integration is more noticeable in small firms than in large ones. As firms grow in size, they are less likely to worry about staying flexible and instead focus more on leveraging capabilities along the value chain. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 137-153 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00265.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00265.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:2:p:137-153 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068075_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: G. Tyge Payne Author-X-Name-First: G. Tyge Author-X-Name-Last: Payne Author-Name: Justin L. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Justin L. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Author-Name: Curt B. Moore Author-X-Name-First: Curt B. Author-X-Name-Last: Moore Author-Name: R. Greg Bell Author-X-Name-First: R. Greg Author-X-Name-Last: Bell Title: The Deal Structuring Stage of the Venture Capitalist Decision‐Making Process: Exploring Confidence and Control* Abstract: This exploratory study examines the deal structuring stage of the venture capitalist decision‐making process. Here, the primary issues of concern are investor confidence and potential control of a venture in relation to the level of financing the investor provides and the structure with which the funding is delivered. Confidence comes in support of the entrepreneur, the venture itself, or a combination of the two, prior to capital transfer, but after the initial “invest or not invest” decision has already occurred. Findings support a multicriteria perspective of the pre‐investment decision‐making process and a distinct difference between entrepreneur confidence and venture confidence in the deal structuring stage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 154-179 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00266.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00266.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:2:p:154-179 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068076_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Scott Latham Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Latham Title: Contrasting Strategic Response to Economic Recession in Start‐Up versus Established Software Firms* Abstract: Economic recessions represent a period of greatly reduced environmental munificence that threatens the survival of all firms. This is especially the case for smaller, start‐up firms, which have been shown to fail at a much higher rate compared with their larger, more established peers. This study surveyed 137 software executives regarding their strategic response to the most recent economic downturn (2001–2003). I draw upon Hofer's framework for turnaround strategies to develop hypotheses to explore how smaller, start‐up firms adjust their strategies in response to economic recession. The results suggest that start‐up organizations are much more inclined to pursue revenue‐generating strategies as a means to weathering recession rather than cost reductions, which tended to be the preferred strategy of larger firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 180-201 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00267.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00267.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:2:p:180-201 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068077_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daniel Tolstoy Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Tolstoy Title: Knowledge Combination and Knowledge Creation in a Foreign‐Market Network Abstract: This article rests on the idea that knowledge is dispersed among different individuals and entities. For international entrepreneurial firms to create new knowledge, they need to find ways to combine these dispersed bits of knowledge. Because of the notion that resource constraints make international entrepreneurial firms dependent on external knowledge, it is assumed that a portion of knowledge combination takes place in networks. The purpose of this article was to investigate the prospective impact network knowledge and knowledge combinations have on entrepreneurial firms' knowledge creation. Three hypotheses are developed and tested in a structural equation model, using linear structural relations (LISREL, Scientific Software International, Inc.). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 202-220 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00268.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00268.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:2:p:202-220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068078_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ben R. Craig Author-X-Name-First: Ben R. Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Author-Name: William E. Jackson Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson Author-Name: James B. Thomson Author-X-Name-First: James B. Author-X-Name-Last: Thomson Title: The Economic Impact of the Small Business Administration's Intervention in the Small Firm Credit Market: A Review of the Research Literature* Abstract: The guaranteed lending programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA) are large and growing rapidly. The SBA's fiscal year 2009 Performance Budget calls for $28 billion in guaranteed loans for small businesses—a new record for the agency. Some critics of SBA programs suggest they do not help small businesses or overall economic performance. Other critics suggest that these programs unfairly benefit the financial institutions that participate in SBA's guaranteed lending programs. Whereas very little serious empirical evidence exists on whether the net economic impact of the SBA's guaranteed lending programs is positive or negative, a few recent studies provide some insight into the question. In general, they suggest a small positive impact of the SBA's programs on economic performance. However, the results are very tentative and further research is needed to declare a more definitive position. We provide a general overview of the SBA's guaranteed lending programs and summarize the results of these studies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 221-231 Issue: 2 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00269.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00269.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:2:p:221-231 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068079_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Justin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: Eileen Fischer Author-X-Name-First: Eileen Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer Author-Name: Ron Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: Ron Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Author-Name: Phillip Phan Author-X-Name-First: Phillip Author-X-Name-Last: Phan Title: At the Center of the Action: Innovation and Technology Strategy Research in the Small Business Setting Abstract: In this essay, we offer perspectives on the future of small business research. These comments cover a range of issues unique to the future of small‐business‐focused research from “somewhat‐broad” to “more‐narrow,” and address: (1) the problems and promise of better theory building, (2) the range of opportunities for theory‐building research, (3) new vantage points for theory‐building using the “social responsibility” of small business as a research lens, and (4) the future direction of research in technological entrepreneurship. We conclude with a summary of this “look to the future,” and call for the innovative and provocative research that can keep contemporary small business management research at the center of the academic action. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 233-262 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00270.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00270.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:233-262 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068080_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jianwen (jon) Liao Author-X-Name-First: Jianwen (jon) Author-X-Name-Last: Liao Author-Name: Jill R. Kickul Author-X-Name-First: Jill R. Author-X-Name-Last: Kickul Author-Name: Hao Ma Author-X-Name-First: Hao Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Title: Organizational Dynamic Capability and Innovation: An Empirical Examination of Internet Firms Abstract: This paper extends the dynamic capability perspective into the study of innovation by entrepreneurial firms. Drawing from both the resource‐based view and the dynamic capability perspective, this paper explores theoretically and examines empirically the different roles played by a firm's resource stock (endowment of resources and capabilities) and its integrative capabilities (ability to recognize opportunities as well as to configure and deploy resources) in the process of firm innovation. Our structural equation modeling results, based on a sample of 120 Internet‐based companies, indicate that both the firm's resource stock and integrative capabilities affect its innovation. Additionally, we also found that the relationship between resource stock and innovation is mediated by integrative capabilities. That is, merely possessing well‐endowed resource stock per se is not sufficient for innovation. Thus, it is the firm's ability to mobilize its resources and capabilities and align them dynamically with the changing opportunities in the environment that is of vital importance as the firm constantly innovates to survive and create its own competitive advantage. In the hypercompetitive and fast changing Internet‐based environment, such a need for dynamic capabilities is especially accentuated. Implications and suggestions for future research are provided. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 263-286 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00271.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00271.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:263-286 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068081_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael R. Mullen Author-X-Name-First: Michael R. Author-X-Name-Last: Mullen Author-Name: Desislava G. Budeva Author-X-Name-First: Desislava G. Author-X-Name-Last: Budeva Author-Name: Patricia M. Doney Author-X-Name-First: Patricia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Doney Title: Research Methods in the Leading Small Business–Entrepreneurship Journals: A Critical Review with Recommendations for Future Research* Abstract: Small business and entrepreneurship scholars have made significant progress toward advancing the field and gaining recognition as an important domain of scientific inquiry. However, the authors suggest that a strong methodological foundation built on state‐of‐the‐art research technologies is necessary to support further paradigmatic growth and maturation. Using Chandler and Lyon's study as a benchmark for research methods through the 1990s, the study critiques research methodologies used by small business and entrepreneurship researchers over the ensuing years. The analysis includes all 665 papers published between 2001 and February of 2008 in the Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Business Venturing, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. The research outlines key methodological issues, assesses recent methodological practice, identifies current trends, and offers recommendations for researchers in adopting existing and emerging research technologies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 287-307 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00272.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00272.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:287-307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068082_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Devi R. Gnyawali Author-X-Name-First: Devi R. Author-X-Name-Last: Gnyawali Author-Name: Byung‐jin (robert) Park Author-X-Name-First: Byung‐jin (robert) Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Co‐opetition and Technological Innovation in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: A Multilevel Conceptual Model Abstract: Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises (SMEs) face tremendous challenges in their attempt to pursue technological innovations. This paper argues that co‐opetition strategy—simultaneous pursuit of competition and collaboration—helps SMEs to develop their ability to effectively pursue technological innovations. We developed a multilevel conceptual model consisting of factors at the industry, dyadic, and firm level to understand the drivers of co‐opetition and discuss benefits and costs of co‐opetition for SMEs. We believe that this paper will stimulate future conceptual and empirical research on this important topic and has implications for SME managers and policymakers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 308-330 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00273.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00273.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:308-330 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068083_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maija Renko Author-X-Name-First: Maija Author-X-Name-Last: Renko Author-Name: Alan Carsrud Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Carsrud Author-Name: Malin Brännback Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Brännback Title: The Effect of a Market Orientation, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Technological Capability on Innovativeness: A Study of Young Biotechnology Ventures in the United States and in Scandinavia Abstract: Previous research suggests that in order to excel in innovativeness, a firm should simultaneously be market oriented, proactive, and willing to take risks, as well as have access to superior technological assets and capabilities. However, the contribution of these factors on innovative outcomes has seldom been assessed in one study. This study investigates influences of market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, and technological capabilities on technology ventures' innovativeness. Data for this study were collected through personal interviews in biotechnology startups in the United States, Finland, and Sweden. As expected, results indicate a significant link between technological capability and product innovativeness. However, neither market orientation nor entrepreneurial orientation is related to product innovativeness in this empirical context where firms typically aim at launching radical, disruptive innovations. The drivers of capital investments, however, are different from the antecedents of product innovativeness. Differences between the Nordic and U.S.‐based biotechnology ventures are also identified. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 331-369 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00274.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00274.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:331-369 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068084_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Xibao Li Author-X-Name-First: Xibao Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Ronald K. Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: Ronald K. Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Title: The Pace and Stability of Small Enterprise Innovation in Highly Dynamic Economies: A China‐BasedTemplate Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the dynamics of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship in the Chinese “transitional” context, as a template for the evaluation of the pace and stability of small business innovation institutionalization in many transition economies, and we also provide theory and evidence to further develop knowledge spillover entrepreneurship theory. Based on the first available cross‐sectional data set (2005 for 2004) covering 158 manufacturing sectors over the five Chinese provinces representing one‐third of China's industrial output, the empirical analysis provides evidence that local competition/specialization affect the pace/stability of innovation institutionalization in small enterprises and large‐medium enterprises differentially, suggesting new insights for research and policy in the transition‐economy/small business management context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 370-397 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00275.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00275.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:370-397 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068085_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dirk De clercq Author-X-Name-First: Dirk Author-X-Name-Last: De clercq Author-Name: Maxim Voronov Author-X-Name-First: Maxim Author-X-Name-Last: Voronov Title: The Role of Cultural and Symbolic Capital in Entrepreneurs' Ability to Meet Expectations about Conformity and Innovation Abstract: We conceptualize entrepreneurs' success in acquiring resources as the outcome of a socially embedded process of pursuing legitimacy, which in turn encompasses their ability to meet field incumbents' expectations about conformity and innovation. Drawing from Bourdieu's theory of practice, we specifically discuss entrepreneurs' ability, when entering a business field, to simultaneously conform to existing field arrangements (i.e., to “fit in”) and to be perceived as innovators (i.e., to “stand out”). A possible paradoxical relationship marks entrepreneurs' ability to meet both of these expectations; we discuss the role of entrepreneurs' cultural and symbolic capital in this process. In addition, two contingency factors may influence how entrepreneurs' ability to fit in and stand out affects their resource acquisition. First, the contribution of the two facets of legitimacy to resource acquisition is influenced by the maturity of the field the entrepreneur enters. Second, entrepreneurs' resource acquisition may be enhanced by their ability to artfully navigate the possible conflicting demands to fit in versus stand out through impression management. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 398-420 Issue: 3 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00276.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00276.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:3:p:398-420 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068086_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: G. Tyge Payne Author-X-Name-First: G. Tyge Author-X-Name-Last: Payne Author-Name: Kevin H. Kennedy Author-X-Name-First: Kevin H. Author-X-Name-Last: Kennedy Author-Name: Justin L. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Justin L. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Title: Competitive Dynamics among Service SMEs Abstract: In an effort to further our understanding of competitive dynamics, the three constructs of firm specialization, environmental munificence, and rivalry intensity are examined in relation to financial performance in service‐intensive Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Using a sample of physician organizations, direct and interaction relationships are empirically examined using multivariate regression analyses. Findings confirm a three‐way interaction that exists among these factors in relationship to overall performance; this supports a more complex, configurations approach to competitive dynamics research, particularly among service‐intensive SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 421-442 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00277.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00277.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:421-442 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068087_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William E. Baker Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Baker Author-Name: James M. Sinkula Author-X-Name-First: James M. Author-X-Name-Last: Sinkula Title: The Complementary Effects of Market Orientation and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Profitability in Small Businesses* Abstract: Market orientation (MO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) are correlated, but distinct constructs. MO reflects the degree to which firms' strategic market planning is driven by customer and competitor intelligence. Entrepreneurial orientation reflects the degree to which firms' growth objectives are driven by the identification and exploitation of untapped market opportunities. When modeled separately, research has reported direct effects of both constructs on firm profitability. When modeled simultaneously, however, the direct effect of EO has disappeared. This has led some scholars to postulate that EO is an antecedent of MO. The results of this study contradict this presumption and suggest that EO and MO complement one another, at least in small businesses, to boost profitability. The major difference between this and previous studies is the inclusion of innovation success, which captures an indirect effect of EO on profitability. At least in small firms, the results suggest that EO complements MO by instilling an opportunistic culture that impacts the quality and quantity of firms' innovations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 443-464 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00278.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00278.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:443-464 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068088_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Antonia Madrid‐guijarro Author-X-Name-First: Antonia Author-X-Name-Last: Madrid‐guijarro Author-Name: Domingo Garcia Author-X-Name-First: Domingo Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia Author-Name: Howard Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Title: Barriers to Innovation among Spanish Manufacturing SMEs Abstract: Innovation is widely recognized as a key factor in the competitiveness of nations and firms. Small firms that do not embrace innovation within their core business strategy run the risk of becoming uncompetitive because of obsolete products and processes. Innovative firms are a perquisite for a dynamic and competitive economy.This paper reports on the results of a study that examined barriers to firm innovation among a sample of 294 managers of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in Spain. The study examined the relation between (1) product, process, and management innovation and (2) 15 obstacles to innovation, which can limit a firm's ability to remain competitive and profitable. Findings of the study show that barriers have a differential impact on the various types of innovation; product, process, and management innovation are affected differently by the different barriers. The most significant barriers are associated with costs, whereas the least significant are associated with manager/employee resistance. Additionally, the results demonstrate that the costs associated with innovation have proportionately greater impact on small than on larger firms.The findings can be used in the development of public policy aimed at supporting and encouraging the innovation among SMEs in Spain. Government policies that encourage and support innovation among all firms, especially small firms, can help countries remain competitive in a global market. Public policy that encourages innovation can enable firms to remain competitive and survive, both of which have direct implications for employment and a country's economic viability. The results may also be insightful for managers who are attempting to encourage innovation. Understanding barriers can assist managers in fostering an innovative culture by supporting new ideas or by avoiding an attitude that creates resistance to new ideas. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 465-488 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00279.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00279.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:465-488 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068089_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nada Kobeissi Author-X-Name-First: Nada Author-X-Name-Last: Kobeissi Title: Impact of the Community Reinvestment Act on New Business Start‐Ups and Economic Growth in Local Markets* Abstract: Economic growth in the United States has historically bypassed many minorities and low‐income communities. Some researchers and community advocates assert that the deterioration of these communities is in part caused by financial institutions' redlining and neglect. To rectify the situation, the government introduced the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) for the purpose of encouraging banks and saving institutions to become more socially responsible and help meet the credit needs of communities in which they are located.The CRA was the government's response to bank lending discrimination. However, when passing the Act, Congress was equally concerned with reversing or at least halting disinvestment from inner‐city communities and in turn revitalizing local economies. Many believe that the availability of credit to establish, refinance, and improve small businesses is critical to the well‐being of local communities. Therefore, through the provision of small business loans, the CRA could be envisioned as a catalyst toward achieving that goal.Thus the aim of this paper is to investigate potential relationship between banks' CRA lending activities, and new business start‐ups and economic growth in local markets. The paper proposes that new start‐ups will have spillover effects that will consequently contribute to community development. After controlling for several potential variables that could have an impact on business start‐ups and community developments, the study found a strong positive effect. Beside its social and economic implications, the study also considered policy implications associated with the CRA regulation as a welfare improving initiative in low‐income communities. It offers ground for certain government intervention in the loan market. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 489-513 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00280.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00280.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:489-513 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068090_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rosa Mariz‐pérez Author-X-Name-First: Rosa Author-X-Name-Last: Mariz‐pérez Author-Name: Teresa García‐álvarez Author-X-Name-First: Teresa Author-X-Name-Last: García‐álvarez Title: The Internationalization Strategy of Spanish Indigenous Franchised Chains: A Resource‐Based View* Abstract: In this paper, we identify characteristics of Spanish franchised chains that favor the adoption of an internationalization strategy and those that have a negative influence from a resource‐based perspective.Data used were drawn from Annual Franchise Guidebooks published in Spain for 2005. Various independent variables were taken into account and the final sample included 316 Spanish franchised chains. In order to detect relevant differences between chains with some degree of internationalization and those that only operate in the Spanish domestic market, we conducted a discriminant analysis to discover which of the independent variables contributed significantly to a correct classification of chains to their corresponding group (those that have chosen to spread activities abroad and those that have not). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 514-530 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00281.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00281.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:514-530 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068091_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brian Headd Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Headd Author-Name: Bruce Kirchhoff Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchhoff Title: The Growth, Decline and Survival of Small Businesses: An Exploratory Study of Life Cycles* Abstract: Using U.S. Census Bureau special tabulations, we follow a cohort of small (single‐establishment) firms formed in 1992 and a cohort of fast growers to 2002 to track their employment changes. Explorative findings showed growing firms as generally a constant share of the economy with a minor business cycle effect, growing firms outnumbering decliners, new firms not growing much, and fast growers in a given year tending to revert to the mean in the following year. The findings are presented as an opening statement, but are far from final salvo into the discussion of small‐firm growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 531-550 Issue: 4 Volume: 47 Year: 2009 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00282.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00282.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:47:y:2009:i:4:p:531-550 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068092_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Terry L. Besser Author-X-Name-First: Terry L. Author-X-Name-Last: Besser Author-Name: Nancy J. Miller Author-X-Name-First: Nancy J. Author-X-Name-Last: Miller Title: The Significance of Customer Base in the New Economy: Satisfaction and Perceptions of Success among Small Suppliers and Small Nonsuppliers1 Abstract: Outsourcing of operations from large businesses to small business suppliers has become a prominent feature of the new global economy. This paper compares the perceived success and work satisfaction of small businesses that supply goods and services to other businesses compared with other small businesses. Small business suppliers and their customers may be engaged in a mutually beneficial relationship, or small suppliers may be disadvantaged as a result of the relationship. Using data from interviews with 715 small business operators, partial support was provided for the disadvantaged position. Suppliers had lower perceived business success compared with other small businesses when other variables were controlled. However, there was no difference in job satisfaction. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-15 Issue: 1 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00283.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00283.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:1:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068093_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mervi Niskanen Author-X-Name-First: Mervi Author-X-Name-Last: Niskanen Author-Name: Jyrki Niskanen Author-X-Name-First: Jyrki Author-X-Name-Last: Niskanen Title: Small Business Borrowing and the Owner–Manager Agency Costs: Evidence on Finnish Data Abstract: This study investigates the impact that managerial ownership has on loan availability and credit terms. We find that managerial ownership is common in a sample of small and medium‐sized Finnish firms. Our results suggest that an increase in managerial ownership decreases loan availability. The results on loan interest rates suggest that though an increase in managerial ownership initially increases interest rates, the effect is reversed at higher levels of ownership. Collateral requirements increase monotonically with managerial ownership. Overall, the results suggest that banks view that there are agency costs involved with managerial ownership even in small and medium‐sized firms and that this is taken into account when lending to these firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 16-31 Issue: 1 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00284.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00284.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:1:p:16-31 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068094_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maw‐der Foo Author-X-Name-First: Maw‐der Author-X-Name-Last: Foo Title: Member Experience, Use of External Assistance and Evaluation of Business Ideas Abstract: How do members’ experience and external interactions shape evaluation of the team’s business idea? With a sample of 74 teams that participated in a business idea competition, we showed that experience as defined by size, mean work experience, and assistance from individuals with business founding experience related positively to the teams’ business idea evaluations. The benefits of external founders are more pronounced for smaller than for larger teams. Having a founder in the team did not relate to idea evaluation but interaction effects showed smaller sized teams had worse evaluations if they did not have a founder in the team. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 32-43 Issue: 1 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00285.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00285.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:1:p:32-43 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068095_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: María Jesús Nieto Author-X-Name-First: María Jesús Author-X-Name-Last: Nieto Author-Name: Lluís Santamaría Author-X-Name-First: Lluís Author-X-Name-Last: Santamaría Title: Technological Collaboration: Bridging the Innovation Gap between Small and Large Firms* Abstract: This paper analyzes how technological collaboration acts as an input to the innovation process and allows small and medium‐sized enterprises to bridge the innovation gap with their bigger counterparts. Based on a large longitudinal sample of Spanish manufacturing firms, the results show that though technological collaboration is a useful mechanism for firms of all sizes to improve innovativeness, it is a critical factor for the smallest firms. The impact of this collaboration varies depending on innovation output and type of partner. Specifically, the impact of collaboration in small and medium‐sized firms is more significant for product than process innovations. Regarding type of partner, vertical collaboration—with suppliers and clients—has the greatest impact on firm innovativeness, though this effect is clearer for medium‐sized enterprises than for the smallest firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 44-69 Issue: 1 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00286.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00286.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:1:p:44-69 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068096_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Leonardo Liberman-yaconi Author-X-Name-First: Leonardo Author-X-Name-Last: Liberman-yaconi Author-Name: Terrena Hooper Author-X-Name-First: Terrena Author-X-Name-Last: Hooper Author-Name: Kate Hutchings Author-X-Name-First: Kate Author-X-Name-Last: Hutchings Title: Toward a Model of Understanding Strategic Decision-Making in Micro-Firms: Exploring the Australian Information Technology Sector Abstract: This study explores strategic decision-making (SDM) in micro-firms, an economically significant business subsector. As extant large- and small-firm literature currently proffers an incomplete characterization of SDM in very small enterprises, a multiple-case methodology was used to investigate how these firms make strategic decisions. Eleven Australian Information Technology service micro-firms participated in the study. Using an information-processing lens, the study uncovered patterns of SDM in micro-firms and derived a theoretical micro-firm SDM model. This research also identifies several implications for micro-firm management and directions for future research, contributing to the understanding of micro-firm SDM in both theory and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 70-95 Issue: 1 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00287.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00287.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:1:p:70-95 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068097_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Zhi Tang Author-X-Name-First: Zhi Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Patrick M. Kreiser Author-X-Name-First: Patrick M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kreiser Author-Name: Louis Marino Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Marino Author-Name: K. Mark Weaver Author-X-Name-First: K. Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Weaver Title: Exploring Proactiveness as a Moderator in the Process of Perceiving Industrial Munificence: A Field Study of SMEs in Four Countries Abstract: Utilizing information processing theory, we investigated the role that proactiveness plays in the organizational process of perceiving objective industrial munificence. Specifically, we examined the moderating effect of proactiveness in the munificence perception process, as well as the mediating impact of perceived munificence on the relationship between objective munificence and firm performance. Data collected from 227 companies in four countries and seven manufacturing industries support both hypotheses. The implications of these findings for managerial practice and future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 97-115 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00288.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00288.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:97-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068098_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: César Camisón Author-X-Name-First: César Author-X-Name-Last: Camisón Author-Name: Ana Villar-lópez Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Villar-lópez Title: Effect of SMEs’ International Experience on Foreign Intensity and Economic Performance: The Mediating Role of Internationally Exploitable Assets and Competitive Strategy Abstract: In this paper, we study the relationship between the international experience of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their economic performance using intangible and financial asset stock, competitive strategy, and international intensity as mediating factors. The RBV provides the theoretical framework to develop a theoretical model postulating that international experience has an indirect effect on foreign growth and economic performance. This model was used to test a sample of 394 Spanish SMEs through the modelization of a structural equations system. Results show that superior economic performance is only achieved by SMEs that can turn the knowledge they gain from international experience into a large endowment of internationally exploitable intangible assets (irrespective of the fact that these assets form the basis for strengthening international intensity) and into a differentiation competitive strategy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 116-151 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00289.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00289.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:116-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068099_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andaç T. Arıkan Author-X-Name-First: Andaç T. Author-X-Name-Last: Arıkan Title: Regional Entrepreneurial Transformation: A Complex Systems Perspective Abstract: In this paper, I develop a descriptive process model of regional entrepreneurial transformation based on a conceptualization of regional economies as self‐organizing complex systems that consist of interdependent subsystems as represented by heterogeneous actor groups. It is proposed that a change in a region's entrepreneurial profile requires shifts in collectively shared subsystem‐level schemata that cause actors to behave in ways that prevent emergent entrepreneurship. The model highlights four factors that contribute to the initiation of a positive feedback loop through which simultaneous schemata changes and consequently a regional entrepreneurial shift occur. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 152-173 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00290.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00290.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:152-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068100_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Linda F. Edelman Author-X-Name-First: Linda F. Author-X-Name-Last: Edelman Author-Name: Candida G. Brush Author-X-Name-First: Candida G. Author-X-Name-Last: Brush Author-Name: Tatiana S. Manolova Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana S. Author-X-Name-Last: Manolova Author-Name: Patricia G. Greene Author-X-Name-First: Patricia G. Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Title: Start‐up Motivations and Growth Intentions of Minority Nascent Entrepreneurs Abstract: Firm growth is widely considered to be a measure of success for entrepreneurial businesses. Data indicate that there are systematic differences between minority and nonminority‐owned firms with respect to growth. Black entrepreneurs are 50 percent more likely to engage in start‐up activities than white entrepreneurs, however, black‐owned firms are smaller and less profitable than their white‐owned counterparts. Following the effort–performance–outcome–logic of expectancy theory and using data from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED), our paper investigates the differences between black and white entrepreneurs' motivations to start and intentions to grow a new venture. Findings indicate that there are significant differences in motivations between black and white entrepreneurs both in starting and in their intentions to grow the new venture. Implications for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 174-196 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00291.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00291.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:174-196 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068101_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Luca Pirolo Author-X-Name-First: Luca Author-X-Name-Last: Pirolo Author-Name: Manuela Presutti Author-X-Name-First: Manuela Author-X-Name-Last: Presutti Title: The Impact of Social Capital on the Start-ups’ Performance Growth Abstract: This paper analyzes the development of strong and weak ties of social capital between a start-up and its main customers and its impact on the growth of the start-up’s economic and innovative task performance outcomes. Results confirm that there are different configurations of social capital able to influence the start-up’s performance growth during its life cycle, which are contingent on the selected measures of task performance outcomes. Our findings can offer some interesting reflections in the field of social capital, entrepreneurship, and performance research, raising critical strategic implications for start-ups in terms of opportunities, resources, and governance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 197-227 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00292.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00292.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:197-227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068102_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Douglas Cumming Author-X-Name-First: Douglas Author-X-Name-Last: Cumming Author-Name: Sofia Johan Author-X-Name-First: Sofia Author-X-Name-Last: Johan Title: Venture Capital Investment Duration Abstract: This paper examines cross‐country evidence on the duration of venture capital (VC) investment. We formulate a theory of VC investment duration based on the idea that venture capitalists exit when the expected marginal cost of maintaining the investment is greater than the expected marginal benefit, and thereby relate VC investment duration to entrepreneurial firm characteristics, investor characteristics, deal characteristics, and institutional and market conditions. VC investment duration data in Canada and the United States lend strong support to the theoretical predictions developed herein. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 228-257 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00293.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00293.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:228-257 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068103_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francesc Xavier Molina‐morales Author-X-Name-First: Francesc Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Molina‐morales Author-Name: María Teresa Martínez‐fernández Author-X-Name-First: María Teresa Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez‐fernández Title: Social Networks: Effects of Social Capital on Firm Innovation Abstract: This paper aims to introduce some specific insights regarding social networks and the geographical proximity of firms in order to investigate factors involved in the innovation of firms. In particular, this study reviews ideas from the industrial district literature by analyzing the role played by the dimensions of social capital, that is, social interactions, trust, shared vision and involvement of local institutions, in the process and product innovation of firms inside the district. This paper draws on an analysis comparing district members and nonmembers based on a sample of 220 manufacturing firms in the Valencia Region (Spain). Findings suggest a positive association between district affiliation, social capital and involvement of local institutions and innovation that can offer relevant prescriptions for policy makers and individual entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 258-279 Issue: 2 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00294.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00294.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:2:p:258-279 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068104_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Karl Pajo Author-X-Name-First: Karl Author-X-Name-Last: Pajo Author-Name: Alan Coetzer Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Coetzer Author-Name: Nigel Guenole Author-X-Name-First: Nigel Author-X-Name-Last: Guenole Title: Formal Development Opportunities and Withdrawal Behaviors by Employees in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: This study explores direct and indirect relationships between involvement in formal training and development events, employee attitudes and withdrawal responses including turnover intentions and neglectful behavior for those employed in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Questionnaire data were obtained from 185 staff employed in a diverse range of SMEs. Our results suggest that employees that participate in more training and development events are less likely to be considering leaving their employer and less likely to engage in neglectful behavior. However, the analysis revealed that the effects of participation in formal training and development are fully mediated by perceptions of organizational support and job satisfaction. In contrast to results from studies in large organizations, affective commitment was not found to be an influential determinant of employee exit intentions or neglect. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 281-301 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00295.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00295.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:281-301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068105_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joan‐lluis Capelleras Author-X-Name-First: Joan‐lluis Author-X-Name-Last: Capelleras Author-Name: Francis J. Greene Author-X-Name-First: Francis J. Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Author-Name: Hugo Kantis Author-X-Name-First: Hugo Author-X-Name-Last: Kantis Author-Name: Rodrigo Rabetino Author-X-Name-First: Rodrigo Author-X-Name-Last: Rabetino Title: Venture Creation Speed and Subsequent Growth: Evidence from South America Abstract: Though time is an important dimension of the venture creation process, our understanding of why some entrepreneurs are able to act more quickly than others is limited. Equally, not much is known about the relationship between venture creation speed and the subsequent venture growth. In this paper, we use a resource‐based perspective to provide insights into the factors that quicken or retard venture creation and to explore how speed impacts on subsequent growth. This is important because the topic remains generally underresearched and because even less is understood about venture creation speed in the context of South American economies. Data were collected from face‐to‐face interviews with 647 entrepreneurs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. Using a multivariate regression framework, we find that entrepreneurs make use of their human and social capital resources to shape the speed by which their venture is created. Moreover, their perceptions of unfavorable environmental conditions seem to retard venture creation. Findings also suggest that entrepreneurs who take more time to create a more solid resource base tend to receive better growth outcomes. Implications from the findings are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 302-324 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00296.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00296.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:302-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068106_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nigar Demircan Çakar Author-X-Name-First: Nigar Demircan Author-X-Name-Last: Çakar Author-Name: Alper Ertürk Author-X-Name-First: Alper Author-X-Name-Last: Ertürk Title: Comparing Innovation Capability of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Examining the Effects of Organizational Culture and Empowerment Abstract: This study analyzes the impact of organizational culture and empowerment on innovation capability, and examines the peculiarities of these effects. The study's hypotheses are tested by applying both individual and firm‐level analyses to survey data collected from 743 employees from 93 small and medium‐sized firms located in Turkey. For medium‐sized enterprises on both the individual and firm level of analysis, results suggest that collectivism and uncertainty avoidance are positively associated with empowerment, whereas power distance is negatively related to empowerment. Assertiveness focus has no relations with empowerment and innovation capability, yet among cultural dimensions, only uncertainty avoidance is related to innovation capability. For small‐sized enterprises, findings suggest that both power distance and uncertainty avoidance are linked to both empowerment and innovation capability on the individual level, whereas two new paths between collectivism and innovation capability and between assertiveness focus and empowerment are found on the firm level. Also, empowerment is found to be positively related to innovation capability for both small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) on both the individual and firm level. In terms of managerial practice, our study helps clarify the key role played by cultural dimensions in the process of shaping an empowering and innovative work environment. Findings also reveal that managers should focus on participative managerial practices (e.g., empowerment) to promote innovation capability of SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 325-359 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00297.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00297.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:325-359 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068107_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert N. Lussier Author-X-Name-First: Robert N. Author-X-Name-Last: Lussier Author-Name: Claudia E. Halabi Author-X-Name-First: Claudia E. Author-X-Name-Last: Halabi Title: A Three‐Country Comparison of the Business Success versus Failure Prediction Model Abstract: Why do some businesses succeed and others end up bankrupt? There is great discrepancy in the literature as to which variables do in fact lead to success, thus, there currently is no theory. To move the field in that direction, this study tests the Lussier 15‐variable business success versus failure prediction model in Chile with a sample of 234 small businesses—131 failed and 103 successful. Results support the model's validity in Chile. Thus, the model has been tested with significant results in three very different parts of the world; first in United States (North America), then in Croatia (Central Eastern Europe), and now in Chile (South America). The model will reliably predict a group of businesses as failed or successful more accurately than random guessing in all three countries over 96 percent of the time. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 360-377 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00298.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00298.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:360-377 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068108_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: So Young Sohn Author-X-Name-First: So Young Author-X-Name-Last: Sohn Author-Name: Hyejin Jeon Author-X-Name-First: Hyejin Author-X-Name-Last: Jeon Title: Competing Risk Model for Technology Credit Fund for Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: Despite the need to foster a technology‐intensive industry, most Korean SMEs (small and medium‐sized enterprises) are faced with the difficulty of raising funds. To resolve this problem, the government set up the technology credit fund to give loans to enterprises that achieve a certain technology evaluation score. However, many of the recipient SMEs fail to pay back the loans for various reasons. In this paper, we distinguish two causes of default due to owner and company, respectively, using the competing risk model. The proposed prediction models for competing defaults are expected to contribute to the healthy management of technology finance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 378-394 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00299.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00299.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:378-394 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068109_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jesús Arteaga‐ortiz Author-X-Name-First: Jesús Author-X-Name-Last: Arteaga‐ortiz Author-Name: Rubén Fernández‐ortiz Author-X-Name-First: Rubén Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández‐ortiz Title: Why Don't We Use the Same Export Barrier Measurement Scale? An Empirical Analysis in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: One of the most important issues addressed in research on international business, especially on SMEs, is why certain companies export more than others. A frequent explanation in the literature is that company directors and managers have different perceptions of obstacles or barriers to exporting.In that respect, in the last thirty years the literature on internationalization has studied export barriers without establishing a common classification and with no homogeneity in terms of either the number or types of existing barriers and their relative importance, nor a uniform approach to identify the most important barriers, the different types of barriers, or a scale in which they could be included. Therefore, we consider that there is a gap in the research on exporting and that it is necessary to establish a scale of exporting barriers that can be extrapolated to other studies of internationalization.Therefore, this paper seeks to review the main theoretical and empirical studies on export barriers, to propose an integrative classification of such barriers and to perform an empirical comparison of their perception so that the classification can be universally accepted and used in future studies on exports.Using a population of 2,590 companies (478 responses) and structural equations, we confirmed the four proposed dimensions or factors of export barriers, namely, knowledge, resources, procedure and exogenous barriers. The conclusions of this study offer a number of academic implications and contributions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 395-420 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00300.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00300.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:395-420 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068110_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: James D. Werbel Author-X-Name-First: James D. Author-X-Name-Last: Werbel Author-Name: Sharon M. Danes Author-X-Name-First: Sharon M. Author-X-Name-Last: Danes Title: Work Family Conflict in New Business Ventures: The Moderating Effects of Spousal Commitment to the New Business Venture Abstract: The creation of new business ventures (NBVs) is considered to be a central element of entrepreneurship theory and research. The processes by which individuals set intentions, gather resources, build organizations, and manage exchanges between the organization and external groups (which include family members) are important processes in the creation of NBVs. The more NBVs do these activities, the more likely they will succeed.Different research agendas have examined the factors that influence the new business venture operator's (NBVO) success in forming a NBV. One of the more recent streams of research has focused on the NBVO's human and social capital. Human capital in the form of education and experience appears to be an important asset to the NBVO. Social capital as a NBVO resource is less widely studied. Davidsson and Honig suggest that simply having a spouse is an important resource for NBVOs. Previous research suggests that spousal social support may be helpful for several reasons. First, some spouses may provide unpaid work to help the business succeed. They may provide financial resources which reduce the urgency of cash flow problems or facilitate the entrepreneur's abilities to acquire loans. Finally, they may provide emotional encouragement and support. Together, these spousal resources may help NBVOs to overcome the liabilities of newness.However, others have suggested that spouses may be a liability and that work and family conflict may become a resource constraint for married NBVOs. There is a limited but growing body of research empirically demonstrating that married NBVOs are likely to experience strain from work and family conflict (WFC). Married NBVOs may have complex family dynamics, and spouses may act in ways that create strain on the NBVO. From a social capital perspective, social capital needs to be maintained which can be a resource drain. If so, then those spousal actions are likely to draw on the NBVOs resources to manage family dynamics. This resource drain could negatively affect the success of the NBV.Based on Sustainable Family Business Theory II, this paper investigates the degree that the NBVO's spouse is a constraint on the creation of a NBV. In particular, we focus on NBVO strain as there is significant evidence that NBVOs experience more strain than individuals in other types of gainful employment. Furthermore, this strain has some debilitating effects that may threaten the viability of any business venture. This could be most critical in the start‐up phase when the survival of the firm is most at risk. Using Sustainable Family Business Theory II as a foundation, we investigate the degree that WFC creates NBVO strain both directly from NBVO's perceptions of WFC and the degree that spouse may be a liability by passing spousal strain from WFC to the NBVO. Furthermore, we investigate how a spouse who is committed to the NBVO may exacerbate the liability of newness.We test these relationships on a sample of 110 new small businesses provided through two different state Small Business Development Center offices. This sample represented a diversity of industries and diversity by gender. The results suggest that when a spouse experiences WFC, a spouse is likely to be a resource constraint that creates NBVO physiological strain. Furthermore, spousal commitment to the NBV is likely to exacerbate this relationship. These results imply that, first, a spouse is not inherently a resource or a constraint in the creation of NBVs. The degree of spousal WFC is likely to expand or constrict NBVO resources to be successful. Thus, more research is needed to investigate WFC linked to NBV creation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 421-440 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00301.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00301.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:421-440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068111_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Deepak Sardana Author-X-Name-First: Deepak Author-X-Name-Last: Sardana Author-Name: Don Scott‐kemmis Author-X-Name-First: Don Author-X-Name-Last: Scott‐kemmis Title: Who Learns What?—A Study Based on Entrepreneurs from Biotechnology New Ventures Abstract: Despite a proliferation of research in the field of entrepreneurship, our understanding of entrepreneurial learning remains limited. We do not have systematic answers to many key questions. To what extent does the context of the learning shape that learning? How does the prior experience of an entrepreneur influence what they learn in new ventures? Does the specific role that the entrepreneur plays in a new venture, and the characteristics of the venture team, influence learning? To address this gap, and to progress the broader program of empirical research into entrepreneurial learning, we need to more fully explicate both the context and the content of learning. That is the objective and contribution of this study. We find that prior experience, the “division of (decision‐making) labor” and the “knowledge” characteristic of the venture team shape learning. One implication is that future research will need to assess more carefully both the content of new learning from the new venture experience, and the context of learning. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 441-468 Issue: 3 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00302.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00302.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:3:p:441-468 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068112_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Chandra S. Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Chandra S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Advancing Scholarly Research in Entrepreneurship: JSBM, 2001–2010 Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 469-470 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00303.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00303.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:469-470 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068113_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ramona K. Zachary Author-X-Name-First: Ramona K. Author-X-Name-Last: Zachary Author-Name: Chandra S. Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Chandra S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Entrepreneurship Research Today and Beyond: Hidden in Plain Sight! Abstract: The field of entrepreneurship and its research has reached an critical and invigorating juncture. Researchers are challenged to be comprehensive, varied, and innovative in their approaches to the study of entrepreneurship. New and emerging future research must met this challenge to impact and sustain our complex world in which entrepreneurship plays such a vital role. The Entrepreneurship Research Journal provides a new and exciting venue for researchers to share and interact among their respective disciplines in new and different ways and to meet the research challenges now and in the future. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 471-474 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00304.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00304.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:471-474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068114_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Peter S. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Peter S. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Author-Name: Emin Babakus Author-X-Name-First: Emin Author-X-Name-Last: Babakus Author-Name: Paula Danskin Englis Author-X-Name-First: Paula Danskin Author-X-Name-Last: Englis Author-Name: Tim Pett Author-X-Name-First: Tim Author-X-Name-Last: Pett Title: The Influence of CEO Gender on Market Orientation and Performance in Service Small and Medium‐Sized Service Businesses Abstract: This study examines the effects of CEO gender on market orientation and performance (growth and profitability) among a sample of small and medium‐sized service businesses. Gender was found to have significant indirect effects (via market orientation) on both market performance (growth) and financial performance (profitability). That is, female‐led service SMEs perform significantly better due to their stronger market orientation relative those led by males. The findings further suggest that female‐led firms were slightly better than their male‐led counterparts in transmitting market performance into financial performance, although the differences were not statistically significant. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 475-496 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00305.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00305.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:475-496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068115_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eduardo Bocatto Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Bocatto Author-Name: Carles Gispert Author-X-Name-First: Carles Author-X-Name-Last: Gispert Author-Name: Josep Rialp Author-X-Name-First: Josep Author-X-Name-Last: Rialp Title: Family‐Owned Business Succession: The Influence of Pre‐performance in the Nomination of Family and Nonfamily Members: Evidence from Spanish Firms Abstract: Although family‐owned business succession has been widely researched, very few studies investigate the relationship between preperformance and succession. Drawing on the agency and the resource‐based view theories, we investigate how previous firm performance may influence the nomination of a family or a nonfamily member to top senior positions. We argue that positive firm performance will lead to the nomination of a family member, while negative firm performance leads to nonfamily nominations. Using a stepwise logistic regression with a bootstrap procedure on a sample of nonfinancial firm listed in the Spanish Stock Exchange, the results indicate that performance prior to succession does not affect these nominations, while directive experience does. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 497-523 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00306.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00306.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:497-523 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068116_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Margaret A. Fitzgerald Author-X-Name-First: Margaret A. Author-X-Name-Last: Fitzgerald Author-Name: George W. Haynes Author-X-Name-First: George W. Author-X-Name-Last: Haynes Author-Name: Holly L. Schrank Author-X-Name-First: Holly L. Author-X-Name-Last: Schrank Author-Name: Sharon M. Danes Author-X-Name-First: Sharon M. Author-X-Name-Last: Danes Title: Socially Responsible Processes of Small Family Business Owners: Exploratory Evidence from the National Family Business Survey Abstract: The purpose of this exploratory study is to ascertain the impact of family, business, and community factors on the socially responsible processes of small family businesses, and investigate the influence of financial success and attitudes toward community on these processes. The research is grounded in the Sustainable Family Business Theory, which has been enhanced to include the interactive and collaborative action, both economically and socially, of family businesses and their communities. Data are from the National Family Business Survey, 2000 panel. The processes studied include interpersonal transactions in the form of community leadership and holding an elected or appointed office, and resource transactions in the form of providing financial or technical assistance in community development, and providing donations to local programs. Models assessed the probability and intensity of assistance provided by family businesses. The findings indicate that the social and economic climate of the community may contribute to the performance of responsible actions by businesses because human, social and financial capital resources from both the family and the business can be used to solve problems in the community. The most robust result was that individuals with very positive attitudes about their local communities were more likely to serve in leadership positions and make financial and technical contributions to the community. Business owners in economically vulnerable communities were willing to assume more responsibility to fill leadership positions in the community and make substantial contributions of financial and technical assistance than those in less vulnerable communities. Policymakers must recognize the many contributions of family businesses and forge rural developmentpolicies that not only help sustain existing businesses and fuel the engine of economic growth, but encourage human capital development, and, in turn, enhance the contributions of the family and the business to their community. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 524-551 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00307.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00307.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:524-551 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068117_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Author-Name: Andreas Engelen Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Engelen Author-Name: Ludwig Voll Author-X-Name-First: Ludwig Author-X-Name-Last: Voll Title: Letting Go to Grow—Empirical Findings on a Hearsay Abstract: Research to date has largely neglected the role of management style in new entrepreneurial ventures. We address this gap by investigating the impact of management style on company performance and how the impact is different contingent on the life cycle stage of new entrepreneurial ventures. By employing the concept of microinvolvement, our study demonstrates that management style significantly impacts company performance and that the merits of a highly involved management style are less in later‐stage new entrepreneurial ventures. This finding provides support for the saying “letting go to grow” and raises important implications for management. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 552-579 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00308.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00308.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:552-579 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068118_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: J. Craig Wallace Author-X-Name-First: J. Craig Author-X-Name-Last: Wallace Author-Name: Laura M. Little Author-X-Name-First: Laura M. Author-X-Name-Last: Little Author-Name: Aaron D. Hill Author-X-Name-First: Aaron D. Author-X-Name-Last: Hill Author-Name: Jason W. Ridge Author-X-Name-First: Jason W. Author-X-Name-Last: Ridge Title: CEO Regulatory Foci, Environmental Dynamism, and Small Firm Performance Abstract: This research proposes and tests that regulatory foci of small business chief executive officers (promotion focus and prevention focus) relate to firm performance differentially when levels of environmental uncertainty vary. Results suggest that a promotion focus is positively related to firm performance, whereas a prevention focus is negatively related to firm performance. Further, these relationships are moderated by the degree of environmental dynamism such that in more dynamic environments, the relationship between promotion focus and firm performance is strengthened, whereas the relationship between prevention focus and firm performance is negatively affected. The reverse was found for less dynamic environments. Theoretical and practical implications as well as future research avenues are offered. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 580-604 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00309.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00309.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:580-604 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068119_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maryse J. Brand Author-X-Name-First: Maryse J. Author-X-Name-Last: Brand Author-Name: Evelien P. M. Croonen Author-X-Name-First: Evelien P. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Croonen Title: Franchised and Small, the Most Beautiful of All; HRM and Performance in Plural Systems Abstract: Franchising is particularly present in industries in which human resources play a vital role. However, little is known about human resource management (HRM) in a franchising context. This study investigates HRM behavior and performance using a sample of 171 units within one plural retailing system. The results lend support to the agency and entrepreneurial perspectives; franchised units have a relatively low HRM intensity but superior HR performance. We also find a negative relationship between unit size and performance, moderated by type of unit ownership. We conclude that when it comes to HR performance, the units that are franchised and small are the most beautiful of all. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 605-626 Issue: 4 Volume: 48 Year: 2010 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00310.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00310.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:48:y:2010:i:4:p:605-626 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068120_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: G. Dale Meyer Author-X-Name-First: G. Dale Author-X-Name-Last: Meyer Title: The Reinvention of Academic Entrepreneurship Abstract: What a delight it is to have this “essay” invited to appear in this edition of the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM). Most of the research papers included in this issue were written by several of the courageous pioneers of the once incipient academic field of entrepreneurship. In addition, my very favorite former doctoral student and her coauthor created a cutting‐edge paper on entrepreneurial education that is not only superlative but also a “must read” for dedicated professor/teachers. Dr. George Solomon, editor of JSBM, has my sincere appreciation for creating and organizing this special issue. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-8 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00311.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00311.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:1-8 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068121_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alan Carsrud Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Carsrud Author-Name: Malin Brännback Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Brännback Title: Entrepreneurial Motivations: What Do We Still Need to Know? Abstract: This paper attempts to renew interest in a line of research that largely has been ignored for two decades but which is critical to the study of entrepreneurial cognitions, intentions, and their conversion into entrepreneurial behaviors. That area is entrepreneurial motivation. This is not a comprehensive review of all areas of motivation research but rather a challenge a reinvigorate research efforts on an important aspect of the entrepreneurial process that has been examined only at the margins so far. It is an attempt to show how one very important topic, “entrepreneurial motivation,” still needs more study if we are to address the question of “have we learned anything at all about entrepreneurs?” Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 9-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00312.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00312.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:9-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068122_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Paul D. Reynolds Author-X-Name-First: Paul D. Author-X-Name-Last: Reynolds Title: Informal and Early Formal Financial Support in the Business Creation Process: Exploration with PSED II Data Set Abstract: The sequence, amounts, and timing of informal and formal support for emerging firms, as well as the impact on start‐up outcomes, continue to be a central issue. Tracking reports from a national representative sample of nascent enterprises indicates that average amount of informal support is $48,000: formal support, provided after the nascent enterprise has become a legal entity, averages about $200,000. There is little relationship between the informal support and outcomes (new firm, continuing start‐up effort, or quit) and informal support, but virtually no cases reporting discontinuation report any formal financial support. Over 75 percent of the total funding is provided to initiatives that have not yet become new firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 27-54 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00313.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00313.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:27-54 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068123_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Heidi M. Neck Author-X-Name-First: Heidi M. Author-X-Name-Last: Neck Author-Name: Patricia G. Greene Author-X-Name-First: Patricia G. Author-X-Name-Last: Greene Title: Entrepreneurship Education: Known Worlds and New Frontiers Abstract: We explore three “worlds” that entrepreneurship educators generally teach in and introduce a new frontier where we discuss teaching entrepreneurship as a method. The method is a way of thinking and acting, built on a set of assumptions using a portfolio of techniques to create. It goes beyond understanding, knowing, and talking and requires using, applying, and acting. At the core of the method is the ability for students to practice entrepreneurship and we introduce a portfolio of practice‐based pedagogies. These include starting businesses as coursework, serious games and simulations, design‐based thinking, and reflective practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 55-70 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00314.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00314.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:55-70 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068124_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marco Van gelderen Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Van gelderen Author-Name: Roy Thurik Author-X-Name-First: Roy Author-X-Name-Last: Thurik Author-Name: Pankaj Patel Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj Author-X-Name-Last: Patel Title: Encountered Problems and Outcome Status in Nascent Entrepreneurship Abstract: The relationship between outcome status and encountered problems in the business start‐up process is investigated. Contrary to expectations, we find that starters do not substantially differ from quitters in the number and type of problems encountered, and that problems encountered generally do not affect outcome status. This research is based on a sample of 414 Dutch nascent entrepreneurs followed over a three‐year period. Its design is comparable to that of the U.S. Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 71-91 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00315.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00315.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:71-91 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068125_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William J. Dennis jr. Author-X-Name-First: William J. Author-X-Name-Last: Dennis jr. Title: Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Public Policy Levers Abstract: The author develops a progressively refined framework composed of four typologies to help understand, explain, and analyze how various public policy levers impact new, small, and entrepreneurial businesses. Dimensions for the typologies include institutions and culture, competition and competition's intended immediate beneficiaries, impediments and supports, and policy objectives and direct/indirect action. Implications emerging from the typologies lead to potential hypotheses that can be subject to further investigation and empirical testing. This issue of JSBM carries the first of the article's two parts. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 92-106 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00316.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00316.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:92-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068126_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Friederike Welter Author-X-Name-First: Friederike Author-X-Name-Last: Welter Author-Name: David Smallbone Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Smallbone Title: Institutional Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Behavior in Challenging Environments Abstract: This paper examines the institutional embeddedness of entrepreneurial behavior. The institutional context influences the nature, pace of development, and extent of entrepreneurship as well as the way entrepreneurs behave. This is particularly apparent in challenging environments such as emerging market and transition economies with an uncertain, ambiguous, and turbulent institutional framework. The paper develops suggestions as to how to extend the current institutional approach by emphasizing that institutions not only influence entrepreneurs but entrepreneurs may also influence institutional development by contributing to institutional change. This also includes acknowledging the heterogeneity of entrepreneurial responses to institutional conditions, depending on the situational configuration of institutional fit, enterprise characteristics, and entrepreneur's background, in which the role of trust as an influence on entrepreneurial behavior needs to be investigated. By focusing on these interrelationships, the paper aims to make a theoretical contribution to the field of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurial behavior is linked to its social context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 107-125 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00317.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00317.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:107-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068127_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pat H. Dickson Author-X-Name-First: Pat H. Author-X-Name-Last: Dickson Author-Name: K. Mark Weaver Author-X-Name-First: K. Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Weaver Title: Institutional Readiness and Small to Medium‐Sized Enterprise Alliance Formation Abstract: The focus of this study, in contrast to research that explores the strategic choice by small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to form strategic alliances, is a characterization of the institutional attributes that enable alliance formation. This enabled state is defined as “institutional readiness,” which is the capacity of the institutional environment to support the formation of SME‐based strategic alliances. Utilizing institutional theory as a lens, this study sets forth a theoretical framework for institutional readiness and tests the framework using a survey of 2,054 SMEs from eight countries. Though it has been speculated for some time that institutional forces might have an important effect on firm behavior, to date, in contrast to the current research, there has been little research exploring these effects that is based upon multiple country settings and large samples of SMEs. Additionally, in contrast to the present study, few studies have been designed to rigorously test a broad set of institutional factors and in so doing provide a clear conceptualization of the interplay of institutional and firm attributes in the formation of interfirm alliances. The findings of this study suggest that in the case of SME‐based alliance formation, institutions do matter and in some cases, in unexpected and surprising ways. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 126-148 Issue: 1 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00318.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00318.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:1:p:126-148 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068128_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William J. Dennis jr. Author-X-Name-First: William J. Author-X-Name-Last: Dennis jr. Title: Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Public Policy Levers Abstract: The author develops a progressively refined framework consisting of four typologies to help understand, explain, and analyze how various public policy levers impact new, small, and entrepreneurial businesses. Dimensions for the typologies include institutions and culture, competition and intended immediate beneficiaries of competition, impediments and supports, and policy objectives and direct/indirect action. Implications emerging from the typologies lead to potential hypotheses that can be subject to further investigation and empirical testing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 149-162 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00319.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00319.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:149-162 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068129_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Qin Yang Author-X-Name-First: Qin Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Monica Zimmerman Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Zimmerman Author-Name: Crystal Jiang Author-X-Name-First: Crystal Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang Title: An Empirical Study of the Impact of CEO Characteristics on New Firms' Time to IPO* Abstract: An initial public offering (IPO) is one of the most critical events in the life of a firm. As the IPO market continues to attract attention from both entrepreneurs and investors, research examining the relationship between the firm's characteristics and its IPO performance is growing. In this paper, we use the upper echelon perspective to empirically examine the relationship between the firm's chief executive officer (CEO) and the firm's time to IPO, a relationship that has so far received little attention. Using data obtained from 237 IPOs in the U.S. software industry, we found that the CEO's prior executive experience, network, and age are significantly related to the new firm's time to IPO. This study extends the understanding of the important role of the CEO in the IPO and provides investors greater insight into those variables that influence the speed with which firms go public. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 163-184 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00320.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00320.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:163-184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068130_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Diane Sullivan Author-X-Name-First: Diane Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan Author-Name: Matthew Marvel Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Title: How Entrepreneurs' Knowledge and Network Ties Relate to the Number of Employees in New SMEs Abstract: Knowledge is central to entrepreneurship when explaining successful venturing. However, little is known about how a founder's knowledge and their network ties relate to the number of workers in early‐stage small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). This study draws on the knowledge‐based view and social network theory to examine 174 new SME founders. Findings suggest a positive relationship between the comprehensiveness of an entrepreneur's knowledge set and the number of workers. In addition, the number of network ties positively moderates the relationship between the entrepreneur's knowledge set and the number of employees. Network tie knowledge heterogeneity was not significantly related to the number of employees in new SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 185-206 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00321.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00321.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:185-206 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068131_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marjan J. Gorgievski Author-X-Name-First: Marjan J. Author-X-Name-Last: Gorgievski Author-Name: M. Evelina Ascalon Author-X-Name-First: M. Evelina Author-X-Name-Last: Ascalon Author-Name: Ute Stephan Author-X-Name-First: Ute Author-X-Name-Last: Stephan Title: Small Business Owners' Success Criteria, a Values Approach to Personal Differences Abstract: This study of 150 Dutch small business owners, identified through business/network directories, investigated relationships between owners' understanding of success and their personal values. Business owners ranked 10 success criteria. Personal satisfaction, profitability, and satisfied stakeholders ranked highest. Multidimensional scaling techniques revealed two dimensions underlying the rank order of success criteria: person‐oriented (personal satisfaction versus business growth) and business‐oriented (profitability versus contributing back to society). Furthermore, business growth, profitability, and innovativeness were guided by self‐enhancing value orientations (power and achievement). Softer success criteria, such as having satisfied stakeholders and a good work–life balance, were guided by self‐transcendent value orientations (benevolence and universalism). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 207-232 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00322.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00322.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:207-232 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068132_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pekka Stenholm Author-X-Name-First: Pekka Author-X-Name-Last: Stenholm Title: Innovative Behavior as a Moderator of Growth Intentions Abstract: Although several studies suggest that both growth intentions and innovative behavior have positive effects on firm growth, little is known about how innovative behavior interacts with the intentions and the growth. This study examines its role in this relationship. Longitudinal data composed of 232 observations show that the innovative behavior itself has a positive effect on firm growth. However, innovative behavior negatively moderates the effect of growth intentions on growth. Of the analyzed dimensions of such behavior, the launching of new products and services, in particular, impedes the chances of realizing the growth intentions. In conclusion, the identified moderating effect of innovative behavior gives a new insight into existing knowledge on the effect of growth intentions on firm growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 233-251 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00323.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00323.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:233-251 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068133_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eric Wood Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Wood Author-Name: Susanna Khavul Author-X-Name-First: Susanna Author-X-Name-Last: Khavul Author-Name: Liliana Perez‐nordtvedt Author-X-Name-First: Liliana Author-X-Name-Last: Perez‐nordtvedt Author-Name: Srinivas Prakhya Author-X-Name-First: Srinivas Author-X-Name-Last: Prakhya Author-Name: Raul Velarde dabrowski Author-X-Name-First: Raul Author-X-Name-Last: Velarde dabrowski Author-Name: Congcong Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Congcong Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Title: Strategic Commitment and Timing of Internationalization from Emerging Markets: Evidence from China, India, Mexico, and South Africa Abstract: In a study of 257 new ventures from China, India, Mexico, and South Africa, we find support for the mediating effect of strategic early internationalization on international sales intensity. We argued that when new ventures from emerging markets internationalize early and with commitment, the legitimacy they acquire helps them overcome liabilities of newness and foreignness. We develop a typology of international new ventures that, based on strategic intent and timing of internationalization, distinguishes strategic early internationalizers from persistent, serendipitous, and long‐term internationalizers. We show that strategic early internationalization accounts for over half of the explained variance in international sales intensity and either fully or partially mediates the effects of managerial knowledge and market orientation on international sales intensity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 252-282 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00324.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00324.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:252-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068134_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David J. Hansen Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen Author-Name: Rodney Shrader Author-X-Name-First: Rodney Author-X-Name-Last: Shrader Author-Name: Javier Monllor Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Monllor Title: Defragmenting Definitions of Entrepreneurial Opportunity* Abstract: We examined 19 years worth of definitions of entrepreneurial opportunity and opportunity‐related processes. We found 56 articles in six entrepreneurship‐focused publications, with a total of 49 conceptual definitions and 32 operational definitions. Among those definitions, we identified 25 distinct conceptual and 12 operational elements of opportunity plus 48 conceptual and 39 operational elements of opportunity‐related processes. We found considerable fragmentation across conceptual and operational elements. However, based on commonalities among conceptual definitions, we developed six composite conceptual definitions of opportunity and eight composite conceptual definitions of opportunity‐related processes, which we hope will help reduce the fragmentation of the entrepreneurial opportunity literature. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 283-304 Issue: 2 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00325.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00325.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:2:p:283-304 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068135_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tanja Kontinen Author-X-Name-First: Tanja Author-X-Name-Last: Kontinen Author-Name: Arto Ojala Author-X-Name-First: Arto Author-X-Name-Last: Ojala Title: International Opportunity Recognition among Small and Medium‐Sized Family Firms Abstract: Current research in the field of entrepreneurship emphasizes the importance of opportunity recognition as a key element in the entrepreneurial process. It has been recognized that network ties, activeness and alertness, and prior knowledge are related to how entrepreneurs recognize new opportunities. However, it is unclear how important these factors are when a firm explores opportunities for entry into a foreign market. In this exploratory case study, covering the international opportunity recognition of eight family‐owned small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), we found that the firms in question mainly recognized international opportunities by establishing new formal ties rather than using existing informal or family ties. The findings also indicated that due to the small size and the flexibility of the management team in family SMEs, these firms were able to react quickly to new international opportunities. However, there was no direct relationship between the prior knowledge of the firms and their international opportunity recognition. In addition, we found that trade exhibitions formed the primary context for the international opportunity recognition of the SMEs in this study. These findings motivate a set of five propositions that may lead to further studies on this topic. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 490-514 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00326.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00326.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:490-514 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068136_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jostein Vik Author-X-Name-First: Jostein Author-X-Name-Last: Vik Author-Name: Gerard Mcelwee Author-X-Name-First: Gerard Author-X-Name-Last: Mcelwee Title: Diversification and the Entrepreneurial Motivations of Farmers in Norway Abstract: A series of significant pressures but also new opportunities face the agricultural sector in developed economies. Farm diversification is presented as a political solution and a viable business strategy and highlights the entrepreneurial side of farmers. This paper is a unique attempt to address the question of motivation for farm diversification using Norwegian data. The results demonstrate that social motivations are as important as economic motivations, that is, there are substantial differences in which motivations underpin different types of diversification. This suggests, first, that the literature could gain from engaging more in the variation of motivational drivers than general trends, and second, that farmers need different forms of support to develop their entrepreneurial skills. With a data set derived from a large survey (N = 1607) of Norwegian farm holdings, we use a multinomial logistic regression model to analyze how six farm diversification categories are differently influenced by different types of motivations and other background variables. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 390-410 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00327.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00327.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:390-410 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068137_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthias Baum Author-X-Name-First: Matthias Author-X-Name-Last: Baum Author-Name: Christian Schwens Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Schwens Author-Name: Rüdiger Kabst Author-X-Name-First: Rüdiger Author-X-Name-Last: Kabst Title: A Typology of International New Ventures: Empirical Evidence from High‐Technology Industries Abstract: We examine determinants of different types of International New Ventures (INVs), namely Export Start‐up, Geographically Focused Start‐up, Multinational Trader, and Global Start‐up. Whereas this typology of INVs has been widely accepted in the literature, empirical testing of the determinants of INV types is largely missing. Our arguments build on the International New Venture Theory (INVT). Hypotheses generated from our framework are tested on 195 German high‐tech enterprises. Results show that growth orientation, prior international experience, knowledge intensity, product differentiation, and learning orientation distinguish significantly between the different INV types. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 305-330 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00328.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00328.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:305-330 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068138_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kevin Groves Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Groves Author-Name: Charles Vance Author-X-Name-First: Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Vance Author-Name: David Choi Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Title: Examining Entrepreneurial Cognition: An Occupational Analysis of Balanced Linear and Nonlinear Thinking and Entrepreneurship Success Abstract: This empirical study advances entrepreneurial cognition research by examining whether entrepreneurs possess a high nonlinear (e.g., intuitive, creative, emotional) thinking style, as some studies and a common stereotype of entrepreneurs would suggest, or whether they possess a more versatile balance in both nonlinear and linear (e.g., analytic, rational, logical) thinking styles. As predicted, 39 entrepreneurs demonstrated greater balance in linear and nonlinear thinking styles than their professional actor (n = 33), accountant (n = 31), and frontline manager (n = 77) counterparts, though they did not significantly differ in thinking style balance from senior executives (n = 39). Unexpectedly, educational background was associated with thinking style balance, suggesting that years of formal education may contribute to one's versatility in utilizing both linear and nonlinear thinking styles. For the entrepreneur sample, linear and nonlinear thinking styles balance predicted years in current business after controlling for industry, number of employees, and demographic variables. Implications for future entrepreneurial cognition research and entrepreneurship education are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 438-466 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00329.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00329.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:438-466 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068139_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jorge Pereira‐moliner Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira‐moliner Author-Name: Enrique Claver‐cortés Author-X-Name-First: Enrique Author-X-Name-Last: Claver‐cortés Author-Name: José F. Molina‐azorín Author-X-Name-First: José F. Author-X-Name-Last: Molina‐azorín Title: Explaining the Strategic Groups–Firm Performance Relationship: A Multilevel Approach Applied to Small and Medium‐Sized Hotel Companies in Spain Abstract: One of the main research questions in the field of strategic management is why firms obtain different performance levels. This paper answers this question from the strategic groups approach. This paper analyzes the linkage between strategic groups and firm performance offering a multilevel analysis about the relative importance of intergroup and intragroup performance differences based on the use of hierarchical linear models. The results show that intragroup differences explain firm performance better than intergroup differences. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 411-437 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00330.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00330.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:411-437 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068140_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Manuela Presutti Author-X-Name-First: Manuela Author-X-Name-Last: Presutti Author-Name: Cristina Boari Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Boari Author-Name: Antonio Majocchi Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Majocchi Title: The Importance of Proximity for the Start‐Ups' Knowledge Acquisition and Exploitation Abstract: This paper intends to verify the impact of geographical proximity on the processes of knowledge acquisition and exploitation by high‐tech start‐ups considering at the same time the role of both the social and cognitive dimensions of proximity. Our basic assumption is that proximity means a lot more than just geography. The findings from this research broaden our understanding of how start‐ups located inside an industrial cluster acquire knowledge from their customers and exploit it in an innovative way, underscoring the need to reconsider assumptions regarding the importance of geographical proximity between business partners during knowledge management. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 361-389 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00331.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00331.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:361-389 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068141_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Isabel Polo peña Author-X-Name-First: Ana Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Polo peña Author-Name: Dolores María Frías jamilena Author-X-Name-First: Dolores María Author-X-Name-Last: Frías jamilena Author-Name: Miguel ángel Rodríguez molina Author-X-Name-First: Miguel ángel Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez molina Title: Impact of Market Orientation and ICT on the Performance of Rural Smaller Service Enterprises Abstract: Market orientation (MO) is considered as a competitive strategy for the smaller service enterprises based in rural locations. A model is proposed and validated for the rural tourism sector that encompasses the effects of MO and of the use of information and communications technology (ICT) on business activity, taking into account the business's financial results, improvements to the rural location, and the more personal, intangible impact on the local entrepreneur. ICT is found to have a positive impact on MO and outcomes, whereas, similarly, the adoption of MO is found to have a positive effect on outcomes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 331-360 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00332.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00332.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:331-360 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068142_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Clay Dibrell Author-X-Name-First: Clay Author-X-Name-Last: Dibrell Author-Name: Justin Craig Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Author-Name: Eric Hansen Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Hansen Title: Natural Environment, Market Orientation, and Firm Innovativeness: An Organizational Life Cycle Perspective Abstract: Drawing upon the corporate social responsibility literature, we investigate the moderating effects of the natural environment and the stage of an organization's life cycle on the market orientation to firm innovativeness relationship. Through 229 owners or chief executive officer respondents, our results establish evidence of (1) a positive linkage between market orientation and firm innovativeness; (2) natural environmental policy positively moderating the market orientation to firm innovativeness relationship; and (3) organizational life cycle negatively moderating market orientation to innovativeness. Our findings suggest ventures characterized as being early in the organizational life cycle are more likely to have a positive environmental policy toward the natural environment leading to a competitive advantage through firm innovativeness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 467-489 Issue: 3 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00333.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00333.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:3:p:467-489 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068143_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael C. Withers Author-X-Name-First: Michael C. Author-X-Name-Last: Withers Author-Name: Paul Louis Drnevich Author-X-Name-First: Paul Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Drnevich Author-Name: Louis Marino Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Marino Title: Doing More with Less: The Disordinal Implications of Firm Age for Leveraging Capabilities for Innovation Activity Abstract: Innovation requires the entrepreneurial capabilities of opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation. Such capabilities generally accrue over time from a firm's cumulative learning and experience. In this study, we theorize that firm age should therefore moderate the firm's ability to leverage these capabilities for innovation activity, such that older firms can obtain higher outputs from their capabilities than younger firms can. We examine this relationship using a sample of 676 small and medium enterprises. We find that when both younger and older firms have highly developed innovation capabilities, older firms appear to enjoy higher levels of innovation activity than younger firms do. However, younger firms generally appear more likely to have higher levels of innovation activity than older firms do, when neither firm has highly developed innovation capabilities. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of these findings for research and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 515-536 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00334.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00334.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:515-536 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068144_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dario Miocevic Author-X-Name-First: Dario Author-X-Name-Last: Miocevic Author-Name: Biljana Crnjak‐karanovic Author-X-Name-First: Biljana Author-X-Name-Last: Crnjak‐karanovic Title: Cognitive and Information‐Based Capabilities in the Internationalization of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: The Case of Croatian Exporters Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of information and cognitive‐based capabilities on the international performance as the main rationale behind successful internationalization. The study was conducted on a sample of 125 Croatian exporting small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), and results indicate that there is a significant influence of the cognitive and information‐based capabilities on the SME export performance. The results implicate the role of cognitive complexity as a platform for successful processing of foreign market intelligence which has value‐added impact on the SME's export performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 537-557 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00335.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00335.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:537-557 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068145_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Zhongfeng Su Author-X-Name-First: Zhongfeng Author-X-Name-Last: Su Author-Name: En Xie Author-X-Name-First: En Author-X-Name-Last: Xie Author-Name: Yuan Li Author-X-Name-First: Yuan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance in New Ventures and Established Firms Abstract: Lots of studies suggest a positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance; however, the empirical findings are inconclusive. There are two explanations for the contradictory results: the performance implication of EO is context‐specific and the relationship between EO and performance may be curvilinear. Consulted on the perspective of the liability of newness and taken together these explanations, this paper probes into the difference in the EO‐performance linkage between new ventures and established firms. We find that the relationship between EO and performance is inverse U‐shaped in new ventures but positive in established firms. Finally, we discuss our contributions, implications, and possible future extensions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 558-577 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00336.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00336.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:558-577 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068146_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew Bumgardner Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Bumgardner Author-Name: Urs Buehlmann Author-X-Name-First: Urs Author-X-Name-Last: Buehlmann Author-Name: Albert Schuler Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Schuler Author-Name: Jeff Crissey Author-X-Name-First: Jeff Author-X-Name-Last: Crissey Title: Competitive Actions of Small Firms in a Declining Market Abstract: Small firms, through their flexibility advantages and closeness to customers, potentially can increase their sales volume in economic downturns. The decline in U.S. housing construction (beginning in 2006) provided an opportunity to develop and test four hypotheses predicting the attributes and marketing actions associated with successful companies supplying housing markets. Smaller firms and those producing made‐to‐order products were most likely to have realized increased sales volume. These successful firms were not engaged in several marketing actions hypothesized to increase sales volume in a declining market. Small firm competitiveness was based more on working closely with customers to produce fully customized products. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 578-598 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00337.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00337.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:578-598 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068147_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jong Ha Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jong Ha Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: So Young Sohn Author-X-Name-First: So Young Author-X-Name-Last: Sohn Author-Name: Yong Han Ju Author-X-Name-First: Yong Han Author-X-Name-Last: Ju Title: How Effective Is Government Support for Korean Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises? Abstract: Women entrepreneurs are not as involved in economic activities as should be expected, despite the growing number of women entrepreneurs and increased government support in Korea. This study aims to investigate how effective the government is in terms of boosting the satisfaction of women entrepreneurs using the structural equation model. We investigated causal effect of government support policy and government support process on women entrepreneurs' satisfaction along with many other personal factors such as individual capacity, family life, social network, and business environment. The empirical results show that the government support process has the highest effect on the improvement of the satisfaction of women entrepreneurs. However, the current level of government support process is relatively low and therefore needs to be improved. It is interesting to note that the government support policy has the least effect on the satisfaction of women entrepreneurs. That is, women entrepreneurs are not sensitive to the support scale, support program, and gender‐sensitive policies currently employed in Korea. Also, we obtain the satisfaction index of women entrepreneurs according to their marital status, presence of children, age, education level, and business type. Finally, we propose improvement plans that can effectively be activated for each business type in which women entrepreneurs are involved. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 599-616 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00338.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00338.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:599-616 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068148_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Esther Hormiga Author-X-Name-First: Esther Author-X-Name-Last: Hormiga Author-Name: Rosa M. Batista‐canino Author-X-Name-First: Rosa M. Author-X-Name-Last: Batista‐canino Author-Name: Agustín Sánchez‐medina Author-X-Name-First: Agustín Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez‐medina Title: The Impact of Relational Capital on the Success of New Business Start‐Ups Abstract: This study seeks to highlight the key role played by relational capital in new business start‐ups. Following a review of previous research examining the success factors of new ventures and the role played by intellectual capital, our study sets out to achieve this objective by analyzing the impact of a set of intangible relational assets on the initial success of new business start‐ups. Based on a study of 130 firms, we analyzed six hypotheses regarding the possible positive relationship between the relational capital of a start‐up company and its success in its first few years of business. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 617-638 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00339.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00339.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:617-638 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068149_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christos Kalantaridis Author-X-Name-First: Christos Author-X-Name-Last: Kalantaridis Author-Name: Ivaylo Vassilev Author-X-Name-First: Ivaylo Author-X-Name-Last: Vassilev Title: Firm Size and the Nature of International Relationships: The Case of Globally Integrated Small Firms Abstract: During the past quarter of a century or so there was a marked increase in the number of studies exploring the internationalization of the small firm. The basic premise of this body of literature was that the size of the firm mattered in the process of internationalization. Research in this area focused heavily on types of forward integration (particularly exporting), and examined a handful of key research questions: which national markets shall a small firm enter, how, and when, as well as the impact of internationalization on business performance. Rather unexpectedly, to date there have been no studies exploring the impact of firm size on the nature of relationships created by small firms. This paper aspires to address this gap in the literature by focusing upon globally integrated small enterprises. Drawing on the evidence of 755 firms in five EU countries the paper argues that there are no profound differences in the nature of international relationships created by globally integrated small firms in comparison to their large‐scale counterparts. More importantly, however, the paper suggests that power asymmetry and mutuality may coexist in international relationship, and small firms may often occupy positions of power in global commodity chains. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 639-658 Issue: 4 Volume: 49 Year: 2011 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00340.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00340.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:49:y:2011:i:4:p:639-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068150_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hyunsuk Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hyunsuk Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Donna Kelley Author-X-Name-First: Donna Author-X-Name-Last: Kelley Author-Name: Jangwoo Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jangwoo Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Sunghun Lee Author-X-Name-First: Sunghun Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: SME Survival: The Impact of Internationalization, Technology Resources, and Alliances Abstract: This research examines the impact of internationalization on small and medium enterprise (SME) survival, and the direct and moderating effects of technology resources and research and development (R&D) alliances. Our survey examination of 1,612 Korean SMEs reveals that sales internationalization is associated with better survival prospects, suggesting that failure risk does not increase with cross‐border sales. In addition, though technology resources provide no direct survival benefits, R&D intensity acts as a moderator in the internationalization‐to‐survival relationship. R&D alliances, on the other hand, are directly linked with survival but do not show a moderating effect. This supports the liabilities of newness and smallness view that external relationships can help counter survival threats but suggests that the accumulation of technology resources may be more important when firms seek international expansion. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-19 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00341.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00341.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:1-19 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068151_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeffrey H. Adams Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey H. Author-X-Name-Last: Adams Author-Name: Faiza M. Khoja Author-X-Name-First: Faiza M. Author-X-Name-Last: Khoja Author-Name: Ralph Kauffman Author-X-Name-First: Ralph Author-X-Name-Last: Kauffman Title: An Empirical Study of Buyer–Supplier Relationships within Small Business Organizations Abstract: A paradox exists in small business organizations; although effective buyer–supplier relationships are essential to the success of small businesses, these organizations may not have the purchasing and selling power in terms of managerial resources to implement them. This provides us an opportunity for research to determine how well developed are buyer–supplier relationships within small business organizations. Grounded in transaction cost and resource dependence theory, this paper presents and empirically tests a model that examines the relationships between buyer and supplier specificity and long‐term buyer–supplier relationships and the latter's impact on organizational performance from the buyers' perspective. The results of this study provide insight into the development and impact of buyer–supplier relationships within small business organizations. Several managerial implications can be determined. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 20-40 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00342.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00342.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:20-40 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068152_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jintong Tang Author-X-Name-First: Jintong Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Patrick J. Murphy Author-X-Name-First: Patrick J. Author-X-Name-Last: Murphy Title: Prior Knowledge and New Product and Service Introductions by Entrepreneurial Firms: The Mediating Role of Technological Innovation Abstract: Most research on new product and service development by entrepreneurial firms takes an individual‐level, prelaunch perspective or firm‐level postlaunch perspective. Our study examines two components of the new product and service introduction process: how entrepreneurs' prior knowledge underpins (1) firm technological innovation prior to the introduction of new products and services (prelaunch) and (2) postlaunch viability of those new products and services. Our findings, based on a series of analyses of data from 158 entrepreneurial firms, show that formal technological innovation fully mediates the relation between prior knowledge and the introduction of viable new products and services. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 41-62 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00343.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00343.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:41-62 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068153_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Arnout Seghers Author-X-Name-First: Arnout Author-X-Name-Last: Seghers Author-Name: Sophie Manigart Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Manigart Author-Name: Tom Vanacker Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Vanacker Title: The Impact of Human and Social Capital on Entrepreneurs’ Knowledge of Finance Alternatives Abstract: Building upon prior research that demonstrates how the limited knowledge of finance alternatives of entrepreneurs may cause suboptimal finance decisions, this paper examines how entrepreneurs’ human and social capital influence their knowledge of finance alternatives. For this purpose, we use survey data from 103 Belgian start‐ups. Results demonstrate that entrepreneurs with a business education and entrepreneurs with experience in accountancy or finance have a broader knowledge of finance alternatives. Having a strong network in the financial community is further positively associated with the knowledge of finance alternatives. However, generic human capital, including higher education, industry experience, and management experience, is almost not related with the knowledge of finance alternatives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 63-86 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00344.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00344.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:63-86 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068154_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Noel D. Campbell Author-X-Name-First: Noel D. Author-X-Name-Last: Campbell Author-Name: Kirk C. Heriot Author-X-Name-First: Kirk C. Author-X-Name-Last: Heriot Author-Name: Andres Jauregui Author-X-Name-First: Andres Author-X-Name-Last: Jauregui Author-Name: David T. Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: David T. Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Title: Which State Policies Lead to U.S. Firm Exits? Analysis with the Economic Freedom Index Abstract: This research investigates the relationship between public policy and firm deaths in the U.S. states. Policies that promote firm births may increase or decrease firm deaths. We use components of the Economic Freedom of North America index as a metric to evaluate the relationship between increased government size and firm deaths for the 50 states during 1989–2004. Elements of economic freedom are significantly related to firm deaths but in conflicting directions. We find that in the relevant range, some increases in state policy lead to firm death more than others. The paper also discusses our results and the implications for both future academic research and public policy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 87-104 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00345.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00345.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:87-104 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068155_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Udo Brixy Author-X-Name-First: Udo Author-X-Name-Last: Brixy Author-Name: Rolf Sternberg Author-X-Name-First: Rolf Author-X-Name-Last: Sternberg Author-Name: Heiko Stüber Author-X-Name-First: Heiko Author-X-Name-Last: Stüber Title: The Selectiveness of the Entrepreneurial Process Abstract: This paper focuses on the phase before a firm is founded. Based upon cross‐sectional data from the German section of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the specific aims of the paper are to shed some light on the selection that takes place during the entrepreneurial process and to explain empirically the demographic and cognitive characteristics of (potential) entrepreneurs. The results reveal significant differences between common determinants of the different phases of the entrepreneurial process. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 105-131 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00346.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00346.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:105-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068156_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Zhi Tang Author-X-Name-First: Zhi Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Clyde Hull Author-X-Name-First: Clyde Author-X-Name-Last: Hull Title: An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Perceived Environmental Hostility, and Strategy Application among Chinese SMEs Abstract: Little is known about how Chinese small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) respond to their competitive environment. We predict that when industry competition is intense, entrepreneurial Chinese SMEs tend to perceive more environmental hostility than do their nonentrepreneurial peers. The perceived environmental hostility further drives these firms to choose marketing strategies but not cost control or innovation strategies. Data from 170 Chinese SMEs confirm our hypotheses, indicating that though some entrepreneurial orientation (EO) effects transcend different economy types, other EO effects differ significantly as the environment changes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 132-158 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00347.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00347.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:132-158 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068157_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thorsten Semrau Author-X-Name-First: Thorsten Author-X-Name-Last: Semrau Author-Name: Arndt Werner Author-X-Name-First: Arndt Author-X-Name-Last: Werner Title: The Two Sides of the Story: Network Investments and New Venture Creation Abstract: It is widely recognized that networks provide access to resources necessary for founding a new venture. However, they also come along with opportunity costs of time. We therefore argue that maintaining a set of network relationships is an investment that may not always pay off. More specifically, we develop detailed hypotheses on why the relationship between investing time in developing and maintaining a larger network and more intense network relationships and success in new venture creation may be best described by an inverted U. Testing our hypotheses on longitudinal data of 137 nascent entrepreneurs, we find broad support for our propositions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 159-180 Issue: 1 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00348.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00348.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:1:p:159-180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068158_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Massimo G. Colombo Author-X-Name-First: Massimo G. Author-X-Name-Last: Colombo Author-Name: Keld Laursen Author-X-Name-First: Keld Author-X-Name-Last: Laursen Author-Name: Mats Magnusson Author-X-Name-First: Mats Author-X-Name-Last: Magnusson Author-Name: Cristina Rossi‐lamastra Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi‐lamastra Title: Introduction: Small Business and Networked Innovation: Organizational and Managerial Challenges Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide an introduction to the special issue. We briefly consider the organizational and managerial challenges that small and medium‐sized enterprises encounter in networked innovation, thereby building a background to the articles included in the special issue. We then present the main findings of these articles and highlight their novel contributions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 181-190 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00349.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00349.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:181-190 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068159_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nicolas Classen Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas Author-X-Name-Last: Classen Author-Name: Anita Van gils Author-X-Name-First: Anita Author-X-Name-Last: Van gils Author-Name: Yannick Bammens Author-X-Name-First: Yannick Author-X-Name-Last: Bammens Author-Name: Martin Carree Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Carree Title: Accessing Resources from Innovation Partners: The Search Breadth of Family SMEs Abstract: This study investigates differences in the diversity of cooperation partners used for innovation‐related activities (i.e., search breadth) between family and nonfamily small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as within the group of family SMEs. The results generally confirm our hypotheses derived from the behavioral theory of the firm. Specifically, we show that family SMEs have a lower search breadth than their nonfamily counterparts. Our findings further illustrate how attributes of the CEO (level of education) and the top management team (nonfamily management involvement and educational background diversity) relate to the search breadth of family SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 191-215 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00350.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00350.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:191-215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068160_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Elodie Gardet Author-X-Name-First: Elodie Author-X-Name-Last: Gardet Author-Name: Shady Fraiha Author-X-Name-First: Shady Author-X-Name-Last: Fraiha Title: Coordination Modes Established by the Hub Firm of an Innovation Network: The Case of an SME Bearer Abstract: This paper explores coordination modes used by a small and medium‐sized enterprise (SME) project bearer in a network. Using a longitudinal in‐depth case study approach, we analyze data from interviews, observation, and other sources to discover how the coordination modes change and the drivers behind these changes. Results show that coordination modes change with the advancement phase of the project. Moreover, the hub firm's choice of a particular coordination mode is affected by the degree of its dependency on the network members. These results have important practical and theoretical implications for SMEs, especially that coordination modes can be formulated to fit a given situation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 216-238 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00351.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00351.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:216-238 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068161_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sandor Lowik Author-X-Name-First: Sandor Author-X-Name-Last: Lowik Author-Name: Daan Van rossum Author-X-Name-First: Daan Author-X-Name-Last: Van rossum Author-Name: Jeroen Kraaijenbrink Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen Author-X-Name-Last: Kraaijenbrink Author-Name: Aard Groen Author-X-Name-First: Aard Author-X-Name-Last: Groen Title: Strong Ties as Sources of New Knowledge: How Small Firms Innovate through Bridging Capabilities* Abstract: While extant literature assumes an inverted U‐shaped relationship between tie‐strength and new knowledge acquisition, our study suggests a positive, curvilinear relationship. Our multiple case study shows that firms use specific relational capabilities—which we define “bridging capabilities”—to acquire new knowledge. These bridging capabilities mitigate the risk of overembeddedness in strong ties through increasing multiplexity, that is, through establishing and leveraging multiple relations within a single tie. Our findings suggest that small firms should invest more in the exploration of strong ties instead of increasing their weak tie network. Doing so helps them to reduce alliance complexity, thereby increasing alliance management efficiency and alliance ambidexterity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 239-256 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00352.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00352.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:239-256 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068162_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sarel Gronum Author-X-Name-First: Sarel Author-X-Name-Last: Gronum Author-Name: Martie‐louise Verreynne Author-X-Name-First: Martie‐louise Author-X-Name-Last: Verreynne Author-Name: Tim Kastelle Author-X-Name-First: Tim Author-X-Name-Last: Kastelle Title: The Role of Networks in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise Innovation and Firm Performance Abstract: The objective of this paper is to understand the contribution of networks to innovation and firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Based on longitudinal data from 1,435 SMEs, we show that strong, heterogeneous ties improve innovation in SMEs. However, the connections between network ties and firm performance are more complex than previously thought, as the positive association is mediated by innovation. Consequently, SMEs should only concentrate on cultivating and maintaining networks if they lead directly to improvements in innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 257-282 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00353.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00353.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:257-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068163_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vinit Parida Author-X-Name-First: Vinit Author-X-Name-Last: Parida Author-Name: Mats Westerberg Author-X-Name-First: Mats Author-X-Name-Last: Westerberg Author-Name: Johan Frishammar Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Frishammar Title: Inbound Open Innovation Activities in High‐Tech SMEs: The Impact on Innovation Performance Abstract: Prior studies suggest that open innovation activities positively influence innovation outcomes in large firms. However, few studies have investigated the implications of small and medium‐sized enterprises’ (SMEs) adoption of open innovation. We address this research gap by investigating the effects of four inbound open innovation activities on innovation performance of SMEs. In doing so, we draw on data from 252 high‐tech SMEs. Our results reveal that different open innovation activities are beneficial for different innovation outcomes. For instance, technology sourcing is linked to radical innovation performance, whereas technology scouting is linked to incremental innovation performance. These findings hold several important theoretical and practical implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 283-309 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00354.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00354.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:283-309 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068164_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andrea Lasagni Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Lasagni Title: How Can External Relationships Enhance Innovation in SMEs? New Evidence for Europe* Abstract: This paper investigates the role of external relationships as key drivers of small business innovation. An empirical analysis is based on data for approximately 500 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in six European countries. The results indicate that innovation performance is higher in SMEs that are proactive in strengthening their relationships with innovative suppliers, users, and customers. Furthermore, the findings of this paper support the view that SMEs will have better new product development results if they improve their relationships with laboratories and research institutes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 310-339 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00355.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00355.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:310-339 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068165_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Evila Piva Author-X-Name-First: Evila Author-X-Name-Last: Piva Author-Name: Francesco Rentocchini Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Rentocchini Author-Name: Cristina Rossi‐lamastra Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi‐lamastra Title: Is Open Source Software about Innovation? Collaborations with the Open Source Community and Innovation Performance of Software Entrepreneurial Ventures Abstract: Practitioners generally assert that collaborations with the open source software (OSS) community enable software entrepreneurial ventures to achieve superior innovation performance. Nonetheless, scholars have never tested this assertion. This paper takes a first step toward filling this gap. First, based on the high‐tech entrepreneurship literature and the OSS research stream, we illustrate why collaborations with the OSS community should exert a positive effect on entrepreneurial ventures' innovation performance. Then, we provide a rigorous quantitative analysis of the innovation impact of these collaborations. Our econometric estimates indicate that entrepreneurial ventures collaborating with the OSS community exhibit superior innovation performance compared with their noncollaborating peers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 340-364 Issue: 2 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00356.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00356.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:2:p:340-364 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068166_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Benson Honig Author-X-Name-First: Benson Author-X-Name-Last: Honig Author-Name: Mikael Samuelsson Author-X-Name-First: Mikael Author-X-Name-Last: Samuelsson Title: Planning and the Entrepreneur: A Longitudinal Examination of Nascent Entrepreneurs in Sweden Abstract: We studied 623 nascent entrepreneurs during a six‐year period, examining how their planning decisions impact venture‐level performance. Our study is unique in that we tracked nascent ventures, examining their planning behavior, including changes to plans. Relying on the theory of legitimacy, this paper adds to the scholarly debate over the merits of business planning by examining, longitudinally, the impact of planning during a six‐year period, accounting for both pre‐emergent nascent activity and post‐emergent success factors. We found that neither formal planning nor changes in the business plan increased venture‐level performance over the six‐year study period. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 365-388 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00357.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00357.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:365-388 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068167_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jae‐eun Chung Author-X-Name-First: Jae‐eun Author-X-Name-Last: Chung Title: When and How Does Supplier Opportunism Matter for Small Retailers' Channel Relationships with the Suppliers? Abstract: This study examines the moderating influences of power‐dependence structure and environmental volatility on the relationships between supplier opportunism and its outcomes. Data were collected from 102 small retailers using a mail survey. The results of multiple regressions indicate that supplier opportunism decreases small retailer credibility/benevolence and long‐term orientation. Further, the findings show that the lower the small retailer dependence, the stronger the negative influences of supplier opportunism on small retailer long‐term orientation. Finally, the lower the environmental volatility, the stronger the negative influences of supplier opportunism on small retailer credibility/benevolence and its long‐term orientation. Marketing implications and recommendations are provided. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 389-407 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00358.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00358.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:389-407 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068168_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Juan Bautista Delgado‐garcía Author-X-Name-First: Juan Bautista Author-X-Name-Last: Delgado‐garcía Author-Name: Ana Isabel Rodríguez‐escudero Author-X-Name-First: Ana Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez‐escudero Author-Name: Natalia Martín‐cruz Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Martín‐cruz Title: Influence of Affective Traits on Entrepreneur's Goals and Satisfaction Abstract: Emotions are important to an individual's behavior. However, affective elements have rarely been included in the analysis of entrepreneurs' behavior. Using a sample of 335 entrepreneurs from multiple industries of the Spanish region of Castile and León, we analyze the role of emotions in entrepreneurs' statement of goals and in their satisfaction with business performance. The results show that positive affective traits influence an entrepreneur to state broad and ambitious goals, and personal negative affective traits influence an entrepreneur to state a narrow set of goals. We also find that positive (negative) affective traits are positively (negatively) related to entrepreneur satisfaction. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 408-428 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00359.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00359.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:408-428 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068169_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Beverly K. Brockman Author-X-Name-First: Beverly K. Author-X-Name-Last: Brockman Author-Name: Michael A. Jones Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Richard C. Becherer Author-X-Name-First: Richard C. Author-X-Name-Last: Becherer Title: Customer Orientation and Performance in Small Firms: Examining the Moderating Influence of Risk‐Taking, Innovativeness, and Opportunity Focus Abstract: Customer orientation is considered to be an essential element for small firm success despite relatively little empirical evidence to support such a claim. This research examines the customer orientation–performance relationship among 180 small firms, and the moderating influence of risk‐taking, innovativeness, and opportunity focus on that relationship. Results support the overall positive influence of customer orientation on performance and indicate that the influence is stronger as risk‐taking, innovativeness, and opportunity focus increase. Interestingly, customer orientation does not positively influence small firm performance under low levels of risk‐taking, innovativeness, and opportunity focus. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 429-446 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00361.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00361.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:429-446 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068170_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew Marvel Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Title: Knowledge Acquisition Asymmetries and Innovation Radicalness Abstract: This study extends a knowledge‐based theory of opportunity discovery to innovation creation using degree of radicalness. Findings from a sample of 166 founders of new technology ventures in university incubators suggest that asymmetries in knowledge acquisition during early venture development are vital to innovation creation. Innovation radicalness was positively associated with acquiring knowledge of customer problems and markets. However, acquiring knowledge of ways to serve markets was negatively associated with innovation radicalness. This suggests a counterintuitive conclusion—the less technology entrepreneurs know about comparable offerings in the market and how to development them, the greater their chances of creating breakthrough innovations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 447-468 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00362.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00362.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:447-468 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068171_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kevin L. Johnson Author-X-Name-First: Kevin L. Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson Title: The Role of Structural and Planning Autonomy in the Performance of Internal Corporate Ventures Abstract: Historically, autonomy has been treated as a broad one‐dimensional construct. This paper proposes that there are two major types of autonomy for internal corporate ventures (ICVs)—planning autonomy and structural autonomy—and examines their respective impact on performance. Little prior knowledge exists regarding the autonomy–performance relationship for ICVs despite the billions of dollars of corporate investment in ICVs. In this study, I collect primary data on 38 ICVs at different stages of development from both venture‐level and corporate‐level managers from over a dozen companies in the U.S. Midwest. I find that a negative relationship exists for planning autonomy regardless of venture stage. However, for venture structural autonomy, a more complex relationship was discovered, which ranged from positive to negative to curvilinear based on the venture's stage of development. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 469-497 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00363.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00363.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:469-497 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068172_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sinikka Jänkälä Author-X-Name-First: Sinikka Author-X-Name-Last: Jänkälä Author-Name: Hanna Silvola Author-X-Name-First: Hanna Author-X-Name-Last: Silvola Title: Lagging Effects of the Use of Activity‐Based Costing on the Financial Performance of Small Firms* Abstract: This paper contributes to the earlier small business literature by investigating the lagging effects of the use of activity‐based costing (ABC) on small firms' performance. Moreover, we examine if the small firms' past financial performance drives the adoption of ABC and explore whether the extent of ABC use leads, in turn, to improvements in firms' financial performance in the immediate future. In sum, the survey results indicate that small firms with adequate financial resources as well as firms experiencing declining growth tend to use ABC and such use facilitates their subsequent growth and profitability. Small firms seem to benefit from using ABC. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 498-523 Issue: 3 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00364.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00364.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:3:p:498-523 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068173_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Author-Name: Patrick J. Kaufmann Author-X-Name-First: Patrick J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kaufmann Author-Name: James R. Brown Author-X-Name-First: James R. Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Author-Name: Gérard Cliquet Author-X-Name-First: Gérard Author-X-Name-Last: Cliquet Author-Name: Robert A. Robicheaux Author-X-Name-First: Robert A. Author-X-Name-Last: Robicheaux Title: Chronicling the Saga of 25 Years of International Society of Franchising Abstract: This lead‐in to the Special Issue of Journal of Small Business Management based on the 25th International Society of Franchising's Annual Conference held at Boston in 2011, seeks to accomplish three goals. First, we provide a three‐part historical account of the evolution of this society founded in 1986 as narrated by Jim Brown (for the 1980s decade), Bob Robicheaux (for the 1990–2000 decade), and Gérard Cliquet (for the 2001–2011 years). Second, we reminisce and recognize various notable award winners and leaders of the International Society of Franchising (ISoF) over the past 25 conferences. We must note at the very outset that ISoF has been shaped and molded by the intellectual contributions of hundreds of scholars over the past quarter century. Space limitations prohibit us from recognizing each and every member individually, but omissions should not be construed as lack of recognition of the importance of those contributions. Finally, we present short synopses of the five papers included in this Special Issue. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 525-538 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00365.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00365.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:525-538 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068174_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rozenn Perrigot Author-X-Name-First: Rozenn Author-X-Name-Last: Perrigot Author-Name: Manish Kacker Author-X-Name-First: Manish Author-X-Name-Last: Kacker Author-Name: Guy Basset Author-X-Name-First: Guy Author-X-Name-Last: Basset Author-Name: Gérard Cliquet Author-X-Name-First: Gérard Author-X-Name-Last: Cliquet Title: Antecedents of Early Adoption and Use of Social Media Networks for Stakeholder Communications: Evidence from Franchising* Abstract: The motivation for this paper arises from the importance of stakeholder communications for firms and the rapid emergence of social media networks as a means of such communications. Our purpose is to understand the early adoption and use of social media networks for such communications by firms at a point in time when such networks were relatively new. Specifically, we examine the adoption and use of Facebook (the most popular social networking site) by franchisors and focus on two questions: (1) antecedents of early adoption of Facebook by franchisors, mainly in terms of system age, size, organizational form, advertising royalty rates, industry, and internationalization; and (2) variations in use of Facebook (in terms of content) by these franchisors and the way these variations relate to the characteristics of the franchisors and their systems. Our empirical study covers 408 franchisors doing business in the French market. The analysis approach is quantitative, with the use of t‐tests, Pearson chi‐square tests, and a logistic regression model as well as a content analysis of the franchisors' Facebook pages. At the time we collected data, we found that only 21.3 percent of the franchisors had a presence on Facebook. Several characteristics of the system (e.g., percentage of company‐owned outlets, advertising royalty rates, and industry) influence whether a franchisor has a presence on Facebook as well as the nature of content on the relevant Facebook page. We draw on organizational theories and institutional economic theories to offer potential explanations for our preliminary investigation. These research findings can help the franchisors better understand the role of social media networks for stakeholder communications. In particular, our results offer insights for smaller franchisors, in terms of when and how they adopt communication innovations to compete against larger firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 539-565 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00366.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00366.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:539-565 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068175_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brinja Meiseberg Author-X-Name-First: Brinja Author-X-Name-Last: Meiseberg Author-Name: Thomas Ehrmann Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Ehrmann Title: Lost in Translation? The Prevalence and Performance Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility in Franchising Abstract: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is much discussed by researchers and executives and often occupies a prominent position on corporate Internet sites. Yet, little is known about CSR initiatives in franchising, although there are significant organizational differences between corporate firms and franchised chains. Building on the strategic view of CSR and using data from 76 franchise systems, this study explores the prevalence and performance outcomes of CSR in franchising. We focus on system‐specific, industry, and competitive factors that determine the degree to which franchise systems behave in a socially responsible manner and on performance effects of CSR initiatives targeted toward various stakeholder groups. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 566-595 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00367.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00367.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:566-595 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068176_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Author-Name: Mingxia Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Mingxia Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Title: Emerging Consumer Perspectives on American Franchise Offerings: Variety Seeking Behavior in China* Abstract: Chinese consumers had been historically restricted to limited variety with regard to consumer goods and services offerings since the days of Mao Zedong's founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The realities of a planned economy restricted the choices available to those provided through domestic producers, while limited trade with the outside world did not provide significant alternatives. From the early 1980s, however, through the opening of China's economy by Deng Xiaoping and his successors, Western companies have started to gain access to the Chinese market. Their products not only became sought‐after alternatives by Chinese consumers, but even market leaders for choice‐starved consumers. This article reports the results gleaned from recent consumer survey data collected in Beijing which investigated the attitudes and behaviors of Chinese consumers in their patronage of McDonald's restaurants. A total of four hypotheses were tested regarding the influence of Variety Seeking proclivity among Chinese patrons of McDonald's on their sentiments of Desire for Unique Products, Democratization, Ethnocentrism, and Traditionalism. The emergent evidence suggests that Chinese consumers are reverting back to choosing Chinese brands as an expression of their variety seeking efforts and, in a broader sense, of rising consumer power. Chinese brands have reached a level of quality perception that has allowed them in recent years to take back market share from Western market leaders. The findings of this study suggest that a reversal of consumer preferences toward now‐competitive domestic Chinese alternatives is underway. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 596-620 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00368.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00368.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:596-620 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert D. Winsor Author-X-Name-First: Robert D. Author-X-Name-Last: Winsor Author-Name: Chris Manolis Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Manolis Author-Name: Patrick J. Kaufmann Author-X-Name-First: Patrick J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kaufmann Author-Name: Vishal Kashyap Author-X-Name-First: Vishal Author-X-Name-Last: Kashyap Title: Manifest Conflict and Conflict Aftermath in Franchise Systems: A 10‐Year Examination* Abstract: Conflict within interorganizational relationships has been demonstrated to impair the mechanisms by which cooperation results in mutually beneficial outcomes for partners. The focus of this research is upon the landmark legal battle that occurred within the Meineke franchise organization in the 1990s—a case that includes a potentially devastating demonstration of manifest conflict encompassing overtly opportunistic behavior, contentious class‐action litigation, and a demoralizing reversal of a half‐billon dollar verdict. In a study spanning a 10‐year period within the Meineke organization, the effects of conflict on franchisee satisfaction and compliance are revealed to be long‐lasting and substantial. Using path analysis and mediation tests, we examine both the immediate and long‐term impacts of manifest conflict on channel partner perceptions. We find that episodes of manifest conflict can, through the increased salience of this conflict, have long‐lasting negative impacts on franchisee satisfaction with the relationship and willingness to comply with franchisor regulations, even when the original conflict was remediated in a manner that yielded highly positive outcomes to the aggrieved parties. As a result, our study provides unique and valuable insights to the understanding of franchises and other forms of interorganizational relationships. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 621-651 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00369.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00369.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:621-651 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068178_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vanesa Solis‐rodriguez Author-X-Name-First: Vanesa Author-X-Name-Last: Solis‐rodriguez Author-Name: Manuel Gonzalez‐diaz Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Gonzalez‐diaz Title: How to Design Franchise Contracts: The Role of Contractual Hazards and Experience Abstract: This paper analyzes factors determining contractual completeness in franchising. We argue that completeness is affected by firms' contract design capabilities along with different contractual hazards. Our results support these hypotheses by showing that experienced franchisors draw up more complete contracts. Additionally, we observe that the effects of contractual hazards on completeness are not always positive and direct. There may be also a substitution effect between formal and relational governance mechanisms because risks of bilateral expropriations might serve as a mutual guarantee. This interaction also suggests that contract analysis must not only focus on particular clauses but also on the contract as a whole. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 652-677 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00370.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00370.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:652-677 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068179_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eric Fong Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Fong Author-Name: Wenhong Chen Author-X-Name-First: Wenhong Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Chiu Luk Author-X-Name-First: Chiu Author-X-Name-Last: Luk Title: A Study of Locational Distribution of Small and Large Ethnic Businesses in a Multiethnic City: Chinese in Toronto, Canada Abstract: The study, with specific hypotheses developed from the literature on ecological perspective and the economic sociology, addresses the locational patterns of small and large ethnic businesses in a multiethnic context. Drawing from a 2001 data set of Chinese businesses collected in Toronto and 2001 Canadian census tract data, our results show that though a considerable proportion of small Chinese businesses are located in coethnic neighborhoods, close to half of them are located outside coethnic neighborhoods. Similar patterns are also found among large Chinese businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 678-698 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00371.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00371.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:678-698 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068180_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Helen Reijonen Author-X-Name-First: Helen Author-X-Name-Last: Reijonen Author-Name: Tommi Laukkanen Author-X-Name-First: Tommi Author-X-Name-Last: Laukkanen Author-Name: Raija Komppula Author-X-Name-First: Raija Author-X-Name-Last: Komppula Author-Name: Sasu Tuominen Author-X-Name-First: Sasu Author-X-Name-Last: Tuominen Title: Are Growing SMEs More Market‐Oriented and Brand‐Oriented? Abstract: The aim is to examine whether growing, stable, and declining small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) differ from one another in terms of market orientation and brand orientation. The results show that growing SMEs have adopted market and brand orientations to a greater extent than have the stable or declining ones. They also suggest that these orientations can prove to be helpful in achieving different kinds of growth goals. Thus, in order to support the growth of SMEs, more information and training should be offered to them about issues relating to these orientations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 699-716 Issue: 4 Volume: 50 Year: 2012 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00372.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00372.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:50:y:2012:i:4:p:699-716 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068181_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Salvatore Sciascia Author-X-Name-First: Salvatore Author-X-Name-Last: Sciascia Author-Name: Pietro Mazzola Author-X-Name-First: Pietro Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzola Author-Name: Joseph H. Astrachan Author-X-Name-First: Joseph H. Author-X-Name-Last: Astrachan Author-Name: Torsten M. Pieper Author-X-Name-First: Torsten M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pieper Title: Family Involvement in the Board of Directors: Effects on Sales Internationalization Abstract: Previous research shows that family involvement in the board of directors can be both positive and negative for sales internationalization. The ambiguous nature of this relationship has hindered theory building on this important phenomenon. Integrating stewardship, stagnation, and upper echelons perspectives, we propose a nonlinear, J‐shaped relationship between family involvement in the board of directors and sales internationalization. Results from running ordinal regression analysis on data drawn from 203 U.S. family businesses confirmed our conjecture. We discuss the implications of our findings for family business theory and practice and indicate avenues for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 83-99 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00373.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00373.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:83-99 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068182_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David Tomczyk Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Tomczyk Author-Name: Junghyun Lee Author-X-Name-First: Junghyun Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Erik Winslow Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Winslow Title: Entrepreneurs' Personal Values, Compensation, and High Growth Firm Performance Abstract: We tested whether high growth firms' performance is related to the number of benefits offered and/or the values of the entrepreneur. Using data from the 2007 top 500 fastest growing entrepreneurial firms in merica, we discovered that entrepreneurs' values do not relate to the total number of benefits offered, meaning the mediation model does not exist and lending strength to the argument that entrepreneurs' values greatly influence the success of a new venture. However, the total benefits offered are positively related to firm performance. We determine that the entrepreneurs' values and the total benefits offered are instrumental to firm performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 66-82 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00374.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00374.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:66-82 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068183_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Wan Li Author-X-Name-First: Wan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Rajaram Veliyath Author-X-Name-First: Rajaram Author-X-Name-Last: Veliyath Author-Name: Justin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Title: Network Characteristics and Firm Performance: An Examination of the Relationships in the Context of a Cluster* Abstract: The study examined the impact of spatial relationships on firm performance. It also assessed the impacts of network structural and relational characteristics on performance, as well as the moderating effects of these variables on the spatial relationship to performance linkages. The sample comprised 252 firms located in a mold industry cluster in the hejiang province of hina. Both in‐cluster ties and extra‐cluster ties positively impacted performance. However, the effects of distant ties were more pronounced. Tie stability had a positive effect whereas tie quality had a negative effect on performance. Network centrality, tie strength, and tie stability strengthened the relationship between in‐cluster ties and performance. By contrast, all network tie characteristics weakened and changed the form of the relationship between extra‐cluster ties and performance. The findings suggest the need for cluster firms to consciously cultivate distant linkages in their network ties in order to neutralize the tendencies for lock‐in and to arrest entropic deterioration in their respective clusters. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-22 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00375.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00375.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:1-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068184_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francesco Ciampi Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Ciampi Author-Name: Niccolò Gordini Author-X-Name-First: Niccolò Author-X-Name-Last: Gordini Title: Small Enterprise Default Prediction Modeling through Artificial Neural Networks: An Empirical Analysis of Italian Small Enterprises Abstract: Having accurate company default prediction models is vital for both banks and enterprises, especially small enterprises (SEs). These firms represent a vital part in the economy of every country but are also typically more informationally opaque than large corporations. Therefore, these models should be precise but also easily adaptable to suit SE characteristics. Our study applies artificial neural networks (ANNs) to a sample of over 7,000 Italian SEs. Results show that (1) when compared with traditional methods, ANNs can make a better contribution to SE credit‐risk evaluation; and (2) when the model is separately calculated according to size, geographical area, and business sector, ANNs prediction accuracy is markedly higher for the smallest sized firms and for firms operating in entral taly. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 23-45 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00376.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00376.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:23-45 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068185_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Galina Shirokova Author-X-Name-First: Galina Author-X-Name-Last: Shirokova Author-Name: Alexander Shatalov Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Shatalov Title: The Business Model and Firm Performance: The Case of Russian Food Service Ventures Abstract: Using a unique methodology for capturing the business model and drawing comparisons across larger samples of firms, we investigate the relationship between business model design and firm performance in a Russian context. The evolution of the business model concept and its components is reviewed. Empirical research was conducted on the basis of a cross‐sectional survey of firms in the food service industry. A typology of seven business models in this industry is produced, and linkages are established between model type and company performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 46-65 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00377.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00377.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:46-65 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Miguel ángel López‐navarro Author-X-Name-First: Miguel ángel Author-X-Name-Last: López‐navarro Author-Name: Lluis Callarisa‐fiol Author-X-Name-First: Lluis Author-X-Name-Last: Callarisa‐fiol Author-Name: Miguel ángel Moliner‐tena Author-X-Name-First: Miguel ángel Author-X-Name-Last: Moliner‐tena Title: Long‐Term Orientation and Commitment in Export Joint Ventures among Small and Medium‐Sized Firms Abstract: Alliances may be an important tool for overcoming the resource and capability deficiencies facing small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), as they help strengthen their market position and facilitate access to new markets. In this paper we focus on domestic joint ventures (JVs) for export purposes. Our aim is to analyze the influence of partners' long‐term orientation on their commitment, while looking into the key antecedents of long‐term orientation: complementarity of partners' resources and trust. The hypotheses set forth are tested on a sample of 70 Spanish domestic export JVs. The data were analyzed using partial least squares (PLS) analysis. Our paper contributes to the literature on export JVs and SMEs by providing evidence that long‐term orientation reinforces commitment to devoting the necessary resources and efforts to enable the export JV to succeed. The results also indicate that trust decisively determines the long‐term orientation of the partners to an export JV, and that complementarity of resources plays a relevant role in the development of long‐term orientation by facilitating trust. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 100-113 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00378.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00378.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:100-113 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068187_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yi Tan Author-X-Name-First: Yi Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: Hong Huang Author-X-Name-First: Hong Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Haitian Lu Author-X-Name-First: Haitian Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Title: The Effect of Venture Capital Investment—Evidence from China's Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Board Abstract: In this paper, we use a matched sample to empirically test the effect of venture capital investment on the companies listed on the mall and edium‐ized nterprises oard in hina. We find that hinese venture capitalists neither add value to their invested firms in the initial public offering (IPO) process nor improve operating performance. Rather, compared with their non‐venture‐backed counterparts, venture‐backed firms are associated with a greater level of IPO underpricing and inferior operating performance both before and after IPO. Our findings in hina support neither the certification/monitoring hypothesis nor the grandstanding hypothesis, but partly support the adverse selection hypothesis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 138-157 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00379.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00379.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:138-157 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068188_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Koropp Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Koropp Author-Name: Dietmar Grichnik Author-X-Name-First: Dietmar Author-X-Name-Last: Grichnik Author-Name: Franz Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Title: Financial Attitudes in Family Firms: The Moderating Role of Family Commitment Abstract: This study investigates how family commitment moderates whether and how financial knowledge, positive experience with debt suppliers, and economic goal orientation affect owner–managers' attitudes toward debt financing in family firms. Using a sample of 280 erman family firms, we find significant relationships between both financial knowledge and positive experience with debt suppliers and owner–managers' financial attitudes toward debt. Our findings show that family commitment moderates these relationships such that high family commitment increases the impact of prior experience with debt suppliers, though the effect of economic goal orientation is lowered and reversed. Overall, we contribute to research on financial decision making, capital structure, and social capital in family firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 114-137 Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00380.x File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00380.x File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:114-137 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068189_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: George Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Michael Battaglia Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Battaglia Title: Introduction Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: iv-iv Issue: 1 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12008 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12008 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:1:p:iv-iv Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068190_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John A. Parnell Author-X-Name-First: John A. Author-X-Name-Last: Parnell Title: Uncertainty, Generic Strategy, Strategic Clarity, and Performance of Retail SMEs in Peru, Argentina, and the United States Abstract: This study examines the links among perceived environmental uncertainty, generic strategy, strategic clarity, and performance in small and medium‐sized enterprises in the retail industry in rgentina, eru, and the nited tates. Moderate support was found for links between the defender strategy and competitive uncertainty, the prospector strategy and technology uncertainty, and the analyzer strategy and market uncertainty. In all three nations, businesses with high and low strategic clarity—the extent to which a single generic strategy reflects the organization's strategic intent—outperformed those with moderate strategic clarity. Differences across nations are addressed, and future research opportunities are elaborated. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 215-234 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12010 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12010 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:215-234 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068191_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard Chinomona Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Chinomona Author-Name: Julian Ming‐sung cheng Author-X-Name-First: Julian Author-X-Name-Last: Ming‐sung cheng Title: Distribution Channel Relational Cohesion Exchange Model: A Small‐to‐Medium Enterprise Manufacturer's Perspective Abstract: This study investigated the influence of dealers' expert, referent, and legitimate sources of power on small‐to‐medium enterprise manufacturers' relationship commitment in distribution channel systems. A theoretical model drawing on the relational cohesion theory and the extant marketing literature is developed and tested empirically using a sample data set of 452 from imbabwe. In this model, expert, referent, and legitimate powers are the predictors, whereas trust, cooperation, and relationship satisfaction are the mediators, and relationship commitment is the outcome variable. Analysis reveals that these three powers positively influence the mediators and outcome variable in a significant way, except for legitimate power to cooperation relationship. Managerial implications and future studies are suggested. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 256-275 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12011 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12011 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:256-275 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068192_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jun Yu Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Joyce X. Zhou Author-X-Name-First: Joyce X. Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou Author-Name: Yagang Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yagang Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Youmin Xi Author-X-Name-First: Youmin Author-X-Name-Last: Xi Title: Rural Entrepreneurship in an Emerging Economy: Reading Institutional Perspectives from Entrepreneur Stories Abstract: Rural entrepreneurs are of extreme importance in China's progress toward a more market‐oriented economy as the vast majority of hinese live in rural areas. From an institutional perspective and based on content analysis of 91 publicly published stories about rural hinese entrepreneurs broadcast by hina entral elevision, this paper addresses several key aspects of rural entrepreneurship in hina and specifically probes into how different institutional elements (i.e., regulative, normative, and cognitive components) affect the strategic behaviors of rural hinese entrepreneurs. We found that due to weak regulatory protection of intellectual rights, rural entrepreneurs in China tend to work on innovations on their own or with close family members instead of collaborating with external sources; these entrepreneurs use guanxi strategically to deal with constraints from the institutional environment; it is important to build legitimacy by either building alliances with large, established firms, or acquiring approval from people of authority. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 183-195 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12012 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12012 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:183-195 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068193_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dirk Boehe Author-X-Name-First: Dirk Author-X-Name-Last: Boehe Title: Collaborate at Home to Win Abroad: How Does Access to Local Network Resources Influence Export Behavior? Abstract: By drawing on the resource‐based view and on elements from social network theory, we use a sample of southern razilian small and medium‐sized furniture manufacturers to find evidence for the hypothesis that access to local network resources, facilitated by a firm's membership in an industry association, strongly predicts the propensity to export. Likewise, we find that a firm's local collaborative intensity is positively related to its export intensity and that both relations are moderated by the firm's distance from the local network's center. This study contributes to the literature on how local collaboration may facilitate overcoming export barriers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 167-182 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12013 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12013 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:167-182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068194_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cheryl L. Adkins Author-X-Name-First: Cheryl L. Author-X-Name-Last: Adkins Author-Name: Steven A. Samaras Author-X-Name-First: Steven A. Author-X-Name-Last: Samaras Author-Name: Sally W. Gilfillan Author-X-Name-First: Sally W. Author-X-Name-Last: Gilfillan Author-Name: Wayne E. Mcwee Author-X-Name-First: Wayne E. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcwee Title: The Relationship between Owner Characteristics, Company Size, and the Work–Family Culture and Policies of Women‐Owned Businesses Abstract: Women become business owners for a variety of reasons; however, the impact of motivations for ownership on the culture and policies of the business is unclear. Extending the small business, entrepreneurship, and work–family (WF) conflict literatures, we examined whether woman owners shape the culture and policies of the organization to be consistent with their personal motivations, challenges, and family status. Results show that being a full‐time manager, marital status, and motivation for becoming a business owner were related to the WF culture of the business. Business size and parental status predicted family‐friendly policies. Implications for research and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 196-214 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:196-214 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068195_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Janne Peltoniemi Author-X-Name-First: Janne Author-X-Name-Last: Peltoniemi Author-Name: Markku Vieru Author-X-Name-First: Markku Author-X-Name-Last: Vieru Title: Personal Guarantees, Loan Pricing, and Lending Structure in Finnish Small Business Loans* Abstract: This study analyzes the role of personal guarantees and collateral in the context of two different lending structures: one transaction and the other relationship based. The innish bank data, which were uniquely accessible for the study, enabled an exploration of credit files with specific details of the characteristics of the lending relationship during the period 1995–2001. According to the empirical results, the use of personal guarantees is an indication of transaction‐based lending. Personal guarantees seem to increase the loan premium in transaction‐based loans more than in relationship‐based loans. Close ties between a bank and a firm seem to be a desirable basis for small and medium‐sized enterprise bank lending. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 235-255 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12015 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12015 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:235-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068196_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ronald Sukwadi Author-X-Name-First: Ronald Author-X-Name-Last: Sukwadi Author-Name: Hui‐ming Wee Author-X-Name-First: Hui‐ming Author-X-Name-Last: Wee Author-Name: Ching‐chow Yang Author-X-Name-First: Ching‐chow Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Supply Chain Performance Based on the Lean–Agile Operations and Supplier–Firm Partnership: An Empirical Study on the Garment Industry in Indonesia Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore how lean–agile operations and supplier–firm partnership can improve garment small and medium enterprise (SME) supply chain performance. This study is based on cross‐sectional survey research that provides longitudinal evidence to show how lean–agile operations and partnership strategy influence supply chain and garment SME performance. To clarify the relationships among these constructs, structural equation model (SME) is conducted to examine the model fit and the five hypotheses. The result shows that agile supply chain and partnership strategy are critical for garment SMEs because these strategies influence their supply chain performance. However, the leanness strategy does not necessarily influence their supply chain performance. The supply chain performance and partnership strategy have a positive influence on the performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 297-311 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12016 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12016 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:297-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068197_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dennis Foley Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Foley Author-Name: Allan John O'connor Author-X-Name-First: Allan John Author-X-Name-Last: O'connor Title: Social Capital and the Networking Practices of Indigenous Entrepreneurs Abstract: A comparative case study analysis has been undertaken on ustralian boriginal, native awaiians, and āori entrepreneurs. This work investigates the networking activities by these groups of indigenous entrepreneurs situated within a mixed minority (indigenous) and dominant (settler majority) urban cultural setting. The way in which indigenous entrepreneurs network to achieve their business aspirations suggests that the underlying social capital dimensions are unique to their cultural context. Five comparative characteristics also emerged from the data that assist the analysis. The research reveals how indigenous and potentially other minority ethnic entrepreneurs draw upon internal and external network ties that are related to the historical and cultural influence on social capital. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 276-296 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12017 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12017 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:276-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068198_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bruce A. Kirchhoff Author-X-Name-First: Bruce A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchhoff Author-Name: Jonathan D. Linton Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan D. Author-X-Name-Last: Linton Author-Name: Steven T. Walsh Author-X-Name-First: Steven T. Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh Title: Neo‐Marshellian Equilibrium versus Schumpeterian Creative Destruction: Its Impact on Business Research and Economic Policy Abstract: A cold war exists in faculties of business and economics. It is fought between the neo‐ Marshellians that advocate the elegant simplifying assumption of equilibrium and the Schumpeterians that believe that economic growth is driven by the recognition of new opportunities and the capture of associated benefits through innovation. This fundamental disagreement is referred to as a cold war because the battles are fought indirectly with discussions of wealth transfer (instead of wealth creation), big firms versus small firms (instead of innovative firms versus noninnovative), and stability and managed earnings versus Sarbanes‐Oxley and full disclosure. This note points out that this conflict does in fact exist and then provides a review of the literature and support for the Schumpeterian position as it relates to small business and associated economic policy. The literature is provided by one of the pioneers in this field, Professor Bruce Kirchhoff, as his last direct contribution to the field that he championed for decades. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 159-166 Issue: 2 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12018 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12018 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:159-166 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068199_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Fretschner Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Fretschner Author-Name: Susanne Weber Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Author-X-Name-Last: Weber Title: Measuring and Understanding the Effects of Entrepreneurial Awareness Education Abstract: The widespread rise in entrepreneurship education at universities is frequently not accompanied by rigorous and sustainable program evaluations. Thus, the impact of these programs is still under dispute. In order to enhance this understanding, we derive an “entrepreneurship education model” () following iñán and hen's modification of jzen's theory of planned behavior and use it as a mixed methods evaluation tool in an awareness education setting at a large erman university. We find support for the proposed causal link from awareness education to students' entrepreneurial attitudes derived in the and that perceived control over entrepreneurial tasks is not a relevant predictor of start‐up intentions in an awareness setting. Further, we observe two course‐induced effects on students' belief systems determining their personal attitude: the corruption effect of extrinsic motivation and a shift in locus of control. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 410-428 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12019 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12019 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:410-428 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068200_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thierry Volery Author-X-Name-First: Thierry Author-X-Name-Last: Volery Author-Name: Susan Müller Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Müller Author-Name: Fritz Oser Author-X-Name-First: Fritz Author-X-Name-Last: Oser Author-Name: Catherine Naepflin Author-X-Name-First: Catherine Author-X-Name-Last: Naepflin Author-Name: Nuria del Rey Author-X-Name-First: Nuria del Author-X-Name-Last: Rey Title: The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Human Capital at Upper‐Secondary Level Abstract: In this study we evaluate the impact of entrepreneurship education on human capital at the upper‐secondary level using a quasi‐experimental design. Data were collected from 494 students attending entrepreneurship education programs and from 238 in a control group. Our results indicate that some personality traits such as need for autonomy and risk propensity, as well as beliefs, can have a significant positive influence on entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurship education has a positive, albeit limited impact on human‐capital assets. The programs we assessed had a statistically significant impact on beliefs, on the capacity to exploit an opportunity, and on entrepreneurial knowledge. However, we did not observe any significant impact on entrepreneurial intention. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 429-446 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12020 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12020 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:429-446 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068201_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Elaine C. Rideout Author-X-Name-First: Elaine C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rideout Author-Name: Denis O. Gray Author-X-Name-First: Denis O. Author-X-Name-Last: Gray Title: Does Entrepreneurship Education Really Work? A Review and Methodological Critique of the Empirical Literature on the Effects of University‐Based Entrepreneurship Education Abstract: Does entrepreneurship education (E‐ed) really work to create business enterprise? We conducted a comprehensive review and methodological critique of the empirical research on the outcomes of university‐based E‐ed. We identified every empirical study conducted over the past decade, and found 12 that minimally met our methodologically “robust” (Storey Steps 4–6) standard. Our systematic critique of the studies' research methods found a variety of methodological weaknesses, undermining confidence in the belief that E‐ed can produce entrepreneurship. The implications for both practice and policy are discussed, and recommendations are made for conducting future E‐ed outcome research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 329-351 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12021 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12021 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:329-351 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068202_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Miruna Radu lefebvre Author-X-Name-First: Miruna Author-X-Name-Last: Radu lefebvre Author-Name: Renaud Redien‐Collot Author-X-Name-First: Renaud Author-X-Name-Last: Redien‐Collot Title: “How to Do Things with Words”: The Discursive Dimension of Experiential Learning in Entrepreneurial Mentoring Dyads Abstract: The purpose of this article is to assess the mentoring impact in an experiential learning entrepreneurship program. We did three‐year participant observation in the major business school incubator of the Paris area with the aim to identify the interpersonal communicational strategies that mentors, which are confirmed entrepreneurs, use in order to influence nascent entrepreneurs' attitudes and behaviors in dyadic interaction. These communicational strategies are categorized as persuasion, engagement, criticism, and provocation. An additional two‐year field research allowed us to assess the impact of these communicational strategies at the individual (commitment, compliance, resistance) and the enterprise levels (business launching and fund‐raising). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 370-393 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12022 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12022 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:370-393 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068203_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Justin W. Webb Author-X-Name-First: Justin W. Author-X-Name-Last: Webb Author-Name: Jun Fu Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Fu Author-Name: Sujata Singhal Author-X-Name-First: Sujata Author-X-Name-Last: Singhal Title: A Competency‐Based Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education: Conceptual and Empirical Insights Abstract: Competencies necessary for entrepreneurial action are investigated. Building on structuration theory, competencies are approached as an outgrowth of the learning of scripts deriving from interactions between the individual and environment. Managerial and entrepreneurial competencies are distinguished, with the latter helping to define the domain of entrepreneurship education. Employing a elphi methodology, evidence is provided of a core set of 13 entrepreneurial competencies. Measures are then developed with a pilot study involving students in an international education program. Based on pre‐ and post‐measures, findings demonstrate significant improvement on the competencies. Implications are drawn for the role of entrepreneurship education in competency development. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 352-369 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12023 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12023 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:352-369 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068204_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nathalie Duval‐couetil Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie Author-X-Name-Last: Duval‐couetil Title: Assessing the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education Programs: Challenges and Approaches Abstract: Entrepreneurship education programs are increasingly being established and expanded in an effort to equip students with the knowledge and competency necessary to create economic value and jobs. An underlying assumption of these programs is that they create positive outcomes for students; however, the extent and nature of these outcomes have not been well explored in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of contemporary trends in educational evaluation and the challenges specifically associated with the assessment of entrepreneurship education programs. It proposes practical considerations for faculty and administrators involved in developing assessment initiatives for entrepreneurship education programs, including, the importance of reaching consensus on learning outcomes, the use of a stakeholder‐driven approach for setting assessment priorities, and the need to allocate resources to assessment initiatives so they can be sustained long term. It also highlights the value of involving faculty in the program evaluation process and the need to create incentives and opportunities for more assessment‐related research and scholarship within the field. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 394-409 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12024 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12024 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:394-409 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068205_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: José C. Sánchez Author-X-Name-First: José C. Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez Title: The Impact of an Entrepreneurship Education Program on Entrepreneurial Competencies and Intention* Abstract: This study seeks to highlight the key role played by an entrepreneurship education (EE) program on entrepreneurial competencies and intention of secondary students in order to confirm (or disconfirm) conventional wisdom that entrepreneurial education increases the intention to start a business. We used a pretest–posttest quasi‐experimental design. The results confirm our hypotheses; the students in the “experimental” group increased their competencies and intention toward self‐employment, whereas students in the “control” group did not. The findings contribute to the theories of planned behavior, and to the literature of EE itself, by revealing the effect of specific benefits for the students derived from the EE program. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 447-465 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12025 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12025 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:447-465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068206_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeff Vanevenhoven Author-X-Name-First: Jeff Author-X-Name-Last: Vanevenhoven Author-Name: Eric Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Title: The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: Introducing the Entrepreneurship Education Project Abstract: The Entrepreneurship ducation roject (http://www.trepeducation.com) is a global, longitudinal research initiative through which university students offer entrepreneurship educators and researchers data‐driven insights into the impact of entrepreneurial education on (1) both the motivational processes underlying students' road to entrepreneurship and through the entrepreneurial process and (2) the process of identity transformation from student to entrepreneur. Rooted in ocial ognitive areer heory, the ntrepreneurship ducation roject data initiative is the largest, most comprehensive study of students across the globe. Phase data consist of over 18,000 student responses, spanning over 70 countries and 400 universities. This paper presents an overview of the data, study justification, and conceptual scheme. Initial studies provide results indicating the study measures met contemporary standards or reliability, exceed the average sample sizes of top‐tier entrepreneurship journals, and present some very interesting questions to be explored in future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 315-328 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12026 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12026 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:315-328 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068207_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Doan Winkel Author-X-Name-First: Doan Author-X-Name-Last: Winkel Title: The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship Education Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 313-314 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12027 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12027 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:313-314 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068208_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeff Vanevenhoven Author-X-Name-First: Jeff Author-X-Name-Last: Vanevenhoven Title: Advances and Challenges in Entrepreneurship Education Abstract: Recent global economic crisis has increasingly demanded bold action from organizations. If these organizations fail to respond appropriately, entrepreneurs will develop new meaningful solutions to the complex and dynamic needs of the market. Guidance of many of these future entrepreneurial leaders falls on the shoulders of those in higher education. My goal in this paper is to suggest a shift toward a more enacted approach in the delivery of this guidance. This suggestion represents my own interpretation, is not generalizable in all environments, and should therefore be viewed with caution. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 466-470 Issue: 3 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12043 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12043 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:3:p:466-470 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068209_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yiyuan Mai Author-X-Name-First: Yiyuan Author-X-Name-Last: Mai Author-Name: Yanfeng Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Yanfeng Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Title: How On‐the‐Job Embeddedness Influences New Venture Creation and Growth Abstract: This study aims to answer why some employees choose to start their own ventures, whereas others choose to seek jobs in other organizations after leaving their current employment. Drawing insights from knowledge‐based view and social capital theory, we examine the impact of on‐the‐job embeddedness on the decision of employee entrepreneurship, industry choice, and new venture growth. We argue that on‐the‐job embeddedness provides key resources for employees to start new ventures and grow them. We test our hypotheses with anel tudy of ntrepreneurial ynamics (PSED) data. Our results show that on‐the‐job embeddedness increases the probability of employees becoming entrepreneurs. Once they decide to become entrepreneurs, those employees with high on‐the‐job embeddedness are more likely to start new ventures in the industry in which they worked before. Moreover, employees' on‐the‐job embeddedness has a positive impact on new venture growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 508-524 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12000 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12000 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:508-524 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068210_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Paul Cragg Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Cragg Author-Name: Annette Mills Author-X-Name-First: Annette Author-X-Name-Last: Mills Author-Name: Theek Suraweera Author-X-Name-First: Theek Author-X-Name-Last: Suraweera Title: The Influence of IT Management Sophistication and IT Support on IT Success in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: This study examined three factors that influence information technology (IT) success in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs): internal IT support, external IT support, and IT management. Using survey data gathered from 289 small and medium‐sized Chartered Accounting firms in New Zealand, the results suggest that IT management in SMEs is best understood as a multidimensional concept consisting of practices related to: IT planning, IT organizing, IT controlling, and IT leading. This view clarifies and improves our understanding of the nature and character of IT management in SMEs. The results show that some SMEs are significantly more sophisticated than others in terms of their IT management practices. Both IT planning and IT leading were found to influence IT success. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 617-636 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12001 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12001 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:617-636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068211_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Author-Name: Jessica Denise Rottenberger Author-X-Name-First: Jessica Denise Author-X-Name-Last: Rottenberger Title: Examining the Link between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Learning Processes in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: The present study unravels how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) learn and determines the role that entrepreneurial orientation (EO) plays in how they learn. Adopting a multilevel perspective on learning and the unique role of the management team in SMEs, the study empirically examines the “feed‐forward” learning process initiated by the intuition and interpretation of individual managers, advanced by integration on the management team level, and brought to the organizational level by institutionalization. It also identifies firm‐level EO as an antecedent to this process on all three organizational levels, highlighting the relevance of innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk‐taking with respect to learning in SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 471-490 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12002 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12002 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:471-490 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068212_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shaji A. Khan Author-X-Name-First: Shaji A. Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Jintong Tang Author-X-Name-First: Jintong Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Renhong Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Renhong Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Title: The Impact of Environmental, Firm, and Relational Factors on Entrepreneurs' Ethically Suspect Behaviors Abstract: Entrepreneurs’ engagement in ethically suspect behaviors (ESBs) can have seriously negative business and social consequences. Yet what defines entrepreneurs’ ESBs remains unclear. Further, little is known about what factors contribute to such behaviors. This study provides conceptual clarification of entrepreneurs’ ESBs and examines environmental, firm, and individual factors in relation to them. Results, based on data from 158 Chinese entrepreneurs, indicate that dynamism, firm performance, and relational social capital are all negatively related to ESBs. Firm performance partially mediates the relationship between dynamism and ESBs, and albeit with marginal support, the relationship between entrepreneurs’ relational social capital and their ESBs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 637-657 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12003 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12003 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:637-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068213_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Antonia Madrid‐guijarro Author-X-Name-First: Antonia Author-X-Name-Last: Madrid‐guijarro Author-Name: Domingo García‐pérez‐de‐lema Author-X-Name-First: Domingo Author-X-Name-Last: García‐pérez‐de‐lema Author-Name: Howard Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Title: An Investigation of Spanish SME Innovation during Different Economic Conditions Abstract: This study investigates product, process, and management innovation among a sample of Spanish manufacturing small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) during the current economic downturn and a period of economic growth. Tobit analyses examined whether the level of process, product, and management innovation changed during the recessionary period relative to the expansionary period; and MCO estimations were used to show whether the recession affected the relationship between SME innovation and performance. Three main findings are: (1) innovation among Spanish manufacturing SMEs declined during the recent economic crisis; (2) the type of innovation at Spanish manufacturing SMEs changed during different economic conditions; and (3) innovation was positively associated with firm performance during the economic expansion and recession years. The results demonstrate the importance of adopting innovation into SME strategy over the business cycle. The findings have relevance to SMEs, government policymakers, and providers of consulting services. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 578-601 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12004 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12004 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:578-601 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068214_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joaquín Alegre Author-X-Name-First: Joaquín Author-X-Name-Last: Alegre Author-Name: Ricardo Chiva Author-X-Name-First: Ricardo Author-X-Name-Last: Chiva Title: Linking Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance: The Role of Organizational Learning Capability and Innovation Performance Abstract: This research contributes to the entrepreneurial orientation (EO)–performance literature by offering a wider picture that includes two intermediate steps: organizational learning capability (OLC) and innovation performance. This study also provides an explanation of intra‐industry firm performance differences by focusing on EO. We use structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses on a data set from talian and panish ceramic tile producers. The results support our conceptual model and demonstrate its usefulness in explaining differences in intra‐industry firm performance. Findings suggest that OLC and innovation performance should be enhanced by managers in order to boost the positive EO–performance link. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 491-507 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12005 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12005 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:491-507 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068215_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rozenn Perrigot Author-X-Name-First: Rozenn Author-X-Name-Last: Perrigot Author-Name: Begoña López‐fernández Author-X-Name-First: Begoña Author-X-Name-Last: López‐fernández Author-Name: Sevgin Eroglu Author-X-Name-First: Sevgin Author-X-Name-Last: Eroglu Title: Intangible Resources and Plural Form as Drivers of Franchise Internationalization: Examination within a Two‐Country Perspective Abstract: This study focuses on drivers of franchise network internationalization, namely, intangible resources and plural form. Intangible resources refer to those that the franchisor acquires over time and are deemed instrumental to firm success, namely, brand name, monitoring, and know‐how transfer abilities. Plural form refers to the coexistence of franchised outlets and company‐owned outlets within the same network. The empirical study involves 853 U.S. and rench networks. Findings indicate that the percentage of company‐owned outlets in international networks is lower than that in purely domestic networks, and this holds for both the combined data sample (nited tates and rance) and the U.S. sample on its own. Moreover, U.S. franchisors are shown to be much more internationalized, with a smaller percentage of company‐owned outlets than their rench counterparts. The intangible resource that most strongly affects franchise internationalization is brand‐name recognition, whereas there is partial support for the impact of two other intangible resources, namely, monitoring and know‐how transfer ability. The results of the logistic regression models underscore the importance of intangible resources in franchise network internationalization as well as the significant and negative impact of percentage of company‐owned outlets. Finally, the drivers of internationalization are not found to be statistically different between both countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 557-577 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12006 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12006 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:557-577 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068216_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nora Lado Author-X-Name-First: Nora Author-X-Name-Last: Lado Author-Name: Lola C. Duque Author-X-Name-First: Lola C. Author-X-Name-Last: Duque Author-Name: Daniel Alvarez bassi Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Alvarez bassi Title: Current Marketing Practices and Market Orientation in the Context of an Emerging Economy: The Case of Uruguay Abstract: This research explores the link between contemporary marketing practices, market orientation (MO), and business performance in ruguay, an emergent country that has recovered from an economic crisis. These approaches seem to be related but there is no existing evidence to confirm this impression. Lessons can be learned from understanding how effective the adoption of marketing practices is under a crisis scenario. Using data from interviews with 143 micro and small firms' managers, we identify three clusters dependant on the combination of marketing practices: a multimarketing cluster, a medium‐level relationship marketing cluster, and a transactional cluster. A model relating MO components and various performance measures is tested for the three clusters, showing that the multimarketing and transactional clusters are more effective in translating efforts and resources into business outcomes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 602-616 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12007 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12007 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:602-616 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068217_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kim Klyver Author-X-Name-First: Kim Author-X-Name-Last: Klyver Author-Name: Mark T. Schenkel Author-X-Name-First: Mark T. Author-X-Name-Last: Schenkel Title: From Resource Access to Use: Exploring the Impact of Resource Combinations on Nascent Entrepreneurship Abstract: Although prior research primarily has investigated the independent financial, human, and social capital effects on the decision to create a new venture, little research has investigated the combined effects, leaving potentially meaningful interdependencies less well understood. This study addresses that void explicitly by investigating both the independent effects and the combined effects of human, social, and financial capital influences on the new venture creation decision. The results of the study suggest a change in focus from resource access to resource use and produce important theoretical and practical implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 539-556 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12030 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12030 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:539-556 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068218_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard J. Gentry Author-X-Name-First: Richard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Gentry Author-Name: Thomas Dalziel Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Dalziel Author-Name: Mark A. Jamison Author-X-Name-First: Mark A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jamison Title: Who Do Start‐Up Firms Imitate? A Study of New Market Entries in the CLEC Industry Abstract: Institutional theory contends firms imitate other firms with ideal traits, whereas the strategic groups literature on imitation suggests firms imitate similar firms. We address this debate by studying 1,067 market entries by founder‐managed start‐ups in the U.S. Competitive Local Exchange Carrier industry from 1996 to 2004. In support of the strategic groups literature, start‐ups imitate entry decisions of and gravitate toward markets that are densely populated by other start‐ups. Though start‐ups avoid markets already densely populated by corporate ventures, they imitate the market entries of corporate ventures. Our discussion of these and other findings provide insights for start‐ups navigating new industries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 525-538 Issue: 4 Volume: 51 Year: 2013 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12055 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12055 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:51:y:2013:i:4:p:525-538 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068219_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Óscar González‐benito Author-X-Name-First: Óscar Author-X-Name-Last: González‐benito Author-Name: Javier González‐Benito Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: González‐Benito Author-Name: Pablo A. Muñoz‐gallego Author-X-Name-First: Pablo A. Author-X-Name-Last: Muñoz‐gallego Title: On the Consequences of Market Orientation across Varied Environmental Dynamism and Competitive Intensity Levels Abstract: Many firms attempt to develop market‐oriented attitudes and behaviors because of their presumably positive consequences for performance. A market orientation can provide the cultural basis for successful differentiation strategies focused on customer satisfaction. However, inconclusive evidence regarding the relationship between market orientation and performance demands an analysis of possible moderators. This paper therefore analyzes the moderating role of environmental characteristics in the market orientation–performance relationship. Heterogeneous methodologies and measures could explain some diversity in empirical results. Moreover, both the market orientation–performance relationship and the moderating effects of environment dynamism, turbulence, hostility, and complexity may depend on more general characteristics of the environment. A complete diagnostic of the moderating effect of the environment must analyze phenomena in different socioeconomic and political–regulatory contexts. Therefore, the authors (1) analyze the moderating role of environmental dynamism and competitive intensity; (2) consider a broad range of performance measures, distinguished as effectiveness, efficiency, and adaptability measures and as financial and operational measures; and (3) focus on a priority 1 region of the uropean nion, characterized by small and medium‐sized enterprises that face a global competitive scenario from a disadvantaged local environment. The empirical results support the positive relationship between market orientation and performance and indicate the relationship is inhibited by competitive intensity, which contrasts with existing arguments and empirical results. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-21 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12028 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12028 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:1-21 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068220_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mariasole Bannò Author-X-Name-First: Mariasole Author-X-Name-Last: Bannò Author-Name: Lucia Piscitello Author-X-Name-First: Lucia Author-X-Name-Last: Piscitello Author-Name: Celeste Amorim varum Author-X-Name-First: Celeste Author-X-Name-Last: Amorim varum Title: The Impact of Public Support on SMEs' Outward FDI: Evidence from Italy* Abstract: This paper evaluates the impact of public financial support to the internationalization of small and medium enterprises. We analyze the growth performance of firms that conducted outward foreign direct investments in the period 1994–2008, comparing firms that benefited from public support (380) with a sample of firms that also internationalized their activity in the same period but without any incentive (508). The econometric results, stemming from a two‐step treatment effect model, reveal that incentives are effective in enhancing firms' performance in terms of domestic turnover and productivity growth, especially when they are targeted at smaller and younger firms. Moreover, the effect of the incentives is enhanced for firms that have accumulated international experience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 22-38 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12029 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12029 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:22-38 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068221_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shaji A. Khan Author-X-Name-First: Shaji A. Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Jintong Tang Author-X-Name-First: Jintong Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Kailash Joshi Author-X-Name-First: Kailash Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi Title: Disengagement of Nascent Entrepreneurs from the Start‐Up Process Abstract: This study examines the roles of entrepreneur motivation and a potentially adverse founding condition in disengagement of nascent entrepreneurs from the start‐up process. Specifically, measures of goal commitment, self‐efficacy, and perceived competition intensity from 943 nascent entrepreneurs are employed to predict disengagement as reported one year later. Results indicate that high perceived competition intensity renders the otherwise strong negative main effect of goal commitment on disengagement, not significant. The even stronger negative main effect of self‐efficacy on disengagement, however, is not contingent on perceived competition intensity. Further, perceived competition intensity by itself does not appear to influence nascent entrepreneurs' disengagement. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 39-58 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12032 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12032 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:39-58 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068222_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Levent Altinay Author-X-Name-First: Levent Author-X-Name-Last: Altinay Author-Name: Mark N. K. Saunders Author-X-Name-First: Mark N. K. Author-X-Name-Last: Saunders Author-Name: Catherine L. Wang Author-X-Name-First: Catherine L. Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: The Influence of Culture on Trust Judgments in Customer Relationship Development by Ethnic Minority Small Businesses* Abstract: This paper explores the influence of culture on trust judgments in customer relationship development by ethnic minority small businesses (EMSBs). hao and oon's “cultural mosaic” of overlapping “cultural tiles” is used to develop a generic conceptual model regarding the relationships between multiple cultural identities, trust, and customer relationship development. Drawing on qualitative data from semistructured interviews with 134 Turkish EMSBs in ondon (United Kingdom), our findings contribute to the understanding of how different cultural tiles influence the dimensions of trust judgments in relationship development between EMSBs and different customer groups. Seven propositions and a theoretical framework regarding these relationships are offered for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 59-78 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12033 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12033 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:59-78 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068223_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Barthélemy Chollet Author-X-Name-First: Barthélemy Author-X-Name-Last: Chollet Author-Name: Mickael Géraudel Author-X-Name-First: Mickael Author-X-Name-Last: Géraudel Author-Name: Caroline Mothe Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: Mothe Title: Generating Business Referrals for SMEs: The Contingent Value of CEOs' Social Capital* Abstract: We examine how small and medium‐sized enterprise (SME) chief executive officers' (CEOs) social capital (as measured by strength of ties and structural holes) can help them bring business to their firms through the spread of positive referrals. Based on a sample of 408 French SME CEOs, we find a direct effect of social capital. Such effect is contingent on the CEO's personality, with social capital being most beneficial to CEOs with low levels of conscientiousness. CEOs' social ties facilitate the distortion of information, thereby leading personal contacts to give referrals to and endorse a focal CEO, even in the presence of negative signals, such as low conscientiousness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 79-101 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12034 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12034 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:79-101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068224_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oscar Martín martín Author-X-Name-First: Oscar Author-X-Name-Last: Martín martín Author-Name: Rian Drogendijk Author-X-Name-First: Rian Author-X-Name-Last: Drogendijk Title: Country Distance (COD): Development and Validation of a New Objective Measure* Abstract: We propose a multidimensional and objective measure, country distance (COD), as a comprehensive measure of distance between countries. Although the literature has called for a measure like this, in particular to support international decision‐making by small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), the research carried out so far has relied on measures of limited focus. We use partial least squares to develop the COD index and investigate the relative importance of its three dimensions: socioeconomic development, physical, and cultural and historical distance. We externally validate the measure in an analysis of the international market selection decisions of a sample of SMEs and country‐level export flows. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 102-125 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12035 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12035 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:102-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068225_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Craig Armstrong Author-X-Name-First: Craig Author-X-Name-Last: Armstrong Author-Name: Ben Craig Author-X-Name-First: Ben Author-X-Name-Last: Craig Author-Name: William E. Jackson III Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson III Author-Name: James B. Thomson Author-X-Name-First: James B. Author-X-Name-Last: Thomson Title: The Moderating Influence of Financial Market Development on the Relationship between Loan Guarantees for SMEs and Local Market Employment Rates Abstract: We empirically examine whether a major government intervention in the small firm credit market yields significantly better results in markets that are less financially developed. The government intervention that we investigate is mall usiness dministration (SBA) guaranteed lending. After controlling for the appropriate cross‐sectional market characteristics, we find that SBA guaranteed lending has a significantly more positive impact on the average annual level of employment when the local market is relatively less financially developed. This result has important implications for public policy directives concerning where SBA guaranteed lending should be directed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 126-140 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12036 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12036 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:126-140 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068226_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Johan Maes Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Maes Author-Name: Luc Sels Author-X-Name-First: Luc Author-X-Name-Last: Sels Title: SMEs' Radical Product Innovation: The Role of Internally and Externally Oriented Knowledge Capabilities* Abstract: This study examines the role and contribution of specific internally (knowledge diversity and sharing capabilities) and externally oriented knowledge‐related capabilities (exploratory, transformative, and exploitative learning processes of absorptive capacity) to radical product innovation in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). It extends the current literature on the topic by considering both types of knowledge‐related capabilities and by hypothesizing and testing connections between both. Our path analysis results, based on a sample of 194 SMEs in dynamic environments, indicate that radical innovation is positively affected by exploitative learning and by the knowledge sharing capability. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 141-163 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12037 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12037 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:141-163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068227_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Aodheen O'donnell Author-X-Name-First: Aodheen Author-X-Name-Last: O'donnell Title: The Contribution of Networking to Small Firm Marketing Abstract: It is generally accepted that networking is one means through which owner–managers of small firms market their goods and services. However, though there has been considerable attention directed toward the concept of small business networking, previous studies have failed to present a comprehensive investigation of the contents of network links, an analysis of the benefits contained within these links, and an expatiation of how these benefits contribute to the small firm, specifically its marketing activities. To that end, this paper reports on an in‐depth qualitative study to present an analysis of the contribution that networking makes to small firm marketing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 164-187 Issue: 1 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12038 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:1:p:164-187 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068228_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francesco Chirico Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Chirico Author-Name: Massimo Bau’ Author-X-Name-First: Massimo Author-X-Name-Last: Bau’ Title: Is the Family an “Asset” or “Liability” for Firm Performance? The Moderating Role of Environmental Dynamism Abstract: By integrating the stewardship and agency perspectives, our study extends the understanding of the dynamics that regulate the family as either an asset or liability for the firm. Our results show that the percentage of family members on the top management team (TMT) has an inverted U‐shaped relationship with firm performance. However, when environmental dynamism is low, this curvilinear relationship becomes steeper. When environmental dynamism is high, an increased percentage of family members on the TMT enhances firm performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 210-225 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12095 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12095 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:210-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068229_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mattias Nordqvist Author-X-Name-First: Mattias Author-X-Name-Last: Nordqvist Author-Name: Pramodita Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Pramodita Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Francesco Chirico Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Chirico Title: Family Firm Heterogeneity and Governance: A Configuration Approach Abstract: Family involvement in ownership and management of business varies significantly within family firms. Although the literature recognizes the diversity in family firms, it remains unclear what governance mechanisms are most appropriate to achieve prioritized performance goals of different types of family firms. By combining two established categorizations of family involvement in firm ownership and management, nine types of family firms are identified. Drawing on the configuration approach, we theorize the governance mechanisms likely to most efficiently address the incentive systems, authority relations, and norms of legitimization in each of these types of family firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 192-209 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12096 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12096 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:192-209 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068230_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: W. Gibb Dyer Author-X-Name-First: W. Gibb Author-X-Name-Last: Dyer Author-Name: Elizabeth Nenque Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth Author-X-Name-Last: Nenque Author-Name: E. Jeffrey Hill Author-X-Name-First: E. Jeffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Hill Title: Toward a Theory of Family Capital and Entrepreneurship: Antecedents and Outcomes Abstract: We propose that family capital—human, social, and financial—influences entrepreneurial activity and self‐employment rates. Furthermore, family capital has some unique advantages: It is difficult to imitate, can be mobilized quickly, has low transaction costs, and can be transferred efficiently across generations. We propose a model describing the relationship between family capital and entrepreneurial outcomes based on: (1) family patterns, (2) family capital, and (3) entrepreneurial outcomes. We also propose several moderator variables that would affect the formation and transfer of family capital. Recent family trends (e.g., marriage and fertility rates, cohabitation, divorce, and out‐of‐wedlock birthrates) may affect family capital in the nited States and elsewhere. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 266-285 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12097 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12097 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:266-285 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068231_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sean Sehyun Yoo Author-X-Name-First: Sean Sehyun Author-X-Name-Last: Yoo Author-Name: Mark T. Schenkel Author-X-Name-First: Mark T. Author-X-Name-Last: Schenkel Author-Name: Jaemin Kim Author-X-Name-First: Jaemin Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Examining the Impact of Inherited Succession Identity on Family Firm Performance Abstract: The vast majority of research on family firm performance following intergenerational succession draws on either agency or stewardship theory, resulting in conflicting findings and conclusions. In this study, we depart from the mainstream by focusing on how inherited successor identity and its combined influence with successors’ broader socioeconomic context exert impact on intergenerational post‐succession performance. Drawing on social embeddedness perspective, we hypothesize that a non‐first‐son‐based succession identity disproportionately better positions successors to take advantage of the informational exchange relationships and entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly when succession identity interacts with independent outside board members, as well as large blocks of outside shareholders, while simultaneously avoiding the pressures and constraints associated with “family tradition” aspects of the family business system. Data collected from a sample of Korean family firms showed support for this moderation hypothesis. These results suggest the need for more theoretically grounded research on the inherited identity of successors to help draw a more realistic and balanced picture of social dynamics in family firm performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 246-265 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12098 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12098 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:246-265 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068232_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dianne H. B. Welsh Author-X-Name-First: Dianne H. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Welsh Author-Name: Esra Memili Author-X-Name-First: Esra Author-X-Name-Last: Memili Author-Name: Eugene Kaciak Author-X-Name-First: Eugene Author-X-Name-Last: Kaciak Author-Name: Miyuki Ochi Author-X-Name-First: Miyuki Author-X-Name-Last: Ochi Title: Japanese Women Entrepreneurs: Implications for Family Firms Abstract: Japanese women entrepreneurs and their predominately family‐owned firms are a growing economic segment in apan. The number of entrepreneurs of both genders in apan is proportionately very small compared to other countries. The purpose of this research is to investigate the characteristics of Japanese women entrepreneurs and their family firms, identify barriers and resources that affect their success. A customized long‐term support system with strong connections between family business supporters and women business owners by both the governmental and private agencies was identified as important for further growth of Japanese women entrepreneurs. Implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 286-305 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12099 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12099 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:286-305 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068233_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Massimo G. Colombo Author-X-Name-First: Massimo G. Author-X-Name-Last: Colombo Author-Name: Alfredo De massis Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: De massis Author-Name: Evila Piva Author-X-Name-First: Evila Author-X-Name-Last: Piva Author-Name: Cristina Rossi‐lamastra Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi‐lamastra Author-Name: Mike Wright Author-X-Name-First: Mike Author-X-Name-Last: Wright Title: Sales and Employment Changes in Entrepreneurial Ventures with Family Ownership: Empirical Evidence from High‐Tech Industries Abstract: We examine the relation between changes in employment and changes in sales for entrepreneurial ventures with and without family ownership. We argue that this positive relation is weaker for entrepreneurial ventures with family ownership. The goal of preserving socio‐emotional wealth (SEW) makes indeed these firms more reluctant to hire (fire) employees in correspondence with an increase (decrease) in sales than their counterparts without family ownership. Results on a sample of talian entrepreneurial ventures in high‐tech industries support our arguments. They also show that the strength of the relation depends on the composition of the entrepreneurial team. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 226-245 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12100 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12100 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:226-245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068234_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Senay Sabah Author-X-Name-First: Senay Author-X-Name-Last: Sabah Author-Name: Alan L. Carsrud Author-X-Name-First: Alan L. Author-X-Name-Last: Carsrud Author-Name: Akin Kocak Author-X-Name-First: Akin Author-X-Name-Last: Kocak Title: The Impact of Cultural Openness, Religion, and Nationalism on Entrepreneurial Intensity: Six Prototypical Cases of Turkish Family Firms Abstract: The literature on family business and entrepreneurship has not fully investigated the combined effects of cultural openness, religion, and nationalism on entrepreneurial intensity in a firm. This is especially true for firms outside of estern urope and orth merica. To address this gap, the study examines the impact of these factors using a set of six Turkish entrepreneurial family firms. Entrepreneurial intensity is evaluated on the basis of the formulation put forth by orris and exton (1996), highlighting the degree and frequency of entrepreneurship. Results show that slam is conducive to entrepreneurial intensity within Turkish context. Nationalistic firms show lower frequency and degree of entrepreneurial intensity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 306-324 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12101 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12101 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:306-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068235_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alfredo De massis Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: De massis Author-Name: Josip Kotlar Author-X-Name-First: Josip Author-X-Name-Last: Kotlar Author-Name: Jess H. Chua Author-X-Name-First: Jess H. Author-X-Name-Last: Chua Author-Name: James J. Chrisman Author-X-Name-First: James J. Author-X-Name-Last: Chrisman Title: Ability and Willingness as Sufficiency Conditions for Family‐Oriented Particularistic Behavior: Implications for Theory and Empirical Studies Abstract: Distinguishing sufficient conditions from necessary conditions is crucial in both theoretical and empirical studies. We propose that the sufficiency condition for family involvement to produce family‐oriented particularistic behavior in a firm requires the presence of both ability and willingness. We demonstrate how the omission of this sufficiency condition in commonly used theoretical models employed to explain how family involvement affects firm behavior can result in theoretical limitations and empirical indeterminacy. Finally, we discuss how considering both ability and willingness can lead to better theory, more generalizable empirical findings, and help explain heterogeneity among firms with family involvement. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 344-364 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12102 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12102 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:344-364 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068236_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marco Cucculelli Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Cucculelli Author-Name: Lidia Mannarino Author-X-Name-First: Lidia Author-X-Name-Last: Mannarino Author-Name: Valeria Pupo Author-X-Name-First: Valeria Author-X-Name-Last: Pupo Author-Name: Fernanda Ricotta Author-X-Name-First: Fernanda Author-X-Name-Last: Ricotta Title: Owner‐Management, Firm Age, and Productivity in Italian Family Firms Abstract: Using total factor productivity as a measure of corporate performance, we find that Italian family‐run firms are less productive than firms run by outside managers and the result is robust to potential endogeneity of management regime. This difference tends to vanish when the age of the firms is taken into account. Also, when considering family‐owned firms only, there is no difference in performance between outside managers and family managers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 325-343 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12103 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12103 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:325-343 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068237_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alan Carsrud Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Carsrud Author-Name: Marco Cucculelli Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Cucculelli Title: Family Firms, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 189-191 Issue: 2 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12104 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12104 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:2:p:189-191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068238_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Li Cai Author-X-Name-First: Li Author-X-Name-Last: Cai Author-Name: Mathew Hughes Author-X-Name-First: Mathew Author-X-Name-Last: Hughes Author-Name: Miaomiao Yin Author-X-Name-First: Miaomiao Author-X-Name-Last: Yin Title: The Relationship between Resource Acquisition Methods and Firm Performance in Chinese New Ventures: The Intermediate Effect of Learning Capability* Abstract: Despite the omnipresent popularity of the resource‐based view of the firm, our understanding of how firms convert resource acquisition into performance returns remains something of a black box. We seek to unpack this problem in this study. Building on the resource‐based view and combining insights from organizational learning theory, this paper develops a theoretical model consisting of seven hypotheses in which resource purchase, resource attraction, and resource internal development are positively related to new venture performance, and in which learning capability mediates these relationships. We also posit that resource acquisition methods augment the learning capability of the firm en route to securing superior new venture performance. We test these hypotheses using survey data from new ventures in China. The results indicate that all three methods of resource acquisition have positive effects on new venture performance, that resource attraction and internal development have positive effects on learning capability in new ventures, and that learning capability mediates the relationship between these two resource acquisition practices and new venture performance. We put forward implications for theory and practice to close the work. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 365-389 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12039 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12039 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:365-389 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068239_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gordon Liu Author-X-Name-First: Gordon Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Wai‐wai Ko Author-X-Name-First: Wai‐wai Author-X-Name-Last: Ko Title: Charity Retailing in the United Kingdom: A Managerial Capabilities Perspective Abstract: Nonprofit organizations are venturing into commercial activities due to the intense competition for the limited government funds and declining availability of donor funds for third‐sector organizations that address social problems. Charity retailing, a popular choice of commercial activity for nonprofit organization, has filled vacant premises in the high streets of the small towns and suburbs of large cities in the nited ingdom. Successful charity retail operation requires distinctive capabilities necessary to manage organizations' resources in commercial environment. Using 60 in‐depth elite interviews, we introduce the concept of managerial capabilities for charity retailing. Research propositions and management implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 390-406 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12040 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12040 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:390-406 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068240_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Susanne Birgit Spillecke Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Birgit Author-X-Name-Last: Spillecke Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Title: Antecedents and Performance Implications of a Sales Department's Learning and Entrepreneurial Orientation in SMEs Abstract: Existing research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has concentrated on the organizational level but neglected the analysis of more fine‐grained effects of in organizations. This study applies the concept of to the departmental level and investigates the sales department's entrepreneurial orientation (SDEO) and salespeople's learning orientation (SDEO) and these orientations' impact on sales performance. Using a survey of 268 small and medium‐sized enterprises, the authors find that is a key performance lever, whereas only indirectly fosters sales performance through driving . Furthermore, informal controls and technological turbulence are found to be important drivers of SDEO and SLO. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 407-426 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12041 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12041 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:407-426 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068241_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andrea Lanza Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Lanza Author-Name: Mariacarmela Passarelli Author-X-Name-First: Mariacarmela Author-X-Name-Last: Passarelli Title: Technology Change and Dynamic Entrepreneurial Capabilities Abstract: The paper examines how a small entrepreneurial firm can achieve successful product innovation and technology change by substituting the traditional drivers for innovation with higher order organizational capabilities. In particular, we introduce the concept of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities defined as higher order capabilities peculiar to small and medium‐sized enterprises. We used a longitudinal case study to investigate a complex and discontinuous technology innovation undertaken by Vetromed. Our findings clarify the role of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities in enacting, developing, refining, and deploying three substantive entrepreneurial capabilities: distributed entrepreneurial insight, entrepreneurial heuristics, and entrepreneurial flexibility. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 427-450 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12042 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12042 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:427-450 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068242_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Florian B. Zapkau Author-X-Name-First: Florian B. Author-X-Name-Last: Zapkau Author-Name: Christian Schwens Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Schwens Author-Name: Rüdiger Kabst Author-X-Name-First: Rüdiger Author-X-Name-Last: Kabst Title: Foreign Direct Investments and Domestic Employment of German SMEs: The Moderating Effect of Owner Management Abstract: Despite considerable research, the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic employment is still inconclusive. The present paper contributes to extant research by providing differentiated findings on the FDI and domestic employment relationship. We examine how horizontal and vertical FDI impact domestic employment and how the effects are contingent on the ownership structure of the firm. Testing hypotheses on a dataset of 1,079 erman small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) shows that horizontal FDI has a positive influence, whereas vertical FDI has a negative influence on domestic employment. Furthermore, domestic downsizing due to the establishment of foreign production subsidiaries is less severe in owner‐managed SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 451-476 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12044 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12044 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:451-476 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068243_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pascual Berrone Author-X-Name-First: Pascual Author-X-Name-Last: Berrone Author-Name: Hector Gertel Author-X-Name-First: Hector Author-X-Name-Last: Gertel Author-Name: Roberto Giuliodori Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Giuliodori Author-Name: Leandra Bernard Author-X-Name-First: Leandra Author-X-Name-Last: Bernard Author-Name: Eugenia Meiners Author-X-Name-First: Eugenia Author-X-Name-Last: Meiners Title: Determinants of Performance in Microenterprises: Preliminary Evidence from Argentina* Abstract: This paper proposes a theoretical multilevel framework that studies the determinants of microenterprises' performance. Using a unique data set of nearly 300 microenterprises located in rgentina, we find that human capital (proxied by educational level and degree of dedication), innovation, and intensity of use of own capital are important determinants of the microenterprise's performance. Moreover, we found that public policies give support primarily to microenterprises arising from unemployment. Additionally, these firms were found to be relatively less successful in terms of their performance, suggesting a pro‐poor bias. Finally, we provide a taxonomy of microenterprises which distinguishes four different microentrepreneurial profiles. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 477-500 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12045 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12045 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:477-500 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068244_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Carlos M. P. Sousa Author-X-Name-First: Carlos M. P. Author-X-Name-Last: Sousa Author-Name: Jorge F. B. Lengler Author-X-Name-First: Jorge F. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Lengler Author-Name: Francisco J. Martínez‐lópez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco J. Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez‐lópez Title: Testing for Linear and Quadratic Effects between Price Adaptation and Export Performance: The Impact of Values and Perceptions* Abstract: Managerial perceptions are essential in explaining strategic decisions. It is, therefore, surprising that despite a number of studies that have examined the impact of managerial characteristics in exporting, little research has been reported in the export literature that investigates the importance of managers' perceptions on strategic decisions and resultant performance outcomes. To address this gap in the literature, the authors examine the key determinants of managers' psychic distance as well as its influence on international pricing decisions, and this in turn, on the export performance of small and medium sized enterprises. We also examine the quadratic effects of price adaptation on export performance. This is particularly relevant as price adaptation and export performance have been assumed in the literature to have a linear relationship. The results show that managers' perceptions have a significant impact on pricing decisions and resultant performance outcomes. Our findings also indicate that price adaptation has an inverted ‐shaped relationship with export performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 501-520 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12046 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12046 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:501-520 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068245_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daniel Prajogo Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Prajogo Author-Name: Christopher M. Mcdermott Author-X-Name-First: Christopher M. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcdermott Title: Antecedents of Service Innovation in SMEs: Comparing the Effects of External and Internal Factors Abstract: Increasing attention has been paid of late to the importance of effectively developing both exploratory and exploitative innovation in firms. Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the growth of economies and in job creation, yet at the same time they can differ significantly from larger firms with respect to effective management. Recent research has examined the effects of environmental and organizational characteristics on the effective development of exploratory and exploitative innovation. SMEs differ from larger firms in many ways, such as the availability of resources, and it is unclear whether findings based on studies in larger firms will also hold true for SMEs. As such, it is important to explore and understand the extent to which SMEs differ from large firms in this important area. Specifically, this paper empirically examines the extent to which organizational factors (connectedness, centralization, formalization) and business environment (dynamism and hostility) are associated with different types of innovation orientations (exploratory and exploitative) among SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 521-540 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12047 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12047 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:521-540 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068246_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Paola Rodríguez gutiérrez Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez gutiérrez Author-Name: María Del Mar Fuentes fuentes Author-X-Name-First: María Del Mar Author-X-Name-Last: Fuentes fuentes Author-Name: Lázaro Rodríguez ariza Author-X-Name-First: Lázaro Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez ariza Title: Strategic Capabilities and Performance in Women‐Owned Businesses in Mexico Abstract: The dire economic situation in Mexico, with its high rate of unemployment, makes it necessary for many women to find some form of economic activity to provide income for their families. Although such conditions could encourage the creation of new firms, the results of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2006 eport show a gap between the number of women involved in nascent and young entrepreneurship initiatives and the number who owns established firms. This gap may indicate that the firms created need to improve their competitiveness and their ability to survive.The model proposed adopts the resource‐based view of the firm as a theoretical framework from which to study how entrepreneurial orientation, market orientation, and learning orientation, as well as the interactions between them, influence the achievement of competitive advantage and superior performance in businesses owned by women. Our investigation analyzes businesses established and managed by women in exico and registered with the sociación exicana de ujeres mpresarias . (exican ssociation of usiness omen) and the ed de mpresarias del nstituto acional de ujeres (omen ntrepreneurs etwork of the ational omen's nstitute). To gather the information needed, the study used a questionnaire as a measuring instrument. The results are based on the 90 complete answers received from the questionnaires distributed.The results show that all of relationships in our model are positive except the hypothesis that learning orientation mediates in the relationship between market orientation and performance. The results suggest that entrepreneurial orientation reinforces the effect of two capabilities, market orientation and learning orientation, on firm performance. They also reaffirm that the three capabilities assessed may lead an organization to differentiate itself from its competitors by improving its performance. In addition to contributing to the literature on female entrepreneurship, the results have important implications for management. Understanding the relationships between capabilities and the performance of women‐owned businesses in exico can permit the identification of areas for improvement to promote the growth and survival of this type of firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 541-554 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:541-554 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068247_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ryo Hasumi Author-X-Name-First: Ryo Author-X-Name-Last: Hasumi Author-Name: Hideaki Hirata Author-X-Name-First: Hideaki Author-X-Name-Last: Hirata Title: Small Business Credit Scoring and Its Pitfalls: Evidence from Japan* Abstract: This paper studies the apanese credit scoring market using data on 2,000 small and medium‐sized enterprises and a small business credit scoring (SBCS) model widely used in the market. After constructing a model for determining a bank's profit maximization, some simulation exercises are conducted, and pitfalls of lending based on SBCS are indicated. The simulation results suggest that the reason why SBCS loan losses occur would be the combination of adverse selection and window‐dressing problems. In addition, omitted variable bias and transparency of financial statements are important. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 555-568 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12049 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12049 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:555-568 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068248_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Uwe Voss Author-X-Name-First: Uwe Author-X-Name-Last: Voss Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Title: The Effectiveness of Management Control in Small Firms: Perspectives from Resource Dependence Theory Abstract: In the present study, the authors explore how small firms' human resource management (HRM) systems influence the effectiveness of their formal and informal management controls. Coinvestigations of broader control systems and HRM in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are significantly lacking in the existing literature. A better understanding of the links between control and HRM will lead to better prescriptions regarding how control relates to performance in small firms. To address this gap, the authors develop a theoretical model based on reen and elsh's seminal application of resource dependence theory to management control and test its propositions using structural equation modeling on a sample of 317 SMEs. The empirical findings suggest that control has a stronger effect on SME performance if the firm emphasizes HRM. Managers should employ a portfolio consisting of both formal and informal controls. The paper closes with discussions of its implications for theory and managerial practice, highlighting limitations and potential future research avenues. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 569-587 Issue: 3 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:3:p:569-587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068249_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hsiang‐lan Chen Author-X-Name-First: Hsiang‐lan Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Wen‐tsung Hsu Author-X-Name-First: Wen‐tsung Author-X-Name-Last: Hsu Author-Name: Chiao‐yi Chang Author-X-Name-First: Chiao‐yi Author-X-Name-Last: Chang Title: Family Ownership, Institutional Ownership, and Internationalization of SMEs Abstract: Family ownership has been recognized as an important determinant of corporate strategic choices; however, little research investigates the effects of family ownership and corporate governance on internationalization in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper utilizes agency theory and the resource‐based view to analyze the relationships between family ownership, institutional ownership, and internationalization. Using a sample of Taiwanese SMEs, the finding of a positive family ownership–internationalization relationship suggests that family ownership may encourage internationalization. The interaction of family ownership and institutional ownership is positively related to internationalization, suggesting that SMEs with high family ownership are more likely to internationalize as institutional ownership increases. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 771-789 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12031 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12031 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:771-789 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068250_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Erik Noyes Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Noyes Author-Name: Candy Brush Author-X-Name-First: Candy Author-X-Name-Last: Brush Author-Name: Ken Hatten Author-X-Name-First: Ken Author-X-Name-Last: Hatten Author-Name: Laurel Smith‐doerr Author-X-Name-First: Laurel Author-X-Name-Last: Smith‐doerr Title: Firm Network Position and Corporate Venture Capital Investment Abstract: This study investigates why some firms have been more likely to make corporate venture capital investments than others. We anchor this study within a social networks perspective and prior network research that shows that information about business practices diffuses unevenly through interlocking boards, thereby influencing the corporate adoption of novel business practices. Using annual data on interlocking boards and corporate venture capital investments for S&P500 companies for the years 1996–2006, we show that a firm's corporate venture capital investment behavior can be predicted by its cumulative access to information about corporate venture capital practices gained through interlocking boards. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 713-731 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12051 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12051 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:713-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068251_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andreas Engelen Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Engelen Author-Name: Tessa Christina Flatten Author-X-Name-First: Tessa Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Flatten Author-Name: Julia Thalmann Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Thalmann Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Title: The Effect of Organizational Culture on Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Comparison between Germany and Thailand Abstract: Prior research has emphasized the positive impact of a firm's entrepreneurial orientation on its performance. An unanswered question concerns what organizational antecedents and drivers foster entrepreneurial orientation. Based on a sample of 643 German and Thai companies, this study analyzes how organizational culture influences a firm's entrepreneurial orientation and how this relationship is influenced by national culture. Results show that an organizational culture that is an adhocracy is most effective in advancing entrepreneurial orientation, especially in national cultures that are characterized by strong individualism and low power distance, whereas a hierarchical organizational culture is generally a barrier to entrepreneurial orientation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 732-752 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12052 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:732-752 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068252_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jung Sub Lee Author-X-Name-First: Jung Sub Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Youngsun Kwon Author-X-Name-First: Youngsun Author-X-Name-Last: Kwon Title: Exploring Key Factors of Application Software Services and Their Relationships for Organizational Success in SMEs Abstract: This paper sets up an extended model that integrates the technology acceptance model and DeLone and McLean's information system success model and also extends this integrated model by adding a construct representing specific features of application services in order to investigate the way that features of application services influence small and medium‐sized enterprises' use of application services. Overall, the extended model performs well in explaining the relationships between constructs, and this research shows that certain specific features of application services are key factors that have positive effects on application service usage behavior and organizational success. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 753-770 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12053 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12053 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:753-770 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068253_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francisco Arcelus Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Arcelus Author-Name: Zuray Melgarejo Author-X-Name-First: Zuray Author-X-Name-Last: Melgarejo Author-Name: Katrin Simón Author-X-Name-First: Katrin Author-X-Name-Last: Simón Title: Managerial Performance Differences between Labor‐Owned and Participatory Capitalist Firms Abstract: This paper tests for differences in the managerial performance of micro and small firms, classified by capital‐ownership configuration, be they labor‐owned or participatory capitalist firms. Measures of managerial performance comprise indices of economic performance, profitability, financial structure, worker remuneration, and solvency. Explanators of these differences include the age of the firm, its economic sector of operations, its capital‐ownership configuration and an ordinal measure of strategic risk. The evidence rejects ibrat's law of proportional effects, in favor of the life cycle hypothesis. It also leads to inconclusive short‐term effects and to a nondifferential role of the type of key capital‐ownership configuration in a firm's long‐term prospects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 808-828 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12056 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12056 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:808-828 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068254_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jae‐eun Chung Author-X-Name-First: Jae‐eun Author-X-Name-Last: Chung Title: Does Small Retailer Market Orientation Matter for Long‐Term Oriented Relationships with Suppliers? Abstract: This study examines the influences of small retailer market orientation on supplier transaction‐specific investment and supplier role performance and the roles of supplier transaction‐specific investment and supplier role performance in determining small retailer long‐term orientation. Data were collected from 102 small independent apparel stores in the nited tates The results show that small retailer market orientation positively influences supplier transaction‐specific investment, which in turn influences supplier role performance. Supplier transaction‐specific investment and role performance influence small retailer trust, but only supplier transaction‐specific investment positively affects small retailer dependence. Small retailer trust and supplier transaction‐specific investment influence small retailer long‐term orientation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 790-807 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12061 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12061 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:790-807 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068255_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ahu Tatli Author-X-Name-First: Ahu Author-X-Name-Last: Tatli Author-Name: Joana Vassilopoulou Author-X-Name-First: Joana Author-X-Name-Last: Vassilopoulou Author-Name: Mustafa Özbilgin Author-X-Name-First: Mustafa Author-X-Name-Last: Özbilgin Author-Name: Cynthia Forson Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia Author-X-Name-Last: Forson Author-Name: Natasha Slutskaya Author-X-Name-First: Natasha Author-X-Name-Last: Slutskaya Title: A Bourdieuan Relational Perspective for Entrepreneurship Research Abstract: In this paper, we illustrate the possibilities a relational perspective offers for overcoming the dominant dichotomies (e.g., qualitative versus quantitative, agency versus structure) that exist in the study of entrepreneurial phenomena. Relational perspective is an approach to research that allows the exploration of a phenomenon, such as entrepreneurship, as irreducibly interconnected sets of relationships. We demonstrate how ierre ourdieu's concepts may be mobilized to offer an exemplary toolkit for a relational perspective in entrepreneurship research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 615-632 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12122 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12122 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:615-632 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068256_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Martine Hlady‐rispal Author-X-Name-First: Martine Author-X-Name-Last: Hlady‐rispal Author-Name: Estèle Jouison‐laffitte Author-X-Name-First: Estèle Author-X-Name-Last: Jouison‐laffitte Title: Qualitative Research Methods and Epistemological Frameworks: A Review of Publication Trends in Entrepreneurship* Abstract: Though recent assessments of the entrepreneurship field scan the focus, models, purpose, techniques, and data of articles, one area receives less attention: the study of qualitative papers in entrepreneurship, more specifically epistemological frameworks and data analysis methods. This review includes all 111 qualitative papers published between 2007 and 2012 in Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, and Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. The research outlines key methodological issues, examines recent qualitative methodological practices, and identifies new trends. It aims at contributing to a debate about publishing practices, concentrating on qualitative studies, and offers recommendations for researchers seeking to publish. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 594-614 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12123 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12123 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:594-614 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068257_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mine Karatas‐ozkan Author-X-Name-First: Mine Author-X-Name-Last: Karatas‐ozkan Author-Name: Alistair R. Anderson Author-X-Name-First: Alistair R. Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson Author-Name: Alain Fayolle Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Fayolle Author-Name: Jeremy Howells Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy Author-X-Name-Last: Howells Author-Name: Roland Condor Author-X-Name-First: Roland Author-X-Name-Last: Condor Title: Understanding Entrepreneurship: Challenging Dominant Perspectives and Theorizing Entrepreneurship through New Postpositivist Epistemologies Abstract: Entrepreneurship is characterized by complex, dynamic and emergent processes, and the interplay between actors, processes, and contexts. Postpositivistic approaches offer the opportunity to examine subtleties of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship by placing emphasis on a range of its dimensions and the interplays between dimensions. Despite a growing body of postpositivistic research in response to such calls, the legitimacy of these approaches is still subject to debate on the grounds of rigor and relevance. This special issue challenges these prevailing but often hidden assumptions governing the conduct and publication of scholarly inquiry in the field of entrepreneurship and offers alternative perspectives for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 589-593 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12124 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12124 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:589-593 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068258_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sarah Drakopoulou‐dodd Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Drakopoulou‐dodd Author-Name: Seonaidh Mcdonald Author-X-Name-First: Seonaidh Author-X-Name-Last: Mcdonald Author-Name: Gerard Mcelwee Author-X-Name-First: Gerard Author-X-Name-Last: Mcelwee Author-Name: Robert Smith Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: A Bourdieuan Analysis of Qualitative Authorship in Entrepreneurship Scholarship Abstract: Empirically, this study builds on responses from leading qualitative entrepreneurship scholars. We carry out a ourdieuan analysis of the field of entrepreneurship scholarship—particularly heterodox qualitative writing—and the way that scholars learn to play this game (habitus). It discusses unchallenged assumptions (doxa), commitment to shared stakes (illusio), the practice to achieve these stakes (practice), and the struggle for glories and riches (capital). By deploying ourdieu's frame, we have been able to expose key processes, structures, and relationships within qualitative entrepreneurship authorship. These offer four types of practical outcomes: guidance for good practice; insights into emotional aspects of authorship; warnings of potentially dysfunctional practices; and a celebration of our successes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 633-654 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12125 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12125 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:633-654 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068259_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eleanor Hamilton Author-X-Name-First: Eleanor Author-X-Name-Last: Hamilton Title: Entrepreneurial Narrative Identity and Gender: A Double Epistemological Shift Abstract: A double epistemological shift is proposed to challenge the enduring dominance of the discourse of entrepreneurial masculinity, which impedes our understanding of entrepreneurship. First, a reframing of the epistemological status of narrative supports philosophical and theoretical approaches to the constitution of narrative identity. Second, an epistemological shift to understand gender in entrepreneurship through the constitution of gendered identities in discourse is proposed. These shifts invoke the ontological dimension of narrative and contemporary theories of gender to understand entrepreneurial identity as co‐constituted and located in repertoires of historically and culturally situated narrative. This offers new theoretical and methodological possibilities in entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 703-712 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12127 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12127 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:703-712 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068260_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Laura A. Costanzo Author-X-Name-First: Laura A. Author-X-Name-Last: Costanzo Author-Name: Clodia Vurro Author-X-Name-First: Clodia Author-X-Name-Last: Vurro Author-Name: Doug Foster Author-X-Name-First: Doug Author-X-Name-Last: Foster Author-Name: Flavio Servato Author-X-Name-First: Flavio Author-X-Name-Last: Servato Author-Name: Francesco Perrini Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Perrini Title: Dual‐Mission Management in Social Entrepreneurship: Qualitative Evidence from Social Firms in the United Kingdom Abstract: Social enterprises are at risk of undermining the authenticity of their social purpose in the attempt to manage and balance multiple stakeholders' expectations. This study explores dynamics of dual‐mission management in relation to a group of U.K. social enterprises via an inductive qualitative multicases method. Results suggest that approaches to dual‐mission management vary along a continuum, ranging from the dimension of high compartmentalization to the dimension of high integration. It emerged that blended strategic planning, tailored production processes, and blended governance and management structures are critical key drivers of integration approaches to dual‐mission management. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 655-677 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12128 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12128 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:655-677 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068261_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Katerina Nicolopoulou Author-X-Name-First: Katerina Author-X-Name-Last: Nicolopoulou Title: Social Entrepreneurship between Cross‐Currents: Toward a Framework for Theoretical Restructuring of the Field Abstract: Scholars have characterized social entrepreneurship as an “accumulative fragmentalism,” primarily characterized by the use of case studies featuring prominent and innovative profiles of social enterprises and entrepreneurs. However, today, social entrepreneurship is between cross‐currents. On the one hand, it seeks, as a subfield, to solidify its theoretical and methodological underpinnings and standpoints. On the other hand, it is consistently exposed to field expansion, given that a number of its underlying frameworks, commonly shared with other fields (such as sustainability and corporate social responsibility [CSR]), are opening up to wider vistas of conceptualization and theorization. This is often through the influence of practice as well as theory. The contribution of the paper is threefold. First, it enhances our understanding of social entrepreneurship field development by identifying cross‐currents and by highlighting new angles for paradigmatic and theoretical positioning. Second, it implements a framework that scholars previously employed within the original field of entrepreneurship (ourdieu's theory of capitals and their transformations); in doing so, it also proceeds to propose an enrichment to the framework by including additional capitals that are specifically relevant for the field of social entrepreneurship and that are influenced by common agendas, as those exist in the fields of sustainability and CSR. Third, it offers insights for theory, as well as practice, which relate to understandings from the first two contributions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 678-702 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12130 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12130 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:678-702 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068262_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 829-829 Issue: 4 Volume: 52 Year: 2014 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12139 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12139 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:52:y:2014:i:4:p:829-829 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068330_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Philipp Sieger Author-X-Name-First: Philipp Author-X-Name-Last: Sieger Author-Name: Erik Monsen Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Monsen Title: Founder, Academic, or Employee? A Nuanced Study of Career Choice Intentions Abstract: We add novel insights to the debate about why individuals choose to start their own firm by comparing entrepreneurial intentions to the intentions to work at a university as an academic and to be employed in a private firm. To model this more complex set of career choices, we examine novel multiplicative aspects of the theory of planned behavior () and test our hypotheses on survey data of 15,866 students from 13 European countries. Multinomial logistic regression analyses reveal how the different elements influence career preferences and demonstrate the moderating effects of perceived controllability and desirability. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 30-57 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12181 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12181 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:30-57 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068331_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard A. Hunt Author-X-Name-First: Richard A. Author-X-Name-Last: Hunt Title: Contagion Entrepreneurship: Institutional Support, Strategic Incoherence, and the Social Costs of Over‐Entry Abstract: Existing literature on the legitimizing role of institutions tilts toward a “more is better” perspective, proffering the notion that the liabilities of smallness and newness can be mitigated through institutional policies that foster acceptance, trust, and confidence. Although this may seem reasonable, even desirable, institutional munificence can trigger massive over‐entry, potentially causing unintended consequences and unwanted social costs. Using a data set of nearly six million transaction‐level decisions involving all 612 companies and 56,240 permitted projects from a complete industry history, I find that unforeseen costs arise when small, early‐stage firms substitute the legitimizing effects of institutional support for strategic coherence. The findings are surprising and significant. While institutional support for new markets does in fact generate a surge in firm formations, the ill effects of munificence are evidenced by indiscriminate, contagion‐style market entry by unfit firms that perform poorly, fail quickly, and leave a long trail of regulatory violations in their collective wake. The study offers opportunities for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to reassess the core assumptions related to the benefits and costs of institutional support for new industries, firms, and entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 5-29 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12183 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12183 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:5-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068332_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Benjamin Lawrence Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Author-X-Name-Last: Lawrence Author-Name: Rozenn Perrigot Author-X-Name-First: Rozenn Author-X-Name-Last: Perrigot Title: Influence of Organizational Form and Customer Type on Online Customer Satisfaction Ratings* Abstract: In this paper, we explore the impact of the organizational form (company‐owned versus franchised) and the type of customer (nonbusiness versus business) on online consumer‐generated satisfaction ratings in the hotel industry. Our empirical study deals with 6,348 ripdvisor reviews regarding stays at one of 134 hotels of a plural form chain located in a estern uropean country. Our main finding reveals that the type of customer moderates the relationship between organizational form and customer satisfaction; business travelers having higher satisfaction with franchised hotels than company‐owned hotels in terms of satisfaction. We discuss the implications of these findings for the management of plural form chains. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 58-74 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12184 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12184 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:58-74 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068333_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Lara Agostini Author-X-Name-First: Lara Author-X-Name-Last: Agostini Author-Name: Roberto Filippini Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Filippini Author-Name: Anna Nosella Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Nosella Title: Brand‐Building Efforts and Their Association with SME Sales Performance Abstract: The objective of this paper was to investigate the association between branding, captured by the combined use of the number of corporate and product trademarks and marketing expenses, and small‐ to medium‐sized enterprise () sales performance in the fashion industry. The results of the panel regression model indicate that corporate trademarks and marketing expenses do have a positive association with s sales performance, and in particular, marketing expenses show the highest estimates. These results suggest that branding may also play a relevant also in the context, thus opening new paths for research within this field. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 161-173 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:161-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068334_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eftychia Palamida Author-X-Name-First: Eftychia Author-X-Name-Last: Palamida Author-Name: Savvas Papagiannidis Author-X-Name-First: Savvas Author-X-Name-Last: Papagiannidis Author-Name: Despoina Xanthopoulou Author-X-Name-First: Despoina Author-X-Name-Last: Xanthopoulou Author-Name: Teta Stamati Author-X-Name-First: Teta Author-X-Name-Last: Stamati Title: Capital, Motives, and Their Link to Investment Intentions: The Moderating Role of the Financial Crisis in Greece Abstract: This research examined the moderating role of the financial crisis on the relationship between capital/motives and investment intentions. Human and social capital, nonfinancial resources, and all motives except financial success related positively to investment intention. Social capital and the motive for financial success related positively to investment intention only for those affected by the crisis in a negative way. The motives for independence and recognition related positively to investment intention only for those affected by the crisis in a positive way, while the motive of self‐realization related positively to investment intentions particularly for those affected by the crisis in a positive way. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 115-144 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:115-144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068335_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Helmut Fryges Author-X-Name-First: Helmut Author-X-Name-Last: Fryges Author-Name: Karsten Kohn Author-X-Name-First: Karsten Author-X-Name-Last: Kohn Author-Name: Katrin Ullrich Author-X-Name-First: Katrin Author-X-Name-Last: Ullrich Title: The Interdependence of R&D Activity and Debt Financing of Young Firms† Abstract: We investigate the interdependence of debt financing and & activities of young firms. Applying a bivariate Tobit model, we find that there is a positive interdependent relationship between the share of loan financing and & intensity. A higher share of loan financing allows for more & in young firms and, at the same time, a higher & intensity allows for a higher loan share. This result is mainly driven by start‐ups exhibiting high values of & intensity or leverage. Another remarkable result of our study is that the positive relationship between & and loan financing can only be detected if we consider that, first, the decisions on & and on loan financing are made simultaneously and, second, the decision on & impacts the decision on loan financing and vice versa. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 251-277 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12187 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12187 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:251-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068336_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Felzensztein Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Felzensztein Author-Name: Luciano Ciravegna Author-X-Name-First: Luciano Author-X-Name-Last: Ciravegna Author-Name: Paul Robson Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Robson Author-Name: José Ernesto Amorós Author-X-Name-First: José Ernesto Author-X-Name-Last: Amorós Title: Networks, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Internationalization Scope: Evidence from Chilean Small and Medium Enterprises Abstract: During the last 20 years, the literature on internationalized small firms discussed at length the speed of internationalization, illustrating the importance of born globals. The geographic scope of small firm internationalization and its implications for international business and entrepreneurship theories has however been overlooked, especially with regard to firms based in atin merica. This study expands the research agenda on the effects of networks and entrepreneurship orientation for the internationalization strategy of small firms by examining their effects on internationalization scope. It uses survey data from small firms based in hile. The findings suggest that the greater the number of networks utilized, the more entrepreneurs are likely to target markets based in diverse regions of the world. The study has managerial and policy implications, suggesting that nurturing diverse international networks can help entrepreneurs reach a broader number of markets. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 145-160 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12188 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12188 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:145-160 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068337_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thai Thi Minh Author-X-Name-First: Thai Thi Author-X-Name-Last: Minh Author-Name: Carsten Nico Hjortsø Author-X-Name-First: Carsten Nico Author-X-Name-Last: Hjortsø Title: How Institutions Influence SME Innovation and Networking Practices: The Case of Vietnamese Agribusiness Abstract: This paper addresses impacts of the institutional framework on small and medium‐sized enterprise () innovation and networking practices. Through an explorative study of a domestic ‐dominated sector in ietnam, we find that the institutional framework limits incentives for long‐term investments, resulting in exploitative cost‐control strategies rather than product‐oriented innovation. Due to dominating social norms, form trust‐based friendship networks, potentially limiting knowledge acquisition and weakening business rationality. Institutional pressures reinforce negative influences on s' incentives to develop innovation ambidexterity. The findings suggest that new institutional economic sociology provides a promising foundation for understanding how institutional frameworks influence s' innovation practices in emerging economies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 209-228 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12189 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12189 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:209-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068338_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gian Luigi Albano Author-X-Name-First: Gian Luigi Author-X-Name-Last: Albano Author-Name: Federico Antellini russo Author-X-Name-First: Federico Author-X-Name-Last: Antellini russo Author-Name: Gionata Castaldi Author-X-Name-First: Gionata Author-X-Name-Last: Castaldi Author-Name: Roberto Zampino Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Zampino Title: Evaluating Small Businesses' Performance in Public e‐Procurement: Evidence from the Italian Government's e‐Marketplace Abstract: e‐Procurement is widely advocated as an effective tool to promote the participation of small and medium enterprises () as well as micro enterprises in the public procurement market. However, little evidence exists as to what factors may influence the allocation of contracts to differently sized suppliers. We address this issue by analyzing a rather rich and unique data set, namely the “direct award” (low‐value) transactions that took place on the Italian e‐marketplace during the period 2005–2010.In this paper, we exploit data from low‐value transactions to test the impact of different structural dimensions of the national public e‐marketplace on the probability that firms of different size are awarded public contracts, particularly focusing on micro and small firms. We find that both the nature of the public buyer and the characteristics of the traded goods/services do have an impact on different firms' ability to be awarded public contracts. We also test to what extent the geographical distance between public buyers and private suppliers explains the propensity of different size class of firms to be awarded public contracts, proving, at least to some extent, that some features of “physical” procurement markets are mirrored in the “virtual” market. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 229-250 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12190 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12190 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:229-250 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068339_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vinit Parida Author-X-Name-First: Vinit Author-X-Name-Last: Parida Author-Name: Daniel Örtqvist Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Örtqvist Title: Interactive Effects of Network Capability, ICT Capability, and Financial Slack on Technology‐Based Small Firm Innovation Performance Abstract: This study examines the influence of network capability (the ability to use external relationships), information and communications technology () capability (the ability to strategically use for business purposes), and financial slack (unused and uncommitted financial resources) on the innovation performance of small firms. This extends the current resource‐based view and small firm innovation management literatures by proposing the direct and interactive effects of organizational capabilities and financial slack. The results of regression analysis based on survey data from technology‐based wedish small firms show that the three‐way interaction involving network capability, capability, and financial slack influences innovation performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 278-298 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12191 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12191 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:278-298 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068340_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Louis Raymond Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Raymond Author-Name: François Bergeron Author-X-Name-First: François Author-X-Name-Last: Bergeron Author-Name: Anne‐marie Croteau Author-X-Name-First: Anne‐marie Author-X-Name-Last: Croteau Author-Name: Josée St‐pierre Author-X-Name-First: Josée Author-X-Name-Last: St‐pierre Title: Developing Absorptive Capacity through e‐Business: The Case of International SMEs Abstract: This research uses the absorptive capacity concept as a theoretical lens to study the effect of e‐business upon the internationalization performance of small and medium‐sized enterprises (), addressing the following research issue: To what extent are manufacturing successful in developing their potential and realized absorptive capacity in response to the environmental uncertainty brought about by their internationalization? Results of a survey study of 588 manufacturing indicate that e‐business capabilities have a significant impact on internationalization performance to the extent that these capabilities are developed as a response to increased environmental uncertainty. Moreover, these capabilities are realized through the development of networking, advanced manufacturing, and marketing capabilities that also respond to environmental uncertainty. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 75-94 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12192 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12192 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:75-94 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068341_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tl Hill Author-X-Name-First: Tl Author-X-Name-Last: Hill Author-Name: Jonathan Scott Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Title: Knows Me and My Business: The Association between Preference for Relational Governance and Owners' Choice of Banks Abstract: We explore the relative importance of relational and economic preferences in small business owners' choice of a primary bank. We measured preferences directly at three points within 14 years and found that business owners' preference for relational versus economic governance was associated with the type of bank chosen and that the effect of relational preference remained relatively stable over time. Our findings support the idea that a preference for social relations might shape even the most straightforward economic decisions and suggest that variation in this preference is large, persistent enough to support business opportunities for small firms, including small banks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 174-192 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12193 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12193 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:174-192 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068342_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ewald Kibler Author-X-Name-First: Ewald Author-X-Name-Last: Kibler Author-Name: Thomas Wainwright Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Wainwright Author-Name: Teemu Kautonen Author-X-Name-First: Teemu Author-X-Name-Last: Kautonen Author-Name: Robert Blackburn Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Blackburn Title: Can Social Exclusion Against “Older Entrepreneurs” Be Managed? Abstract: This paper investigates how sources of social exclusion and support emerge within an “older” entrepreneur's immediate environment, and how this affects the development of their small business. Based on 22 in‐depth interviews in ondon, nited ingdom, we suggest how older entrepreneurs with different backgrounds are able to manage social exclusion, and identify four coping strategies—passive negotiation, active negotiation, modification, and avoidance. We argue that, if “older entrepreneurship” (people starting a business aged 50 or older) is to flourish, both entrepreneurs and support initiatives need to become sensitive to the diversity of sources of discrimination and strategies to manage them. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 193-208 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12194 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12194 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:193-208 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068343_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Huibert Peter Vries Author-X-Name-First: Huibert Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Vries Author-Name: Robert T. Hamilton Author-X-Name-First: Robert T. Author-X-Name-Last: Hamilton Author-Name: Kevin Voges Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Voges Title: Antecedents of Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship in New Zealand: An Intergroup Comparison Abstract: This paper traces the antecedents of entrepreneurship across ethnic minority groups as reflected in their different rates of business formation in ew ealand, an ethnically diverse nation. The study contrasts the experiences of the utch, hinese, ndian, and acific eoples, groups who have historically exhibited different levels of entrepreneurship. A grounded theory approach led to a model with four linked embedding constructs—migration, settlement, identity, and business—sufficient to interpret longstanding intergroup differences in business formation rates. The findings give new insight into the nature of ethnic minority embedding and an original substantive theory of the antecedents of ethnic minority entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 95-114 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12195 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12195 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:95-114 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068344_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-4 Issue: S1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:S1:p:1-4 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068263_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stefan Sigmund Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Sigmund Author-Name: Thorsten Semrau Author-X-Name-First: Thorsten Author-X-Name-Last: Semrau Author-Name: Douglas Wegner Author-X-Name-First: Douglas Author-X-Name-Last: Wegner Title: Networking Ability and the Financial Performance of New Ventures: Moderating Effects of Venture Size, Institutional Environment, and Their Interaction Abstract: Building on prior research, this study provides insights on the complex interaction between individual, organizational, and environmental factors in the field of new venture success. Specifically, we develop and test hypotheses on how venture size, institutional context, and their interaction moderate the effect of entrepreneurs' networking ability on the financial performance of new ventures. Based on a sample of 283 new ventures in ermany and razil—two countries that differ significantly in terms of their institutional frameworks—our analyses reveal moderating effects of venture size and the interaction between venture size and institutional environment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 266-283 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12009 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12009 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:266-283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068264_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Subhash C. Lonial Author-X-Name-First: Subhash C. Author-X-Name-Last: Lonial Author-Name: Robert E. Carter Author-X-Name-First: Robert E. Author-X-Name-Last: Carter Title: The Impact of Organizational Orientations on Medium and Small Firm Performance: A Resource‐Based Perspective Abstract: Recent studies suggest that market, entrepreneurial, and learning orientations individually improve firm performance. In this study, we suggest that each of the orientations can enhance company success, but the potential of each orientation should not be viewed in isolation. Instead, we draw on the resource‐based view of the firm, looking at these three orientations as capabilities of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The analysis was carried out on a sample of 164 SMEs. The results indicate that market, entrepreneurial, and learning orientations jointly give rise to positional advantage, which, in turn, is positively related to the performance of the firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 94-113 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12054 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12054 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:94-113 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068265_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jyh‐shen Chiou Author-X-Name-First: Jyh‐shen Author-X-Name-Last: Chiou Author-Name: Cornelia Droge Author-X-Name-First: Cornelia Author-X-Name-Last: Droge Title: The Effects of Standardization and Trust on Franchisee's Performance and Satisfaction: A Study on Franchise Systems in the Growth Stage Abstract: Franchise systems aim to capitalize on both economies of scale and the benefits derived from localized operations. Although franchisees can be considered small businesses with some independence and local knowledge, compliance with system standardization may be critical to achieving scale benefits, as well as realizing and then maintaining the desired image during the growth stage of the franchise life cycle. However, standardization requirements from the franchisor demand that franchisees make specific investments in the system, which make franchisees more vulnerable to the franchisor. Therefore, whether a franchisee can trust the franchisor becomes an important factor that facilitates the relationship between standardization requirements and franchisees' overall sales and service performance in the market. This research focuses on franchisees in a growing franchise system and examines how the standardization requirements, trust in the franchisor, and the interaction term affect the sales and service performance of a franchisee and ultimately the franchisee's satisfaction. The findings support the hypotheses that, first, the standardization requirements positively affect both sales and service performance. Second, trust not only has main effects on satisfaction and performance constructs but also moderates positively the relationships between standardization requirements and sales/service performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 129-144 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12057 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12057 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:129-144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068266_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thuyuyen H. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Thuyuyen H. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Michael Newby Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Newby Author-Name: Michael J. Macaulay Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Macaulay Title: Information Technology Adoption in Small Business: Confirmation of a Proposed Framework Abstract: This paper investigates which drivers affect information technology () adoption and which factors relate to a successful implementation in small businesses, where the adoption rate is traditionally low and the failure rate is high. The findings from this study suggest that customers are the main driving force of adoption. When it comes to implementation, our results suggest that managers/owner–managers must engage with five factors: organization, internal resources, external consultants, supplier relations, and customer relations. These findings give further insight into adoption in small businesses and highlight the importance of customer relations in the adoption process. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 207-227 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12058 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12058 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:207-227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068267_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Assâad El akremi Author-X-Name-First: Assâad Author-X-Name-Last: El akremi Author-Name: Rozenn Perrigot Author-X-Name-First: Rozenn Author-X-Name-Last: Perrigot Author-Name: Isabelle Piot‐lepetit Author-X-Name-First: Isabelle Author-X-Name-Last: Piot‐lepetit Title: Examining the Drivers for Franchised Chains Performance through the Lens of the Dynamic Capabilities Approach Abstract: This paper draws on the dynamic capabilities approach to explain the performance of franchised chains. This approach is a useful lens to understand why some chains are more likely to drive superior performance than others. Hence, using this theoretical lens, we explore why and how several characteristics of franchised chains influence sales performance. This study includes 189 retail and service chains operating in the nited tates. Findings show that experience before franchising, length of training, chain age, franchising fees, and level of internationalization positively impact performance of franchised chains, whereas the proportion of franchised units has a curvilinear influence (inverted‐ shape) on chains' performance. Implications for franchising scholars and practitioners are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 145-165 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12059 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12059 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:145-165 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068268_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joern Block Author-X-Name-First: Joern Author-X-Name-Last: Block Author-Name: Philipp Sandner Author-X-Name-First: Philipp Author-X-Name-Last: Sandner Author-Name: Frank Spiegel Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Spiegel Title: How Do Risk Attitudes Differ within the Group of Entrepreneurs? The Role of Motivation and Procedural Utility Abstract: Starting a business involves risk and, thus, requires a risk‐taking attitude. The concept of risk and entrepreneurship has been widely discussed in the entrepreneurship literature; most studies compare entrepreneurs with nonentrepreneurs such as managers or bankers. So far, little research exists on the risk attitudes of the different types of entrepreneurs—those who pursue a new business because of opportunity and those who do so through necessity. This study aims to fill this gap. Our particular focus is on individuals' motivations to start their businesses and the nonmonetary returns from entrepreneurship. The results show that opportunity entrepreneurs are more willing to take risks than necessity entrepreneurs. In addition, those who are motivated by creativity are more risk tolerant than other entrepreneurs. The study contributes to the literature about both risk attitudes of entrepreneurs and necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 183-206 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12060 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12060 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:183-206 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068269_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sigrid Vandemaele Author-X-Name-First: Sigrid Author-X-Name-Last: Vandemaele Author-Name: Mark Vancauteren Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Vancauteren Title: Nonfinancial Goals, Governance, and Dividend Payout in Private Family Firms Abstract: This paper uses insights from behavioral economics to explain dividend policy in private family firms. Based on a sample of 501 elgian firms, our results indicate that dividend payout is low when a family chief executive officer () leads the business and in the presence of a family‐dominated board. The tendency of a family or family‐dominated board to retain earnings appears to be stronger in earlier generational stages compared with later generational stages. The findings are consistent with (1) socioemotional objectives being important drivers of funding decisions in private firms where families possess important decision and control power and (2) these objectives being more predominant in early generational stages. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 166-182 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12063 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12063 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:166-182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068270_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nadine Levratto Author-X-Name-First: Nadine Author-X-Name-Last: Levratto Author-Name: Evelyne Serverin Author-X-Name-First: Evelyne Author-X-Name-Last: Serverin Title: Become Independent! The Paradoxical Constraints of France's “Auto‐Entrepreneur” Regime Abstract: The aw on conomic odernization of ugust 4, 2008, introduced a new form of individual entrepreneur, the “auto‐entrepreneur,” the goal being to enhance the competitiveness of the rench economy by promoting entrepreneurial spirit. This paper proposes to discuss the “auto‐entrepreneur” model with reference to the fundamentals of the theory of the firm and the legal variants of the “auto‐entrepreneur.” The argument will be structured around the criterion of independence, and its various interpretations, which will be used to put the auto‐entrepreneur model to the test. Three forms of autonomy are given precedence: productive, concerning the availability of sufficient financing and material to provide professional services; managerial, which measures the ability to assume the risks inherent to business, regarding both interested and third parties; and financial, or the chances of earning enough money to subsist upon. The result, highlighted in the conclusion to this paper, is that the “auto‐entrepreneur” regime is contrary to every referenced approach to the firm. This business model appears best adapted as a means of supplementing income from another, unrelated activity or in retirement. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 284-301 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12064 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12064 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:284-301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068271_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alain Fayolle Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Fayolle Author-Name: Benoit Gailly Author-X-Name-First: Benoit Author-X-Name-Last: Gailly Title: The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Intention: Hysteresis and Persistence Abstract: Do entrepreneurship education programs (EEPs) really influence participants’ attitudes and intention toward entrepreneurship? How is this influence related to past experience and how does it persist? Researchers and entrepreneurship education stakeholders alike have been looking into this question for quite a while, with a view to validating the efficacy of such programs. The authors of this paper propose to operationalize the concept of entrepreneurial intention and its antecedents in an attempt to address those issues. In particular, we propose an original research design where (1) we measure the initial state and persistence of the impact and not only short‐term effects; (2) we deal with a compulsory program, allowing to avoid self‐selection biases; and (3) we deal with an homogeneous “compact” program rather than programs combining multiple teaching components whose effects cannot be disentangled. Our main research results show that the positive effects of an are all the more marked when previous entrepreneurial exposure has been weak or inexistent. Conversely, for those students who had previously significantly been exposed to entrepreneurship, the results highlight significant countereffects of the on those participants. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 75-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12065 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12065 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:75-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068272_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francine Schlosser Author-X-Name-First: Francine Author-X-Name-Last: Schlosser Title: Identifying and Differentiating Key Employees from Owners and Other Employees in SMEs Abstract: This research examines how to identify and differentiate key employees from small and medium‐sized enterprises () owners and other employees and how their characteristics influence firm success factors. Interviews are conducted with 14 matched pairs of entrepreneurs and key employees operating anadian . The study develops a profile whereby the key employee typically (1) corresponds to the key success factors of the , (2) is willing to undertake a moderate amount of risk, and (3) differs in education and experience from the entrepreneur/owner. Although employees are important to firm strategy and culture, this is one of the first to examine key employees in small business. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 37-53 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12066 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12066 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:37-53 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068273_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alfredo De massis Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: De massis Author-Name: Federico Frattini Author-X-Name-First: Federico Author-X-Name-Last: Frattini Author-Name: Emanuele Pizzurno Author-X-Name-First: Emanuele Author-X-Name-Last: Pizzurno Author-Name: Lucio Cassia Author-X-Name-First: Lucio Author-X-Name-Last: Cassia Title: Product Innovation in Family versus Nonfamily Firms: An Exploratory Analysis Abstract: How family firms manage product innovation remains an overlooked topic in existing business research. This happens despite the fact that family businesses play a crucial role across all economies, and they often use technological innovation to nurture their competitive advantage. By drawing upon the resource‐based view of the firm as well as agency, stewardship, and behavioral theories and using empirical evidence gathered through a multiple case study, the paper studies how and why the anatomy of the product innovation process differs between family and nonfamily firms. The analysis shows that family businesses differ from nonfamily ones as regards product innovation strategies and organization of the innovation process. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-36 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12068 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12068 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:1-36 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068274_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Zhongfeng Su Author-X-Name-First: Zhongfeng Author-X-Name-Last: Su Author-Name: En Xie Author-X-Name-First: En Author-X-Name-Last: Xie Author-Name: Dong Wang Author-X-Name-First: Dong Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Managerial Networking, and New Venture Performance in China Abstract: Based on institutional theory, this study investigates the moderating effects of different types of managerial networking (political networking, financial networking, and business networking) on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation () and new venture performance in hina. The study finds that political networking has a negative moderating effect on the positive relationship between and new venture performance, financial networking has an inverse ‐shaped impact, and business networking has a positive effect. The findings not only enrich our understanding of the impact of managerial networking on the performance implication of in new ventures, but also offer new ventures some guidance on how to use and different types of managerial networking to enhance performance in hina's transition economy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 228-248 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12069 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12069 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:228-248 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068275_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eden S. Blair Author-X-Name-First: Eden S. Author-X-Name-Last: Blair Author-Name: Tanya M. Marcum Author-X-Name-First: Tanya M. Author-X-Name-Last: Marcum Title: Heed Our Advice: Exploring How Professionals Guide Small Business Owners in Start‐Up Entity Choice Abstract: There is little work on how attorneys and accountants evaluate new small businesses when giving advice. The focus of this paper is to gain a better understanding of those factors that are important in the practice of advising small business owners on entity choice. We utilize a policy‐capturing methodology to study how attorneys and accountants evaluate the likelihood they would advise a particular entity. Our results suggest that these two categories of advisers appear to prefer different factors when determining the form—a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability companies, or corporation—small business should take. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 249-265 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12073 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12073 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:249-265 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068276_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maija Renko Author-X-Name-First: Maija Author-X-Name-Last: Renko Author-Name: Ayman El tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El tarabishy Author-Name: Alan L. Carsrud Author-X-Name-First: Alan L. Author-X-Name-Last: Carsrud Author-Name: Malin Brännback Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Brännback Title: Understanding and Measuring Entrepreneurial Leadership Style Abstract: Although entrepreneurial leadership is embraced in the popular press and in classrooms, academic knowledge remains underdeveloped. We develop the construct of entrepreneurial leadership and argue that it involves influencing and directing the performance of group members toward achieving those organizational goals that involve recognizing and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities. We discuss environmental, organizational, and follower‐specific contingencies that may influence the success of entrepreneurial leadership, and we test the reliability and validity of an empirical measure for this construct (the scale). Using this novel measurement tool, we find that entrepreneurial leadership is more prevalent among founder‐leaders than nonfounder leaders, which indicates construct validity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 54-74 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:54-74 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068277_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Masatoshi Kato Author-X-Name-First: Masatoshi Author-X-Name-Last: Kato Author-Name: Hiroyuki Okamuro Author-X-Name-First: Hiroyuki Author-X-Name-Last: Okamuro Author-Name: Yuji Honjo Author-X-Name-First: Yuji Author-X-Name-Last: Honjo Title: Does Founders' Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start‐ups Abstract: Using an original questionnaire survey, this paper explores whether and how founders' human capital affects the innovation outcomes of start‐ups. We found that founders with greater human capital are more likely to yield innovation outcomes. Because certain types of human capital may boost research and development () investment, which possibly results in innovation outcomes, we estimate the determinants of innovation outcomes by an instrumental variable probit model. Our findings suggest that specific human capital for innovation, such as prior innovation experience, is directly associated with innovation outcomes, whereas generic human capital, such as educational background, indirectly affects innovation outcomes through investment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 114-128 Issue: 1 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12094 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12094 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:1:p:114-128 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068278_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Basil Al‐najjar Author-X-Name-First: Basil Author-X-Name-Last: Al‐najjar Title: The Effect of Governance Mechanisms on Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise Cash Holdings: Evidence from the United Kingdom Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of governance mechanisms on small and medium‐sized enterprise () cash holdings from 2000 to 2009, employing static and dynamic panel data analyses. We find no evidence that firm governance index and insider ownership affect cash holdings. This might indicate that governance mechanisms in are relatively weak. We also report that chief executive officer compensation has a positive effect on cash holdings. Firm‐specific factors such as firm size, leverage, and liquidity negatively affect cash holdings, whereas the research and development ratio and operating risk are positively associated with them. Finally, have target cash holdings and adjust to these. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 303-320 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12062 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12062 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:303-320 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068279_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Meghna Virick Author-X-Name-First: Meghna Author-X-Name-Last: Virick Author-Name: Anuradha Basu Author-X-Name-First: Anuradha Author-X-Name-Last: Basu Author-Name: Altovise Rogers Author-X-Name-First: Altovise Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers Title: Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Intention among Laid‐Off Individuals: A Cognitive Appraisal Approach Abstract: This study contributes to our understanding of why laid‐off individuals might explore entrepreneurial careers. Findings among 838 laid‐off individuals suggest that financial strain is associated with negative appraisal of the layoff, and openness to change and perceived organizational support are associated with positive appraisal of the layoff. We demonstrate that the indirect effect of financial impact and openness to change via negative and positive appraisals are stronger than the direct effects. Our results are significant because they highlight the mediating role of cognitive factors on entrepreneurial intentions among laid off individuals during periods of high unemployment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 450-468 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12067 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12067 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:450-468 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068280_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Luca Gnan Author-X-Name-First: Luca Author-X-Name-Last: Gnan Author-Name: Daniela Montemerlo Author-X-Name-First: Daniela Author-X-Name-Last: Montemerlo Author-Name: Morten Huse Author-X-Name-First: Morten Author-X-Name-Last: Huse Title: Governance Systems in Family SMEs: The Substitution Effects between Family Councils and Corporate Governance Mechanisms Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to explore the role of family councils vis‐à‐vis corporate governance mechanisms. Particularly, the paper explores whether family councils perform only their distinctive family governance role or if they also substitute for the roles performed by corporate governance control mechanisms. Based on a sample of 243 talian family s, our research findings show that the family council partially substitutes the shareholders' meeting and the board of directors in playing their respective corporate governance roles of ownership and monitoring. These findings are interpreted in the light of both agency and relational perspectives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 355-381 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12070 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12070 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:355-381 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068281_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Reginald A. Litz Author-X-Name-First: Reginald A. Author-X-Name-Last: Litz Author-Name: Jeffrey M. Pollack Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pollack Title: Interfirm Rivalry between Small Hardware Stores and “Big Box” Retailers: Market Commonality and Product Mix Similarity as Antecedents to Competitive Response Abstract: We examined market commonality and product mix similarity as predictors of competitive response by small retail hardware stores to their nearest “ig ox” competitor. Data from 314 small retail hardware stores revealed a consistent relationship between greater market commonality and small firm responsiveness. However, no consistent relationship was observed between resource similarity and responsiveness. Tests for interactions between these two predictors were inconsistent—two (of five) specific product categories (i.e., hardware and tools, seasonal goods) were significant but in divergent patterns. We discuss what these findings suggest concerning the competitive interaction between small retailers and their ig ox rivals. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 436-449 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:436-449 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068282_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bernard Acquah Obeng Author-X-Name-First: Bernard Acquah Author-X-Name-Last: Obeng Author-Name: Richard K. Blundel Author-X-Name-First: Richard K. Author-X-Name-Last: Blundel Title: Evaluating Enterprise Policy Interventions in Africa: A Critical Review of Ghanaian Small Business Support Services Abstract: Enterprise policies play a central role in economic development across frica, but more effective, evidence‐based policy evaluation is required to inform future interventions. The paper makes two contributions: (1) to filling this gap in our understanding and (2) to developing more rigorous and appropriate evaluation methodologies. The issues are examined through an empirical study into nonuse of small business support services in hana. Survey evidence from 253 owner–managers is complemented by interviews with owner–managers and service providers. The paper concludes that policy evaluation in ub‐aharan frica would benefit from multimethod approaches to address limitations in official data sets and to facilitate more in‐depth understanding. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 416-435 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:416-435 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068283_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rozenn Perrigot Author-X-Name-First: Rozenn Author-X-Name-Last: Perrigot Author-Name: Bruno Oxibar Author-X-Name-First: Bruno Author-X-Name-Last: Oxibar Author-Name: Frédérique Déjean Author-X-Name-First: Frédérique Author-X-Name-Last: Déjean Title: Corporate Social Disclosure in the Franchising Sector: Insights from French Franchisors’ Websites Abstract: This paper explores corporate social responsibility () within the franchising sector. More specifically, using regulation theory, stakeholder–agency theory, transaction cost analysis, and literature on plural form, along with an empirical study conducted on the franchising sector in the French market, we find significant and positive relationships between chain size and the extent of corporate social disclosure () on franchisors’ websites and between the percentage of company‐owned units within the chain and the extent of on franchisors’ websites. Moreover, though findings reveal that 86.03 percent of the 136 sampled franchisors communicate about at least one of their activities on their websites, differences in terms of highlighted categories (e.g., environment, human resources, and products) and the extent of available information exist. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 321-339 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12074 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12074 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:321-339 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068284_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria Jesus Nieto Author-X-Name-First: Maria Jesus Author-X-Name-Last: Nieto Author-Name: Lluis Santamaria Author-X-Name-First: Lluis Author-X-Name-Last: Santamaria Author-Name: Zulima Fernandez Author-X-Name-First: Zulima Author-X-Name-Last: Fernandez Title: Understanding the Innovation Behavior of Family Firms Abstract: This paper examines innovation behavior in family firms, analyzing their innovation efforts, sources, and results. Its underlying premise is that innovation behavior depends on the firm's resource endowment and the level of risk inherent in the decision to innovate, factors that make family involvement an influential characteristic in innovation processes. Using a large sample of Spanish firms, the findings show that family firms perform fewer innovation efforts and are less inclined to turn to external sources of innovation—such as technological collaboration—than nonfamily firms. Finally, family firms are more likely to achieve incremental innovations than radical innovations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 382-399 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12075 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12075 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:382-399 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068285_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria‐del‐mar Camacho‐miñano Author-X-Name-First: Maria‐del‐mar Author-X-Name-Last: Camacho‐miñano Author-Name: Maria‐jesus Segovia‐vargas Author-X-Name-First: Maria‐jesus Author-X-Name-Last: Segovia‐vargas Author-Name: David Pascual‐ezama Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Pascual‐ezama Title: Which Characteristics Predict the Survival of Insolvent Firms? An SME Reorganization Prediction Model Abstract: The negative impact of insolvency, especially in small and medium enterprises, informs the objective of this paper: to study the characteristics of bankrupt firms to achieve a preventive diagnosis for reorganization by means of artificial intelligence () methodologies such as rough set and methods. The models obtained show not only the key variables to predict insolvency, but also their relations and the critical values. Using only five firm characteristics (sector, size, number of shareholdings, return on assets, and cash ratio), our model could reduce delays and costs, since it is able to predict which firms will undergo reorganization or liquidation before the legal procedure. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 340-354 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12076 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12076 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:340-354 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068286_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hannes Leroy Author-X-Name-First: Hannes Author-X-Name-Last: Leroy Author-Name: Sophie Manigart Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Manigart Author-Name: Miguel Meuleman Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: Meuleman Author-Name: Veroniek Collewaert Author-X-Name-First: Veroniek Author-X-Name-Last: Collewaert Title: Understanding the Continuation of Firm Activities when Entrepreneurs Exit their Firms: Using Theory of Planned Behavior Abstract: Up to now, little attention has been paid to the continuity of a firm when entrepreneurs exit. Survey data from 175 entrepreneurs confirm the theory of planned behavior as an appropriate framework to understand whether entrepreneurs, when leaving, sell or liquidate their firm. Entrepreneurs' sale attitudes are related to sale intentions, which are associated with firm sale. Further, sale attitudes are positively related to whether entrepreneurs perceive firm continuation to be out of free will, their experience, the number of employees, and whether the firm is a multigeneration family business. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 400-415 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12077 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12077 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:400-415 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068287_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tung‐shan Liao Author-X-Name-First: Tung‐shan Author-X-Name-Last: Liao Author-Name: John Rice Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Rice Author-Name: Juin‐cherng Lu Author-X-Name-First: Juin‐cherng Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Title: The Vicissitudes of Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from Australian Manufacturing SMEs Abstract: The goal of this study is to illustrate the variance pattern of competitive advantage. On the basis of an a priori model drawing on the chumpeterian factors mediating the effects of innovation investment on firm performance, this paper conducts a ultiple ndicator ultiple ause analysis on the intertemporal competitive advantage. The results suggest that the composition of sustainable competitive advantage is a series of short‐term advantages. Either sustaining or creating competitive advantage requires concomitant interaction between innovation and effective market engagement. This paper highlights innovative efficiency of such interaction as an influence on a firm's evolution of market fitness in the marketplace. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 469-481 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12078 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12078 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:469-481 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068288_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Curt B. Moore Author-X-Name-First: Curt B. Author-X-Name-Last: Moore Author-Name: G. Tyge Payne Author-X-Name-First: G. Tyge Author-X-Name-Last: Payne Author-Name: R. Greg Bell Author-X-Name-First: R. Greg Author-X-Name-Last: Bell Author-Name: Justin L. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Justin L. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Title: Institutional Distance and Cross‐Border Venture Capital Investment Flows Abstract: Cross‐border investments are an increasingly important part of venture capitalists' portfolios. In order to better understand venture capitalists' international investment decisions, we use dyadic pairings of uropean countries over a 10‐year time span to examine how regulative, normative, and cultural‐cognitive institutional differences are related to cross‐border venture capital investment flows. Results demonstrate that increased normative and cultural‐cognitive distance reduce cross‐border investments, whereas regulative distance shows no relationship. Together, these findings suggest that institutional dimensions do influence venture capital investment decisions and that the type of distance can have differing effects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 482-500 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12079 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12079 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:482-500 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068289_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Chris Dawson Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Dawson Author-Name: Andrew Henley Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Henley Title: Gender, Risk, and Venture Creation Intentions Abstract: This paper is concerned with whether women are less likely to express business start‐up intentions because of a less favorable attitude to risk. Previous research suggests that attitude to risk differs significantly between genders, but has not addressed the question of whether this contributes to lower levels of female interest in venture creation. This paper describes a conceptual basis for this question, and investigates it using a survey of business start‐up intention from across a sample of European universities. A large proportion of the difference in average levels of intention between genders appears to be associated with attitude to risk. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 501-515 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12080 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12080 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:501-515 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068290_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thomas Brenner Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Brenner Author-Name: Antje Schimke Author-X-Name-First: Antje Author-X-Name-Last: Schimke Title: Growth Development Paths of Firms—A Study of Smaller Businesses Abstract: This paper investigates whether firm characteristics that are related to firm growth in the literature are also related to the development path of firms. This means that we test which firm characteristics accompany growth dynamics during a longer period of time, referring to the sequence of growth and decline steps. We examine three variables: firm size, innovation effort, and export share. To this end, we use panel data on 178 erman manufacturing firms over the period from 1992 to 2007. We find that the determinants of growth paths are not the same as the determinants of firm growth at one point in time. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 539-557 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12081 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12081 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:539-557 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068291_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Julie Dekker Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Dekker Author-Name: Nadine Lybaert Author-X-Name-First: Nadine Author-X-Name-Last: Lybaert Author-Name: Tensie Steijvers Author-X-Name-First: Tensie Author-X-Name-Last: Steijvers Author-Name: Benoît Depaire Author-X-Name-First: Benoît Author-X-Name-Last: Depaire Title: The Effect of Family Business Professionalization as a Multidimensional Construct on Firm Performance Abstract: In family business literature, business professionalization is often simplified into a binary characteristic, that is, the presence of a nonfamily manager. We contend that other professionalization features, which may act simultaneously, can influence firm performance. This study addresses professionalization as a multidimensional construct, as intended by general management literature, and assesses the impact on business performance based on these underlying dimensions. Using a representative sample of 523 private elgian family businesses, we identify five different dimensions of the professionalization construct by means of an exploratory factor analysis. Further regression results revealed significant positive effects of increasing nonfamily involvement, implementing human resource control systems, and/or decentralizing authority on firm performance. However, nonfamily involvement only seems to improve firm performance if there is sufficient decentralization of authority and an average or even low amount of formal financial control systems. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 516-538 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12082 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12082 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:516-538 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068292_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yunwei Gai Author-X-Name-First: Yunwei Author-X-Name-Last: Gai Author-Name: Maria Minniti Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Minniti Title: Health Insurance, Job Lock, and the Supply of Self‐Employment Abstract: Unlike most wage earners, self‐employed Americans have limited access to health insurance and face higher costs. Thus, social commentators and policymakers argue that many potential entrepreneurs are “locked” into their current jobs for fear of losing their health coverage even though they could be more productive in self‐employment. Using a large data set for the period 2000–2008, we find the availability of employer‐provided health insurance to be negatively correlated to the likelihood of self‐employment in the long run, but the effect to be mediated by individual and family health status. However, we find employer‐provided health insurance to have no significant effect on the probability of switching in the short run. Finally, we find differences in the magnitude of the effects between our samples of husbands and wives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 558-580 Issue: 2 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12169 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12169 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:2:p:558-580 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068293_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jose Lopez‐gracia Author-X-Name-First: Jose Author-X-Name-Last: Lopez‐gracia Author-Name: Reyes Mestre‐barberá Author-X-Name-First: Reyes Author-X-Name-Last: Mestre‐barberá Title: On the Relevance of Agency Conflicts in SME Debt Maturity Structure Abstract: Previous theoretical research asserts that an optimal policy of debt maturity structure mitigates the various agency conflicts that arise through debt contracts. We test this hypothesis on Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises (), which are very sensitive to agency problems. Such problems mainly arise between owners and debt providers, due to recording high growth and having few fixed assets and informational asymmetry. We provide evidence on the relevant effect of underinvestment, asset substitution, and overinvestment problems on debt structure. Results appear to be robust to both the endogeneity problem of explanatory variables and the censored dependent variable. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 714-734 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12083 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12083 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:714-734 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068294_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: In Lee Author-X-Name-First: In Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Sangjin Yoo Author-X-Name-First: Sangjin Author-X-Name-Last: Yoo Author-Name: Moo‐Jin Choi Author-X-Name-First: Moo‐Jin Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Dal‐Ho Shon Author-X-Name-First: Dal‐Ho Author-X-Name-Last: Shon Title: Determinants of Social Shopping Performance in Small and Medium‐Sized Social Merchants: Theories and Empirical Evidence Abstract: In this study, we review theoretical foundations of the social shopping phenomenon and investigate the relationships between key elements of roupon's social shopping system and sales performance of roupon promotions. We collected sales and promotion data from roupon's website for two types of businesses (restaurants and health‐care services) to find the key elements that influence sales for merchants using roupon's promotions. Our study shows that different types of businesses require different marketing parameters to maximize the number of coupons sold. Implications of our study for social merchants, social intermediaries, and research directions are also discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 735-747 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12084 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12084 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:735-747 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068295_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Lucrezia Songini Author-X-Name-First: Lucrezia Author-X-Name-Last: Songini Author-Name: Luca Gnan Author-X-Name-First: Luca Author-X-Name-Last: Gnan Title: Family Involvement and Agency Cost Control Mechanisms in Family Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: Family firms may experience different agency conflicts to the classical principal‐agent conflict, which arise depending on the varying extent of family involvement. Agency cost control mechanisms should be introduced to cope with them. The paper focuses on family involvement, in governance () and in management (), agency cost control mechanisms, and financial performance in family . The results show that is negatively related to agency cost control mechanisms, but they are positively related to , Finally, the importance of agency cost control mechanisms positively influences the financial performance. Hypotheses were tested using . Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 748-779 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12085 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12085 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:748-779 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068296_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Lucia Naldi Author-X-Name-First: Lucia Author-X-Name-Last: Naldi Author-Name: Leona Achtenhagen Author-X-Name-First: Leona Author-X-Name-Last: Achtenhagen Author-Name: Per Davidsson Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Davidsson Title: International Corporate Entrepreneurship among SMEs: A Test of Stevenson's Notion of Entrepreneurial Management Abstract: Despite increasing attention devoted to international entrepreneurship, little is known about firm‐level entrepreneurship carried out by established small and medium‐sized enterprises (s) in international markets. We apply the opportunity‐based conceptualization of “Entrepreneurial Management” by oward tevenson to international corporate entrepreneurship activities of s. We hypothesize that the different dimensions of tevenson's theory have a positive impact on s' international corporate entrepreneurship. We test the hypotheses on a longitudinal sample of international s. Our results show the expected positive effects of some, but not all, aspects of tevenson's theory. Thereby, the paper suggests more precise boundary conditions of the theory and contributes to the literature on international corporate entrepreneurship by s. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 780-800 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12087 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12087 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:780-800 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068297_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Raj V. Mahto Author-X-Name-First: Raj V. Author-X-Name-Last: Mahto Author-Name: Dmitry Khanin Author-X-Name-First: Dmitry Author-X-Name-Last: Khanin Title: Satisfaction with Past Financial Performance, Risk Taking, and Future Performance Expectations in the Family Business Abstract: Prior research has shown that past financial performance and risk‐taking proclivity influence firms' goal setting and future performance expectations. In this study, we analyze how such factors manifest themselves in the context of the family business. Drawing from the behavioral theory of the firm, we argue that owners–managers of family firms satisfied with their past financial performance will correspondingly upgrade their future performance expectations. Based on strategic reference points theory, we also propose that satisfaction with past performance in family firms will be negatively associated with risk taking. Finally, we conjecture that family firms may exhibit heterogeneity in their risk orientation so that greater risk taking will be positively associated with family firms' future performance expectations. The results of structural equation modeling analysis of two combined surveys of family firms supported the hypotheses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 801-818 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12088 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12088 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:801-818 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068298_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bostjan Antoncic Author-X-Name-First: Bostjan Author-X-Name-Last: Antoncic Author-Name: Tina Bratkovic kregar Author-X-Name-First: Tina Author-X-Name-Last: Bratkovic kregar Author-Name: Gangaram Singh Author-X-Name-First: Gangaram Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Alex F. Denoble Author-X-Name-First: Alex F. Author-X-Name-Last: Denoble Title: The Big Five Personality–Entrepreneurship Relationship: Evidence from Slovenia Abstract: Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship are important for new wealth creation and economic development. Yet insufficient attention has been paid in entrepreneurship research to psychological characteristics such as the big five personality characteristics. In this study, we address this issue by investigating the psychological determinants of real‐life entrepreneurial start‐up decisions and intentions by contrasting entrepreneurs and non‐entrepreneurs as regards the big five personality factors (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism). Using data collected via face‐to‐face structured interviews with 546 individuals from lovenia, we tested hypotheses using multi‐nominal logistic regression (supplemented by ). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 819-841 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12089 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12089 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:819-841 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068299_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vassiliki Bamiatzi Author-X-Name-First: Vassiliki Author-X-Name-Last: Bamiatzi Author-Name: Sally Jones Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Siwan Mitchelmore Author-X-Name-First: Siwan Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchelmore Author-Name: Konstantinos Nikolopoulos Author-X-Name-First: Konstantinos Author-X-Name-Last: Nikolopoulos Title: The Role of Competencies in Shaping the Leadership Style of Female Entrepreneurs: The Case of North West of England, Yorkshire, and North Wales Abstract: This study investigates linkages between personal competencies and leadership style among female small and micro business owners. Although prior research suggests that leadership style is shaped according to a leader's traits and abilities, few empirical studies corroborate this, particularly among female owners. Using survey data from the North West of ngland, orkshire, and orth ales, we reveal that transformational leadership style is the most dominant style adopted, and it is linked to perceived human and personal competencies as well as entrepreneurial competencies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 627-644 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12173 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12173 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:627-644 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068300_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Colette Henry Author-X-Name-First: Colette Author-X-Name-Last: Henry Author-Name: Lene Foss Author-X-Name-First: Lene Author-X-Name-Last: Foss Author-Name: Alain Fayolle Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Fayolle Author-Name: Elizabeth Walker Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth Author-X-Name-Last: Walker Author-Name: Susan Duffy Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Duffy Title: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Gender: Exploring Theory and Practice in Global Contexts Abstract: This article reflects on extant scholarship on entrepreneurial leadership and gender, as published in both the ournal of mall usiness anagement and elsewhere. As such, it lays the foundation for the special issue, and contributes to current knowledge in the field. Our selected papers—summarized and critiqued in this article—collectively offer a contemporary view of women's entrepreneurial leadership at the global level that should usefully contribute to extending scholarly debates. In this regard, we highlight the diversity and complexity of women's entrepreneurial leadership, and demonstrate that it is both economically and contextually embedded, worthy of further scholarly attention. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 581-586 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12174 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12174 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:581-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068301_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kate V. Lewis Author-X-Name-First: Kate V. Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis Title: Enacting Entrepreneurship and Leadership: A Longitudinal Exploration of Gendered Identity Work Abstract: Entrepreneurship and leadership are enacted as examples of practice and taken on as forms of identity; they are also both understood to be gendered constructions. The paper explores how entrepreneurial leadership is enacted by a female entrepreneur over time and how being a leader is integrated into entrepreneurial identity development via gendered identity work. The empirical foundation of the paper is a longitudinal case study of a ew ealand female entrepreneur that is informed by primary data spanning almost a decade (2005–2014). The data were collected via multiple, in‐depth, narrative interviews and analyzed using the framework of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 662-682 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12175 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12175 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:662-682 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068302_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pauric Mcgowan Author-X-Name-First: Pauric Author-X-Name-Last: Mcgowan Author-Name: Sarah Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Author-Name: Mark Durkin Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Durkin Author-Name: Caroline O'kane Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: O'kane Title: The Influence of Social and Human Capital in Developing Young Women as Entrepreneurial Business Leaders Abstract: The authors explore the influence of social and human capital in defining the prospects of young women business owners as emerging entrepreneurial leaders. They propose a number of factors that mean many young women seeking to assume an entrepreneurial leadership role in society are insufficiently resourced in terms of their social and human capital. Such deficits have consequences for the effectiveness of their leadership potential and the development of their enterprises. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 645-661 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12176 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12176 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:645-661 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068303_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sonia Goltz Author-X-Name-First: Sonia Author-X-Name-Last: Goltz Author-Name: Mari W. Buche Author-X-Name-First: Mari W. Author-X-Name-Last: Buche Author-Name: Saurav Pathak Author-X-Name-First: Saurav Author-X-Name-Last: Pathak Title: Political Empowerment, Rule of Law, and Women's Entry into Entrepreneurship Abstract: Women's political leadership may contribute to women's entrepreneurship by removing existing constraints on the economic behavior of women, assuming these changes are then enforced. We examine the association of women's political power and a country's rule of law with women's entrepreneurial entry, using the lobal ntrepreneurship onitor dataset combined with other indicators. Both variables are positively associated with women's entry into entrepreneurship, and the association between political empowerment. Entry into entrepreneurship is moderated by rule of law, with higher levels of women's political power having greater effects in countries with higher levels of rule of law. Implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 605-626 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:605-626 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068304_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Laura Galloway Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Galloway Author-Name: Isla Kapasi Author-X-Name-First: Isla Author-X-Name-Last: Kapasi Author-Name: Katherine Sang Author-X-Name-First: Katherine Author-X-Name-Last: Sang Title: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and the Value of Feminist Approaches to Understanding Them Abstract: Entrepreneurship research principally focuses on business growth. This focus valorizes the masculine and marginalizes other interpretations. Consequently, entrepreneurship is restricted to a phenomenon that is rare in the diverse business world. The leadership literature proposes that entrepreneurship may not be as masculine as we assume anyway. Our understanding of entrepreneurship needs development at the conceptual level. We argue that performativity, as described in feminist theory, can contribute to how we interpret entrepreneurship and that this might inform both the entrepreneurship and leadership literatures to afford us better understanding of what we might mean by “entrepreneurial leadership.” Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 683-692 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12178 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12178 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:683-692 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068305_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shumaila Y. Yousafzai Author-X-Name-First: Shumaila Y. Author-X-Name-Last: Yousafzai Author-Name: Saadat Saeed Author-X-Name-First: Saadat Author-X-Name-Last: Saeed Author-Name: Moreno Muffatto Author-X-Name-First: Moreno Author-X-Name-Last: Muffatto Title: Institutional Theory and Contextual Embeddedness of Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership: Evidence from 92 Countries Abstract: Building on research, we develop a multi‐level framework that draws on the notion of the contextual embeddedness of entrepreneurship and institutional theory. We examine the mediating role of the vision for women's entrepreneurship (VWE) on the relationship between the regulatory, normative and cognitive pillars of institutional theory and women's entrepreneurial leadership (WEL) in 92 countries. Results suggest that the institutional pillars influence VWE. Regulatory institutions, entrepreneurial cognitions, and entrepreneurial norms have a direct and an indirect effect (through VWE) on WEL. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 587-604 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12179 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12179 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:587-604 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068306_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard Harrison Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Harrison Author-Name: Claire Leitch Author-X-Name-First: Claire Author-X-Name-Last: Leitch Author-Name: Maura Mcadam Author-X-Name-First: Maura Author-X-Name-Last: Mcadam Title: Breaking Glass: Toward a Gendered Analysis of Entrepreneurial Leadership Abstract: Despite recent expansion in the literature on entrepreneurial leadership, this has not been matched with the development of appropriate theoretical frameworks, theory building, and conceptual analyses, including the analysis of gender. In this paper, we provide the foundation for a more robust and extensive gendered study of entrepreneurial leadership, through a review of the entrepreneurial leadership literature and of the current debates on gender and leadership. On the basis of this, we propose a research agenda for the gendered analysis of the rapidly expanding interface between leadership and entrepreneurship, comprising three themes around which the future development of entrepreneurial leadership can be organized. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 693-713 Issue: 3 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:3:p:693-713 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068307_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Saadat Saeed Author-X-Name-First: Saadat Author-X-Name-Last: Saeed Author-Name: Shumaila Y. Yousafzai Author-X-Name-First: Shumaila Y. Author-X-Name-Last: Yousafzai Author-Name: Mirella Yani‐de‐soriano Author-X-Name-First: Mirella Author-X-Name-Last: Yani‐de‐soriano Author-Name: Moreno Muffatto Author-X-Name-First: Moreno Author-X-Name-Last: Muffatto Title: The Role of Perceived University Support in the Formation of Students' Entrepreneurial Intention Abstract: Entrepreneurship education is central to student entrepreneurship. Previous research has attempted to understand the role of entrepreneurship education in the formation of students' entrepreneurial intention and behavior, albeit in an isolated manner. Universities can support entrepreneurship in many ways, but it is important to measure students' perception of the support that they receive in order to understand the extent of such support and its impact on students. The current study proposed and tested an integrative, multiperspective framework. We have hypothesized that the three dimensions of university support, that is, perceived educational support, concept development support, and business development support, together with institutional support, shape students' entrepreneurial self‐efficacy. In turn, entrepreneurial self‐efficacy and individual motivations constitute the fundamental elements of the intention to start a business. A sample of 805 university students took part in the study and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Our findings showed that perceived educational support exerted the highest influence on entrepreneurial self‐efficacy, followed by concept development support, business development support, and institutional support. Self‐efficacy in turn had a significant effect on entrepreneurial intention. Individual motivations such as self‐realization, recognition, and role had an additional impact on intention. However, intention was not related to financial success, innovation, and independence. The findings suggest that a holistic perspective provides a more meaningful understanding of the role of perceived university support in the formation of students' entrepreneurial intention. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1127-1145 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12090 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12090 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1127-1145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068308_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Chiara Verbano Author-X-Name-First: Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Verbano Author-Name: Maria Crema Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Crema Author-Name: Karen Venturini Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Venturini Title: The Identification and Characterization of Open Innovation Profiles in Italian Small and Medium‐sized Enterprises Abstract: Open innovation () denotes a company's ability to draw on a range of external sources to meet their needs for innovation. Very few empirical analyses have been conducted on the extent to which this new paradigm is embedded in small and medium‐sized enterprises (). Thus, the present study's objective is to identify and characterize different profiles of in , considering the openness of the innovation process phases, variety and breadth of collaborations, determinants, barriers, and motivations. A survey was carried out among Italian manufacturing firms, and a database of 105 companies was obtained. With regard to data elaboration, a factorial and cluster analysis was conducted, and three different profiles emerged: selective low open, unselective open upstream, and mid‐partners integrated open. The different behaviors of the three clusters in terms of determinants, performance, contextual factors, barriers, and motivations were analyzed and discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1052-1075 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12091 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12091 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1052-1075 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068309_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Philip B. Whyman Author-X-Name-First: Philip B. Author-X-Name-Last: Whyman Author-Name: Alina I. Petrescu Author-X-Name-First: Alina I. Author-X-Name-Last: Petrescu Title: Workplace Flexibility Practices in SMEs: Relationship with Performance via Redundancies, Absenteeism, and Financial Turnover Abstract: This workplace flexibility study uses primary data on private sector small and medium‐sized enterprises () in ancashire, nited ingdom, collected in 2009 during the recent “credit crunch” recession. Key features include: (1) objective measures of performance; (2) a focus on the previously relatively neglected relationship between workplace flexibility practices () and three performance indicators, namely, redundancies, absenteeism, and financial turnover; and (3) a timely contribution to research on . Numerical, functional, and cost analyses, via zero‐inflated oisson and linear regressions, control for and market characteristics. Despite having limited resources, the results show a significant section of to be innovative and entrepreneurial organizations, embracing advancements in employment relations regarding employee discretion, training, participative working arrangements, and/or job security. Moreover, results indicate that have the potential to assist in responding to periods of constrained demand. Flexitime and job sharing are associated with low permanent‐employee redundancies. Training, job security, and family‐friendly practices relate to low absenteeism with reductions of up to six annual days per worker. Job security and profit‐related pay are associated with high financial turnover. Staff pay‐freeze links with high financial turnover, but to the detriment of redundancies and absenteeism, whereas management pay‐cuts or management pay‐freeze relate to low financial turnover. On a cautionary note, spending cuts, often enforced by policymakers, may be of limited benefit to , and thus other approaches would appear more fruitful. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1097-1126 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12092 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12092 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1097-1126 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068310_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alfredo De massis Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: De massis Author-Name: Josip Kotlar Author-X-Name-First: Josip Author-X-Name-Last: Kotlar Author-Name: Giovanna Campopiano Author-X-Name-First: Giovanna Author-X-Name-Last: Campopiano Author-Name: Lucio Cassia Author-X-Name-First: Lucio Author-X-Name-Last: Cassia Title: The Impact of Family Involvement on SMEs’ Performance: Theory and Evidence Abstract: By complementing agency theory with behavioral assumptions, we explore the effects of family involvement on small and medium enterprises’ (s) performance. We identify three separate dimensions of family involvement and hypothesize nonlinear, direct, and interaction effects on the performance of an . The evidence on 787 suggests that an inverted ‐shaped relationship exists between family ownership and performance, and ownership dispersion among family members negatively affects performance. Balancing family and nonfamily members in the top management team () is found to be beneficial to s’ performance, but the family ratio in the becomes crucial only at high levels of family ownership. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 924-948 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12093 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12093 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:924-948 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068311_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Whitney O. Peake Author-X-Name-First: Whitney O. Author-X-Name-Last: Peake Author-Name: Warren Watson Author-X-Name-First: Warren Author-X-Name-Last: Watson Title: Ties that Bind? A Mediation Analysis Exploring Contract Use in Family versus Nonfamily Firms Abstract: Based on the assumptions of agency theory, family business researchers have often argued that family firms are less likely to use formal methods of monitoring and control than nonfamily firms. We explore the relationship between family firm status and presence of a written agreement among the owners, a formal measure of control. We hypothesize economic goals and perceived level of risk taking and management efficacy will mediate the relationship between family firm status and presence of a written agreement. Results indicate that the primary goal of the firm serves as a partial mediator of this relationship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1185-1202 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12105 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12105 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1185-1202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068312_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria Psillaki Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Psillaki Author-Name: Konstantinos Eleftheriou Author-X-Name-First: Konstantinos Author-X-Name-Last: Eleftheriou Title: Trade Credit, Bank Credit, and Flight to Quality: Evidence from French SMEs Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the global financial crisis on the allocation of credit to small and medium‐sized enterprises (s). Using samples of rench s from four industries, we found support for the prediction of the flight‐to‐quality hypothesis that in bad times, credit flows away from smaller constrained firms to larger, higher grade firms. We also examined the relation between bank credit and trade credit in terms of two hypotheses: the substitution hypothesis and the complementary hypothesis. The results of fixed effects panel regressions showed that trade credit for small firms during periods of tight money acts generally as complement rather than substitute to bank credit, thus providing empirical support for the redistribution view of trade credit. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1219-1240 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12106 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12106 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1219-1240 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068313_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Hopp Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Hopp Author-Name: Rolf Sonderegger Author-X-Name-First: Rolf Author-X-Name-Last: Sonderegger Title: Understanding the Dynamics of Nascent Entrepreneurship—Prestart‐Up Experience, Intentions, and Entrepreneurial Success Abstract: Understanding the factors driving the successful founding of new firms is a subject of ongoing interest. We link prestart‐up experience and intentions of nascent entrepreneurs to the shape of the entrepreneurial gestation process and eventually to successful founding. By experience, we mean previous entrepreneurial activities, labor market experience, and formal education, and by intentions, we mean commitment and ability expectations. We test our predictions on a longitudinal data set that tracks nascent entrepreneurs' venture creation efforts over a five‐year time span and find evidence supporting them. Against this background, our findings also show that when controlling for the possible endogeneity of the activities carried out, a later temporal concentration of organizing activities enhances the probability of successfully founding. Our research contributes to a better understanding of contextual antecedents of the shape of gestation process and the way experience and intentions affect the successful creation of new ventures. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1076-1096 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12107 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12107 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1076-1096 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068314_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Author-Name: Christoph Chomik Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Chomik Author-Name: Tessa Christina Flatten Author-X-Name-First: Tessa Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Flatten Title: How Organizational Culture Influences Innovativeness, Proactiveness, and Risk‐Taking: Fostering Entrepreneurial Orientation in SMEs Abstract: The beneficial outcome of a firm's entrepreneurial orientation () has been widely researched, but literature and empirical studies about factors and conditions that foster remain scarce. The ompeting alues odel is used to investigate the relationships between key dimensions of organizational culture (group, hierarchical, developmental, and rational) and three dimensions of in small and medium enterprises. A study of 298 enterprises showed that developmental, group, and rational culture has a strong positive impact on , whereas the impact of hierarchical culture is negative. Thus, our results highlight the importance of an external orientation of organizations to foster . Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 868-885 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12108 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12108 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:868-885 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068315_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sojin Lim Author-X-Name-First: Sojin Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Author-Name: Yeonbae Kim Author-X-Name-First: Yeonbae Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: How to Design Public Venture Capital Funds: Empirical Evidence from South Korea Abstract: This study examines the effects of several features of government‐managed, sponsored venture capital (), and private funds on overall investments in new technology‐based firms () during two developmental stages (i.e., growth and restructuring) in outh orean market and suggests hints for designing effective government programs. Our results from data on 463 funds in the period 1995–2005 indicate the factors bearing a positive effect on investments targeted to . Such factors are the fund specialization focusing on certain industrial sectors, performance‐sensitive compensation for venture capitalists in private and government funds. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 843-867 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12109 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12109 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:843-867 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068316_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Edmilson Lima Author-X-Name-First: Edmilson Author-X-Name-Last: Lima Author-Name: Rose M. Lopes Author-X-Name-First: Rose M. Author-X-Name-Last: Lopes Author-Name: Vânia Nassif Author-X-Name-First: Vânia Author-X-Name-Last: Nassif Author-Name: Dirceu Silva Author-X-Name-First: Dirceu Author-X-Name-Last: Silva Title: Opportunities to Improve Entrepreneurship Education: Contributions Considering Brazilian Challenges* Abstract: This paper identifies challenges and opportunities for enhancing higher education in entrepreneurship considering student perceptions concerning both their demand for entrepreneurship education and their entrepreneurial intention as well as previous studies that present the points of view of experts. The main focus is Brazilian higher education, but the results address challenges that cross borders, such as the need for a practical approach. The study analyzed the data from the Brazilian version of the 2011 lobal niversity ntrepreneurial pirit tudents' urvey () obtained with an online questionnaire answered by 25,751 razilian students from 37 colleges and universities. To give a reference for a better understanding of razilian statistics, data were compared to those of the 2011 international involving also 25 other countries and 64,079 responses from them. Three hypotheses were tested. The results show that entrepreneurship education has a significant negative effect on student entrepreneurial intention and also on self‐efficacy. The same occurs between entrepreneurial intention and students' demand for entrepreneurship education. razilian students present higher levels of entrepreneurial intention and are significantly more motivated to take courses and activities in entrepreneurship than those students in the international sample. Approximately 50 percent of razilian students are potential entrepreneurs. One of the opportunities identified is to take advantage of students' positive attitudes and their high demand. The opportunities could play an important role in overcoming the challenges recognized, among which are the need for a more practical approach and the need for larger and diversified educational offerings beyond business planning. The challenges make eck and reene's recommendations, presented in a 2011 issue of , particularly important for razil. The last three sections propose different explanations, suggestions for more research, and practical recommendations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1033-1051 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12110 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12110 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1033-1051 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068317_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Fernando Merino Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: Merino Author-Name: Joaquín Monreal‐pérez Author-X-Name-First: Joaquín Author-X-Name-Last: Monreal‐pérez Author-Name: Gregorio Sánchez‐marín Author-X-Name-First: Gregorio Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez‐marín Title: Family SMEs' Internationalization: Disentangling the Influence of Familiness on Spanish Firms' Export Activity* Abstract: This paper studies the relationships between family involvement and internationalization of family small and medium enterprises (), examining the effects exerted by the three main dimensions that comprise the concept of familiness: power, experience, and culture. Disentangling the influence of familiness dimensions lead us to discover the combined effects of family's governance, generation, and culture on ' export activity. The results, using the ‐ scale over a sample of 500 Spanish firms, show that this multidimensional approach better identifies the determinants of the family ' internationalization. Specifically, we find that the family experience and its culture orientation positively affect the firm's export activity, whereas family governance/management does not have any significant influence. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1164-1184 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12111 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12111 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1164-1184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068318_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shaoming Cheng Author-X-Name-First: Shaoming Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng Title: Potential Lending Discrimination? Insights from Small Business Financing and New Venture Survival Abstract: Previous literature provides potential lending discrimination evidence of disadvantaged women and minority entrepreneurs' high rate of business loan application denial and their unequal access to external and commercial credits in comparison with white business owners. This paper aims to expand the literature and discussions on small business loan discrimination from a new research direction, besides those on loan applications/denials and on loan terms, focusing on the consequences of small business loans in terms of new venture survivability. The proposed new research direction is consistent with similar research approaches in mortgage lending literature examining loan default rates and potential discrimination. The auffman irm urvey data are used with appropriate hazards model for the analysis. Extensive creditworthiness and business survival determinants are applied for controlling for their influences across racial and ethnic groups. The main empirical finding is that after controlling for a wide variety of borrower, establishment, and regional characteristics, business closure rates for minority entrepreneurs are not higher than those for white business owners. This finding does not support the prediction of the model for lender bias against minority entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 905-923 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12112 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12112 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:905-923 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068319_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oleksiy Osiyevskyy Author-X-Name-First: Oleksiy Author-X-Name-Last: Osiyevskyy Author-Name: Jim Dewald Author-X-Name-First: Jim Author-X-Name-Last: Dewald Title: Inducements, Impediments, and Immediacy: Exploring the Cognitive Drivers of Small Business Managers' Intentions to Adopt Business Model Change Abstract: Small business managers rely on judgment and heuristics when making critical strategic decisions. We explore this phenomenon, expanding the theory on cognition and strategy to explain the cognitive determinants of strategic decisions leading to small firm business model change. We integrate existing theories (entrepreneurial opportunity exploitation, cognitive resilience, prospect theory, behavioral theory of the firm, threat‐rigidity) into a framework explaining strategic intentions, based on managers' perception of business opportunity interacting with assessment of the external environment, current performance, and prior experience. The framework is empirically tested in the context of anadian real estate brokerage industry, facing potentially major disruptive change. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1011-1032 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12113 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12113 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1011-1032 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068320_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dmitry Khanin Author-X-Name-First: Dmitry Author-X-Name-Last: Khanin Author-Name: Ofir Turel Author-X-Name-First: Ofir Author-X-Name-Last: Turel Title: Conflicts and Regrets in the Venture Capitalist–Entrepreneur Relationship Abstract: The goal of this paper is to examine whether conflicts with venture capitalists () could prompt chief executive officers (s) to experience regret of action (regarding their poor partner choice) or regret of inaction (regarding their own inability to avert conflict). We argue that it is important to examine such feelings of regret that could motivate to change their financial intermediation and collaboration strategies in the future. We propose that and may experience two types of conflict: (1) pacing conflicts regarding the direction and speed of venture advancement driven by perceived inequities in economic and social exchange; and (2) prerogative conflicts about the allocation of control rights and relationship issues driven by the perceived inequities in power relations. We hypothesize that pacing conflicts will be related to increasingly intense prerogative conflicts, whereas the latter will be associated with both types of regret. The proposed model is tested with structural equation modeling techniques applied to the data collected from104 of ‐backed ventures. All the hypotheses are supported. Our main finding is that appear to be ambivalent about their conflict with , regretting both their prior choices as an error of judgment (regret of action) and their own lack of initiative (regret of inaction). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 949-969 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12114 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12114 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:949-969 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068321_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Paula Matias gama Author-X-Name-First: Ana Paula Author-X-Name-Last: Matias gama Author-Name: Howard Van auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Van auken Title: The Interdependence between Trade Credit and Bank Lending: Commitment in Intermediary Firm Relationships Abstract: This study investigates the interdependence between trade and bank credit among 468 ortuguese small and medium‐sized enterprises (s). The results show that a single bank relationship is prevalent among ortuguese s, indicating that the proprietary borrower information that banks obtain through their relationship results in an information monopoly that creates a holdup problem and leads to high interest rates. Suppliers that can control their customers' credit risk may provide additional credit and thus help alleviate concerns associated with holdup costs. Trade credit is a viable alternative to short‐term debt, especially when firms' main bank is unwilling to increase its exposure to liquidity constraints. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 886-904 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12115 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12115 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:886-904 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068322_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Panagiotis Piperopoulos Author-X-Name-First: Panagiotis Author-X-Name-Last: Piperopoulos Author-Name: Dimo Dimov Author-X-Name-First: Dimo Author-X-Name-Last: Dimov Title: Burst Bubbles or Build Steam? Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Self‐Efficacy, and Entrepreneurial Intentions Abstract: This paper contextualizes the relationship between student's self‐efficacy beliefs and entrepreneurial intentions in the content and pedagogy of the entrepreneurship course. Using the logic of regulatory focus theory, we argue that the nature of the entrepreneurship course—whether theoretically or practically oriented—creates a distinct motivational frame for entrepreneurship in promotion or prevention terms. When coupled with students' self‐efficacy beliefs, this frame can strengthen or weaken their intentions for future entrepreneurial efforts. We test this hypothesis through a survey of 114 students enrolled in different entrepreneurship courses at a major ritish university. Our results show that higher self‐efficacy is associated with lower entrepreneurial intentions in the theoretically oriented courses and higher entrepreneurial intentions in the practically oriented courses. We draw a number of implications for the theory and practice of entrepreneurship education. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 970-985 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12116 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12116 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:970-985 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068323_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Melike Nur Findikoglu Author-X-Name-First: Melike Nur Author-X-Name-Last: Findikoglu Author-Name: Mary Beth Watson‐manheim Author-X-Name-First: Mary Beth Author-X-Name-Last: Watson‐manheim Title: Do Small and Medium‐Sized IT Firms Form Service Partnerships with Nonlocal IT Firms? An Assessment of Facilitators Abstract: For small and medium‐sized information technology firms (s), the service partnerships formed with other firms are strategic instruments to overcome their resource constraints, increase efficiency, and offer complementary services to their customers. Although these firms have a tendency to form local partnerships due to ease of trust building, few of them are engaged in nonlocal partnerships. This research aims to explore the facilitators of this divergent firm behavior. The findings suggest that a firm's alliance capabilities and organizational proximities between distant partners can substitute the lack of geographical proximity and enable s' engagement in nonlocal service partnerships. More importantly, the type of service rendered through the partnership acts as a moderator and determines the extent of the organizational capabilities and proximities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 986-1010 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12117 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12117 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:986-1010 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068324_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bilge Aykol Author-X-Name-First: Bilge Author-X-Name-Last: Aykol Author-Name: Leonidas C. Leonidou Author-X-Name-First: Leonidas C. Author-X-Name-Last: Leonidou Title: Researching the Green Practices of Smaller Service Firms: A Theoretical, Methodological, and Empirical Assessment Abstract: This paper presents an integrative review and critical assessment of theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions of 109 environmental business‐related articles on small and medium‐sized service firms published during the 1992–2012 period in mainstream and specialized journals. Theoretically, more than half the studies lacked a theoretical foundation, with the remainder anchored primarily on stakeholder theory, the resource‐based view, and institutional theory. Methodologically, studies were generally exploratory, cross‐sectional, and descriptive in nature, as well as characterized by a narrow geographical scope, nonprobability samples, small sample sizes, and simple analytical methods. Empirically scholars focused on many diverse issues, with the most frequent relating to facilitators and inhibitors on green initiatives, stimuli and barriers to corporate environmentalism, and environmental problems and practices. The paper provides recommendations for strengthening these areas and offers directions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1264-1288 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12118 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12118 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1264-1288 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068325_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Amaia Maseda Author-X-Name-First: Amaia Author-X-Name-Last: Maseda Author-Name: Txomin Iturralde Author-X-Name-First: Txomin Author-X-Name-Last: Iturralde Author-Name: Blanca Arosa Author-X-Name-First: Blanca Author-X-Name-Last: Arosa Title: Impact of Outsiders on Firm Performance over Different Generations of Family‐Owned SMEs Abstract: From the perspective of agency, resource‐based view, and resource‐dependence theories, we explore the impact of the presence of outside directors on firm performance in family small and medium‐sized enterprise (). Using survey data from 369 panish family , our findings show an inverted ‐shaped relationship between the proportion of outsiders on the boards of first‐ and second‐generation family firms and firm performance. The results show that a balanced presence of outside directors contributes to value creation in family and confirm that the composition and the roles of the board of directors differ from generation to generation in family firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1203-1218 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12119 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12119 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1203-1218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068326_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sabine Brunswicker Author-X-Name-First: Sabine Author-X-Name-Last: Brunswicker Author-Name: Wim Vanhaverbeke Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Vanhaverbeke Title: Open Innovation in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises (SMEs): External Knowledge Sourcing Strategies and Internal Organizational Facilitators Abstract: In this paper we explore how small and medium‐sized enterprises () engage in external knowledge sourcing, a form of inbound open innovation. We draw upon a sample of 1,411 and empirically conceptualize a typology of strategic types of external knowledge sourcing, namely minimal, supply‐chain, technology‐oriented, application‐oriented, and full‐scope sourcing. Each strategy reflects the nature of external interactions and is linked to a distinct mixture of four internal practices for managing innovation. Both full‐scope and application‐oriented sourcing offer performance benefits and are associated with a stronger focus on managing innovation. However, they differ in their managerial focus on strategic and operational aspects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1241-1263 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12120 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12120 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1241-1263 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068327_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ignacio Contín‐pilart Author-X-Name-First: Ignacio Author-X-Name-Last: Contín‐pilart Author-Name: Martin Larraza‐kintana Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Larraza‐kintana Title: Do Entrepreneurial Role Models Influence the Nascent Entrepreneurial Activity of Immigrants?* Abstract: This paper examines how the influence of entrepreneurial role models in the individual's decision to become a nascent entrepreneur is moderated by their sociocultural fit. By looking at the entrepreneurial activity of immigrants, the paper proposes that, because of their lower sociocultural fit, immigrants are less likely to be influenced in their entrepreneurial activity by past and present entrepreneurs in the region where they live compared with the native population. Using a large database of 28,306 individuals in 50 panish provinces, the results confirm our hypothesis. The moderating effect of cultural distance and time of residence is also analyzed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1146-1163 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12153 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12153 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1146-1163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068328_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Entrepreneurship Everywhere… Across Campus, Across Communities, and Across Borders Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1289-1289 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12217 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12217 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1289-1289 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068329_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Entrepreneurship in Family Firms, Business Families, and Family Business Groups Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1290-1290 Issue: 4 Volume: 53 Year: 2015 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12218 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12218 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:53:y:2015:i:4:p:1290-1290 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068345_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Simone Regina Didonet Author-X-Name-First: Simone Regina Author-X-Name-Last: Didonet Author-Name: Geoff Simmons Author-X-Name-First: Geoff Author-X-Name-Last: Simmons Author-Name: Guillermo Díaz‐villavicencio Author-X-Name-First: Guillermo Author-X-Name-Last: Díaz‐villavicencio Author-Name: Mark Palmer Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Palmer Title: Market Orientation's Boundary‐Spanning Role to Support Innovation in SMEs Abstract: This study aims to examine the relationship between market orientation, sources of innovation and intra‐firm mechanisms to support innovation. A research conducted among 325 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reveals that market orientation significantly affects sources of innovation, providing a market‐centric focus for SMEs. It also reveals that sources of innovation positively affect intra‐firm mechanisms for innovation. Finally, it reveals that market orientation has an indirect and positive effect on intrafirm mechanisms for innovation via the extent to which the studied SMEs use different sources of innovation. To better understand these relationships we consider market orientation's boundary‐spanning role for SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 216-233 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12288 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12288 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:216-233 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068346_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Saurav Pathak Author-X-Name-First: Saurav Author-X-Name-Last: Pathak Author-Name: Etayankara Muralidharan Author-X-Name-First: Etayankara Author-X-Name-Last: Muralidharan Title: Informal Institutions and Their Comparative Influences on Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: The Role of In‐Group Collectivism and Interpersonal Trust Abstract: We use insights from institutional theory to study how societal collectivism and societal trust facilitate or constrain the emergence of social entrepreneurship (SE) and commercial entrepreneurship (CE). Using 58,918 individual‐level responses obtained from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey of 27 countries and supplementing with country‐level data obtained from the World Values Survey (WVS) and the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) study, our results from multilevel analyses demonstrate that while societal collectivism decreases the likelihood of CE, it increases that of SE. Further, while societal trust influences both SE and CE positively, the strength of this positive influence is felt more strongly on SE than CE. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 168-188 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12289 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12289 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:168-188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068347_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jo Barraket Author-X-Name-First: Jo Author-X-Name-Last: Barraket Author-Name: Craig Furneaux Author-X-Name-First: Craig Author-X-Name-Last: Furneaux Author-Name: Sharine Barth Author-X-Name-First: Sharine Author-X-Name-Last: Barth Author-Name: Chris Mason Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Mason Title: Understanding Legitimacy Formation in Multi‐Goal Firms: An Examination of Business Planning Practices among Social Enterprises Abstract: The value of business planning to new business ventures and small firms has been the subject of debate among entrepreneurship researchers. In this paper, we examine business planning practices as a function of legitimacy formation among Australian social enterprises, drawing on a mixed‐methods study. We find that business planning practices are driven by demands to establish legitimacy with external stakeholders as well as organizational performance imperatives, although legitimacy is the stronger driver. Findings also suggest business planning processes serve unique communicative and relational functions among social enterprises. This has implications for understanding legitimacy formation within multi‐goal and multi‐stakeholder businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 77-89 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12290 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12290 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:77-89 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068348_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Johan Bruneel Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Bruneel Author-Name: Robin De cock Author-X-Name-First: Robin Author-X-Name-Last: De cock Title: Entry Mode Research and SMEs: A Review and Future Research Agenda Abstract: Research on SMEs’ entry modes remains limited and is spread across various, often disconnected research fields using a broad variety of theories, sample characteristics, and methods. This makes it challenging for researchers to identify interesting research opportunities. Our study investigates the current state of the SME entry mode literature by conducting a systematic literature review of 47 articles. Our review shows that scholars should be more careful when conceptualizing SMEs, and we recommend the use of both quantitative and qualitative longitudinal research designs. We explain how new theories and perspectives might address existing problems and weaknesses in this literature. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 135-167 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12291 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12291 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:135-167 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068349_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yannis Georgellis Author-X-Name-First: Yannis Author-X-Name-Last: Georgellis Author-Name: Afees Yusuf Author-X-Name-First: Afees Author-X-Name-Last: Yusuf Title: Is Becoming Self‐Employed a Panacea for Job Satisfaction? Longitudinal Evidence from Work to Self‐Employment Transitions Abstract: Using British longitudinal data, we investigate whether individuals enjoy a permanent boost in their job satisfaction by becoming self‐employed. We track individuals before and after transitions from work to self‐employment and record changes in their job and domain satisfaction scores. We find that job satisfaction follows a rising trajectory immediately upon transition into self‐employment and a declining trajectory in subsequent years, as expectations fail to materialize and the novelty of the new venture wanes down. Thus, our findings confirm that job satisfaction gains are not necessarily permanent, suggesting that self‐employment is not always a panacea for job satisfaction. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 53-76 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12292 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12292 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:53-76 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068350_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jose‐luis Hervas‐oliver Author-X-Name-First: Jose‐luis Author-X-Name-Last: Hervas‐oliver Author-Name: Carles Boronat‐moll Author-X-Name-First: Carles Author-X-Name-Last: Boronat‐moll Author-Name: Francisca Sempere‐ripoll Author-X-Name-First: Francisca Author-X-Name-Last: Sempere‐ripoll Title: On Process Innovation Capabilities in SMEs: A Taxonomy of Process‐Oriented Innovative SMEs Abstract: Relatively little attention has been paid to the study of the strategic management of process innovators and their capabilities. This paper contributes to our understanding of process innovation by analyzing responses from 4,208 SMEs which introduced only process innovation, and no product innovation. Our study was set up specifically to allow us to identify and isolate process innovation activities in SMEs. Findings reveal two distinct innovation patterns among process innovators, one characterized primarily by the acquisition of embodied knowledge and external support from suppliers, and a second centered on the development of R&D and high absorptive capacity, accompanied by organizational innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 113-134 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12293 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12293 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:113-134 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068351_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Henri Hakala Author-X-Name-First: Henri Author-X-Name-Last: Hakala Author-Name: Charlotta Sirén Author-X-Name-First: Charlotta Author-X-Name-Last: Sirén Author-Name: Joakim Wincent Author-X-Name-First: Joakim Author-X-Name-Last: Wincent Title: Entrepreneurial Orientation and International New Entry: The Moderating Role of Autonomy and Structures in Subsidiaries Abstract: We study how the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of subsidiaries influences international initiatives—new entries originating from a subsidiary that go beyond the local environment of the subsidiary. Building on structural contingency theory, we expect to find that the effect of EO is contingent on the structural conditions of decision‐making autonomy and the subsidiary decision‐making structure. Our results from 294 subsidiaries confirm that decision‐making autonomy and internal structures are important boundary conditions delimiting the effectiveness of EO in terms of international new entry. Although autonomy is highly important for international new entries, when it is restricted, formal rather than organic structures benefit new‐entry initiatives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 90-112 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12294 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12294 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:90-112 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068352_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rüdiger Hahn Author-X-Name-First: Rüdiger Author-X-Name-Last: Hahn Author-Name: Inan Ince Author-X-Name-First: Inan Author-X-Name-Last: Ince Title: Constituents and Characteristics of Hybrid Businesses: A Qualitative, Empirical Framework Abstract: Despite mounting research on hybrid businesses that deliver value beyond financial goals, little is known about their nature. We assess what characterizes hybrid businesses and drives their founders by means of an abductive analysis of 18 ventures. Findings are discussed for the outcome of business models, organization of business model, and underlying aims of hybrid entrepreneurs building an empirical framework of constituents and characteristics. Results show participatory patterns of organization and emphasis on knowledge sharing about sustainability. The general profit and growth orientation is often a means to the end of achieving sustainability goals. Entrepreneurs are driven by nonmaterial motives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 33-52 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12295 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12295 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:33-52 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068353_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Keith M. Hmieleski Author-X-Name-First: Keith M. Author-X-Name-Last: Hmieleski Author-Name: Daniel A. Lerner Author-X-Name-First: Daniel A. Author-X-Name-Last: Lerner Title: The Dark Triad and Nascent Entrepreneurship: An Examination of Unproductive versus Productive Entrepreneurial Motives Abstract: This study examined relationships of the dark triad personality characteristics (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism) with entrepreneurial intentions and motives. Results from samples of business undergraduates (N = 508) and MBA students (N = 234) found narcissism to be positively related to entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, results from subgroups of business undergraduates and MBA students high in entrepreneurial intentions (i.e., early‐stage nascent entrepreneurs) indicated differences in motives for engaging in the startup process. Specifically, we found all facets of the dark triad to be positively associated with unproductive entrepreneurial motives, and observed differential associations of the dark triad characteristics with productive entrepreneurial motives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 7-32 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12296 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12296 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:7-32 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068354_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Claire Champenois Author-X-Name-First: Claire Author-X-Name-Last: Champenois Author-Name: Michel Devigne Author-X-Name-First: Michel Author-X-Name-Last: Devigne Author-Name: François‐régis Puyou Author-X-Name-First: François‐régis Author-X-Name-Last: Puyou Title: How Can Venture Capitalists‐Owner Managers Conflicts Be Managed? If You Want Peace, Agree to Keep the Peace Abstract: This article identifies four mechanisms (talking continuously; showing commitment to a community; strengthening operational focus; and accepting difficult decisions) in Venture Capitalist (VC)—Owner–Manager (OM) relationships that serve to manage tensions and thus avert detrimental situations, namely conflicts. The results enrich the literature on VC‐OM conflict by mobilizing a tension intensity variable and by providing evidence on how tense critical events can be managed. We offer recommendations and insight into managing tension intensity, which can help VCs and OMs derive the potential benefits of opposing viewpoints while avoiding major disruptions in their relationships. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 189-215 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12297 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12297 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:189-215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068355_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rachel Bocquet Author-X-Name-First: Rachel Author-X-Name-Last: Bocquet Author-Name: Sebastien Brion Author-X-Name-First: Sebastien Author-X-Name-Last: Brion Author-Name: Caroline Mothe Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: Mothe Title: The Role of Cluster Intermediaries for KIBS’ Resources and Innovation Abstract: Knowledge‐intensive business services (KIBS) help manufacturing firms boost their innovation activities, yet the question of which kinds of resources and intermediaries KIBS need for their own innovation activities remains largely unstudied. The current article investigates whether clustered KIBS might need an intermediary to access innovation resources, by studying the effects of network administrative organizations (NAOs) on KIBS’ resources for innovation. Using a survey of 53 KIBS in a French cluster, the authors find that NAOs directly affect both KIBS’ internal and external resources for innovation. They also study the intermediary effect of NAOs on KIBS’ absorptive capacity and provide recommendations for public policy to boost clustered KIBS’ innovation intensity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 256-277 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12298 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12298 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:256-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068356_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: So‐jin Yoo Author-X-Name-First: So‐jin Author-X-Name-Last: Yoo Author-Name: Olukemi Sawyerr Author-X-Name-First: Olukemi Author-X-Name-Last: Sawyerr Author-Name: Wee‐liang Tan Author-X-Name-First: Wee‐liang Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Title: The Mediating Effect of Absorptive Capacity and Relational Capital in Alliance Learning of SMEs Abstract: No business can create all the resources needed to prosper and grow. Collaboration among businesses that possess complementary resources is often necessary for survival and growth. Despite their importance and implications for alliance learning, no empirical study has to date attempted to investigate how the determinants of learning interact with each other, and are linked to the outcomes of alliance learning. This study contributes to the role of learning intent, absorptive capacity, and relational capital in enhancing learning activities and outcomes by empirically examining the relationships among these learning determinants and how they affect innovative SMEs’ technological and nontechnological learning in alliance relationships. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 234-255 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12299 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12299 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:234-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068357_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ru‐mei Hsieh Author-X-Name-First: Ru‐mei Author-X-Name-Last: Hsieh Author-Name: Donna J. Kelley Author-X-Name-First: Donna J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kelley Title: The Role of Cognition and Information Access in the Recognition of Innovative Opportunities Abstract: This research examines nascent entrepreneurs’ perceptions about the innovativeness of the opportunities they have recognized. Results from a survey of 324 nascent entrepreneurs in Taiwan indicate that one's level of prior industry experience, orientation toward risk, and access to information in the environment are each associated with perceived innovativeness of the opportunity. An examination of interaction effects shows that when prior industry experience is low, risk taking propensity boosts the level of perceived innovativeness, but does not have an effect in the case of high industry experience. The findings suggest that cognitive elements and information access can play a role in the identification and pursuit of innovative opportunities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 297-311 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12300 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12300 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:297-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068358_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brigitte Hoogendoorn Author-X-Name-First: Brigitte Author-X-Name-Last: Hoogendoorn Title: The Prevalence and Determinants of Social Entrepreneurship at the Macro Level Abstract: The present cross‐national study aims to explore the factors that are associated with a country's share of social start‐ups in the total number of start‐ups and contributes to the emerging stream of literature that explores the contextual drivers of different types of entrepreneurship. Based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2009, covering 49 countries, we test several theoretical perspectives, including the failure thesis/institutional void perspective, the interdependence theory/institutional support perspective, welfare state theory and supply‐side theory. Multiple regression analyses are applied testing the influence of institutional factors and cultural values on the incidence of social entrepreneurial start‐ups relative to other types of start‐ups. Our results seem to support the institutional support perspective: the share of social start‐ups in all start‐ups seems to benefit from favorable institutional circumstances, in particular public sector expenditure and regulatory quality. With respect to cultural values, our results suggest that a society's level of self‐expression values benefits start‐up diversity in favor of a higher share of social start‐ups. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 278-296 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12301 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12301 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:278-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068359_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-6 Issue: S1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12302 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12302 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:S1:p:1-6 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068411_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Leonidas C. Leonidou Author-X-Name-First: Leonidas C. Author-X-Name-Last: Leonidou Author-Name: Paul Christodoulides Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Christodoulides Author-Name: Des Thwaites Author-X-Name-First: Des Author-X-Name-Last: Thwaites Title: External Determinants and Financial Outcomes of an Eco‐friendly Orientation in Smaller Manufacturing Firms Abstract: With the significant growth of problems relating to the natural environment, an increasing number of firms are engaged in environmentally friendly activities. This paper reports the results of a study conducted among 153 small‐sized manufacturing units located in yprus, focusing on the external drivers and financial outcomes of their eco‐friendly orientation. The findings confirmed the instrumental role of environmental regulations, environmental public concern, competitive intensity, and market dynamism in harnessing an eco‐friendly orientation within the small firm. They also underline the critical role of this orientation in enhancing the firm's financial results, although this link was found to be stronger when the firm possesses adequate resources and capabilities committed to environmental activities. Our study contributes to the literature by putting together, in a theoretically anchored, integrative, and causal fashion, concepts and ideas that touch upon important aspects of small firms' environmental behavior that have been only tangentially studied in the past, namely the role of external forces in stimulating sensitivity to green issues, the dynamics of forming an ecological orientation within the organization, the positive link between eco‐friendly thinking and financial performance, and the importance of supporting ecological actions with appropriate organizational resources/capabilities. Critical implications for small business managers and public policymakers are also derived from the study findings. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 5-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12121 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12121 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:5-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068412_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Franz Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Author-Name: Jorge Walter Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Walter Author-Name: T. Russell Crook Author-X-Name-First: T. Russell Author-X-Name-Last: Crook Author-Name: Benedict Kemmerer Author-X-Name-First: Benedict Author-X-Name-Last: Kemmerer Author-Name: Vadake Narayanan Author-X-Name-First: Vadake Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanan Title: The Resource‐Based View in Entrepreneurship: A Content‐Analytical Comparison of Researchers' and Entrepreneurs' Views Abstract: The resource‐based view () is one of the most influential perspectives in the organizational sciences. Although entrepreneurship researchers are increasingly leveraging the tenets, it emerged in strategic management. Despite some important similarities between entrepreneurship and strategic management, there are also important differences, raising questions as to whether and to what extent the needs to be adapted for the entrepreneurship field. As a first step toward answering these questions, this study focuses on resources as the fundamental building block of the and presents a content‐analytical comparison of researchers' and practicing entrepreneurs' resource conceptualizations to derive similarities and differences between established theory and entrepreneurial practice. We find that although the two conceptualizations exhibit some overlap, there are also important differences in the emphasis on different dimensions of resources and ownership requirements, as well as in the understanding of how those resources shape outcomes. These results suggest important contextual conditions when applying the RBV's tenets within the field of entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 26-48 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12126 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12126 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:26-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068413_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francisco J. Santos Author-X-Name-First: Francisco J. Author-X-Name-Last: Santos Author-Name: Muhammad Azam Roomi Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Azam Author-X-Name-Last: Roomi Author-Name: Francisco Liñán Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Liñán Title: About Gender Differences and the Social Environment in the Development of Entrepreneurial Intentions Abstract: This study analyzes the interplay between gender differences and the social environment in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions. Data were obtained from two different European regions. The results show that the formation of entrepreneurial intentions is similar for men and women. At the same time, men consistently exhibit more favorable intentions than women do. Nevertheless, the perception of the social legitimation of entrepreneurship only serves to reinforce male entrepreneurial intentions, and not those of women. This holds for both regions and probably is a consequence of women feeling entrepreneurship to not be an acceptable career option for them. The implications of these results are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 49-66 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12129 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12129 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:49-66 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068414_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Lechner Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Lechner Author-Name: Birthe Soppe Author-X-Name-First: Birthe Author-X-Name-Last: Soppe Author-Name: Michael Dowling Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Dowling Title: Vertical Coopetition and the Sales Growth of Young and Small Firms Abstract: Vertical coopetition describes a situation where a firm has a vertical exchange relationship with a direct competitor. Drawing on resource‐based perspectives and resource dependence theory, we examine specific characteristics of vertical coopetition that affect the sales growth of young and small firms. We propose that the size of the competitor and mutual dependence as well as overdependence among the cooperating rivals affect the growth potential of young and small firms differently. Our research makes a contribution to the literature by disentangling some of the benefits and threats related to vertical coopetition for young and small firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 67-84 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12131 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12131 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:67-84 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068415_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Scott Latham Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Latham Author-Name: Steven F. Tello Author-X-Name-First: Steven F. Author-X-Name-Last: Tello Title: Examining Entrepreneurs' Presentation Effectiveness in Generating Stakeholder Interest: Observations From the Medical Device Industry Abstract: Entrepreneurs make countless pitches and presentations to prospective stakeholders that are critical to securing needed resources. Our study examines whether or not certain aspects of visual presentations are more likely to elicit stakeholder interest. By applying precepts of information visualization theory, we empirically examine 42 early‐stage venture poster presentations to determine the impact design and content have on attracting stakeholder interest. Our findings suggest that visualization matters; posters that included specific visual devices garnered a higher level of interest among prospective stakeholders, including investors and collaborators. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 85-101 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12132 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12132 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:85-101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068416_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sanja Pfeifer Author-X-Name-First: Sanja Author-X-Name-Last: Pfeifer Author-Name: Nataša Šarlija Author-X-Name-First: Nataša Author-X-Name-Last: Šarlija Author-Name: Marijana Zekić sušac Author-X-Name-First: Marijana Author-X-Name-Last: Zekić sušac Title: Shaping the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Students in Croatia Abstract: Business students from a public university in roatia participated in an international study on entrepreneurial self‐efficacy, identity, and education. The results of this preliminary empirical research indicate that the main predictors of the entrepreneurial intentions in roatia are strength of entrepreneurial identity aspiration and entrepreneurial self‐efficacy. These two main constructs mediate the number of personal, situational, or contextual factors, including education. Empirical analysis supports the majority of ocial ognitive areer heory hypothesized interaction between control variables and main constructs such as self‐efficacy, positive outcome expectations, and entrepreneurial identity. These findings thus fill the gap in the empirical evidence of the theoretical framework validity derived from different contexts. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 102-117 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12133 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12133 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:102-117 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068417_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Margaret Jekanyika Matanda Author-X-Name-First: Margaret Jekanyika Author-X-Name-Last: Matanda Author-Name: Nelson Oly Ndubisi Author-X-Name-First: Nelson Oly Author-X-Name-Last: Ndubisi Author-Name: Ferry Jie Author-X-Name-First: Ferry Author-X-Name-Last: Jie Title: Effects of Relational Capabilities and Power Asymmetry on Innovativeness and Flexibility of Sub‐Sahara Africa Small Exporting Firms Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine the effects of relational capabilities and exercise of power on innovativeness, flexibility, and performance of ub‐ahara frica small exporters. Data from a sample of 206 small fresh produce suppliers in imbabwe that had long‐term relationships with retail buyers in export markets were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings suggest that long‐term cooperation between small suppliers and buyers negatively influenced innovativeness and flexibility. However, trust and commitment, as well as dependence, positively impacted innovativeness of small suppliers but had negative effects on flexibility. Further, innovativeness negatively influenced firm performance, whereas a positive link emerged between flexibility and performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 118-138 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12134 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12134 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:118-138 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068418_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bernhard Swoboda Author-X-Name-First: Bernhard Author-X-Name-Last: Swoboda Author-Name: Edith Olejnik Author-X-Name-First: Edith Author-X-Name-Last: Olejnik Title: Linking Processes and Dynamic Capabilities of International SMEs: The Mediating Effect of International Entrepreneurial Orientation Abstract: Previous research on the internationalization of small and medium‐sized enterprises (s) has highlighted the role of knowledge and learning about foreign markets. However, empirical results on the performance implications of foreign market scanning and planning have been mixed. Following the dynamic capability perspective, we argue that s can capitalize on scanning and planning processes because of their international entrepreneurial orientation. We test our hypotheses with a sample of 604 established s and find that entrepreneurial orientation completely mediates the relationship between scanning and planning and international performance. Moreover, the results implicate a bidirectional relationship between processes and international entrepreneurial orientation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 139-161 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12135 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12135 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:139-161 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068419_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ning Li Author-X-Name-First: Ning Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Anne Toppinen Author-X-Name-First: Anne Author-X-Name-Last: Toppinen Author-Name: Marja Lantta Author-X-Name-First: Marja Author-X-Name-Last: Lantta Title: Managerial Perceptions of SMEs in the Wood Industry Supply Chain on Corporate Responsibility and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from China and Finland Abstract: Our comparative study investigates the hinese and innish managers' perceptions of corporate responsibility () and how engagement can benefit small and medium‐sized enterprises (s) in the mechanical wood processing industry. Based on the semi‐structured interviews with 23 line managers between ecember 2009 and ecember 2010, our study provides evidence that with a focused stakeholder approach, managers in wood industry s adopt informal corporate social responsibility strategies and tools to meet the specific expectations of their key stakeholders. Legal aspects were the key drivers of , whereas advanced production technology, efficient wood procurement, customer focus, and a competent workforce formed the four principal cornerstones in their pursuit of competitive advantage. Despite the two vastly different cultural and operational settings, the importance and the role of were found to follow a fairly similar logic in how was understood and implemented in the wood industry s seeking for competitive advantage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 162-186 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12136 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12136 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:162-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068420_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Saeid Karimi Author-X-Name-First: Saeid Author-X-Name-Last: Karimi Author-Name: Harm J. A. Biemans Author-X-Name-First: Harm J. A. Author-X-Name-Last: Biemans Author-Name: Thomas Lans Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Lans Author-Name: Mohammad Chizari Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Chizari Author-Name: Martin Mulder Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Mulder Title: The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of Iranian Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification Abstract: Building on the theory of planned behavior, an ex ante and ex post survey was used to assess the impacts of elective and compulsory entrepreneurship education programs (s) on students' entrepreneurial intention and identification of opportunities. Data were collected by questionnaire from a sample of 205 participants in s at six ranian universities. Both types of s had significant positive impacts on students' subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. Results also indicated that the elective s significantly increased students' entrepreneurial intention, although this increase was not significant for the compulsory s. The findings contribute to the theory of planned behavior and have implications for the design and delivery of s. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 187-209 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12137 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12137 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:187-209 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068421_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert E. Freeland Author-X-Name-First: Robert E. Author-X-Name-Last: Freeland Author-Name: Lisa A. Keister Author-X-Name-First: Lisa A. Author-X-Name-Last: Keister Title: How Does Race and Ethnicity Affect Persistence in Immature Ventures? Abstract: Does race/ethnicity affect persistence in an immature venture? Using data from the anel tudy of ntrepreneurial ynamics , we examine how race/ethnicity, access to supplier credit, and personal financial investment affect three entrepreneurial outcomes: continued engagement, new firm creation, and disengagement. We find that compared with whites, blacks were less likely to receive supplier credit and invest more of their own capital, whereas Hispanics did not significantly differ from whites. Blacks were more likely to persist and remain engaged in an immature venture if they did not achieve success after two years in operation, whereas Hispanics were more likely to disengage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 210-228 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12138 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12138 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:210-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068422_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joakim Wincent Author-X-Name-First: Joakim Author-X-Name-Last: Wincent Author-Name: Sara Thorgren Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Thorgren Author-Name: Sergey Anokhin Author-X-Name-First: Sergey Author-X-Name-Last: Anokhin Title: Costly Ties: Social Capital as a Retardant of Network‐Level Entrepreneurial Orientation Abstract: Challenging social capital research, we argue that network top management teams (s) established to support entrepreneurship in strategic multipartner networks should be careful in developing ties to outside organizations and networks. We suggest that such ties limit the network 's ability to engage in the strategy‐making processes needed to facilitate entrepreneurial orientation on a network level. Based on five‐year panel data from 53 formalized networks of small and medium‐sized enterprises, we demonstrate that homogenous and highly educated network s can compensate the negative effects of ties to other organizations, but not the negative effects of interlocking directorates. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 229-243 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12140 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12140 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:229-243 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068423_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sukanlaya Sawang Author-X-Name-First: Sukanlaya Author-X-Name-Last: Sawang Author-Name: Rachel Parker Author-X-Name-First: Rachel Author-X-Name-Last: Parker Author-Name: Damian Hine Author-X-Name-First: Damian Author-X-Name-Last: Hine Title: How Small Business Advisory Program Delivery Methods (Collective Learning, Tailored, and Practice‐Based Approaches) Affect Learning and Innovation Abstract: Past studies relate small business advisory program effectiveness to advisory characteristics such as advisory intensity and scope. We contribute to existing literature by seeking to identify the impact of different advisory program methods of delivery on learning and subsequent firm innovation behavior. Our research is based on a survey of 257 ustralian firms completing small business advisory programs in the three years preceding the research. We explore the range of small business advisory program delivery methods in which our surveyed firms participated and, with reference to the literature on organizational learning and innovation, we analyze predictors of firms' learning ability and innovativeness based on the identified delivery methods. First, we found that business advisory programs that involved high levels of collective learning and tailored approaches enhanced firms' perceptions of their learning of critical skills or capabilities. We also found that small business advisory programs that were delivered by using practice‐based approaches enhanced firms' subsequent organizational innovation. We verified this finding by testing whether firms that have participated in small business advisory services subsequently demonstrate improved behavior in terms of organizational innovativeness, when compared with matched firms that have not participated in an advisory program. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 244-261 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12142 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12142 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:244-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068424_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Pérez‐luño Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez‐luño Author-Name: Patrick Saparito Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Saparito Author-Name: Shanti Gopalakrishnan Author-X-Name-First: Shanti Author-X-Name-Last: Gopalakrishnan Title: Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise's Entrepreneurial versus Market Orientation and the Creation of Tacit Knowledge Abstract: The ability to create tacit knowledge is important to the competitive advantage of firms in general but is critical to the survival and growth of small and medium‐sized enterprises ). Consequently, strategic orientations that facilitate tacit knowledge creation, especially in hostile environments, are important factors that can enhance competitiveness. This paper shows that while an entrepreneurial orientation () and environmental hostility are positively related to an cultivation of tacit knowledge, market orientation () is negatively related to tacit knowledge. Additionally, we find that in benign environments, the relationship between an and tacit knowledge becomes more strongly negative than in hostile environments. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 262-278 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12144 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12144 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:262-278 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068425_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Heiner Evanschitzky Author-X-Name-First: Heiner Author-X-Name-Last: Evanschitzky Author-Name: Barbara Caemmerer Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Caemmerer Author-Name: Christof Backhaus Author-X-Name-First: Christof Author-X-Name-Last: Backhaus Title: The Franchise Dilemma: Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Relational Contracting, and Opportunism in Hybrid Governance Abstract: Using franchise data, we identify that entrepreneurial characteristics of franchisees partially impact on their opportunistic tendencies. Further, relational contracting increases franchisee opportunism by strengthening the opportunism‐enhancing impact of entrepreneurial characteristics. These findings point to a key dilemma franchisors need to be aware of: Entrepreneurially minded franchisees who might be better at exploiting market opportunities for their units may also behave more opportunistically, if given the chance through a more relational contracting regime. At the same time, if they perceive the contractual framework as being too rigid, they may be less able to leverage their capabilities, become dissatisfied, and exit the system. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 279-298 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12145 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12145 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:279-298 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068426_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Caleb Kwong Author-X-Name-First: Caleb Author-X-Name-Last: Kwong Author-Name: Piers Thompson Author-X-Name-First: Piers Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson Title: The When and Why: Student Entrepreneurial Aspirations Abstract: Although connections between university enterprise courses and entrepreneurial activity have been examined, less work has investigated the intended timing of future entrepreneurial activities. Using data from a survey of .. business students, it is found that those intending to enter entrepreneurship right away place less emphasis on avoiding stress and responsibility, seeing themselves as natural leaders. They were also more confident of succeeding, but not because of superior knowledge. A greater emphasis on entrepreneurial activities in all institutional environments, including the corporate, may help balance the need to harness enthusiasm while it lasts with the need to acquire relevant experience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 299-318 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12146 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12146 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:299-318 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068427_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard J. Arend Author-X-Name-First: Richard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Arend Title: Entrepreneurs as Sophisticated Iconoclasts: Rational Rule‐Breaking in an Experimental Game Abstract: We analyzed the theoretical relationship between rule‐breaking by entrepreneurs and realized advantage. We tested the tenets of that relationship using an experiment where subjects, including entrepreneurs, compete in a business strategy game where rule‐breaking is possible (but does not directly correlate with benefits). We found that entrepreneurs break the rules more often and realize greater benefits because they break rules in a smarter way. The ability to be sophisticated in rule‐breaking behavior stems from breaking the rules earlier and responding more aggressively to positive feedback. Such actions can create new net value in the economy—reinforcing the idea of entrepreneurship as a social good. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 319-340 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12147 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12147 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:319-340 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068428_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria Costanza Torri Author-X-Name-First: Maria Costanza Author-X-Name-Last: Torri Title: Linking Small‐Scale Commercial Activities and Women's Health: The Jamu System in Urban Areas of Java, Indonesia Abstract: Traditional medicine practices are widely documented and analyzed in Asia. Despite this, the interlinkages existing between small‐scale commercial activities based on ethnomedicine and local health have been ignored. This paper attempts to overcome this shortcoming by analyzing the possible synergies existing between small‐scale commercial activities centered on traditional herbal medicine in ndonesia (jamu) and health. The paper shows how the existence of these links in the city of ogyakarta, ava, could represent a valuable basis to increment primary health care and enhance local livelihoods of rural women through commercial activities in the herbal sector. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 341-355 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12148 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12148 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:341-355 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068429_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Veroniek Collewaert Author-X-Name-First: Veroniek Author-X-Name-Last: Collewaert Author-Name: Sophie Manigart Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Manigart Title: Valuation of Angel‐Backed Companies: The Role of Investor Human Capital Abstract: This article examines how angel investors' human capital affects the valuation of their portfolio companies, based on the pre‐money valuation of 123 investment rounds in 58 elgian companies. We argue that angel investors with higher levels of human capital will perceive a higher value‐creating potential in entrepreneurial opportunities through their ability to see more value‐creating options, a higher value‐adding potential post‐investment, and an enhanced legitimacy provided to the venture. Economic theories suggest they appropriate these rents through lower valuations, whereas stewardship theory suggests they share value creation with entrepreneurs. Consistent with stewardship theory, we show angel investors negotiate higher valuations when they have higher levels of human capital, more specifically if they studied longer, have a business degree, more entrepreneurial experience, or previous professional law experience. As such, our results contrast with the behavior of venture capital investors who negotiate lower valuations when they have more experience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 356-372 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12150 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12150 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:356-372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068430_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Juan‐gabriel Cegarra‐navarro Author-X-Name-First: Juan‐gabriel Author-X-Name-Last: Cegarra‐navarro Author-Name: Maria‐eugenia Sánchez‐vidal Author-X-Name-First: Maria‐eugenia Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez‐vidal Author-Name: David Cegarra‐leiva Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Cegarra‐leiva Title: Linking Unlearning with Work–Life Balance: An Initial Empirical Investigation into SMEs Abstract: The use of work–life balance () supporting cultures to provide and support the welfare of both the individuals and their families is expected to improve organizational outcomes by enabling company members to improve levels of job satisfaction and commitment to work. However, creating or introducing another culture in the company frequently generates internal problems when it conflicts with the current culture in terms of the beliefs, habits, and things managers take for granted. In this paper, we develop a framework for modeling how the unsuitable knowledge may be mitigated in order to strengthen a culture. It is based on the idea that the presence of an unlearning context that fosters the updating of knowledge is likely to be essential for small and medium‐sized enterprises (s) that are trying to implement a culture. The research model and hypothesized relationships are empirically tested using the structural equation modeling approach, validated by factor analysis of 229 s in the Spanish metal industry. Our findings show that in order to strengthen a WLB culture and thus positively influence innovation‐related outcomes, s meet the challenge of developing an unlearning context to counteract the negative effects of the outdated knowledge in relevant areas and to facilitate the replacement of out‐of‐date or obsolete knowledge. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 373-391 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12151 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12151 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:373-391 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068431_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Table of Contents Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3-4 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12196 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12196 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:3-4 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068432_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board List Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-1 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12197 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12197 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:1-1 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068433_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Subscription Page Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2-2 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12198 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12198 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:2-2 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068434_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 392-392 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12199 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12199 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:392-392 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068435_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 393-393 Issue: 1 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12200 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12200 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:1:p:393-393 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068386_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Travor C. Brown Author-X-Name-First: Travor C. Author-X-Name-Last: Brown Author-Name: Dennis Hanlon Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Hanlon Title: Behavioral Criteria for Grounding Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs: A Validation Study Abstract: The entrepreneurship literature lacks a systematically developed and validated framework to ground educational programs. We previously developed behavioral observation scales (BOS) consisting of 9 dimensions and 47 behaviors. In this study, we validated the BOS using 12 performance measures and a national survey of 149 entrepreneurs. The BOS were found to be valid. All 9 BOS dimensions, as well as the total score on the BOS, correlated significantly with many of the 12 nonbehavioral performance measures. These BOS provide entrepreneurship education and educators with a validated and systematically developed instrument that can be used to appropriately ground education programs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 399-419 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12141 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12141 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:399-419 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068387_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Martie‐louise Verreynne Author-X-Name-First: Martie‐louise Author-X-Name-Last: Verreynne Author-Name: Denny Meyer Author-X-Name-First: Denny Author-X-Name-Last: Meyer Author-Name: Peter Liesch Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Liesch Title: Beyond the Formal–Informal Dichotomy of Small Firm Strategy‐Making in Stable and Dynamic Environments Abstract: Strategy-making assists small firms in managing change and uncertainty by developing suitable strategic options. We move beyond the conventional formal–informal dichotomy to show how three informal approaches—internal participation, external participation, and centralized strategy-making—help both entrepreneurial firms and conservative firms to navigate more or less dynamic environments. In an empirical study of 320 small firms, we find that participation during strategy-making relates positively to performance whereas centralization only matters for conservative firms in stable environments. In dynamic environments, better performance in entrepreneurial firms is associated with all three approaches. Our findings highlight the importance of viewing strategy-making in small firms as multifaceted and context specific. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 420-444 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12143 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12143 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:420-444 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068388_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Witold Nowiński Author-X-Name-First: Witold Author-X-Name-Last: Nowiński Author-Name: Alex Rialp Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Rialp Title: The Impact of Social Networks on Perceptions of International Opportunities Abstract: The paper emphasizes the importance of social networks in the gestation of international new ventures, particularly through their impact on the perceptions of nascent entrepreneurs. Their contribution consists not only in providing new information to assist new venture founders in identifying international opportunities but, and perhaps more importantly, in assessing them. By modifying the way in which entrepreneurs perceive the feasibility and desirability of opportunities, networks trigger the enactment of international opportunities. Whereas opportunity evaluations by more experienced international entrepreneurs tend to be linked to their strong network ties, the international role models of novice entrepreneurs seem to be transformational. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 445-461 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12149 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:445-461 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068389_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ioanna Deligianni Author-X-Name-First: Ioanna Author-X-Name-Last: Deligianni Author-Name: Pavlos Dimitratos Author-X-Name-First: Pavlos Author-X-Name-Last: Dimitratos Author-Name: Andreas Petrou Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Petrou Author-Name: Yair Aharoni Author-X-Name-First: Yair Author-X-Name-Last: Aharoni Title: Entrepreneurial Orientation and International Performance: The Moderating Effect of Decision-Making Rationality Abstract: This research examines how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influences international performance (IP) of the firm taking into account the moderating effect of decision-making rationality (DR) on the EO-IP association. Such an investigation is significant because it considers the interplay of strategic decision-making processes supported by the bounded rationality concept in the entrepreneurship field. Drawing from a study on activities of 216 firms in the United States and United Kingdom, the evidence suggests that DR positively moderates the EO-IP association. The findings suggest that managers can improve IP by combining EO with rational (analytical) processes in their strategic decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 462-480 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12152 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12152 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:462-480 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068390_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew P. Johnson Author-X-Name-First: Matthew P. Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson Author-Name: Stefan Schaltegger Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Schaltegger Title: Two Decades of Sustainability Management Tools for SMEs: How Far Have We Come? Abstract: Many scholars have emphasized the importance of sustainability management in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Although various publications discuss different approaches and potential barriers of implementation, a review of the existing research on sustainability management tools for SMEs is nonetheless missing. Based on a systematic review of the academic literature, this paper discusses reasons why SMEs should implement sustainability management tools. A further analysis reveals that most such tools are perceived to have little to no implementation in SMEs. The main implementation barriers and facilitating criteria are discussed. In addition, implications for future research, SME management, and public policy are drawn. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 481-505 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12154 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12154 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:481-505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068391_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Manish Kacker Author-X-Name-First: Manish Author-X-Name-Last: Kacker Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Author-Name: Jamie Emerson Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Emerson Author-Name: Anne T. Coughlan Author-X-Name-First: Anne T. Author-X-Name-Last: Coughlan Title: How Firm Strategies Impact Size of Partner-Based Retail Networks: Evidence From Franchising Abstract: How do firms’ partnering strategies impact the size of their partner-based retail networks? We draw on agency theory to address this question in the context of franchising. Our econometric analyses (based on 9 years of longitudinal balanced panel data) include assessment of data nonstationarity and estimation of a dynamic panel data model that accounts for unobserved heterogeneity and endogeneity. Our findings indicate that franchisee network size is driven more by franchisor strategies that mitigate agency costs than by strategies that simply lower entry and ongoing costs and barriers for franchisees. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 506-531 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12155 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12155 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:506-531 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068392_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Edward Shih-tse Wang Author-X-Name-First: Edward Shih-tse Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Pei-yi Juan Author-X-Name-First: Pei-yi Author-X-Name-Last: Juan Title: Entrepreneurial Orientation and Service Innovation on Consumer Response: A B&B Case Abstract: Extant studies have documented the effect of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and innovation performance on firm-level outcomes. However, the underlying mechanisms of the specific aspects of EO (i.e., autonomy, risk-taking, and proactiveness) and innovative performance affecting consumer-level responses remain unexplored. A total of 401 dyadic sample data were collected from both bed-and-breakfast (B&B) innkeepers and corresponding consumers. We used structural equation modeling to test the research framework and hypotheses. The statistically significant paths extended from risk-taking and proactiveness to service innovation performance, then to consumer-perceived service value and consumer satisfaction, and finally to repatronage intentions. To retain consumers, B&B innkeepers must enhance service innovation performance by reshaping their risk-taking and proactiveness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 532-545 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12156 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12156 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:532-545 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068393_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ronit Yitshaki Author-X-Name-First: Ronit Author-X-Name-Last: Yitshaki Author-Name: Fredric Kropp Author-X-Name-First: Fredric Author-X-Name-Last: Kropp Title: Motivations and Opportunity Recognition of Social Entrepreneurs Abstract: This study explores the motivations and opportunity recognition patterns of 30 Israeli social entrepreneurs (SEs) through life story analysis. The majority of participants were motivated by pull factors that included prosocial behaviors based on past or current life events. Others were motivated by push factors, including job dissatisfaction and a search for meaning. Based on grounded theory-building and sensemaking perspectives, we develop a theoretical process model that links motivations, opportunity recognition, and prosocial activities of SEs. Their experiences created an awareness of unmet societal needs, which led to opportunity recognition and formation of social ventures to help fill the gaps. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 546-565 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12157 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12157 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:546-565 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068394_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Isabel Polo Peña Author-X-Name-First: Ana Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Polo Peña Author-Name: Dolores María Frías Jamilena Author-X-Name-First: Dolores María Author-X-Name-Last: Frías Jamilena Author-Name: Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Molina Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Ángel Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez Molina Title: The Effect of Customer Orientation on Smaller Sized Service Firms and on the Market: A Multilevel Application Embracing Firms and Customers Abstract: The aim of the present work is to ascertain the importance of customer orientation as a business strategy within the smaller services sector. The adoption of customer orientation is measured from the firm’s point of view, and its effect on financial performance is analyzed. Customer perception is analyzed, using two variables, perceived value and loyalty. The sample consists of 100 Spanish rural tourism enterprises and 572 customers. The findings reveal that customer orientation has a direct effect on perceived value, and perceived value has a direct effect on loyalty toward the firm. Furthermore, customer orientation contributes to the achievement of financial performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 566-581 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12158 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12158 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:566-581 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068395_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Irene Petrick Author-X-Name-First: Irene Author-X-Name-Last: Petrick Author-Name: Carleen Maitland Author-X-Name-First: Carleen Author-X-Name-Last: Maitland Author-Name: Nicolai Pogrebnyakov Author-X-Name-First: Nicolai Author-X-Name-Last: Pogrebnyakov Title: Unpacking Coordination Benefits in Supply Networks: Findings from Manufacturing SMEs Abstract: This paper examines how coordination among firms in supply networks generates benefits in the short and long terms for firms. It focuses on information technology (IT) and process improvement coordination. Analysis was performed on quantitative and qualitative data from a sample of SMEs in plastics manufacturing in Pennsylvania. Results indicate that coordination on both IT and process improvement leads to short- and long-term benefits. These relationships were mediated by the adoption of innovations (when coordinating on IT) and access to new capabilities (in process improvement coordination). These results extend the understanding of how participation in supply networks benefits individual firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 582-597 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12159 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12159 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:582-597 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068396_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Qiu Chen Author-X-Name-First: Qiu Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Shujun Ding Author-X-Name-First: Shujun Author-X-Name-Last: Ding Author-Name: Zhenyu Wu Author-X-Name-First: Zhenyu Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Fan Yang Author-X-Name-First: Fan Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Family Control, International Accounting Standards, and Access to Foreign Banks: Evidence from International Entrepreneurial Firms Abstract: This article aims to understand if a change in accounting standards offers new avenues for helping entrepreneurial firms, especially those family-controlled ones, to obtain debt financing from foreign banks. We find that amid the global wave of adopting International Accounting Standards (IAS), family-controlled firms tend not to voluntarily switch from local generally accepted accounting principles to IAS. After self-selection issues are taken into account, furthermore, entrepreneurial firms adopting IAS experience less difficulty accessing loans from international banks. However, IAS adoption differentially influences private firms, family owned versus nonfamily controlled, in terms of their access to debt capital. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 598-621 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12160 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12160 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:598-621 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068397_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ma Concepción López‐fernández Author-X-Name-First: Ma Concepción Author-X-Name-Last: López‐fernández Author-Name: Ana Ma Serrano‐bedia Author-X-Name-First: Ana Ma Author-X-Name-Last: Serrano‐bedia Author-Name: Marta Pérez‐pérez Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez‐pérez Title: Entrepreneurship and Family Firm Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of An Emerging Field Abstract: This work carries out a comprehensive and systematic review of academic research on entrepreneurship in family firms applying bibliometric indicators. We review the literature published on these topics on the database Web of Knowledge's ocial ciences itation ndex. The results provided show that it is a relatively recent field of study, highly interconnected with high co‐citation between authors, which verifies compliance with Lotka's Law, and where the most productive authors and journals do not necessarily coincide with those most cited. Finally, the co‐word analysis has identified research topics classified into widely developed issues and specialized peripheral issues. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 622-639 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12161 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12161 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:622-639 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068398_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mariasole Bannò Author-X-Name-First: Mariasole Author-X-Name-Last: Bannò Author-Name: Francesca Sgobbi Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Sgobbi Title: Family Business Characteristics and the Approach to HRM in Overseas Ventures Abstract: This paper provides new evidence on the relationship between family business (FB) and human resource management (HRM) abroad. Our analysis provides two main results. First, not all organizational attributes of exert the same effect on the approach to abroad. Whereas participation of family members in the board of directors displays no significant impact, ownership and family managerial models favor the exploitation of the human resources supplied by the parent company. In contrast, the involvement of young successors favors an explorative attitude. Second, a multidimensional approach has better explanatory power compared with a dichotomous classification of FBs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 640-658 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12162 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12162 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:640-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068399_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Øystein Moen Author-X-Name-First: Øystein Author-X-Name-Last: Moen Author-Name: Alf Gunnar Heggeseth Author-X-Name-First: Alf Gunnar Author-X-Name-Last: Heggeseth Author-Name: Ola Lome Author-X-Name-First: Ola Author-X-Name-Last: Lome Title: The Positive Effect of Motivation and International Orientation on SME Growth Abstract: This empirical study on small and medium‐sized enterprise growth investigates the relationship between motivation for growth, international orientation, and subsequent performance by following 247 firms over 11 years. Using a combination of regression analysis and structural equation modeling, the authors find the international orientation of the firm to be a consistent predictor of growth in revenue and exports. The authors also find the international orientation of the firm to be closely interrelated with motivation for growth: Firms with managers and owners having a strong motivation for growth tend also to have managers with high international orientation and display superior growth both domestically and abroad. Whereas motivation seems independent of past performance, it has a profound positive influence on the growth in revenue. Moreover, the findings reveal that some firms are able to sustain high growth rates over an extended period of time. The study supports the contention that some firms are able to systematically outperform the rest. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 659-678 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12163 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12163 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:659-678 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068400_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andrea Calabrò Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrò Author-Name: Marina Brogi Author-X-Name-First: Marina Author-X-Name-Last: Brogi Author-Name: Mariateresa Torchia Author-X-Name-First: Mariateresa Author-X-Name-Last: Torchia Title: What Does Really Matter in the Internationalization of Small and Medium‐Sized Family Businesses? Abstract: Internationalization of family businesses is often considered a way to revitalize both the family and the business. However, the debate on its challenges and constraints is still inconclusive. This study explores whether incoming generations' involvement impacts the decision to exploit and explore international opportunities and to what extent altruism and competence‐based trust mediate that relationship. Three propositions are formulated drawing from international entrepreneurship literature and stewardship theory. To validate this framework, a multiple case study on four Italian family firms has been conducted. Implications for theory and practice are finally discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 679-696 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12165 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12165 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:679-696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068401_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pekka Stenholm Author-X-Name-First: Pekka Author-X-Name-Last: Stenholm Author-Name: Tommi Pukkinen Author-X-Name-First: Tommi Author-X-Name-Last: Pukkinen Author-Name: Jarna Heinonen Author-X-Name-First: Jarna Author-X-Name-Last: Heinonen Title: Firm Growth in Family Businesses—The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Entrepreneurial Activity Abstract: Previous studies show that growth is an important goal for businesses, but little is known of how the entrepreneurial orientation–performance relationship works in family businesses and how this differs from their nonfamily peers. We examine that and how entrepreneurial activity mediates the relationship in family and nonfamily businesses. Our results on 532 firms show that family businesses benefit from innovative orientation, which is both directly and indirectly associated with firm growth via entrepreneurial activity. This association does not exist in nonfamily businesses. Furthermore, risk taking does not influence family business growth even if it does in nonfamily businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 697-713 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12166 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12166 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:697-713 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068402_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marie‐christine Chalus‐sauvannet Author-X-Name-First: Marie‐christine Author-X-Name-Last: Chalus‐sauvannet Author-Name: Bérangère Deschamps Author-X-Name-First: Bérangère Author-X-Name-Last: Deschamps Author-Name: Luis Cisneros Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Cisneros Title: Unexpected Succession: When Children Return to Take Over the Family Business Abstract: This research explores family succession in which the successors were unexpected. We present six cases studies of children who initially pursued careers outside the family firm but who later decided to return and successfully take over the small family business. Our outcomes explain why they decided to return, the conditions that they set for succeeding their fathers, and the way they approached the management of the family firm. We show that the success they experienced in their professional careers far from the family business positioned them as legitimate leaders. They made a deliberate personal choice to succeed, negotiating the conditions, and this put them on the same level as their predecessors. These successors act as entrepreneurs, they are proactive, take risks, detect new business opportunities and do not hesitate to innovate. The changes that they implement are possible thanks to the support of their predecessors who avoids the destabilization of the organization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 714-731 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12167 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12167 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:714-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068403_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hyo Jin (jean) Jeon Author-X-Name-First: Hyo Jin (jean) Author-X-Name-Last: Jeon Author-Name: Brinja Meiseberg Author-X-Name-First: Brinja Author-X-Name-Last: Meiseberg Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Title: Cultural Convergence in Emerging Markets: The Case of McDonald's in China and India Abstract: It is a truism that successful organizations of any type adapt and conform to the idiosyncracies of their target consumer groups as it is their customers that embody their raison d'etre. This is especially important for small businesses and entrepreneurial enterprises because they lack the requisite experiential treasure trove or elaborate corporate bureaucracies to accomplish this task typically available to established large firms. In fact, textbooks on international business are full of examples of business failures when consumer proclivities have been ignored by businesses. Informed by this admonition, this manuscript seeks to investigate the psyche of Chinese and Indian consumers of a global franchise system, onald's. It advances the premise of cultural convergence of hinese and Indian consumers through the lenses of organizational socialization theory. We examine whether the franchise system's universal culture and the social values of egalitarianism and democratization enshrined in the system are linked to consumers' patronage of onald's in the world's two largest emerging markets. Using multivariate analysis of variance, we evaluate cross‐country differences in perceptions of egalitarianism and democratization as well as patronage frequency. Both country‐specific effects and cross‐cultural effects are discussed, and managerial implications for franchisee‐entrepreneurs in each country are outlined. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 732-749 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12168 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12168 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:732-749 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068404_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria Moreno‐moya Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno‐moya Author-Name: Jose‐luis Munuera‐aleman Author-X-Name-First: Jose‐luis Author-X-Name-Last: Munuera‐aleman Title: The Differential Effect of Development Speed and Launching Speed on New Product Performance: An Analysis in SMEs Abstract: In the last decade, two new components have emerged in the innovation literature: the importance of performance indicators and the time perspective. It is assumed that innovation speed is vital in today's competitive, uncertain, and turbulent market environment. Our study offers a review of the different ways in which innovation speed has been conceptualized and measured. Based on the analysis of 159 small and medium‐sized enterprises, this study indicates that there is a need to differentiate between development speed and launching speed. The results show the key role of entrepreneurial orientation and innovation speed for . Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 750-770 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12170 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12170 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:750-770 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068405_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yang Yu Author-X-Name-First: Yang Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Val Lindsay Author-X-Name-First: Val Author-X-Name-Last: Lindsay Title: Export Commitment and the Global Financial Crisis: Perspectives from the New Zealand Wine Industry Abstract: The study investigates how firms adjusted their export commitment in response to the recent global financial crisis. Findings based on New Zealand wine companies suggest that firms' commitment to exporting is influenced by both their export performance achieved before the crisis and the negative effect that the crisis exerted on their subsequent export performance. These two performance‐induced influences can be further moderated by managerial attitude toward exporting and managers' perceptions of export market uncertainty. Theoretically, the study builds on the behavioral theory of the firm and extends the past performance–strategy relationship to the situation of exporting in a financial crisis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 771-797 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12171 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12171 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:771-797 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068406_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Table of Contents Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 397-398 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12201 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12201 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:397-398 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068407_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board List Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 395-395 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12202 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12202 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:395-395 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068408_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Subscription Page Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 396-396 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12203 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12203 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:396-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068409_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 798-798 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12204 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12204 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:798-798 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068410_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 799-799 Issue: 2 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12205 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12205 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:2:p:799-799 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068373_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andreas Engelen Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Engelen Author-Name: Alexander Kaulfersch Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Kaulfersch Author-Name: Susanne Schmidt Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt Title: The Contingent Role of Top Management's Social Capital on the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 827-850 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12164 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12164 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:827-850 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068374_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Phyra Sok Author-X-Name-First: Phyra Author-X-Name-Last: Sok Author-Name: Aron O'cass Author-X-Name-First: Aron Author-X-Name-Last: O'cass Author-Name: Morgan P. Miles Author-X-Name-First: Morgan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Miles Title: The Performance Advantages for SMEs of Product Innovation and Marketing Resource–Capability Complementarity in Emerging Economies Abstract: This study argues that small and medium‐sized enterprises () must possess both resources and capabilities at a superior level, and those resources and capabilities must be complementary with one another to achieve superior financial performance. The resources and capabilities of interest are product innovation and marketing. Using data from manufacturing , the results suggest that product innovation resource–capability complementarity, marketing resource–capability complementarity, and their interaction are positively related to financial performance through product innovation and customer performance. The findings suggest that some may outperform others not only because they possess a specific individual resource–capability complementarity but also because they create synergy and asset interconnectedness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 805-826 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12172 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12172 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:805-826 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068375_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vincent Frigant Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Frigant Title: Why Small Enterprises Can (Still) Operate at the Top of the Pyramid? Evidences and Interstices' Theory in the Automotive Industry Abstract: The paper questions the widely accepted vision of an automotive supply chain with a very pyramidal structure that works to mega suppliers' benefit. Mobilizing an original survey of 750 rench , we show that can still operate at the very top of the pyramid and that the different tiers remain porous. The first section explains why the modularization of the automotive industry has led to a pyramidalization of supply chains, enabling the emergence of mega suppliers. The second section shows how some are still able to rise to the top tier of the supply chain, a process explained in the third section. Using the notion of interstices initially formulated by enrose, an explanation is provided as to why mega suppliers leave certain market spaces unoccupied, with subsequently filling in the gaps. The ensuing analytical grid then leads to a conclusion that will highlight two main managerial and political implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 912-930 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12182 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12182 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:912-930 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068376_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 801-804 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12206 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12206 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:801-804 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068377_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1008-1008 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12209 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12209 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:1008-1008 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068378_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1009-1009 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12210 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12210 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:1009-1009 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068379_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Levent Altinay Author-X-Name-First: Levent Author-X-Name-Last: Altinay Author-Name: Melih Madanoglu Author-X-Name-First: Melih Author-X-Name-Last: Madanoglu Author-Name: Glauco De vita Author-X-Name-First: Glauco Author-X-Name-Last: De vita Author-Name: Huseyin Arasli Author-X-Name-First: Huseyin Author-X-Name-Last: Arasli Author-Name: Yuksel Ekinci Author-X-Name-First: Yuksel Author-X-Name-Last: Ekinci Title: The Interface between Organizational Learning Capability, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and SME Growth Abstract: This paper investigates the interface between organizational learning capability, entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and small business performance. It reports on the findings from 350 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in North Cyprus operating in the services and retailing sectors. The findings indicate a positive relationship between EO and sales and market share growth, but not between EO and employment growth. There is also a positive relationship between organizational learning capability and EO. This paper contributes to the small business management literature by providing a holistic analysis of the interface between organizational learning capability, EO, and growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 871-891 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12219 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12219 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:871-891 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068380_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tianjiao Xia Author-X-Name-First: Tianjiao Author-X-Name-Last: Xia Author-Name: Stephen Roper Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Roper Title: Unpacking Open Innovation: Absorptive Capacity, Exploratory and Exploitative Openness, and the Growth of Entrepreneurial Biopharmaceutical Firms Abstract: In this article, we explore the relationship between two key aspects of open innovation in small firms—absorptive capacity (ACAP) and external relationships—and their effects on growth in the U.S. and European biopharmaceutical sectors. Results from an international sample of 349 biopharmaceutical firms surveyed in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany suggest that realized ACAP plays an important role in determining firms’ growth. In terms of the interaction between firms’ ACAP and external relationships, we find that engagement with exploratory relationships depends strongly on the continuity of R&D, while participation in exploitative relationships is more conditional on firms’ realized ACAP. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 931-952 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12220 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12220 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:931-952 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068381_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rong Ma Author-X-Name-First: Rong Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Author-Name: Yen‐chih Huang Author-X-Name-First: Yen‐chih Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Title: Opportunity‐Based Strategic Orientation, Knowledge Acquisition, and Entrepreneurial Alertness: The Perspective of the Global Sourcing Suppliers in China Abstract: Taking the perspective of global sourcing suppliers in China, this paper investigates how the supplier firms acquire market and technical knowledge from the outsourcing partnerships differently based on their strategic orientations regarding the exploitation of opportunities versus resources. We find that suppliers whose strategy formulation is driven by the aggressive pursuit of valuable opportunities tend to be able to learn more from the outsourcing partners. Our results also show that market and technical knowledge acquisition of the supplier firms has a positive effect on employees’ alertness to opportunities. In addition, organizational innovativeness plays an important role in determining how effectively knowledge can be utilized by employees to identify novel opportunities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 953-972 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12222 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12222 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:953-972 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068382_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jolien Huybrechts Author-X-Name-First: Jolien Author-X-Name-Last: Huybrechts Author-Name: Wim Voordeckers Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Voordeckers Author-Name: Bert D'espallier Author-X-Name-First: Bert Author-X-Name-Last: D'espallier Author-Name: Nadine Lybaert Author-X-Name-First: Nadine Author-X-Name-Last: Lybaert Author-Name: Anita Van gils Author-X-Name-First: Anita Author-X-Name-Last: Van gils Title: The Board's Demography—Firm Performance Relationship Revisited: A Bayesian Approach Abstract: Building on behavioral theory, we argue that the effect of board demography on the performance of small and medium‐sized family firms differs significantly at the individual firm level and that the degree by which board task performance meets board task needs explains this effect. Using a Bayesian estimation method, we obtain firm specific estimates of the effect of board demography on firm performance. Analysis of these estimates indicates that the size of the gap between board task needs and board task performance explains the effects of the board demographic characteristics—board size and percentage of family directors—on firm performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 992-1007 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12223 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12223 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:992-1007 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068383_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Xiaogang He Author-X-Name-First: Xiaogang Author-X-Name-Last: He Author-Name: Ranjan Karri Author-X-Name-First: Ranjan Author-X-Name-Last: Karri Author-Name: Yuanfei Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yuanfei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Lin Mei Author-X-Name-First: Lin Author-X-Name-Last: Mei Title: Executive Entrenchment in Founder‐Managed Firms: An Empirical Study from China Abstract: We study the relationship between past firm performance, ownership concentration, board independence, and industry competition on the likelihood of dismissal for both founder and nonfounder executives using a panel data set of Chinese founded firms during 1999–2007. Results indicate a persistent presence of entrenchment of founder executives. Compared with the founder, the nonfounder executive is more likely to be dismissed following periods of poor firm performance combined with ownership concentration and board independence except under high levels of industry competition when founder executives are more likely to be held accountable through dismissal by independent boards. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 851-870 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12225 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12225 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:851-870 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068384_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marc Herz Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Herz Author-Name: Clemens Hutzinger Author-X-Name-First: Clemens Author-X-Name-Last: Hutzinger Author-Name: Haris Seferagic Author-X-Name-First: Haris Author-X-Name-Last: Seferagic Author-Name: Josef Windsperger Author-X-Name-First: Josef Author-X-Name-Last: Windsperger Title: Trust, Decision Rights Delegation, and Performance—The Case of Franchising Abstract: Previous research has not examined the relationship between trust, decentralization, and franchisor performance. Complementary to the literature on autonomy and relational governance from franchisees’ perspective, this study focuses on the franchisor's perspective on the impact of decentralization and trust on performance. Consistent with the embeddedness view, the results show that trust is a facilitator of decentralization in franchise networks, thereby increasing the positive performance effect of decision rights delegation. Overall, the study offers a new perspective on the relationship between formal governance—through decision rights allocation—and trust as a relational variable in interorganizational networks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 973-991 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12227 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12227 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:973-991 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068385_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Li Xiao Author-X-Name-First: Li Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao Author-Name: Mark Ramsden Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Ramsden Title: Founder Expertise, Strategic Choices, Formation, and Survival of High‐Tech SMEs in China: A Resource‐Substitution Approach Abstract: This paper uses a resource‐based perspective to better understand how the three most established expertise possessed by founding entrepreneurs influence the development path of firms operating in the high‐tech industrial sector. The longitudinal evidence from two rounds of face‐to‐face interviews with the owners of Chinese high‐tech SMEs in 2004 and 2009 identifies three business strategic choices innovation, product, and production that are essential to optimize the expertise and sources of finance available for creating and growing a high‐tech business. The findings from the interview evidence offer novel insights into the entrepreneurial development path of firms associated with types of entrepreneurs and availability of financial sources possessed by founding entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 892-911 Issue: 3 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12230 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12230 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:3:p:892-911 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068625_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1011-1014 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12211 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12211 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1011-1014 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068626_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1229-1229 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12214 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12214 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1229-1229 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068627_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1230-1230 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12215 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12215 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1230-1230 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068628_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ascensión Barajas Author-X-Name-First: Ascensión Author-X-Name-Last: Barajas Author-Name: Elena Huergo Author-X-Name-First: Elena Author-X-Name-Last: Huergo Author-Name: Lourdes Moreno Author-X-Name-First: Lourdes Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno Title: SME Performance and Public Support for International RJVs Abstract: The objective of the present study is to analyze the impact of public support for international research joint ventures on SME performance considering two dimensions: technological and economic results. The research is also intended to examine the time pattern of this effect. For that purpose, we use a panel dataset containing information about Spanish participants in consortia supported by the SME‐specific measures of the sixth Framework Programme. Empirical evidence corroborates a direct and positive impact on technological assets of participants. On the part of the economic indicators, EBITDA per employee and labor productivity are positively influenced by the improvement of technological background. All those effects are effective three years after the end of the project, confirming that SMEs are involved in market‐oriented R&D projects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1206-1228 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12221 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12221 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1206-1228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068629_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Danielle Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Danielle Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Author-Name: Whitney Peake Author-X-Name-First: Whitney Author-X-Name-Last: Peake Author-Name: Warren Watson Author-X-Name-First: Warren Author-X-Name-Last: Watson Title: Seizing Opportunities: The Moderating Role of Managerial Characteristics on the Relationship between Opportunity‐Seeking and Innovation Efficacy in Small Businesses Abstract: We draw from regulatory focus theory to examine the relationship between a focus on opportunities through strategic orientation and entrepreneurial culture and managerial reports of innovation efficacy in small businesses. We propose that manager goals and behaviors moderate these relationships. Hypotheses were tested on a sample of 352 small employer firms. Findings support that strategic orientation positively associates with innovation efficacy and that this relationship is stronger under low managerial direction behaviors. Entrepreneurial culture positively associates with innovation efficacy when managers focus on profit and growth goals and under high managerial direction behaviors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1038-1058 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12228 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12228 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1038-1058 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068630_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jennifer Ruskin Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Ruskin Author-Name: Richard G. Seymour Author-X-Name-First: Richard G. Author-X-Name-Last: Seymour Author-Name: Cynthia M. Webster Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Webster Title: Why Create Value for Others? An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurial Motives Abstract: Social entrepreneurs create value for and with target communities in need. This paper responds to calls for research addressing social entrepreneurs’ drive to benefit others. We draw from psychology to augment the understanding of motives in entrepreneurship before conducting a phenomenon‐driven, instrumental case study of social entrepreneurs’ motives. We find some emotions, such as entrepreneurial passion and frustration, lead to self‐oriented motives, while sympathy and empathy are precursors for other‐oriented motivations, such as altruism and social justice. This work provides a theoretical platform for future studies in entrepreneurial motivation that addresses the importance of nonfinancial motives and associated rewards for fostering engagement in the sector. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1015-1037 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12229 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12229 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1015-1037 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068631_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard J. Arend Author-X-Name-First: Richard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Arend Author-Name: Xian Cao Author-X-Name-First: Xian Author-X-Name-Last: Cao Author-Name: Anne Grego‐nagel Author-X-Name-First: Anne Author-X-Name-Last: Grego‐nagel Author-Name: Junyon Im Author-X-Name-First: Junyon Author-X-Name-Last: Im Author-Name: Xiaoming Yang Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoming Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Sergio Canavati Author-X-Name-First: Sergio Author-X-Name-Last: Canavati Title: Looking Upstream and Downstream in Entrepreneurial Cognition: Replicating and Extending the Busenitz and Barney (1997) Study Abstract: We revisit the assertion that entrepreneurs are uniquely characterized in their ways of thinking; specifically being relatively more prone to the overconfidence bias and the representativeness heuristic in their decision‐making. We replicate an earlier seminal study in entrepreneurial cognition, with a wider and more current survey. We then extend that analysis by investigating whether such “different thinking” leads to different (i.e., less rational) choices and different (i.e., worse) firm performance. Given the expected differences, we also investigate whether there exist other factors that affect the use of such biases and heuristics, to control their effects on focal outcomes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1147-1170 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12233 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12233 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1147-1170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068632_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Susana López‐bayón Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: López‐bayón Author-Name: Begoña López‐fernández Author-X-Name-First: Begoña Author-X-Name-Last: López‐fernández Title: Partner Empowerment and Relationship Failure in Franchising Abstract: Franchisors must empower franchisees to take decisions on a package of peripheral elements in response to pressure for local adaptations and for entrepreneurial autonomy. However, little is known about which specific elements should be decentralized and to what extent adaptation of such elements affects disputes between franchisor and franchisees. This study explores these issues by analyzing which decision rights should be franchisees’ responsibility to reduce early terminations instigated by the franchisor. The results show that delegating decision rights on local advertising and personnel reduces early terminations while delegation of pricing tends to increase them, regardless of the size of the system. Interestingly, successful delegation in other decision‐areas is contingent on the brand‐name value. More specifically, only larger chains seem to benefit from delegating assortment and decoration decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1059-1079 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12234 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12234 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1059-1079 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068633_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oliver Ahlers Author-X-Name-First: Oliver Author-X-Name-Last: Ahlers Author-Name: Andreas Hack Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Hack Author-Name: Franz Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Author-Name: Mike Wright Author-X-Name-First: Mike Author-X-Name-Last: Wright Title: Opening the Black Box: Power in Buyout Negotiations and the Moderating Role of Private Equity Specialization Abstract: The management buyout is an important exit strategy for small business owners. Negotiations of buyout deals have received little research attention to date. This is surprising given buyout negotiations' complexity giving rise to multiple issues that require consideration and often conflicting interests of deal parties. This paper examines perceived bargaining power in buyout negotiations between private equity (PE) firms and current owners who sell their business. We identify competition, expertise, and time pressure as key antecedents of PE firms’ perceived bargaining power and examine the moderating effect of PE firms' industry and size specialization in buyout negotiations. We use a sample of 176 respondents who each report on a particular buyout deal for a PE firm. The majority of respondents are seasoned PE professionals who held managing director or investment director positions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1171-1192 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1171-1192 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068634_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard Benon‐be‐isan Nyuur Author-X-Name-First: Richard Benon‐be‐isan Author-X-Name-Last: Nyuur Author-Name: Ružica Brečić Author-X-Name-First: Ružica Author-X-Name-Last: Brečić Author-Name: Antonis Simintiras Author-X-Name-First: Antonis Author-X-Name-Last: Simintiras Title: The Moderating Effect of Perceived Effectiveness of SMEs' Marketing Function on the Network Ties—Strategic Adaptiveness Relationship Abstract: This study examines the critical role of perceived effectiveness of the Marketing function (MF) in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in leveraging entrepreneurial network ties to improve strategic adaptiveness (SA). The study tests whether a MF perceived as effective by SMEs’ managers/owners moderates the relationship between SMEs network ties and SA required for improved performance. Findings of a moderated regression analysis on a sample of 263 Croatian SMEs indicate that network ties contribute significantly to their SA, and that a MF perceived as effective only moderates the impact of customer and competitor ties on SMEs’ SA. Research and practical implications are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1080-1098 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12236 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12236 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1080-1098 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068635_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mieszko Mazur Author-X-Name-First: Mieszko Author-X-Name-Last: Mazur Author-Name: Betty H.t. Wu Author-X-Name-First: Betty H.t. Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: Founding Family Firms, CEO Incentive Pay, and Dual Agency Problems Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on agency theory by examining relations between family involvement and CEO compensation. Using a panel of 362 small U.S. listed firms, we analyze how founding families influence firm performance through option portfolio price sensitivity. Consistent with the dual agency framework, we find that family firms have lower CEO incentive pay, which is further reduced by higher executive ownership. Interestingly, such incentive pay offsets the positive impact that families have on firm valuation. Collectively, our results show that, compared with nonfamily firms, lower incentive pay adopted by family firms due to lower agency costs mitigates the direct effect of family involvement on firm performance. Once accounting for CEO incentive pay, we do not observe performance differences between family and nonfamily firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1099-1125 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12237 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12237 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1099-1125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068636_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andrew Barron Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Barron Author-Name: Peter Hultén Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Hultén Author-Name: Vladimir Vanyushyn Author-X-Name-First: Vladimir Author-X-Name-Last: Vanyushyn Title: The Role of Political Intelligence in Firms’ Export Decisions During the Euro Crisis Abstract: Inspired by the literatures on internationalization and absorptive capacity, we develop a model exploring how small firms—during crises—acquire and apply political information to export decisions. We test our model using data collected during the 2012 Eurozone crisis from a sample of 440 British, French, and Swedish SMEs. Findings indicate that firms dependent on the Eurozone for exports and heavily impacted by the crisis engaged in frequent political monitoring. In turn, frequent monitoring leads to the development of formal routines for exploiting political information. Firms with the most formal routines sought new export opportunities beyond the Eurozone. In contrast to previous research into small‐firm internationalization, our study stresses the significance of “shortcut” searching activities, non‐market information, and firms’ decisions to reduce prior investments in export markets. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1126-1146 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12238 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12238 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1126-1146 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068637_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jacques Boulay Author-X-Name-First: Jacques Author-X-Name-Last: Boulay Author-Name: Barbara Caemmerer Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Caemmerer Author-Name: Heiner Evanschitzky Author-X-Name-First: Heiner Author-X-Name-Last: Evanschitzky Author-Name: Krista Duniach Author-X-Name-First: Krista Author-X-Name-Last: Duniach Title: Growth, Uniformity, Local Responsiveness, and System‐Wide Adaptation in Multiunit Franchising Abstract: Using the resource‐based view framework, we investigate the link between multiunit franchising (MUF) and performance on four key challenges in franchise chain management: growth, uniformity, local responsiveness, and system‐wide adaptation. Our findings support the assertion that system growth is positively related to MUF rate within a system, in particular in relation to geographic expansion. Interestingly, while uniformity does not seem to be related to MUF rate, we find marginal support for an inverted u‐shaped relationship between system‐wide adaptation and MUF rate. Furthermore, the data suggest that local responsiveness and MUF rate are related in a u‐shaped function. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1193-1205 Issue: 4 Volume: 54 Year: 2016 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12239 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12239 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:54:y:2016:i:4:p:1193-1205 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068436_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Clara Amato Author-X-Name-First: Clara Author-X-Name-Last: Amato Author-Name: Robert A. Baron Author-X-Name-First: Robert A. Author-X-Name-Last: Baron Author-Name: Barbara Barbieri Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Barbieri Author-Name: Jocelyn J. Bélanger Author-X-Name-First: Jocelyn J. Author-X-Name-Last: Bélanger Author-Name: Antonio Pierro Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Pierro Title: Regulatory Modes and Entrepreneurship: The Mediational Role of Alertness in Small Business Success Abstract: Previous studies suggest that entrepreneurs play a key role in the success of their ventures. But relatively little is currently known about how they produce such effects. The present research provides data suggesting that two modes of entrepeneurs’ self‐regulation—locomotion and assessment—enhance a firm's success through their effects on the components of alertness. This mediational model was tested and supported with data from 120 entrepreneurs. Locomotion was positively related to the scanning and search component, while assessment was positively related to the association and evaluation components. These findings are discussed in terms of the role of founders’ self‐regulation in the performance of their companies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 27-42 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12255 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12255 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:27-42 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068437_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Banjo Roxas Author-X-Name-First: Banjo Author-X-Name-Last: Roxas Author-Name: Nicholas Ashill Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas Author-X-Name-Last: Ashill Author-Name: Doren Chadee Author-X-Name-First: Doren Author-X-Name-Last: Chadee Title: Effects of Entrepreneurial and Environmental Sustainability Orientations on Firm Performance: A Study of Small Businesses in the Philippines Abstract: Why do small businesses in developing countries embrace sustainable business practices and what are the effects on their performance? We address these questions by drawing on the natural‐resource based view of the firm to argue that the environmental sustainability orientation of small businesses can be explained by their entrepreneurial orientation. Our study of 197 small businesses in the Philippines shows that an entrepreneurial strategic orientation enables them to develop a more proactive stance toward environmental sustainability practices which lead to superior firm performance. The implications of the findings for future research and for public policy for small businesses are also discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 163-178 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12259 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12259 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:163-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068438_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Scott Weaven Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Weaven Author-Name: Brent L. Baker Author-X-Name-First: Brent L. Author-X-Name-Last: Baker Author-Name: Rajiv P. Dant Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dant Title: The Influence of Gratitude on Franchisor‐Franchisee Relationships Abstract: Set within a franchising context that is an integral and significant component of the small business sector, this paper is the first attempt at modeling the sentiment of gratitude, a critical nascent relationship construct, as mediating the linkage between relational norms (as antecedents) and relationship quality constructs (as consequents). Data from a sample of 439 Australian franchisees are used to test the hypotheses. Relational norms were captured using the well‐accepted taxonomy of solidarity, flexibility, and mutuality, and relationship quality was conceptualized in terms of its constituent constructs of trust, commitment, and relationship satisfaction. Structural equation modeling was used to test the six hypothesized relationships. Results show that all six hypotheses are supported, that is, relational norms significantly and positively affect the emergence of gratitude, and in turn, gratitude significantly and positively influences the relationship quality constructs of trust, commitment, and relationship satisfaction. Managerial implications for the franchising industry in particular and small businesses in general are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 275-298 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12263 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12263 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:275-298 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068439_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mathew Hughes Author-X-Name-First: Mathew Author-X-Name-Last: Hughes Author-Name: Michael Mustafa Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Mustafa Title: Antecedents of Corporate Entrepreneurship in SMEs: Evidence from an Emerging Economy Abstract: Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) research has reached a certain degree of consensus around five core internal antecedents that enable CE, but consensus remains focused on large‐sized firms in Western economies. Using institutional theory, we argue that contextual factors may undermine the viability of internal antecedents in emerging economy contexts. Our qualitative study shows that the organization of the internal environments for CE among service sector Kenyan SMEs is much more interactive and complex than currently presented in the literature. Specifically cultural and contextual factors appear to influence the extent to which the antecedents are able to produce CE activity. Our findings provide a more fine‐grained depiction of the internal environment for CE in emerging economy SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 115-140 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12269 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12269 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:115-140 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068440_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Philipp Sieger Author-X-Name-First: Philipp Author-X-Name-Last: Sieger Author-Name: Tommaso Minola Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Minola Title: The Family's Financial Support as a “Poisoned Gift”: A Family Embeddedness Perspective on Entrepreneurial Intentions Abstract: We argue that greater availability of financial support by the family for creating a new venture entails stronger financial and non‐financial obligations. Cognizant of these obligations, potential founders anticipate negative performance implications for the planned firm and threats to the family system in the case of their non‐fulfillment. We thus postulate that the formation of actual entrepreneurial intentions is less likely the greater the available financial support. We confirm this by studying a sample of 23,304 respondents from 19 countries and find the negative relationship to be dependent on family cohesion and on individual entrepreneurial self‐efficacy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 179-204 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12273 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12273 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:179-204 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068441_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mehran Nejati Author-X-Name-First: Mehran Author-X-Name-Last: Nejati Author-Name: Ali Quazi Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Quazi Author-Name: Azlan Amran Author-X-Name-First: Azlan Author-X-Name-Last: Amran Author-Name: Noor Hazlina Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Noor Hazlina Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Title: Social Responsibility and Performance: Does Strategic Orientation Matter for Small Businesses?* Abstract: This paper examines whether strategic orientation toward corporate social responsibility (CSR) is instrumental in shaping small firms’ social responsibility practices leading to their enhanced financial performance and reputation. Data were collected from 182 small businesses operating in Malaysia based on random sampling technique and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. Analysis of the findings confirm that small firms’ long‐term strategic approach toward CSR is critical in driving their responsible practices toward environment, customer, community, employees, and suppliers which in turn impact small firms’ financial performance and better reputation building. These findings suggest that customers' and employees’ interests are strategic imperatives that small firms should address in enhancing their financial performance and building better reputation in the community. These findings have important implications for small firms’ strategic policy posture which are highlighted in the paper. The paper also identifies the possible limits of the research and suggests avenues for future studies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 43-59 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12305 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12305 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:43-59 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068442_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Maria Bojica Author-X-Name-First: Ana Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Bojica Author-Name: María del Fuentes‐fuentes Author-X-Name-First: María del Author-X-Name-Last: Fuentes‐fuentes Author-Name: Virginia Fernández pérez Author-X-Name-First: Virginia Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández pérez Title: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Codification of the Knowledge Acquired from Strategic Partners in SMEs Abstract: This work proposes that the level of codification of acquired knowledge positively influences the corporate entrepreneurship activities of SMEs and argues that this relationship is enhanced by the relational diversity of the partner that provides the knowledge and the strength of the relationship with this partner. The results obtained in a sample of 181 Spanish SMEs in the ITC sector confirm the hypotheses proposed. This research contributes to the corporate entrepreneurship literature by showing which types of knowledge (codified), sources of knowledge (the most important strategic partner), and relational conditions (tie strength and partner's relational diversity) can enhance corporate entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 205-230 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12310 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12310 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:205-230 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068443_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dragana Radicic Author-X-Name-First: Dragana Author-X-Name-Last: Radicic Author-Name: Geoffrey Pugh Author-X-Name-First: Geoffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Pugh Title: Performance Effects of External Search Strategies in European Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Abstract: There is little evidence regarding the performance impact of open innovation on small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), especially across different firm‐size categories and sectors. Using new survey data from 28 European countries, we specify ordered logit and generalized proportional odds models to explore how seven individual external search strategies (knowledge sources) affect SME innovation performance across different size categories and sectors. While we find some consistently positive effects, in particular from using customers as an external knowledge source, we also find that some search strategies may not be beneficial. These findings suggest managerial and policy implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 76-114 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12328 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12328 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:76-114 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068444_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard A. Hunt Author-X-Name-First: Richard A. Author-X-Name-Last: Hunt Author-Name: Kip Kiefer Author-X-Name-First: Kip Author-X-Name-Last: Kiefer Title: The Entrepreneurship Industry: Influences of the Goods and Services Marketed to Entrepreneurs Abstract: This paper constitutes the first comprehensive attempt to define and assess entrepreneurship as an industry, and it is the only study to date to empirically evaluate the extent to which the entrepreneurship industry (EI) is associated with entrepreneurial actions and outcomes. EI is defined as the goods and services explicitly intended for opportunity discovery and development by current and prospective entrepreneurs, an industry with $13 billion in annual revenue. In order to assess EI's influence, we employ a matched set comparison of EI consumers and nonconsumers, which reveals that high levels of EI consumption are associated with an increase in entrepreneurial activity but a decrease in performance and survival prospects. The findings address material gaps in existing frameworks by adding EI to the entrepreneurial contexts that exert a potent influence on the identification, development, and exploitation of opportunities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 231-255 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12329 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12329 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:231-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068445_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joshua J. Daspit Author-X-Name-First: Joshua J. Author-X-Name-Last: Daspit Author-Name: Derrick E. D'souza Author-X-Name-First: Derrick E. Author-X-Name-Last: D'souza Title: Capability Configuration in Software Industry SMEs: The CAO Model of Ordinary Capabilities* Abstract: Ordinary capabilities contribute to firm core competencies and are prominent drivers of firm performance. However, our understanding of ordinary capabilities, and how they are leveraged to advance performance in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), remains unclear. We review prior literature and introduce the Customer‐Alignment‐Operational (CAO) model of ordinary capabilities, which identifies three types of ordinary capabilities: customer, alignment, and operational capabilities. Using data collected from software industry SMEs, we find that CAO capabilities are configured in previously undiscovered ways to enhance firm performance. The findings advance our understanding of ordinary capability types and offer insight into how ordinary capabilities are configured to generate firm value. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 141-162 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12330 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12330 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:141-162 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068446_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mary G. Schoonmaker Author-X-Name-First: Mary G. Author-X-Name-Last: Schoonmaker Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Pradeep A. Rau Author-X-Name-First: Pradeep A. Author-X-Name-Last: Rau Title: Early‐Stage of Innovations: Selection System Criteria for Funding U.S. Biotech SMEs Abstract: The focus of this paper is small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the U.S. biotechnology industry and how they compete for financial resources during the early stages of innovation development. We utilize selection system theory, which describes how selectors use reputation‐based information about selectees as decision factors when making investments. Our findings suggest that there are different predictive variables for SME categories and the types of investors attracted to these categories, which is consistent with selection system theory. We extend prior studies by providing context to early‐stage innovation investment funding within an environment characterized as having a long development cycle and representing high uncertainty. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 60-75 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12332 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12332 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:60-75 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068447_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Louise Grimmer Author-X-Name-First: Louise Author-X-Name-Last: Grimmer Author-Name: Morgan P. Miles Author-X-Name-First: Morgan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Miles Author-Name: John Byrom Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Byrom Author-Name: Martin Grimmer Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Grimmer Title: The Impact of Resources and Strategic Orientation on Small Retail Firm Performance Abstract: This study examined the relationship between firm resources, strategic orientation, and performance in small retail firms. Surveys were mailed to small retailers throughout Tasmania, Australia. Responses (n = 384) showed resources positively related to performance were informational (business information systems) and access to financial capital. Strategic orientation (prospector and defender/analyzer) were positively related to performance. Further, both a prospector and defender/analyzer orientation positively mediated the relationship between resources and performance, the former being the stronger mediator. The results of this study demonstrate which firm resources relate to small retail firm performance, and the positive effect, in particular, of a prospector strategic orientation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 7-26 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12368 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12368 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:7-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068448_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Johan Bruneel Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Bruneel Author-Name: André Spithoven Author-X-Name-First: André Author-X-Name-Last: Spithoven Author-Name: Bart Clarysse Author-X-Name-First: Bart Author-X-Name-Last: Clarysse Title: Interorganizational Trust and Technology Complexity: Evidence for New Technology‐Based Firms Abstract: Integrating the transaction cost economics and relational perspectives, this paper puts forward that technology complexity within new technology‐based firms negatively influences the level of interorganizational trust in key partner relationships. Using a data set of 105 key partner relationships of 59 new technology‐based firms, we find that the new technology‐based firm's level of trust in its key partners is lower when the level of technology complexity is high. Findings further show that both relationship and partner characteristics moderate the technology complexity—trust relationship. These results show that technology complexity as an appropriability mechanism becomes endogenous to collaboration, thereby extending the Teece framework. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 256-274 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12369 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12369 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:256-274 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068449_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-6 Issue: S1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12371 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12371 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:S1:p:1-6 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068482_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Carmen Stoian Author-X-Name-First: Carmen Author-X-Name-Last: Stoian Author-Name: Mark Gilman Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Gilman Title: Corporate Social Responsibility That “Pays”: A Strategic Approach to CSR for SMEs * Abstract: This study adopts a strategic approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR), puts forward a model of CSR activities that enhance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) growth, and argues that by aligning CSR activities with the competitive strategy of the firm, SMEs enhance firm growth. We test this model using multinomial logistic analysis and data from a survey with 211 U.K.‐based SMEs. We find that CSR activities related to the community enhance firm growth for all SMEs, but especially for firms adopting a cost leadership strategy, and that CSR activities related to the workforce are crucial to avoid sales decline, especially for SMEs adopting a differentiation or a quality‐driven strategy. We also find that environment‐related CSR activities are not beneficial for SMEs' growth and that human rights–related CSR activities slow growth for firms adopting a differentiation or a quality‐driven strategy. Finally, we put forward managerial and policy recommendations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 5-31 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12224 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12224 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:5-31 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068483_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Palash Deb Author-X-Name-First: Palash Author-X-Name-Last: Deb Author-Name: Johan Wiklund Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Wiklund Title: The Effects of CEO Founder Status and Stock Ownership on Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small Firms Abstract: This paper studies how governance drives entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in small firms. We argue that founder status and ownership create powerful personal incentives for small firm CEOs to engage in behaviors that influence EO. Integrating stewardship theory and the principal‐principal branch of agency theory, we test our hypotheses on a sample of 339 Swedish firms, and find that CEO founder status is significantly and positively associated with EO, while CEO stock ownership significantly but negatively predicts EO. We additionally test two boundary conditions that show that the founder‐CEO's prior managerial experience in start‐up firms positively moderates the founder‐EO relationship, while contrary to expectations, CEO ownership diversification has no effect on the negative association between ownership and EO. Thus, our study adopts a corporate governance perspective to explain how variations in EO across small firms are driven by the goals and motivations of its leader. Our research also shows that in small, private firms the balance of power is tipped in favor of the CEO rather than the board of directors. Finally, we underline the importance of adopting alternative theoretical lens like stewardship and principal‐principal agency, given that traditional principal‐agent problems are largely mitigated in the small firm context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 32-55 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12231 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12231 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:32-55 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068484_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Florian B. Zapkau Author-X-Name-First: Florian B. Author-X-Name-Last: Zapkau Author-Name: Christian Schwens Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Schwens Author-Name: Rüdiger Kabst Author-X-Name-First: Rüdiger Author-X-Name-Last: Kabst Title: The Role of Prior Entrepreneurial Exposure in the Entrepreneurial Process: A Review and Future Research Implications Abstract: Despite considerable research, the current state regarding how and in which context prior entrepreneurial exposure impacts the entrepreneurial process is unclear. The present paper's goal is to systemize and discuss extant quantitative‐empirical research on the role of prior entrepreneurial exposure in the entrepreneurial process to clarify the current state, identify research gaps, and offer future research directions. Results from the systematic literature review of 69 quantitative‐empirical journal articles suggest that prior findings are ambiguous and theoretical shortcomings exist. We contribute to the literature by clarifying the current state and by offering directions for entrepreneurship research and practitioners promoting entrepreneurial activity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 56-86 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12232 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12232 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:56-86 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068485_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Chao Miao Author-X-Name-First: Chao Author-X-Name-Last: Miao Author-Name: Shanshan Qian Author-X-Name-First: Shanshan Author-X-Name-Last: Qian Author-Name: Dalong Ma Author-X-Name-First: Dalong Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Title: The Relationship between Entrepreneurial Self‐Efficacy and Firm Performance: A Meta‐Analysis of Main and Moderator Effects* Abstract: Entrepreneurial self‐efficacy (ESE) is an important construct in entrepreneurship research. It captures entrepreneurs’ specific self‐efficacy in accomplishing entrepreneurial tasks. Because various empirical results exist in past studies of the ESE‐firm performance relationship, we employed meta‐analysis to review and synthesize the current literature concerning this relationship and to address moderators that influence it. We meta‐analyzed 27 samples from 26 studies with a total sample size of 5,065 firms and found that the corrected ESE‐firm performance correlation is 0.309. We found that the firm performance measurement is a significant moderator and we suggest scholars to further identify moderators. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 87-107 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12240 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12240 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:87-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068486_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria‐cristina Stoian Author-X-Name-First: Maria‐cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Stoian Author-Name: Josep Rialp Author-X-Name-First: Josep Author-X-Name-Last: Rialp Author-Name: Pavlos Dimitratos Author-X-Name-First: Pavlos Author-X-Name-Last: Dimitratos Title: SME Networks and International Performance: Unveiling the Significance of Foreign Market Entry Mode Abstract: This study investigates the relevance of interorganizational networks for the international performance of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in relation to the foreign market entry mode (FMEM) selected. We distinguish two groups of internationalized SMEs: exporting firms and micromultinational enterprises (mMNEs). Drawing on insights from the network theory, our study accounts for the role of intermediate outcomes (innovative behavior and foreign market knowledge). Structural equation modeling is conducted in a sample of U.K.‐based internationalized SMEs. Our findings suggest that interorganizational networks have an indirect influence on international performance but differences are found among the two groups of internationalized SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 128-148 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12241 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12241 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:128-148 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068487_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alessandro Biraglia Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Biraglia Author-Name: Vita Kadile Author-X-Name-First: Vita Author-X-Name-Last: Kadile Title: The Role of Entrepreneurial Passion and Creativity in Developing Entrepreneurial Intentions: Insights from American Homebrewers Abstract: The study investigates the role of entrepreneurial passion and creativity as antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions, applying social cognitive theory as an underpinning framework. Specifically, this research focuses on American homebrewing, seen as a potential incubator for entrepreneurs. Results demonstrate entrepreneurial passion having a strong positive relationship with entrepreneurial intentions, even when entrepreneurial self‐efficacy is introduced as a mediator. Conversely, the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intentions is mediated by entrepreneurial self‐efficacy, confirming that individuals also need to feel self‐efficacious enough to pursue entrepreneurial career. The findings advance the understanding of nascent entrepreneurship phenomenon within a particular hobby context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 170-188 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12242 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12242 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:170-188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068488_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Son Le Author-X-Name-First: Son Author-X-Name-Last: Le Author-Name: Mark Kroll Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Kroll Author-Name: Bruce Walters Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Walters Title: TMT Departures and Post‐IPO Outside Director Additions: Implications for Young IPO Firms’ Survival and Performance Abstract: We draw on resource‐based logic to argue that relatively stable TMTs and boards are beneficial for young IPO firms because of the need to maintain and develop valuable firm‐specific capabilities and psychological attachment of pre‐IPO TMTs. Using panel data from 272 young IPO firms, we find that pre‐IPO TMT member exits negatively affect young IPO firms’ survival and performance. This negative effect is greater when more post‐IPO outside directors are added. We also find that the above interaction is positively and negatively associated with survival and performance when TMT ownership declines substantially and when firms have a founder CEO, respectively. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 149-169 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:149-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068489_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stefan Mayr Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Mayr Author-Name: Christine Mitter Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Mitter Author-Name: Andrea Aichmayr Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Aichmayr Title: Corporate Crisis and Sustainable Reorganization: Evidence from Bankrupt Austrian SMEs Abstract: Bankruptcy and failure continue to affect small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide. Since bankruptcies are costly and disruptive, it seems useful to identify factors and resources that are essential for SMEs to overcome a crisis and to reorganize in a way that leads to a sustainable and lasting renewal. By drawing on longitudinal data, we identified essential elements of sustainable reorganization of bankrupt SMEs in Austria that ensure long‐term survival and competitiveness. The results of our study show that the pivotal factor in turnaround is repositioning, which is characterized by a unique selling proposition combined with some kind of innovation and change, and integration into networks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 108-127 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12248 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12248 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:108-127 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068490_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 190-190 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12276 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12276 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:190-190 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068491_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 191-191 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12277 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12277 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:191-191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068492_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-4 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12278 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12278 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:1-4 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068493_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for Papers – ICSB 2017 World Conference Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 189-189 Issue: 1 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12309 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12309 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:1:p:189-189 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068472_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Teresa Hogan Author-X-Name-First: Teresa Author-X-Name-Last: Hogan Author-Name: Elaine Hutson Author-X-Name-First: Elaine Author-X-Name-Last: Hutson Author-Name: Paul Drnevich Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Drnevich Title: Drivers of External Equity Funding in Small High‐Tech Ventures Abstract: Financing is one of the major issues affecting the success and survival of entrepreneurial ventures. Theory suggests that due to information asymmetry between owners and investors or lenders, there is a “pecking order” of financing preferences, whereby retained earnings is preferred to debt, and outside equity is seen as a last resort. In high‐tech ventures, however, outside equity financing is more commonly used than debt, but the reasons for this are not yet well‐understood. We develop hypotheses to examine this theory‐practice gap, which we test using a sample of private high‐tech firms of various ages. We find that the greater the owner's perception of information asymmetries in debt markets, the larger the proportion of external equity in the firm's capital structure. As our sample firms age, their use of external equity relative to other sources of finance diminishes. We also find a positive relationship between the use of external equity and the firm's initial investment. Last, we show that the greater the perception amongst founders that obtaining external equity sends a positive signal, the greater its use. We discuss the implications of these findings and offer suggestion for future research and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 236-253 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12270 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12270 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:236-253 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068473_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 326-326 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12279 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12279 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:326-326 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068474_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 327-327 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12280 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12280 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:327-327 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068475_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 193-195 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12281 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12281 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:193-195 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068476_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sung Hyun Kim Author-X-Name-First: Sung Hyun Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Si Young Jang Author-X-Name-First: Si Young Author-X-Name-Last: Jang Author-Name: Kyung Hoon Yang Author-X-Name-First: Kyung Hoon Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Analysis of the Determinants of Software‐as‐a‐Service Adoption in Small Businesses: Risks, Benefits, and Organizational and Environmental Factors Abstract: Cloud computing is a cutting‐edge information technology (IT) that receives computing resources and services from external providers rather than building their own information systems. Software‐as‐a‐Service (SaaS), one of the cloud computing models, has a built‐in best business practice and thus can be useful not only in reinforcing the IT capability of small businesses but also in improving business processes at the same time. The study investigated factors that affect the intention of small companies in Korea to adopt SaaS. The results were that (1) they were more concerned with the security risks than the economic or performance risks, (2) they were trying to improve the business process rather than quality improvement or cost, (3) management support was considered to be more important than the resources or IT capacity for the adoption of SaaS, and (4) they also considered the support of the vendor more important than the support of the government. The result of the study will provide practical strategies for not only small companies considering the adoption of SaaS and vendors supplying SaaS, but also government when setting up policies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 303-325 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12304 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12304 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:303-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068477_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jonathan D. Linton Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan D. Author-X-Name-Last: Linton Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Title: Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and The Small Business—Technology and Innovation in Small Business Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 196-199 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12311 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12311 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:196-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068478_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Fabian Eggers Author-X-Name-First: Fabian Author-X-Name-Last: Eggers Author-Name: Isabella Hatak Author-X-Name-First: Isabella Author-X-Name-Last: Hatak Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Author-Name: Thomas Niemand Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Niemand Title: Technologies That Support Marketing and Market Development in SMEs—Evidence from Social Networks Abstract: This study builds on previous research on information technology implementation and usage in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and applies a special focus on social networks. Specifically, this research investigates antecedents of social network usage in SMEs and respective performance outcomes. The results show that entrepreneurial orientation is positively related to social network usage in SMEs, whereas responsive market orientation shows no effect. Social network usage is not directly related to SME growth; yet it mediates the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and SME growth. Interestingly, large firms show the opposite effects regarding antecedents and performance‐related consequences of social network usage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 270-302 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:270-302 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068479_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: María Verónica Alderete Author-X-Name-First: María Verónica Author-X-Name-Last: Alderete Title: Mobile Broadband: A Key Enabling Technology for Entrepreneurship? Abstract: This article examines whether mobile broadband can be viewed as an enabling technology for entrepreneurship in developing and developed countries. Evidence shows that mobile telephony is becoming more affordable worldwide. Contrary to fixed broadband, mobile broadband ensures better reach and lower costs and has become the most dynamic platform for bringing ICT benefits to entrepreneurship. A six period panel data analysis, 2007–2012, is estimated for 58 countries. Using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's Total Entrepreneurial Activity as the dependent variable, a positive influence of mobile broadband on the entrepreneurial activity is observed. Linking ICT and entrepreneurship is an area in need of more research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 254-269 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:254-269 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068480_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Erno T. Tornikoski Author-X-Name-First: Erno T. Author-X-Name-Last: Tornikoski Author-Name: Heikki Rannikko Author-X-Name-First: Heikki Author-X-Name-Last: Rannikko Author-Name: Tomi P. Heimonen Author-X-Name-First: Tomi P. Author-X-Name-Last: Heimonen Title: Technology‐Based Competitive Advantages of Young Entrepreneurial Firms: Conceptual Development and Empirical Exploration Abstract: We explore the factors that contribute to the technological distinctiveness of young entrepreneurial firms. We claim that a young firm's technological distinctiveness is partly the result of entrepreneurs and their orientations toward uncertainty. In certain locations, however, young firms have more means to invest in their technology base. We integrate these two perspectives together, and provide an original explanation and understanding of the technological distinctiveness of young entrepreneurial firms. Our empirical observations among Finnish firms give support to our main hypotheses and therefore highlight the factors that contribute to technology‐based competitive advantage of young firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 200-215 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:200-215 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068481_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dev K. Dutta Author-X-Name-First: Dev K. Author-X-Name-Last: Dutta Author-Name: Manpreet Hora Author-X-Name-First: Manpreet Author-X-Name-Last: Hora Title: From Invention Success to Commercialization Success: Technology Ventures and the Benefits of Upstream and Downstream Supply‐Chain Alliances Abstract: An entrepreneurial venture's supply‐chain partnerships involve upstream alliances (with research universities) and downstream alliances (with large industry incumbents). Even though such partnerships bring the venture many benefits, they also come with significant challenges, notably the need to seamlessly combine a “technology push” philosophy with a “market pull” one. Utilizing a data set of over both upstream and downstream alliance partnerships spanning 603 technology ventures in the biotech industry, interesting results were found with regard to the impact of these two alliance partnerships on the venture's invention success and commercialization success. Upstream partnerships demonstrate a positive impact on invention success but no significant impact on commercialization success. However, with the moderating role of downstream partnerships, the results change: the joint effect of these two types of alliance partnerships is positive for both invention and commercialization success. The study findings have important implications with regard to the role and impact of alliance partnerships at the intersection of small business, entrepreneurship and technology innovation, and for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 216-235 Issue: 2 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12334 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12334 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:2:p:216-235 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068460_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Noor Akma Mohd salleh Author-X-Name-First: Noor Akma Author-X-Name-Last: Mohd salleh Author-Name: Fiona Rohde Author-X-Name-First: Fiona Author-X-Name-Last: Rohde Author-Name: Peter Green Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Green Title: Information Systems Enacted Capabilities and Their Effects on SMEs' Information Systems Adoption Behavior Abstract: Studies show that information systems (IS) adoption behavior is dependent on well‐defined characteristics. However, firms must also be enabled for use and ultimately utilize IS. This study develops a model of how IS enacted capabilities of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) affect IS enablement through perceived net benefits and attitude. Follow‐up interviews with chief executive officers (CEOs)/owners of SMEs indicated that IS enacted capabilities play an integral part in determining the extent to which SMEs become enabled and utilize IS. Top management IS skills and knowledge and trust in trading partners dominate the effect on perceived net benefits at the enablement stage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 332-364 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12226 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12226 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:332-364 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068461_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daisuke Tsuruta Author-X-Name-First: Daisuke Author-X-Name-Last: Tsuruta Title: Variance of Firm Performance and Leverage of Small Businesses Abstract: We investigate the relationship between leverage and firm performance using small business data from Japan by estimating the effects of leverage on both average firm performance and the variance of firm performance. We find that leverage has a negative effect on average firm performance and a positive effect on the variance of firm performance. This suggests that the problem of moral hazard is severe for highly leveraged firms. However, when highly leveraged firms have sufficient collateral assets, the effects of leverage are positive for average performance, but negative for the variance of performance. This implies that when small firms have sufficient collateral assets, highly leveraged businesses are better performers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 404-429 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12243 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12243 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:404-429 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068462_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Fu Dai Author-X-Name-First: Fu Author-X-Name-Last: Dai Author-Name: Stephen T. T. Teo Author-X-Name-First: Stephen T. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Teo Author-Name: Karen Yuan Wang Author-X-Name-First: Karen Yuan Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Network Marketing Businesses and Chinese Ethnicity Immigrants in Australia Abstract: This study adopts two theoretical perspectives, Social Cognitive Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior, to examine a model of network marketing business participation by Chinese immigrants in Australia. A structural equations modeling analysis showed that the social environment within a network marketing organization positively influences the self‐efficacy of Chinese network marketers and their desire to seek opportunities. These factors positively influence the actions undertaken by network marketers, and subsequently, impact positively on their performance outcome. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 444-459 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12244 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12244 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:444-459 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068463_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rowena Barrett Author-X-Name-First: Rowena Author-X-Name-Last: Barrett Author-Name: Natalia Vershinina Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Author-X-Name-Last: Vershinina Title: Intersectionality of Ethnic and Entrepreneurial Identities: A Study of Post‐War Polish Entrepreneurs in an English City Abstract: An understanding of ethnic and immigrant entrepreneurship is developed in this paper by exploring how ethnic and entrepreneurial identities intersect. Bourdieu's concept of habitus frames the analysis of narratives of five post‐war Polish entrepreneurs in Leicester. The narrative analysis illuminates the multilayered and nuanced nature of identities. The Polish origin of these entrepreneurs’ habitus was interpreted in light of individual and collective experiences gained growing up in the United Kingdom. While Polish identity was pertinent, it did not define the narrative of entrepreneurship. Our contribution is a theoretically informed, rich qualitative study of what ethnic identity means to individuals and how it intersects with entrepreneurial identity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 430-443 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12246 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12246 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:430-443 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068464_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Li Cai Author-X-Name-First: Li Author-X-Name-Last: Cai Author-Name: Runping Guo Author-X-Name-First: Runping Author-X-Name-Last: Guo Author-Name: Yupeng Fei Author-X-Name-First: Yupeng Author-X-Name-Last: Fei Author-Name: Zhao Liu Author-X-Name-First: Zhao Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Effectuation, Exploratory Learning and New Venture Performance: Evidence from China* Abstract: This paper examines the effect of effectuation on new venture performance in the context of Chinese transitional economy. To determine how new ventures benefit from effectuation, we examine the role of exploratory learning as a key mediator. Using data from 266 Chinese new ventures, our results show that effectuation has a positive effect on new venture performance. Exploratory learning plays a fully mediating role in the relationship between effectuation and new venture performance. This empirical evidence contributes to the development of the theory of effectuation and also provides managerial guidelines for new ventures facing uncertain business environments like transitional economies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 388-403 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12247 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12247 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:388-403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068465_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Venkatesh Murthy Author-X-Name-First: Venkatesh Author-X-Name-Last: Murthy Author-Name: Bino Paul Author-X-Name-First: Bino Author-X-Name-Last: Paul Title: Nature of Buyer–Supplier Relationship: Small Businesses in a Small City Abstract: If the proposition of Williamson that “highly standardized transactions are not apt to require a specialized governance structure” (1979, p. 248) is to be accepted, then a discrete transaction market between small business owners and their suppliers can be easily organized in the market. This view essentially nullifies the possibility of there being a relational transaction. In this backdrop, this research attempts to explore the small buyer–supplier relationship in the context of a small city. Keeping embeddedness (Granovetter, Am. J. Sociol., 1985; 91: 481–510) as a theoretical foundation, we explore the social content in an apparently pure economic exchange. Although, earlier attempts (Khoja and Kauffman, J. Small Bus. Manag., 2012; 50: 20–40; Uzzi, Am. Socio. Rev., 1996; 61: 674–698) conformed to embeddedness in transactions between a buyer and a supplier among businesses of various sizes, they largely ignored very small‐size buyers and suppliers owing to the miniscule size of business transactions and less frequent interactions between buyers and suppliers. Based on the grounded theory approach (Strauss and Corbin, Basics of Qualitative Research‐Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques, 1990), in this study, we conducted in‐depth interviews with 57 very small business owners to develop detailed narratives. These narratives were organized under four themes: Contractual relationship, Strategic information sharing, Caste as a proxy, and Trust Factor. The findings clearly indicate that small business owners foster continued relationships with their suppliers, owing to social conditioning factors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 365-387 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12249 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12249 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:365-387 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068466_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael M. Gielnik Author-X-Name-First: Michael M. Author-X-Name-Last: Gielnik Author-Name: Hannes Zacher Author-X-Name-First: Hannes Author-X-Name-Last: Zacher Author-Name: Antje Schmitt Author-X-Name-First: Antje Author-X-Name-Last: Schmitt Title: How Small Business Managers’ Age and Focus on Opportunities Affect Business Growth: A Mediated Moderation Growth Model Abstract: Research on business growth has been criticized for methodological weaknesses. We present a mediated moderation growth model as a new methodological approach. We hypothesized that small business managers’ age negatively affects business growth through focus on opportunities. We sampled 201 small business managers and obtained firm performance data over 5 years, resulting in 836 observations. Growth modeling showed systematic differences in firm performance trajectories. These differences could be explained by modeling focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationship between small business managers’ age and business growth. The study illustrates how mediation models can be tested using growth modeling. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 460-483 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12253 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12253 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:460-483 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068467_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Celina Smith Author-X-Name-First: Celina Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Ignasi Martí Author-X-Name-First: Ignasi Author-X-Name-Last: Martí Title: Attaining Legitimacy in Temporary Business: The Case of New Entrepreneurs in the Television Industry Abstract: This work seeks to identify behavioral processes that new entrepreneurs can adopt to construct legitimacy in frequently changing temporary business environments. Focusing on independent television content production in the UK, the study finds that new entrepreneurs exploit the varying roles that their projects can play and then sequence these in order to tailor the legitimacy they need to build their business. This research draws on a 5‐year inductive study of 81 projects won by entrepreneurs of five new independent television production companies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 484-499 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12256 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12256 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:484-499 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068468_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 501-501 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12282 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12282 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:501-501 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068469_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 502-502 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12283 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12283 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:502-502 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068470_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 329-331 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12284 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12284 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:329-331 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068471_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum: Family Business Characteristics and the Approach to HRM in Overseas Ventures Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 500-500 Issue: 3 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12340 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12340 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:3:p:500-500 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068450_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gary N. Powell Author-X-Name-First: Gary N. Author-X-Name-Last: Powell Author-Name: Kimberly A. Eddleston Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly A. Author-X-Name-Last: Eddleston Title: Family Involvement in the Firm, Family‐to‐Business Support, and Entrepreneurial Outcomes: An Exploration* Abstract: Results of a survey of 211 founders of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) indicated that family involvement in the firm was indirectly related to four entrepreneurial outcomes (business performance, strategic planning, satisfaction with business success, and commitment to remain self‐employed) through family‐to‐business support, suggesting a particular benefit of the intertwining of family and business in family firms. SME founders who owned family firms experienced higher levels of family‐to‐business support than those who owned nonfamily firms. These results support our proposed alignment of the social support perspective of well‐being and resiliency with the family embeddedness perspective of the family‐business relationship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 614-631 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12252 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12252 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:614-631 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068451_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hanqing “chevy” Fang Author-X-Name-First: Hanqing “chevy” Author-X-Name-Last: Fang Author-Name: Esra Memili Author-X-Name-First: Esra Author-X-Name-Last: Memili Author-Name: James J. Chrisman Author-X-Name-First: James J. Author-X-Name-Last: Chrisman Author-Name: Christopher Penney Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Penney Title: Industry and Information Asymmetry: The Case of the Employment of Non‐Family Managers in Small and Medium‐Sized Family Firms Abstract: As family firms begin to professionalize, they face an important crossroads in deciding whether to employ non‐family managers. To preserve socioemotional wealth and minimize agency costs, family owners may resist employing non‐family managers. However, industry sector may play a role that influences the employment of non‐family managers. We argue that the family's reluctance will be stronger in industries where information asymmetries make monitoring managers more difficult. For industries where monitoring is easier, the benefits of employing non‐family managers may offset the loss in socioemotional wealth and increase in agency costs. Results based on a sample of 965 small and medium‐sized retail and manufacturing firms confirm our predictions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 632-648 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12267 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12267 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:632-648 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068452_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 649-649 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12285 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12285 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:649-649 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068453_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 650-650 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12286 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12286 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:650-650 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068454_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 503-505 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12287 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12287 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:503-505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068455_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cristina Cruz Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Cruz Author-Name: Rachida Justo Author-X-Name-First: Rachida Author-X-Name-Last: Justo Title: Portfolio Entrepreneurship as a Mixed Gamble: A Winning Bet for Family Entrepreneurs in SMEs Abstract: We conceptualize portfolio entrepreneurship (PE) decisions as a “mixed gamble” in which family entrepreneurs weigh potential gain and loss outcomes and analyze the unique socioemotional wealth tradeoffs implied by this strategic decision. Our theory suggests that, in small and medium enterprises contexts, family entrepreneurs will be more likely to engage in PE than non‐family entrepreneurs. In addition, our framework explores the amplifying effect of age, gender and ethnic origin on the likelihood to take the PE gamble. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 571-593 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12341 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12341 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:571-593 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068456_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert V. Randolph Author-X-Name-First: Robert V. Author-X-Name-Last: Randolph Author-Name: Zonghui Li Author-X-Name-First: Zonghui Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Joshua J. Daspit Author-X-Name-First: Joshua J. Author-X-Name-Last: Daspit Title: Toward a Typology of Family Firm Corporate Entrepreneurship Abstract: Family involvement in business creates idiosyncrasies in firm behavior that promote long‐term, often transgenerational, strategic logics that ostensibly align with the motivations and outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship. Interestingly, extant research provides only minimal insight into the heterogeneous nature of corporate entrepreneurship orientations pursued by family firms. To better understand this heterogeneity, we bridge arguments within the family business literature to develop a typology of corporate entrepreneurship in family firms. Our findings provide a reconciliatory approach to this literary diversity and suggest that the varied corporate entrepreneurship orientations of family firms are impacted by the duality of a family's distinct intention to pursue transgenerational succession and the firm's unique capabilities to acquire external knowledge—calling into question the antecedents, modes, and outcomes underlying the strategic impetus of family firms to engage in corporate entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 530-546 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12342 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12342 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:530-546 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068457_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sarah Fitz‐koch Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Fitz‐koch Author-Name: Mattias Nordqvist Author-X-Name-First: Mattias Author-X-Name-Last: Nordqvist Title: The Reciprocal Relationship of Innovation Capabilities and Socioemotional Wealth in a Family Firm Abstract: This paper deals with entrepreneurship in family firms by researching how technology‐based innovation capabilities influence the socioemotional dimensions of the owning family and vice versa. In combination with dynamic capabilities, the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective offers a framework that enables an investigation of the nature of innovation capabilities in family firms. Studying a single firm, we identify a positive reciprocal relationship between innovation capabilities and SEW. We find that this reciprocal relationship within the family business presents itself in a synergistic fashion, yielding synergies between financial wealth and SEW. The findings contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship and innovation in family businesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 547-570 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12343 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12343 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:547-570 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068458_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mara Brumana Author-X-Name-First: Mara Author-X-Name-Last: Brumana Author-Name: Tommaso Minola Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso Author-X-Name-Last: Minola Author-Name: Robert P. Garrett Author-X-Name-First: Robert P. Author-X-Name-Last: Garrett Author-Name: Shaun P. Digan Author-X-Name-First: Shaun P. Author-X-Name-Last: Digan Title: How Do Family Firms Launch New Businesses? A Developmental Perspective on Internal Corporate Venturing in Family Business Abstract: This conceptual work depicts internal corporate venturing in family business as consisting of two separate and sequential strategic choices: first, the decision about the degree of relatedness between the parent firm and the venture; second, the definition of the level of venture autonomy. Drawing on stewardship theory, we argue that family business dynamics, and in particular the development of the ownership structure, influence how family firms pursue internal corporate venturing and make decisions related to such two steps. We also discuss the contingent effect of corporate governance characteristics and of the national legal system. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 594-613 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12344 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12344 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:594-613 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068459_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cristina Bettinelli Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Bettinelli Author-Name: Salvatore Sciascia Author-X-Name-First: Salvatore Author-X-Name-Last: Sciascia Author-Name: Kathleen Randerson Author-X-Name-First: Kathleen Author-X-Name-Last: Randerson Author-Name: Alain Fayolle Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Fayolle Title: Researching Entrepreneurship in Family Firms Abstract: This paper is the first in a JSBM special issue on entrepreneurship in family firms, i.e., the firm‐level entrepreneurial activities and attitudes that occur when a family is considerably involved in an established organization. We provide a systematic literature review of 109 articles written on this growing issue, based on a framework that highlights the antecedents, outcomes, and processes of entrepreneurship in family firms. We also offer a brief overview of the contributions of each of the papers in this issue and conclude by outlining a research agenda for future activities in this area of inquiry. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 506-529 Issue: 4 Volume: 55 Year: 2017 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12347 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12347 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:55:y:2017:i:4:p:506-529 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068503_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Xuanli Xie Author-X-Name-First: Xuanli Author-X-Name-Last: Xie Author-Name: Hugh O'neill Author-X-Name-First: Hugh Author-X-Name-Last: O'neill Author-Name: Justin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Title: Post‐Entry Diversification in a Shifting Institutional Environment: How Strategy Patterns Differ for De Novo and Corporate Spin‐Off Ventures Abstract: In this study, we contend that the corporate spin‐off's entrance into a market is strongly conditioned by a strategic logic tied to its legacy history. Unencumbered by this logic, de novo entrants have at least two potential advantages. They learn differently, and they do not face the challenge of unlearning. We test our hypotheses in the context of a major shift in rules for drug approval in the pharmaceutical industry. The results show de novo entrants choose market options that were less connected to past decisions, while entrants with a tie to legacy firms shift less from their initial position. In addition, de novo entrants entered market areas that were less densely populated, as compared to corporate spin‐off entrants, which is evidence of a tendency for de novo entrants to avoid direct competition while corporate spin‐offs seek legitimacy through mimicry. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 281-296 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12262 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12262 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:281-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068504_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nobuya Fukugawa Author-X-Name-First: Nobuya Author-X-Name-Last: Fukugawa Title: Division of Labor between Innovation Intermediaries for SMEs: Productivity Effects of Interfirm Organizations in Japan Abstract: Innovation intermediaries are individuals or organizations that help others improve productivity. This study examines how small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) chose intermediaries and how intermediaries affected total factor productivity (TFP) growth of participants through different channels. Estimated switching regression models reveal that cooperative associations improved TFP of participants through cost sharing, such as joint logistics, while voluntary groups improved TFP of participants through knowledge sharing, such as joint R&D. Innovative SMEs appear to have exploited different intermediaries so that the benefit from each intermediary would be complementary to TFP growth. The results suggest the division of labor between intermediaries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 297-322 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12345 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12345 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:297-322 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068505_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: François Belot Author-X-Name-First: François Author-X-Name-Last: Belot Author-Name: Stéphanie Serve Author-X-Name-First: Stéphanie Author-X-Name-Last: Serve Title: Earnings Quality in Private SMEs: Do CEO Demographics Matter? Abstract: This study investigates the impact of CEO demographics on earnings quality for private SMEs. Using a 2012 sample of 30,476 French firms, we first find strong empirical support for a gender effect: female‐run firms engage in less earnings management than do male‐run firms. This result is consistent with female CEOs being more risk averse than their male counterparts are when making financial decisions. Second, CEO age is negatively correlated with the magnitude of discretionary accruals, and the relationship between gender and earnings quality is stronger for older CEOs. Overall, our findings suggest that CEO demographics affect the quality of accounting information. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 323-344 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12375 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12375 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:323-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068506_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Johanna Gast Author-X-Name-First: Johanna Author-X-Name-Last: Gast Author-Name: Matthias Filser Author-X-Name-First: Matthias Author-X-Name-Last: Filser Author-Name: J. P. Coen Rigtering Author-X-Name-First: J. P. Coen Author-X-Name-Last: Rigtering Author-Name: Rainer Harms Author-X-Name-First: Rainer Author-X-Name-Last: Harms Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Author-Name: Man‐ling Chang Author-X-Name-First: Man‐ling Author-X-Name-Last: Chang Title: Socioemotional Wealth and Innovativeness in Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Family Enterprises: A Configuration Approach Abstract: What makes small‐ and medium‐sized family firms (family SMEs) innovative? Some family firm dynamics promote, yet others hinder innovation. It remains unclear whether combinations of family firm dynamics increase innovativeness. Our configurational perspective of socioemotional wealth (SEW) unravels determinants of family SMEs' innovativeness. We conduct a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis with 452 Swiss family SMEs. We categorize SEW dimensions into configurations of necessary and sufficient conditions. We contribute to theory on family SMEs' innovativeness because we reveal that the interplay of SEW dimensions leads to innovativeness. This offers practitioners a better framework to choose between SEW configurations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 53-67 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12389 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12389 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:53-67 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068507_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Josée St‐pierre Author-X-Name-First: Josée Author-X-Name-Last: St‐pierre Author-Name: Ouafa Sakka Author-X-Name-First: Ouafa Author-X-Name-Last: Sakka Author-Name: Moujib Bahri Author-X-Name-First: Moujib Author-X-Name-Last: Bahri Title: External Financing, Export Intensity and Inter‐Organizational Collaborations: Evidence from Canadian SMEs Abstract: Drawing on institutional theory, resource‐based perspective and internationalization theory, we propose that the domestic collaborations of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) have a direct positive effect on their export intensity, as well as an indirect effect through enhancing these firms' access to external financing. We test our hypotheses on a sample of 151 Canadian manufacturing SMEs and find partial support for the indirect relationship. Overall, our results suggest that domestic collaborations positively affect SMEs' access to equity financing but not to bank financing. While both equity and bank financing are found to enhance these firms' export intensity, bank financing seems to have a greater impact. The implications of these results are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 68-87 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12390 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12390 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:68-87 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068508_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michele Meoli Author-X-Name-First: Michele Author-X-Name-Last: Meoli Author-Name: J. Ari Pandes Author-X-Name-First: J. Ari Author-X-Name-Last: Pandes Author-Name: Michael J. Robinson Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Author-Name: Silvio Vismara Author-X-Name-First: Silvio Author-X-Name-Last: Vismara Title: Can Spending Time in the Minors Pay Off? An Examination of the Canadian Junior Public Equity Markets Abstract: This paper tests whether the junior public equity markets serve as an effective development market for early‐stage firms compared to private venture capital (VC). Focusing on the Canadian market, we compare the long‐run stock performance of firms that graduate from the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange (TSX‐V) to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) against the performance of VC‐backed firms that have a direct IPO on the TSX. Controlling for various confounders and possible selection biases, we find that TSX‐V graduations significantly outperform VC‐backed IPOs by 28.2 percentage points in the three years following the TSX listing. Our results are consistent with the idea that a TSX‐V listing provides the insiders of early‐stage companies with valuable public‐markets experience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 88-107 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12392 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12392 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:88-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068509_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Irena Schierjott Author-X-Name-First: Irena Author-X-Name-Last: Schierjott Author-Name: Julia Brennecke Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Brennecke Author-Name: Olaf N. Rank Author-X-Name-First: Olaf N. Author-X-Name-Last: Rank Title: Entrepreneurial Attitudes as Drivers of Managers’ Boundary‐Spanning Knowledge Ties in the Context of High‐Tech Clusters Abstract: This study investigates the role of entrepreneurial attitudes for small and medium‐sized enterprise managers' tendency to create knowledge acquisition ties with managers of other organizations in the context of an institutionalized high‐tech cluster. We examine how innovation orientation, perceived personal control, need for achievement, and self‐esteem influence boundary‐spanning tie creation as a crucial facet of entrepreneurial behavior in the cluster context. Applying exponential random graph models to survey data collected in a German biotech cluster, we find that innovation orientation and perceived personal control positively affect managers' tendency to rely on interpersonal ties to gather knowledge. In contrast, need for achievement and self‐esteem are negatively related to knowledge tie creation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 108-131 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12394 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12394 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:108-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068510_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pablo Muñoz Author-X-Name-First: Pablo Author-X-Name-Last: Muñoz Author-Name: Boyd Cohen Author-X-Name-First: Boyd Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen Title: Entrepreneurial Narratives in Sustainable Venturing: Beyond People, Profit, and Planet Abstract: Sustainable venturing, the process of starting a new sustainable enterprise, has been studied extensively through the triple‐bottom‐line lens. The narratives employed by sustainable entrepreneurs, however, have proven to be more complex and diverse. In this paper, we set out to inductively explore the narratives underlying sustainable venturing. We conducted an interpretative analysis to elucidate how these entrepreneurs perceive, think about and give meaning to sustainability as they develop their ventures. Findings allow for an expansion of the role of narratives in business venturing toward a more sophisticated conceptualization grounded in how actual entrepreneurs experience and enact sustainability in the context of their ventures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 154-176 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12395 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12395 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:154-176 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068511_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Amine Belhadi Author-X-Name-First: Amine Author-X-Name-Last: Belhadi Author-Name: Fatima Ezahra Touriki Author-X-Name-First: Fatima Ezahra Author-X-Name-Last: Touriki Author-Name: Said El fezazi Author-X-Name-First: Said Author-X-Name-Last: El fezazi Title: Lean Implementation in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises in Less Developed Countries: Some Empirical Evidences From North Africa Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to provide an exploration and analysis of lean implementation in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in less developed countries. Therefore, exploratory empirical evidences were collected from a survey study among a sample of 84 SMEs in North Africa. Moreover, statistical tests were conducted to assess the overall picture of lean among SMEs in this region. Although SMEs have expressed their immense need for lean, the level of its implementation is found to be very low. The findings could encourage further extensive studies to develop strategies to promote the use of lean in these countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 132-153 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12396 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12396 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:132-153 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068512_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cesar Bandera Author-X-Name-First: Cesar Author-X-Name-Last: Bandera Author-Name: Aurélien Eminet Author-X-Name-First: Aurélien Author-X-Name-Last: Eminet Author-Name: Katia Passerini Author-X-Name-First: Katia Author-X-Name-Last: Passerini Author-Name: Kevin Pon Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Pon Title: Using Mind Maps to Distinguish Cultural Norms between French and United States Entrepreneurship Students Abstract: The globalization of entrepreneurship education requires instructors to understand, and adjust the curriculum for, cultural disparities. This study investigates the impact of cultural norms on the attitudes of university entrepreneurship students in France and the United States—regions with contrasting Hofstede and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor indices. It uses mind maps from students as culturally agnostic open‐ended measures of their attitudes. Two mind maps were collected from each student, one on the appeal of entrepreneurship and one on the apprehension toward entrepreneurship, for a total of 1,213 concepts that were then scored using the Moore–Bygrave staged model of entrepreneurship to measure student likes and dislikes toward innovation, the decision to launch a start‐up, new venture implementation, and venture growth. The Shannon entropy of a mind map was used as a measure of student fixation; lower entropy indicates the student is motivated or deterred by a subset of the curriculum, whereas higher entropy indicates that attitudinal components are more balanced across the curriculum. Participating students were enrolled in similar entrepreneurship courses, and exhibited attitudes with similar entropy. However, French students found the growth stage to be the most appealing and were most apprehensive about innovation, whereas U.S. students found innovation to be the most appealing stage and were most apprehensive about the growth stage, thus revealing different contextual drivers of learning and engagement with the educational materials. This research contributes to the advancement of entrepreneurship education in two ways. First, by using mind maps and differential model‐based semantic scoring, it distinguishes between motivation and deterrence, and accounts for both cognitive and affective components of attitudes toward entrepreneurship. Second, it presents a formative assessment technique with which educators can measure students' cultural disposition to the different topics of an entrepreneurship course, and can then tailor the syllabus to this disposition. This technique can potentially improve the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education in multicultural settings, such as those involving educators, students, or course material from different regions and cultures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 177-196 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12398 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12398 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:177-196 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068513_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sara Bonesso Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Bonesso Author-Name: Fabrizio Gerli Author-X-Name-First: Fabrizio Author-X-Name-Last: Gerli Author-Name: Claudio Pizzi Author-X-Name-First: Claudio Author-X-Name-Last: Pizzi Author-Name: Laura Cortellazzo Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Cortellazzo Title: Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Role of Prior Learning Experiences and Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Competencies Abstract: Despite literature acknowledges that emotional, social, and cognitive (ESC) competencies favor entrepreneurial success, research has scantly investigated if they influence entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, studies use work and extracurricular activities as proxies for competency possession without investigating their impact on competency development. To address this void, we analyze the direct and mediating effects of ESC competencies on self‐employment intentions. Results from a sample of university students demonstrate that higher levels of ESC competencies predict entrepreneurial intent, and only international and cultural experiences indirectly favor self‐employment intentions. This study offers insight to the debate on competency development in entrepreneurial education. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 215-242 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12399 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12399 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:215-242 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068514_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Boris N. Nikolaev Author-X-Name-First: Boris N. Author-X-Name-Last: Nikolaev Author-Name: Christopher J. Boudreaux Author-X-Name-First: Christopher J. Author-X-Name-Last: Boudreaux Author-Name: Leslie Palich Author-X-Name-First: Leslie Author-X-Name-Last: Palich Title: Cross‐Country Determinants of Early‐Stage Necessity and Opportunity‐Motivated Entrepreneurship: Accounting for Model Uncertainty Abstract: Model uncertainty is one of the most pervasive challenges in the social sciences. Cross‐country studies in entrepreneurship have largely ignored this issue. In this paper, we evaluate the robustness of 44 possible determinants of early‐stage opportunity‐motivated entrepreneurship (OME) and necessity‐motivated entrepreneurship (NME) that are broadly classified in four groups: (1) economic variables, (2) formal institutions, (3) cultural values, and (4) legal origins and geography. The results, which are based on a representative world sample of up to 73 countries, suggest that institutional variables associated with the principles of economic freedom are most robustly correlated with OME and NME. Our findings also identify net income inequality and Scandinavian legal origins as weakly robust predictors of both types of entrepreneurial activity. Furthermore, we find that log GDP per capita is only a weakly robust predictor of NME, but not OME. We discuss implications for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 243-280 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12400 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12400 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:243-280 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068515_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bohyeon Kang Author-X-Name-First: Bohyeon Author-X-Name-Last: Kang Author-Name: Rupinder P. Jindal Author-X-Name-First: Rupinder P. Author-X-Name-Last: Jindal Title: The Dual Role of Communication in Franchise Relationships: A Franchisee Perspective Abstract: Although the role of communication in franchise relationships is well recognized, it is not well understood. This paper proposes two higher‐order latent constructs—relationship positivity and relationship negativity—each of which is reflected in four first‐order constructs. The paper investigates the influence of communication on both positivity and negativity simultaneously. Authors collected data from 300 franchisees of a franchise system in Korea, and estimated a structural equation model to test the hypotheses. Results demonstrate the dual influence of communication—it enhances positivity and reduces negativity. More importantly, and somewhat surprisingly, communication is more effective at enhancing positivity in a relationship than at reducing negativity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 197-214 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12404 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12404 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:197-214 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068516_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ki‐chan Kim Author-X-Name-First: Ki‐chan Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Ayman Eltarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: Eltarabishy Author-Name: Zong‐tae Bae Author-X-Name-First: Zong‐tae Author-X-Name-Last: Bae Title: Humane Entrepreneurship: How Focusing on People Can Drive a New Era of Wealth and Quality Job Creation in a Sustainable World Abstract: During the next 15 years, 40 million jobs need to be created each year in order to keep pace with population growth and foster greater participation of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in a globally integrated economy. Our paper proposes a new theory that integrates the sustainable use of natural resources, better use of produced capital, and further investment in human capital. Our new theory, Humane Entrepreneurship (HumEnt), encompasses three key research domains: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Human Resource Management. The HumEnt theory presents a new perspective on how to create 40 million quality jobs each year and helps address global challenges. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 10-29 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12431 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12431 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:10-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068517_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Roberto Parente Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Parente Author-Name: Ayman Eltarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: Eltarabishy Author-Name: Massimiliano Vesci Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano Author-X-Name-Last: Vesci Author-Name: Antonio Botti Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Botti Title: The Epistemology of Humane Entrepreneurship: Theory and Proposal for Future Research Agenda Abstract: This paper proposes a new theory called Humane Entrepreneurship (HumEnt) and identifies areas for future development of knowledge. The new theory integrates in the Entrepreneurial Strategic Posture (ESP) three different concepts: Entrepreneurial Orientation, Sustainable Orientation, and Humane Resource Orientation. From this perspective, HumEnt theory can be considered an extension of previous research but with a new model for consideration. The components of the HumEnt theory and their relationships are outlined in an initial panel of propositions. HumEnt theory can help address the challenges present in creating a more sustainable world. Finally, a research agenda and questions are presented for future consideration. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 30-52 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12432 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12432 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:30-52 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068518_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-4 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12433 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12433 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:1-4 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068519_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Geralyn Mcclure franklin Author-X-Name-First: Geralyn Author-X-Name-Last: Mcclure franklin Title: Foreword Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 5-5 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12434 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12434 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:5-5 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068520_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oh Joon Author-X-Name-First: Oh Author-X-Name-Last: Joon Title: ICSB 2016 Conference: The Role and Impact of SMEs in Implementing the New Sustainable Development Goals Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 6-7 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12435 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12435 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:6-7 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068521_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Caryn L. Beck‐dudley Author-X-Name-First: Caryn L. Author-X-Name-Last: Beck‐dudley Title: ICSB‐UN MSMEs Knowledge Summit Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 8-9 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12436 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12436 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:8-9 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068522_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 345-345 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12440 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12440 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:345-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068523_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 346-346 Issue: S1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12441 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12441 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:S1:p:346-346 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068546_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sílvia F. Costa Author-X-Name-First: Sílvia F. Author-X-Name-Last: Costa Author-Name: Susana C. Santos Author-X-Name-First: Susana C. Author-X-Name-Last: Santos Author-Name: Dominika Wach Author-X-Name-First: Dominika Author-X-Name-Last: Wach Author-Name: António Caetano Author-X-Name-First: António Author-X-Name-Last: Caetano Title: Recognizing Opportunities across Campus: The Effects of Cognitive Training and Entrepreneurial Passion on the Business Opportunity Prototype Abstract: We analyze the effects of the program Cognitive Entrepreneurial Training in Opportunity Recognition on the accurate assessment of prototypical viability of business opportunities. The training integrates the principles of experiential learning and is designed to reach students across campus. We also investigate the moderating role of entrepreneurial passion on opportunity recognition learning. We use a quasi‐experimental design with pre‐test, post‐test in two European universities. The results demonstrate that the training has positive significant effects on the accurate identification of business opportunities' prototypical viability. Intense positive feelings about entrepreneurship moderate the learning process. We provide insights into entrepreneurship education practice across campus. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 51-75 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12348 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12348 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:51-75 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068547_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 202-202 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12349 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12349 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:202-202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068548_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 203-203 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12350 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12350 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:203-203 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068549_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12351 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12351 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068550_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mujtaba Ahsan Author-X-Name-First: Mujtaba Author-X-Name-Last: Ahsan Author-Name: Congcong Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Congcong Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Author-Name: Alex Denoble Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Denoble Author-Name: Martina Musteen Author-X-Name-First: Martina Author-X-Name-Last: Musteen Title: From Student to Entrepreneur: How Mentorships and Affect Influence Student Venture Launch Abstract: Student entrepreneurs face a variety of challenges in building their ventures. In this process, the student founders experience profound changes to their identities as they transition from traditional students to student entrepreneurs. Drawing on the social cognitive theory of self‐regulation and utilizing a partially grounded theory approach we develop a two‐stage process model to elucidate how mentor relationship and student founders affective state impacts entrepreneurial identity and venture progress. Our findings indicate that effective mentoring and positive founder's affect enables students to transition to entrepreneurs. This allows them to assemble resources and take necessary action to move their venture forward. We develop propositions to guide future empirical research in this area. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 76-102 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12362 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12362 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:76-102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068551_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Galina Shirokova Author-X-Name-First: Galina Author-X-Name-Last: Shirokova Author-Name: Tatyana Tsukanova Author-X-Name-First: Tatyana Author-X-Name-Last: Tsukanova Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Title: The Moderating Role of National Culture in the Relationship Between University Entrepreneurship Offerings and Student Start‐Up Activity: An Embeddedness Perspective Abstract: Student proclivity to start a venture can be affected not only by the university environment where they are exposed to entrepreneurship, but also by perceptions of how desirable entrepreneurial behavior is considered to be in a given society. Based on an embeddedness perspective, and using a sample of students from 26 countries and 489 universities, evidence is produced of significant positive relationships between both curricular and co‐curricular programing and student start‐up activities, with specific cultural dimensions moderating these impacts. University seed funds for students negatively impact the scope of start‐up activities. Implications are drawn for educators and policy makers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 103-130 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12363 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12363 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:103-130 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068552_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Title: Examining the Future Trajectory of Entrepreneurship Abstract: Consistent with the theme of this special issue, entrepreneurship today is truly everywhere—across campuses, across communities, and across borders. However, we know that entrepreneurship is being defined in different ways … by different audiences! Exactly how entrepreneurship gets redefined and by whom is the major challenge confronting the discipline as that will forge the future trajectory for everyone. In order to avoid the tendencies to apply entrepreneurship in virtually any context no matter how far removed it is from the act of recognizing and capitalizing on opportunity for the purposes of economic or social gain, this paper examines six major trajectories that will significantly influence the future of this discipline. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 11-23 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12364 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12364 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:11-23 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068553_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tobin Turner Author-X-Name-First: Tobin Author-X-Name-Last: Turner Author-Name: Peter Gianiodis Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Gianiodis Title: Entrepreneurship Unleashed: Understanding Entrepreneurial Education outside of the Business School Abstract: A growing trend in entrepreneurship education is the development of blended entrepreneurial programs (BEPs)—programs that merge entrepreneurial curriculum with a technical degree—located outside traditional business school settings. In this paper we suggest that individual, student‐level attributes may be as important to entrepreneurial outcomes as curricular considerations in BEPs. Using data from current and recent graduates of a BEP our study suggests that personal attributes—an individual's entrepreneurial passion—increase the likelihood of entrepreneurial intention among its students. Consequently, our findings indicate that BEPs may need to consider applicant characteristics to maximize the likelihood of entrepreneurial outcomes from its program. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 131-149 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12365 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12365 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:131-149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068554_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maribel Guerrero Author-X-Name-First: Maribel Author-X-Name-Last: Guerrero Author-Name: David Urbano Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Urbano Author-Name: James A. Cunningham Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cunningham Author-Name: Eduardo Gajón Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Gajón Title: Determinants of Graduates' Start‐Ups Creation across a Multi‐Campus Entrepreneurial University: The Case of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education* Abstract: Individual and organizational entrepreneurial activity varies across regions/countries. Universities have increasingly become knowledge‐intensive environments that support entrepreneurship. Extant studies demonstrate the need to explore graduate start‐ups using different levels of analysis an across economies. This paper explores individual and university determinants of graduates' start‐ups creation from a multi‐campus entrepreneurial university in a transition economy. A proposed model was tested with 11,569 graduates from 30 campuses across 21 Mexican cities. Results show that specific individual determinants are the most relevant determinant of graduate entrepreneurship as well as that some university mechanisms (incubators and research parks) have limited impact on graduates' entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 150-178 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12366 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12366 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:150-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068555_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nianhang Xu Author-X-Name-First: Nianhang Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Author-Name: Yining Chen Author-X-Name-First: Yining Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Anna Fung Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Fung Author-Name: Kam C. Chan Author-X-Name-First: Kam C. Author-X-Name-Last: Chan Title: Contributing Forces in Entrepreneurship Research: A Global Citation Analysis Abstract: We use Resource Dependency Theory and Human Capital Theory to explain entrepreneurship research, which is a relatively new research field over the last decade. Using citation analysis based on a rich database of 191,695 citations on 2,154 entrepreneurship articles published in leading journals from 2002 to 2013, we find that geographic diversity, international collaboration, top research scholars, and top research institutions enhance entrepreneurship research quality, which is measured by the number of citations per article. Leading institutions in entrepreneurship research are not long‐established research institutions. Entrepreneurship presents itself as a unique opportunity for a wider range of institutions and scholars to collaborate and develop expertise and leadership research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 179-201 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12367 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12367 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:179-201 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068556_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: G. T. Lumpkin Author-X-Name-First: G. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Lumpkin Author-Name: Sophie Bacq Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Bacq Author-Name: Robert J. Pidduck Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Pidduck Title: Where Change Happens: Community‐Level Phenomena in Social Entrepreneurship Research Abstract: Social entrepreneurship (SE) research has advanced understanding of the dynamics and processes underlying positive social change. Yet only scant attention has been paid to where that change happens. We suggest that a community level of analysis is essential for understanding the extra‐organizational settings implied by the “social” in “social entrepreneurship.” We adopt a UNESCO‐inspired community typology including geographical communities, communities of interest or solidarity, communities of identity, and intentional communities as an organizing framework. Relying on a wealth creation perspective, we evaluate the social change that takes place by assessing four different types of capital created within communities—physical capital, financial capital, human capital, and social capital. Based on a review of 57 peer‐reviewed journals and 8 leading case study outlets, we find that examples of all four community types and all four capital types are evident in the SE literature. We discuss the implications of the community as a locus of SE activity and capital as an indicator of social impact in future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 24-50 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12379 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12379 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:24-50 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068557_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Hornsby Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hornsby Author-Name: Jake Messersmith Author-X-Name-First: Jake Author-X-Name-Last: Messersmith Author-Name: Matthew Rutherford Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Rutherford Author-Name: Sharon Simmons Author-X-Name-First: Sharon Author-X-Name-Last: Simmons Title: Entrepreneurship Everywhere: Across Campus, Across Communities, and Across Borders Abstract: This paper introduces the theme of this special issue related to Entrepreneurship Everywhere: Across Campus, Across Communities, and Across Borders. We explore three critical points as we set up the accepted articles for the special issue. First, if we are everywhere are we anywhere? Second, we focus on the importance of collaboration. Third, we discuss the importance of strategically planning on how your efforts intervene or integrate into the wider ecosystem. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 4-10 Issue: 1 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12386 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12386 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:1:p:4-10 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068535_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Annalisa Croce Author-X-Name-First: Annalisa Author-X-Name-Last: Croce Author-Name: Massimiliano Guerini Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano Author-X-Name-Last: Guerini Author-Name: Elisa Ughetto Author-X-Name-First: Elisa Author-X-Name-Last: Ughetto Title: Angel Financing and the Performance of High‐Tech Start‐Ups Abstract: In this paper, we investigate what drives the performance of high‐tech start‐ups receiving angel financing, while taking a closer look at the capabilities (i.e., experience) and investment behavior of business angels (BAs). We exploit a new data set (extracted from Crunchbase), which consists of 1,933 high‐tech start‐ups that received at least one financing round from a BA. The results indicate that the experience of BAs in early stage investments is positively associated with additional receipt of follow‐on rounds of financing and sequential capital injections from venture capitalists (VCs). Later‐stage experience is positively associated with the start‐up's success (i.e., probability to be listed or acquired), but reduces the need for new VCs to invest in the start‐up. Furthermore, we find consistent evidence that start‐ups that combine BA and VC financing experience higher levels of funding amounts, additional VC financing, and an improved likelihood of success. Finally, we find that the co‐localization of BA investors and start‐ups in the same area facilitates the attraction of VC financing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 208-228 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12250 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12250 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:208-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068536_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robin Deman Author-X-Name-First: Robin Author-X-Name-Last: Deman Author-Name: Ann Jorissen Author-X-Name-First: Ann Author-X-Name-Last: Jorissen Author-Name: Eddy Laveren Author-X-Name-First: Eddy Author-X-Name-Last: Laveren Title: Board Monitoring in a Privately Held Firm: When Does CEO Duality Matter? The Moderating Effect of Ownership Abstract: Drawing from agency theory and the attention‐based view of the firm, this study extends the understanding of the conditions under which CEO duality is negatively associated with board monitoring in a privately held firm context. Measuring monitoring in terms of board members’ involvement in behavioral control, output control, and strategy control tasks (Huse 2005), results show that CEO duality is significantly and negatively related only to the behavioral control task. In addition, we show that this negative effect is contingent on whether ownership is concentrated in the hands of a controlling shareholder as well as the type of controlling shareholder. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 229-250 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12251 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12251 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:229-250 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068537_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sean Patrick Sassmannshausen Author-X-Name-First: Sean Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Sassmannshausen Author-Name: Christine Volkmann Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Volkmann Title: The Scientometrics of Social Entrepreneurship and Its Establishment as an Academic Field Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the state of art of research on social entrepreneurship and the establishment of this topic in the academic world. It uses scientometric methods in measuring the maturity of social entrepreneurship research. The empirical part reveals the exponentially growing number of papers, the institutionalization of social entrepreneurship in seven dimensions, the emergence of thematic clusters, and methodological issues. The paper makes concrete suggestions on how to overcome methodological challenges. Furthermore, we provide a ranking of the 22 most cited academic contributions in social entrepreneurship. Surprisingly, almost half of the most cited papers have not been published in journals but in books, raising doubts about the current (over‐)rating of journal publications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 251-273 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12254 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12254 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:251-273 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068538_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mariarosaria Agostino Author-X-Name-First: Mariarosaria Author-X-Name-Last: Agostino Author-Name: Francesco Trivieri Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Trivieri Title: Who Benefits from Longer Lending Relationships? An Analysis on European SMEs Abstract: This paper empirically investigates the impact of lending relationships duration on SMEs financial stability. Our research hypothesis is that the balance between benefits and costs of longer bank‐firm ties may be different depending on the degree of firms' financial health. Using a large sample of European manufacturing SMEs that excludes firms that have defaulted and those with less than ten employees, we find that the overall positive effect of enduring lending relationships tends to progressively increase for more stable firms, being greater when the main bank operates nearby the firm. Our findings, yet, are conditional on firm survival and may not be generalized to the smallest of firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 274-293 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12257 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12257 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:274-293 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068539_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Maria Bojica Author-X-Name-First: Ana Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Bojica Author-Name: Isabel Estrada Author-X-Name-First: Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Estrada Author-Name: María del Mar fuentes‐fuentes Author-X-Name-First: María del Author-X-Name-Last: Mar fuentes‐fuentes Title: In Good Company: When Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Acquire Multiplex Knowledge from Key Commercial Partners* Abstract: This study explores the specific conditions under which key strategic alliances of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) with commercial partners can become multiplex in knowledge exchange. Using survey data from a sample of 150 Spanish SMEs in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, we find that trust creates an appropriate context for the concurrent acquisition of technological, market, and managerial knowledge. When the SME and its key commercial partner exhibit significant strategic, technological, and market differences, however, the SME's ability to acquire different types of knowledge diminishes considerably, reducing the positive impact of trust on knowledge multiplexity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 294-311 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12258 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12258 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:294-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068540_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ana Mol‐Gómez‐Vázquez Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Mol‐Gómez‐Vázquez Author-Name: Ginés Hernández‐Cánovas Author-X-Name-First: Ginés Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández‐Cánovas Author-Name: Johanna Koëter‐Kant Author-X-Name-First: Johanna Author-X-Name-Last: Koëter‐Kant Title: Legal and Institutional Determinants of Factoring in SMEs: Empirical Analysis across 25 European Countries* Abstract: Weak protection of the rights of financiers intensifies agency problems in SME financing, inhibiting the optimal provision of credit necessary to grow and innovate. We use a survey data set of 4,348 SMEs from 25 European countries to analyze whether the use of factoring as a form of SME financing is less dependent on low quality of laws and institutions. We do so analyzing whether the use of factoring by SMEs differs across countries due to differences in the legal protection of creditors. Our findings indicate that firms operating in countries with legal environments that weakly protect the rights of creditors, with political instability or high enforcement costs, are more likely to use factoring. Managers of riskier and opaque companies operating in such inefficient environments can use the results of this study to better understand that there are suitable options to complement bank financing. Managers who seek loans can use the results to diversify their financing structure through the use of factoring. Since factoring can be used as a complement to bank loans or as a substitute for bank financing, it is important that policy makers take our results into account when revising policies concerning access to external financing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 312-329 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12260 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12260 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:312-329 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068541_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Wei Qian Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Qian Author-Name: Ke Xing Author-X-Name-First: Ke Author-X-Name-Last: Xing Title: Linking Environmental and Financial Performance for Privately Owned Firms: Some Evidence from Australia Abstract: The debate over whether the “green” strategy pays off has been centered overwhelmingly within large public firms. It remains unclear whether “being green” matters to smaller firms such as privately owned or family controlled firms, which are equally heavy polluters but subject to much less public scrutiny. Using a sample of 138 private companies registered in the Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting database over the 2009–2013 period, this study finds that embracing environmental/carbon responsibility has helped these companies gain higher financial returns. However, reducing carbon emissions has not paid off for environmentally sensitive firms, although lowering energy consumption is evidenced to be value creation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 330-347 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12261 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12261 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:330-347 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068542_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jiyoung Hwang Author-X-Name-First: Jiyoung Author-X-Name-Last: Hwang Author-Name: Jae‐Eun Chung Author-X-Name-First: Jae‐Eun Author-X-Name-Last: Chung Title: The Roles of Business Ethics in Conflict Management in Small Retailer–Supplier Business Relationships Abstract: Any ongoing relationship involves conflict. While facing conflict can be a serious matter for small firms with limited resources and capabilities, little is known about conflict management or the role of an ethical foundation, or business ethics, for small businesses. This study examines some influential factors regarding conflict management and the role of business ethics in satisfactory business relationship building in the context of small retailer–supplier relationships. The proposed model identifies (1) the relative importance of business ethics and role performance as antecedents and (2) two dimensions of satisfaction (social and economic) as consequences. The data, collected from small apparel retailers in the United States, clearly demonstrate the powerful role of business ethics. The positive perceptions of small retailers regarding supplier business ethics significantly reduces retailer–supplier conflict and increases retailer–supplier social satisfaction. Supplier role performance does not contribute to a reduction in retailer–supplier conflict as perceived by small retailers, but it does enhance the economic satisfaction of retailers, which further increases their social satisfaction. The functional benefits of conflict provide interesting insight. Providing several meaningful implications, this study demonstrates the unique aspects of conflict management within small retailer–supplier relationships. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 348-368 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12271 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12271 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:348-368 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068543_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 369-369 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12352 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12352 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:369-369 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068544_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 370-370 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12353 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12353 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:370-370 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068545_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 205-207 Issue: 2 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12354 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12354 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:2:p:205-207 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068524_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Steffen Strese Author-X-Name-First: Steffen Author-X-Name-Last: Strese Author-Name: Michael Keller Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Keller Author-Name: Tessa Christina Flatten Author-X-Name-First: Tessa Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Flatten Author-Name: Malte Brettel Author-X-Name-First: Malte Author-X-Name-Last: Brettel Title: CEOs' Passion for Inventing and Radical Innovations in SMEs: The Moderating Effect of Shared Vision* Abstract: Based on a sample of 388 small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), we investigate how a CEO's passion for inventing is associated with radical innovations in SMEs. Furthermore, we examine whether this relationship is moderated by a shared vision. Our results demonstrate that CEOs who are passionate about inventing play a significant role with regard to radical innovation and that the degree to which a firm's members share its vision is positively correlated with this relationship. Our findings enrich upper echelons theory by incorporating insights into how deep‐level psychological traits are related to firm outcomes. In addition, we enhance our understanding of how passion can actually predict firm‐level outcomes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 435-452 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12264 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12264 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:435-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068525_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rodney Turner Author-X-Name-First: Rodney Author-X-Name-Last: Turner Author-Name: Ann Ledwith Author-X-Name-First: Ann Author-X-Name-Last: Ledwith Title: Project Management in Small to Medium‐Sized Enterprises: Fitting the Practices to the Needs of the Firm to Deliver Benefit Abstract: Small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) undertake smaller projects than larger organizations and so need more informal people focused project management practices. We investigate the nature of SMEs that leads them to adopt practices of this nature and explore comparative benefits and costs. We interviewed 19 companies and conducted a web‐based survey. SMEs adopt project management practices to fit the size of the firm and the nature of projects undertaken. The practices adopted are more customer‐focused. SMEs perceive the benefit of project management outweighs the cost, but the perceived bureaucracy and overhead was the main barrier to its adoption. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 475-493 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:475-493 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068526_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Garry D. Bruton Author-X-Name-First: Garry D. Author-X-Name-Last: Bruton Author-Name: Zhongfeng Su Author-X-Name-First: Zhongfeng Author-X-Name-Last: Su Author-Name: Igor Filatotchev Author-X-Name-First: Igor Author-X-Name-Last: Filatotchev Title: New Venture Performance in Transition Economies from Different Institutional Perspectives* Abstract: Building on institutional theory, this study examines the effects of dysfunctional competition and government ties on new venture performance in transition economies. And, it goes deeper to investigate how these effects are contingent on a new venture's entrepreneurial orientation (EO). It finds that EO weakens the negative relationship between dysfunctional competition and new venture performance but exacerbates the negative linkage of government ties to new venture performance. The findings not only illustrate how government impacts new venture performance in transition economies, but also indicate that new ventures can leverage entrepreneurship to cope with the effects of government‐related factors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 374-391 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12266 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12266 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:374-391 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068527_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Taiyuan Wang Author-X-Name-First: Taiyuan Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Stewart Thornhill Author-X-Name-First: Stewart Author-X-Name-Last: Thornhill Author-Name: Bin Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Bin Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Title: Pay‐for‐Performance, Employee Participation, and SME Performance Abstract: This study examines how pay‐for‐performance (PFP) systems affect the performance of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). We decompose PFP into two dimensions: scope and depth. PFP scope captures the variety of performance measures and reward types included in a firm's PFP system, and PFP depth reflects the relative amount of performance‐based pay compared with total pay. We posit that PFP scope has a positive whereas PFP depth has an inverted U‐shaped effect on employee participation, which in turn enhances SME performance. Analysis of data collected at both employee and firm levels of 444 SMEs during 1999–2006 supported these hypotheses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 412-434 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12268 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12268 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:412-434 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068528_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Xaver Neumeyer Author-X-Name-First: Xaver Author-X-Name-Last: Neumeyer Author-Name: Yongseok Jang Author-X-Name-First: Yongseok Author-X-Name-Last: Jang Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Title: Distinguishing Types of Entrepreneurial Ventures: An Identity‐Based Perspective Abstract: Progress in entrepreneurship research is inhibited by lack of agreement on what constitutes an entrepreneurial venture. We argue for an inclusive conceptualization, and the need to distinguish types of entrepreneurial ventures. A typology is proposed consisting of four venture types. Based on the unique characteristics of each type, it is argued that differences will emerge in the identities of the founder and the organization. Evidence of such differences is provided using samples of each venture type. The tendency in contemporary research to ignore differences in venture type is examined. Implications are drawn for theory development, research practice, and managerial practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 453-474 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12272 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12272 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:453-474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068529_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eva De Mol Author-X-Name-First: Eva Author-X-Name-Last: De Mol Author-Name: Violet T. Ho Author-X-Name-First: Violet T. Author-X-Name-Last: Ho Author-Name: Jeffrey M. Pollack Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pollack Title: Predicting Entrepreneurial Burnout in a Moderated Mediated Model of Job Fit Abstract: We introduce, and empirically test, a model of entrepreneurial burnout that highlights the relationships among job fit, entrepreneurial passion, destiny beliefs, and burnout. Using a sample of 326 individuals involved in entrepreneurial jobs, we tested the link between job fit and two forms of passion—harmonious and obsessive—and the moderating role of entrepreneurs' destiny beliefs about work (i.e., the belief that a successful career is “meant to be”). Findings illustrated that their job fit perceptions were positively related to harmonious passion, which in turn negatively predicted burnout. Additionally, the relationship between job fit and obsessive passion was moderated by destiny beliefs, such that it was positive at high and average levels of destiny beliefs. In turn, obsessive passion was positively related to burnout. We discuss implications for both theory and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 392-411 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12275 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12275 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:392-411 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068530_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Séverine Chevalier Author-X-Name-First: Séverine Author-X-Name-Last: Chevalier Author-Name: Evelyne Fouquereau Author-X-Name-First: Evelyne Author-X-Name-Last: Fouquereau Author-Name: Nicolas Gillet Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas Author-X-Name-Last: Gillet Author-Name: Grégoire Bosselut Author-X-Name-First: Grégoire Author-X-Name-Last: Bosselut Title: Unraveling the Perceived Reasons Underlying Entrepreneurs' Retirement Decisions: A Person‐Centered Perspective Abstract: This study investigated the reasons and psychosociological mechanisms underlying French entrepreneurs' decisions to terminate their career, based on the Push Pull Anti push Anti Pull model (Chevalier et al. 2013). The purpose of this article is (a) to examine naturally occurring profiles of entrepreneurs' motivation to retire using cluster analysis, and (b) to investigate associations of the profiles with social characteristics and the intention to retire. The results revealed four distinctive profiles: (1) “eager to retire,” (2) “ready to retire,” (3) “ambivalent,” and (4) “reluctant.” Subjective health, level of education, and income were differentially related to the four profiles. Entrepreneurs with profiles 1 and 2 had the highest level of intention to retire. Implications of the findings for professional counselors and directions for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 513-528 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12312 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12312 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:513-528 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068531_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francesco Chirico Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Chirico Author-Name: Carlo Salvato Author-X-Name-First: Carlo Author-X-Name-Last: Salvato Author-Name: Barbara Byrne Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Byrne Author-Name: Naveed Akhter Author-X-Name-First: Naveed Author-X-Name-Last: Akhter Author-Name: Juan Arriaga múzquiz Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Arriaga múzquiz Title: Commitment Escalation to a Failing Family Business* Abstract: The overarching intent of this manuscript is to heighten awareness to the concept of commitment escalation as it bears on a failing family business. Specifically, drawing on the concept of emotional ownership, together with self‐justification arguments, we (1) identify factors considered to be most forceful in contributing to the presence of commitment escalation and thus, resistance to change in a failing family business, and (2) model these related factors in a form that can serve heuristically to stimulate future empirical research capable of testing for the construct validity of commitment escalation in a family business context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 494-512 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:494-512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068532_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 529-529 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12355 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12355 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:529-529 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068533_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 530-530 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12356 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12356 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:530-530 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068534_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 371-373 Issue: 3 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12357 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12357 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:3:p:371-373 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068494_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Carolin Decker Author-X-Name-First: Carolin Author-X-Name-Last: Decker Title: Stakeholders' Impact on Turnaround Performance: The Case of German Savings Banks* Abstract: This study explores how savings banks as powerful stakeholders of SMEs in Germany assess turnaround performance. It tests the impact of the support provided by German savings banks and distressed SMEs' actions with survey data from corporate advisors. The results show that structural and continuing support foster turnaround performance. This support is conducive in the initial stage of turnaround but negligible in the recovery stage. Contributing to stakeholder theory and turnaround management, the findings shed light on the factors that motivate a selected stakeholder's involvement and SMEs' ability to engage in actions fostering this stakeholder's support for a turnaround. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 534-554 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12274 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12274 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:534-554 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068495_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael A. Abebe Author-X-Name-First: Michael A. Author-X-Name-Last: Abebe Author-Name: David Alvarado Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Alvarado Title: Blessing in Disguise? Social and Institutional Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions following Involuntary Job Loss Abstract: In this study, drawing from occupational identity theory, we argue that self‐employment decision is influenced by the extent to which one's perceived social status will be enhanced by pursuing such a career, as well as the presence of favorable institutional climate. Using nonprofit employment assistance agencies, we surveyed 266 individuals in the southern part of the United States who had faced involuntary job loss. The result of our hierarchical moderated regression data analysis indicates that perceived social status and business climate were significant predictors of self‐employment intentions. Overall, our findings highlight the role of social and institutional environment in facilitating self‐employment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 555-572 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12303 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12303 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:555-572 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068496_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mirella Damiani Author-X-Name-First: Mirella Author-X-Name-Last: Damiani Author-Name: Fabrizio Pompei Author-X-Name-First: Fabrizio Author-X-Name-Last: Pompei Author-Name: Andrea Ricci Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Ricci Title: Family Firms and Labor Productivity: The Role of Enterprise‐Level Bargaining in the Italian Economy Abstract: We investigate the role of Italian firms in labor productivity performance. We find that family‐owned firms have lower labor productivity than their non‐family counterparts. In a second step, we estimate the role of firm‐level bargaining (FLB) to determine whether family‐controlled firms that adopt this type of bargaining may partially close the gap in terms of labor productivity with their non‐family competitors. Our results, obtained through IV estimation to control for endogeneity bias, suggest that enterprises under family governance achieve significant labor productivity gains—greater than those achieved by their non‐family counterparts—when they adopt firm‐level bargaining. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 573-600 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12306 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12306 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:573-600 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068497_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Casper Claudi Rasmussen Author-X-Name-First: Casper Claudi Author-X-Name-Last: Rasmussen Author-Name: Gro Ladegård Author-X-Name-First: Gro Author-X-Name-Last: Ladegård Author-Name: Silja Korhonen‐Sande Author-X-Name-First: Silja Author-X-Name-Last: Korhonen‐Sande Title: Growth Intentions and Board Composition in High‐Growth Firms Abstract: This paper examines the influence of board composition on growth intentions of high‐growth firms. We hypothesize that gender diversity and a high proportion of independent directors on the board will reduce a firm's growth intentions, whereas founder duality will increase a firm's growth intentions. Using survey data from 773 high‐growth Norwegian firms, we find that gender diversity has a negative effect on growth intentions. A high proportion of independent directors do not facilitate further growth in high‐growth firms. Furthermore, our results indicate that the founder's presence in the decision‐making group increases a firm's growth intentions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 601-617 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12307 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12307 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:601-617 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068498_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Betty H. T. Wu Author-X-Name-First: Betty H. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Mieszko Mazur Author-X-Name-First: Mieszko Author-X-Name-Last: Mazur Title: Managerial Incentives and Investment Policy in Family Firms: Evidence from a Structural Analysis* Abstract: This paper provides evidence that CEO incentive pay mediates the effect of family preferences on corporate investment policy. Our study focuses on the option portfolio volatility sensitivity vega, which motivates the risk‐taking behavior of undiversified managers. After controlling for factors that affect incentive pay and investment policy simultaneously, we find that one‐third of underinvestment in riskier R&D projects in active family firms can be attributed to a significantly lower vega. Passive family firms allocate more capital to R&D as opposed to active family firms, and are more active in M&A deal making. In contrast to many prior studies, pay incentives and families are not associated with capital expenditures. Overall, our empirical results suggest that CEO pay incentives induce investment policy contingent on firm risk. Family CEO incentive pay manifests the family preference for lower risk, especially in firms with higher firm risk. Nonetheless, after replacing family CEOs with outside professionals, investments in both R&D and M&A increase, which is consistent with the family preference for extended investment horizons. Interestingly, such a preference seems not to be manifested in incentive pay. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 618-657 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12308 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12308 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:618-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068499_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Karim Messeghem Author-X-Name-First: Karim Author-X-Name-Last: Messeghem Author-Name: Chaffik Bakkali Author-X-Name-First: Chaffik Author-X-Name-Last: Bakkali Author-Name: Sylvie Sammut Author-X-Name-First: Sylvie Author-X-Name-Last: Sammut Author-Name: Abdelaziz Swalhi Author-X-Name-First: Abdelaziz Author-X-Name-Last: Swalhi Title: Measuring Nonprofit Incubator Performance: Toward an Adapted Balanced Scorecard Approach Abstract: The number of business incubators in the world has risen dramatically, with many regions promoting nonprofit incubators. Yet declines in public funding have brought to the fore a key question about how well they perform. Both policymakers and incubator managers therefore stand to benefit from reliable tools to monitor performance. In this paper, we present a scale to measure incubator performance based on the research literature on incubator performance and management control. We used the balanced scorecard as a basis for thought about how best to develop a model of nonprofit incubator performance. Data collected from 121 incubator managers show that performance can be assessed along four constructs: local development performance, incubatee satisfaction, incubation processes, and learning. This tool comprises a broad range of performance indicators and, perhaps more importantly, may help incubator managers to better run their organizations and regional policymakers to better evaluate their entrepreneurship policies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 658-680 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12317 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12317 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:658-680 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068500_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 681-681 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12358 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12358 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:681-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068501_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 682-682 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12359 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12359 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:682-682 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068502_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 531-533 Issue: 4 Volume: 56 Year: 2018 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12360 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12360 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:56:y:2018:i:4:p:531-533 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068678_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hsian‐ming Liu Author-X-Name-First: Hsian‐ming Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Hsin‐feng Yang Author-X-Name-First: Hsin‐feng Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Managing Network Resource and Organizational Capabilities to Create Competitive Advantage for SMEs in a Volatile Environment Abstract: By considering embedded opportunities and threats in today's dynamic business environment, this study proposes that small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) can exploit the ties of interfirm networks to access external resources and information, thus enhancing their organizational agility and absorptive capacity in a variable business environment and enabling superior organizational performance. This study enables SMEs to combine the external resources embedded in strategic networks with internal organizational capabilities including organizational agility and absorptive capacity to create an idiosyncratic competitive advantage in a chaotic business environment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 155-171 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12449 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12449 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:155-171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068679_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: José M. Moneva‐abadía Author-X-Name-First: José M. Author-X-Name-Last: Moneva‐abadía Author-Name: Dolores Gallardo‐vázquez Author-X-Name-First: Dolores Author-X-Name-Last: Gallardo‐vázquez Author-Name: M. Isabel Sánchez‐hernández Author-X-Name-First: M. Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez‐hernández Title: Corporate Social Responsibility as a Strategic Opportunity for Small Firms during Economic Crises Abstract: The aim of this study is to analyze if there is a direct causal relationship between small firms’ orientation toward corporate social responsibility and their competitive success, mediated by innovation and performance. A structural equation model has been applied to a sample of 758 small Spanish firms. The results indicate that, in times of economic crisis, socially responsible strategies are a determining factor in firms’ competitiveness. Pragmatic advice for practitioners derives from research results, considering that social responsibility represents an opportunity for small firms in the complex and turbulent time. The findings encourage small firms to manage operations responsibly as a guarantee of market success. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 172-199 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12450 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12450 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:172-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068680_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Frederick Nyanzu Author-X-Name-First: Frederick Author-X-Name-Last: Nyanzu Author-Name: James Atta Peprah Author-X-Name-First: James Atta Author-X-Name-Last: Peprah Author-Name: Ayi Gavriel Ayayi Author-X-Name-First: Ayi Gavriel Author-X-Name-Last: Ayayi Title: Regulation, Outreach, and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis Abstract: The paper examines the effect of regulation on microfinance institutions’ (MFIs) sustainability and outreach in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Using unbalanced panel data from 2002 to 2012 for 30 countries and a multilevel estimation technique, we find that regulation helps improves the sustainability and breadth of outreach but not the depth. We also find that MFIs that accept deposits have better sustainability but tend to serve the marginal poor. Finally, regulatory quality has a positive impact on outreach and sustainability. Overall, the paper casts new light on the contribution of regulation to the dual objectives of microfinance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 200-217 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12467 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12467 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:200-217 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068681_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Brownhilder Ngek Neneh Author-X-Name-First: Brownhilder Ngek Author-X-Name-Last: Neneh Title: Customer Orientation and Performance of Women‐Owned Businesses: A Configurational Approach Abstract: The present research aims to improve the current understanding of the relationship between customer orientation and performance of women‐owned businesses. This study proposed that risk‐taking and financial capital are vital moderating factors of this relationship. Additionally, the study postulates that new insights can be unearthed by combining these factors with customer orientation in a three‐way interaction model. Using a sample of 264 women entrepreneurs, the results showed that (a) customer orientation is positively associated with the performance of women‐owned businesses, (b) the association is significantly moderated by both risk‐taking and financial capital, and (c) a more detailed understanding of the association is provided by the three‐way interaction of customer orientation, risk‐taking, and financial capital. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 218-243 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12468 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12468 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:218-243 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068682_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eugênio J. S. Bitti Author-X-Name-First: Eugênio J. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Bitti Author-Name: Muriel Fadairo Author-X-Name-First: Muriel Author-X-Name-Last: Fadairo Author-Name: Cintya Lanchimba Author-X-Name-First: Cintya Author-X-Name-Last: Lanchimba Author-Name: Vivian Lara Dos santos silva Author-X-Name-First: Vivian Lara Author-X-Name-Last: Dos santos silva Title: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Geographic Entrepreneurial Choices in Brazilian Franchising Abstract: In the broad empirical literature on franchising, performance outcomes of location decisions appear to be a largely forgotten issue. Yet franchising represents a rich context to study the impact of geographic entrepreneurial choices. Addressing this “blank spot” in the literature, we deal with the following question: Is it better for a chain to stay in the same geographic area, or to expand via distant franchised units? Our econometric estimations on new and unique Brazilian panel data show that spatial agglomeration of chain outlets leads to higher performance, suggesting that agglomeration gains outweigh cannibalization and spatial monopoly effects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 244-267 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12469 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12469 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:244-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068683_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Krishna P. Poudel Author-X-Name-First: Krishna P. Author-X-Name-Last: Poudel Author-Name: Robert Carter Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Carter Author-Name: Subhash Lonial Author-X-Name-First: Subhash Author-X-Name-Last: Lonial Title: The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Technological Capability, and Consumer Attitude on Firm Performance: A Multi‐Theory Perspective Abstract: Despite the maturing entrepreneurial orientation literature, limited advance has occurred in the theoretical aspect of entrepreneurial orientation–firm performance relationship, and wide‐ranging empirical investigations are few. The authors address these concerns by testing a comprehensive model and by extending the theoretical boundary. Specifically, drawing on dynamic capability theory, core competence perspective, and consumer theories, we argue that technological capability is central for growth and financial performance of an entrepreneurially oriented firm. We introduce a construct called consumer attitude dynamism. We reason that this variable influences the growth of entrepreneurial firms. Our theory and empirical results primarily contribute to the entrepreneurship literature. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 268-295 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12471 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12471 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:268-295 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068684_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Susan Coleman Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Coleman Author-Name: Colette Henry Author-X-Name-First: Colette Author-X-Name-Last: Henry Author-Name: Barbara Orser Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Orser Author-Name: Lene Foss Author-X-Name-First: Lene Author-X-Name-Last: Foss Author-Name: Friederike Welter Author-X-Name-First: Friederike Author-X-Name-Last: Welter Title: Policy Support for Women Entrepreneurs’ Access to Financial Capital: Evidence from Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and the United States Abstract: This cross‐country study documents policies and practices designed to increase women entrepreneurs’ access to financial capital in Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and the United States. Drawing on feminist theory, we examine assumptions of policy alongside the eligibility criteria, rules and regulations of practices. Our findings reveal that four of the five country policies examined were predicated on a neo‐liberal perspective that positions women entrepreneurs as economic assets. We offer insights into opportunities for modernizing policies and practices in ways that will enhance the legitimacy of a more diverse array of women entrepreneurs and increase their access to financial capital. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 296-322 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12473 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12473 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:296-322 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068685_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bach Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Bach Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Entrepreneurial Reinvestment: Local Governance, Ownership, and Financing Matter—Evidence from Vietnam Abstract: This study investigates the relative importance of local governance and external financing on small firms' reinvestments. Using a set of more than 300,000 Vietnamese firm‐level observations from 2006 to 2015, this study finds that local governance quality is positively associated with small firms' reinvestments. However, regarding external funds, only informal finance is positively associated with reinvestments while government loans and bank loans serve as substitutes to reinvestments. Also, this study suggests that there is significant heterogeneity among ownership sectors and between micro‐enterprises and small firms in the way they value the relative importance of local governance arrangements and financing sources. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 323-349 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12475 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12475 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:323-349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068686_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nasiru Taura Author-X-Name-First: Nasiru Author-X-Name-Last: Taura Author-Name: Dragana Radicic Author-X-Name-First: Dragana Author-X-Name-Last: Radicic Title: Intra‐cluster Knowledge Exchange and Frequency of Product Innovation in a Digital Cluster Abstract: We investigate how intra‐cluster knowledge exchange affects the frequency of product innovation. Based on self‐administered survey data of digital SMEs from the Bournemouth and Poole regions of England, this study shows that digital firms that sustain both temporary and prolonged relationships with outbound employees have a higher probability of introducing frequent product innovation. Moreover, while cognitive proximity and the use of external knowledge providers increase the probability of frequent product innovation, geographical proximity reduces it. Our findings suggest that managers of young digital firms with limited resources in peripheral regions should ‘act near’ before reaching out. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 350-373 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12479 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12479 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:350-373 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068687_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Aníbal López Author-X-Name-First: Aníbal Author-X-Name-Last: López Author-Name: Pedro Neves Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Author-X-Name-Last: Neves Author-Name: Miguel Cunha Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: Cunha Title: A High‐Growth Firm Contingency Test of the Formalization‐Performance Relationship Abstract: The effect of formalization in high‐growth firms' performance is still unclear. We propose that formal commitment‐based human resource practices contribute positively to the financial performance of established high‐growth firms but have little effect on emergent ones. Using a sample of 101 Portuguese high‐growth firms (2006–2009 period), we tested the effect of formal HR practices during the high‐growth period in their financial results two years later (2011). Our results suggest that adopting a formal performance appraisal and a formal R&D function contributed positively for the performance of only established firms, while adopting a formal training activity negatively affected the performance of only emergent firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 374-396 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12480 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12480 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:374-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068688_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Amon Simba Author-X-Name-First: Amon Author-X-Name-Last: Simba Author-Name: Mai Thi Thanh Thai Author-X-Name-First: Mai Thi Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Thai Title: Advancing Entrepreneurial Leadership as a Practice in MSME Management and Development Abstract: Consistent with recent studies, we emphasize that entrepreneurial leadership benefits from mutual cross‐fertilization between entrepreneurship and leadership, making it an effective mechanism for studying micro small and medium enterprise (MSME) management and development. Since it is an emerging concept and existing knowledge on MSME management and development so scattered, our comprehensive entrepreneurship and leadership literature review provided us in‐depth insights and new perspectives. From our analysis, a framework emerged mapping a new path for MSMEs. The model presents a nuanced leadership paradigm for small businesses. Thus, by presenting a mechanism that offers new methods aimed at managing and developing MSMEs, we extend existing leadership theories. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 397-416 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12481 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12481 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:397-416 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068689_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mateja Bodlaj Author-X-Name-First: Mateja Author-X-Name-Last: Bodlaj Author-Name: Barbara Čater Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Čater Title: The Impact of Environmental Turbulence on the Perceived Importance of Innovation and Innovativeness in SMEs Abstract: This study investigates how market turbulence, technological turbulence, and competitive intensity affect the perceived importance of innovation and innovativeness, and thus SMEs’ business performance. Structural equation modeling is conducted on a sample of 373 SMEs. Our findings show that both market and technological turbulence increase the perceived importance of innovation, but only market turbulence impacts SMEs’ innovativeness directly. The perceived importance of innovation mediates environmental turbulence’s influence on a firm’s innovativeness. Competitive intensity has no significant effect on the perceived importance of innovation and innovativeness. Finally, innovativeness enhances business performance when using both perceptual and lagged objective performance data. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 417-435 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12482 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12482 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:417-435 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068690_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alexis Catanzaro Author-X-Name-First: Alexis Author-X-Name-Last: Catanzaro Author-Name: Karim Messeghem Author-X-Name-First: Karim Author-X-Name-Last: Messeghem Author-Name: Sylvie Sammut Author-X-Name-First: Sylvie Author-X-Name-Last: Sammut Title: Effectiveness of Export Support Programs: Impact on the Relational Capital and International Performance of Early Internationalizing Small Businesses Abstract: This article evaluates the impact of public export support programs on the internationalization of early internationalizing small businesses. We build and test a conceptual model of the link between export support services and early internationalizing firms’ relational capital and international performance in terms of both economic international performance and the number of foreign markets in which they are present. The results show that financial support is effective in enhancing firm performance only in terms of the number of foreign markets but not in terms of economic performance, that informational support is effective through its influence on relational capital, and that operational support is not. Our findings contrast with those of previous studies on firms that internationalize through stages and suggest that new export support services adapted to early internationalizing firms are needed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 436-461 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:436-461 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068691_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Avimanyu (avi) Datta Author-X-Name-First: Avimanyu (avi) Author-X-Name-Last: Datta Author-Name: Arvin Sahaym Author-X-Name-First: Arvin Author-X-Name-Last: Sahaym Author-Name: Stoney Brooks Author-X-Name-First: Stoney Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Title: Unpacking the Antecedents of Crowdfunding Campaign’s Success: The Effects of Social Media and Innovation Orientation Abstract: We applied a capabilities view as the theoretical underpinning to investigate the integrative role of orientation (IO) and the strategic use of social media (SSM) on a firm’s crowdfunding campaign success (CFS). We suggest that IO promotes a firm’s ability to succeed with crowdfunding campaigns, and that this relationship is mediated by the SSM. To check our contentions, we surveyed professionals from 322 firms that conducted crowdfunding campaigns. For IO and SSM, we used preexisting scales, while for CFS we created and validated our own seven‐item scale. We found that IO alone does not fully account for CFS, but rather its effect is based on a firm’s ability to SSM. Our findings contribute to the literature on strategic entrepreneurship, media strategy, and public policy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 462-488 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12498 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12498 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:462-488 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068692_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marco Van gelderen Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Van gelderen Author-Name: Ewald Kibler Author-X-Name-First: Ewald Author-X-Name-Last: Kibler Author-Name: Teemu Kautonen Author-X-Name-First: Teemu Author-X-Name-Last: Kautonen Author-Name: Pablo Munoz Author-X-Name-First: Pablo Author-X-Name-Last: Munoz Author-Name: Joakim Wincent Author-X-Name-First: Joakim Author-X-Name-Last: Wincent Title: Mindfulness and Taking Action to Start a New Business Abstract: Mindfulness, meaning a receptive attention to and awareness of present events and experience, is reported to have a wide range of benefits, but it has been suggested that it could prove costly in terms of task performance. This article analyzes how dispositional mindfulness relates to taking entrepreneurial action. Based on two waves of survey data, we find that mindful individuals are less likely to engage in entrepreneurial action than less mindful individuals, but when they do start to act, they take as many actions as individuals who score low on trait mindfulness, and even more if they have entrepreneurial experience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 489-506 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12499 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12499 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:489-506 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068693_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hans Landström Author-X-Name-First: Hans Author-X-Name-Last: Landström Author-Name: Gouya Harirchi Author-X-Name-First: Gouya Author-X-Name-Last: Harirchi Title: “That’s Interesting!” in Entrepreneurship Research Abstract: In order for a work on entrepreneurship to be published and attract attention, it must be interesting. The aims of this study are to understand why entrepreneurship scholars perceive entrepreneurship studies as interesting, what they consider interesting, and how they distinguish themselves from management scholars in their perception of interestingness. The study is based on responses from 915 entrepreneurship scholars. Our results contribute to empirically nuancing the dimensions that scholars perceive as interesting, and also to identifying groups of entrepreneurship scholars that perceive interestingness in different ways, and to demonstrating the similarities and differences between entrepreneurship and management scholars. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 507-529 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12500 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12500 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:507-529 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068694_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Batkhuyag Ganbaatar Author-X-Name-First: Batkhuyag Author-X-Name-Last: Ganbaatar Author-Name: Evan J. Douglas Author-X-Name-First: Evan J. Author-X-Name-Last: Douglas Title: Developing a Valid and Reliable Measure of Product Innovativeness for Entrepreneurship Research Abstract: Product innovativeness is central to entrepreneurship, but extant measures are problematic for entrepreneurship research because they tend to be firm‐level and/or subjective and lack validity and reliability for new and small firms. We develop a new measure of product innovativeness that is direct, objective, contemporary, and cardinal that provides entrepreneurship researchers with a reliable measure of innovativeness at the product level that will facilitate consistent measurement of this construct in cross‐sectional and longitudinal studies of product innovation. The new measure is developed as a formative measurement model using composite indicators that are objectively identified by observation of the new product and can be used to compare rival products or a particular firm's product innovations over time. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 530-554 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12504 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12504 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:530-554 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068695_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stefano Caselli Author-X-Name-First: Stefano Author-X-Name-Last: Caselli Author-Name: Guido Corbetta Author-X-Name-First: Guido Author-X-Name-Last: Corbetta Author-Name: Monica Rossolini Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Rossolini Author-Name: Veronica Vecchi Author-X-Name-First: Veronica Author-X-Name-Last: Vecchi Title: Public Credit Guarantee Schemes and SMEs’ Profitability: Evidence from Italy Abstract: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Italian State Credit Guarantee Scheme (Central Guarantee Fund). The paper analyzes the impact of the program on SMEs’ profitability considering the firm size and sector. The analysis is performed using propensity‐score matching estimators and the Difference in Differences regressions on a proprietary sample of about 38,000 SMEs in the period 2007–2009. Overall, the Central Guarantee Fund generated an increase in the profitability of guaranteed firms during the period of economic downturn. However, significant differences emerged across firms by size and sector. The effect is positive and robust only for micro‐ and small‐sized firms, and the most relevant improvement in the profitability is recorded for firms operating in the manufacturing sector. This implies that more customized programs are necessary to reach a higher value for money in entrepreneurial policies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 555-578 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12509 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12509 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:555-578 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068696_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alexander Haase Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Haase Author-Name: Peter Eberl Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Eberl Title: The Challenges of Routinizing for Building Resilient Startups Abstract: While large and established organizations can rely on well‐embedded routines, startups need to first create and maintain them. We refer to this as routinizing. So far, scholars have not yet addressed the challenges of routinizing in young firms and how this relates to their resilience. Routinizing essential‐for‐survival processes can increase a startup’s pre‐adversity resilience, which is an organization’s capability to anticipate, prevent, and mitigate potential adversity prior to its escalation to secure an organization’s existence and prosperity. Based on our qualitative cross‐case analysis, we identify startup‐specific context factors that inhibit routinizing. Moreover, we show that a high perceived routine value is crucial to successfully routinize, and present ways to increase a routine’s perceived value in startups, namely via artifacts and incentives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 579-597 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12511 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12511 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:579-597 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068697_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Renson Muchiri Mwangi Author-X-Name-First: Renson Muchiri Author-X-Name-Last: Mwangi Author-Name: Abraham Rotich Author-X-Name-First: Abraham Author-X-Name-Last: Rotich Title: The Effect of Threat of Job Loss on Entrepreneurial Intentions and Gestation Actions Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of impending layoff on employees’ entrepreneurial intention and gestation actions in Kenya. Results from a sample of 394 employees drawn from three Kenyan firms facing possibility of retrenchment show that an impending layoff adversely affected individual’s entrepreneurial intention both directly and indirectly, with the indirect negative effect being mediated by entrepreneurial self‐efficacy and gestation actions. The results highlight the importance of cultivating employees’ positive perceptions about themselves and helping them view the layoff exercise as an opportunity to turn a new page. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 598-615 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12515 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12515 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:598-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068698_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rebecca Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: Laura Galloway Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Galloway Author-Name: Lauren Potter Author-X-Name-First: Lauren Author-X-Name-Last: Potter Title: Business, Aging, and Socioemotional Selectivity: A Qualitative Study of Gray Entrepreneurship Abstract: This three‐stage qualitative paper explores the motivations and experiences of gray entrepreneurship through age‐related lenses outlined in behavioral psychology literature. In contrast to economic approaches that presuppose financial drivers, findings reveal that intrinsic drivers such as achievement, fulfillment, and relationships had primacy among the participants in this research. Entrepreneurship enabled the older people in this study to construct their social environments in a way that maximizes the potential for positive affect, and minimizes the potential for negative affect, both in and out of work. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 616-636 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12516 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12516 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:616-636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068699_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rodrigo Basco Author-X-Name-First: Rodrigo Author-X-Name-Last: Basco Author-Name: Giovanna Campopiano Author-X-Name-First: Giovanna Author-X-Name-Last: Campopiano Author-Name: Andrea Calabrò Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrò Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Title: They Are Not All the Same! Investigating the Effect of Executive versus Non‐executive Family Board Members on Firm Performance Abstract: Drawing on faultlines and challenging the assumption that family board members form a homogenous subgroup, we hypothesize that the distinction between executive and non‐executive family board members can create faultlines that affect firm performance. We propose that the discrepancy between results and goals can activate and exacerbate faultlines. Using a sample of 421 family small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), we find a U‐shaped relationship between the ratio of family executive board members and firm performance showing the consequences of relationship‐based and task‐related faultlines. Moreover, we find that the U‐shaped relationship occurs when firms perceive that they under‐achieve their objectives, whereas a reverse J‐shaped relationship appears when firms over‐achieve their objectives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 637-657 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12535 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12535 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:637-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068700_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Barbara Masiello Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Masiello Author-Name: Francesco Izzo Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Izzo Title: Interpersonal Social Networks and Internationalization of Traditional SMEs Abstract: This study aims to understand the role of interpersonal social networks in the international strategies of “traditional SMEs,” namely small firms that are “born local” and that operate in low‐tech and non‐knowledge‐intensive industries. Specifically, building on the social capital approach and the international entrepreneurship literature, this study investigates how the structure and the content of interpersonal social networks affect both the activities of exploration/exploitation of opportunities abroad, as well as the path and the performance of the internationalization processes in the pre‐entry and post‐entry phases. Results show the dynamics of internationalization as a “social embedded” endeavor, by highlighting heuristics and path‐dependent phenomena connected to the features of the interpersonal social networks. Findings contribute to the literature as to the decision‐making processes, the role of trust, and the possible negative effects generated by the structure and the content of the interpersonal social networks, including the market withdrawals. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 658-691 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12536 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12536 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:658-691 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068701_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 151-154 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12546 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12546 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:151-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068702_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 692-692 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12547 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12547 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:692-692 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068703_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 693-693 Issue: S2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12548 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12548 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:S2:p:693-693 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068609_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Charbel Salloum Author-X-Name-First: Charbel Author-X-Name-Last: Salloum Author-Name: George Jabbour Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Jabbour Author-Name: Catherine Mercier‐suissa Author-X-Name-First: Catherine Author-X-Name-Last: Mercier‐suissa Title: Democracy across Gender Diversity and Ethnicity of Middle Eastern SMEs: How Does Performance Differ? Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between boards of directors' demographic diversity and firms' financial performance. In particular, we highlight how women and ethnic minorities can affect Middle Eastern SMEs' financial performance. Using an unbalanced panel of 1,855 firm‐year observations of 371 boards of directors from nine Middle Eastern countries, our results support the positive impact of women and ethnic minority group members on Middle Eastern firms' performance. However, our evidence implies that when Western ethnic minority members increase, firms' performances tend to decrease, because these board members are appointed for regional and international board reputation legitimacy, personal business agendas, and links to the external corporate environment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 255-267 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12336 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12336 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:255-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068610_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shaun Paul Digan Author-X-Name-First: Shaun Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Digan Author-Name: Gurjeet Kaur Sahi Author-X-Name-First: Gurjeet Kaur Author-X-Name-Last: Sahi Author-Name: Stanzin Mantok Author-X-Name-First: Stanzin Author-X-Name-Last: Mantok Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C. Author-X-Name-Last: Patel Title: Women's Perceived Empowerment in Entrepreneurial Efforts: The Role of Bricolage and Psychological Capital Abstract: Women's entrepreneurial empowerment—perceived competence, self‐determination, and ability in managing a firm as an entrepreneur—is important to women's entrepreneurship in developing countries. Drawing on a sample of 369 women entrepreneurs from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in Gujarat, a western state in India, we find that women's entrepreneurial empowerment is positively associated with firm revenues. Gains from empowerment could be further enhanced for women entrepreneurs managing resource constraints—through bricolage—and meeting the challenges of self‐employment—through psychological capital. The present study contributes to literature on women's entrepreneurial empowerment and SME performance. Women's empowerment and the bolstering effects of bricolage and psychological capital could help government agencies and non‐government organizations devise programs and policies to improve the performance of women‐owned SMEs in developing countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 206-229 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12402 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12402 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:206-229 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068611_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marta Lindvert Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Lindvert Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C. Author-X-Name-Last: Patel Author-Name: Célina Smith Author-X-Name-First: Célina Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Joakim Wincent Author-X-Name-First: Joakim Author-X-Name-Last: Wincent Title: Microfinance Traps and Relational Exchange Norms: A Field Study of Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania* Abstract: In interdependent social groups, microfinance traps occur when conflicts arise between borrowers’ affective ties related to family needs and instrumental ties related to obligations toward their loan group. Thus, the social capital that facilitates microfinancing can lead to conflicting obligations toward business needs and economic obligations toward family. Building on an inductive field study among female entrepreneurs in Tanzania, we conceptualize microfinance traps. By using relational contract theory to interpret the qualitative data, we argue that microfinance traps can be reduced by balancing role integrity, preserving norms and reciprocity, and harmonizing the social matrix toward the family and loan group. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 230-254 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12407 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12407 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:230-254 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068612_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kristen K. Shanine Author-X-Name-First: Kristen K. Author-X-Name-Last: Shanine Author-Name: Kimberly A. Eddleston Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly A. Author-X-Name-Last: Eddleston Author-Name: James G. Combs Author-X-Name-First: James G. Author-X-Name-Last: Combs Title: Same Boundary Management Preference, Different Outcome: Toward a Gendered Perspective of Boundary Theory Among Entrepreneurs Abstract: Work‐family boundary research debates whether family demands should be integrated or separated from work demands. Our thesis is that the impact of boundary management preferences on business performance depends on the entrepreneur's gender. We also investigate how family‐to‐business support and business location alter the gender and boundary management preference interaction. Results show that an integration preference enhances business performance for men regardless of family‐to‐business support or business location. A segmentation preference aids women's business performance, especially among those with high family‐to‐business support and an independent business. An integration preference yields greater business performance for women with an at‐home business. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 185-205 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12424 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12424 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:185-205 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068613_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Janice Byrne Author-X-Name-First: Janice Author-X-Name-Last: Byrne Author-Name: Salma Fattoum Author-X-Name-First: Salma Author-X-Name-Last: Fattoum Author-Name: Maria Cristina Diaz Garcia Author-X-Name-First: Maria Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz Garcia Title: Role Models and Women Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurial Superwoman Has Her Say Abstract: It is suggested that more “role model” women entrepreneurs are needed. However, the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains. This study analyses the narratives of 51 role model women entrepreneurs to explore how they represent women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. We found that in accordance with the contemporary pressure for women to succeed and perform personally and professionally, the voice of the (super)woman doing “individualized entrepreneurial femininity” dominates. The role models narratives obscure race, class, and age barriers; reproduce prevailing gender stereotypes; normalize discriminatory workplace treatment and depict entrepreneurship as an appropriate alternative for working mothers. Implications for policy makers are presented. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 154-184 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12426 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12426 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:154-184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068614_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 268-268 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12453 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12453 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:268-268 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068615_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 269-269 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12454 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12454 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:269-269 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068616_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12455 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12455 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068617_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Bari L. Bendell Author-X-Name-First: Bari L. Author-X-Name-Last: Bendell Author-Name: Diane M. Sullivan Author-X-Name-First: Diane M. Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan Author-Name: Matthew R. Marvel Author-X-Name-First: Matthew R. Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Title: A Gender‐Aware Study of Self‐Leadership Strategies among High‐Growth Entrepreneurs Abstract: We apply a gender‐aware framework to examine the self‐leadership strategies men and women early stage high‐growth entrepreneurs employ as they develop innovations. Utilizing a matched‐pair sample of early stage entrepreneurs operating firms in high‐technology business incubators, our results suggest that female and male entrepreneurs have significantly different self‐goal‐setting and self‐cueing behaviors. Results also suggest male entrepreneurs who use stronger goal‐setting behaviors increase their intellectual property development to a greater extent than female founders. Further, for female entrepreneurs who use greater self‐cueing, the negative relationship realized with intellectual property development is lower than for male entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 110-130 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12490 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12490 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:110-130 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068618_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Amy M. Yacus Author-X-Name-First: Amy M. Author-X-Name-Last: Yacus Author-Name: Saadet Elif Esposito Author-X-Name-First: Saadet Elif Author-X-Name-Last: Esposito Author-Name: Yi Yang Author-X-Name-First: Yi Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: The Influence of Funding Approaches, Growth Expectations, and Industry Gender Distribution on High‐Growth Women Entrepreneurs Abstract: This study examines three key aspects of entrepreneurship associated with women business owners and their ability to achieve high growth: debt versus equity financing, growth expectations, and industry gender distribution. We present a number of theoretical lenses spanning disciplines such as gender studies, entrepreneurship, social psychology, and finance. Using longitudinal data from U.S. startups over an eight‐year period, our research reveals a number of interesting findings. We find that, proportionally, high‐growth women entrepreneurs are more likely to finance their growth with personal and business equity funding. Additionally, women‐owned firms in “feminine industries” are more likely to achieve high growth than women‐owned firms in “non‐feminine industries.” Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 59-80 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12491 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12491 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:59-80 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068619_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Richard A. Devine Author-X-Name-First: Richard A. Author-X-Name-Last: Devine Author-Name: Gonzalo Molina‐sieiro Author-X-Name-First: Gonzalo Author-X-Name-Last: Molina‐sieiro Author-Name: R. Michael Holmes Jr., Author-X-Name-First: R. Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Holmes Jr., Author-Name: Siri A. Terjesen Author-X-Name-First: Siri A. Author-X-Name-Last: Terjesen Title: Female‐Led High‐Growth: Examining the Role of Human and Financial Resource Management Abstract: We integrate research on upper echelons theory, the resource‐based view, and gender to explore conditions that facilitate high growth for female‐led firms. We argue that female entrepreneurs have certain advantages that help them leverage their firms’ human and financial capital to achieve high growth. In support, using a sample of U.S.‐based entrepreneurial firms, we found evidence that having a female lead entrepreneur positively moderated the positive relationships between indicators of firms’ human and financial capital and high growth. The findings have implications for programs, policies, and practices to encourage more high growth in firms with female lead entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 81-109 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12492 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12492 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:81-109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068620_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Zisuh Ngoasong Author-X-Name-First: Michael Zisuh Author-X-Name-Last: Ngoasong Author-Name: Albert Nsom Kimbu Author-X-Name-First: Albert Nsom Author-X-Name-Last: Kimbu Title: Why Hurry? The Slow Process of High Growth in Women‐Owned Businesses in a Resource‐Scarce Context Abstract: This article critically uncovers how embeddedness within a resource‐scarce context influences high‐growth women’s entrepreneurship. Research suggests that though highly embedded women entrepreneurs can easily access resources and attain legitimacy, resulting in high‐growth businesses, they can also become locked into existing systems that constrain their growth development paths. Using 16 qualitative cases developed in Cameroon, we unpack and resolve this paradox by analyzing how entrepreneurial path creation by women entrepreneurs enables the realization of growth aspirations. Implications for initiatives to support high‐growth women’s entrepreneurship in resource‐scarce contexts are critically examined. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 40-58 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12493 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12493 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:40-58 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068621_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Albena Pergelova Author-X-Name-First: Albena Author-X-Name-Last: Pergelova Author-Name: Tatiana Manolova Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana Author-X-Name-Last: Manolova Author-Name: Ralitsa Simeonova‐Ganeva Author-X-Name-First: Ralitsa Author-X-Name-Last: Simeonova‐Ganeva Author-Name: Desislava Yordanova Author-X-Name-First: Desislava Author-X-Name-Last: Yordanova Title: Democratizing Entrepreneurship? Digital Technologies and the Internationalization of Female‐Led SMEs Abstract: This study examines how digital technologies affect the international expansion of female‐led small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Digital technologies have the potential to democratize entrepreneurship by providing access to international market knowledge and facilitating interactions with customers and partners. Building on the original Penrosean specification of the resource‐based view and the notion of versatility of resources, we propose that digital technologies impact positively SME internationalization through the mediation of international market intelligence. Furthermore, we posit that female entrepreneurs will leverage the enabling effects of digital technologies more than their male counterparts. The hypotheses are tested on a representative sample of 300 Bulgarian SMEs. Implications for policy and research are advanced. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 14-39 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12494 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:14-39 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068622_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vishal K. Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Vishal K. Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Author-Name: Alice M. Wieland Author-X-Name-First: Alice M. Author-X-Name-Last: Wieland Author-Name: Daniel B. Turban Author-X-Name-First: Daniel B. Author-X-Name-Last: Turban Title: Gender Characterizations in Entrepreneurship: A Multi‐Level Investigation of Sex‐Role Stereotypes about High‐Growth, Commercial, and Social Entrepreneurs Abstract: The purpose of this study is to cast new light on possible gender biases in implicit theories people hold about various forms of entrepreneurial activity. Using social role theory, we delve into sex‐role stereotypes associated with high‐ and low‐growth entrepreneurship and commercial and social entrepreneurship. Predictions were tested with an experimental design using both a between‐subject design to capture group‐level stereotypes and a within‐subject design to capture individual‐level stereotypes. Findings reveal that commercial and high‐growth entrepreneurs are perceived as more similar to men than to women and higher on agency than communality. Conversely, low‐growth entrepreneurs are perceived as more similar to women than men, and higher on communality than agency. Social entrepreneurs are uniquely perceived as similar to both men and women, though they are also considered higher on agency than communality. Interestingly, female, but not male respondents, perceive some overlap between the feminine gender role and high‐growth and commercial entrepreneurship. Notably, those higher on modern sexism perceive less overlap between entrepreneurship and femininity. Taken together, our results suggest that commercial high‐growth entrepreneurship is most strongly male‐typed, which is likely to be problematic for women (and non‐traditional men) wanting to start growth‐oriented ventures. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 131-153 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12495 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12495 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:131-153 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068623_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Diana Hechavarria Author-X-Name-First: Diana Author-X-Name-Last: Hechavarria Author-Name: Amanda Bullough Author-X-Name-First: Amanda Author-X-Name-Last: Bullough Author-Name: Candida Brush Author-X-Name-First: Candida Author-X-Name-Last: Brush Author-Name: Linda Edelman Author-X-Name-First: Linda Author-X-Name-Last: Edelman Title: High‐Growth Women’s Entrepreneurship: Fueling Social and Economic Development Abstract: High‐growth firms, often referred to as “gazelles,” are equated with entrepreneurial success and celebrated as the key to growing economies, and women’s entrepreneurship is a vehicle of economic and social development. This special issue publishes papers that address the general lack of research on high‐growth women’s entrepreneurship. In this introduction paper, we offer an adapted framework for the factors driving high growth across multiple levels: individual (entrepreneur and entrepreneurial team characteristics), venture (strategy, organizational structures, and systems), resources, location, and environment. We also introduce the papers in this special issue and present an overview of the contributions to this issue. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 5-13 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12503 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12503 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:5-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068624_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Geralyn Mcclure franklin Author-X-Name-First: Geralyn Author-X-Name-Last: Mcclure franklin Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Title: Editorial Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 4-4 Issue: 1 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12505 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12505 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:1:p:4-4 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068586_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: M. Ángeles Rodríguez‐Serrano Author-X-Name-First: M. Ángeles Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez‐Serrano Author-Name: Enrique Martín‐Armario Author-X-Name-First: Enrique Author-X-Name-Last: Martín‐Armario Title: Born‐Global SMEs, Performance, and Dynamic Absorptive Capacity: Evidence from Spanish Firms Abstract: Interest has grown in explaining the positive performance of small businesses that internationalize from start up. In response to this question, we have empirically confirmed the relevant role played by dynamic absorption capacity in these firms and the influence of an entrepreneurial market‐oriented culture, on the basis of the Dynamic Capabilities Approach, through a sample of 102 Spanish born‐global SMEs. The success of these firms is determined by their ability to assimilate and to use knowledge in accordance with the demands of the market. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 298-326 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12319 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12319 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:298-326 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068587_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sarah Park Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Joseph A. Lipuma Author-X-Name-First: Joseph A. Author-X-Name-Last: Lipuma Author-Name: Sewon Sharon Park Author-X-Name-First: Sewon Sharon Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Concentrating Too Hard? Foreign and Corporate Venture Capital Involvement in Syndicates Abstract: We investigate the relationship between investment of corporate venture capital (CVC) and foreign venture capital (FVC), and the concentration of investors involved in a financing round. As forms of venture capital distinct from independent venture capital, CVC and FVC can offer different value to new ventures. However, having FVC or CVC investors in the syndicate can also pose additional risks to other investors. We find that a corporate venture capital or a foreign venture capital affiliation is related to lower concentration of investors. Our results suggest that the investors evaluate not only the venture but also their syndicate partners in determining their relative share of round investment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 327-342 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12322 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12322 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:327-342 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068588_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Manuela Presutti Author-X-Name-First: Manuela Author-X-Name-Last: Presutti Author-Name: Cristina Boari Author-X-Name-First: Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Boari Author-Name: Antonio Majocchi Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Majocchi Author-Name: Xavier Molina‐morales Author-X-Name-First: Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Molina‐morales Title: Distance to Customers, Absorptive Capacity, and Innovation in High‐Tech Firms: The Dark Face of Geographical Proximity Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of both geographical and relational proximity on the innovative performance of the firm. We address the role of one firm characteristic—its absorptive capacity—as a specific contingency affecting the relationship between different proximities and innovation. Using data from 158 high‐tech firms located in the Tiburtina Valley in Italy, we studied the relationship between these firms and their key customers. Our findings support the need to downplay the role of geographical proximity in promoting innovation. Our results also show that relational proximity to key customers has a complementary relationship with absorptive capacity, which positively moderates its influence on innovative performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 343-361 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12323 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12323 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:343-361 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068589_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tianjiao Xia Author-X-Name-First: Tianjiao Author-X-Name-Last: Xia Author-Name: Dimo Dimov Author-X-Name-First: Dimo Author-X-Name-Last: Dimov Title: Alliances and Survival of New Biopharmaceutical Ventures in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis Abstract: Engaging in exploration and exploitation is essential to business survival and performance. While firms manage exploration and exploitation alliances for the long‐term, how prepared are they for sudden shocks in the short‐term? We address this question in the context of a unique and opportune natural experiment associated with the 2008 financial crisis. Our analysis of 155 new biopharmaceutical ventures over a seven‐year period suggests that exploration alliances—with a long‐term orientation—make a firm more vulnerable to external shocks. In contrast, exploitation alliances as well as a balance between exploration and exploitation alliances—which underlie short‐term performance—enable the firm to sustain external shocks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 362-385 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12331 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12331 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:362-385 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068590_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francisco Villena manzanares Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Villena manzanares Title: Export Performance of SMEs: An Empirical Analysis of the Mediating Role of Corporate Image Abstract: The objective of this research is to analyze empirically the role played by corporate image and core competitive of manufacturing SMEs on export performance. The results show the positive effect of competitive core on export performance, as well as the mediator effect of corporate image on internal management development to outward. The research model also incorporates the relational capital to analyze its effect on export performance, highlighting the importance of this aspect to grow and compete in the international area of manufacturing SMEs. Therefore, managers should focus on design and managing proper their corporate image, also in order to compete and grow in the international area. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 386-399 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12337 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12337 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:386-399 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068591_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ye Dai Author-X-Name-First: Ye Author-X-Name-Last: Dai Author-Name: Gukdo Byun Author-X-Name-First: Gukdo Author-X-Name-Last: Byun Author-Name: Jay I. Chok Author-X-Name-First: Jay I. Author-X-Name-Last: Chok Author-Name: Fangsheng Ding Author-X-Name-First: Fangsheng Author-X-Name-Last: Ding Title: Learning from Referents across Geographic Distance and Institutional Contexts: The Perceived Speed of ISO 9000 Certification in Chinese High‐Technology New Ventures Abstract: Learning by observing the behaviors and choices of other (referent) firms is an important way for firms to augment their stock of knowledge. However, new ventures face unique challenges with vicarious learning. In particular, their referent firms may not be spatially close, which makes it difficult to collect and make sense of information. In a field study of 175 high‐technology new ventures, we examine and find that distance and the maturity of the legal environments of the observed firms, along with the moderating effect of the size of referent firms, can influence new ventures’ observation and processing of information. Such learning is reflected by the perceived speed of new ventures fulfilling ISO 9000 certification. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 400-420 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12374 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12374 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:400-420 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068592_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Greta Falavigna Author-X-Name-First: Greta Author-X-Name-Last: Falavigna Author-Name: Roberto Ippoliti Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Ippoliti Author-Name: Alessandro Manello Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Manello Title: Judicial Efficiency and Immigrant Entrepreneurs Abstract: Extensive research exists on the individual determinants of being an immigrant entrepreneur, concerning both social environment and human capital. However, the role of the judiciary has not been investigated yet. Analyzing more than 160,000 new micro enterprises owned by immigrants, our paper aims to fill this gap by focusing on the relation between justice and immigrant entrepreneurship. Results show that judicial efficiency is one of the determinants of self‐employment, although some differences among immigrant groups are identified. Therefore, the study confirms the key role of judicial enforcement in promoting not only growth but also the integration of these new citizens. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 421-449 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12376 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12376 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:421-449 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068593_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rmu Susantha Udagedara Author-X-Name-First: Rmu Susantha Author-X-Name-Last: Udagedara Author-Name: Kurt Allman Author-X-Name-First: Kurt Author-X-Name-Last: Allman Title: Organizational Dynamics and Adoption of Innovations: A Study within the Context of Software Firms in Sri Lanka Abstract: This paper examines the effect of organizational dynamics on innovation focus using the residual dominant and emergent theoretical framework (RDE) and the empirical evidence of four case studies. The findings revealed that different types of innovation coexist, but one type becomes dominant over other types at a certain time as the innovation focus is changed in line with the strategic priorities of firms. We found that innovation focus takes the form of product, process, and organizational innovation pattern over time when the firms move from an entrepreneurial organization to a more formal business corporation. More importantly, the RDE framework provides an appropriate lens for practitioners, in identifying the enablers and barriers of innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 450-475 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12378 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12378 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:450-475 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068594_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Li Tian Author-X-Name-First: Li Author-X-Name-Last: Tian Author-Name: Jing Yu Yang Author-X-Name-First: Jing Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Liqun Wei Author-X-Name-First: Liqun Author-X-Name-Last: Wei Title: Speed to Legal Registration and Nascent Venture Performance: A Temporal Dilemma for Nascent Entrepreneurs in an Emerging Economy Abstract: In this paper, we examine the effect of a nascent venture's speed to legal registration during its formation on the initial venture performance in an emerging economy. Quickly obtaining legitimacy via legal registration in the early stages of a new venture's formation accelerates its resources acquisition and transition to other start‐up activities, facilitating the venture to seize dynamic entrepreneurial opportunities; however, in an emerging economy, quick legal registration also incurs substantial costs and compliance activities that may inhibit the venture's engagement in other start‐up activities. A nascent venture in an emerging economy suffers from being either too fast (early) or too slow (late) in registering its business during the formation process, and the relationship between the speed to registration and nascent venture performance is best reflected by an inverse U‐shape. Moreover, the inverse U‐relationship becomes more pronounced when the entrepreneurial opportunity is more innovative. Based on analyzing 145 nascent entrepreneurs from the event history data set of the China Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (CPSED), we found strong support for our arguments. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 476-495 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12382 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12382 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:476-495 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068595_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Soumodip Sarkar Author-X-Name-First: Soumodip Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkar Author-Name: Oleksiy Osiyevskyy Author-X-Name-First: Oleksiy Author-X-Name-Last: Osiyevskyy Author-Name: Lesley Hayes Author-X-Name-First: Lesley Author-X-Name-Last: Hayes Title: Talking Your Way into Entrepreneurial Support: An Analysis of Satisfaction Drivers in Entrepreneur Mutual Aid Groups Abstract: The role of organized peer networks in entrepreneurial support systems has been surprisingly neglected in the literature, despite their undisputed effectiveness in numerous areas outside the entrepreneurship realm. This study explores the efficacy of mutual aid groups for entrepreneurial support, as theoretically distinct from other group‐based mechanisms (such as peer group mentoring and many to one group mentoring). Drawing from respondent data of small, local mutual aid groups within the global entrepreneurship support organization (2,869 responses from members of 540 groups worldwide), we investigate the factors determining the entrepreneurs' satisfaction with the entrepreneur mutual aid groups. Understanding the antecedents of members' subjective satisfaction with the group serves an essential first step toward developing the models explaining the objective effectiveness of these organizations (e.g., performance, survival, and growth), in that the former is an essential, necessary condition for continuing participation in the voluntary mutual aid groups. Our analysis reveals that group climate and leadership are important drivers of group satisfaction. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 275-297 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12384 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12384 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:275-297 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068596_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Felzensztein Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Felzensztein Author-Name: Kenneth R. Deans Author-X-Name-First: Kenneth R. Author-X-Name-Last: Deans Author-Name: Léo‐paul Dana Author-X-Name-First: Léo‐paul Author-X-Name-Last: Dana Title: Small Firms in Regional Clusters: Local Networks and Internationalization in the Southern Hemisphere Abstract: This paper reports on a three‐country comparative study examining the internationalization of family winemakers in distinct regional wine clusters of Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand. In‐depth interviews were conducted with owner–operators, to understand the drivers and barriers to internationalization of their businesses. Key findings reveal that while size and age are not determinants of the ability or propensity to export wine, the existence of an independent industry body has a positive impact and greatly speeds up the internationalization process, providing an effective route for small firms to establish their very often, relatively unknown brand(s) in lucrative foreign markets. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 496-516 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12388 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12388 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:496-516 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068597_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Hayfaa A. Tlaiss Author-X-Name-First: Hayfaa A. Author-X-Name-Last: Tlaiss Author-Name: Saleema Kauser Author-X-Name-First: Saleema Author-X-Name-Last: Kauser Title: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Patriarchy, Gender, and Identity in the Arab World: Lebanon in Focus Abstract: In this paper, we apply insights from poststructuralist feminist theory to contribute to entrepreneurial leadership. By drawing on 21 individual narratives with Lebanese women entrepreneurs, we explore how they determine their status as entrepreneurial leaders and establish their entrepreneurial identities. Although the factors of gender, sociocultural values, and agency can be counteractive, it is agency that creates space for entrepreneurship for women and provides them a means to navigate structural inequalities. The entrepreneurs in this study engage in compliance, disregard, and defiance strategies to expand the boundaries of what is socially permissible for women and to strengthen their identities. This research contributes to studies on entrepreneurial leadership and aids in the development of theory by demonstrating how Arab women construct entrepreneurial leadership, agency, and identity at the juncture of patriarchy, sociocultural values, and gender ideologies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 517-537 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12397 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12397 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:517-537 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068598_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John Nkwoma Inekwe Author-X-Name-First: John Nkwoma Author-X-Name-Last: Inekwe Title: Lending Risk in MFIs: The Extreme Bounds of Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Factors Abstract: Using 1,234 microfinance firms in 106 countries, this study investigates the determinants of default on the microcredit debt obligation of borrowers. Using the variant of extreme bounds analysis that systematically tests the fragility of coefficient estimates, we examine the importance of 42 variables in explaining default risk. At the micro level, the results from the modeling of model uncertainty reveal that regulation, cost per loan/cost per borrower, loan balance, borrower per loan officer, and the number of loan officers are robust factors. From the macroeconomic context, the time required to start a business and human capital are the determinants of default on debt obligations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 538-558 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:538-558 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068599_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rachel S. Shinnar Author-X-Name-First: Rachel S. Author-X-Name-Last: Shinnar Author-Name: Dilek Zamantılı nayır Author-X-Name-First: Dilek Author-X-Name-Last: Zamantılı nayır Title: Immigrant Entrepreneurship in an Emerging Economy: The Case of Turkey Abstract: This paper examines motivations for, and paths to, entrepreneurship among immigrants in Turkey based on interviews with 22 immigrant entrepreneurs in Istanbul. Findings suggest that immigrant entrepreneurs in a developing economy may be different from their counterparts in well‐established economies. First, immigrant entrepreneurs rely on their unique human and social capital in the process of starting businesses thanks to their ability to identify opportunities based on insider knowledge of the market in their home and host countries. Second, their ability to foster trusting relationships thanks to language, cultural, and religious knowledge permits immigrant entrepreneurs in an emerging economy to engage in less economically marginal activities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 559-575 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12408 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:559-575 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068600_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mariarosaria Agostino Author-X-Name-First: Mariarosaria Author-X-Name-Last: Agostino Author-Name: Francesco Trivieri Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Trivieri Title: Does Trade Credit Affect Technical Efficiency? Empirical Evidence from Italian Manufacturing SMEs* Abstract: Using firm‐level data from the Italian manufacturing sector, we investigate the relationship between small and medium‐sized firms technical efficiency and trade credit. Our contribution is twofold: we provide evidence on an open empirical question, and disentangle the channels through which trade credit may influence firms' efficiency. According to our findings, based on the Simar and Wilson (2007) procedure, trade credit seems to positively affect firm efficiency by mitigating financial constraints. Indeed, trade credit enhances efficiency especially for firms that are more likely to be financially constrained (i.e., smaller and/or younger firms) and during the most recent financial crisis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 576-592 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:576-592 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068601_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marcus T. Wolfe Author-X-Name-First: Marcus T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfe Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C. Author-X-Name-Last: Patel Title: To Your Health: Health Insurance, Self‐Employment Exit, and Older Entrepreneurs Abstract: Drawing on a sample of 5,238 individuals in the Health and Retirement Study, we examined the relationship between having one's own health insurance and exit from self‐employment to employment. Our results indicate that individuals who have health insurance are less likely to exit self‐employment. When self‐employed individuals have their own health insurance, males, relative to females, are more likely to exit self‐employment. Additionally, when self‐employed individuals have their own health insurance, those who do not have health problems that limit work are more likely to exit. We discuss the implications that these findings have on the literature and policymakers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 593-615 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12412 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12412 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:593-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068602_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Xiaohui Hou Author-X-Name-First: Xiaohui Author-X-Name-Last: Hou Author-Name: Wanli Li Author-X-Name-First: Wanli Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: The Effects of Industrial Policy Support on IPO Performance: Evidence from Listed Enterprises of the Chinese SMEs Board Abstract: This study examines the effects of industrial policy support on the initial public offering performance of listed enterprises on the Chinese small and medium‐sized enterprises board. We observe that industrial policy support has a positive effect on IPO performance. In addition, we provide evidence that after the financial crisis, the decrease of IPO underpricing resulting from policy support implemented three months before firms going public is less than that deriving from the policy support issued six months prior to listing, whereas the effect of industrial policy support on post‐IPO operating performance has increased after the financial crisis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 616-639 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12415 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12415 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:616-639 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068603_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andrea Furlan Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Furlan Title: Startup Size and Pre‐Entry Experience: New Evidence from Italian New Manufacturing Ventures* Abstract: The paper studies the nonlinear effects of the different types of founders' pre‐entry experience on startup size. Our empirical data consists of 3,456 Italian new ventures in 20 industries. We find that the presence of industry‐specific experience and entrepreneurial experience have a positive effect on startup size while generic experience does not exert any effect on startup size. Moreover, we find that industry‐specific experience has positive but diminishing returns on startup size up to a point where additional amounts of experience have negative effects on startup size (inversed U‐shaped relationship). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 679-692 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12427 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12427 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:679-692 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068604_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Heikki Rannikko Author-X-Name-First: Heikki Author-X-Name-Last: Rannikko Author-Name: Erno T. Tornikoski Author-X-Name-First: Erno T. Author-X-Name-Last: Tornikoski Author-Name: Anders Isaksson Author-X-Name-First: Anders Author-X-Name-Last: Isaksson Author-Name: Hans Löfsten Author-X-Name-First: Hans Author-X-Name-Last: Löfsten Title: Survival and Growth Patterns among New Technology‐Based Firms: Empirical Study of Cohort 2006 in Sweden Abstract: This study investigates the survival and growth trends in a cohort of new technology‐based firms (NTBFs) established in Sweden in 2006. This cohort has faced both an economic upswing and a severe downturn, which started in 2008, and by 2014 provides 8 years of historical records. Our study makes several contributions to the current understanding of NTBF survival and growth. First, our empirical observations show that many NTBFs (72 percent) from the 2006 cohort were still operating at the end of 2014, indicating a much higher survival rate than those found in previous studies. Second, surviving firms from the 2006 cohort positively affected employment, as their annual job creation was higher than the reduction in employment caused by exiting firms. Third, very few companies experienced high‐growth during their first 7 years, and employment growth and sales growth were highly correlated among high‐growth firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 640-657 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12428 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12428 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:640-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068605_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ummugulsum Zor Author-X-Name-First: Ummugulsum Author-X-Name-Last: Zor Author-Name: Stefan Linder Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Linder Author-Name: Christoph Endenich Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Endenich Title: CEO Characteristics and Budgeting Practices in Emerging Market SMEs* Abstract: Small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the gross national product and employment in most emerging markets. However, little is known about their budgeting practices and, in particular, about the role of CEO characteristics for the adoption and extent of budget use. Drawing on a broad sample of manufacturing firms from Turkey, we shed light on the role of CEO characteristics for the adoption and extent of use of formal budgets. Our results suggest that apart from age and education, the CEO's openness to experience is an important factor for understanding budgeting practices in SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 658-678 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12438 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12438 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:658-678 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068606_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 693-693 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12456 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12456 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:693-693 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068607_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 694-694 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12457 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12457 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:694-694 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068608_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 271-274 Issue: 2 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 4 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12458 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12458 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:2:p:271-274 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068558_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Simon Cornée Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Cornée Title: The Relevance of Soft Information for Predicting Small Business Credit Default: Evidence from a Social Bank Abstract: Using a unique, hand‐collected database of 389 small loans granted by a French social bank dealing with genuinely small, informationally opaque businesses (mainly social enterprises), our study highlights the relevance of including soft information (especially on management quality) to improve credit default prediction. Comparing our findings with those of previous studies also reveals that the more opaque the borrower, the higher the predictive value of soft information in comparison with hard. Finally, a cost‐benefit analysis shows that including soft information is economically valuable once collection costs have been accounted for, albeit to a moderate extent. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 699-719 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12318 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12318 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:699-719 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068559_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Indra Abeysekera Author-X-Name-First: Indra Author-X-Name-Last: Abeysekera Title: How Best to Communicate Intangible Resources on Websites to Inform Corporate‐Growth Reputation of Small Entrepreneurial Businesses Abstract: Identifying disclosure communication signals as narrative, visual, and numerical, and measuring them using two methods, this study investigates how best the intangible resources can be used to communicate future‐period corporate‐growth reputation, measured as future sales growth, of the fastest growing small companies in Australia over a continuous three‐year period. Using insights from resource‐based theory and signaling theories, and generating data using content analysis from 276 companies, this study finds that communication signals when combined rather than in isolation are predictors of future‐period corporate‐growth reputation. The study provides additional support for current‐period corporate‐growth reputation mediating intangible resource signals in predicting future‐period corporate‐growth reputation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 738-756 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12320 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12320 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:738-756 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068560_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ugur Uygur Author-X-Name-First: Ugur Author-X-Name-Last: Uygur Title: An Analogy Explanation for the Evaluation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities Abstract: Entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities under conditions of uncertainty; they make judgments. To understand these evaluations, I develop an analogical model that represents an entrepreneurial opportunity in the mind of an individual. The model proposes that an opportunity is an analogical knowledge transfer from a source business domain to a target business domain. According to the model, the cognitive distance between the domains influences the opportunity evaluation. Additionally, the inspiration behind the analogy construction influences the opportunity evaluation. The empirical design employs a hypothetical scenario experiment and the results show that the two analogical properties matter for evaluation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 757-779 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12321 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12321 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:757-779 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068561_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeffrey E. McGee Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey E. Author-X-Name-Last: McGee Author-Name: Mark Peterson Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Peterson Title: The Long‐Term Impact of Entrepreneurial Self‐Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Venture Performance Abstract: We collected multi‐wave survey data to assess the lagged effects of entrepreneurial self‐efficacy (ESE) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firm performance over a five‐year period. The results of our study indicate that ESE and EO are both positively associated with firm performance but in different, and interesting, ways. Entrepreneurially self‐efficacious founder/managers may help improve the performance of very young firms but such benefits dissipate over time. An EO, on the other hand, does not appear to be particularly beneficial to very young firms. However, our results suggest an EO may play an increasingly valuable role as new firms mature. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 720-737 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12324 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12324 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:720-737 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068562_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Christian Rosenkranz Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Rosenkranz Author-Name: Torsten Wulf Author-X-Name-First: Torsten Author-X-Name-Last: Wulf Title: Behavioral Integration as a Relational Governance Mechanism in Family Firms—The Moderating Role of Family Involvement in Management Abstract: In this paper we introduce behavioral integration, a construct established in top management team (TMT) research, into the family firm field. TMT research argues that behavioral integration has a positive performance effect as it fosters commitment to the task at hand, joint goals, and mutual trust among TMT members. Because of these specific characteristics, we argue that behavioral integration might act as a relational governance mechanism that positively influences family firm performance. Based on research on family involvement in management, we posit that this positive performance effect of behavioral integration as a relational governance mechanism is particularly pronounced in family firms with a high degree of family involvement in management. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 801-819 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12325 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12325 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:801-819 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068563_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sophie Bacq Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Bacq Author-Name: Frank Janssen Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Janssen Author-Name: Christine Noël Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Noël Title: What Happens Next? A Qualitative Study of Founder Succession in Social Enterprises Abstract: In the organizational context of social enterprises, the viability of the primary social mission is put to the test when the founder leaves the organization. Yet the literature has remained silent on this important stage in the life of a social enterprise. We address this gap by conducting in‐depth case studies in the unexplored setting of India. Based on multiple interviews, field observations and archival data, we develop insights into the significance of “social entrepreneur centrality” in social enterprise founder succession, discuss its consequences, and review the effects of contextual influences. Contributions to social entrepreneurship research and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 820-844 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12326 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12326 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:820-844 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068564_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Evelien P. M. Croonen Author-X-Name-First: Evelien P. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Croonen Author-Name: Thijs L. J. Broekhuizen Author-X-Name-First: Thijs L. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Broekhuizen Title: How Do Franchisees Assess Franchisor Trustworthiness? Abstract: This study investigates the antecedents of franchisees’ assessments of franchisor trustworthiness. It combines multiple theoretical perspectives to develop a framework that is empirically tested with survey data from 128 franchisees of a Dutch franchise system. The results show that franchisees’ perceptions of a franchisor's fulfillment of its functional duties on proactive and reactive quality assurance and strategic management positively influence franchisees’ assessments of franchisor trustworthiness. Moreover, the results show that the impact of the antecedents on franchisees’ trustworthiness assessments varies across franchisees: market competition attenuates the influence of strategic management and reactive quality assurance. Unit performance does not moderate the importance of the antecedents. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 845-871 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12327 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12327 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:845-871 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068565_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Amy Ingram Author-X-Name-First: Amy Author-X-Name-Last: Ingram Author-Name: Whitney Oliver Peake Author-X-Name-First: Whitney Oliver Author-X-Name-Last: Peake Author-Name: Wayne Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Wayne Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Author-Name: Warren Watson Author-X-Name-First: Warren Author-X-Name-Last: Watson Title: Emotional Intelligence and Venture Performance Abstract: Scholars emphasize the importance of emotion in entrepreneurship and the potential of emotional intelligence, but research is sparse in the field. We develop and test a novel partial mediation model of emotional intelligence, interpersonal processes, and venture performance. The results indicate that interpersonal emotional skills, which entail the recognition and management of emotions in others, has a direct effect on venture performance, but intrapersonal emotional skills pertaining to self‐awareness and regulation of emotions do not. Additionally, both the intrapersonal and interpersonal dimensions of emotional intelligence have an indirect influence on firm performance via interpersonal processes that entail functioning in key activities within the firm. We discuss the implications and address potential avenues for future research on this important topic. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 780-800 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12333 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12333 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:780-800 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068566_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Charles Y. Murnieks Author-X-Name-First: Charles Y. Author-X-Name-Last: Murnieks Author-Name: Jeffery S. Mcmullen Author-X-Name-First: Jeffery S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mcmullen Author-Name: Melissa S. Cardon Author-X-Name-First: Melissa S. Author-X-Name-Last: Cardon Title: Does Congruence with an Entrepreneur Social Identity Encourage Positive Emotion Under Environmental Dynamism? Abstract: Entrepreneurial identities and emotions can have profound effects on entrepreneurs. We examine how positive emotion (PE) among entrepreneurs may be influenced by the congruence they experience between their self‐concept and the entrepreneur social identity. Given that uncertainty in the business environment can exert powerful effects throughout the entrepreneurial process, we further test the moderating impact of environmental dynamism on the relationship between identity congruence and PE. Results from a study of 175 entrepreneurs indicate that entrepreneurs experiencing greater congruence have higher levels of PE, and that this relationship is stronger in more dynamic environments. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 872-890 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12335 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12335 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:872-890 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068567_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Elien Vandenbroucke Author-X-Name-First: Elien Author-X-Name-Last: Vandenbroucke Author-Name: Mirjam Knockaert Author-X-Name-First: Mirjam Author-X-Name-Last: Knockaert Author-Name: Deniz Ucbasaran Author-X-Name-First: Deniz Author-X-Name-Last: Ucbasaran Title: The Relationship Between Top Management Team–Outside Board Conflict and Outside Board Service Involvement in High‐Tech Start‐Ups Abstract: Corporate governance research has extensively studied the relationship between outside board characteristics and outside board involvement. We add to this literature by investigating the extent to which interactions between outside board members and the top management team (TMT) affect the functioning of the outside board. Building on conflict theory, our study shows that conflict between TMT and outside board is an important antecedent for outside board service involvement. Specifically, drawing from a hand‐collected data set of 70 high‐tech start‐ups in Belgium, we find that TMT–outside board task conflict is both directly and indirectly, that is, through TMT–outside board relationship conflict, related to outside board service involvement. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 891-908 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12338 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12338 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:891-908 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068568_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Romain Gandia Author-X-Name-First: Romain Author-X-Name-Last: Gandia Author-Name: Elodie Gardet Author-X-Name-First: Elodie Author-X-Name-Last: Gardet Title: Sources of Dependence and Strategies to Innovate: Evidence from Video Game SMEs Abstract: Recent studies call for reconsideration of the predictions of resource dependence theory, in light of contemporary industrial and economic environments. This study accordingly investigates the influence of dependence on the strategic choice to innovate by focusing on a rarely studied topic, namely, the sources of dependence. In studying small and medium‐sized video game enterprises, this paper provides empirical validation of dependence phenomena. These companies have limited resources, which inevitably creates dependence, exacerbated in innovative contexts because of the prevalence of negative effects, such as opportunism, abuse of power, limited innovation, or inequitable distributions of economic value. To deal with these negative effects, some enterprises use cooperation or integration strategies to try to minimize their dependence. The strategic choice then might be conditioned. The results of a comparative and qualitative study of five video game developers show that a lack of resources and skills is the primary source of dependence. In addition, a hierarchy of sources of dependence seems to guide the strategic choices of developers to innovate. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1136-1156 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12339 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12339 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1136-1156 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068569_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rashmi Sahai Author-X-Name-First: Rashmi Author-X-Name-Last: Sahai Author-Name: Michael Frese Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Frese Title: If You Have a Hammer, You Only Look for Nails: The Relationship Between the Einstellung Effect and Business Opportunity Identification Abstract: We use the theory of Einstellung to examine individual differences in business opportunity identification. Einstellung is the tendency to habitually rely upon existing cognitive frameworks even when they become redundant. This study examined the relationship between individuals' proclivity toward Einstellung and the number and innovativeness of business opportunities they identified. Our results suggest that the Einstellung effect was negatively related to the number as well as the innovativeness of opportunities people identified. These findings indicate that habitual reliance upon existing cognitive frameworks can sometimes have negative consequences for the critical entrepreneurial ability of opportunity identification. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 927-942 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12346 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12346 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:927-942 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068570_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Erik Lundmark Author-X-Name-First: Erik Author-X-Name-Last: Lundmark Author-Name: Mark Tayar Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Tayar Author-Name: Karl Qin Author-X-Name-First: Karl Author-X-Name-Last: Qin Author-Name: Christine Bilsland Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Bilsland Title: Does Reflection Help Students to Develop Entrepreneurial Capabilities? Abstract: Recently, scholars have suggested that reflection is an important, or even essential, aspect of entrepreneurship teaching. However, there has been little empirical research on the links between reflection and entrepreneurial learning in a university setting. We test the relationship between reflection and learning in a sample of 125 entrepreneurship students. The results show that reflection supports the development of entrepreneurial capabilities as manifested in the change of Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC). We also find that previous startup experience and reflection are positively related to the baseline level of PBC. However, we find no evidence of vicarious learning through family business exposure. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1157-1171 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12370 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12370 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1157-1171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068571_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Valerie Riedo Author-X-Name-First: Valerie Author-X-Name-Last: Riedo Author-Name: Nils Daniel Kraiczy Author-X-Name-First: Nils Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Kraiczy Author-Name: Andreas Hack Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Hack Title: Applying Person‐Environment Fit Theory to Identify Personality Differences between Prospective Social and Commercial Entrepreneurs: An Explorative Study Abstract: Research has started to investigate personality traits of social entrepreneurs because such traits in commercial entrepreneurs have been found to affect new venture creation/success. In this exploratory study, we apply the person‐environment fit theory and analyze specific social entrepreneurial personality dimensions (i.e., altruism, empathic concern, personal distress, compassion), and classical entrepreneurial personality dimensions (i.e., need for achievement (nAch), entrepreneurial self‐efficacy (ESE), general self‐efficacy, risk‐taking propensity) to identify differences between prospective social and commercial entrepreneurs. Using a sample of 85 prospective entrepreneurs, results show that prospective social entrepreneurs differ from prospective commercial entrepreneurs in the personality dimensions of personal distress, nAch, ESE, and risk‐taking propensity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 989-1007 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12377 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12377 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:989-1007 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068572_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rui Bi Author-X-Name-First: Rui Author-X-Name-Last: Bi Author-Name: Robert Davison Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Davison Author-Name: Kosmas Smyrnios Author-X-Name-First: Kosmas Author-X-Name-Last: Smyrnios Title: The Role of Top Management Participation and IT Capability in Developing SMEs’ Competitive Process Capabilities Abstract: This research explores how top management participation and three types of IT capability enable SMEs' competitive process alignment and flexibility capabilities. Our research hypotheses are tested using data from 310 Australian SMEs. Results show that top management participation and external IT linkage capability positively affect both process alignment and process flexibility. While IT infrastructure capability and IT business spanning capability positively affect process alignment, they are not significantly related to process flexibility. In addition, both process alignment and process flexibility capabilities have significant positive effects on SME performance. Contributions and implications of this study are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1008-1026 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12380 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12380 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1008-1026 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068573_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Magdalena Kapelko Author-X-Name-First: Magdalena Author-X-Name-Last: Kapelko Author-Name: José Moyano‐fuentes Author-X-Name-First: José Author-X-Name-Last: Moyano‐fuentes Author-Name: Manuel Núñez‐nickel Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Núñez‐nickel Title: Technical Efficiency of Producer Cooperatives versus Private Firms: A Longitudinal Empirical Study Abstract: In this paper, we hypothesize that producer cooperatives are more efficient than private firms, even when the impact of the political and economic environment is controlled for, and irrespective of the orientation with which efficiency is assessed; that is, whether firms target the reduction of inputs or the expansion of outputs. The empirical application focuses on a longitudinal population of olive oil manufacturing firms operating in the south of Spain from 1944 to 1998. The analyses clearly show that producer cooperatives are more efficient than private firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 909-926 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12385 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12385 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:909-926 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068574_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Simon M'zungu Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: M'zungu Author-Name: Bill Merrilees Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Merrilees Author-Name: Dale Miller Author-X-Name-First: Dale Author-X-Name-Last: Miller Title: Strategic and Operational Perspectives of SME Brand Management: A Typology Abstract: This paper seeks a holistic understanding of brand management in SMEs, incorporating both strategic and operational perspectives. The aim of the study is theory‐building, contributing a typology of SME brand management. The typology has two dimensions, namely a primary strategic focus (internal or external) and a brand management capability/operational capability (strong or weak). Four SME brand management types emerge: organization brand identity‐driven, operations‐driven, organization brand image‐driven, and opportunistic. The results have practical implications for SME owner–managers, who can utilize them for planning purposes, to develop the most appropriate strategic orientation and brand management processes to enhance the SME performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 943-965 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12387 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12387 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:943-965 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068575_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Aapo Länsiluoto Author-X-Name-First: Aapo Author-X-Name-Last: Länsiluoto Author-Name: Sanna Joensuu‐salo Author-X-Name-First: Sanna Author-X-Name-Last: Joensuu‐salo Author-Name: Elina Varamäki Author-X-Name-First: Elina Author-X-Name-Last: Varamäki Author-Name: Anmari Viljamaa Author-X-Name-First: Anmari Author-X-Name-Last: Viljamaa Author-Name: Kirsti Sorama Author-X-Name-First: Kirsti Author-X-Name-Last: Sorama Title: Market Orientation and Performance Measurement System Adoption Impact on Performance in SMEs Abstract: Previous research has shown a connection between market orientation (MO) and firm performance, as well as between performance measurement systems (PMS) adoption, but their mutual interactions are as yet little understood in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Using empirical data collected by a survey from 123 Finnish SMEs, we analyze the relationship between MO, PMS adoption, and performance. According to the results, MO has positive relationships with PMS adoption and nonfinancial performance. However, the impact of MO on financial performance is mediated by PMS adoption. PMS adoption is thus an important factor in explaining variance in firm performance. Finally, empirical analysis shows that the larger SME firms adopt PMS more extensively. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1027-1043 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12393 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12393 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1027-1043 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068576_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Worku Tuffa Birru Author-X-Name-First: Worku Tuffa Author-X-Name-Last: Birru Author-Name: Piety Runhaar Author-X-Name-First: Piety Author-X-Name-Last: Runhaar Author-Name: Ruud Zaalberg Author-X-Name-First: Ruud Author-X-Name-Last: Zaalberg Author-Name: Thomas Lans Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Lans Author-Name: Martin Mulder Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Mulder Title: Explaining Organizational Export Performance by Single and Combined International Business Competencies Abstract: This study explores relationships between export performance and international business competencies (international orientation, export market orientation and international entrepreneurial orientation), and interactions between the competencies. Data from on‐site structured interviews with 159 owners and managers of exporting firms from different economic sectors show direct relationships between the competencies and export performance. However, analyses of the effects of interactions between the competencies and export performance show mixed results. The findings suggest developing the identified competencies to increase export performance, but if this would be exclusively based on the direct relationships between the competencies and export performance, results may be suboptimal. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1172-1192 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12403 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12403 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1172-1192 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068577_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Servane Delanoë‐gueguen Author-X-Name-First: Servane Author-X-Name-Last: Delanoë‐gueguen Author-Name: Alain Fayolle Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Fayolle Title: Crossing the Entrepreneurial Rubicon: A Longitudinal Investigation Abstract: The dynamics leading from intention to start‐up remain poorly understood. Drawing on the mindset theory of action phases, our empirical study identifies a motivational and a volitional phase in the pre‐start‐up stage. Only during the motivational phase does entrepreneurial intention help identify future starters. Once individuals have crossed the so‐called entrepreneurial Rubicon, it no longer matters. We also show that, through this process, the support needs expressed by individuals evolve to become implementation‐driven. To our knowledge, this is the first study to apply the mindset theory of action phases to nascent entrepreneurship. We discuss key implications for researchers and practitioners. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1044-1065 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12419 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12419 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1044-1065 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068578_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Meyyappan Narayanan Author-X-Name-First: Meyyappan Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanan Author-Name: Moren Lévesque Author-X-Name-First: Moren Author-X-Name-Last: Lévesque Title: Distributing Start‐Up Equity: A Theoretical Foundation for an Emerging Practice Abstract: We use agency theory to model equity division in venture capital financing with three complementary value‐creation factors—the entrepreneur's effort, the venture capitalist's advising/monitoring service, and the investment amount. While considering that investors often base their funding decisions on gut feeling, even as they employ rational decision‐making processes, we derive closed‐form expressions for optimal ownership sharing. Our findings provide theoretical explanation to support the recent call for practitioners to allocate ownership equity based on the relative potential contributions of the entrepreneur and the venture capitalist to generate value for the new investment prospect. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1066-1085 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12420 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12420 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1066-1085 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068579_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert Van Randolph Author-X-Name-First: Robert Van Author-X-Name-Last: Randolph Author-Name: Zonghui Li Author-X-Name-First: Zonghui Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Joshua J. Daspit Author-X-Name-First: Joshua J. Author-X-Name-Last: Daspit Title: Toward a Typology of Family Firm Corporate Entrepreneurship Abstract: Family involvement in business creates idiosyncrasies in firm behavior that promote long‐term, often transgenerational, strategic logics that ostensibly align with the motivations and outcomes of corporate entrepreneurship. Interestingly, extant research provides only minimal insight into the heterogeneous nature of corporate entrepreneurship orientations pursued by family firms. To better understand this heterogeneity, we develop a typology of corporate entrepreneurship in family firms providing a reconciliatory approach to this literary diversity and suggest that the varied corporate entrepreneurship orientations of family firms are impacted by the duality of a family's distinct intention to pursue transgenerational succession and capabilities to acquire external knowledge. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1102-1118 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12421 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12421 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1102-1118 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068580_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Byung‐gak Son Author-X-Name-First: Byung‐gak Author-X-Name-Last: Son Author-Name: Byoung‐chun Ha Author-X-Name-First: Byoung‐chun Author-X-Name-Last: Ha Author-Name: Tae‐hee Lee Author-X-Name-First: Tae‐hee Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises' Collaborative Buyer–Supplier Relationships: Boundary Spanning Individual Perspectives Abstract: Boundary‐spanning individuals (BSIs) play a critical role in supply chain management, especially in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) where interactions with buyers and suppliers can depend heavily on just a few individuals. This study, utilizing data from Korean manufacturing‐sector SMEs, explores whether cooperative social value orientations of SMEs' BSIs influence the effects of collaborative buyer‐supplier initiatives. The results suggested that the performance implication of decision‐sharing initiative increases when BSIs have a high level of cooperative social value orientation. However, it also negatively moderates the relationship between risk/benefit sharing (involving financial losses or gains) and performance suggesting possible negative side effects. However, we found that such orientation also negatively moderates the relationship between risk/benefit sharing (involving direct financial losses or gains) and relationship performance suggesting possible negative side effects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 966-988 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12423 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12423 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:966-988 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068581_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew R. Marvel Author-X-Name-First: Matthew R. Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Author-Name: Diane M. Sullivan Author-X-Name-First: Diane M. Author-X-Name-Last: Sullivan Author-Name: Marcus T. Wolfe Author-X-Name-First: Marcus T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfe Title: Accelerating Sales in Start‐Ups: A Domain Planning, Network Reliance, and Resource Complementary Perspective Abstract: Business planning is central to entrepreneurship and of immense interest in explaining venture development. This study investigates how planning in different functional domains, and network reliance for domain planning, relate to speed of initial sales success. Drawing from a sample of founders in the high‐technology sector, we find differential planning effects—market planning lengthens the time to sales whereas technology planning reduces time to sales. Further, we find that founders' reliance on network sources of help for market planning, relative to solo planning, simultaneously complements both market and technology planning and reduces time to sales. Our findings illustrate domain planning, network reliance, and resource complementarities as important to venture development. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1086-1101 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12425 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12425 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1086-1101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068582_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1193-1193 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12459 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12459 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1193-1193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068583_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1194-1194 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12460 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12460 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1194-1194 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068584_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 695-698 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12461 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12461 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:695-698 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068585_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Qing Miao Author-X-Name-First: Qing Author-X-Name-Last: Miao Author-Name: Nathan Eva Author-X-Name-First: Nathan Author-X-Name-Last: Eva Author-Name: Alexander Newman Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Newman Author-Name: Brian Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Title: CEO Entrepreneurial Leadership and Performance Outcomes of Top Management Teams in Entrepreneurial Ventures: The Mediating Effects of Psychological Safety Abstract: This study examines whether the exhibition of entrepreneurial leadership by CEOs within entrepreneurial ventures fosters higher levels of top management team performance and job performance of team members, and whether psychological safety explains such effects. Utilizing four waves of multisource, multilevel data from 262 team members across 56 top management teams, we find that the exercise of entrepreneurial leadership by the CEO leads to higher levels of performance at the team and individual levels, and that psychological safety mediates such relationships. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1119-1135 Issue: 3 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12465 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12465 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:1119-1135 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068638_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rosangela Feola Author-X-Name-First: Rosangela Author-X-Name-Last: Feola Author-Name: Massimiliano Vesci Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano Author-X-Name-Last: Vesci Author-Name: Antonio Botti Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Botti Author-Name: Roberto Parente Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Parente Title: The Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intention of Young Researchers: Combining the Theory of Planned Behavior with the Triple Helix Model Abstract: Although the theme of academic spin‐off has received increasing consideration in entrepreneurship literature, little attention has been devoted to identifying the factors that drive young researchers to set up ventures based on the results of their research. To identify the determinants of academic entrepreneurial intention (AEI), we tested a model on a sample of Italian researchers using structural equation modeling and integrating the Triple Helix Model with the theory of planned behavior (TPB). The findings highlight that all psychological variables of TPB are relevant in predicting AEI, whereas only some contextual and exogenous variables (namely, government and industrial/financial support) directly influence AEI. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1424-1443 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12361 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12361 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1424-1443 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068639_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Graham Perkins Author-X-Name-First: Graham Author-X-Name-Last: Perkins Title: Exploring the Mechanisms through which Strong Ties Impact upon the Development of Ideas in SME Contexts Abstract: Present theories highlight the varied roles played by weak and strong ties in idea generation, and development, respectively, but the mechanisms through which ties operate to influence the creative process remain uncertain. Investigating this issue across a range of SMEs, this paper demonstrates that strong ties influence idea development through three mechanisms; endorsement and validation, developing cognizance, and encouraging constructive dissent. These mechanisms positively impact idea development by creating organizational spaces that are primed to critically receive ideas, energize knowledge sharing by better transacting resources across network connections, and drive divergent thinking by disordering, but not fracturing, social spaces. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1464-1484 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12372 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12372 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1464-1484 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068640_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Carolin Bock Author-X-Name-First: Carolin Author-X-Name-Last: Bock Author-Name: Martin Watzinger Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Watzinger Title: The Capital Gains Tax: A Curse but Also a Blessing for Venture Capital Investment Abstract: Our study analyzes the effect of the capital gains tax on the individual investment decisions of venture capitalists. By doing so, we are able to study the decisions for a sample of 61,558 funding rounds in 32 countries from 2000 to 2012. Our results support the predictions of the theoretical model that higher capital gains tax rates are associated with fewer start‐ups financed and a lower probability of receiving follow‐up funding. However, the results concerning the effect on the probability of success of start‐ups show that a higher tax burden is associated with a higher probability of eventual start‐up success. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1200-1231 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12373 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12373 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1200-1231 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068641_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Roy Mersland Author-X-Name-First: Roy Author-X-Name-Last: Mersland Author-Name: Leif Atle Beisland Author-X-Name-First: Leif Atle Author-X-Name-Last: Beisland Author-Name: Daudi Pascal Author-X-Name-First: Daudi Author-X-Name-Last: Pascal Title: The Origin of Chief Executive Officers and Performance in Hybrid Businesses: The Case of Microfinance Abstract: This study examines the relationship between the origin of chief executive officers (CEOs) and performance in hybrid businesses using a sample of 353 microfinance institutions (MFIs) from 76 countries during 1996–2011. The statistical results suggest that MFIs whose CEOs have been recruited internally perform better compared to institutions with externally hired CEOs. The findings are consistent with the view that insider CEOs have firm‐specific skills, experience, and network resources that result in enhanced performance in hybrid businesses. Therefore, boards of MFIs searching for a new CEO should look for suitable internal candidates. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1578-1594 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12381 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12381 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1578-1594 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068642_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nico Dewaelheyns Author-X-Name-First: Nico Author-X-Name-Last: Dewaelheyns Author-Name: Cynthia Van hulle Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia Author-X-Name-Last: Van hulle Author-Name: Yannick Van landuyt Author-X-Name-First: Yannick Author-X-Name-Last: Van landuyt Title: Employment Protection and SME Capital Structure Decisions Abstract: This study examines the effect of employment protection (EP) on the capital structure of SMEs. We argue that EP is linked to both the level of leverage and leverage adjustments because of its impact on financial distress costs and a firm's operational leverage. Data on employment contract types allow us to compose company specific measures of exposure to EP using a panel data set of 14,858 Belgian SMEs between 2000 and 2012. Our results show that the leverage ratio of firms is higher and that firms are more likely to adjust leverage levels when they are subject to fewer EP obligations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1232-1251 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12383 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12383 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1232-1251 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068643_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cristiano Bellavitis Author-X-Name-First: Cristiano Author-X-Name-Last: Bellavitis Author-Name: Dzidziso Samuel Kamuriwo Author-X-Name-First: Dzidziso Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Kamuriwo Author-Name: Ulrich Hommel Author-X-Name-First: Ulrich Author-X-Name-Last: Hommel Title: Mitigation of Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection in Venture Capital Financing: The Influence of the Country's Institutional Setting Abstract: A venture capitalist (VC) needs to trade off benefits and costs when attempting to mitigate agency problems in their investor‐investee relationship. We argue that signals of ventures complement the VC's capacity to screen and conduct a due diligence during the preinvestment phase, but its attractiveness may diminish in institutional settings supporting greater transparency. Similarly, whereas a VC may opt for contractual covenants to curb potential opportunism by ventures in the postinvestment phase, this may only be effective in settings supportive of shareholder rights enforcement. Using an international sample of VC contracts, our study finds broad support for these conjectures. It delineates theoretical and practical implications for how investors can best deploy their capital in different institutional settings while nurturing their relationships with entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1328-1349 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12391 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12391 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1328-1349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068644_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sepideh Yeganegi Author-X-Name-First: Sepideh Author-X-Name-Last: Yeganegi Author-Name: Andre O. Laplume Author-X-Name-First: Andre O. Author-X-Name-Last: Laplume Author-Name: Parshotam Dass Author-X-Name-First: Parshotam Author-X-Name-Last: Dass Author-Name: Nathan S. Greidanus Author-X-Name-First: Nathan S. Author-X-Name-Last: Greidanus Title: Individual‐Level Ambidexterity and Entrepreneurial Entry Abstract: This study examines the organizational drivers of entrepreneurial entry through the lens of individual‐level ambidexterity. We theorize that employees that both explore and exploit new activities within organizations are more likely to become entrepreneurs outside the organization. Multilevel analysis results from a large sample of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey data support this hypothesis. This study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by highlighting the role of individuals' prior ambidexterity experiences in organizations as foundational building blocks of entrepreneurial entry. The study links entrepreneurship and ambidexterity theories with evidence that an individual's ambidexterity and entrepreneurial activities are related. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1444-1463 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12405 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12405 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1444-1463 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068645_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alistair R. Anderson Author-X-Name-First: Alistair R. Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson Author-Name: Lorraine Warren Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine Author-X-Name-Last: Warren Author-Name: Jo Bensemann Author-X-Name-First: Jo Author-X-Name-Last: Bensemann Title: Identity, Enactment, and Entrepreneurship Engagement in a Declining Place Abstract: We examine entrepreneurship practice and identity work in a rural small town in New Zealand. Once prosperous, the town suffered economically and socially as old industries closed. Recently the town was rejuvenated, largely because of Linda's entrepreneurial activities. Our findings demonstrated conflict between her entrepreneurial identity and local sense of place. We theorize Linda's entrepreneurial identity in her business practice; where she experienced controversy, despite economic success. We argue that a complete understanding of identity and entrepreneurship practices requires attention to social and spatial processes, not just economic processes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1559-1577 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12406 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12406 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1559-1577 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068646_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thomas J. Boulton Author-X-Name-First: Thomas J. Author-X-Name-Last: Boulton Author-Name: Thomas D. Shohfi Author-X-Name-First: Thomas D. Author-X-Name-Last: Shohfi Author-Name: Pengcheng Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Pengcheng Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Title: Angels or Sharks? The Role of Personal Characteristics in Angel Investment Decisions Abstract: We use actual negotiations between angel investors and entrepreneurs to study the impact of personal characteristics on investment outcomes. We construct a unique data set with 707 investment requests led by 1,089 entrepreneurs and find that the personal characteristics of the entrepreneur, including gender, race, and age, are correlated with requested valuations, the likelihood that an offer is received, and the implied valuation when an angel investor extends an offer. Shared personal characteristics between entrepreneurs and investors also affect the likelihood that an investor makes an offer, the entrepreneur accepts an offer, and the implied valuation when an offer is extended. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1280-1303 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12409 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12409 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1280-1303 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068647_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Antonia Mercedes García‐cabrera Author-X-Name-First: Antonia Mercedes Author-X-Name-Last: García‐cabrera Author-Name: María Gracia García‐soto Author-X-Name-First: María Gracia Author-X-Name-Last: García‐soto Author-Name: Arístides Olivares‐mesa Author-X-Name-First: Arístides Author-X-Name-Last: Olivares‐mesa Title: Entrepreneurs’ Resources, Technology Strategy, and New Technology‐Based Firms’ Performance Abstract: This study is based on the configuration approach and argues that the new technology‐based venture's performance depends on how well the entrepreneur's resources allow the chosen technology strategy to be executed, in other words, the fit between the resources and the strategy. The authors study this idea by using a sample of 175 Spanish new technology‐based ventures. The results indicate that the fit between the chosen technology strategy and the entrepreneur's resources explain the firm's performance, when this is measured through foreign market performance. That fit is also related to the technology‐based firm's financial results and generic and domestic performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1506-1530 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1506-1530 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068648_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vasco Eiriz Author-X-Name-First: Vasco Author-X-Name-Last: Eiriz Author-Name: Natália Barbosa Author-X-Name-First: Natália Author-X-Name-Last: Barbosa Author-Name: Vítor Ferreira Author-X-Name-First: Vítor Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira Title: Impacts of Technology Adoption by Small Independent Food Retailers Abstract: This paper aims to understand the impacts of technology adoption on small independent food retailers in Portugal. Based on primary data, perceptions of the impacts were related to types of technology and retailer‐specific characteristics. Although technologies for managing customer relationships are the most frequently adopted, there is no empirical evidence that they yield strong perceived impacts on firms' performance. The complexity and novelty of such technologies seems to require time for firms and workers to become proficient in their use, and hence to generate perceived impacts on firms' performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1485-1505 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12413 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12413 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1485-1505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068649_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Dan H. Vo Author-X-Name-First: Dan H. Author-X-Name-Last: Vo Title: Patents and Early‐Stage Financing: Matching versus Signaling Abstract: This paper investigates the role of patents on early‐stage financing. We consider two questions: are patents signals of quality and why do patents relate to venture capital (VC) financing but not angel financing? Analyzing data from 468 Canadian early‐stage ventures, we show that patents are not signals of quality. Instead, the data support a match‐on‐financing need hypothesis: ventures match with VCs, who have financial capacity to support their patent protection strategies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1252-1279 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12414 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12414 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1252-1279 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068650_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Tobias Kollmann Author-X-Name-First: Tobias Author-X-Name-Last: Kollmann Author-Name: Christoph Stöckmann Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Stöckmann Author-Name: Jana Wenka Linstaedt Author-X-Name-First: Jana Wenka Author-X-Name-Last: Linstaedt Title: Task Conflict, Narcissism and Entrepreneurial Capability in Teams Planning a Business: A Moderated Moderation Approach to Explaining Business Planning Performance Abstract: Drawing on the dynamic self‐regulatory processing model of narcissism, we hypothesize that in teams planning a business, task conflict relates positively to business planning performance and that this link is reinforced by the team's narcissism. By integrating aspects of human capital theory, this brighter side of narcissism is amplified where the narcissism is aligned with entrepreneurial capability and the team members' belief in their entrepreneurial capability. The findings of the moderated moderation analysis examining 66 teams of entrepreneurship students support the study's assumptions and provide meaningful implications for social psychology and personality researchers in entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1399-1423 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12418 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12418 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1399-1423 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068651_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Julio Diéguez‐soto Author-X-Name-First: Julio Author-X-Name-Last: Diéguez‐soto Author-Name: Pilar López‐delgado Author-X-Name-First: Pilar Author-X-Name-Last: López‐delgado Title: Does Family and Lone Founder Involvement Lead to Similar Indebtedness? Abstract: This study evaluates whether the presence of a lone founder and family involvement impact private firms’ leverage differently from a methodological view. Using a sample of 4,102 private firms in Spain and taking under consideration a panel data structure from 2006 to 2013, we find that lone founder and family involvement matter in capital structure decisions and size shapes the forementioned influence. Our findings show that lone founder involvement always implies higher debt than the rest of firms and suggest that firms with genuine family involvement are significantly low debt companies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1531-1558 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12422 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12422 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1531-1558 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068652_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Iain Andrew Davies Author-X-Name-First: Iain Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Davies Author-Name: Helen Haugh Author-X-Name-First: Helen Author-X-Name-Last: Haugh Author-Name: Liudmila Chambers Author-X-Name-First: Liudmila Author-X-Name-Last: Chambers Title: Barriers to Social Enterprise Growth Abstract: This study investigates barriers to social enterprise growth. The research employs qualitative case study data gathered from young social enterprises to examine the interplay between social enterprise and individual, organizational and institutional barriers to growth. We find that social enterprise barriers to growth are based on values differences, business models, and institutional norms. We theorize three strategic responses to overcome barriers to growth: values‐based decision‐making, leveraging social mission, and anchoring. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1616-1636 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12429 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12429 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1616-1636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068653_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Thomas G. Pittz Author-X-Name-First: Thomas G. Author-X-Name-Last: Pittz Author-Name: Melissa L. Intindola Author-X-Name-First: Melissa L. Author-X-Name-Last: Intindola Author-Name: Terry Adler Author-X-Name-First: Terry Author-X-Name-Last: Adler Author-Name: Sean Rogers Author-X-Name-First: Sean Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers Author-Name: Charlotte Gard Author-X-Name-First: Charlotte Author-X-Name-Last: Gard Title: Collaborating Smartly: The Role of Open Strategy in Absorptive Capacity Abstract: Research on open strategy suggests that shared knowledge through collaboration can generate co‐created value. We explore this idea by assessing it as a predictor of absorptive capacity (ACAP) in cross‐sector partnerships in pursuit of social innovation. The findings of our study indicate that aspects of strategic openness, including a shared sense of interdependence toward a mutual goal, are the primary mechanisms that enhance knowledge accretion in cross‐sector partnerships. The data also suggest that formalized organizational mechanisms are more influential for producing ACAP than informal mechanisms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1595-1615 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12430 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12430 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1595-1615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068654_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew S. Wood Author-X-Name-First: Matthew S. Author-X-Name-Last: Wood Author-Name: Leslie E. Palich Author-X-Name-First: Leslie E. Author-X-Name-Last: Palich Author-Name: Russell E. Browder Author-X-Name-First: Russell E. Author-X-Name-Last: Browder Title: Full Steam Ahead or Abandon Ship? An Empirical Investigation of Complete Pivot Decisions Abstract: New products or services often misalign with customer preferences, and sometimes these initial offerings must be abandoned and replaced. Factors influencing these “complete pivot” decisions are poorly understood. We use behavioral decision theory to develop a theoretical model of pivot decisions that tests our predictions via a conjoint analysis experiment. We find that magnitude of the miss (revenues compared to plan), length of the runway (cash available/burn rate), and attribution for the miss (reason for customer misreads) significantly influence complete pivot decisions, and we simultaneously consider interactions. Individual grit and impulsiveness also shape the effects of some attributes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1637-1660 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12437 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12437 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1637-1660 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068655_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: José‐vicente Tomás‐miquel Author-X-Name-First: José‐vicente Author-X-Name-Last: Tomás‐miquel Author-Name: F. Xavier Molina‐morales Author-X-Name-First: F. Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Molina‐morales Author-Name: Manuel Expósito‐langa Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Expósito‐langa Title: Loving Outside the Neighborhood: The Conflicting Effects of External Linkages on Incremental Innovation in Clusters Abstract: The present study assesses the explanatory capacity of three levels of factors, namely, internal to the company, and internal and external to the cluster, in predicting firms' incremental innovative performance in cluster contexts. The empirical research conducted here focuses on a sample of 92 companies from the Spanish textile industrial cluster in Valencia. Findings reveal that the significant role played by firms' interorganizational ties as a moderating factor between absorptive capacity and their incremental innovative performance. Additionally, results reflect the differentiated roles developed by intra‐ and extra‐cluster linkages in these interaction processes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1738-1756 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12439 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12439 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1738-1756 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068656_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kassa Woldesenbet Author-X-Name-First: Kassa Author-X-Name-Last: Woldesenbet Author-Name: Ian Worthington Author-X-Name-First: Ian Author-X-Name-Last: Worthington Title: Public Procurement and Small Businesses: Estranged or Engaged? Abstract: How do “under‐represented” business owners engage with public procurement opportunities? Extant studies tend to offer prescriptions rather than theoretically guided responses to this question despite the importance of public procurement as a tool for economic development. Drawing on Edwards et al.'s (2006) institutionalist framework on small firm behavior, this paper examined the complex, subtle, interplay of structural factors and internal resources in shaping small firms' strategic choices and identified the existence of four discernible groups of under‐represented businesses with differentiated levels of knowledge, attitude, and capacity, from those unwilling and unable to seek supply opportunities to those aspiring and able to engage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1661-1675 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12442 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12442 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1661-1675 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068657_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mandy Wheadon Author-X-Name-First: Mandy Author-X-Name-Last: Wheadon Author-Name: Nathalie Duval‐couetil Author-X-Name-First: Nathalie Author-X-Name-Last: Duval‐couetil Title: The Gendering of Entrepreneurship on Reality Television Abstract: Research on gender inequalities in entrepreneurship focuses more often on identifying or overcoming existing barriers rather than examining how stereotypical gendered beliefs and characterizations are created or maintained in the first place. We argue that the media provides a contextualized and sociocultural perspective into the gendering of entrepreneurship. Using a novel multimethod approach based on media framing analysis, we examine the content and social interactions portrayed during the first season of the reality television program Shark Tank to deconstruct the processes that normalize and reinforce gendered stereotypes and inequalities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1676-1697 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12443 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12443 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1676-1697 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068658_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Paola Brighi Author-X-Name-First: Paola Author-X-Name-Last: Brighi Author-Name: Caterina Lucarelli Author-X-Name-First: Caterina Author-X-Name-Last: Lucarelli Author-Name: Valeria Venturelli Author-X-Name-First: Valeria Author-X-Name-Last: Venturelli Title: Predictive Strength of Lending Technologies in Funding SMEs Abstract: Using a proprietary database of lending decisions (N = 9,898) for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), the paper investigates how banks cope with the adverse selection dilemma. Based on an intertemporal framework, we qualify incorrect and correct lending decisions of banks and investigate the power of lending technologies to predict errors and correct choices. Findings suggest that adverse selection can be better controlled by a durable bank–firm relationship, as well as by an atomistic loan decision process, at the local level. By contrast, a loan decision‐making process based exclusively on hard financial information about SMEs may lead to adverse selection errors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1350-1377 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12444 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12444 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1350-1377 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068659_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Domingo Martin Author-X-Name-First: Domingo Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Author-Name: Isidoro Romero Author-X-Name-First: Isidoro Author-X-Name-Last: Romero Author-Name: Douglas Wegner Author-X-Name-First: Douglas Author-X-Name-Last: Wegner Title: Individual, Organizational, and Institutional Determinants of Formal and Informal Inter‐Firm Cooperation in SMEs Abstract: Inter‐firm cooperation has been considered an important strategy for SMEs to overcome competitive difficulties. Despite the relevance of this strategy there are no studies that jointly consider how entrepreneurs' characteristics, organizational factors, and institutional features influence SMEs to establish cooperative agreements. In order to bridge this gap, we analyze what factors at these three levels explain inter‐firm cooperation and whether formal and informal inter‐firm agreements are explained by different factors. Our research is based on a survey of 1,587 Spanish SMEs and the results show that individual, organizational, and institutional factors contribute to jointly shape the decisions concerning inter‐firm cooperation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1698-1711 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12445 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12445 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1698-1711 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068660_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Frances Y. M. Chang Author-X-Name-First: Frances Y. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Chang Author-Name: Cynthia M. Webster Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia M. Author-X-Name-Last: Webster Title: Influence of Innovativeness, Environmental Competitiveness and Government, Industry and Professional Networks on SME Export Likelihood Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in different industry segments utilize government, industry, and professional networks and to test the influence of SME innovativeness, environmental competitiveness and network type for SME export likelihood. Previous studies on networks and exports tend to be qualitative and based on small samples. This study adds to previous scholarship by investigating a large database consisting of 2,263 Australian SMEs. Results indicate SME innovativeness contributes positively to export likelihood while contrary to extant studies, no significant relationship is observed between environmental competitiveness and export likelihood. Moreover, a significant, positive relationship exists between government networks and export likelihood, and a positive though weaker relationship between industry networks and export likelihood. On average, the likelihood of SMEs receiving export income increases by 47 percent if all three network types are accessed between one and three times a year, controlling for other factors. Further analyses of industry sub‐segments indicate a stronger relationship between industry networks and export likelihood. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1304-1327 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12446 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12446 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1304-1327 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068661_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ferdinand Thies Author-X-Name-First: Ferdinand Author-X-Name-Last: Thies Author-Name: Alexander Huber Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Huber Author-Name: Carolin Bock Author-X-Name-First: Carolin Author-X-Name-Last: Bock Author-Name: Alexander Benlian Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Benlian Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Title: Following the Crowd—Does Crowdfunding Affect Venture Capitalists’ Selection of Entrepreneurial Ventures? Abstract: Given the increasing popularity of crowdfunding as a new means to finance entrepreneurial ventures, we assess whether and how crowdfunding campaign‐specific signals that affect campaign success influence venture capitalists’ selection decisions in ventures’ follow‐up funding process. Our study relies on cross‐referencing a proprietary data set of 56,000 crowdfunding campaigns that ran on Kickstarter between 2009 and 2016 with 100,000 investments in the same period from the Crunchbase data set. Drawing on signaling theory and the microfinance literature, our empirical findings reveal that a successful crowdfunding campaign leads to a higher likelihood to receive follow‐up venture capital (VC) financing, and that there exists an inverted U‐shaped relationship between the funding‐ratio and the probability to receive VC funding. Further, we find statistical evidence that an endorsement by the platform provider has a likewise positive impact on the receipt of VC. Contrary to our expectations, word‐of‐mouth volume seems to be a negligible factor when it comes to follow‐up VC financing. Our results support the view that crowdfunding signals are factored into the VC’s funding decision in order to evaluate the potential of entrepreneurial ventures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1378-1398 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12447 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12447 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1378-1398 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068662_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Fretschner Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Fretschner Author-Name: Hannes Willi Lampe Author-X-Name-First: Hannes Willi Author-X-Name-Last: Lampe Title: Detecting Hidden Sorting and Alignment Effects of Entrepreneurship Education Abstract: Recently, scholars are confronted with only small positive, non‐existing, or even negative average effects of entrepreneurship education. We draw on two largely neglected and hidden effects of entrepreneurship education, namely the alignment and the sorting effect, in order to explain previous inconsistent evaluation outcomes. Making use of ex ante and ex post student‐surveys in a quasi‐experimental setting, we provide insights into how these effects emerge and are further amplified by course‐induced updates in personal attitudes and perceived behavioral control. Our study shows that relying on average measures is often not effective in evaluating entrepreneurship courses and highlights the need for new outcomes measures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1712-1737 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12448 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12448 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1712-1737 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068663_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1757-1757 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12462 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12462 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1757-1757 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068664_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: ICSB Membership Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1758-1758 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12463 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12463 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1758-1758 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068665_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Issue Information Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1195-1198 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12464 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12464 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1195-1198 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_12068666_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Sergio D’onofrio Author-X-Name-First: Sergio Author-X-Name-Last: D’onofrio Title: Editor’s Corner: Acknowledgments Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1199-1199 Issue: 4 Volume: 57 Year: 2019 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12545 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12545 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:57:y:2019:i:4:p:1199-1199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1712154_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Sergio D’Onofrio Author-X-Name-First: Sergio Author-X-Name-Last: D’Onofrio Title: A new day is dawning Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-1 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1712154 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1712154 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:1-1 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659671_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Victoria B. Nakku Author-X-Name-First: Victoria B. Author-X-Name-Last: Nakku Author-Name: Frank W. Agbola Author-X-Name-First: Frank W. Author-X-Name-Last: Agbola Author-Name: Morgan P. Miles Author-X-Name-First: Morgan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Miles Author-Name: Amir Mahmood Author-X-Name-First: Amir Author-X-Name-Last: Mahmood Title: The interrelationship between SME government support programs, entrepreneurial orientation, and performance: A developing economy perspective Abstract: This study explores the impact of government support programs (GSPs) on the interrelationships between the dimensions of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and performance using a sample of agro-based small- and medium-sized enterprises in a developing economy. The study develops a two-dimensional metric of the GSP construct consisting of financial and non-financial GSP interventions. The study finds preliminary evidence that both nonfinancial and financial GSPs have moderating effects that can magnify the impact of the EO dimensions of innovativeness, risk taking, autonomy, and competitive aggressiveness on performance. These findings offer guidance to small business policymakers in developing economies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2-31 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659671 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659671 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:2-31 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659672_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Valeriano Sanchez-Famoso Author-X-Name-First: Valeriano Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchez-Famoso Author-Name: Amaia Maseda Author-X-Name-First: Amaia Author-X-Name-Last: Maseda Author-Name: Txomin Iturralde Author-X-Name-First: Txomin Author-X-Name-Last: Iturralde Author-Name: Sharon M. Danes Author-X-Name-First: Sharon M. Author-X-Name-Last: Danes Author-Name: Gloria Aparicio Author-X-Name-First: Gloria Author-X-Name-Last: Aparicio Title: The potential of internal social capital in organizations: An assessment of past research and suggestions for the future Abstract: This study’s purpose was to synthesize the structure and content of the internal social capital (ISC) literature within business management refereed journals from 1989 to 2017 and to propose future directions for study. Performance indicators, bibliographic coupling, and content analysis were used to conduct the literature review. One hundred twenty-eight documents were organized in eight conceptual theme clusters addressing ISC’s definition, structure and behavioral dynamics, function of bonding, capacity building, and culture setting. The review also addressed performance enhancements and constraints that emanate out of ISC processes. In addition, it addressed the unique contextual ISC relevance of the family influence in family businesses. Gaps in the literature are discussed and a series of future research directions are posed for each of the eight thematic clusters that evolved from the literature review analysis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 32-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659672 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659672 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:32-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659673_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: José Antonio Belso-Martínez Author-X-Name-First: José Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Belso-Martínez Author-Name: Francisco Mas-Verdu Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Mas-Verdu Author-Name: Lorenzo Chinchilla-Mira Author-X-Name-First: Lorenzo Author-X-Name-Last: Chinchilla-Mira Title: How do interorganizational networks and firm group structures matter for innovation in clusters: Different networks, different results Abstract: Innovation requires knowledge-intensive processes. In firms, group structures may lead to better innovation practices because knowledge pooled by the members through their networks enhances creativity and innovation processes. Knowledge sourced from networks is shaped by the specificity of the network. Using data on Spanish clusters, this article confirms that both teams and external knowledge contribute to innovation, and that combining external knowledge with team practices is effective. However, the benefits of this combination are contingent on the idiosyncrasies of the network in terms of density and geography. Cluster characteristics also determine the role of networks and teams. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 73-105 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659673 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659673 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:73-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659674_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: JoAnne Yong-Kwan Lim Author-X-Name-First: JoAnne Yong-Kwan Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Author-Name: Lowell W. Busenitz Author-X-Name-First: Lowell W. Author-X-Name-Last: Busenitz Title: Evolving human capital of entrepreneurs in an equity crowdfunding era Abstract: With the emergence of equity crowdfunding, understanding the human capital characteristics needed for running new ventures and the signals they send to prospective investors is of central importance. In focusing on this gap, our results reveal the importance and detrimental impact of specific human capital characteristics on funding (from startup experience for previous ventures and management experience with small organizations to startup experience with ongoing ventures). Further, these relationships differ by entrepreneurial team type (lone versus teams of two-plus). Interestingly, management experience with large organizations does not impact funding. This study highlights the importance of probing more deeply into human capital for understanding equity crowdfunding success. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 106-129 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659674 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659674 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:106-129 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659675_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yik Kiu Leung Author-X-Name-First: Yik Kiu Author-X-Name-Last: Leung Author-Name: Jinia Mukerjee Author-X-Name-First: Jinia Author-X-Name-Last: Mukerjee Author-Name: Roy Thurik Author-X-Name-First: Roy Author-X-Name-Last: Thurik Title: The role of family support in work-family balance and subjective well-being of SME owners Abstract: Drawing on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, we examine the role of two types of family support—emotional and instrumental support—in work-family balance and subjective well-being of small and medium enterprise (SME) owners. Using a sample of French SME owners, our results show that work-family balance mediates the relationship between family support and subjective well-being of SME owners. Surprisingly, while emotional support has a positive association, instrumental support has a negative association with the subjective well-being of SME owners via work-family balance. We provide a theoretical explanation by integrating COR theory with the threat to self-esteem model. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 130-163 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659675 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659675 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:130-163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659676_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rajiv Nag Author-X-Name-First: Rajiv Author-X-Name-Last: Nag Author-Name: François Neville Author-X-Name-First: François Author-X-Name-Last: Neville Author-Name: Nikolaos Dimotakis Author-X-Name-First: Nikolaos Author-X-Name-Last: Dimotakis Title: CEO scanning behaviors, self-efficacy, and SME innovation and performance: An examination within a declining industry Abstract: Studying the CEOs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the US metalcasting industry—an industry that has been steadily declining for several years—we develop a theoretical model to examine how CEO scanning behaviors in the form of scanning intensity and proactiveness influence self-efficacy, which in turn influences firm innovation and performance. We extend theory and research by (a) demonstrating of the role and influence of SME CEOs over firm innovation and performance in declining industries, (b) illustrating how scanning provides social learning opportunities for CEOs that enhance their levels of self-efficacy, and (c) showing that self-efficacy mediates the effects of scanning on firm innovation and performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 164-199 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659676 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659676 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:164-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659677_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rainer Harms Author-X-Name-First: Rainer Author-X-Name-Last: Harms Author-Name: Mario Schwery Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: Schwery Title: Lean Startup: Operationalizing Lean Startup Capability and testing its performance implications Abstract: Many startups use Lean Startup (LS). But is it effective? While there are emerging qualitative findings, quantitative evidence does not yet exist. To address this gap, we developed an operationalization of the degree to which startups use LS (Lean Startup Capability, LSC). We then analyzed the LSC-performance relationship. We found a strong and robust relationship. A discussion contextualizes our findings. The LSC operationalization is relevant for research as future efforts can build on and extend it. The contribution to entrepreneurial practice is that we carved out the element of LSC, and showed that LS is indeed linked to performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 200-223 Issue: 1 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659677 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659677 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:1:p:200-223 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659678_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sarah Türk Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Türk Author-Name: Florian B. Zapkau Author-X-Name-First: Florian B. Author-X-Name-Last: Zapkau Author-Name: Christian Schwens Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Schwens Title: Prior entrepreneurial exposure and the emergence of entrepreneurial passion: The moderating role of learning orientation Abstract: Entrepreneurial passion is important for individuals to advance in the entrepreneurial process, but we lack a theoretical understanding of how passion develops. Drawing on social learning theory, the present study examines how prior entrepreneurial exposure (that is, entrepreneurial role model experience and direct entrepreneurial experience) affects entrepreneurial passion and how an individual’s learning orientation moderates the relationship. To empirically validate our research model, we collected data from 928 students across several disciplines. Consistent with our theorizing, we find both types of prior entrepreneurial exposure to positively influence entrepreneurial passion. Further, medium to high levels of learning orientation strengthen these relationships. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 225-258 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659678 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659678 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:225-258 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659679_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Afreen Huq Author-X-Name-First: Afreen Author-X-Name-Last: Huq Author-Name: Caroline Swee Lin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Swee Lin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: Vidhula Venugopal Author-X-Name-First: Vidhula Author-X-Name-Last: Venugopal Title: How do women entrepreneurs strategize growth? An investigation using the social feminist theory lens Abstract: This paper explores the strategic success factors of fast-growth women entrepreneurs, explicating how their gendered strategies influence their growth paths. Drawing on social feminist theory, our qualitative study posits that a conscious choice of female perspective can be the central principle behind women’s entrepreneurial behavior and positively associated with growth. Our findings provide a more nuanced understanding of how women entrepreneurs weave together (economic) growth with personal and social outcomes, while shaping their key strategic success factors – client relationship and branding, organizational values and culture, networking behavior, and leadership and management – with female attributes and values attained through socialization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 259-287 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659679 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659679 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:259-287 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659680_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maria Chiara Demartini Author-X-Name-First: Maria Chiara Author-X-Name-Last: Demartini Author-Name: Valentina Beretta Author-X-Name-First: Valentina Author-X-Name-Last: Beretta Title: Intellectual capital and SMEs’ performance: A structured literature review Abstract: The role played by intellectual capital (IC) is crucial in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Nonetheless, IC literature focusing on SMEs settings is limited and fragmented. This study provides a structured literature review (SLR) of existing evidence related to the effect of IC on SMEs performance. Findings show that strategic outcomes – such as innovation, knowledge management, and core competencies – and corporate performance of SMEs are impacted by IC. Further research could analyze the impact of IC on other determinants of SMEs’ performance such as learning organization, conversation management, and invisible assets. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 288-332 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659680 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659680 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:288-332 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659681_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marco Furlotti Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Furlotti Author-Name: Ksenia Podoynitsyna Author-X-Name-First: Ksenia Author-X-Name-Last: Podoynitsyna Author-Name: René Mauer Author-X-Name-First: René Author-X-Name-Last: Mauer Title: Means versus goals at the starting line: Performance and conditions of effectiveness of entrepreneurial action Abstract: Various theoretical perspectives suggest that a means-oriented approach to new venture development can be a viable alternative to the conventional approach, which emphasizes predetermined goals, and that the former is favored by expert entrepreneurs. However, it is still unclear whether, and under which conditions, means-based action positively affects entrepreneurial performance and whether it would also be effective for novices. This study demonstrates the new venture performance impact of means orientation. We further contribute to various strands of entrepreneurship research by highlighting two moderating factors that are salient in the early-stage entrepreneurial process: opportunity recognition beliefs and process control practices. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 333-361 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659681 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659681 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:333-361 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659682_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Lorena Ronda Author-X-Name-First: Lorena Author-X-Name-Last: Ronda Author-Name: Carmen Valor Author-X-Name-First: Carmen Author-X-Name-Last: Valor Author-Name: Carmen Abril Author-X-Name-First: Carmen Author-X-Name-Last: Abril Title: How small traditional businesses can become attractive employers: A means-end analysis Abstract: This study provides managerial solutions regarding how small businesses in traditional industries can become attractive employers to millennial first-job applicants similar to emerging technology-based firms. This study uses a means-end analysis to determine the hidden value structures of ethical, self-fulfillment, and experiential value and disentangles the hierarchical relationships among employer attributes, employee benefits, and perceived value. The results show that by understanding the motivational structures underlying employment choices, small traditional businesses can customize their employment offerings and meet the value forms sought by the millennial cohort, opening a new range of possibilities for them to attract new and younger talent and improve their firm competitiveness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 362-389 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659682 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659682 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:362-389 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659683_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kent Marett Author-X-Name-First: Kent Author-X-Name-Last: Marett Author-Name: Ziyi Niu Author-X-Name-First: Ziyi Author-X-Name-Last: Niu Author-Name: Tim R. Barnett Author-X-Name-First: Tim R. Author-X-Name-Last: Barnett Title: Professionalizing the information security of family firms: A family essence perspective Abstract: Family firm leaders are often faced with conflicting pressures and goals. One such situation occurs when deciding whether to pursue professionalized management of a business function as opposed to retaining family control. In this study we examine the decision to professionalize the information security function of the firm while also seeking to maintain the family essence of the business. The results show that traditional institutional pressures encourage professionalism, but the move may be inhibited by family essence. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 390-408 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659683 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659683 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:390-408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1680072_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver Author-X-Name-First: Jose-Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Hervas-Oliver Author-Name: Francisca Sempere-Ripoll Author-X-Name-First: Francisca Author-X-Name-Last: Sempere-Ripoll Author-Name: Carles Boronat-Moll Author-X-Name-First: Carles Author-X-Name-Last: Boronat-Moll Author-Name: Sofia Estelles-Miguel Author-X-Name-First: Sofia Author-X-Name-Last: Estelles-Miguel Title: SME open innovation for process development: Understanding process-dedicated external knowledge sourcing Abstract: Small and medium enterprise (SME) open innovation has received attention only for new product development, overlooking the fact that process innovation is a strategy commonly pursued by SMEs which requires organizing search strategies or external knowledge sourcing for that purpose. Focusing on 3,348 process-oriented innovative SMEs, defined as those that usually and primarily only introduce process rather than product innovation, this study empirically identifies key external sources of SME innovation for process technologies, linking open innovation to SME performance, and highlighting a very important distinction to literature focused on product development. The results contribute to the literature on SME open innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 409-445 Issue: 2 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1680072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1680072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:2:p:409-445 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659684_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Adnane Maalaoui Author-X-Name-First: Adnane Author-X-Name-Last: Maalaoui Author-Name: Erno Tornikoski Author-X-Name-First: Erno Author-X-Name-Last: Tornikoski Author-Name: Judith Partouche-Sebban Author-X-Name-First: Judith Author-X-Name-Last: Partouche-Sebban Author-Name: Imen Safraou Author-X-Name-First: Imen Author-X-Name-Last: Safraou Title: Why some third age individuals develop entrepreneurial intentions: Exploring the psychological effects of posterity Abstract: This study attempts to enhance our understanding of why some third age individuals develop intentions toward entrepreneurship. Based on the theory of planned behavior and its three antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions, this study contributes to the literature on psychological drivers of entrepreneurship among older individuals. Our results among 204 French individuals between 45 and 65 years old showed that posterity positively moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial attitudes and entrepreneurial intentions, and negatively moderates the relationship between social norms related to the creation of new firms and entrepreneurial intentions. This study offers interesting insights concerning entrepreneurship among third age individuals. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 447-473 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659684 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659684 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:447-473 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1660937_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Giancarlo Lauto Author-X-Name-First: Giancarlo Author-X-Name-Last: Lauto Author-Name: Daniel Pittino Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Pittino Author-Name: Francesca Visintin Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Visintin Title: Satisfaction of entrepreneurs: A comparison between founders and family business successors Abstract: Although a substantial body of literature compares the job satisfaction of employees to that of the self-employed, scholars rarely take into account the heterogeneity of the latter population. We compare the level and the drivers of job satisfaction of founders and successors in family businesses. Building on the notion of procedural utility, which entails the gratification that individuals experience in the process of performing a task, we find that job satisfaction and perceived discretion in decision making is lower for successors. We also find that perceived discretion fully mediates the relationship between mode of entry into entrepreneurship and job satisfaction. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 474-510 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1660937 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1660937 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:474-510 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1661682_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Krystallia Moysidou Author-X-Name-First: Krystallia Author-X-Name-Last: Moysidou Author-Name: J. Piet Hausberg Author-X-Name-First: J. Piet Author-X-Name-Last: Hausberg Title: In crowdfunding we trust: A trust-building model in lending crowdfunding Abstract: Trust critically affects the perceived probability of receiving expected returns on investment. Crowdfunding differs in many ways from traditional forms of investing. We have to ask what builds trust in this particular context. Based on literature regarding the formation of initial trust, we developed a model to explain which factors lead to crowdfunders’ trust in a crowdfunding project. We tested it on data collected from actual investors in a real project on a crowdlending platform. Our results show that trust in the crowdfunding platform and the information quality are more important factors of project trust than trust in the creator. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 511-543 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1661682 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1661682 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:511-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1662265_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Alex Coad Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Coad Author-Name: Julian S. Frankish Author-X-Name-First: Julian S. Author-X-Name-Last: Frankish Author-Name: David J. Storey Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Storey Title: Too fast to live? Effects of growth on survival across the growth distribution Abstract: Do moderate-growth new firms have higher survival rates than fast-growing new firms? To address this question the customer bank records of 6578 new ventures are tracked over their first 10 years, and survival is measured either in terms of continued use of the bank account, or by entry into financial default. Simple bar charts show that it is the 7th or 8th decile of the growth distribution that has the highest survival chances. Although growth enhances survival on average, nevertheless the highest decile of the growth distribution never has the highest survival rates. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 544-571 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1662265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1662265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:544-571 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1666531_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maoyan She Author-X-Name-First: Maoyan Author-X-Name-Last: She Author-Name: Yuandi Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yuandi Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Xue Yang Author-X-Name-First: Xue Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Antecedents and consequences of strategic patenting for legitimacy: Evidence from China Abstract: This article provides an overview of strategic patenting for legitimacy. Using the act of prior patent publication as the proxy variable, it empirically examines the antecedents and consequences of firms’ choice of strategic patenting for legitimacy in an integrated framework. Based on Chinese industrial enterprises and a patent database, the results suggest that firms with liabilities of newness, smallness, or privateness are more likely to patent strategically for legitimacy. Meanwhile, the interactions of these characteristics positively impact the ratio of firm to patent strategically for legitimacy. Furthermore, the results also suggest that such strategic patents increase the probability of firms obtaining government sponsorships, high-tech certifications, and venture capital investments rather than enhancing their new product sales. The findings contribute to the literature on patent strategy and firm innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 572-616 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1666531 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1666531 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:572-616 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1666532_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marco Caliendo Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Caliendo Author-Name: Maximilian Goethner Author-X-Name-First: Maximilian Author-X-Name-Last: Goethner Author-Name: Martin Weißenberger Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Weißenberger Title: Entrepreneurial persistence beyond survival: Measurement and determinants Abstract: Entrepreneurial persistence is demonstrated by an entrepreneur’s continued positive maintenance of entrepreneurial motivation and constantly renewed active engagement in a new business venture despite counterforces or enticing alternatives. It thus is a crucial factor for entrepreneurs when pursuing and exploiting their business opportunities and in realizing potential economic gains and benefits. Using rich data on a representative sample of German business founders, we investigated the determinants of entrepreneurial persistence. Next to observed survival, we also constructed a hybrid persistence measure capturing the motivational dimension of persistence. We analyzed the influence of individual-level (human capital and personality) and business-related characteristics on both measures as well as their relative importance. We found that the two indicators emphasize different aspects of persistence. For the survival indicator, the predictive power was concentrated in business characteristics and human capital, while for hybrid persistence the dominant factors were business characteristics and personality. Finally, we showed that results were heterogeneous across subgroups. In particular, formerly unemployed founders did not differ in survival chances, but they were more likely to lack a high psychological commitment to their business ventures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 617-647 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1666532 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1666532 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:617-647 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681195_J.xml processed with: repec_from_tfjats.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marc Cowling Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Cowling Author-Name: Neil Lee Author-X-Name-First: Neil Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Elisa Ughetto Author-X-Name-First: Elisa Author-X-Name-Last: Ughetto Title: The price of a disadvantaged location: Regional variation in the price and supply of short-term credit to SMEs in the UK Abstract: Access to inexpensive short-term credit from banks is vital for many small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which face liquidity problems because of an imbalance between cash outflows and receipt of outstanding payments. This article investigates the key determinants of short-term credit access and pricing for UK SMEs, disentangling between regional effects and firm-specific effects (that is, credit risk ratings). We use a large dataset of 30,183 responses to six waves of the SME Finance Monitor survey. While there are underlying differences at the firm level in risk behavior across regions, our key finding is that, faced with the same risk, banks do react fairly to funding applications in terms of access but not price at the regional level. We conclude that regional differences directly and indirectly affect the way banks allocate and price short-term credit. There is evidence of a peripheral region price penalty. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 648-668 Issue: 3 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1681195 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1681195 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:3:p:648-668 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1659685_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Miwako Nitani Author-X-Name-First: Miwako Author-X-Name-Last: Nitani Author-Name: Allan Riding Author-X-Name-First: Allan Author-X-Name-Last: Riding Author-Name: Barbara Orser Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Orser Title: Self-employment, gender, financial knowledge, and high-cost borrowing Abstract: Poor financial decisions are a primary cause of small firm failure. This research therefore reports on an examination of antecedents behind questionable financial borrowing practices among self-employed individuals. Poor financial decisions are proxied as the use of high-cost short-term payday loans, check-cashing services, and the like (collectively, alternative financial services, AFS). More than 20 percent of self-employed individuals in the United States reported having borrowed from AFS providers, a practice that is arguably symptomatic of the poor financial decisions that could lead to business failure. Self-employed individuals, particularly those with high levels of financial self-efficacy (an attribute important to entrepreneurship) are particularly likely to employ AFS borrowing. Overconfident individuals, including self-employed individuals, comprise a disproportionate fraction of AFS users. This work also found that financial knowledge among self-employed people is, on average, no higher than that among employees, and low financial knowledge is also associated with AFS usage. Women, even though generally less financially knowledgeable than men, are relatively less likely than men to use AFS borrowing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 669-706 Issue: 4 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1659685 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1659685 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:4:p:669-706 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1668722_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maricica Moscalu Author-X-Name-First: Maricica Author-X-Name-Last: Moscalu Author-Name: Claudia Girardone Author-X-Name-First: Claudia Author-X-Name-Last: Girardone Author-Name: Raffaella Calabrese Author-X-Name-First: Raffaella Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrese Title: SMEs’ growth under financing constraints and banking markets integration in the euro area Abstract: We explore the impact of financing constraints and the role of banking markets integration on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The data are drawn from the European Central Bank/Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (ECB/SAFE) on SMEs’ access to finance aggregated at the country level for the largest 11 euro area countries during 2009–2015. Our findings suggest that financing constraints hamper SMEs’ growth and that the effect is stronger for perceived, rather than actual, financing constraints. On the other hand, increased banking markets integration in the euro area appears to foster SMEs’ growth. Furthermore, we found that the reduction in financing constraints is crucial in the transmission channel from banking markets integration to growth. This effect appears significantly stronger when integration is measured by the intensity of cross-border lending than through convergence in interest rates to loans to nonfinancial corporations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 707-746 Issue: 4 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1668722 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1668722 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:4:p:707-746 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1671702_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jörg Thomä Author-X-Name-First: Jörg Author-X-Name-Last: Thomä Author-Name: Volker Zimmermann Author-X-Name-First: Volker Author-X-Name-Last: Zimmermann Title: Interactive learning — The key to innovation in non-R&D-intensive SMEs? A cluster analysis approach Abstract: Various groups of innovating German small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are identified according to their use (or nonuse) of in-house research and development (R&D), their reliance on external sources of knowledge, and the degree of interactive learning within the firm that they employ. Our findings confirm that SMEs can compensate for a lack of R&D by placing a strong emphasis on internal and external interactive learning, at least to some degree. Another observation is that each learning mode is likely to positively affect company performance. Hence, in large parts of the SME sector, it is economically rational to follow a non-R&D-oriented mode of learning and innovation. The article concludes with some policy implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 747-776 Issue: 4 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1671702 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1671702 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:4:p:747-776 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1672707_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Monica Lent Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Lent Title: Everyday entrepreneurship among women in Northern Ghana: A practice perspective Abstract: This article explores everyday entrepreneurship among women in Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana. It uses Schatzki’s theory of practice in studying how entrepreneurship is accomplished. In identifying a number of distinct practices – imprecise measurement; imprecise recordkeeping; timekeeping; transpositional resourcing; praying; and employing, adopting, and supporting family – their connections and consequences are analyzed. The nexuses of practices creates social orders whereby entrepreneurs “take one day at a time” and harmonize entrepreneurial and family life. The article contributes insight into issues that have received little attention in the entrepreneurship literature, including women’s entrepreneurship in areas of developing countries that are experiencing extreme poverty and how practices facilitate and constrain its enactment. It concludes by discussing the research implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 777-805 Issue: 4 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1672707 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1672707 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:4:p:777-805 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1672708_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yingzhao Xiao Author-X-Name-First: Yingzhao Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao Author-Name: Marta K. Dowejko Author-X-Name-First: Marta K. Author-X-Name-Last: Dowejko Author-Name: Kevin Au Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Au Author-Name: Anna J. C. Hsu Author-X-Name-First: Anna J. C. Author-X-Name-Last: Hsu Title: “Jack-of-all-trades” with passion: Keener to pursue startup in a team? Abstract: This study tests the thesis of the “jack-of-all-trades” – whether individuals with a variety of skills are more likely to pursue entrepreneurship – at the early stage of venture formation. We also investigate if entrepreneurial passion would heighten the effect of a variety of skills to make would-be entrepreneurs keener to pursue the startup process and form new venture teams. Taking advantage of a 10-month entrepreneurship training project, we tested our propositions with a longitudinal sample of 215 participating waged employees. The findings show that skill variety positively influenced participants to form teams for new venturing in the program, and such effect was stronger among passionate individuals. Implications of the findings for human capital theory and entrepreneurial practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 806-833 Issue: 4 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1672708 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1672708 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:4:p:806-833 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1672709_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: C. Weerakoon Author-X-Name-First: C. Author-X-Name-Last: Weerakoon Author-Name: A.J. McMurray Author-X-Name-First: A.J. Author-X-Name-Last: McMurray Author-Name: N. Rametse Author-X-Name-First: N. Author-X-Name-Last: Rametse Author-Name: P. Arenius Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Arenius Title: Knowledge creation theory of entrepreneurial orientation in social enterprises Abstract: This study advances the entrepreneurial orientation and knowledge creation literature by investigating the ways opportunities, motivations, and abilities to knowledge exchange and knowledge creation drive entrepreneurial orientation in social enterprises. Using a pretested and pilot-tested survey questionnaire, data was gathered from 112 Australian social enterprises. Path analysis results identified that opportunity and motivation influence ability, which subsequently affects knowledge exchange. Knowledge combination is preceded by knowledge exchange which consequently influences entrepreneurial orientation. Future studies may consider including moderating variables, and investigating the development of opportunities, motivations, and abilities of employees to spur entrepreneurial orientation in the social enterprise context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 834-870 Issue: 4 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1672709 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1672709 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:4:p:834-870 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1677059_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jeffrey J. McNally Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey J. Author-X-Name-Last: McNally Author-Name: Panagiotis Piperopoulos Author-X-Name-First: Panagiotis Author-X-Name-Last: Piperopoulos Author-Name: Dianne H. B. Welsh Author-X-Name-First: Dianne H. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Welsh Author-Name: Thomas Mengel Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Mengel Author-Name: Maha Tantawy Author-X-Name-First: Maha Author-X-Name-Last: Tantawy Author-Name: Nikolaos Papageorgiadis Author-X-Name-First: Nikolaos Author-X-Name-Last: Papageorgiadis Title: From pedagogy to andragogy: Assessing the impact of social entrepreneurship course syllabi on the Millennial learner Abstract: Although course syllabi serve a variety of important roles in higher education contexts, they are largely overlooked in management education research. We propose that educators can influence the attitudes of learners toward their courses through the andragogical design of learner-centered syllabi, before they even meet with their students in class. We review social entrepreneurship syllabi from universities from around the world. Our findings demonstrate that, over time, there has been a move from instructor-oriented to more learner-centered teaching philosophies. Further, we demonstrate that educators can influence the attitudes of learners toward their courses before classes even begin. Implications for entrepreneurship education theory and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 871-892 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1677059 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1677059 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:871-892 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681842_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ayna Yusubova Author-X-Name-First: Ayna Author-X-Name-Last: Yusubova Author-Name: Petra Andries Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Andries Author-Name: Bart Clarysse Author-X-Name-First: Bart Author-X-Name-Last: Clarysse Title: Entrepreneurial team formation and evolution in technology ventures: Looking beyond the top management team Abstract: Drawing on a stage-based and knowledge-based view, this study investigates the process of team evolution in technology ventures, paying attention to top managers and other team members. In-depth analysis of six cases shows that team evolution is linked to the changing knowledge needs technology ventures face when proceeding through different development stages. In each stage, they add (1) complementary or (2) more of the same knowledge to their existing knowledge base by hiring top managers as well as non-top management employees, and redirect team members whose knowledge is no longer crucial. In particular, the study highlights the crucial role of non-top management employees for technology ventures’ development. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 893-922 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12539 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12539 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:893-922 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681844_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kazuo Yamada Author-X-Name-First: Kazuo Author-X-Name-Last: Yamada Author-Name: Yuji Honjo Author-X-Name-First: Yuji Author-X-Name-Last: Honjo Title: Petty cash from parents: Provision of liquidity to spin-offs by trade credit channel Abstract: This study shows that spin-offs acquire liquidity from their parent firms through the trade credit channel. We find that the accounts receivable of spin-offs with parent customers are lower than those of others, while the accounts payable of spin-offs with parent suppliers are higher than those of others. This supports the view that parent firms provide the liquidity of spin-offs through trade credit. Moreover, we find that spin-offs are more likely to increase accounts payable, regardless of whether the parent firms are major customers or suppliers. This is consistent with the view that the presence of parent firms plays a role in the certification of spin-offs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 923-947 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12538 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12538 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:923-947 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681846_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cuilian Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Cuilian Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Hui Wang Author-X-Name-First: Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: CEO learning goal orientation and firm innovation: The mechanism and boundary conditions Abstract: This study explores how and when chief executive officer (CEO) learning goal orientation affects firm innovation. A sample of 164 small and medium-sized firms in China, with 164 CEOs and 488 top management team (TMT) members, reveals that CEO learning goal orientation exerts positive influences on firm innovation. TMT learning goal orientation mediates this link. Environmental uncertainty and TMT centralization moderate both the direct effect of CEO learning goal orientation on TMT learning goal orientation and the indirect, mediated effect of CEO learning goal orientation on firm innovation through TMT learning goal orientation. Therefore, the effects are amplified at high environmental uncertainty or low TMT centralization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 948-974 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12537 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12537 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:948-974 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681852_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robin De Cock Author-X-Name-First: Robin Author-X-Name-Last: De Cock Author-Name: Johan Bruneel Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Bruneel Author-Name: Annelies Bobelyn Author-X-Name-First: Annelies Author-X-Name-Last: Bobelyn Title: Making the lean start-up method work: The role of prior market knowledge Abstract: Most growth-oriented ventures make extensive use of venture experimentation, popularized by the lean start-up method (LSM), yet we know very little about the boundary conditions under which this method can be successful. Using a longitudinal, multiple-case study method, we investigate how growth-oriented ventures can apply the LSM to achieve early venture success, and find that prior market knowledge is an important boundary condition for its successful application. We also contribute to the absorptive capacity literature by clarifying how new ventures build absorptive capacity early in their venture lifetimes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 975-1002 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:975-1002 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681853_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Leo-Paul Dana Author-X-Name-First: Leo-Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Dana Author-Name: Calin Gurau Author-X-Name-First: Calin Author-X-Name-Last: Gurau Author-Name: Ivan Light Author-X-Name-First: Ivan Author-X-Name-Last: Light Author-Name: Nabeel Muhammad Author-X-Name-First: Nabeel Author-X-Name-Last: Muhammad Title: Family, community, and ethnic capital as entrepreneurial resources: Toward an integrated model Abstract: Our study investigates social mechanisms that facilitate the reproduction of an entrepreneurially oriented community structure. We combine qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and interpretation to compare the entrepreneurial attitudes and activity of two matched groups comprising Memons and Non-Memons in Karachi, Pakistan, and to identify the social mechanisms that support the dynamics of intergenerational entrepreneurship support. Findings unveil interdependence among family, community, and ethnic capital, as contextual expressions of social capital that are manifest at different levels of the ethnic social system. We propose a model of the recurrent reproduction of entrepreneurial values, resources, activities, and structures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1003-1029 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12507 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12507 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:1003-1029 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681855_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joan Freixanet Author-X-Name-First: Joan Author-X-Name-Last: Freixanet Author-Name: Alex Rialp Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Rialp Author-Name: Iya Churakova Author-X-Name-First: Iya Author-X-Name-Last: Churakova Title: How do innovation, internationalization, and organizational learning interact and co-evolve in small firms? a complex systems approach Abstract: This study examines using a complex systems approach, the reciprocal relationships between innovation, internationalization, and organizational learning in small businesses. After analyzing 54 companies and purposefully selecting 12 particularly information-rich cases, we find that these three key activities are reciprocally linked to each other, forming a complex circular system. The firms’ evolution also shows that, faced with various change elements, the system evolved toward adopting one of up to four patterns of interaction, characterized by low and high incremental and radical innovation, local and global internationalization, and adaptive and generative learning. The findings are relevant to scholars, managers, and policy makers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1030-1063 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12510 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12510 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:1030-1063 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683360_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mojgan Khoshmaram Author-X-Name-First: Mojgan Author-X-Name-Last: Khoshmaram Author-Name: Nematollah Shiri Author-X-Name-First: Nematollah Author-X-Name-Last: Shiri Author-Name: Rachel S. Shinnar Author-X-Name-First: Rachel S. Author-X-Name-Last: Shinnar Author-Name: Moslem Savari Author-X-Name-First: Moslem Author-X-Name-Last: Savari Title: Environmental support and entrepreneurial behavior among Iranian farmers: The mediating roles of social and human capital Abstract: Though the entrepreneurship literature has mostly focused on the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions, little work has attempted to examine the factors that shape entrepreneurial behavior among practicing entrepreneurs. In order to fill this gap, this study examined the effect of environmental support on farmers’ entrepreneurial behavior and innovation, taking into consideration the mediating role of human and social capital. The sample consisted of 400 farmers from Iran’s Kermanshah province, selected through a multi-stage sampling method. Results indicate that human capital and social capital have a direct, positive, and significant effect on entrepreneurial behavior. Though no direct effect of environmental support on entrepreneurial behavior was found, results show that environmental support has an indirect, positive, and significant effect through the mediating role of human and social capital. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed to assist researchers, policy makers, planners, and business owners. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1064-1088 Issue: 5 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12501 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12501 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:5:p:1064-1088 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682441_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Sohrab Soleimanof Author-X-Name-First: Sohrab Author-X-Name-Last: Soleimanof Author-Name: Rebecca J. White Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca J. Author-X-Name-Last: White Title: Retirement of entrepreneurs: Implications for entrepreneurial exit Abstract: Retirement of a large portion of the workforce and, particularly, entrepreneurs is a contemporary trend in developed countries. Despite substantial economic and social consequences of entrepreneurs’ retirement, it has received limited scholarly attention. Using a mixed method approach, we shed light on how entrepreneurs approach retirement and the implications for exit strategy. Our findings suggest retirement is a voluntary decision over which entrepreneurs have considerable control, increasing their proclivity toward partial retirement at a later than normal age. Entrepreneurial identity plays a role in shaping approaches to retirement. Retirement intention influences preferences toward particular exit strategies and associated preparation efforts. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1089-1120 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12476 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12476 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1089-1120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681857_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Saulo Dubard Barbosa Author-X-Name-First: Saulo Dubard Author-X-Name-Last: Barbosa Author-Name: Danilo C. Dantas Author-X-Name-First: Danilo C. Author-X-Name-Last: Dantas Author-Name: Giovany Cajaiba-Santana Author-X-Name-First: Giovany Author-X-Name-Last: Cajaiba-Santana Title: Different strategies for different fields? Exploration, exploitation, ambidexterity, and the performance of self-employed musicians Abstract: We contribute to the advancement of a contingent view of ambidexterity by examining exploration and exploitation across product and market domains in a sample of Canadian self-employed musicians. We find that (1) groups of musicians are more likely to benefit from ambidexterity than individual self-employed musicians, (2) group performance is more positively related to cross-functional rather than within-functional ambidexterity, and (3) a single strategic emphasis based on either product exploitation or market exploration is more positively related to the individual performance of classical musicians, that is, the performance effects of single strategic emphases depend upon the institutional field at the individual level. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1121-1154 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12512 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12512 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1121-1154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681858_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David Peón Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Peón Author-Name: Xosé Martínez-Filgueira Author-X-Name-First: Xosé Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Filgueira Title: Determinants of investing in innovative activities by agri-food and KIBS firms in rural areas: An exploratory analysis Abstract: Using a database on innovation activities by Spanish firms, we perform an exploratory analysis on a frequently overlooked area of research: innovation investment decisions by small firms in rural areas where socioeconomic indicators are weak. We focus on two quite different sectors of interest there, agri-food and t-KIBS firms, to explore how the regional context influences the capacity and the nature of innovation. Following the TOE approach as a conceptual framework, we perform a multivariate statistical analysis based on MCA and PCA combined, to identify the most relevant factors among a list of 73 indicators in four broad domains, including innovation decisions as well as organizational, technological, and environmental determinants. The exploratory results obtained suggest an open field of research. Thus, we observe a distinctive behavior of marketing innovation by agri-food firms that is related to former ICT experience, whereas services innovation by t-KIBS would be related to the objective of entering new market niches. Some results confirm previous results for SMEs outside rural areas, such as financial constraints, lack of qualified personnel, and strong competition being relevant barriers to invest in R&D by t-KIBS firms. Contrariwise, we dispute the assertion that agri-food firms are primarily oriented toward product and process innovation: what comes together is product and organizational innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1155-1186 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12513 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12513 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1155-1186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1681880_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Deborah de Lange Author-X-Name-First: Deborah Author-X-Name-Last: de Lange Author-Name: Dave Valliere Author-X-Name-First: Dave Author-X-Name-Last: Valliere Title: Sustainable firms and legitimacy: Corporate venture capital as an effective endorsement Abstract: This empirical study investigates the legitimizing effects of the presence of different investor types supporting entrepreneurial ventures. These effects may differ for sustainable ventures that face greater liabilities of newness due to powerful incumbents and negative halo effects of prominent failures. Drawing on institutional theory, this study developed and tested a model of investor legitimization with data on 184 entrepreneurial ventures using negative binomial regression. Findings suggest that the legitimizing effects of investor types for sustainable ventures differ from those of other ventures. In particular, corporate venture capital seems to legitimize sustainable ventures in a manner unlike other venture types. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1187-1220 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1681880 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1681880 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1187-1220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682375_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: David B. Sinyard Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Sinyard Author-Name: Steven S. Dionne Author-X-Name-First: Steven S. Author-X-Name-Last: Dionne Author-Name: Karen D. Loch Author-X-Name-First: Karen D. Author-X-Name-Last: Loch Title: Fast thinking in private equity: The role of heuristics in screening buyout opportunities Abstract: This study utilizes a multiple-case analysis to examine the decision-making processes surrounding buyout decisions of small-to-medium businesses. Qualitative data were generated from semistructured interviews at 20 private equity groups. Rather than relying on a retrospective review of prior decisions, we present decision-makers with teasers, a summary of an investment opportunity. Our results indicate that heuristics are utilized to guide selection and execution of buyout investments. We also uncover the role of affect: strong positive or negative responses to specific stimuli in the teasers. Furthermore, the use of heuristics has important implications in the sourcing of private equity for business owners. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1221-1255 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12451 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12451 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1221-1255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682396_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Inan Ince Author-X-Name-First: Inan Author-X-Name-Last: Ince Author-Name: Rüdiger Hahn Author-X-Name-First: Rüdiger Author-X-Name-Last: Hahn Title: How dynamic capabilities facilitate the survivability of social enterprises: A qualitative analysis of sensing and seizing capacities Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify how dynamic capabilities facilitate the survivability of social enterprises amid the tensions that these companies typically face. We employ an abductive analysis of 18 social enterprises in Germany and propose three capabilities: (1) establishing passive communication with the stakeholders enables inexpensive and direct sensing and shaping of opportunities; (2) selective signaling helps access critical resources and capitalize on the business model to seize opportunities, whereas (3) integrating collaborators expands the company’s reach and strengthens strategic decision-making. Finally, key implications are drawn for dynamic capabilities in social enterprises. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1256-1290 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12487 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12487 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1256-1290 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682392_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Pia Heilmann Author-X-Name-First: Pia Author-X-Name-Last: Heilmann Author-Name: Riitta Forsten-Astikainen Author-X-Name-First: Riitta Author-X-Name-Last: Forsten-Astikainen Author-Name: Susanna Kultalahti Author-X-Name-First: Susanna Author-X-Name-Last: Kultalahti Title: Agile HRM practices of SMEs Abstract: There have lately been rising interest relating to human resources (HR) in small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). This study focuses on agile and innovative human resource management (HRM) practices in 100 Finnish SMEs. Chief executive officers, HR directors, supervisors, and shop stewards were asked what kinds of agile/innovative HRM practices are present in their company. There are great expectations of SMEs in Finland because the country’s economic growth relies on them. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the more agile, innovative, and productive HRM practices that can nurture profitability and growth among SMEs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1291-1306 Issue: 6 Volume: 58 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12483 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12483 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:58:y:2020:i:6:p:1291-1306 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1824530_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eric W. Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric W. Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Author-Name: Katia Passerini Author-X-Name-First: Katia Author-X-Name-Last: Passerini Title: Publishing entrepreneurship research: Strategies for success distilled from a review of over 3,500 submissions Abstract: This editorial provides an overview of the inner workings of the Journal of Small Business Management and its editorial and peer review processes. In doing so it offers practical insights relevant to authors looking to publish scholarly work in the fields of entrepreneurship and small business scholarship. Specifically, this article discusses the process JSBM uses to review all submissions, the most common causes for a desk reject decision, guidance on best practices for manuscript submission and publication success, and the importance of engagement with the scholarly community. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-12 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824530 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1824530 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:1-12 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682377_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gordon Liu Author-X-Name-First: Gordon Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Wai Wai Ko Author-X-Name-First: Wai Wai Author-X-Name-Last: Ko Author-Name: Isaac Ngugi Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Author-X-Name-Last: Ngugi Author-Name: Sachiko Takeda Author-X-Name-First: Sachiko Author-X-Name-Last: Takeda Title: Networking-bonding actions, quality of ties, and channel member collaboration: Evidence from U.K.-based small firms Abstract: We aim to deepen our understanding of the processes through which network-bonding actions affect channel member collaboration in the small firm context. We develop a framework to highlight the mediating roles of quality of ties and moderating role of control mechanisms in such processes. We test our framework using the quantitative method, by analyzing survey from 385 U.K.-based small firms. We find that social interaction tends to affect operation synchronization via goal congruence, though affects intelligence generation via relational embeddedness. Furthermore, contractual governance has a negative moderating effect on the relationship between social interaction and goal congruence. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 13-46 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12452 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12452 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:13-46 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682384_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Phillip E. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Phillip E. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Author-Name: Joshua S. Bendickson Author-X-Name-First: Joshua S. Author-X-Name-Last: Bendickson Title: Strategic antecedents of innovation: Variance between small and large firms Abstract: Our study explores differences in enhancing innovation based on firm size. Framed through the resource-based view, we theorize and test antecedents of innovation including dynamic capabilities, strategic planning, and organizational structure. We operationalize firm size based on number of employees and also include firm revenues as an alternative proxy. We find that dynamic capabilities partially support innovation in both small and large firms. Secondly, we find strategic planning is valuable for small firm innovation and that organizational structure has a positive effect on large firm innovation. Results are largely consistent when comparing number of employees to revenues. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 47-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12478 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12478 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:47-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682394_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: G. Page West Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Page West Author-Name: Robert M. Gemmell Author-X-Name-First: Robert M. Author-X-Name-Last: Gemmell Title: Learning behaviors across levels in new ventures and innovation outcomes Abstract: This study examines how learning behaviors in new ventures lead to innovation. Mediation analysis of the relationships between individual co-founders’ learning behaviors, firm-level exploration/exploitation learning activities, and innovation suggests a complex view about how firm-level knowledge emerges. The results show that individual learning behaviors of entrepreneurs impact firm-level exploratory and exploitative learning activities, and indirectly affect firm innovation. Co-founder trust strongly predicts entrepreneurial learning activities and firm-level learning activities. Unexpectedly, co-founder experience heterogeneity reflecting prior knowledge has mixed effects on learning behaviors and innovation activities. The research draws on technology entrepreneurs who started their firms with trusted co-founders. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 73-106 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12484 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12484 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:73-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682434_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mohamed Yacine Haddoud Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed Yacine Author-X-Name-Last: Haddoud Author-Name: Paul Jones Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Robert Newbery Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Newbery Title: Export intention in developing countries: A configuration approach to managerial success factors Abstract: What drives small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enter export markets? This study introduces a configuration approach using a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to show that, contrary to previous findings, export intention does not depend on any one managerial characteristic, but rather on the interplay of these attributes. Using a sample of 180 Algerian non-exporters, findings suggest that firms’ export intention is determined by two distinct combinations of managerial attributes, namely: (export perception*entrepreneurial orientation) and (export perception*international orientation*foreign knowledge*Age). In line with the emerging resource orchestration view, such findings hold significant implications for both theory and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 107-135 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12470 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12470 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:107-135 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682436_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthias A. Tietz Author-X-Name-First: Matthias A. Author-X-Name-Last: Tietz Author-Name: José Lejarraga Author-X-Name-First: José Author-X-Name-Last: Lejarraga Author-Name: Maud Pindard-Lejarraga Author-X-Name-First: Maud Author-X-Name-Last: Pindard-Lejarraga Title: Getting your hopes up but not seeing them through? Experiences as determinants of income expectations and persistence during the venturing process Abstract: In this study, we investigate the effects of industry and startup experiences on income expectations and persistence of nascent entrepreneurs. We posit that experience can have two interrelated effects: (1) it provides skills that may affect persistence, but also (2) affects performance expectations. We develop and test hypotheses about the impact of industry and startup experience on both expectations and persistence. Data of 808 nascent entrepreneurs from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics show that industry experience increases income expectations and persistence alike, whereas startup experience increases expectations without increasing persistence. We discuss implications for scholarship and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 136-161 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12472 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12472 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:136-161 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682438_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Remedios Hernández-Linares Author-X-Name-First: Remedios Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández-Linares Author-Name: Franz W. Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz W. Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Author-Name: María Concepción López-Fernández Author-X-Name-First: María Concepción Author-X-Name-Last: López-Fernández Title: Dynamic capabilities and SME performance: The moderating effect of market orientation Abstract: We investigate how the four dimensions of the dynamic capabilities (DC) construct (sensing, learning, integrating, and coordinating) individually affect firm performance and the moderating role of market orientation (MO) in the process. Our findings, based on a sample of 509 Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), suggest that not all DC dimensions are equally important for SME performance. We further found MO to significantly moderate the relationships between both the sensing capability and the learning capability and firm performance. The implications for research and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 162-195 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12474 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12474 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:162-195 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1704489_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Petra Dickel Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Dickel Author-Name: Gordon Eckardt Author-X-Name-First: Gordon Author-X-Name-Last: Eckardt Title: Who wants to be a social entrepreneur? The role of gender and sustainability orientation Abstract: This study investigates how gender and sustainability orientation shape the effects of perceived desirability and feasibility on social entrepreneurial intentions. It provides indication that the effects differ in comparison to general entrepreneurial intentions. Data from 601 students indicates that women are more likely to translate positive desirability into social entrepreneurial intentions. We further show that a high level of sustainability orientation enhances the effect of perceived desirability and perceived feasibility on the intent to become a social entrepreneur, but is hardly associated with general entrepreneurial intentions. The findings provide insights for better targeting and supporting future social entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 196-218 Issue: 1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1704489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1704489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:1:p:196-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1849714_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Victor Tiberius Author-X-Name-First: Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Tiberius Author-Name: Raoul Hauptmeijer Author-X-Name-First: Raoul Author-X-Name-Last: Hauptmeijer Title: Equity crowdfunding: Forecasting market development, platform evolution, and regulation Abstract: In this study, we explore the development of equity crowdfunding (ECF) over the next 5 to 10 years by conducting an international Delphi study. Our results indicate that the ECF market is expected to grow significantly. However, it is unlikely to disrupt other forms of financing and will not cover all SME financing needs. ECF will remain a funding technique for SMEs and small investors; it is unlikely to attract large corporations or institutional investors. Platforms will impose stricter requirements for capital raisers, expand their services, and innovate their business models. National governments will probably partly liberalize the ECF market. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 337-369 Issue: 2 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1849714 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1849714 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:2:p:337-369 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844487_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Antonio Blanco-Oliver Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco-Oliver Author-Name: Nuria Reguera-Alvarado Author-X-Name-First: Nuria Author-X-Name-Last: Reguera-Alvarado Author-Name: Gianluca Veronesi Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca Author-X-Name-Last: Veronesi Title: Credit risk in the microfinance industry: The role of gender affinity Abstract: This study explores the role played by gender in lending transactions and specifically its effects on the loan portfolio credit risk of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Using a multicountry data set of developing countries, where MFIs mainly operate, the analysis shows that a higher proportion of female loan officers increases the loan portfolio at risk. Nonetheless, we also find that this positive relationship is negatively mediated by the gender affinity between female loan officers and female borrowers. Gender affinity suggests that female loan officers are more likely to lend to female borrowers, and this reduces the default rate of loans offered by MFIs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 280-311 Issue: 2 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844487 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844487 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:2:p:280-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1849713_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yuejia Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yuejia Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Improving the performance of governmental venture capital firms: Reforms at Shenzhen Capital Group Abstract: This paper documents how Shenzhen Capital Group (SCG) tackled agency problems faced by governmental venture-capital firms (GVCs) by adopting an expansion strategy and undertaking a series of reforms in its compensation scheme and decision-making process. Empirical results show that after SCG’s reforms, portfolio companies funded by SCG or a SCG-led syndicate were more likely to achieve successful exits through IPO or M&A than those financed by other GVCs. This paper provides evidence and a live example of how GVCs can effectively mitigate agency problems to achieve better performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 249-279 Issue: 2 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1849713 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1849713 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:2:p:249-279 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1865540_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Giancarlo Giudici Author-X-Name-First: Giancarlo Author-X-Name-Last: Giudici Author-Name: Aurélie Sannajust Author-X-Name-First: Aurélie Author-X-Name-Last: Sannajust Author-Name: Howard E. Van Auken Author-X-Name-First: Howard E. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Auken Title: Special issue on small business financing: New actors, new opportunities, new challenges Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 219-222 Issue: 2 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1865540 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1865540 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:2:p:219-222 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1849715_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Eric Fricke Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Fricke Author-Name: Scott Fung Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Fung Author-Name: M. Sinan Goktan Author-X-Name-First: M. Sinan Author-X-Name-Last: Goktan Title: Is “accredited crowdfunding” a lemons market? Evidence from 506(c) filings Abstract: The United States Congress passed the JOBS Act of 2012, which allowed small private companies to advertise the sale of their securities to accredited investors. However, this new fundraising method is subject to criticism that it might lead to a lemons market in crowdfunding platforms due to limited information disclosure requirements. This article thus examines this concern, and the results do not support the development of a lemons market. Conversely, we identify a separating equilibrium in which quality companies choose to raise capital from the accredited investors. Firms’ operating characteristics and VC monitoring provide effective signals in the accredited crowdfunding markets. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 312-336 Issue: 2 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1849715 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1849715 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:2:p:312-336 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844489_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Annalisa Croce Author-X-Name-First: Annalisa Author-X-Name-Last: Croce Author-Name: Elisa Ughetto Author-X-Name-First: Elisa Author-X-Name-Last: Ughetto Author-Name: Stefano Bonini Author-X-Name-First: Stefano Author-X-Name-Last: Bonini Author-Name: Vincenzo Capizzi Author-X-Name-First: Vincenzo Author-X-Name-Last: Capizzi Title: Gazelles, ponies, and the impact of business angels’ characteristics on firm growth Abstract: This study investigates whether the individual attributes and investment approaches of business angels (BAs) affect the growth of funded companies by distinguishing between two firm types: gazelles and ponies. We draw upon an original data set comprising 265 small Italian firms (49 that received BA financing and 216 in the propensity score matched control group). Building on insights drawn from the resource-based view and absorptive capacity theory, we find that BAs with entrepreneurial experience positively affect the sales growth of gazelles only. Moreover, the role of BAs’ investment experience and coaching in the growth rates of both gazelles and ponies is insignificant. Interestingly, monitoring helps boost ponies’ performance but stifles growth among gazelles. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 223-248 Issue: 2 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:2:p:223-248 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1717292_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Roberto Parente Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Parente Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Author-Name: Antonio Botti Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Botti Author-Name: Massimiliano Vesci Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano Author-X-Name-Last: Vesci Author-Name: Rosangela Feola Author-X-Name-First: Rosangela Author-X-Name-Last: Feola Title: Humane entrepreneurship: Some steps in the development of a measurement scale Abstract: Humane entrepreneurship (HumEnt) is a new model of entrepreneurship in which the attention that firms have traditionally paid to business is integrated with care for the following: firm members, the planet, and society at large. The goal of this article is to address some preliminary issues to develop a measurement scale to validate firm humane entrepreneurial orientation (HEO). The articles defines HEO beginning with the review of the main literature in terms of its three components: entrepreneurial orientation (EO), sustainable orientation (SO), and humane resource orientation (HRO). The article thereby makes some contributions with regard to how and at which organizational level the components of HEO can be measured. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 509-533 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1717292 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1717292 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:509-533 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844483_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Whitney Peake Author-X-Name-First: Whitney Author-X-Name-Last: Peake Author-Name: Kimberly Eddleston Author-X-Name-First: Kimberly Author-X-Name-Last: Eddleston Title: Conditioned to care: Gender differences in entrepreneurs’ socially responsible behaviors Abstract: Relatively little research examines the microfoundations of social responsibility in the small business setting, despite the demonstrated importance of entrepreneurs’ socially responsible behavior to their communities. Prior research suggests that although men and women are similar in their propensities to engage in helping behaviors, gender remains an important consideration. We integrate the sorting model from the civic engagement literature and enlightened self-interest with gender role theory to examine why and how entrepreneurs vary in socially responsible behaviors. Our results demonstrate that male and female entrepreneurs are similarly motivated by enlightened self-interest, but the sorting model of education better explains male entrepreneurs’ social responsibility. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 443-476 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844483 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844483 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:443-476 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1896724_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Roberto Parente Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Parente Author-Name: Ki-Chan Kim Author-X-Name-First: Ki-Chan Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Editorial: Contemporary Perspectives on Social and Humane Entrepreneurship Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 371-372 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1896724 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1896724 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:371-372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1896723_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ki-Chan Kim Author-X-Name-First: Ki-Chan Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Hornsby Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hornsby Author-Name: John Laurence Enriquez Author-X-Name-First: John Laurence Author-X-Name-Last: Enriquez Author-Name: Zong-Tae Bae Author-X-Name-First: Zong-Tae Author-X-Name-Last: Bae Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Title: Humane Entrepreneurial Framework: A model for effective corporate entrepreneurship Abstract: The concept of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) has been an important construct of entrepreneurship and business strategy since it was first introduced in 1983 by Danny Miller. Still, it does not fully address the human-centered factors influencing organizations today. Therefore, the concept of humane entrepreneurship (HumEnt) was introduced to better understand organizations’ human side of entrepreneurial development. HumEnt explores how effective people management practices affect employee engagement, innovation, and business growth. The new concept of Humane Entrepreneurial Framework outlines the process of creating HumEnt that focuses on the people side of the business, introducing the elements of high-performance work systems (HPWS) to a company’s entrepreneurial strategy. Building on HPWS and EO research, this article proposes a model suggesting that a “humane” approach to managing employees is a key antecedent to creating and maintaining EO; furthermore, humane organizational practices ultimately lead to sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation in companies. Future research directions are also offered. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 397-416 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1896723 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1896723 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:397-416 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1888384_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Susana C. Santos Author-X-Name-First: Susana C. Author-X-Name-Last: Santos Author-Name: Xaver Neumeyer Author-X-Name-First: Xaver Author-X-Name-Last: Neumeyer Author-Name: António Caetano Author-X-Name-First: António Author-X-Name-Last: Caetano Author-Name: Francisco Liñán Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Liñán Title: Understanding how and when personal values foster entrepreneurial behavior: A humane perspective Abstract: This study aims to examine the role of entrepreneurial intentions and motivations in the interplay between humane-oriented personal values and entrepreneurial behavior. Using data from 593 individuals in 2010 and 2019, we uncover how and when humane-oriented personal values (conservation and self-transcendence) lead to self-employment. Results suggest that entrepreneurial intentions function as a mechanism that triggers self-employment decisions for individuals with humane-oriented personal values and that this effect is stronger when they engage in opportunity-based entrepreneurship. Finally, we discuss the implications of these findings for the literature on personal values and the intention-action link. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 373-396 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1888384 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1888384 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:373-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1890097_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Indu Khurana Author-X-Name-First: Indu Author-X-Name-Last: Khurana Author-Name: Amarpreet Singh Ghura Author-X-Name-First: Amarpreet Singh Author-X-Name-Last: Ghura Author-Name: Dev K. Dutta Author-X-Name-First: Dev K. Author-X-Name-Last: Dutta Title: The influence of religion on the humane orientation of entrepreneurs Abstract: This study examines the impact of religion on the humane orientation of entrepreneurs. Embracing a holistic view of humane entrepreneurship (HumEnt), we conducted qualitative semistructured interviews with 16 entrepreneurs across four of India’s major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, and Sikhism. We examined to what extent HumEnt manifests among entrepreneurs across the four religious groups and whether a specific religion influences different dimensions of HumEnt. Our results indicate that HumEnt matters in entrepreneurial ventures, and across industries. We found deep connections between HumEnt and religion, with entrepreneurs indicating a pervasive influence of religion on all dimensions of the HumEnt construct. Yet, we also noticed significant differences across the four religious groups (Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, and Jains) as regards the impact of religion on different dimensions of HumEnt. While religion had the highest impact on the sustainability orientation (SO) dimension of HumEnt, its impact on the other two dimensions, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and humane resource orientation (HRO), were far more nuanced. Our study contributes to the emerging literature on HumEnt, especially at the intersection of religion, entrepreneurship, and strategic orientations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 417-442 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1890097 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1890097 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:417-442 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844493_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Philipp Kruse Author-X-Name-First: Philipp Author-X-Name-Last: Kruse Author-Name: Dominika Wach Author-X-Name-First: Dominika Author-X-Name-Last: Wach Author-Name: Jürgen Wegge Author-X-Name-First: Jürgen Author-X-Name-Last: Wegge Title: What motivates social entrepreneurs? A meta-analysis on predictors of the intention to found a social enterprise Abstract: Social entrepreneurship (SE) is acknowledged as a valuable tool for tackling social problems. Whereas SE intention (SEI) is considered an important prerequisite for founding a social enterprise, empirical research on SEI-antecedents lacks structure and quantitative integration. We use a newly developed framework featuring individual-, social-, and economic-level antecedents of SEI to summarize prior research on SEI in a meta-analysis (k = 21; N = 8697). Results show that our framework is empirically feasible, as significant effects of individual, social, and economic variables on SEI emerge. Furthermore, we find that the national economic stage, sample composition, and SEI-measurement act as moderators. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 477-508 Issue: 3 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844493 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844493 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:3:p:477-508 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1905822_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joshua Bendickson Author-X-Name-First: Joshua Author-X-Name-Last: Bendickson Title: Building entrepreneurship research for impact: Scope, phenomenon, and translation Abstract: This editorial sets out to suggest how academics can enhance the impact of their work. I hope this will be useful for authors submitting to the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) as well as other journals based on observations as an Associate Editor as well as from the valuable input by other scholars acknowledged within this editorial. Although not comprehensive, these efforts and suggestions about broadening scope, selecting topics and phenomena to study, and translating research are meant to improve our contributions aligned with the aims and scope of JSBM. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 535-543 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1905822 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1905822 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:535-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1799634_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: V. K. Narayanan Author-X-Name-First: V. K. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanan Author-Name: Lee J. Zane Author-X-Name-First: Lee J. Author-X-Name-Last: Zane Author-Name: Eric Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Title: Critical methodological considerations for entrepreneurial cognition research Abstract: This article synthesizes and explores the methods used in Entrepreneurial Cognition research based on a review of articles published between 1993–2017. Through analysis and classification of 182 entrepreneurial cognition articles published in elite journals during this time frame, we identify the critical challenges in the elicitation of cognition: mode of elicitation (context of elicitation, recall bias and retrospective sensemaking, motivation, and social desirability), and constructs, and measurement (validity, reliability, and level of analysis). Articles were classified based on the theory domain and research approach and analyzed based on (a) theoretical relevance, (b) research design, (c) sample, (d) analysis, (e) interpretation of findings, and (f) method of elicitation/coding of cognition. We conclude by offering best practices for scholars, which we hope serve as a catalyst to elevate methodological rigor and enhance the credibility, transparency, and usefulness of scholarly output on entrepreneurial cognition. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 756-793 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1799634 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1799634 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:756-793 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683335_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daniel Nunan Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Nunan Author-Name: MariaLaura Di Domenico Author-X-Name-First: MariaLaura Author-X-Name-Last: Di Domenico Title: Theorizing piratical innovation: Regulatory illegitimacy and firm growth Abstract: This article examines the growing phenomenon of firms in “winner takes all” markets who adopt business models that prioritize exceptional levels of growth over other financial metrics. Often this growth results in firms breaking with regulatory norms, despite regulatory legitimacy being theorized as essential for resource acquisition in small firms. The article explores this apparent paradox. We propose piratical innovation as a firm-level process built upon disrupting regulatory norms in a way that avoids negative legitimacy judgments. Extending labeling theory, we develop a conceptual model where piratical innovation blends a range of symbolic and substantive actions to enable these firms to maintain legitimacy amongst stakeholders, even when growth is underpinned by illegitimate acts. We conclude by considering the wider applicability of piratical innovation as a model for small firm growth, and the consequences for other firms which must compete against such innovations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 575-600 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12466 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12466 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:575-600 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1729026_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ngoc Luu Author-X-Name-First: Ngoc Author-X-Name-Last: Luu Author-Name: Huy Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Huy Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Entrepreneurial passion and a firm’s innovation strategies Abstract: Drawing upon the role of affect in the entrepreneurship model and the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, this study surveyed 195 entrepreneurs in Vietnam and found that entrepreneurial passion has a positive effect on a firm’s exploratory innovation strategies and a complex inverted U-shaped effect on the exploitative innovation strategies. These results extend the literature on entrepreneurial emotions and underscore the need to depart from the simplistic linear association between entrepreneurial passion and firm-level indicators. Furthermore, this study enriches our understanding of three types of entrepreneurs’ social identities by supporting their contingent effects on the links between passion and innovation strategies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 794-818 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1729026 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1729026 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:794-818 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683375_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kholoud Mohsen Author-X-Name-First: Kholoud Author-X-Name-Last: Mohsen Author-Name: Saadat Saeed Author-X-Name-First: Saadat Author-X-Name-Last: Saeed Author-Name: Ali Raza Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Raza Author-Name: Suha Omar Author-X-Name-First: Suha Author-X-Name-Last: Omar Author-Name: Moreno Muffatto Author-X-Name-First: Moreno Author-X-Name-Last: Muffatto Title: Does using latest technologies impact new venture innovation? A contingency-based view of institutional environments Abstract: Drawing on resource-based theory and institutional theory, we develop a multi-level model on the outcomes of early stage entrepreneurs employing latest technologies in their ventures. Essentially, we argue that the effects of using latest technologies on new venture innovation are moderated by the nature of a country’s regulative, conducive, normative, and cognitive environments. Results indicate that the entrepreneur who employs higher levels of latest technology usage in a country exhibit higher innovation as compared to others as regulatory and conducive environments of the country strengthen. These results contribute to the literature examining international comparative entrepreneurship determinants of productive entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 852-886 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12534 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12534 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:852-886 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683372_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jialong Li Author-X-Name-First: Jialong Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Zhenyu Wu Author-X-Name-First: Zhenyu Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Lei Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Lei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Family involvement, external auditing, and the cost of debt: Evidence from U.S. small firms Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises play important roles in modern business society but face difficulties in debt financing. The literature suggests that family involvement and external auditing can help small firms mitigate agency problems that impede access to loans. Our research examines how family involvement influences the effects of the cost of debt on different external auditing choices and how sending credible signals helps resolve the agency conflict between lenders and borrowers in small business financing. We find that when external auditing is used, family involvement does not significantly reduce the cost of debt for small firms. However, when external auditing is not used, family involvement has a significantly positive influence. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 675-699 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12519 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12519 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:675-699 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1725813_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: J. Diéguez-Soto Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Diéguez-Soto Author-Name: P. López-Delgado Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: López-Delgado Author-Name: T. Mariño-Garrido Author-X-Name-First: T. Author-X-Name-Last: Mariño-Garrido Title: The influence of family ownership on acquisition activity: The moderating role of acquisition experience Abstract: We investigated how heterogeneity in family ownership influences on the frequency of acquisitions in a sample of 1,096 publicly traded manufacturing companies from the Asia Pacific region in the period 2009–2016. We found that the level of family ownership decreases the activity consisting in engaging in acquisitions. Moreover, the negative influence of family ownership on acquisition frequency becomes less important when the firm has been involved in prior acquisitions. We drew on the mixed gamble approach to better understand acquisition decisions in family firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 819-851 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1725813 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1725813 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:819-851 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683364_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jongkun Jun Author-X-Name-First: Jongkun Author-X-Name-Last: Jun Author-Name: Thaemin Lee Author-X-Name-First: Thaemin Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Cheol Park Author-X-Name-First: Cheol Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: The mediating role of innovativeness and the moderating effects of strategic choice on SME performance Abstract: This study investigated the moderating role of strategic choices on the relationship between organizational innovativeness and performance. Previous literature has not fully investigated which strategy among market development (international expansion) and technology development (investment in research and development) will result in a higher performance outcome for a highly innovative organization. Thus, a second-stage moderated mediation model was used to analyze data gathered from a survey of 237 small and medium-sized enterprises from several industrial sectors in South Korea, including high-tech firms. The results suggest that a market development strategy is more important than a technology development strategy for an innovative organization to achieve high business performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 627-647 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12517 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12517 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:627-647 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683370_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: César Pino Author-X-Name-First: César Author-X-Name-Last: Pino Author-Name: Christian Felzensztein Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Felzensztein Author-Name: Sylvie Chetty Author-X-Name-First: Sylvie Author-X-Name-Last: Chetty Title: Institutional knowledge in Latin American SMEs Abstract: This study explores the perceived importance of institutional knowledge on small firm’s ongoing business internationalization. The sample consists of 200 exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from two Latin American emerging economies Chile and Peru. The theoretical framework integrates institutional knowledge and the internationalization of SMEs. Hypotheses are tested using structural equation modeling. We extend SMEs internationalization research by differentiating between types of experience in foreign markets, and how this develops institutional knowledge for SMEs. This is associated with contextual conditions in emerging markets. To build institutional knowledge, Latin American SMEs need to conduct several businesses in one country. This finding differs with previous studies in developed countries where SMEs need to conduct multiple businesses in different countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 648-674 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12518 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12518 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:648-674 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683374_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yong Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Henry Xiang Shi Author-X-Name-First: Henry Xiang Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Title: Particularistic and system trust in family businesses: The role of family influence Abstract: Research on how trust develops and why it matters in family businesses is in development. Our study investigates the emergence and the evolution of trust in family business leaders. Drawing on the New Systems Theory, we also examine the impact of family influence on trust. Multiple semi-structured interviews were performed in three Chinese family businesses. Results suggest that relationship-based particularistic trust prevails at the start-up stage because of the void of governance mechanisms. As businesses grow, particularistic trust gradually gives way to institution-based system trust. Evidence further indicates high family influence catalyzes particularistic trust initially and restricts system trust subsequently. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 700-734 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12533 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12533 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:700-734 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1682442_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shruti R. Sardeshmukh Author-X-Name-First: Shruti R. Author-X-Name-Last: Sardeshmukh Author-Name: Michael Goldsby Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Goldsby Author-Name: Ronda M. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Ronda M. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: Are work stressors and emotional exhaustion driving exit intentions among business owners? Abstract: Entrepreneurial exit and exit intentions are emerging areas of research, yet psychological antecedents of such intentions are understudied. We build on organizational behavior and human resource management theories to explain the role of work stressors (role ambiguity and work–family conflict) as antecedents of business owners’ emotional exhaustion and subsequent exit intentions. We tested the model in two studies from the United States and Australia. The results were consistent in both studies such that role ambiguity and work–family conflict predicted emotional exhaustion, and emotional exhaustion was associated with exit intentions. Post hoc analysis also revealed that women experience a stronger detrimental effect of work–family conflict, influencing emotional exhaustion, and subsequently exit intentions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 544-574 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12477 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12477 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:544-574 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1705663_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Shaoheng Li Author-X-Name-First: Shaoheng Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Christopher J. Rees Author-X-Name-First: Christopher J. Author-X-Name-Last: Rees Title: Determinants of the formalization of human resource management practices: An empirical study in SMEs in eastern and western China Abstract: This quantitative study examines the role of five contingency factors, – that is, firm size, sector, location, firm age, and presence of an human resource (HR) department – in formalizing human resource management (HRM) practices in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in eastern and western China. Using data from 227 respondents in 24 Chinese SMEs, the findings reveal a mixed pattern of relationships between these determinants and the actual formal use of five clusters of HRM practices. Location and presence of HR were found to exert stronger influence than size and sector. Theoretical and practical implications for HRM are discussed with reference to contingency factors in the SME sector in China. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 735-755 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1705663 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1705663 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:735-755 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683362_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jakob Schlichter Author-X-Name-First: Jakob Author-X-Name-Last: Schlichter Author-Name: Kim Klyver Author-X-Name-First: Kim Author-X-Name-Last: Klyver Author-Name: Anders Haug Author-X-Name-First: Anders Author-X-Name-Last: Haug Title: The moderating effect of ERP system complexity on the growth–profitability relationship in young SMEs Abstract: In this study, we investigate the relationship between growth and profitability in young SMEs. Prior discussions in this area have primarily concerned how well either the market or resource perspective explains the performance of companies. We argue that those two perspectives do not provide competing explanations, but rather complementary explanations. We test our hypotheses on longitudinal register data paired with cross-sectional survey data (N = 352) from Danish companies. Specifically, we found that whether growth increases or decreases the profitability of young SMEs depends on the ERP system complexity in the firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 601-626 Issue: 4 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12502 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12502 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:4:p:601-626 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1865539_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sarah Marks Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Marks Title: Performing and unperforming entrepreneurial success: Confessions of a female role model Abstract: Female role models are increasingly used in enterprise support to encourage women to open businesses. Although varied in detail, their public narratives generally follow a limited number of plots where hard work overcomes all obstacles and leads to emotionally fulfilling, rewarding careers while societally enabled resource accumulation and financial returns are rarely mentioned. This autoethnographic inquiry critically examines one such publicly disseminated role model narrative, the author’s own, and contrasts it with an alternative, unspoken story. Using a narrative approach, performative lens, and insights from the role model literature, it offers a theoretically informed analysis of these contrasting accounts exploring how the relationship between individual agency and social context is occluded in role model narratives. It theorizes a performative paradox where, in order to meet the politically charged imperative to “inspire and empower” disadvantaged aspirants, role models simultaneously perform shared social identity and deny its impact. Implications for enterprise support are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 946-975 Issue: 5 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1865539 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1865539 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:946-975 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1866186_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Gabi A. Kaffka Author-X-Name-First: Gabi A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kaffka Author-Name: Raja Singaram Author-X-Name-First: Raja Author-X-Name-Last: Singaram Author-Name: Jeroen Kraaijenbrink Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen Author-X-Name-Last: Kraaijenbrink Author-Name: Aard J. Groen Author-X-Name-First: Aard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Groen Title: “Yes and. . ., but wait. . ., heck no!”: A socially situated cognitive approach towards understanding how startup entrepreneurs process critical feedback Abstract: We examine sensebreaking, a meaning void, that entrepreneurs experience due to critical feedback from early stakeholders using the socially situated cognition perspective. We show that sensebreaking aids novel sensemaking via three mechanisms—redirecting, reframing, and questioning—through longitudinal analysis of weekly diary reports that we collected from 30 entrepreneurs for one year. We describe the cognitive changes due to novel sensemaking. We derive a process model that illustrates how sensebreaking-sensemaking iterations over time effect changes to the shared cognition between entrepreneurs and their stakeholders while driving opportunity development. We advance the opportunity coconstruction literature by adding microlevel understanding of stakeholder interactions and explicating their effects on entrepreneurial cognition. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1050-1080 Issue: 5 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1866186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1866186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:1050-1080 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1866184_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jarrod Ormiston Author-X-Name-First: Jarrod Author-X-Name-Last: Ormiston Author-Name: Neil A. Thompson Author-X-Name-First: Neil A. Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson Title: Viewing entrepreneurship “in motion”: Exploring current uses and future possibilities of video-based entrepreneurship research Abstract: Video research methods provide a powerful yet accessible way for researchers to observe and theorize entrepreneurial phenomena by analyzing entrepreneurship “in motion.” Despite the growing uptake of video data in entrepreneurship research, there is no available overview or analysis of current uses of video research methods, which makes it difficult for interested researchers to grasp its value and possibilities. Our systematic review of 142 entrepreneurship research articles published in leading journals reveals three dominant video research methods: (a) videography of entrepreneurship “in the wild” (such as pitching and other naturally occurring practices); (b) video content analysis using entrepreneur-generated videos (such as crowdfunding and archival videos); and (c) video elicitation in “manufactured” contexts (such as interviews and focus groups, experiments and interventions). Building on these studies, we put forward a research agenda for video-based entrepreneurship research that capitalizes on the unique affordances of video to understand the interactional, embodied, material, and emotional nature of entrepreneurial practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 976-1011 Issue: 5 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1866184 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1866184 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:976-1011 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1865538_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Willem Hulsink Author-X-Name-First: Willem Author-X-Name-Last: Hulsink Author-Name: Andreas Rauch Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Rauch Title: About the lives and times of extraordinary entrepreneurs: The methodological contribution of autobiographies to the life course theory of entrepreneurship Abstract: There have been recent calls in the entrepreneurship literature to shift research paradigms toward more relevant, contextual, and process-oriented research. We respond by proposing a life course perspective on firms and their creators using alternative sources of information, specifically life history data included in autobiographies written by the founders of well-known firms. Autobiographies as self-narratives describing how the founders and their firms evolved and any dramatic events that interrupted that process provide unique insights not obtainable from other research materials. This paper introduces retrospective analysis of the life course of entrepreneurs and the evolution of their firms, including critical stages and transitions, and reflection on what was achieved and what was not. To guide researchers, we provide an overview of methodologies used to analyze autobiographies, discuss their strengths and limitations, and suggest potential research designs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 913-945 Issue: 5 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1865538 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1865538 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:913-945 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1865541_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Martine Hlady-Rispal Author-X-Name-First: Martine Author-X-Name-Last: Hlady-Rispal Author-Name: Alain Fayolle Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Fayolle Author-Name: William B. Gartner Author-X-Name-First: William B. Author-X-Name-Last: Gartner Title: In search of creative qualitative methods to capture current entrepreneurship research challenges Abstract: This editorial offers ways to develop qualitative studies in entrepreneurship research. We indicate why and how qualitative methods clearly and distinctively contribute to the understanding of current entrepreneurship challenges using examples from the articles in this Special Issue and from other recent qualitative research. We provide a synthesis of the five articles that comprise the special issue on qualitative research in entrepreneurship and conclude by offering practical advice for those seeking to publish insightful and creative qualitative research in entrepreneurship journals. We hope this Special Issue encourages entrepreneurship scholars to pursue opportunities that might enhance qualitative entrepreneurship research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 887-912 Issue: 5 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1865541 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1865541 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:887-912 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1866185_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nabil Khelil Author-X-Name-First: Nabil Author-X-Name-Last: Khelil Title: Causal cognitive mapping in the entrepreneurial cognition field: A comparison of two alternative methods Abstract: Despite the growing prevalence of causal mapping procedures in the organizational strategy field and the growing body of research on entrepreneurial cognition, there have been surprisingly few investigations on how scholars might use causal cognitive mapping to elicit entrepreneurs’ cognition. Based on the complementarity between the visual graph method and the matrix-multiplication method, this article outlines an integrative method that both overcomes the methodological issues of causal cognitive mapping and expands the qualitative methods used in the field of entrepreneurial cognition. By performing an empirical comparison, this article provides step-by-step guidance to empower scholars who either choose between these two methods or seek to use these methods in a complementary manner. Particular emphasis is placed on the methodological contributions that expand the entrepreneurial cognition toolbox. The methodological limits and potential improvements of these two methods regarding causal mapping are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1012-1049 Issue: 5 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1866185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1866185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:5:p:1012-1049 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1769989_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Caroline Essers Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: Essers Author-Name: Edwina Pio Author-X-Name-First: Edwina Author-X-Name-Last: Pio Author-Name: Karen Verduijn Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Verduijn Author-Name: Najlae Bensliman Author-X-Name-First: Najlae Author-X-Name-Last: Bensliman Title: Navigating belonging as a Muslim Moroccan female entrepreneur Abstract: Entrepreneurship and families are inextricably intertwined. However, there is limited research on how female ethnic minority entrepreneurs achieve belonging and how they navigate the values and norms of their family, the ethnic community, and, for instance, clients. This article theorizes the processes of entrepreneurial belonging through an empirically informed ethnography of Muslim Moroccan female entrepreneurs (MMFEs) in the Netherlands. The analysis unveils the perceptions and contradictions regarding achieving belonging through navigating gender, ethnicity, and religion, but also relationships with family, community, and other stakeholders. It demonstrates how MMFEs must pierce through societal and professional stereotypes to establish themselves as entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1250-1278 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1769989 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1769989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1250-1278 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683373_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Monica Fisher Author-X-Name-First: Monica Author-X-Name-Last: Fisher Author-Name: Paul A. Lewin Author-X-Name-First: Paul A. Author-X-Name-Last: Lewin Title: Profitable entrepreneurship or marginal self-employment? The bimodality of Latina self-employment in the United States Abstract: We consider the economic development potential of recent dramatic growth in Latina business ownership. Regression modeling with American Community Survey data reveals (a) compared with salaried workers, the entrepreneurial (incorporated business) and other self-employed (unincorporated business) have, respectively, higher and lower rates of English proficiency, college completion, and homeownership; (b) the median Latina entrepreneur earns more than the median unincorporated self-employed but less than a comparable salaried worker; and (c) type of work matters less to Latina’s earnings than having a college degree and working full-time. Working Latinas can benefit from educational opportunities, family-friendly work arrangements, and business incorporation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1127-1151 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12532 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12532 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1127-1151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1683337_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Isaac Oduro Amoako Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Oduro Author-X-Name-Last: Amoako Author-Name: Cynthia Akwei Author-X-Name-First: Cynthia Author-X-Name-Last: Akwei Author-Name: Isaac Damoah Author-X-Name-First: Isaac Author-X-Name-Last: Damoah Title: “We Know Their House, Family, and Workplace”: Trust in entrepreneurs’ trade credit relationships in weak institutions Abstract: This study explores the processes of trade credit relationship development and enforcement by small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs and the role of trust in a developing economy context. Drawing on institutional, trade credit and trust theories, data were collected and analyzed from 16 SMEs owner/managers trading across cultures using qualitative interview approach and thematic analysis. The results show that SMEs develop and enforce trade credit relationships through their embeddedness in institutional contexts. They use personal trust and specific social–cultural norms in the enforcement of trade credit agreements in absence of formal institutional trust. Conclusion, implications, limitations, and further studies are delineated. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1097-1126 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12488 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jsbm.12488 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1097-1126 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1756308_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marios Michaelides Author-X-Name-First: Marios Author-X-Name-Last: Michaelides Title: Nascent entrepreneurship and race: Evidence from the GATE experiment Abstract: Using data from Project GATE (Growing America Through Entrepreneurship), an experimental-design entrepreneurship training program, I show that white nascent entrepreneurs were more likely than blacks to start abusiness, become self-employed, and achieve high self-employment earnings. Empirical analyses show that large portions of the white-black self-employment gaps were because whites were more likely to have access to start-up financing. However, white-black differences in human capital and business skills played a limited role in explaining white-black self-employment gaps. Analyses of program effects show that the program helped participants to start a business and become self-employed, but did little to reduce white-black self-employment gaps. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1211-1249 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1756308 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1756308 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1211-1249 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1786335_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Nga Leopold Author-X-Name-First: Nga Author-X-Name-Last: Leopold Author-Name: Wim Groot Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Groot Author-Name: Sonila M. Tomini Author-X-Name-First: Sonila M. Author-X-Name-Last: Tomini Author-Name: Florian Tomini Author-X-Name-First: Florian Author-X-Name-Last: Tomini Title: Health insurance and self-employment transitions in Vietnam Abstract: Health insurance can have important effects on self-employment and self-employment transitions. However, there is a literature gap on the relationship between health insurance and self-employment in low- and middle-income countries, especially in the context of the rapid expansion of health insurance in these countries. This article examines this relationship in Vietnam with a focus on a comparison between the voluntary scheme for the informal sector (mostly self-employed workers) and compulsory insurance for the formal sector (mostly wage workers). We employ a Probit model with selection on a panel from the Vietnamese Household Living Standards Surveys 2010–2014 to investigate the association between health insurance and self-employment entry and exit. We show that those with compulsory health insurance in Vietnam, the formal workers, are 10 percentage points less likely to enter self-employment than those having voluntary insurance. Regarding self-employment exit, people with compulsory insurance are more likely to exit self-employment compared with those covered by voluntary insurance. However, the effect size is relatively small. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1279-1300 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1786335 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1786335 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1279-1300 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1928149_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert J. Pidduck Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Pidduck Author-Name: Daniel R. Clark Author-X-Name-First: Daniel R. Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Title: Transitional entrepreneurship: Elevating research into marginalized entrepreneurs Abstract: Socially, institutionally, culturally, or resourcefully marginalized entrepreneurial actors pursuing new ventures to achieve positional advancement hold valuable theory development potential. We refer to this emerging conceptual domain as Transitional Entrepreneurship (TE). In this thematic issue, we present seven articles united under the umbrella of TE, to introduce the domain and its conceptual boundaries. These articles, individually, study different marginalized groups but collectively provide a platform to explore TE, distinguish it from related but distinct topics, and illuminate its numerous implications for research and practice moving forward. These articles about transitional entrepreneurs differ in geography, social class, culture, race, and gender. However, the adversity faced by TEs is not unique to any one group; by considering them collectively we seek to advance knowledge about venturing in the face of social, economic, cultural, and institutional adversity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1081-1096 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1928149 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1928149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1081-1096 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1756121_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Mulu Berhanu Hundera Author-X-Name-First: Mulu Berhanu Author-X-Name-Last: Hundera Author-Name: Geert Duysters Author-X-Name-First: Geert Author-X-Name-Last: Duysters Author-Name: Wim Naudé Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Naudé Author-Name: Josette Dijkhuizen Author-X-Name-First: Josette Author-X-Name-Last: Dijkhuizen Title: How do role conflict intensity and coping strategies affect the success of women entrepreneurs in Africa? Evidence from Ethiopia Abstract: While the relation between role conflict and coping strategies, and between coping strategies and entrepreneurship, have received attention in the literature, the literature has neglected whether and how the level of intensity of conflict affects the choice of coping strategies. The literature has also neglected how such coping strategies affects entrepreneurs’ subjectively experienced success. This article addresses these neglected aspects. It does so by studying 204 women business owners based on a survey conducted in 2015–2016 in Addis Ababa. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), the structural relationships between role conflict, coping strategies, and entrepreneurial success is analyzed. It was found that women entrepreneurs’ coping strategies change when the level of role conflict intensity changes, and moreover that changes in coping strategies have different impacts on entrepreneurial success. Specifically, when the intensity of role conflict is relatively low, they cope by prioritizing their entrepreneurial roles, which affects financial success positively but nonfinancial success negatively. When the intensity of role conflict is relatively moderate, they cope by involving others or reacting to all roles, which positively affects both financial and nonfinancial success. However, when the intensity is relatively higher, they cope by prioritizing family and social roles, which affects nonfinancial success positively but financial success negatively. Practical implications and avenues for further research are noted. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1180-1210 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1756121 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1756121 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1180-1210 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1710014_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yidong Tao Author-X-Name-First: Yidong Author-X-Name-Last: Tao Author-Name: Caroline Essers Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: Essers Author-Name: Roos Pijpers Author-X-Name-First: Roos Author-X-Name-Last: Pijpers Title: Family and identity: Intersectionality in the lived experiences of second-generation entrepreneurs of Chinese origin in the Netherlands Abstract: This article explores how second-generation entrepreneurs of Chinese origin in the Netherlands construct their multiple identities in the context of their families of origin, at the intersection of ethnicity, generation, and entrepreneurship. Based on the life stories of five second-generation Chinese Dutch entrepreneurs, this article shows the complex trajectories through which entrepreneurial identity, ethnic identity, and second generation come together. It expands the theoretical and empirical insights on how these children grow up in Chinese immigrant families and become entrepreneurs in Dutch society and how, on the way, they set up less traditional businesses. Hence, the article underlines the importance of considering generation as an identity marker for ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1152-1179 Issue: 6 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1710014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1710014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:6:p:1152-1179 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844492_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Léo-Paul Dana Author-X-Name-First: Léo-Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Dana Author-Name: Satish Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Satish Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Nitesh Pandey Author-X-Name-First: Nitesh Author-X-Name-Last: Pandey Author-Name: Riya Sureka Author-X-Name-First: Riya Author-X-Name-Last: Sureka Title: The Journal of Small Business Management: A bibliometric overview of 1996–2019 Abstract: The Journal of Small Business Management is a highly respected journal, which publishes research about small business and entrepreneurship. Using bibliometric analysis, this study presents an overview of the major trends and themes in the journal’s published content from 1996 to 2019. Over the years, the journal has grown significantly in terms of both publications and citations, with authors from the United States remaining the dominant contributors to the journal. The bibliographic coupling of the articles reveals that entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, family firms, board composition, and internationalization are among the major themes pursued by contributors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S215-S236 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844492 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844492 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S215-S236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1790292_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Te Yang Author-X-Name-First: Te Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Karen D. Hughes Author-X-Name-First: Karen D. Author-X-Name-Last: Hughes Author-Name: Wenhong Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Wenhong Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Title: Resource combination activities and new venture growth: Exploring the role of effectuation, causation, and entrepreneurs’ gender Abstract: Drawing on effectuation theory and the theory of firm growth, our study introduces effectuation and causation as the mediators to explore the mechanism of resource combination activities and new venture growth. Using a sample of 250 new ventures in China, our research finds that effectuation positively mediates the relationship between resource combination activities and new venture growth; whereas, causation plays a negative mediated role. Furthermore, results show that the entrepreneurs’ gender influences the mediated effect of causation and effectuation. Specifically, female entrepreneurs enhance the positive effect of effectuation; whereas, male entrepreneurs weaken the negative effect of causation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S73-S101 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1790292 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1790292 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S73-S101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1938098_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oyedele Martins Ogundana Author-X-Name-First: Oyedele Martins Author-X-Name-Last: Ogundana Author-Name: Amon Simba Author-X-Name-First: Amon Author-X-Name-Last: Simba Author-Name: Leo-Paul Dana Author-X-Name-First: Leo-Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Dana Author-Name: Eric Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Title: Women entrepreneurship in developing economies: A gender-based growth model Abstract: Women entrepreneurship research in the developing world relies on theoretical perspectives derived elsewhere. Hence, understanding the original business-development approaches adopted by women entrepreneurs in developing economies remains elusive. Accordingly, we collected and analyzed rich data generated through 31 in-depth interviews and artifacts of Nigerian women entrepreneurs in the garment manufacturing business. Our analysis revealed distinct constructs that account for their business-development activities. It shows money (access and utilization), market (customer intelligence), and management (nonformal education and experience) as crucial enterprise development components in women entrepreneurship. Motherhood (household responsibilities), meso- and macro-environments (socioeconomic and cultural factors) not only affected business development but also inhibited women entrepreneurs’ access and utilization of money, management, and markets and shaped their business development actions. Theoretical and practical implications for entrepreneurship research and policy development initiatives in the developing world are offered. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S42-S72 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1938098 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1938098 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S42-S72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1945072_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Birton J. Cowden Author-X-Name-First: Birton J. Author-X-Name-Last: Cowden Author-Name: Steven A. Creek Author-X-Name-First: Steven A. Author-X-Name-Last: Creek Author-Name: Joshua D. Maurer Author-X-Name-First: Joshua D. Author-X-Name-Last: Maurer Title: Gender role congruity and crowdfunding success Abstract: Research on financial resource acquisition has indicated negative consequences for entrepreneurs that act feminine when trying to attract investors. Yet, does this remain true in crowdfunding, where there is a more diverse population of backers? To explore this, we take a gender role congruity perspective to see if gender roles align with crowdfunding success. More specifically, 2,071 entrepreneurs from Kickstarter were rated based on feminine (agreeableness and humility) and masculine (assertiveness and emotional stability) characteristics, and these characteristics were compared to whether or not the entrepreneur met the campaign goal. The results suggest that gender role congruity is a factor for successful crowdfunding, in that, for the most part, female entrepreneurs are rewarded for being more feminine and male entrepreneurs are rewarded for being more masculine. Only assertiveness was expected for both male and female entrepreneurs. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed from these findings. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S134-S152 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1945072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1945072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S134-S152 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1727233_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jasmine Jaim Author-X-Name-First: Jasmine Author-X-Name-Last: Jaim Title: Bank loans access for women business-owners in Bangladesh: Obstacles and dependence on husbands Abstract: The extant literature concerning accessing bank loans of women entrepreneurs is almost exclusively concentrated on gender discrimination by lending officers in developed economies. Nevertheless, this feminist study on a highly patriarchal developing country, Bangladesh, substantially extends the view. Based on the interviews of women business-owners, it unveils different gender-specific obstacles at the public and private places in applying for loans for their small firms. It contributes novel insights into how women business-owners are dependent on husbands to manage such instances. Accordingly, it provides policy recommendations to overcome the gendered barriers in supporting the socio-economic development through women’s entrepreneurial ventures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S16-S41 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1727233 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1727233 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S16-S41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1965615_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joyce A. Strawser Author-X-Name-First: Joyce A. Author-X-Name-Last: Strawser Author-Name: Diana M. Hechavarría Author-X-Name-First: Diana M. Author-X-Name-Last: Hechavarría Author-Name: Katia Passerini Author-X-Name-First: Katia Author-X-Name-Last: Passerini Title: Gender and entrepreneurship: Research frameworks, barriers and opportunities for women entrepreneurship worldwide Abstract: The purpose of this editorial is twofold. First, we present a framework to help make sense of how research in gender and entrepreneurship is currently conceptualized and positioned. The framework is based on a review and analysis of the current topics investigated at the intersection of gender and entrepreneurship. We subsequently apply this framework to contextualize the articles in this thematic issue on gender, in addition to offering suggestions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S1-S15 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1965615 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1965615 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S1-S15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1966434_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yin-Chi Liao Author-X-Name-First: Yin-Chi Author-X-Name-Last: Liao Title: Gender and quality signals: How does gender influence the effectiveness of signals in crowdfunding? Abstract: Combining signaling theory and gender role congruity theory, this study examines if the quality signals of entrepreneurs and their ventures are perceived differently because of their gender, which, in turn, affects the crowdfunding performance. In a sample of 14,729 campaigns in Kickstarter, this study shows that gender determines the effectiveness of signals in enhancing funding performance, but not uniformly to the disadvantage of women. While females are rewarded less with the signals of competence and qualification, they benefit more from the signal of social ties. This study offers implications for evaluating entrepreneurial projects and strategies for crafting an effective pitch. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S153-S192 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1966434 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1966434 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S153-S192 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1786336_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Walter Ruda Author-X-Name-First: Walter Author-X-Name-Last: Ruda Author-Name: Pierre G. Keller Author-X-Name-First: Pierre G. Author-X-Name-Last: Keller Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Author-Name: Rubén Ascúa Author-X-Name-First: Rubén Author-X-Name-Last: Ascúa Title: Gender and study discipline-specific differences in the opinion about entrepreneurial aspects: An “ICSB academy” investigation Abstract: This article investigates students’ evaluations of perceived entrepreneurial benefits and barriers and their desired university support within a sample of the ICSB academies in 2016 and 2017. The authors highlight differences within these evaluations depending on gender and the students’ disciplinary background, drawing on social role theory. In general, the participants of the ICSB academies show high entrepreneurial ambitions; this also holds for the generated subgroups (business/non-business and female/male). The support for our derived hypotheses is in line with our theoretical reasoning, showing differences caused by gender and disciplinary background. As a practical implication, our findings facilitate effective student support of higher education institutions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S193-S214 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1786336 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1786336 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S193-S214 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883037_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Fei Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Fei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Author-Name: Stewart Thornhill Author-X-Name-First: Stewart Author-X-Name-Last: Thornhill Author-Name: Dan K. Hsu Author-X-Name-First: Dan K. Author-X-Name-Last: Hsu Title: When owner, family, and community roles intertwine: Examining entrepreneurs’ persistence decisions and the gender effect Abstract: Entrepreneurs play multiple roles in their daily lives, and these roles can influence their decisions. Yet we know little about how entrepreneurs respond to simultaneous influences from different domains. We examine how entrepreneurs’ persistence decisions are jointly influenced by owner role pressure, family role pressure, and community role pressure and whether female and male entrepreneurs make decisions differently. Results indicate that owner role pressure interacts with family role pressure to influence persistence decisions. Further, female entrepreneurs are influenced more by owner role pressure, but interestingly, male entrepreneurs are influenced more by community role pressure. Our research suggests that entrepreneurs should be aware of the role pressure driving their persistence with underperforming ventures. Educators and support organizations can direct entrepreneurs’ attention to the multiple roles they play in life and increase their awareness of how persistence decisions can be jointly influenced by those roles and the gender differences in the decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: S102-S133 Issue: S1 Volume: 59 Year: 2021 Month: 08 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883037 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883037 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:S1:p:S102-S133 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1794693_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sanjib Chowdhury Author-X-Name-First: Sanjib Author-X-Name-Last: Chowdhury Author-Name: Eric Schulz Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Schulz Title: The levels of base pay and incentive pay used by small firms to compensate professional employees with general and specific human capital Abstract: Drawing on human-capital theory, we propose divergent associations of professional employees’ base pay and incentive pay with their levels of human capital in the small business context. Based on secondary data on 3,750 professional employees representing 65 small firms, we found that, whereas human capital has a positive relationship with base pay, the relationship between human capital and incentive pay is less apparent. Specifically, we found that the relationship between incentive pay and position-specific experience is negative. Our findings suggest that small firms may use higher incentive pay to initially attract talent. Yet, the incentive pay does not grow as professional employees gain firm-specific experience. Moreover, the incentive pay significantly falls as professionals gain more position-specific experience, and this negative relationship is stronger in small firms with higher sales productivity. Further, firm longevity shows a moderately significant positive relationship with base pay; however, the findings show that firm longevity is negatively related to incentive pay. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-31 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1794693 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1794693 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:1-31 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1700690_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Catherine Thevenard-Puthod Author-X-Name-First: Catherine Author-X-Name-Last: Thevenard-Puthod Title: Hybrid succession teams: Understanding their formation and conditions for success Abstract: This article focuses on hybrid succession teams that comprise both family and nonfamily members, to identify the reasons and criteria for forming these teams, as well as the difficulties they encounter during the succession process. The empirical results, based on three longitudinal case studies (two failures and one success), reveal the strong and sometimes negative influence of the predecessor on the constitution and functioning of these succession teams. In particular, the predecessor may choose this form of succession and the members of the team, based solely on the complementarity of their skills. The predecessor’s natural preference for family members also can be a source of conflict, because it creates information asymmetry between family and nonfamily successors. Consequently, a lack of strong ties among team members and the presence of information asymmetry can increase the risk of succession team dissolution. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 178-218 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1700690 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1700690 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:178-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1738748_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ying Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Ying Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Jeremy B. Zwiegelaar Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy B. Author-X-Name-Last: Zwiegelaar Author-Name: Vikas Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Vikas Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: An investigation of performance of nascent manufacturing firms Abstract: To understand the context for firms being created in the manufacturing space we explore the factors affecting performance by applying Gartner et al.’s overarching theoretical framework. We investigate the phenomenon of nascent entrepreneurship from a multistage perspective answering calls to provide studies that are more explicit about the timing of the performance in particular contexts. Our research shows that a college degree is helpful in receiving funding and that start-up experience has a slightly negative impact on defining the market, which highlights the interactions between individuals and process and offers new insight into the context of nascent entrepreneurship in the manufacturing industry. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 32-62 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1738748 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1738748 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:32-62 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1695495_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Kai Li Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Xiaowen Wang Author-X-Name-First: Xiaowen Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Timon C. Du Author-X-Name-First: Timon C. Author-X-Name-Last: Du Title: Entrepreneurial orientation, online credibility, and online performance: Evidence from SMEs in a B2B electronic market in China Abstract: Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a major strategy for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Prior studies have focused mainly on the EO-performance relationship in the traditional market. This article investigates the EO of online SMEs using a panel of secondary data for 149 SMEs from Alibaba.com over a three-month period. The results suggest that proactiveness and competitive aggressiveness have significant effects on online performance for SMEs in the business-to-business (B2B) electronic market. Online credibility plays an important role when SMEs adopt a strategy of proactiveness in the electronic market, but does not enhance the effectiveness of competitive aggressiveness. These findings offer managerial implications for online SMEs and suggestions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 93-118 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1695495 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1695495 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:93-118 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1700691_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stojan Debarliev Author-X-Name-First: Stojan Author-X-Name-Last: Debarliev Author-Name: Aleksandra Janeska-Iliev Author-X-Name-First: Aleksandra Author-X-Name-Last: Janeska-Iliev Author-Name: Osvaldas Stripeikis Author-X-Name-First: Osvaldas Author-X-Name-Last: Stripeikis Author-Name: Blaž Zupan Author-X-Name-First: Blaž Author-X-Name-Last: Zupan Title: What can education bring to entrepreneurship? Formal versus non-formal education Abstract: Building on a dynamic view of human capital for the entrepreneurship field, our article covers research performed in this field by examining: the effect of formal versus non-formal Entrepreneurial Education (EE) investments and the development of entrepreneurial human capital assets on the entrepreneurial intention; learning approaches (behavioral, cognitive, or constructive) that are prevalent in formal and non-formal education systems in terms of teaching methods and acquired competences and their effects on entrepreneurial intention, considering different settings at individual and country context level. More than 650 respondents from three countries (Macedonia, Slovenia, and Lithuania) are included in the sample. The research applies structural equation modeling, using two standardized and relevant measurement tools: Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire (EIQ) and Assessment Tools and Indicators for Entrepreneurship Education (ASTEE). Non-formal entrepreneurial education has proven to be a stronger effect on human capital assets. On the other hand, entrepreneurial mindset and constructive entrepreneurial skills have a greater impact on personal attitudes and perceived behavioral control. This could mean that decision-makers should complement formal with non-formal entrepreneurial education, that they should design the entrepreneurial study programs with non-cognitive (that is, constructive) teaching methods and learning outcomes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 219-252 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1700691 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1700691 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:219-252 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1696100_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ivana Blažková Author-X-Name-First: Ivana Author-X-Name-Last: Blažková Author-Name: Ondřej Dvouletý Author-X-Name-First: Ondřej Author-X-Name-Last: Dvouletý Title: Zombies: Who are they and how do firms become zombies? Abstract: Inefficient and uncompetitive companies operating in the economy are a significant impediment to sustainable economic growth. This article contributes to the knowledge on so-called zombie firms. Using a Czech sample from 2003 to 2015, this research detected zombie firms and firms with negative equity, and investigated the process of zombie firms’ genesis and symptoms appearing in financial management before the company became a zombie. The results show that zombie firms are most often located in metropolitan areas, they are smaller companies, and most likely they are middle-aged companies. Negative development of firm financial performance significantly increases probability to become a zombie firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 119-145 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1696100 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1696100 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:119-145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1698432_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ioanna Deligianni Author-X-Name-First: Ioanna Author-X-Name-Last: Deligianni Author-Name: Panagiota Sapouna Author-X-Name-First: Panagiota Author-X-Name-Last: Sapouna Author-Name: Irini Voudouris Author-X-Name-First: Irini Author-X-Name-Last: Voudouris Author-Name: Spyros Lioukas Author-X-Name-First: Spyros Author-X-Name-Last: Lioukas Title: An effectual approach to innovation for new ventures: The role of entrepreneur’s prior start-up experience Abstract: Evidence suggests that ventures often constitute sources of innovation despite their newness and smallness. Such firms are rarely able to invest in formalized processes, following instead alternative pathways to generate innovation. In this study, we suggest that new ventures may proceed with innovation by engaging in effectuation processes. Specifically, we posit that experimentation, affordable loss, flexibility and pre-commitments are positively related to new venture innovation. We also argue that entrepreneur's prior start-up experience positively moderates these relationships. With the exception of pre-commitments, our findings support our hypotheses. The study provides new understanding into the longstanding question of how new ventures faced with important resource constraints and high degrees of uncertainty manage to innovate. Practice-wise, it highlights the ways through which new ventures may be related to innovation outcomes, indicating that those willing to enhance innovation should adopt an effectual logic. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 146-177 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1698432 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1698432 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:146-177 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1695497_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Anoosheh Rostamkalaei Author-X-Name-First: Anoosheh Author-X-Name-Last: Rostamkalaei Author-Name: Miwako Nitani Author-X-Name-First: Miwako Author-X-Name-Last: Nitani Author-Name: Allan Riding Author-X-Name-First: Allan Author-X-Name-Last: Riding Title: Self-employment, financial knowledge, and retirement planning Abstract: The level of self-employed individuals’ financial knowledge holds implications with respect to financial stability, economic welfare, and growth of young enterprises. This study found that self-employed individuals did not differ significantly from employed workers in terms of their financial knowledge. Self-employed workers were less likely than employed workers to be engaged in financial practices that improved their long-term financial health. However, there was no difference in the level of confidence in future retirement prospects between self-employed individuals and their employed counterparts. With the ongoing erosion of social protection systems, this research provides a basis for addressing the issue of relatively poor retirement planning among self-employed workers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 63-92 Issue: 1 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1695497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1695497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:1:p:63-92 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1717293_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Carmen Barroso-Castro Author-X-Name-First: Carmen Author-X-Name-Last: Barroso-Castro Author-Name: Marta Domínguez-CC Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Domínguez-CC Author-Name: M. Ángeles Rodríguez-Serrano Author-X-Name-First: M. Ángeles Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez-Serrano Title: SME growth speed: The relationship with board capital Abstract: This study examines the effects of board capital on small and medium enterprise (SME) growth speed using a robust regression model, in a sample of the every firm listed on the MAB (alternative Spanish stock market). We adopted the resource-based view (RBV), the resource dependency perspective, and the Penrosean theory to argue that directors’ characteristics provide the resources required for SMEs to achieve a higher growth rate. Our research concludes that the board’s functional diversity positively affects SME growth, the extent of prior training among the directors of quoted SMEs is higher than expected, and there is no relationship between the previous experience of directors in CEO positions and SME growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 480-512 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1717293 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1717293 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:480-512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1744616_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Stephan Paldino Author-X-Name-First: Stephan Author-X-Name-Last: Paldino Author-Name: Hemantha S. B. Herath Author-X-Name-First: Hemantha S. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Herath Title: Role of government regulatory pressures over small wineries: A Niagara Peninsula case study of compliance effects in wine bottling Abstract: This article investigates the role of government regulatory pressure over small wineries in Ontario. The underlying premise of this study is that the regulatory system is not neutral with respect to size of the business firm and that a great deal of government regulation has disproportional adverse effects on smaller businesses, contrary to the belief of policymakers. The role of regulation is discussed from the lens of Ontario’s small winery performance to develop a theoretical linkage. A case study of regulatory compliance on wine net quantity declared (NQD) is analyzed to investigate economic trade-offs that bear on the main premise of the article. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 447-479 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1744616 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1744616 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:447-479 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1709381_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Runhua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Runhua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Jay P. Kesan Author-X-Name-First: Jay P. Author-X-Name-Last: Kesan Title: Do tax policies drive innovation by SMEs in China? Abstract: There is little empirical evidence showing how innovation by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is impacted by tax policies, especially SMEs from developing countries. We study the economic rationales for Research and Development (R&D) tax incentives and explore how targeted policies of corporate tax credits (firm-specific) and value-added tax credits (product-specific) in China impact the domestic SMEs’ R&D investment and R&D output. The “finance gap” theory can explain the R&D increase by SMEs induced by corporate tax credits but cannot explain the effectiveness or the ineffectiveness of value-added tax credits on R&D incentives. We find a stringent corporate tax policy with narrowly tailored R&D thresholds for tax credits can positively incentivize R&D and patent applications by SMEs. We also find that a value-added tax policy without any R&D thresholds is overinclusive in terms of its impact on the subsidized SMEs’ innovation. Value-added tax credits cannot induce R&D when they do not confer subsidies or a competitive advantage on SMEs. However, we find that the value-added tax policy creates a spillover effect on R&D by SMEs in other technology sectors who may choose to qualify for these value-added tax credits. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 309-346 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1709381 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1709381 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:309-346 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1709642_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Ting Mu Author-X-Name-First: Ting Author-X-Name-Last: Mu Author-Name: Allard van Riel Author-X-Name-First: Allard Author-X-Name-Last: van Riel Author-Name: Roel Schouteten Author-X-Name-First: Roel Author-X-Name-Last: Schouteten Title: Individual ambidexterity in SMEs: Towards a typology aligning the concept, antecedents and outcomes Abstract: Individual ambidexterity is of vital importance to the competitive advantage of organizations, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Yet the ambiguous conceptualization in literature hinders our understanding of the concept, its antecedents, and its outcomes. We use a systematic review to capture the development of individual ambidexterity in the literature since 2007, identifying several major issues obstructing its conceptual clarity. We further propose a typology based on the exploration-exploitation relationship. By identifying different types of individual ambidexterity and linking the concept to the context of SMEs, this review offers conceptual clarity and directions for studying individual ambidexterity in SMEs for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 347-378 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1709642 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1709642 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:347-378 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1800353_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marko Grünhagen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Grünhagen Author-Name: Manuel González-Díaz Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: González-Díaz Author-Name: Dildar Hussain Author-X-Name-First: Dildar Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain Author-Name: Haroldo Monteiro da Silva Filho Author-X-Name-First: Haroldo Author-X-Name-Last: Monteiro da Silva Filho Title: Multibrand, multisystem and multirole franchising: A qualitative exploration and framework development in Brazil Abstract: We investigate franchisees’ rationales for ownership constellations beyond single brands or systems. Through exploratory interviews with Brazilian franchisees, reasoning and process of how franchisees develop their multibrand, multisystem and multirole portfolio is elucidated. Franchisees in Brazil with ownership stakes in more than one brand/system aim to keep units within their monitoring range, while diversifying to mitigate risk of their portfolios. Brazilian franchisees have created an active marketplace in which franchises are traded akin to commodities and franchises serve as schools or entrepreneurial “internships” for franchisees who seek new skills. A new framework of laddered diversification options in franchising is developed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 253-288 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1800353 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1800353 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:253-288 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1716588_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Martine Hlady-Rispal Author-X-Name-First: Martine Author-X-Name-Last: Hlady-Rispal Author-Name: Bertrand Blancheton Author-X-Name-First: Bertrand Author-X-Name-Last: Blancheton Title: The diamond model: A French luxury cluster model embedded in regional heritage Abstract: This article accounts for how luxury clusters potentially enable positive value flows for their regions, local handcraft small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and global customers. Based on this framework, luxury clusters are viewed as a distinct type of growth pole, with respect to the value flows taking place between their distinct offer, their operational systems, their economic model, the stakeholders’ capital exchanges, and their potential fundamental social and environmental values. A comparative case study of two French luxury clusters, for brandies in Cognac and for leather in Périgord-Limousin, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is used to examine differing value flows in each luxury cluster. This study also proposes an overall framework, based on the local handcraft SMEs’ and institutional actors’ perceptions, for observing how value flows ideally interact in a French luxury context. It could ultimately contribute to the monitoring of further luxury clusters. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 420-446 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1716588 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1716588 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:420-446 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1711635_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Daniele Battaglia Author-X-Name-First: Daniele Author-X-Name-Last: Battaglia Author-Name: Paolo Neirotti Author-X-Name-First: Paolo Author-X-Name-Last: Neirotti Title: Dealing with the tensions between innovation and internationalization in SMEs: A dynamic capability view Abstract: Previous literature disagrees on the fact that innovation and internationalization are decisions with a complementary effect on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) performance. We reconcile the contrasting views on this topic by using a dynamic capability perspective. We show that the simultaneous involvement in research and development (R&D) and export activities positively impacts SMEs’ profitability when such firms collaborate with universities and research centers, or when their international experience involves a diverse set of geographical markets. The magnitude of these moderations is different for low and high performers, thereby showing the lack of a “one best way” to successfully achieve complementarity between R&D and internationalization decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 379-419 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1711635 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1711635 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:379-419 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1709380_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Jan Riepe Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Riepe Author-Name: Michelle Rudeloff Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Rudeloff Author-Name: Theresa Veer Author-X-Name-First: Theresa Author-X-Name-Last: Veer Title: Financial literacy and entrepreneurial risk aversion Abstract: We explore the interaction effects of financial literacy and risk aversion on becoming an entrepreneur. We use two independent datasets to provide evidence that the difference in risk aversion between entrepreneurs and wage earners is conditional on their financial literacy. First, we use the De Nederlandsche Bank’s Household Survey and find lower risk aversion only for entrepreneurs with lower financial literacy. The difference disappears for entrepreneurs with higher financial literacy. Second, we show that the results are robust in a fully incentivized field experiment with high-tech startups from three European countries. The results reveal a potential channel of how financial literacy can promote entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 289-308 Issue: 2 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2019.1709380 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2019.1709380 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:2:p:289-308 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1717242_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Miguel Meuleman Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: Meuleman Author-Name: Nick Wilson Author-X-Name-First: Nick Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson Author-Name: Mike Wright Author-X-Name-First: Mike Author-X-Name-Last: Wright Author-Name: Jeroen Neckebrouck Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen Author-X-Name-Last: Neckebrouck Title: When the going gets tough: Private equity firms’ role as agents and the resolution of financial distress in buyouts Abstract: Previous research has focused on a private equity (PE) firm’s role as principal in its relationship with an investee, but few studies have looked into their role as agents for their investors. We examine how a PE firm’s relationship as agent for limited partners (LPs) and banks influences its incentives to resolve financial distress in the investee. We examine the effect of PE fundraising reputation, PE fundraising activity, and PE bank affiliation on the likelihood of a financially distressed buyout ending in bankruptcy. We build a unique data set of 338 distressed buyouts in the United Kingdom to test our hypotheses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 513-540 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1717242 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1717242 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:513-540 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1719846_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vita Kadile Author-X-Name-First: Vita Author-X-Name-Last: Kadile Author-Name: Alessandro Biraglia Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Biraglia Title: From hobby to business: Exploring environmental antecedents of entrepreneurial alertness using fsQCA Abstract: Through a tailored survey targeting homebrewing communities in the United States, this research investigates environmental factors---feedback, collaboration offers, and awards received---triggering individuals who are not yet entrepreneurs to develop intentions of starting a business based on their hobby. The study specifically focuses on the role these factors play in influencing the three dimensions of entrepreneurial alertness phenomenon: scanning and search; association and connection; and evaluation and judgment. The results of a series of hierarchical regressions complemented by a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) show that receiving positive feedback or collaboration offers from fellow hobbyists can stimulate individuals’ entrepreneurial alertness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 580-615 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1719846 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1719846 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:580-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1719297_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Miles M. Yang Author-X-Name-First: Miles M. Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Wansi Chen Author-X-Name-First: Wansi Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Yue Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yue Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: What explains managers’ escalating behaviors in a failing NPD project? The impact of managerial perceptions of opportunities and threats in a stage-gate process Abstract: Drawing on recent advancement in behavioral decision-making theory and the escalation-of-commitment literature, we examine how managers’ perceptions of threats and opportunities in the external environment may shape their decision to escalate investment in a failing new product development (NPD) project. We test our theoretical model with two studies: first, a behavioral decision-making experimental study with a sample of 128 managers; and, second, an interview study with 12 managers. Our results show that managers’ perceptions of environmental opportunities and business threats significantly shape their decision to escalate commitment and that the impact of such managerial perceptions on escalating tendency is contingent on the stage of the innovation process. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 541-579 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1719297 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1719297 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:541-579 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1735253_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: William A. Muir Author-X-Name-First: William A. Author-X-Name-Last: Muir Author-Name: Michael J. Gravier Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Gravier Author-Name: Timothy G. Hawkins Author-X-Name-First: Timothy G. Author-X-Name-Last: Hawkins Title: Class waivers to the non-manufacturer rule: Effects on small business utilization in public procurement Abstract: Public procurement officials frequently purchase through indirect marketing and distribution channels, separating buyers from manufacturers. Normally to fulfill small business set-aside requirements, product manufacturers must also be a small business. When no small business manufacturers exist for a product, class waivers to the non-manufacturer rule (NMR) allow small business distributors and wholesalers to provide products that are not made by small businesses. This study models the effectiveness of class NMR waivers for increasing small business utilization. A time series panel found that NMR waivers increased small business utilization in industries characterized by low levels of firm concentration and price inflation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 734-757 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1735253 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1735253 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:734-757 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1735252_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Vivien Lefebvre Author-X-Name-First: Vivien Author-X-Name-Last: Lefebvre Title: Performance, working capital management, and the liability of smallness: A question of opportunity costs? Abstract: This article studies the relationship between working capital management and firm operating performance and focuses on the moderating effect of size. We use a large sample of 56,221 small, medium, and large firms from France, Germany, and Italy, and our results indicate that the impact of working capital management on performance strongly depends on size. We identify a higher sensitivity of performance to underinvestment in net operating working capital for small firms, but no higher sensitivity to overinvestment. These findings suggest that small firms experience high opportunity costs from lost sales when their net operating working capital is low. Financial constraints and lack of financial management are discussed as potential explanations because both are expressions of the liability of smallness. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 704-733 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1735252 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1735252 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:704-733 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1726125_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Reza H. Chowdhury Author-X-Name-First: Reza H. Author-X-Name-Last: Chowdhury Author-Name: Min Maung Author-X-Name-First: Min Author-X-Name-Last: Maung Title: Accessibility to external finance and entrepreneurship: A cross-country analysis from the informal institutional perspective Abstract: By using individual-level survey data from 97 countries, we investigate the effect of informal institutions on external financing and its impact on entrepreneurship. We find that a culturally driven entrepreneurial environment allows entrepreneurs to obtain more debt, equity, and venture capital financing, and this, in turn, increases entrepreneurial activities. We further find that culturally driven entrepreneurial environment is more critical in determining entrepreneurship than formal institutional arrangements (such as investor protection). Our results provide evidence that cross-country variations in entrepreneurship can be explained by differences in cultural support to new venture financing across countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 668-703 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1726125 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1726125 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:668-703 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1725847_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Juan A. Máñez Author-X-Name-First: Juan A. Author-X-Name-Last: Máñez Author-Name: María E. Rochina Barrachina Author-X-Name-First: María E. Author-X-Name-Last: Rochina Barrachina Author-Name: Juan A. Sanchis Author-X-Name-First: Juan A. Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchis Title: The effects of export and R&D strategies on firms’ markups in downturns: The Spanish case Abstract: The Spanish economy was one of those most hit by the Great Recession in the euro area. It suffered a huge decrease in gross domestic product (GDP), affecting especially internal demand, and in business and enterprises’ research and development (R&D) expenditures, but experienced an important increase in exports as regard to the precrisis years (the so-called Spanish “miracle”). The incorporation of Spanish small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into exports has been spectacular since 2008. Further, this has coincided with a drop in markups (stronger for SMEs). Our main objective is uncovering whether SMEs’ export and R&D participation strategies have aided in offsetting their fall in markups. We found that exporting helps SMEs to balance the decrease in markups, especially in downturns, and increases the likelihood to continue in operation. To the contrary, financial constraints and recessive demand have a negative impact on SMEs’ continuing prospects. Finally, we found evidence that SMEs’ export participation was a response to the fall in domestic demand (the “venting out” hypothesis). Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 634-667 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1725847 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1725847 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:634-667 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1725814_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: John F. LeCounte Author-X-Name-First: John F. Author-X-Name-Last: LeCounte Title: Founder-CEOs: Succession planning for the success, growth, and legacy of family firms Abstract: The academic research of family-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has undergone significant growth over the past several decades. Many researchers hold that the succession of founder-CEOs represents one of the most important challenges faced by family firms known as family-owned SMEs. Family firms rarely plan for succession. This is an important oversight committed by most family firms. Succession planning, however, likely remains one of the primary causes for the success, growth, and legacy of family firms. To address this issue, a conceptual model for founder-CEO succession planning in family firms was developed to improve family business commitment, continuity, and tacit knowledge transfer for child successors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 616-633 Issue: 3 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1725814 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1725814 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:3:p:616-633 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1738820_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yuval Engel Author-X-Name-First: Yuval Author-X-Name-Last: Engel Author-Name: Ruben van Werven Author-X-Name-First: Ruben Author-X-Name-Last: van Werven Author-Name: Annelice Keizer Author-X-Name-First: Annelice Author-X-Name-Last: Keizer Title: How novice and experienced entrepreneurs name new ventures Abstract: We examine the role of entrepreneurial experience in shaping a key decision that every entrepreneur has to make: naming their new venture. Using a qualitative approach, we compare and contrast serial and novice entrepreneurs as they name the same company. We find several naming practices and show that novice and serial entrepreneurs use distinct naming strategies reflecting appeals to cognitive and emotional resonance. Our findings contribute to theory on firm names with a much-needed account of naming practices and provide insights for research on legitimation by showing that differences in entrepreneurial experience are consequential for venture naming decisions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 828-858 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1738820 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1738820 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:828-858 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1737094_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Afsaneh Bagheri Author-X-Name-First: Afsaneh Author-X-Name-Last: Bagheri Author-Name: Alexander Newman Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Newman Author-Name: Nathan Eva Author-X-Name-First: Nathan Author-X-Name-Last: Eva Title: Entrepreneurial leadership of CEOs and employees’ innovative behavior in high-technology new ventures Abstract: While previous research has underlined entrepreneurial leadership as an effective style of leadership that promotes innovative behavior, little is known about the mechanisms by which CEOs’ entrepreneurial leadership practices influence the innovative behavior of employees. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study empirically examines whether creative self-efficacy and passion for inventing explain the process by which the entrepreneurial leadership of CEOs influences employees’ innovative behavior in high-technology new ventures. Drawing on data from 310 employees working in 32 Iranian high-technology new ventures, and their respective CEOs, entrepreneurial leadership is found to foster employees’ innovative behavior through the mediating mechanisms of creative self-efficacy and passion for inventing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 805-827 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1737094 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1737094 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:805-827 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1780728_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Francisco M. Somohano-Rodríguez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco M. Author-X-Name-Last: Somohano-Rodríguez Author-Name: Antonia Madrid-Guijarro Author-X-Name-First: Antonia Author-X-Name-Last: Madrid-Guijarro Author-Name: José Manuel López-Fernández Author-X-Name-First: José Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: López-Fernández Title: Does Industry 4.0 really matter for SME innovation? Abstract: This research, grounded on the organizational information processing theory, studies whether the digital enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) impact innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and what role innovation strategies play in promoting I4.0 in SMEs. We consider two types of enablers, information and communication digital enabling technologies (IDETs) and advanced robotics and integration digital enabling technologies (ADETs), according to their nature, to demonstrate that different I4.0 enabling technologies play different roles in SME innovations. Results from 109 SMEs show that strategic planning fosters I4.0, and innovation is promoted more intensively by IDETs than by ADETs, with both technologies exerting mediating effects in the relationship between strategy and innovation. Finally, innovation has positive effects on performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1001-1028 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1780728 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1780728 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:1001-1028 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1740536_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Marta Bicho Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Bicho Author-Name: Ralitza Nikolaeva Author-X-Name-First: Ralitza Author-X-Name-Last: Nikolaeva Author-Name: Fernando A. F. Ferreira Author-X-Name-First: Fernando A. F. Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira Author-Name: Carmen Lages Author-X-Name-First: Carmen Author-X-Name-Last: Lages Title: Perceived success of hybrid microorganizations in a contested category Abstract: The organizational literature privileges objective performance indicators often selected by researchers. There is scarce research focusing on legitimacy-challenged hybrid and microorganizations and on perceived success under exigent conditions. To address this scarcity, this study, conducted among complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) microorganizations, explores success as a subjective measure originating from managers’ perceptions. For the purpose, it integrates cognitive mapping and multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA)—a methodological contribution to construct a subjective-success framework that can be helpful for contested hybrid microorganizations. Seven factors emerged, of which human capital is recognized as critical, while external factors are considered unimportant. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 859-891 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1740536 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1740536 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:859-891 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816434_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Grant Alexander Wilson Author-X-Name-First: Grant Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson Author-Name: Jason Perepelkin Author-X-Name-First: Jason Author-X-Name-Last: Perepelkin Title: Failure learning orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, and financial performance among U.S. biotechnology firms Abstract: This article offers a new perspective on the entrepreneurial orientation, learning, and performance relationship by exploring the role of a new learning typology. Specifically, the mediating role of failure learning orientation in the entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance relationship among U.S. biotechnology companies is explored. Failure learning orientation and entrepreneurial orientation were found to have independent effects on performance. This study adds depth to the understanding of entrepreneurial orientation and firm-level learning as well as furthers the empirical examination of a new strategic orientation that conceptualizes learning from failure. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 786-804 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816434 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816434 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:786-804 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1740597_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joowoong Park Author-X-Name-First: Joowoong Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Jihyun Kim Author-X-Name-First: Jihyun Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Hyungsoo Woo Author-X-Name-First: Hyungsoo Author-X-Name-Last: Woo Author-Name: Jae-Suk Yang Author-X-Name-First: Jae-Suk Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Opposite effects of R&D cooperation on financial and technological performance in SMEs Abstract: The effect of R&D cooperation on SME performance is inconsistent in the literature. Using data on Korean SMEs from 2013 to 2015, we analyzed the effect of R&D cooperation on their financial and technological performance and examined the relationship between SME spontaneity and R&D cooperation. The results show that R&D cooperation has positive effects on financial performance and has negative effects on technological performance. Concerning the spontaneity of R&D cooperation, larger SMEs exhibit greater R&D cooperation without the need for government intervention, unlike smaller SMEs. SMEs and governments should consider performance goals and firm size to optimize R&D strategy. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 892-925 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1740597 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1740597 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:892-925 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1748475_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael Crum Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Crum Author-Name: Thomas Nelson Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson Author-Name: Johan de Borst Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: de Borst Author-Name: Paul Byrnes Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Byrnes Title: The use of cluster analysis in entrepreneurship research: Review of past research and future directions Abstract: Cluster analysis (CA) has been used in many diverse disciplines to develop classifications or taxonomies. In the entrepreneurship literature, cluster analysis has been used to test theory as well as to develop new theory, for example, by creating taxonomies of types of entrepreneurs, firms, and business strategies. This paper reviews the major studies using clustering techniques in top entrepreneurship focused journals from 1990–2019. The data show that cluster analysis is being used less frequently in the entrepreneurship field. Some suggestions for how and where it can be appropriately used in future research are provided. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 961-1000 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1748475 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1748475 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:961-1000 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1745003_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Andrea Calabrò Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrò Author-Name: Mara Cameran Author-X-Name-First: Mara Author-X-Name-Last: Cameran Author-Name: Domenico Campa Author-X-Name-First: Domenico Author-X-Name-Last: Campa Author-Name: Angela Pettinicchio Author-X-Name-First: Angela Author-X-Name-Last: Pettinicchio Title: Financial reporting in family firms: a socioemotional wealth approach toward information quality Abstract: The strategic choices of family firms are influenced by economic and noneconomic reference points. We contend that the preservation of the affect-related values a family derives from its ownership position in a firm (that is, socioemotional wealth [SEW]) affects financial reporting quality and earnings management strategies. Using the voluntary International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption by Italian unlisted family firms as a natural laboratory setting, we found that the level of SEW endowment impacts on financial reporting quality. Furthermore, we observe that IFRS adoption is associated with less accrual, but higher real activity manipulation for increasing levels of SEW endowment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 926-960 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1745003 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1745003 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:926-960 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1762626_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew R. Marvel Author-X-Name-First: Matthew R. Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Author-Name: Marcus T. Wolfe Author-X-Name-First: Marcus T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfe Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Author-Name: Greg Fisher Author-X-Name-First: Greg Author-X-Name-Last: Fisher Title: Examining entrepreneurial experience in relation to pre-launch and post-launch learning activities affecting venture performance Abstract: Entrepreneurship research distinguishes between prelaunch learning in the form of customer and technology planning prior to launch and postlaunch learning in the form of product or market pivots after entry. We examine entrepreneurial experience as important to entrepreneurial learning by testing a model connecting entrepreneurial experience with prelaunch learning which, in turn, relates to postlaunch pivots and venture performance. Drawing from a sample of technology entrepreneurs, we found entrepreneurial experience is related to prelaunch learning in both the customer and technology domains. Prelaunch learning in the customer domain has a negative association with market pivots, which negatively relates to venture performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 759-785 Issue: 4 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1762626 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1762626 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:4:p:759-785 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2084099_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Peter Gianiodis Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Gianiodis Author-Name: Soo-Hoon Lee Author-X-Name-First: Soo-Hoon Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Hao Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Hao Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Author-Name: Maw-Der Foo Author-X-Name-First: Maw-Der Author-X-Name-Last: Foo Author-Name: David Audretsch Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Audretsch Title: Lessons on small business resilience Abstract: Entrepreneurship researchers have studied resilience across various contexts, including at the micro (that is, owner/business) and macro (that is, cluster/ecosystem/region) levels, by drawing from a myriad of academic disciplines. This Special Issue (SI) provides an opportunity to link resilience at the micro- and macro-level since collective small business owner resilience is foundational to macro-level resilience within clusters, ecosystems and regions. This point has become evident as businesses worldwide face similar challenges and economic adversities due to the lockdowns during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The collection of papers on small business resilience in this SI indicates the psychological, organizational, and economic responses undertaken by small businesses to overcome challenges faced, where they promoted their human, social, and financial capital while finding other responses less helpful. We hope the research and questions uncovered as a result of this SI provide continued food for thought and grounds for future research in small business resilience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1029-1040 Issue: 5 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2084099 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2084099 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:5:p:1029-1040 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2017443_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: J. Brock Smith Author-X-Name-First: J. Brock Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Claudia G. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Claudia G. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Jan Kietzmann Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Kietzmann Author-Name: Sarah T. Lord Ferguson Author-X-Name-First: Sarah T. Author-X-Name-Last: Lord Ferguson Title: Understanding micro-level resilience enactment of everyday entrepreneurs under threat Abstract: Differences in independent retail small business entrepreneurs’ COVID-19 resilience enactment are investigated using a qualitative retroductive analytic approach. We observed that some entrepreneurs, even in the same industry, sector and city, with similar offerings, chose to adopt online store technologies while others did not. Identity motives are uncovered as a likely explanatory construct, as those with externally focused identity motives generally adopted these technologies while those with internally focused identity motives generally did not. Identity motives appear to influence entrepreneurs’ perceptions of technology affordances, potentially moderating the impact of these perceptions on technology adoption decisions. Contrary to conceptualizations of individual resilience being a trait or process, we find support that resilience is more appropriately viewed as a mindset. Implications for entrepreneurship theory, practice, and education are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1202-1245 Issue: 5 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2017443 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2017443 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:5:p:1202-1245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2014508_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: María Iborra Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: Iborra Author-Name: Vicente Safón Author-X-Name-First: Vicente Author-X-Name-Last: Safón Author-Name: Consuelo Dolz Author-X-Name-First: Consuelo Author-X-Name-Last: Dolz Title: Does ambidexterity consistency benefit small and medium-sized enterprises’ resilience? Abstract: This article examines the relationship between strategic consistency in ambidexterity and the resilience outcomes of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) after stressful and disruptive events. The underlying approaches taken by the majority of previous studies have focused on the role of strategic consistency as an advantage or disadvantage for firms when it comes to achieving resilience. We propose a model that contributes to the strategic management literature by considering that the relationship between strategic consistency and performance is not a straightforward one. Several constraints play a decisive role in how ambidexterity consistency affects SMEs’ resilience when these organizations, which may have different internal weaknesses, face extreme external events. Through a sample of 2,766 firms, we provide evidence of an inverted U-shape relationship between ambidexterity consistency and SME resilience outcomes under a context of scarce slack resources as the last global financial crisis. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1122-1165 Issue: 5 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2014508 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2014508 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:5:p:1122-1165 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2041197_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Renata Peregrino de Brito Author-X-Name-First: Renata Peregrino de Author-X-Name-Last: Brito Author-Name: Anna-Katharina Lenz Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Katharina Author-X-Name-Last: Lenz Author-Name: Michelle Gonçalves Marques Pacheco Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Gonçalves Marques Author-X-Name-Last: Pacheco Title: Resilience building among small businesses in low-income neighborhoods Abstract: The purpose of this article is to investigate the drivers of static and dynamic resilience as a response to the COVID-19-induced crisis among small business entrepreneurs in Brazil. This study explores the role of human, social, and financial capital in the building of resilience responses based on 38 longitudinal case studies. Our interviews indicate that small businesses with lower levels of human capital and social capital were associated with static resilience responses. However, those with higher levels of human capital and higher levels of family social capital had a higher likelihood of developing a richer resource repertoire associated with stronger social media and financial management capabilities, which were associated with dynamic resilience responses. Our study helps in the theoretical understanding of reasons entrepreneurs at times fail to develop novel responses to the crises. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1166-1201 Issue: 5 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2041197 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2041197 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:5:p:1166-1201 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2041199_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Liliana Pérez-Nordtvedt Author-X-Name-First: Liliana Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Nordtvedt Author-Name: Mahmoud Ibrahim Fallatah Author-X-Name-First: Mahmoud Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Fallatah Title: Social innovation in Saudi Arabia: The role of entrepreneurs’ spirituality, ego resilience and alertness Abstract: Using upper echelons and the entrepreneurship event model as theoretical umbrellas, we develop a model suggesting that, under munificent but resistant contexts, the interaction between entrepreneurs’ vertical and horizontal spirituality and their ego resilience and alertness prompt social innovation – as inclusiveness, frugality, and flexibility – at their firms. Using a sample of 85 Saudi entrepreneurs, we find that the interaction between entrepreneurs’ ego resilience and vertical and horizontal spirituality drive innovation inclusiveness. Also, we find that while the interaction between entrepreneurs’ alertness and vertical and horizontal spirituality drive innovation frugality, the interaction between entrepreneurs’ alertness and horizontal spirituality drive innovation flexibility. Lastly, data reveal that when entrepreneurs have low levels of vertical spirituality and alertness, their high levels of resilience drive the highest level of innovation frugality. We highlight the importance that entrepreneurs’ mindsets as values and beliefs, personality, and cognitive schema have in social entrepreneurial activity at their firms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1080-1121 Issue: 5 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2041199 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2041199 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:5:p:1080-1121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2024216_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Silja Hartmann Author-X-Name-First: Silja Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmann Author-Name: Julia Backmann Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Backmann Author-Name: Alexander Newman Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Newman Author-Name: Kyle M. Brykman Author-X-Name-First: Kyle M. Author-X-Name-Last: Brykman Author-Name: Robert J. Pidduck Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Pidduck Title: Psychological resilience of entrepreneurs: A review and agenda for future research Abstract: Given that entrepreneurs face substantial adversity in initiating and developing new ventures, a burgeoning stream of research has sought to understand the concept of entrepreneurs’ psychological resilience. To structure and synthesize what we know about entrepreneurs’ psychological resilience, we systematically review the empirical literature to provide insights on how it has been conceptualized and operationalized, along with its key antecedents and outcomes. Based on our review, we advance a promising agenda for future research, grounded in connecting the psychological resilience of entrepreneurs to other research areas connected to the new venture development process. Overall, we point to the urgent need for theoretical precision to enhance the utility of empirical contributions, suggest promising research designs, expand on the important role of adversity, discuss potential boundary conditions, elaborate on the link between entrepreneurs’ psychological resilience and organizational resilience, and address the potential dark side of resilience. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1041-1079 Issue: 5 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2024216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2024216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:5:p:1041-1079 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1756309_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Raffaella Calabrese Author-X-Name-First: Raffaella Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrese Author-Name: Marta Degl’Innocenti Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Degl’Innocenti Author-Name: Si Zhou Author-X-Name-First: Si Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou Title: Expectations of access to debt finance for SMEs in times of uncertainty Abstract: This articles examines small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) expectations of access to debt finance in times of uncertainty. In particular, we studied whether relationship lending affects British SMEs’ concerns about future access to debt finance after the UK referendum on European Union membership (the so-called Brexit referendum). By using a unique survey, we found that relationship lending significantly reduces SMEs’ expectations of being financially constrained, although the same does not hold for firms engaging in product innovation. Our results are robust after controlling for accounting information disclosure and for the relationship between the expectation of access to debt finance, the prospect of growth, and changes in business strategies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1351-1378 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1756309 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1756309 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1351-1378 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1750302_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yolanda Fuertes-Callén Author-X-Name-First: Yolanda Author-X-Name-Last: Fuertes-Callén Author-Name: Beatriz Cuellar-Fernández Author-X-Name-First: Beatriz Author-X-Name-Last: Cuellar-Fernández Author-Name: Carlos Serrano-Cinca Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: Serrano-Cinca Title: Predicting startup survival using first years financial statements Abstract: Numerous articles demonstrate the usefulness of financial ratios in predicting the bankruptcy of companies, but in the case of new companies their usefulness is questionable. Many of the firms that are successful today made few profits when they were first created. On the other hand, structural inertia from the theory of organizational ecology and the “survival of the fitter” principle advocate that companies that are healthy in their early years will go ahead in greater proportion than those that start with many difficulties. Our empirical study used financial data from a sample of 6,167 newborn Spanish startup companies, analyzing their evolution up to eight years later. We found healthier financial indicators in the first years of startup companies that survived eight years than in those that failed, supporting the organizational ecology theory. We found statistically significant differences in profitability, productivity, liquidity, leverage, and size. The models developed showed predictive capacity, but they did not reach that of the bankruptcy models made with mature companies. The analyzed period corresponded to a period of economic crisis. The study was repeated with data from another noncrisis period to enhance the validity of the results, and obtained similar results. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1314-1350 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1750302 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1750302 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1314-1350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1775466_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rui Torres de Oliveira Author-X-Name-First: Rui Author-X-Name-Last: Torres de Oliveira Author-Name: Martie-Louise Verreynne Author-X-Name-First: Martie-Louise Author-X-Name-Last: Verreynne Author-Name: Sandra Figueira Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Figueira Author-Name: Marta Indulska Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Indulska Author-Name: John Steen Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Steen Title: How do institutional innovation systems affect open innovation? Abstract: It is well known that innovation benefits firms and that openness may enhance these benefits. Yet few studies consider how a firm’s institutional context and different economic systems moderate openness and innovation outcomes in new ventures, which arguably are most exposed to institutional constraints. Comparing data from a liberal (Australia) and central market economy (China), and using search breadth as a measure of openness, we empirically tested the influence of external firm pressures on the relationship between openness and innovation outcomes in new ventures. Our results show that the well-established positive relationship between openness and innovation is market dependent and that, in emerging economies, it can be negative. Our findings demonstrate the importance of institutions and national economic systems in explaining open innovation in different contexts – a point not yet addressed in the open innovation literature. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1404-1448 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1775466 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1775466 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1404-1448 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1867735_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Yuying Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yuying Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Changhong Yuan Author-X-Name-First: Changhong Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan Author-Name: Shuman Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Shuman Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Ruiqi Wang Author-X-Name-First: Ruiqi Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Moderation in all things: Industry-university-research alliance portfolio configuration and SMEs’ innovation performance in China Abstract: Industry-university-research (IUR) alliance portfolio configurations are vital for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our study extends the knowledge-based view and transaction cost theory on SMEs’ IUR alliance portfolio configurations and their deployment in different institutional conditions. We analyze these IUR alliance portfolio configurations in a panel data of listed SMEs in China’s manufacturing industry. Our findings indicate that both breadth and depth dimensions of these IUR alliance portfolio configurations have an inverted U-shaped association with SMEs’ innovation performance. Moreover, developed institutional conditions, characterized by high degrees of regional marketization, strengthen the positive effect of both breadth and depth, thereby, intensifying the inverted U-shaped relationship. Consequently, our evidence contributes to the literature on IUR alliances and firm innovation performance, suggesting that medium levels of IUR alliance portfolio breadth and depth in SMEs result in higher firm innovation performance, thereby, offering several useful insights for both SME managers and policymakers in emerging economies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1516-1544 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1867735 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1867735 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1516-1544 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1767487_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Inayat Khan Author-X-Name-First: Inayat Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Jia Ming Author-X-Name-First: Jia Author-X-Name-Last: Ming Author-Name: Murad Ali Author-X-Name-First: Murad Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Author-Name: Zhe Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Zhe Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Influence of government supports on small and medium enterprises development: Case study of Swat Valley Abstract: The present study explores the influence of government supports on the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly the hand weaving and flour mills located in Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The primary data were obtained from the 30 owners/managers of the selected SME sector through interviews, focused group discussions, and personal observations using a convenience sampling technique. The obtained data were analyzed using conventional content analysis and descriptive statistics using STATA 14.0. The results indicate that government supports have a direct and positive influence on the performance of SMEs in the study area. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1484-1515 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1767487 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1767487 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1484-1515 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816432_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert J. Pidduck Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Pidduck Author-Name: Margaret A. Shaffer Author-X-Name-First: Margaret A. Author-X-Name-Last: Shaffer Author-Name: Yejun Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yejun Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Daniel R. Clark Author-X-Name-First: Daniel R. Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Title: Unpacking the emergence of born global founders: A careers perspective Abstract: New ventures that internationalize aggressively from or near founding have been of continued interest in international entrepreneurship. A rich literature now exists in which researchers make numerous distinctions between types or subcategories of rapidly internationalizing firms and how these relate to nuances in performance outcomes. Conversely, little progress has been made toward a theoretical understanding of why these seemingly unique firms emerge in the first place. We contend that a key question remains unanswered: Why do some entrepreneurs from the outset compound the liability of newness, inherent in entrepreneurship, with the liability of foreignness, inherent in internationalization? Drawing from social cognitive careers theory, we developed a model explaining the emergence of entrepreneurial intentions to found explicitly global ventures. We tested our model across two distinct studies, using a multiwave multicountry approach, and found consistent support for an interest pathway to these entrepreneurial intentions. The simple, yet novel, implication is that noneconomic logic shaping entrepreneurs’ vocational choices can help explain why some founders take additional risks by overtly focusing on aggressive global growth from inception. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1247-1287 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816432 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816432 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1247-1287 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1934852_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Félix Modrego Author-X-Name-First: Félix Author-X-Name-Last: Modrego Author-Name: William E. Foster Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Foster Title: Labor productivity response of the micro-and-small-firm sector to business entries and exits Abstract: This article investigates whether differences in business entry and exit rates explain differences in average, municipality-level labor productivity in the micro- and small-firm (MSF) sector. We focus on the case of Chile, exploiting an exogenous source of variation to exit rates—an exceptional event when the tax authority closed tens of thousands of ostensibly inactive firms in 2003—to instrument metrics of business dynamism in regression models of labor productivity. Pooled and panel instrumental variable (IV) estimations confirm that even the sector comprising the smallest firms in a less developed country can raise its productivity in the face of increased competition, knowledge inflows, and the release of resources. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1449-1483 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1934852 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1934852 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1449-1483 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1758528_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Riitta Viitala Author-X-Name-First: Riitta Author-X-Name-Last: Viitala Author-Name: Jukka Vesalainen Author-X-Name-First: Jukka Author-X-Name-Last: Vesalainen Author-Name: Timo-Pekka Uotila Author-X-Name-First: Timo-Pekka Author-X-Name-Last: Uotila Title: SME managers’ causal beliefs on HRM as success factor of the firm Abstract: Human resource management (HRM) literature offers abundant theories on the ideal HRM practices leading to positive HRM outcomes and, further, to company performance. However, little is known of small and medium enterprise (SME) managers’ causal beliefs of HRM. We examine how HRM manifests itself in managerial perceptions concerning the important drivers of firm performance. A causal mapping technique was used to elicit perceptions of 37 CEOs of SMEs. The findings indicate that the role of HRM as a performance driver in managers’ causal beliefs varies substantively. The main result of this study is a typology of SME managers’ thinking on HRM as performance factor. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1379-1403 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1758528 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1758528 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1379-1403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1745536_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Abu Amar Fauzi Author-X-Name-First: Abu Amar Author-X-Name-Last: Fauzi Author-Name: Margaret L. Sheng Author-X-Name-First: Margaret L. Author-X-Name-Last: Sheng Title: The digitalization of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs): An institutional theory perspective Abstract: The primary objective of this research is to identify the driving factors for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in adopting online food delivery service in the ride-sharing application as a part of the sharing economy through an institutional theory perspective. The study uses data from MSMEs that are using the application in East Java Province, Indonesia. The outcomes of this study indicate that the three dimensions of institutional theory proved significant in shaping the behavior intention of MSMEs in the food sector in utilizing the application. These three dimensions explain that changes in consumer consumption patterns (coercive), business competition (mimetic), and business environment (normative) can encourage MSMEs to adopt the application. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1288-1313 Issue: 6 Volume: 60 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1745536 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1745536 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:60:y:2022:i:6:p:1288-1313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1907583_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Joshua J. Daspit Author-X-Name-First: Joshua J. Author-X-Name-Last: Daspit Author-Name: Corey J. Fox Author-X-Name-First: Corey J. Author-X-Name-Last: Fox Author-Name: S. Kyle Findley Author-X-Name-First: S. Kyle Author-X-Name-Last: Findley Title: Entrepreneurial mindset: An integrated definition, a review of current insights, and directions for future research Abstract: Despite an increasing interest in understanding the mindset of entrepreneurs, little consensus exists on what an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) is, how it is developed, or its precise outcomes. Given the fragmented nature of the multidisciplinary study of EM, we review prior work in an effort to enhance scholarly progress. To this end, we identify and review 61 publications on the topic and offer an empirically derived, integrated definition of EM. Further, we examine factors related to EM and offer specific directions for future study. Additionally, we offer broad directions for advancing the trajectory of EM research and conclude with an abbreviated review of pedagogical insights. In all, by offering a definition, reviewing the literature, and highlighting specific and broad directions for future research, we attempt to consolidate and advance what is known about an individual’s EM. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 12-44 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1907583 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1907583 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:12-44 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1907582_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Robert J. Pidduck Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Pidduck Author-Name: Daniel R. Clark Author-X-Name-First: Daniel R. Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Author-Name: G. T. Lumpkin Author-X-Name-First: G. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Lumpkin Title: Entrepreneurial mindset: Dispositional beliefs, opportunity beliefs, and entrepreneurial behavior Abstract: Research on entrepreneurial mindset (EM) has proliferated in recent years. Its importance rests on a key assumption: EM matters for entrepreneurial behavior. However, to date, EM conceptualizations remain fragmented, and theories delineating the relationship between EM and the behaviors underpinning entrepreneurship are limited. In this article, we conceptualize EM as a goal orientation formed through dispositional beliefs about entrepreneurship and opportunity beliefs, which results in entrepreneurial behaviors. We draw upon recent advances in entrepreneurial orientation (EO) research at the individual level as a model for dispositional beliefs. Further, we theorize the origins, mechanisms, manifestations, and effect of EM. Finally, we discuss important implications for stakeholders interested in leveraging EM to stimulate entrepreneurial activity and lay out a research agenda for future development of our disposition-based framework. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 45-79 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1907582 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1907582 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:45-79 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1890096_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Reginald Tucker Author-X-Name-First: Reginald Author-X-Name-Last: Tucker Title: The entrepreneurial mindset and poverty Abstract: We investigate the role of the entrepreneurial mindset in facilitating entrepreneurship by those in poverty. The poverty context contains attributes that place individuals at a disadvantage when launching a venture, conceptualized as the liability of poorness. Poverty also can engender characteristics consistent with entrepreneurial success, or poverty assets. The paper explores how the mindset can help overcome the liability of poorness, while poverty assets serve as a bridge to the mindset. A model is proposed with the mindset as a moderator between aspects of poverty and entrepreneurial outcomes. It is argued that the mindset must be adapted to reflect poverty contexts. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 102-131 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1890096 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1890096 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:102-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1924381_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Matthew P. Lynch Author-X-Name-First: Matthew P. Author-X-Name-Last: Lynch Author-Name: Andrew C. Corbett Author-X-Name-First: Andrew C. Author-X-Name-Last: Corbett Title: Entrepreneurial mindset shift and the role of cycles of learning Abstract: This article describes how the entrepreneurial mindset is comprised of two predominant orientations, one toward finding and selecting potential solutions, the other focused on implementation and execution of these solutions. We explore this duality of the entrepreneurial mindset and note its role in moving forward the field’s understanding of this elusive concept. Specifically, we argue that entrepreneurs cycle between these two orientations in order to learn about their nascent opportunity and to continue to move it forward. Our work addresses prior theoretical inconsistencies and highlights implications for future research, measurement, and pedagogical approaches. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 80-101 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1924381 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1924381 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:80-101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1907584_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Homa Pirhadi Author-X-Name-First: Homa Author-X-Name-Last: Pirhadi Author-Name: Sohrab Soleimanof Author-X-Name-First: Sohrab Author-X-Name-Last: Soleimanof Author-Name: Alireza Feyzbakhsh Author-X-Name-First: Alireza Author-X-Name-Last: Feyzbakhsh Title: Unpacking entrepreneurial alertness: How character matters for entrepreneurial thinking Abstract: Over centuries and across cultures, scholars have consistently highlighted the role of character for achieving personal and societal good. Yet we know little about how character matters for entrepreneurship. This study builds upon the theory of character strengths to extend our knowledge about personal antecedents of entrepreneurial thinking. Specifically, we examine how character strengths of valor, industriousness, and critical thinking can affect different dimensions of entrepreneurial alertness: scanning and search, association and connection, and evaluation and judgment. We use two samples of 412 students and 145 entrepreneurs to test the study’s hypotheses. The results shed light on how strengths of character may have varying relationships with different dimensions of entrepreneurial alertness. We discuss our contributions to the entrepreneurship literature and suggest future research directions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 155-186 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1907584 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1907584 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:155-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2140809_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Benjamin D. McLarty Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin D. Author-X-Name-Last: McLarty Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Hornsby Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hornsby Author-Name: Eric W. Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric W. Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Title: Advancing entrepreneurial mindset: What do we know and where do we go? Abstract: In this special issue of the Journal of Small Business Management we aim to explain why entrepreneurial mindset is at a critical juncture in its theoretical and practical development. Drawing on multiple conceptualizations, alternative definitions of the concept are proffered, and details regarding the six included manuscripts in the special issue are given to help explain how future research on entrepreneurial mindset should proceed. Additionally, specific future research directions are indicated given the recent global pandemic conditions and its likely impact on the formation of entrepreneurial mindset. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-11 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2140809 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2140809 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:1-11 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1907585_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Hornsby Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Hornsby Author-Name: Alexander McKelvie Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: McKelvie Title: Entrepreneurial mindset in corporate entrepreneurship: Forms, impediments, and actions for research Abstract: An “entrepreneurial mindset” in individuals is real, and it does exist in corporations despite the litany of barriers and challenges. Corporate entrepreneurship is conceptualized as an environment where the entrepreneurial mindset of individuals is sought after, supported, and nurtured for the purpose of carrying out innovative activities. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the existing research on corporate entrepreneurship as well as the entrepreneurial mindset. In doing so, we summarize some of the key findings from these currently disparate streams of work and acknowledge potential areas where an entrepreneurial mindset may face barriers in a corporate setting. We also identify areas for future research that may help to synergize the work on an entrepreneurial mindset in a corporate setting. To that end, we provide direction for scholars to better understand the forms, impediments, and actions of an entrepreneurial mindset in corporations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 132-154 Issue: 1 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1907585 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1907585 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:1:p:132-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1768799_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Muhibul Haq Author-X-Name-First: Muhibul Author-X-Name-Last: Haq Author-Name: Julie Davies Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Davies Title: “The person with maximum knowledge will win the race”: Conceptualizing knowledge in microbusinesses Abstract: The concept of knowledge and the process of knowledge sharing in ethnic minority microbusinesses remain neglected in contemporary debates even if their role for economic development is recognized. Drawing on a culturalist view, we explore how knowledge is defined and shared in a local niche market. Thematic analysis of semistructured qualitative interviews with 32 owner-managers and 11 employee-managers reveals that, contrary to studies on larger firms, local knowledge creation and sharing narrowly based on ethnic strengths are valuable sources of competitive advantage. Our study has implications for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in exploring, supporting, and integrating ethnic minority microbusinesses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 295-321 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1768799 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1768799 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:295-321 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816433_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kamal Sakhdari Author-X-Name-First: Kamal Author-X-Name-Last: Sakhdari Author-Name: J. Henri Burgers Author-X-Name-First: J. Henri Author-X-Name-Last: Burgers Author-Name: Per Davidsson Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Davidsson Title: Alliance portfolio management capabilities, corporate entrepreneurship, and relative firm performance in SMEs Abstract: This article shows how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can enhance the level of corporate entrepreneurship through alliance management capabilities. The findings from a sample of 272 suppliers to the mining industry demonstrate that the constituting dimensions of alliance portfolio management capability (that is, partnering proactiveness, relational governance, and portfolio coordination) positively affect corporate entrepreneurship. Moreover, corporate entrepreneurship mediates the effects of these dimensions on firm performance. These findings improve our understanding of how organizational capabilities enable SMEs to mitigate their lack-of-resources problem while engaging in interfirm relationships to better utilize corporate entrepreneurship for increasing firm performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 802-830 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816433 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816433 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:802-830 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816436_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bach Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Bach Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Chau Le Author-X-Name-First: Chau Author-X-Name-Last: Le Author-Name: Xuan Vinh Vo Author-X-Name-First: Xuan Vinh Author-X-Name-Last: Vo Title: The paradox of investment timing in small business: Why do firms invest when it is too late? Abstract: This article aims to tell the “gamble of resurrection” story for small owner-managed firms. Analyzing a set of private firms in Vietnam, we find that for firms that are less financially constrained, an increase in the degree of financing constraints leads to a decrease in the use of entrepreneurs’ personal capital. However, once critical value of constraints is reached, this relationship reverses. Specifically, deferring investments that would otherwise be in time may result in firms’ experiencing such serious financial distress that the entrepreneurs will invest their personal capital to try and maintain their firms’ survival even though it may be too late. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 863-905 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816436 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816436 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:863-905 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1796465_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hien T. T. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Hien T. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Laura A. Costanzo Author-X-Name-First: Laura A. Author-X-Name-Last: Costanzo Author-Name: Mine Karatas-Özkan Author-X-Name-First: Mine Author-X-Name-Last: Karatas-Özkan Title: Stakeholders’ perceptions of sustainable entrepreneurship within the context of a developing economy Abstract: This study advances the understanding of sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) by investigating stakeholders’ perceptions of SEs dimensions in a developing economy. Sixty-three semistructured interviews with local government officers and entrepreneurs in family-business settings were conducted on three islands within the Vietnamese Marine Protected Areas cluster. The study fills both theoretical and empirical gaps concerning the emergence of SE in a developing economy. It empirically examines cultural sustainability and the interconnection between four sustainability pillars (environment, economy, society, and culture), thus, contributing to a more holistic concept of SE in the tourism sector. Furthermore, the study reveals that stakeholders’ perceptions of SE are affected by levels of tourism development. The findings have important implications for family-owned businesses and policymakers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 441-480 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1796465 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1796465 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:441-480 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1796466_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Carol Theokary Author-X-Name-First: Carol Author-X-Name-Last: Theokary Author-Name: Kumar Sarangee Author-X-Name-First: Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Sarangee Author-Name: Ekaterina V. Karniouchina Author-X-Name-First: Ekaterina V. Author-X-Name-Last: Karniouchina Title: The impact of strategic partnerships on crowdfunding outcomes: Which ties really matter? Abstract: The nascent research on crowdfunding has highlighted the importance of social capital for entrepreneurs seeking to finance their ventures. However, the question of whether social capital can be leveraged through strategic partnerships remains unexplored. Using a sample of over 39,000 projects (out of which only 1,058 projects list partners in their crowdfunding pitches), we discover that partners have an overwhelmingly positive impact on fundraising outcomes. In particular, crowdfunders respond positively to a partner’s past success and level of focus. Interestingly, greater prior success of a partner is always better whereas simply increasing focus may not always lead to superior outcomes. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 481-512 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1796466 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1796466 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:481-512 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1750296_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Eric Shaunn Mattingly Author-X-Name-First: Eric Shaunn Author-X-Name-Last: Mattingly Author-Name: Manju K. Ahuja Author-X-Name-First: Manju K. Author-X-Name-Last: Ahuja Author-Name: Andrew S. Manikas Author-X-Name-First: Andrew S. Author-X-Name-Last: Manikas Author-Name: Trayan N. Kushev Author-X-Name-First: Trayan N. Author-X-Name-Last: Kushev Title: Is that an opportunity? Global versus local processing of technological and socioeconomic constraints Abstract: Opportunity beliefs lead entrepreneurs to explore or walk away from opportunities. The dominant process for explaining opportunity beliefs is structural alignment theory’s analogical problem solving of information. Information can be conceptualized according to its structure with some information presented as separate pieces of information (local) and others as aggregated information (global). We conducted an experiment with 116 upper-level managers and engineers, and found that structural and procedural similarities between technologies and socioeconomic conditions of markets drive opportunity beliefs. We found that the constraining effects of technological and socioeconomic differences on opportunity beliefs are contingent on individuals’ global versus local processing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 187-225 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1750296 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1750296 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:187-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1800354_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Esin Yoruk Author-X-Name-First: Esin Author-X-Name-Last: Yoruk Author-Name: Paul Jones Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Title: Firm-environment alignment of entrepreneurial opportunity exploitation in technology-based ventures: A configurational approach Abstract: This study explores configurations for firm-environment alignment of entrepreneurial opportunity exploitation in technology-based ventures to explain firm performance. Classifying entrepreneurial opportunities by their source and location as technology driven and market driven, we develop a framework to investigate a multitude of factors in the firm and in the environment that influence firm performance only when aligned with each other. The study examines technology-based ventures using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Our results highlight the presence of complete firm-environment alignment of technological and market opportunity exploitation in cases with very high organizational growth rates. High-growth cases are driven by market opportunity exploitation. Firm-environment misalignment characterizes low-growth cases. Our results extend entrepreneurial opportunity exploitation literature to encompass a configurational setting from a quality perspective and provides entrepreneurs, managers, and policy-makers with informed choices of alternative growth strategies when focusing on organizational and policy priorities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 612-658 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1800354 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1800354 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:612-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1824529_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Masoud Karami Author-X-Name-First: Masoud Author-X-Name-Last: Karami Author-Name: Arto Ojala Author-X-Name-First: Arto Author-X-Name-Last: Ojala Author-Name: Sami Saarenketo Author-X-Name-First: Sami Author-X-Name-Last: Saarenketo Title: Entrepreneurial orientation and international opportunity development by SMEs: The mediating role of decision-making logic Abstract: Research on international entrepreneurship has studied entrepreneurial orientation’s influence on the international performance of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), but scholars need to learn more about the mechanisms that allow a firm to translate its entrepreneurial orientation into new opportunities to enter foreign markets. In this study, we employ effectuation theory to investigate this association and to enhance the understanding of international opportunity development by resource-poor SMEs. Our analysis of 164 SMEs in New Zealand supported the mediating role of effectual and causal decision-making logics in the association between entrepreneurial orientation and international opportunity. Our study contributes to the literature on international entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial orientation and helps SMEs to successfully translate their entrepreneurial orientation to foreign market entries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 994-1022 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824529 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1824529 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:994-1022 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1793550_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anders Haug Author-X-Name-First: Anders Author-X-Name-Last: Haug Author-Name: Kent Adsbøll Wickstrøm Author-X-Name-First: Kent Author-X-Name-Last: Adsbøll Wickstrøm Author-Name: Jan Stentoft Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Stentoft Author-Name: Kristian Philipsen Author-X-Name-First: Kristian Author-X-Name-Last: Philipsen Title: The impact of information technology on product innovation in SMEs: The role of technological orientation Abstract: Previous studies report mixed results about the effect of information technology (IT) on product innovation performance in SMEs. We propose that firms’ technological orientation can explain why some SME’s benefit from IT use in innovation processes whereas others do not. Three hypotheses are tested through a study of 246 small- and medium-sized Danish manufacturers. In contrast to previous studies of large firms, our study did not find a significant relationship between IT use in innovation processes and innovation performance. On the other hand, our results showed that this relationship was conditioned by technological orientation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 384-410 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1793550 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1793550 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:384-410 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1831807_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jonas Debrulle Author-X-Name-First: Jonas Author-X-Name-Last: Debrulle Author-Name: Paul Steffens Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Steffens Author-Name: Koen W. De Bock Author-X-Name-First: Koen W. Author-X-Name-Last: De Bock Author-Name: Sophie De Winne Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: De Winne Author-Name: Johan Maes Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Maes Title: Configurations of business founder resources, strategy, and environment determining new venture performance Abstract: We advance a configurational perspective that assumes a new venture’s performance, operationalized as profitability in this study, is determined by interdependencies among its founder(s)’s resources (i.e., human, social, and financial capital), its strategy, and environmental munificence. Using Rule Ensembles, a semiparametric set-theoretic method, we conduct an abductive investigation using a sample of 853 new ventures. The Rule Ensembles technique identifies five multivariate interdependencies (rules) that enhance new venture profitability and two that reduce it. Indicators of business founder resources are involved in all of the seven model rules. Four configurational rules, including a strategy and/or environmental component, equally emerge. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1023-1061 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1831807 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1831807 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:1023-1061 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1796467_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Soo Hoon Lee Author-X-Name-First: Soo Hoon Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C. Author-X-Name-Last: Patel Author-Name: Phillip H. Phan Author-X-Name-First: Phillip H. Author-X-Name-Last: Phan Title: Are the self-employed more stressed? New evidence on an old question Abstract: Are the self-employed more stressed than the employed? Current research on entrepreneur stress are mixed. We utilize the age-adjusted telomere length to test the influence of human capital on self-employment and stress. Data from 3,580 adults in the 1999–2000 and 2001–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were fitted to a theoretical model. Our findings support previous studies showing a positive relationship between self-employment and psychological stress. Moreover, we find that job tenure strengthens this relationship, implying that the self-employed who experience mental stress may find it challenging to recover the longer they have been self-employed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 513-539 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1796467 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1796467 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:513-539 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1799305_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Karol Marek Klimczak Author-X-Name-First: Karol Marek Author-X-Name-Last: Klimczak Author-Name: Wojciech Machowiak Author-X-Name-First: Wojciech Author-X-Name-Last: Machowiak Author-Name: Yochanan Shachmurove Author-X-Name-First: Yochanan Author-X-Name-Last: Shachmurove Author-Name: Iwona Staniec Author-X-Name-First: Iwona Author-X-Name-Last: Staniec Title: Perceived collaborative risk in small and medium technology enterprises Abstract: We study risk perceived by small and medium technological enterprises (SMTEs) in their collaborative activities. We aim to explain prior findings regarding the situational factors that shape collaborative activities by focusing on assessments of risk made by managers. This study confirms that trust, business performance, and environmental turbulence affect the level at which managers assess risk. Trust and turbulence lower the assessment of collaborative risk, increasing the willingness to collaborate. In contrast, business performance increases perceived risk and potentially reduces manager’s willingness to collaborate. The article contributes to studies of technological collaboration and management practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 540-559 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1799305 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1799305 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:540-559 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1824528_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ferdinand Thies Author-X-Name-First: Ferdinand Author-X-Name-Last: Thies Author-Name: Alexander Huber Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Huber Author-Name: Carolin Bock Author-X-Name-First: Carolin Author-X-Name-Last: Bock Author-Name: Alexander Benlian Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Benlian Title: Trusting the crowd: Effects of crowdfunding on venture capital syndicates Abstract: We assess whether and how crowdfunding influences follow-up financing through syndicated venture capital. Drawing on signaling theory and the syndication literature, our overarching empirical finding is that crowdfunding influences different dimensions of the venture capital syndication process. First, ventures that used crowdfunding have a lower likelihood to be financed by a syndicated investment. Second, a crowdfunding campaign facilitates smaller but more international syndicates, while investment experience appears to be incidental. Overall, our results show that a crowdfunding campaign can mitigate information asymmetries between a venture capitalist and a new venture, reducing the need to form syndicates. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 967-993 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824528 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1824528 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:967-993 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1760030_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anna-Maija Nisula Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Maija Author-X-Name-Last: Nisula Author-Name: Heidi Olander Author-X-Name-First: Heidi Author-X-Name-Last: Olander Title: The role of motivations and self-concepts in university graduate entrepreneurs’ creativity and resilience Abstract: Creativity and resilience are critical capacities for entrepreneurs in today’s economy. We investigated university graduate entrepreneurs’ individual determinants such as entrepreneurial motivations and positive self-concepts in relation to entrepreneurs’ creativity and resilience. Specifically, we tested the proposed research model using a survey data collected from university graduate entrepreneurs and pre-entrepreneurs in the field of technology. Our results show that the antecedents of creativity and resilience were contingent on the type of entrepreneurs. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of our study. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 265-294 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1760030 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1760030 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:265-294 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1831808_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Egle Vaznyte Author-X-Name-First: Egle Author-X-Name-Last: Vaznyte Author-Name: Petra Andries Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Andries Author-Name: Sophie Manigart Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Manigart Title: Are you part of the crowd? The role of sex and environmental characteristics for crowdfunding awareness Abstract: Crowdfunding has become an alternative source of financing for entrepreneurial new ventures and social projects. While identifying and “tapping the right crowd” of backers has been shown to be crucial for the success of crowdfunding campaigns, we still lack a basic understanding of why individuals become backers in the first place and why so many others do not. Building on information processing theory, we advance crowdfunding awareness as an important precedent to actual engagement as a backer. We hypothesize and—using a sample of 1,042 individuals in Flanders (Belgium)—show that individuals’ crowdfunding awareness depends on whether they are male or female, as well as on the (perceived) socioeconomic environment they are in. Furthermore, our findings suggest that women tend to derive their crowdfunding awareness to a larger extent from these environmental characteristics than men. These results have important implications for theory and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1062-1094 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1831808 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1831808 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:1062-1094 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1776578_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christian A. Cancino Author-X-Name-First: Christian A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cancino Author-Name: José M. Merigó Author-X-Name-First: José M. Author-X-Name-Last: Merigó Author-Name: David Urbano Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Urbano Author-Name: J. Ernesto Amorós Author-X-Name-First: J. Ernesto Author-X-Name-Last: Amorós Title: Evolution of the entrepreneurship and innovation research in Ibero-America between 1986 and 2015 Abstract: Ibero-American researchers show an increasing number of studies on entrepreneurship and innovation research. This article analyzes the journals and universities that published research on the discipline developed by Ibero-American authors between 1986 and 2015. The work uses the Web of Science database and provides several bibliometric indicators. The results show that the most outstanding researchers of the region come mainly from Spain and Portugal. In particular, Spanish researchers are the most productive and influential authors in the region. A small group of researchers from Chile, Argentina, and Mexico are also very influential. Latin American researchers must deepen their international academic networks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 322-352 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1776578 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1776578 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:322-352 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1824527_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sebastiano Massaro Author-X-Name-First: Sebastiano Author-X-Name-Last: Massaro Author-Name: Will Drover Author-X-Name-First: Will Author-X-Name-Last: Drover Author-Name: Moran Cerf Author-X-Name-First: Moran Author-X-Name-Last: Cerf Author-Name: Keith M. Hmieleski Author-X-Name-First: Keith M. Author-X-Name-Last: Hmieleski Title: Using functional neuroimaging to advance entrepreneurial cognition research Abstract: This article advances current understandings of why and how functional neuroimaging can enrich the study of entrepreneurship. We discuss the foundations of this cross-disciplinary research area and its evolving boundaries, focusing on explaining and providing actionable insights on how two of the most widely used brain-imaging methods can be leveraged for use in entrepreneurship research. We provide guidelines aimed to equip entrepreneurship scholars with the fundamentals needed to design and evaluate research involving these neuroscience methods. In so doing, we delineate examples related to entrepreneurial cognition and propose several ways in which this domain of research can be enhanced with neuroimaging. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 938-966 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824527 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1824527 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:938-966 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1790291_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pierluigi Rippa Author-X-Name-First: Pierluigi Author-X-Name-Last: Rippa Author-Name: Gabriella Ferruzzi Author-X-Name-First: Gabriella Author-X-Name-Last: Ferruzzi Author-Name: Marian Holienka Author-X-Name-First: Marian Author-X-Name-Last: Holienka Author-Name: Guido Capaldo Author-X-Name-First: Guido Author-X-Name-Last: Capaldo Author-Name: Alicia Coduras Author-X-Name-First: Alicia Author-X-Name-Last: Coduras Title: What drives university engineering students to become entrepreneurs? Finding different recipes using a configuration approach Abstract: This research aims to investigate how combinations of factors lead to the entrepreneurial intention and propensity of engineering university students. The study proposes the application of a configuration approach (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) with a sample of 10,008 engineering students from 43 universities in 10 European countries. The findings show that entrepreneurial intention and propensity do not depend only on a single driver but on the interplay of multiple factors. The intensity of entrepreneurship education is a necessary but not sufficient condition. Different recipes brought to light in the analysis belong to similar socioeconomic contexts. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 353-383 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1790291 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1790291 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:353-383 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1824526_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jussi Karjalainen Author-X-Name-First: Jussi Author-X-Name-Last: Karjalainen Author-Name: Eero Kasanen Author-X-Name-First: Eero Author-X-Name-Last: Kasanen Author-Name: Juha Kinnunen Author-X-Name-First: Juha Author-X-Name-Last: Kinnunen Author-Name: Jyrki Niskanen Author-X-Name-First: Jyrki Author-X-Name-Last: Niskanen Title: Dividends and tax avoidance as drivers of earnings management: Evidence from dividend-paying private SMEs in Finland Abstract: Using a sample covering practically all dividend-paying small and medium-sized private companies in Finland during 2006–2010, we document that earnings management in these companies is driven by two concurrent forces: the willingness to pay (tax-exempt) dividends and avoiding unnecessary company income tax. Moreover, we show that the need for income-increasing earnings management enabling current dividend distribution is mitigated by the amount of retained earnings from prior years. This article adds to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence for dividend and tax-driven earnings management in private SMEs facing neither political pressures nor capital market incentives for earnings disclosures. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 906-937 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1824526 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1824526 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:906-937 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816435_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Francesca Di Pietro Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Di Pietro Author-Name: Luca Grilli Author-X-Name-First: Luca Author-X-Name-Last: Grilli Author-Name: Francesca Masciarelli Author-X-Name-First: Francesca Author-X-Name-Last: Masciarelli Title: Talking about a revolution? Costly and costless signals and the role of innovativeness in equity crowdfunding Abstract: Uncertainty and information asymmetries in crowdfunding can be reduced via the quality signals project proponents send to potential supporters. Drawing on signaling theory, this study analyzes how costly signals—venture’s statements about past achievements and results—and costless signals—venture’s statements about future plans and goals—influence crowdfunding performance. The results of a multimethod study of 597 UK equity crowdfunding campaigns suggest that only costly signals increase the amount raised through crowdfunding and that costless signals generally have a negative effect. However, for companies introducing radical innovations use of costless signals is not punished by the crowd. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 831-862 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816435 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816435 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:831-862 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1794655_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joern Block Author-X-Name-First: Joern Author-X-Name-Last: Block Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Petty Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Petty Title: How knowledge shapes the scope of early business planning Abstract: Business planning is one of the most studied topics in management, capturing the interest of researchers focused on new ventures, small enterprises, and large companies alike. However, little research exists that examines the cognitive antecedents of early planning. Analyzing a unique data set that was obtained from 2,535 individuals residing in the Netherlands and that is representative of the whole population of the country, our empirical evidence reveals that individual’s firsthand entrepreneurial experience, education level, general life experience, and exposure to entrepreneurship education influence the scope of early business planning. More generally, our findings advance understanding as to why we see differences in how individuals engage in early business planning, thereby, also providing new insights into the core question of how firm heterogeneity arises. Furthermore, our insights on the effects of formal learning raise important questions about the actual effects of entrepreneurship education. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 411-440 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1794655 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1794655 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:411-440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1815471_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chihmao Hsieh Author-X-Name-First: Chihmao Author-X-Name-Last: Hsieh Author-Name: Woo Jin Lee Author-X-Name-First: Woo Jin Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: How would autonomist and autocratic teammates affect individual satisfaction on prefounding entrepreneurship teams? Abstract: We explore how differentially autonomous and autocratic teammates affect each other’s exposure to conflict and then satisfaction on prefounding entrepreneurship teams. Data from venture creation courses show that preferences for freedom (from rules) and discretion (over one’s job) each have their unique interactive effects, when assessing one’s own preferences in light of teammates’ preferences. High teamwide preference for independence was not linked to satisfaction, but one’s preference for independence interacts with actual interdependence to affect it. High teamwide preference to lead autocratically increases task conflict and diminishes satisfaction. Overall we find that conflict plays no role as a mediating variable. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 659-703 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1815471 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1815471 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:659-703 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816429_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sabrina Schell Author-X-Name-First: Sabrina Author-X-Name-Last: Schell Author-Name: Sven Wolff Author-X-Name-First: Sven Author-X-Name-Last: Wolff Author-Name: Petra Moog Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Moog Title: Contracts and communication among family members: Business succession from a contractual view Abstract: During family business succession, much information has to be exchanged among the family members involved, contacts have to be transferred, and expectations must be negotiated among the family members. How this exchange of information occurs remains unclear but can be a key success factor during the postsuccession period as information is critical for decision making. By conducting 14 in-depth case studies and considering institutional contract theory and family communication theory, we find that situations arise in which involved members of the entrepreneurial family have different levels of information and different expectations of one another. This study contributes to the family business succession literature through an intrafamily business succession model in which two types of contracts organize information exchange among the involved family members—(psychological implicit) family contracts and (explicit) business contracts. Both contracts serve the purpose of exchanging information in the family and business systems and aligning expectations such that the family and the family business remain capable of operating. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 704-737 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816429 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816429 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:704-737 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1800337_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Reza Zaefarian Author-X-Name-First: Reza Author-X-Name-Last: Zaefarian Author-Name: Misagh Tasavori Author-X-Name-First: Misagh Author-X-Name-Last: Tasavori Author-Name: Teck-Yong Eng Author-X-Name-First: Teck-Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Eng Author-Name: Mehmet Demirbag Author-X-Name-First: Mehmet Author-X-Name-Last: Demirbag Title: Development of international market information in emerging economy family SMEs: The role of participative governance Abstract: Emerging economy family SMEs pursuing internationalization have to develop international market information acquisition capability. However, there is limited knowledge about how to develop and utilize this capability. We investigate the role of participative governance and the extent to which participation of board and family members enhances this capability. We also examine the mediating role of this capability in the relationship of participative governance and international firm performance. Our analysis of 192 Turkish firms corroborates the role of participative governance. However, we find that this capability plays a partial mediating role only when family firms measure their performance subjectively but not objectively. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 560-589 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1800337 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1800337 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:560-589 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1800352_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ana Mol-Gómez-Vázquez Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Mol-Gómez-Vázquez Author-Name: Ginés Hernández-Cánovas Author-X-Name-First: Ginés Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández-Cánovas Author-Name: Johanna Köeter-Kant Author-X-Name-First: Johanna Author-X-Name-Last: Köeter-Kant Title: Economic and institutional determinants of lease financing for European SMEs: An analysis across developing and developed countries Abstract: In light of an economic recession at a global scale, we should turn our attention toward sources of funding which, as leasing, present clear advantages to the more vulnerable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Applying logistic models on a sample of 4,425 SMEs from 25 European countries, we show that financial constraints and the characteristics of the institutional environment might play a distinctive role in the use of leasing for SMEs across developing and developed countries. Consequently, leasing regulations should be carefully studied to trigger rather than sink the feasibility with which leasing might be deployed and used. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 590-611 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1800352 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1800352 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:590-611 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1750621_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Izabela Kowalik Author-X-Name-First: Izabela Author-X-Name-Last: Kowalik Author-Name: Lidia Danik Author-X-Name-First: Lidia Author-X-Name-Last: Danik Author-Name: Barbara Francioni Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Francioni Title: Specialized marketing capabilities and foreign expansion of the international new ventures Abstract: The study examines specialized marketing capabilities’ role in the early internationalization of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Emphasis is on sales and communication capabilities and on contrasting international new ventures (INV) from the mature economy of Italy and the posttransformation economy of Poland. Individual expert interviews, including a card-based game, and an entrepreneurial marketing conceptual framework were conducted with representatives of seven manufacturing INVs. The findings obtained through content analysis of interviews with CAQDAS software show how the main specialized marketing capabilities contribute to early expansion of INVs through an interaction with architectural marketing capabilities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 226-264 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1750621 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1750621 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:226-264 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816430_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nawaf Alabduljader Author-X-Name-First: Nawaf Author-X-Name-Last: Alabduljader Author-Name: George T. Solomon Author-X-Name-First: George T. Author-X-Name-Last: Solomon Author-Name: Jae Hyeung Kang Author-X-Name-First: Jae Hyeung Author-X-Name-Last: Kang Author-Name: David Y. Choi Author-X-Name-First: David Y. Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Sulaiman T. Al-Abduljader Author-X-Name-First: Sulaiman T. Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Abduljader Title: Cognitive styles and entrepreneurial intentions: A cross-cultural comparison Abstract: We examine the role of two cognitive styles (intuitive and analytical) in students’ entrepreneurial intentions within two distinct cultural contexts (Kuwait and the United States). Specifically, we analyze the moderating effect of cultural context in the relationship between cognitive styles and entrepreneurial intentions mediated through cognitive scripts (e.g., students’ personal attitude and perceived behavioral control). Our results indicate that intuitive cognitive style has a stronger effect on entrepreneurial intentions and its antecedents in both cultures. This suggests that different cognitive styles have different effects on students’ perceptions and attitudes toward entrepreneurship. We also find that cultural context plays an important moderating role in the relationship between cognitive styles and the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions. Specifically, cultural context appears to influence the relative importance of individual-level factors such as cognitive styles in students’ personal attitudes and perceived behavioral control toward entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 738-768 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816430 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816430 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:738-768 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1816431_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Bochra Idris Author-X-Name-First: Bochra Author-X-Name-Last: Idris Author-Name: George Saridakis Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: Saridakis Author-Name: Stewart Johnstone Author-X-Name-First: Stewart Author-X-Name-Last: Johnstone Title: Training and performance in SMEs: Empirical evidence from large-scale data from the UK Abstract: This article examines the link between training and (perceived) actual/intended performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. We use the UK’s 2015 Small Business Survey containing large-scale data from more than 15,000 owner-managers of SMEs. Using the ordered probit analysis to test our hypothesis, we find that there is a positive and significant relationship between training and SMEs’ performance. When differentiating between training according to its type, we find that on-the-job and off-the-job training are positively and significantly related to performance; however, when these types of training are received simultaneously, the combined association becomes stronger than their individual effects. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 769-801 Issue: 2 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816431 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1816431 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:2:p:769-801 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955127_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jose Ramon Saura Author-X-Name-First: Jose Ramon Author-X-Name-Last: Saura Author-Name: Daniel Palacios-Marqués Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Palacios-Marqués Author-Name: Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano Author-X-Name-First: Domingo Author-X-Name-Last: Ribeiro-Soriano Title: Digital marketing in SMEs via data-driven strategies: Reviewing the current state of research Abstract: The development of the Internet and the implementation of traditional marketing strategies have given rise to the emergence of digital marketing strategies exploited both by SMEs and large companies. These companies combine data sciences with digital marketing strategies to sell products, generate brand awareness, or access new markets. The present study aims to understand the role and use of data science by SMEs in their online marketing performance. The research method used in this study is a systematic literature review. The data were analyzed using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) in the programming language R. Based on the results, we identify a total of seven state-of-the-art uses of data science in digital marketing used by SMEs in their online marketing strategies that are graphically represented and analyzed. In addition, four future lines of research are proposed and discussed to understand the direction of the next steps that SMEs should take to successfully develop their digital strategies. Finally, the review concludes with a discussion of the theoretical and practical implications of our findings for further research on the influence and use of data sciences in SMEs' online marketing performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1278-1313 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955127 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955127 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1278-1313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955124_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shuijing Jie Author-X-Name-First: Shuijing Author-X-Name-Last: Jie Author-Name: Rainer Harms Author-X-Name-First: Rainer Author-X-Name-Last: Harms Author-Name: Aard J. Groen Author-X-Name-First: Aard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Groen Author-Name: Paul Jones Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Title: Capabilities and Performance of Early Internationalizing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review Abstract: International-entrepreneurship researchers use a capability-based perspective to analyze the international performance of early-internationalizing firms. More than 300 papers seem to address the role of capabilities in international performance. The purpose of this study is to structure this literature and provide an orientation for researchers. First, we develop a capability-categorization model. Second, we use this model in conjunction with our systematic literature review to identify which capabilities dominate the literature and which may have been overlooked. Third, we find that, in a significant share of the papers, “capability” is defined rather loosely, which impedes theory development at the interface of the capability-based perspective and international entrepreneurship. We conclude with a research agenda for future capabilities-based international-entrepreneurship research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1143-1173 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955124 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955124 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1143-1173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955125_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sebastian Robledo Author-X-Name-First: Sebastian Author-X-Name-Last: Robledo Author-Name: Andrés Mauricio Grisales Aguirre Author-X-Name-First: Andrés Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Grisales Aguirre Author-Name: Mathew Hughes Author-X-Name-First: Mathew Author-X-Name-Last: Hughes Author-Name: Fabian Eggers Author-X-Name-First: Fabian Author-X-Name-Last: Eggers Title: “Hasta la vista, baby” – will machine learning terminate human literature reviews in entrepreneurship? Abstract: Can, and should, artificial intelligence (AI) and its machine learning (ML) variant be applied to study scholarly literature? With AI and ML rapidly disrupting industries, we investigate how scholars in entrepreneurship and small business management can capitalize on AI and ML to support their scholarship and comprehensively review, catalog, and analyze the literature. We examine various ML tools and deploy these tools against a published literature review to consider whether ML complements or substitutes scholars’ agency. We show that ML can reinforce human findings to support replicability and robustness, adding additional layers of transparency and validity to conclusions from human-derived systematic reviews. Our contributions provide scholars with valuable guidance and a blueprint for adopting ML into their scholarship and not replacing their scholarship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1314-1343 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955125 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955125 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1314-1343 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955128_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Author-Name: Raj V. Mahto Author-X-Name-First: Raj V. Author-X-Name-Last: Mahto Author-Name: Steven T. Walsh Author-X-Name-First: Steven T. Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh Title: The importance of literature reviews in small business and entrepreneurship research Abstract: Literature in a discipline generally represents the advancement of knowledge and a richer understanding of associated phenomena, factors, and context. However, an unplanned growth in literature can impede advancement by introducing the possibility of complex, competing, and occasionally counterintuitive arguments in the ongoing scholarly dialogue. The exponential growth of literature in small business and entrepreneurship research in recent years has made salient just such risk. Thus, there is an urgent need for developing a clear understanding of advancements and state of knowledge stock in the discipline to inform and guide future researchers aiming to advance the field. The Journal of Small Business Management’s first special issue on review articles intends to contribute to the advancement of small business and entrepreneurship literature by informing researchers on the current state of research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1095-1106 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955128 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955128 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1095-1106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1969657_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marina Dabić Author-X-Name-First: Marina Author-X-Name-Last: Dabić Author-Name: Božidar Vlačić Author-X-Name-First: Božidar Author-X-Name-Last: Vlačić Author-Name: Timothy Kiessling Author-X-Name-First: Timothy Author-X-Name-Last: Kiessling Author-Name: Andrea Caputo Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Caputo Author-Name: Massimiliano Pellegrini Author-X-Name-First: Massimiliano Author-X-Name-Last: Pellegrini Title: Serial entrepreneurs: A review of literature and guidance for future research Abstract: Little research has been conducted regarding serial entrepreneurship compared to entrepreneurship research more broadly, despite research that suggests that as many as 50% of all entrepreneurs are serial entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship research shows that most new ventures fail, yet serial entrepreneurs continually exit previous ventures and start new ones. Our study explores 118 scholarly articles indexed in Web of Science and Scopus databases on serial entrepreneurship through multiple correspondence analysis. Through our analysis, we identify key areas for future research, explore and consolidate the theoretical foundations used, and provide a review of academic literature for future researchers to utilize. Our perceptual map has identified four key research areas that researchers should focus upon: heuristics in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial capabilities, the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and technological development and resources. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1107-1142 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1969657 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1969657 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1107-1142 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955126_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Octavio Escobar Author-X-Name-First: Octavio Author-X-Name-Last: Escobar Author-Name: Francesco Schiavone Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Schiavone Author-Name: Tatiana Khvatova Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana Author-X-Name-Last: Khvatova Author-Name: Adnane Maalaoui Author-X-Name-First: Adnane Author-X-Name-Last: Maalaoui Title: Lead user innovation and entrepreneurship: Analyzing the current state of research Abstract: User innovation and user entrepreneurship are established research subjects in businessmanagement literature. However, to date, prior research has not offered general, clear, and comprehensive evidence about how these two complementary phenomena are linked and, moreover, what is the role played by small- and medium-size enterprises in this relationship. We integrate bibliometric techniques to achieve a better and holistic understanding of prior research concerning these topics. Within this body of literature this article offers the first specific bibliometric study of user entrepreneurship and user innovation. Our findings indicate key prior research concerning these topics splits into four different clusters: (1) entrepreneurial marketing, customer orientation, and entrepreneur personality; (2) user knowledge and new ventures; (3) entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems; and (4) lead user innovation. Such clusters provide valid bases for exploring further research avenues, topics, and questions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1174-1191 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955126 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955126 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1174-1191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955123_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Purnima Rao Author-X-Name-First: Purnima Author-X-Name-Last: Rao Author-Name: Satish Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Satish Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Meena Chavan Author-X-Name-First: Meena Author-X-Name-Last: Chavan Author-Name: Weng Marc Lim Author-X-Name-First: Weng Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Lim Title: A systematic literature review on SME financing: Trends and future directions Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a significant source of employment for many people in developing and developed economies. However, one of the significant constraints that SMEs face is limited access to finance. Governments and financial institutions need to understand how SMEs access finance so that financial access for SMEs can be better promoted. In this vein, this paper conducts a systematic literature review to present a one-stop, state-of-the-art understanding of the extant literature on SME financing. The review encapsulates 280 papers from five top journals in the area of “small business management” between 1986 and 2020. The review is holistic as it explores the diversity of SME financing research and evaluates it in terms of publication trends (productivity, region), theoretical setup (theory building, application, elaboration, testing), methodological design (research design, data collection and analysis techniques), and themes (evolution, network). The paper concludes with proposals for future SME financing research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1247-1277 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955123 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955123 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1247-1277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1955122_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marcello M. Mariani Author-X-Name-First: Marcello M. Author-X-Name-Last: Mariani Author-Name: Khowlah Al-Sultan Author-X-Name-First: Khowlah Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Sultan Author-Name: Alfredo De Massis Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: De Massis Title: Corporate social responsibility in family firms: A systematic literature review Abstract: The field of CSR in family firms has experienced remarkable growth recently. Therefore, a literature review on the topic is needed to provide an updated overview of extant research and draw guidelines for future research. Using bibliometric mapping, we conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in family business drawing on the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases. The bibliographic coupling conducted suggests that family involvement, corporate governance, and sustainability are the most frequently studied topics. Furthermore, through our SLR, we systematized the studies into an interpretative framework, identifying the drivers and outcomes of CSR practices, processes, and strategies in family business. The study reveals and organizes the state-of-the-art of CSR research in family business, outlines important theoretical implications and develops a future research agenda. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1192-1246 Issue: 3 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955122 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1955122 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:3:p:1192-1246 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1866763_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jonathan Bauweraerts Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Bauweraerts Author-Name: Claudia Pongelli Author-X-Name-First: Claudia Author-X-Name-Last: Pongelli Author-Name: Salvatore Sciascia Author-X-Name-First: Salvatore Author-X-Name-Last: Sciascia Author-Name: Pietro Mazzola Author-X-Name-First: Pietro Author-X-Name-Last: Mazzola Author-Name: Alessandro Minichilli Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Minichilli Title: Transforming entrepreneurial orientation into performance in family SMEs: Are nonfamily CEOs better than family CEOs? Abstract: We draw on the agency and stewardship perspectives to determine whether and how the effect of family leadership on the entrepreneurial orientation-performance relationship in small and medium (SME) family firms is contingent on the main life cycle dimensions: firm size, generational stage, and board of directors’ engagement. The analyses of 284 Belgian family SMEs reveal that nonfamily leaders outperform family leaders in transforming entrepreneurial orientation into performance in larger firms, whereas family leaders outpace nonfamily leaders when the board has a strong engagement in serving the CEO. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1672-1703 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1866763 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1866763 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1672-1703 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1838177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kun Wang Author-X-Name-First: Kun Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Yaozhi Chen Author-X-Name-First: Yaozhi Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Yao Liu Author-X-Name-First: Yao Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Yingkai Tang Author-X-Name-First: Yingkai Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Title: Board secretary’s financial experience, overconfidence, and SMEs’ financing preference: Evidence from China’s NEEQ market Abstract: This article explains the impact of the board secretary’s financial experience on the financing preference from the perspectives of executive behavior and psychology. We use small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) listed on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) market as an empirical research sample and confirm that SMEs who have board secretaries with financial experience prefer external financing, thus lowering the investment-cash flow sensitivity. Additionally, the empirical conclusions are robust after changing the measurement of financing, expanding the scope of financial experience definition, and removing state-owned SMEs from the sample for robustness testing. We also control for the endogeneity using a placebo test, PSM-DID, and instrumental variables. In further research, we find that overconfident secretaries prefer external financing; secretaries with financial experience can reduce information asymmetry to promote external financing, albeit mostly short-term loans. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1378-1410 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1838177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1838177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1378-1410 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1867734_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sarah Dodd Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Dodd Author-Name: Alistair Anderson Author-X-Name-First: Alistair Author-X-Name-Last: Anderson Author-Name: Sarah Jack Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Jack Title: “Let them not make me a stone”—repositioning entrepreneurship Abstract: Entrepreneurs create our tomorrows and we have a responsibility to comprehend as well as appreciate what they do. A repositioning of entrepreneurship scholarship is essential, if we are to fulfill our purpose, enact our principles, and engage fully with the peoples, places, and processes of entrepreneuring’s edgy ecotones. We argue for embracing the biosphere and exploring the in-between. We confirm the need for research that champions everyday entrepreneurs and challenges dominant ideal types. We propose and support an ethics of creative and circular frugality. To achieve these consistent and coherent aims, it is time for entrepreneurship to reposition as a connective, heterotopic, engaged, and transdisciplinary ecotone—rich, diverse, and embedded in the in-between. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1842-1870 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1867734 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1867734 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1842-1870 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883039_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Olufunmilola (Lola) Dada Author-X-Name-First: Olufunmilola (Lola) Author-X-Name-Last: Dada Title: Curbing franchisee failure: A systematic review of the empirical evidence Abstract: Franchisee failure is a major incidence that threatens the stability of franchise businesses globally. Yet there has been no synthesis of the empirical evidence in order to systematically understand the factors that increase the likelihood of franchisee failure. The diverse conceptualizations and discrepant causes of franchisee failure have resulted in a fragmented literature. Through a systematic review of the empirical literature, an all-inclusive model for curbing franchisee failure is developed – comprising the single and joint influencing factors. The evidence elucidates how to mitigate franchisee failure in order to optimize the prospects of franchisee survival. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1991-2037 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883039 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883039 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1991-2037 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844485_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Svenja Jarchow Author-X-Name-First: Svenja Author-X-Name-Last: Jarchow Author-Name: Andrea Röhm Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Röhm Title: Business builders, contractors, and entrepreneurs — An exploratory study of IP venturing funds Abstract: Despite the importance of investments in innovative ventures, riskiness often deters investors. We investigate the phenomenon of intellectual property (IP) venturing funds, which commercialize technology via start-up creation. Based on six cases analyzed at the deal and fund level, we establish a dichotomy of investment styles. In an opportunity-driven investment style, funds act as entrepreneurs and are compensated for opportunity recognition. In a technology-driven investment style, funds act as contractors, applying novel mechanisms to reduce agency costs and keep due diligence costs low. Thus, we contribute to knowledge of new investment models in entrepreneurial finance and how they manage agency risks. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1451-1496 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844485 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844485 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1451-1496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1861284_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Marko R. Jocic Author-X-Name-First: Marko R. Author-X-Name-Last: Jocic Author-Name: Michael H. Morris Author-X-Name-First: Michael H. Author-X-Name-Last: Morris Author-Name: Donald F. Kuratko Author-X-Name-First: Donald F. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuratko Title: Familiness and innovation outcomes in family firms: The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation Abstract: Despite having characteristics conducive to innovation, family firms are often thought to be less innovative than their nonfamily counterparts. A potential contributor to this innovation paradox is familiness, or the bundle of resources that derive from involvement of the family in the business. We explore this relationship by investigating the mediating role played by the firm’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO). Using a global sample of family firms, we find support for the mediated model, with the underlying dimensions of familiness differing in their influence on EO, which in turn affects a number of innovation outcomes. The findings are used to clarify the innovation paradox. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1345-1377 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1861284 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1861284 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1345-1377 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1866765_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Isabel Feito-Ruiz Author-X-Name-First: Isabel Author-X-Name-Last: Feito-Ruiz Author-Name: Clara Cardone-Riportella Author-X-Name-First: Clara Author-X-Name-Last: Cardone-Riportella Author-Name: Elisa Ughetto Author-X-Name-First: Elisa Author-X-Name-Last: Ughetto Title: Debt maturity and SMEs: Do auditor’s quality and ownership structure matter? Abstract: This study analyzes the two corporate governance mechanisms that affect the debt maturity structure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM): Big 4 auditors and the firms’ ownership structure. Analyzing 227 listed SMEs (1998–2016) and applying both cross-sectional and panel data estimations, we find that: (a) there is a positive and significant relationship between Big 4 auditors and debt maturity; (b) firms with more ownership concentration have a higher fraction of long-term debt in their capital structure; (c) although family firms are, on average, associated with shorter debt maturities, when they are audited by a Big 4, their debt maturity lengthens. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1736-1772 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1866765 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1866765 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1736-1772 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1861285_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sana Zafar Author-X-Name-First: Sana Author-X-Name-Last: Zafar Author-Name: Jacob Waddingham Author-X-Name-First: Jacob Author-X-Name-Last: Waddingham Author-Name: Miles Zachary Author-X-Name-First: Miles Author-X-Name-Last: Zachary Author-Name: Jeremy Short Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy Author-X-Name-Last: Short Title: Search behavior and decision confidence in equity crowdfunding: An information search process model perspective Abstract: Equity crowdfunding allows entrepreneurs to raise much needed capital by selling shares of ownership to individuals while avoiding the challenges associated with an initial public offering. However, the process by which crowdfunders choose to engage in equity crowdfunding has received limited attention in the academic literature. This gap is noteworthy because funders can withdraw committed funds without penalty and without notice if their feelings about the funding decision change before the funding round closes. This dynamic places considerable importance on understanding funding decision confidence—that is, the belief an individual has made a wise funding decision. We draw on Kuhlthau’s information search process model to guide our theorizing of how funding decision confidence evolves as individuals search for and ultimately act upon information. To isolate key decision processes, we conduct a policy capturing study using a novel process tracing method and find that information search increases funder decision confidence only to a point, after which confidence then decreases. Overall, our findings challenge the belief that equity crowdfunders are like traditional equities investors who primarily care about earning a return on their investment and suggest that entrepreneurs engaged in crowdfunding should consider funder motivation and actively manage the structure of information presented to potential crowdfunders. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1638-1671 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1861285 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1861285 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1638-1671 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844494_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rita Cannas Author-X-Name-First: Rita Author-X-Name-Last: Cannas Title: Exploring digital transformation and dynamic capabilities in agrifood SMEs Abstract: The study explores digital transformation in agrifood small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through a framework of dynamic capabilities. The research question is addressed to identify unique firms’ capabilities to face the change in agrifood environments. The study adopts a qualitative approach and is based on in-depth interviews of 21 key respondents such as CEOs, owners, and managers of both public bodies and agrofirms in Sardinia (Italy). As new concepts, the study finds that distinctive dynamic capabilities are led by a sense of belonging in territorial value-oriented enterprises and collaboration among firms’ stakeholders, who feel as members of an extended family. It also shows that personal capabilities are associated with a gender domain and that digitalization reshapes not only organizational structures but also societal ones. The study aims to contribute theoretically and empirically through novel meanings of dynamic capabilities for digital transformation in the context of small and medium-sized agrofirms. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1611-1637 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844494 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1611-1637 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883038_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James G. Combs Author-X-Name-First: James G. Author-X-Name-Last: Combs Author-Name: Peter Jaskiewicz Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Jaskiewicz Author-Name: Sabine B. Rau Author-X-Name-First: Sabine B. Author-X-Name-Last: Rau Author-Name: Ridhima Agrawal Author-X-Name-First: Ridhima Author-X-Name-Last: Agrawal Title: Inheriting the legacy but not the business: When and where do family nonsuccessors become entrepreneurial? Abstract: Entrepreneurship declines precipitously across generations in family firms, except in families that convey an entrepreneurial legacy to successors. However, because an entrepreneurial legacy is imprinted on all children, its impact should extend beyond successors. Inductive analysis of data from 26 nonsuccessor adult children from 13 multigenerational German wineries reveals that whether and where—at the firm, within the family’s portfolio of firms, or elsewhere—such adult children pursue entrepreneurship depends, in addition to having an entrepreneurial legacy, on family cohesiveness and flexibility. Implications are that whereas entrepreneurial legacies affect all children, whether and where children leverage their legacy depends on the business family behind the family firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1961-1990 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883038 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1961-1990 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1867736_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Feifei Yu Author-X-Name-First: Feifei Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: JiaYu Cao Author-X-Name-First: JiaYu Author-X-Name-Last: Cao Author-Name: Ye Shi Author-X-Name-First: Ye Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Title: Double-threshold effect of technological innovation on environmental-responsibility fulfillment: Evidence from high-polluting SMEs in China Abstract: This paper investigates the double-threshold effect of technological innovation on the environmental responsibilities of Chinese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in high-polluting industries. A data set of 381 high-polluting Chinese SMEs from 2012 to 2018 was analyzed using panel-threshold effect models. The results show that technological innovation has a double-threshold effect on the environmental-responsibility fulfillment of high-polluting Chinese SMEs. The impact of technological innovation on environmental responsibility is significantly positive only when R&D investment intensity is within the interval between the first and the second thresholds. This study highlights the importance of technological innovation for high-polluting SMEs. It also provides suggestions for both policymakers and SME managers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1871-1895 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1867736 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1867736 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1871-1895 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883041_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Christoph Winkler Author-X-Name-First: Christoph Author-X-Name-Last: Winkler Author-Name: Alexander Fust Author-X-Name-First: Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Fust Author-Name: Tobias Jenert Author-X-Name-First: Tobias Author-X-Name-Last: Jenert Title: From entrepreneurial experience to expertise: A self-regulated learning perspective Abstract: Entrepreneurial experience alone may not necessarily guarantee venture success. Some entrepreneurs develop into experts through learning from their experiences, whereas others fail to do so. To explain the missing link between experience and expertise, we introduce a social-cognitive model of self-regulated entrepreneurial learning (SREL) to demonstrate how entrepreneurial expertise can be systematically developed to increase the probability of entrepreneurial success. We identify key self-regulatory learning processes essential to entrepreneurial learning by developing propositions and related practice-oriented applications of the SREL model for entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2071-2096 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883041 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883041 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:2071-2096 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883040_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ying Chen Author-X-Name-First: Ying Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Kim Klyver Author-X-Name-First: Kim Author-X-Name-Last: Klyver Title: Keeping a keen edge: Social support among new venture team members and venture goal commitment Abstract: Some recent studies have focused on how social support explains the variability of entrepreneurs’ venture goal commitment. These studies have exclusively featured solo entrepreneurs, however, examining the support available to individuals from external ties, while neglecting the social support shared among team members in new venture teams (NVTs). Using data on 81 NVTs and 335 individuals from the Haier Entrepreneurship Platform in China, we investigated the effects of the level of support, perceived heterogeneity of support, and balance between instrumental and emotional support in NVTs on their members’ venture goal commitment. Overall, with variations for the two kinds of support, we found that all of these facets—the level and heterogeneity of the support, as well as the balance between instrumental and emotional support—affected venture goal commitment among NVT members. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2038-2070 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883040 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883040 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:2038-2070 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844488_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brian T. McCann Author-X-Name-First: Brian T. Author-X-Name-Last: McCann Author-Name: George A. Shinkle Author-X-Name-First: George A. Author-X-Name-Last: Shinkle Title: A behavioral view of SME product termination decisions Abstract: Drawing from the attention-based view of the firm, we argue that heuristics play a prominent role in product termination decisions in SMEs. Specifically, we predict that performance below aspiration is a significant heuristic used in these decisions. We deepen our examination by developing moderating hypotheses to better understand heterogeneity across SMEs. Attention regulators hypothesized to moderate the main effect include regulatory uncertainty, predisposition toward satisficing behavior in the firm, whether the firm is run by an owner-manager, and the extent to which the firm faces liquidity constraints. Hypotheses are tested with survey data of over 4,000 SMEs from 34 countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1529-1562 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844488 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844488 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1529-1562 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1866764_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yong Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Ahmad Beltagui Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Author-X-Name-Last: Beltagui Title: Does intergenerational leadership hinder the realization of innovation potential? A resource orchestration perspective Abstract: This study examines the impact of intergenerational leadership on innovative capability and business performance. Applying a resource orchestration perspective to data from 531 family businesses in China, the results suggest that innovative capability is positively related to growth performance of family businesses. Furthermore, family businesses in solo control by one generation demonstrate a higher positive relationship between innovative capability and performance than those jointly controlled by two generations. This suggests that intergenerational leadership hampers the realization of the potential of innovation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1704-1735 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1866764 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1866764 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1704-1735 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883042_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Benjamin D. McLarty Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin D. Author-X-Name-Last: McLarty Author-Name: Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy Author-X-Name-First: Vitaliy Author-X-Name-Last: Skorodziyevskiy Author-Name: Jeffrey Muldoon Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey Author-X-Name-Last: Muldoon Title: The Dark Triad’s incremental influence on entrepreneurial intentions Abstract: Prior work shows an inconsistent directionality of the influence of the Dark Triad (DT) traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) on the formation of entrepreneurial intentions. Building on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), we sought to test the incremental effect of the DT on entrepreneurial intentions above the variables in the TPB’s framework (entrepreneurial attitude, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms) in an attempt to help decipher factors that contribute to entrepreneurial mindset. In addition, we controlled for the Big Five personality traits of potential entrepreneurs to ensure that we captured the incremental influence of the DT beyond other personality factors. Based on a sample of 345 working adults in various industries in the United States and consistent with our theorizing, we demonstrate that Machiavellianism and psychopathy, but not narcissism, predict entrepreneurial intentions above and beyond TPB and Big Five variables. As such, our study offers evidence that DT traits are an integral part of entrepreneurial mindset and new venture creation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2097-2125 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883042 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883042 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:2097-2125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844491_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Omid Aliasghar Author-X-Name-First: Omid Author-X-Name-Last: Aliasghar Author-Name: Arash Sadeghi Author-X-Name-First: Arash Author-X-Name-Last: Sadeghi Author-Name: Elizabeth L. Rose Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth L. Author-X-Name-Last: Rose Title: Process innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises: The critical roles of external knowledge sourcing and absorptive capacity Abstract: Although previous studies have contributed substantially to our understanding of the role of external collaboration on product innovation in the context of high-tech industries in developed countries, there has been limited attention to the role of knowledge search on process innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in extreme institutional environments. Drawing on the open innovation and absorptive capacity literatures, two key findings emerge from our study of 124 SMEs operating in the automotive industry. First, we find that external knowledge-search breadth, but not depth, is related to the development of process innovation. Second, process innovation is positively related to performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1583-1610 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844491 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844491 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1583-1610 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844484_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Annika Halder Author-X-Name-First: Annika Author-X-Name-Last: Halder Author-Name: Reinhard Prügl Author-X-Name-First: Reinhard Author-X-Name-Last: Prügl Author-Name: Nils D. Kraiczy Author-X-Name-First: Nils D. Author-X-Name-Last: Kraiczy Author-Name: Andreas Hack Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Hack Title: The family factor: How collaborative dialogue between owner managers and the owner family shapes firm-level outcomes Abstract: The influence of the owner family on managerial decision-making in family firms is undisputed. However, we know relatively little about how this influence is exerted. Based on upper echelon theory, and in the context of innovation management, we explore the owner family’s influence via collaborative dialogue. Quantitative analyses based on 116 family firms, substantiated by 12 qualitative interviews within seven family firms, show that an owner family’s collaborative dialogue minimizes the influence of an owner manager’s attitude toward risk on TMT innovativeness. On the other hand, the collaborative dialogue strengthens the impact TMT innovativeness has on firm-level innovative capacity. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1411-1450 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844484 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844484 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1411-1450 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844486_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Miao Wang Author-X-Name-First: Miao Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Jianfeng Cai Author-X-Name-First: Jianfeng Author-X-Name-Last: Cai Author-Name: Danny Soetanto Author-X-Name-First: Danny Author-X-Name-Last: Soetanto Author-Name: Ying Guo Author-X-Name-First: Ying Author-X-Name-Last: Guo Title: Why do academic scientists participate in academic entrepreneurship? An empirical investigation of department context and the antecedents of entrepreneurial behavior Abstract: This study aims to bridge the gap in the literature by empirically analyzing how department context influences academic scientists’ intention to engage in knowledge commercialization. Using the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a framework and a survey of 272 scientists from Chinese universities, this study shows that although entrepreneurial intention is positively influenced by the department’s scientific reputation and the presence of role models, no such effect is found for department entrepreneurial support. In the absence of department context, our findings also suggest that scientists’ motivational factors, such as commercialization attitude and perceived behavioral control, still significantly influence their intention to engage in commercialization activities. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1497-1528 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844486 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844486 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1497-1528 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1874003_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Messeni Petruzzelli Author-Name: Gianluca Murgia Author-X-Name-First: Gianluca Author-X-Name-Last: Murgia Title: A multilevel analysis of the technological impact of university-SME joint innovations Abstract: The present research analyzes the determinants of the technological impact of the innovations developed by R&D collaborations between universities and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, by adopting a multilevel approach, this study reveals the significant role played by SMEs’ absorptive capacity, as well as by social and geographical proximity between the partnering organizations. In addition, this article shows the positive impact of the regional knowledge spillovers that are close to the technological fields of the innovations developed. The findings provide a better understanding of interactive learning in R&D collaborations between universities and SMEs, explaining how it may be further nurtured by knowledge spillovers available in SMEs’ Regional Innovation Systems (RIS). The article may also support SME managers in the definition of these collaborations, university managers in the orientation of their technology transfer effort, as well as policy makers interested in the development of a more effective RIS. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1896-1928 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1874003 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1874003 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1896-1928 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1867733_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paul Louis Drnevich Author-X-Name-First: Paul Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Drnevich Author-Name: Joel West Author-X-Name-First: Joel Author-X-Name-Last: West Title: Performance implications of technological uncertainty, age, and size for small businesses Abstract: Small businesses face multiple sources of uncertainty that can hold negative implications for performance by magnifying liabilities of newness and/or exacerbating resource inadequacies. However, technological uncertainty may hold positive implications for performance by creating opportunities that small businesses are better enabled to exploit. These implications are largely unexamined in prior research, particularly for smaller/micro businesses. We theorize and examine these implications and find positive performance effects from technological uncertainty that are greater for younger and smaller businesses and robust among the smallest “micro” businesses. Results suggest that higher levels of technological uncertainty may create conditions for performance advantages for small businesses, but these advantages dissipate among older/larger businesses, holding interesting implications for research and practice. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1806-1841 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1867733 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1867733 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1806-1841 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1888383_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Haibo Zhou Author-X-Name-First: Haibo Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou Author-Name: Lorraine M. Uhlaner Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine M. Author-X-Name-Last: Uhlaner Author-Name: Martijn Jungst Author-X-Name-First: Martijn Author-X-Name-Last: Jungst Title: Knowledge management practices and innovation: A deliberate innovation management model for SMEs Abstract: We propose and test a deliberate innovation management model for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reconciling the “cognition-action” logic underlying the knowledge management and innovation literature and the “intention-action” logic underlying Mintzberg and Waters’s deliberate strategy perspective. Consistent with a proposed “cognition-intention-action” logic, the empirical results from a sample of 633 Dutch SMEs support our predictions. SMEs that deliberately scan external information (via external knowledge acquisition practices) and distribute, interpret, and create internal knowledge (via internal knowledge-sharing practices) are more likely to enhance their innovation orientation and in turn, their innovation performance. Our study advances current understanding of innovation management, including the role of both external and internal knowledge management (KM) practices and also the value of considering innovation orientation in the overall innovation process. Our findings also offer some practical implications for SMEs to enhance their innovation ability. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2126-2159 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1888383 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1888383 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:2126-2159 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1867731_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lei Xu Author-X-Name-First: Lei Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Author-Name: Juan Ling Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Ling Author-Name: Haemin Dennis Park Author-X-Name-First: Haemin Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Founding team homogeneity and network positioning: The moderating role of environmental and organizational factors Abstract: Organizations with homogeneous founding teams have strong motivation to reach out to diverse network resources by occupying a structural hole position to overcome the lack of heterogeneity within their teams. However, whether those organizations can occupy such a network position is contingent on environmental and organizational factors. We find that a firm’s founding team homogeneity is positively related to the occupancy of a structural hole position. However, this relationship is weakened when this firm operates in a community with strong localism or when the firm's founding team has a higher proportion of immigrant members, whereas the relationship is strengthened by local partnership experience of the firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1773-1805 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1867731 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1867731 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1773-1805 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1844490_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: A. J. McMurray Author-X-Name-First: A. J. Author-X-Name-Last: McMurray Author-Name: N. Muenjohn Author-X-Name-First: N. Author-X-Name-Last: Muenjohn Author-Name: D. Scott Author-X-Name-First: D. Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Title: Measuring workplace innovation: Scale development Abstract: The innovation field suffers from the absence of a validated workplace innovation scale. The development of such a scale is essential for managers to self-assess workplace innovation performance in their organizations. This study reports on the development of a workplace innovation scale. Survey responses gathered from 181 Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were analyzed using a partial least squares (PLS) structural equations modeling (SEM) approach. Supporting the multidimensionality of workplace innovation, 24 items were found that constituted a second-order workplace innovation construct that reflected four dimensions of workplace innovation: individual innovation, team innovation, organizational innovation, and innovation climate. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1563-1582 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1844490 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2020.1844490 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1563-1582 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1890098_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jie Wu Author-X-Name-First: Jie Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Patrick J. Murphy Author-X-Name-First: Patrick J. Author-X-Name-Last: Murphy Author-Name: Jean Jinghan Chen Author-X-Name-First: Jean Jinghan Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Michele D. Bunn Author-X-Name-First: Michele D. Author-X-Name-Last: Bunn Title: Institutional forces and knowledge search strategies as predictors of entrepreneurial venture performance Abstract: We examine how institutional factors influence the strategies entrepreneurial ventures use as they seek the knowledge they need to perform and compete. With a focus on economic and ecosystem development, we propose a framework of interrelations between two principal knowledge-search strategies, their interactions with varying levels of institutional development, and the joint effects on venture performance. We utilize a sample of 1,470 entrepreneurial ventures to examine two hypotheses. Results, based on hierarchical regression, distributed lag analyses, and several assumption and robustness checks show that knowledge-search strategy interrelations are complementary when institutional development is high but substitutive when institutional development is low. We execute a post hoc analysis using separate data sources to replicate these results and strengthen our findings. Finally, we discuss implications for entrepreneurial practitioners, policymakers, and scholars. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2160-2188 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1890098 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1890098 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:2160-2188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883035_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luis Martínez-Cháfer Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Cháfer Author-Name: F. Xavier Molina-Morales Author-X-Name-First: F. Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Molina-Morales Author-Name: Norat Roig-Tierno Author-X-Name-First: Norat Author-X-Name-Last: Roig-Tierno Title: Explaining technological innovation of the clustered firms: Internal and relational factors Abstract: The objective of this research is to investigate the combinations of internal and external factors that lead cluster companies to innovate. The study follows a complex causality approach using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) with a sample of 166 companies that belong to the Spanish ceramic tile cluster, differentiating between end product firms and specialized industrial firms. The results show how the two groups benefit from different factors when it comes to technological innovations. End product-focused firms benefit from vertical relationships with suppliers and the interaction with supporting organizations like universities, among others. Specialized industrial firms benefit, above all, from a high R&D investment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1929-1960 Issue: 4 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883035 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883035 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:4:p:1929-1960 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2082454_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Daniel R. Clark Author-X-Name-First: Daniel R. Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Author-Name: Matthias A. Tietz Author-X-Name-First: Matthias A. Author-X-Name-Last: Tietz Author-Name: Maya Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Maya Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Getting to the one: Prioritizing an idea set using preference-based decision-specific heuristics Abstract: We propose and test a process where potential entrepreneurs (PEs) prioritize a venture idea consideration set using preference-based decision-specific heuristics to assess idea feasibility and desirability. We test our hypotheses through two studies with PEs. The first experiment shows that prioritization occurs, with 113 of 122 PEs voluntarily changing a randomized list of their ideated ventures into a rank-ordered priority list of potential opportunities. Second, we employ a novel “equivocal forced-choice” conjoint design with 250 PEs. We find empirical support that PEs prioritize via relative preferences for experience-based knowledge, strong social ties, and low risk/low reward venture ideas. We contribute to the entrepreneurship literature by theorizing and providing evidence of a prioritization stage for multiple idea sets before evaluation. Further, we demonstrate the influence of individual and social network factors on prioritization and expand our understanding of how PEs conceptualize risk in venturing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2261-2301 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2082454 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2082454 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2261-2301 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2051178_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Douglas Cumming Author-X-Name-First: Douglas Author-X-Name-Last: Cumming Author-Name: Robert S. Reardon Author-X-Name-First: Robert S. Author-X-Name-Last: Reardon Title: COVID-19 and entrepreneurial processes in US equity crowdfunding Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a shift in entrepreneurial opportunities in the United States. In this paper, we proxy entrepreneurial processes by examining housing prices in different regions of the United States. Housing prices capture the movement in people, tax dynamics, and behavioral preferences for equity ownership in different regions and over time, all of which were drastically impacted by COVID-19. We examine all US equity crowdfunding offerings starting with the very first offerings in 2016 Q2 until 2021 Q1 based on data from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The data indicate that regional housing prices post-COVID-19 are a strong predictor of the number of equity crowdfunding campaigns and the amount of capital raised. Moreover, the impact of housing price changes on crowdfunding is more pronounced among more prosperous regions. The housing price effect is robust to numerous controls and consideration of outliers. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2326-2349 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2051178 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2051178 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2326-2349 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2140162_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laura Castaldi Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Castaldi Author-Name: William E. Jackson Author-X-Name-First: William E. Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson Author-Name: Louis Marino Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Marino Author-Name: Diego Matricano Author-X-Name-First: Diego Author-X-Name-Last: Matricano Title: Introduction to the special issue on entrepreneurship processes Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2189-2197 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2140162 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2140162 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2189-2197 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2082453_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Paris Koumbarakis Author-X-Name-First: Paris Author-X-Name-Last: Koumbarakis Author-Name: Thierry Volery Author-X-Name-First: Thierry Author-X-Name-Last: Volery Title: Predicting New Venture Gestation Outcomes With Machine Learning Methods Abstract: This study explores the use of machine learning methods to forecast the likelihood of firm birth and firm abandonment during the first five years of a new business gestation. The predictability of traditional logistic regression is compared with several machine learning methods, including logistic regression, k-nearest neighbors, random forest, extreme gradient boosting, support vector machines, and artificial neural networks. While extreme gradient boosting shows the best overall model performance, neural networks provide good results by correctly classifying entrepreneurs who have not abandoned their business venture in the early stage of the gestation process. In addition, this study provides valuable insights in relation to the start-up activities leading to firm emergence. Entrepreneurs who perform a greater number of activities and who can orchestrate them at the right rate, concentration, and time are more likely to successfully launch a new business venture. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2227-2260 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2082453 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2082453 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2227-2260 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2056608_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anna Souakri Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Souakri Author-Name: Régis Coeurderoy Author-X-Name-First: Régis Author-X-Name-Last: Coeurderoy Author-Name: Andrew Zacharakis Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Zacharakis Title: Valuing failure: An experiment of VC reactions to an entrepreneur’s record of business creation Abstract: Venture capitalists (VCs) closely evaluate the track record of entrepreneurs when screening new venture proposals for possible investment. There remains, however, ambiguity about how VCs perceive failure in the entrepreneurial journey. This study unveils how VCs evaluate past entrepreneurial failures. Through a conjoint experiment with 52 VCs, we find that past failures are viewed favorably. Entrepreneurs who failed are evaluated more positively than novices and entrepreneurs who only have a record of success. Education at a top-tier university moderates this relationship and leverages the positive perception of failure. Further, perceptions of entrepreneurs with a top-tiered education who failed are even better when VCs share a similar top-tier education. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2350-2381 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2056608 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2056608 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2350-2381 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2088774_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tadeu F. Nogueira Author-X-Name-First: Tadeu F. Author-X-Name-Last: Nogueira Author-Name: Andrew C. Corbett Author-X-Name-First: Andrew C. Author-X-Name-Last: Corbett Author-Name: Joshua V. White Author-X-Name-First: Joshua V. Author-X-Name-Last: White Author-Name: Tommy H. Clausen Author-X-Name-First: Tommy H. Author-X-Name-Last: Clausen Title: Speed and learning in the opportunity development process Abstract: Opportunities can be fleeting due to competitive factors or changes in markets and customer preferences; as such, speed matters. However, few studies have looked at the issue of how quickly entrepreneurial opportunities are developed, particularly with a focus on how the learning behaviors of entrepreneurs influence opportunity development speed during the entrepreneurial process. In this article, we investigate this important relationship. Specifically, we examine the role of entrepreneurs’ planned and emergent learning behaviors in opportunity development speed. Using a sample of new venture founders, and through the use of ordinary least squares regression and ordered logistic regression, our study suggests that planned learning is associated with faster opportunity development. This article contributes to entrepreneurship process research by highlighting speed in the opportunity development process and its interplay with entrepreneurs’ learning behaviors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2198-2226 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2088774 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2088774 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2198-2226 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2082455_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jon C. Carr Author-X-Name-First: Jon C. Author-X-Name-Last: Carr Author-Name: David R. Marshall Author-X-Name-First: David R. Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall Author-Name: Timothy L. Michaelis Author-X-Name-First: Timothy L. Author-X-Name-Last: Michaelis Author-Name: Jeffrey M. Pollack Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pollack Author-Name: Lewis Sheats Author-X-Name-First: Lewis Author-X-Name-Last: Sheats Title: The role of work-to-venture role conflict on hybrid entrepreneurs’ transition into entrepreneurship Abstract: Entrepreneurial effort is a process-related phenomenon, where individuals or teams organize and launch a venture to capitalize on identified opportunities. Using role theory as a guide, this study develops a new, theory-based construct associated with hybrid entrepreneurship, which we term as work-to-venture conflict (WVC). WVC reflects how the hybrid entrepreneurship process can create conflict between wage employment and venture-launch roles over time. Using a repeated-measures data collection over 26 weeks using a sample of hybrid entrepreneurs, this study uses growth modeling to test the dynamic nature of WVC and its relationships to wage-related outcomes. We find support for our hypothesized relationships that (a) an increase in startup effort over time for hybrid entrepreneurs is related to increased work-to-venture role conflict, which results in (b) a decrease in job satisfaction and increase in turnover intentions regarding their wage employment. Theoretical contributions and practical considerations associated with these findings are provided. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2302-2325 Issue: 5 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2082455 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2082455 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:5:p:2302-2325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1924380_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anne Lange Author-X-Name-First: Anne Author-X-Name-Last: Lange Author-Name: Stefan Hüsig Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Hüsig Author-Name: Martin Albert Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Albert Title: How frugal innovation and inclusive business are linked to tackle low-income markets Abstract: Frugal innovations purportedly address unmet consumer needs. Inclusive business includes consumers as employees and business owners in the value chain, especially to address challenges in base of the pyramid contexts. Recent literature has described increasing numbers of cases in which frugal innovations have been implemented based on inclusive business structures. This paper explores how frugal innovation affects the design of inclusive business by analyzing 11 frugal cases implemented in the African context. We derive an inclusive business link model for frugal innovations (IBLMFI) and propose that frugal innovations with modular features support a deep level of inclusive business integration. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2588-2621 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1924380 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1924380 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2588-2621 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1934848_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shehnaz Tehseen Author-X-Name-First: Shehnaz Author-X-Name-Last: Tehseen Author-Name: Ping Deng Author-X-Name-First: Ping Author-X-Name-Last: Deng Author-Name: Bing Wu Author-X-Name-First: Bing Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Ying Gao Author-X-Name-First: Ying Author-X-Name-Last: Gao Title: Culture values and entrepreneurial innovativeness: A comparative study of Malaysian ethnic entrepreneurs Abstract: Countries are often characterized with a diverse set of subcultures, exerting different impacts on innovation among different ethnic groups. This article comparatively analyzes how national culture, as measured by Hofstede's six cultural values, influences the entrepreneurial innovativeness (EI) of three Malaysian ethnic firms (Malaysian Chinese, Indian, and Malays). Based on a systematic investigation of survey data of 450 small to medium-sized firms (SMEs), we find positive influences of indulgence, collectivism, and low power distance on EI among the three ethnic entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Our study also finds that three other cultural values have a differential impact on Malaysia’s ethnic groups. While long-term orientation exerts a significant impact on Malaysian Chinese, masculinity and low uncertainty avoidance have significant but (surprisingly) opposite impacts on the three ethnic entrepreneurs. These similar and different impacts of cultural values on EI among different ethnic groups generates significant theoretical and practical implications. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2622-2655 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1934848 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1934848 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2622-2655 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1980218_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hwanho Choi Author-X-Name-First: Hwanho Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Title: Effectuation processes of social media and student entrepreneurs in South Korea Abstract: This paper investigates the effectuation processes of student entrepreneurs in their utilization of social media. In-depth interviews conducted with student entrepreneurs in South Korea revealed that they have experienced a gap between the uses of means available for entrepreneurship and the realization of their effects. To narrow that gap, the student entrepreneurs have drawn from a concept of effectual endeavor that implies the engagement of an effectual process until the materialization of some level of effects is reached. To overcome the uncertainty that student entrepreneurs face while utilizing social media, the findings suggest that they have commonly adopted a perceived perseverance affordability to routinize and attain consistency for social-media uses and a flexible approach to leverage contingencies and create endogenous opportunities while utilizing social media. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3077-3120 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1980218 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1980218 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3077-3120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1905821_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Stephen Knox Author-X-Name-First: Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Knox Author-Name: Lucrezia Casulli Author-X-Name-First: Lucrezia Author-X-Name-Last: Casulli Title: Exploring founder identity tension, resolution, and venture pursuit Abstract: Research suggests that venture founders from creative backgrounds can experience identity tension if they view artistic and commercial logics as competing. Whether they experience this tension and how it is resolved can have implications for their behavioral responses, ultimately shaping the development of their ventures. In this article, we adopt an identity work lens in a longitudinal study of venture founders from creative backgrounds. Our findings and subsequent model detail the circumstances that trigger identity tension and how founders from arts background experience and resolve it in different ways. This leads to practices that focus on different conceptions of performance and growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2488-2518 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1905821 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1905821 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2488-2518 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1944635_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Liang Mei Author-X-Name-First: Liang Author-X-Name-Last: Mei Author-Name: Francesco Rentocchini Author-X-Name-First: Francesco Author-X-Name-Last: Rentocchini Author-Name: Jin Chen Author-X-Name-First: Jin Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Title: Antecedents of strategic ambidexterity in firms’ product innovation: External knowledge and internal information sharing Abstract: The conflict between “faster, better and cheaper” and high environment uncertainty forces firms to choose between different product innovation strategies. This study shows that firms can develop strategic ambidexterity in product innovation (SAPI) through diverse product innovation strategies, by effectively exploiting internal and external resources as well as their combination. The work explores the relationship between the interplay of external knowledge sources and internal information sharing for SAPI in 600 small- and medium-sized Chinese manufacturing enterprises. The results show knowledge breadth and depth and information sharing are positively related to SAPI, which tends to increase when knowledge depth is associated with information sharing. The study contributes to new product development (NPD) literature by introducing the concept of strategic ambidexterity in product innovation, and exploring the roles of external knowledge sources and internal information sharing, and their complementarity, on the ability to develop firm-level SAPI. It further provides implications for open innovation studies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2849-2878 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1944635 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1944635 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2849-2878 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1981917_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pepijn van Neerijnen Author-X-Name-First: Pepijn Author-X-Name-Last: van Neerijnen Author-Name: Patrick Figge Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Figge Author-Name: Michiel P. Tempelaar Author-X-Name-First: Michiel P. Author-X-Name-Last: Tempelaar Author-Name: Michaéla Schippers Author-X-Name-First: Michaéla Author-X-Name-Last: Schippers Title: Ambidexterity: Size matters! Reflexive climate and organizational TMS’s influence and the contingent effect of size Abstract: Previous research has implicitly assumed that integration mechanisms are universally applicable to achieve ambidexterity. However, when pursuing ambidexterity, organizations of different sizes face different challenges when they attempt to foster integration, that is, cooperation and coordination. Therefore, we investigate whether small organizations can use a reflexive climate “to feel big”, and large organizations can use a transactive memory system “to feel small”. Using a sample of 101 companies in six industries, we show that both mechanisms positively affect ambidexterity. As hypothesized, a reflexive climate is more effective for small organizations. A transactive memory system, however, seems effective regardless of size. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3121-3154 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1981917 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1981917 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3121-3154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2026951_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Denis Iurchenko Author-X-Name-First: Denis Author-X-Name-Last: Iurchenko Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Petty Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Petty Author-Name: Joern Block Author-X-Name-First: Joern Author-X-Name-Last: Block Title: The Effect of Online Discussion Boards on Equity Crowdfunding Dynamics Abstract: Equity crowdfunding platforms provide investors the opportunity to engage with entrepreneurs and each other through online discussion boards. However, little is known about the effects of such discussion boards on crowdfunding dynamics. Based on the analysis of 264 campaigns comprising 5,916 funding day observations, we use the instrumental variable approach and establish a robust causal effect of discussion threads on fundraising dynamics. The effect is positive and loses its significance with an increasing number of discussion threads. Unlike prior research, our results show that the overall effect does not differ by discussion topics. However, interactions exist between discussion topics and venture characteristics. Product-focused discussions appear to be more influential for early stage ventures that have yet to generate sales. We discuss the implications of our results for entrepreneurs and investors as well as crowdfunding platforms and provide suggestions for future research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3284-3314 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2026951 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2026951 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3284-3314 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1937634_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James M. Vardaman Author-X-Name-First: James M. Author-X-Name-Last: Vardaman Author-Name: Michelle Montague-Mfuni Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Montague-Mfuni Title: Forced transgenerational succession: Insights from a South African family business Abstract: Transgenerational succession remains one of the most studied topics in the family business literature. Despite this attention, little is known about a particular type of succession, one in which a child successor forcibly supplants a parental incumbent. Given that children can and often do push their parents out of the family business, insight into the forced transgenerational succession process is needed. Accordingly, we engaged in an 18-month qualitative study of a family-owned South African textile firm in which the daughter forcibly wrested control of the business from her mother. The findings contribute to theory by showing that cohesive family bonds underpinned the succession and that kinship bonds remained strong even after the forced succession. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2762-2787 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1937634 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1937634 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2762-2787 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1970174_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Binglei Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Binglei Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Kamal Argheyd Author-X-Name-First: Kamal Author-X-Name-Last: Argheyd Author-Name: Rick Molz Author-X-Name-First: Rick Author-X-Name-Last: Molz Author-Name: Bin He Author-X-Name-First: Bin Author-X-Name-Last: He Title: A new business ecosystem for SMEs development in China: Key-node industry and industrial net Abstract: After 2009, the economic phenomenon of Taobao villages appeared in China, whose economic growth started to decline, but the number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grew at an astonishing rate. Based on a case study of Taobao villages, we found that a new industrial-organizational structure had developed within the traditional e-commerce model. This industrial-organizational structure, which we termed, a key-node industry and industrial net (KIIN) system, is unique in the world. A key-node industry is a platform that integrates logistics, information flow, and capital flow. It reorganizes the traditional industrial-chain structure and is connected with the traditional industrial chains to form a network industrial-organizational model, which can become an industrial net. Through an analysis using the differences-in-differences model, we verify the hypothesis that the KIIN system can improve the efficiency of resource allocation by building a more competitive organizational structure and then improve the production efficiency. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3046-3076 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1970174 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1970174 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3046-3076 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1896722_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Brahim Gaies Author-X-Name-First: Brahim Author-X-Name-Last: Gaies Author-Name: Dorra Najar Author-X-Name-First: Dorra Author-X-Name-Last: Najar Author-Name: Adnane Maalaoui Author-X-Name-First: Adnane Author-X-Name-Last: Maalaoui Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Title: Does financial development really spur nascent entrepreneurship in Europe? — A panel data analysis Abstract: After the global crisis, European governments have stressed the importance of financing new ventures. Nevertheless, the existing literature provides little information on the extent to which financial development drives new businesses. Using panel data on 22 European economies between 2009 and 2017, this study fills this gap by providing evidence of a U-shaped relationship between financial deepening and nascent entrepreneurship. This implies that without a high level of financial deepening, the banking sector only favors established businesses at the expense of nascent entrepreneurship. The study also shows that banking intermediation and venture capital do not really encourage new businesses at the macro level, whereas financial stability does. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2440-2487 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1896722 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1896722 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2440-2487 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2014509_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Pankaj C. Patel Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C. Author-X-Name-Last: Patel Author-Name: Marcus Wolfe Author-X-Name-First: Marcus Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfe Title: Public administration and new venture startups: The association between economic development and the role of bureaucracy in startup activity Abstract: Using public administration theory, we examine whether professionalized or closed bureaucracy are associated with individual participation in startups and whether these associations are contingent on the level of economic development of a country. We use a novel cross-national 2015 dataset of bureaucratic structures and a sample of 106,818 individuals from 22 countries from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey. Our findings indicate that both closed and professional public administrations lower the odds of being in a startup. Furthermore, we find that the underlying economic conditions within countries can moderate these relationships. Specifically, our results indicate that the negative relationship between both closed and professional public administrations and the odds of being in a startup is amplified in low-income countries. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3255-3283 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2014509 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2014509 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3255-3283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1989593_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Anna-Maija Nisula Author-X-Name-First: Anna-Maija Author-X-Name-Last: Nisula Author-Name: Heidi Olander Author-X-Name-First: Heidi Author-X-Name-Last: Olander Title: The role of creativity in knowledge workers’ entrepreneurial intentions: The moderating effect of general self-efficacy Abstract: This study investigated the role of creativity and general self-efficacy as factors that give rise to organizational knowledge workers’ entrepreneurial intentions. It also examined the interaction effect of creativity and general self-efficacy in relation to entrepreneurial intention. The research model was tested by applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to a dataset collected from 303 knowledge workers in Finland. The empirical results supported our hypothesis and showed that creativity was significantly and positively related to knowledge workers’ entrepreneurial intentions, whereas the impact of general self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentions was not supported in the main model. In addition, our findings revealed that general self-efficacy moderated the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intention. The moderation was positive, meaning that the higher the general self-efficacy, the stronger the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intention. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3228-3254 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1989593 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1989593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3228-3254 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1913595_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ekaterina Albats Author-X-Name-First: Ekaterina Author-X-Name-Last: Albats Author-Name: Daria Podmetina Author-X-Name-First: Daria Author-X-Name-Last: Podmetina Author-Name: Wim Vanhaverbeke Author-X-Name-First: Wim Author-X-Name-Last: Vanhaverbeke Title: Open innovation in SMEs: A process view towards business model innovation Abstract: To be competitive, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to transform their business models. To overcome the liability of smallness, SMEs often need to collaborate with external partners—implement open innovation. The complex processes behind business model transformation and open innovation combined remain unexplored. Linking the literature on business model innovation, open innovation, and SMEs, we examine how open business models can be a solution for SMEs. In particular, taking a process perspective, we study business model transformations in several European SMEs using a two-dimensional typology of SME business model innovation, considering the radicalness of the transformation and SME openness toward external partnerships. We identify the triggers for SMEs’ business model innovation: market turbulence, market immaturity, competition, prior failure in open innovation, and scaling production. We also signify how SMEs address the challenges related to the open business model transformation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2519-2560 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1913595 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1913595 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2519-2560 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1934850_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Joanne Larty Author-X-Name-First: Joanne Author-X-Name-Last: Larty Author-Name: Gillian Hopkinson Author-X-Name-First: Gillian Author-X-Name-Last: Hopkinson Title: “Living the dream” – a psychoanalytical exploration of franchisee autonomy Abstract: The notion of autonomy is widely drawn upon as a contributor to motivation, satisfaction, and performance in franchise systems, yet autonomy lacks sufficient theorization and is often treated as a black box. We thus remain ill-equipped to explore further the role of autonomy within the franchise organization and to answer questions about how autonomy is experienced, fulfilled and sustained by franchisee business owners. This paper employs a psychoanalytic lens, drawing on the work of Lacan, to offer a deeper psychologized explanation of autonomy. From this theorization, our findings provide an insight into how the quest for autonomy plays an important role in enabling the franchising format and keeping alive the dream of being your own boss, but at the same time the ongoing struggle to craft oneself as autonomous creates tensions and anxieties. The study provides an important addition to economic explanations of franchising. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2690-2713 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1934850 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1934850 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2690-2713 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1989592_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lisa Messina Author-X-Name-First: Lisa Author-X-Name-Last: Messina Author-Name: Nola Hewitt-Dundas Author-X-Name-First: Nola Author-X-Name-Last: Hewitt-Dundas Title: The pre-foundation evolution of proactiveness in born global and non-born global USOs Abstract: This article adds to existing work on the drivers of early internationalization by exploring how born globals’ proactiveness evolves during their pre-foundation period and influences their internationalization timing post-foundation. We perform a comparative, qualitative field study of born globals and non-born globals based on 22 university spin-out companies. The findings reveal that proactiveness during pre-foundation, which emerged as an evolutionary nonlinear process in both categories of firms, was critical in facilitating or inhibiting early internationalization. It emerged that born globals behaved reactively during the earliest phases of pre-foundation, and gradually became more proactive as the firm approached formal foundation. Conversely, non-born globals first behaved proactively and, as the firm moved toward formal foundation, became more reactive. The findings bear important theoretical implications for international entrepreneurship, as well as for literature on university spin-outs and new venture behavior, by generating new context-specific, processual evidence on the role of pre-foundation proactiveness as an antecedent of USO early internationalization. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3192-3227 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1989592 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1989592 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3192-3227 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1913597_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Su Jung Jee Author-X-Name-First: Su Jung Author-X-Name-Last: Jee Author-Name: So Young Sohn Author-X-Name-First: So Young Author-X-Name-Last: Sohn Title: Perceived importance of intellectual property protection methods by Korean SMEs involved in product innovation and their value appropriation Abstract: We investigate the sectoral patterns of relationships between SMEs’ perception of the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection methods and their value appropriation from innovation in countries with weak IP rights regime. By using a Heckman selection model to analyze 1,020 Korean SMEs involved in product innovation, we find that formal IP rights have a lower contribution to appropriation than the expected level. Instead, we find some positive links between SMEs’ affirmative perception of informal means of IP protection, particularly complex design, and their appropriation in both complex and discrete sectors. We discuss IP management and policy implications for enhancing the SMEs’ value appropriation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2561-2587 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1913597 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1913597 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2561-2587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1896721_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Howard Haines Author-X-Name-First: Howard Author-X-Name-Last: Haines Title: The room where it happened: Conversation analysis of entrepreneur meetups Abstract: Entrepreneurs interact with their environment and other people to consider new possibilities that develop into opportunities to be exploited. Yet the interactions that contribute to the emergence of an opportunity have been underexplored due to their complex, dynamic, and idiosyncratic nature. The empirical limitations mask potential aspects of the entrepreneurial process that might explain why some are able to successfully build new ventures and others are not. I use conversation analysis of an entrepreneur meetup to identify specific patterns of utterances that convey meaning during the negotiation of a shared understanding of potential opportunities. I pinpoint that a key level of analysis is the “episode of value explanation” (EVE), defined as units of talk in which an account is shared of what is valued and by whom and/or how to produce and deliver that value in a unique, profitable way. There are at least three types of EVE: (a) legitimacy associations, defined as accounts of or references to specific terminology, concepts, or reasoning that imply an appropriate explanation; (b) experiential actualities, defined as accounts of personal experience or of a trusted testimony that lend credibility to the information shared because of its source; and (c) engagement hypotheticals, defined as proposed future scenarios or scripts of how interactions or outcomes could play out. I conclude with implications of this approach and findings for empirical research and theory development within entrepreneurship. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2418-2439 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1896721 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1896721 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2418-2439 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1951279_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Wayne H. Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Wayne H. Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Author-Name: Whitney O. Peake Author-X-Name-First: Whitney O. Author-X-Name-Last: Peake Author-Name: Amy E. Ingram Author-X-Name-First: Amy E. Author-X-Name-Last: Ingram Title: The interplay of core self-evaluation and entrepreneurial self-efficacy in predicting entrepreneurial orientation Abstract: Given limited attention to the individual-level antecedents of entrepreneurial orientation in small business ventures, this study explores two antecedents, core self-evaluation and entrepreneurial domain-specific self-efficacy, and links a disposition with a cognition in predicting small business owner-managers’ choice of entrepreneurial orientation. We specify and test a partially mediated model with a large sample of owners who are the principal decision-makers in their ventures. The results demonstrate that there is no significant direct relationship between owner-managers’ core self-evaluations and their choice of entrepreneurial orientation in the venture, but that entrepreneurial domain-specific self-efficacy significantly mediates the relationship, extending the discussion about the development of entrepreneurial orientations. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2909-2937 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1951279 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1951279 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2909-2937 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1934849_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sabine Bergner Author-X-Name-First: Sabine Author-X-Name-Last: Bergner Author-Name: Julia Auburger Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Auburger Author-Name: Dominik Paleczek Author-X-Name-First: Dominik Author-X-Name-Last: Paleczek Title: The why and the how: A nexus on how opportunity, risk and personality affect entrepreneurial intention Abstract: Opportunity-recognition, risk-taking and personality traits are central person-oriented characteristics for entrepreneurial intention. Despite the fact that various explanations have been proposed on how they affect entrepreneurial intention, it is still unclear which explanation is the most forceful one. This study compares three explanatory mechanisms and reveals that a newly derived trait−opportunity−risk nexus explains best why individuals intend to become entrepreneurs. The nexus was tested with 412 employees who provided information on their Big Five traits, opportunity-recognition skills, risk-taking, and entrepreneurial intention. Findings of a serial mediation model indicate that the interdependencies between traits, opportunity-recognition skills, and risk-taking have to be considered sequentially to understand how these person-oriented characteristics affect entrepreneurial intention. In essence, more open, conscientious, extraverted and stable individuals recognize business opportunities more easily. The regret of missing out on profitable opportunities most likely pushes them to take risks, which then enhances their entrepreneurial intention. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2656-2689 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1934849 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1934849 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2656-2689 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1945071_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jintong Tang Author-X-Name-First: Jintong Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Robert A. Baron Author-X-Name-First: Robert A. Author-X-Name-Last: Baron Author-Name: Andy Yu Author-X-Name-First: Andy Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Title: Entrepreneurial alertness: Exploring its psychological antecedents and effects on firm outcomes Abstract: Recognition of potentially valuable business opportunities is often the start of entrepreneurship. The present research focused on entrepreneurial alertness, which has been found to play a role in this process. Previous research has highlighted the effects of alertness; we seek to extend this research regarding alertness by investigating its antecedents. Drawing upon psychological capital literature, we focus on two potential contributors to alertness: self-efficacy and optimism. We also seek to clarify the relationship between alertness and firm outcomes. Data collected from CEOs of public firms in China were first used to validate the alertness scale, and data collected with entrepreneurs of private small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan were used to test our theoretical model. Results indicated that both entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy and optimism are positively related to alertness. Findings also clarify the effects of alertness by indicating that it is positively related to firm innovation which, in turn, is positively related to financial performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2879-2908 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1945071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1945071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2879-2908 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1951280_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kangle Jiao Author-X-Name-First: Kangle Author-X-Name-Last: Jiao Author-Name: Yan Ling Author-X-Name-First: Yan Author-X-Name-Last: Ling Author-Name: Franz W. Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz W. Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Title: Does prior experience matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between prior experience of entrepreneurs and firm performance Abstract: Drawing on human capital theory and the knowledge-based view, our meta-analysis integrates the results from 85 independent samples spanning 2009–2020 (572,888 total observations). Our findings provide empirical evidence for the small, but significant, correlation between entrepreneurs’ prior experience and firm performance (r = 0.095). In addition, several moderators are identified: type of experience (that is, specific vs generic), entrepreneurs’ characteristics (that is, education), type of business created (that is, self-employed vs small- and medium-sized enterprises), and the cultural context in which entrepreneurs are embedded (that is, level of uncertainty avoidance). Implications for research and practice are discussed and avenues for future studies about entrepreneurs’ prior experience and their role in the entrepreneurship process are outlined. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2938-2985 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1951280 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1951280 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2938-2985 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2051177_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Grant Alexander Wilson Author-X-Name-First: Grant Alexander Author-X-Name-Last: Wilson Author-Name: Eric Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Title: Market orientation, failure learning orientation, and financial performance Abstract: Although it is widely acknowledged that market orientation and learning orientation are necessary success factors, the exact dynamics of the relationship between the constructs and firm performance is not perfectly clear. This article offers a new depth of understanding to this research by introducing and exploring the role of failure learning orientation. Specifically, the roles of market orientation, learning orientation, and failure learning orientation are explored with performance. Unlike previous literature, learning orientation did not mediate the market orientation and performance relationship. Instead, support was found for market orientation’s direct effect on performance and its indirect effect via failure learning orientation. The mediating role of failure learning orientation suggests that more specific learning typologies may alter the market orientation, learning orientation, and performance relationship. The study adds to existing market orientation research and the growing failure learning orientation literature. It emphasizes failure learning orientation’s importance in enhancing competitiveness and superior performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3027-3045 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2051177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2051177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3027-3045 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1934853_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kaitlyn DeGhetto Author-X-Name-First: Kaitlyn Author-X-Name-Last: DeGhetto Author-Name: R. Michael Holmes Author-X-Name-First: R. Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Holmes Author-Name: Bruce T. Lamont Author-X-Name-First: Bruce T. Author-X-Name-Last: Lamont Author-Name: Lorenzo Lucianetti Author-X-Name-First: Lorenzo Author-X-Name-Last: Lucianetti Author-Name: Mehmet M. Kasapoğlu Author-X-Name-First: Mehmet M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kasapoğlu Title: New ventures going global: Cognition and context Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how three dimensions of new venture managers’ mindsets—cosmopolitanism, cognitive complexity, risk propensity—affect their evaluations of opportunities to expand internationally for the first time. We also consider a contingency that likely shapes the effects of mindset dimensions: the institutional risk of the country where the opportunity is located. Our focus on new ventures, risk propensity, and country institutional risk are novel in the study of managerial mindsets. We theorize that the three mindset dimensions are positively related to the attractiveness of international opportunities among new venture managers, but that country institutional risk weakens the effects of each dimension. Drawing on survey data of new venture managers in Italy, Turkey, and the US, we find general support for our hypotheses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2732-2761 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1934853 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1934853 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2732-2761 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2135718_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edward I. Altman Author-X-Name-First: Edward I. Author-X-Name-Last: Altman Author-Name: Marco Balzano Author-X-Name-First: Marco Author-X-Name-Last: Balzano Author-Name: Alessandro Giannozzi Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Giannozzi Author-Name: Stjepan Srhoj Author-X-Name-First: Stjepan Author-X-Name-Last: Srhoj Title: Revisiting SME default predictors: The Omega Score Abstract: SME default prediction is a long-standing issue in the finance and management literature. Proper estimates of the SME risk of failure can support policymakers in implementing restructuring policies, rating agencies and credit analytics firms in assessing creditworthiness, public and private investors in allocating funds, entrepreneurs in accessing funds, and managers in developing effective strategies. Drawing on the extant management literature, we argue that introducing management- and employee-related variables into SME prediction models can improve their predictive power. To test our hypotheses, we use a unique sample of SMEs and propose a novel and more accurate predictor of SME default, the Omega Score, developed by the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO). Results were further confirmed through other machine-learning techniques. Beyond traditional financial ratios and payment behavior variables, our findings show that the incorporation of change in management, employee turnover, and mean employee tenure significantly improve the model’s predictive accuracy.Read the transcriptWatch the video on Vimeo © 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2383-2417 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2135718 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2135718 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2383-2417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1989444_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lucia Walsh Author-X-Name-First: Lucia Author-X-Name-Last: Walsh Author-Name: Bruce Martin Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Martin Title: The value of leadership practices when there is no one to lead: A nascent entrepreneurship context Abstract: Although a considerable amount of literature shows how entrepreneurs develop and utilize social capital to create and grow their ventures, there is scant learning on how nascent entrepreneurs with few ties actually create and utilize social capital to help turn their early ideas into ventures. This paper reveals the role of relational leadership in social capital development and shows how it enhances persistence among very early-stage nascent entrepreneurs, even when they have no employees or partners to lead. Learning from our 18-month in-depth case studies of early-stage nascent entrepreneurs in one European country is used to propose a theory of social capital development in nascent entrepreneurship. Implications for future research and for nascent entrepreneurial practice are discussed.Read the transcriptWatch the video on Vimeo © 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 3155-3191 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1989444 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1989444 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:3155-3191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1938096_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Jennifer Huntsley Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: Huntsley Author-Name: Catherine Brentnall Author-X-Name-First: Catherine Author-X-Name-Last: Brentnall Title: Generative critical conversation: A method for developing reflexivity and criticality Abstract: In this paper we introduce a novel method—generative critical conversation (GCC)—which we propose can develop educator and researcher reflexivity and enhance criticality in enterprise and entrepreneurship education (EEE). We ground this method in literature from the field of educational research and reflexivity scholarship. We hybridize three methodological elements—the self-study strategy of reflecting on recorded material; exploring lived experiences through cogenerative dialogue, and a focus on critical questioning—to facilitate the development of educator-researcher reflexivity. We use illustrations from our own conversations to show how GCC opens up space over time to access and move between levels of reflexive interpretation. We suggest enabling conditions that support GCC and its potential as a method for developing educator-researcher reflexivity across EEE, initial teacher education, and other fields of research. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2788-2817 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1938096 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1938096 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2788-2817 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1934851_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Raj V. Mahto Author-X-Name-First: Raj V. Author-X-Name-Last: Mahto Author-Name: David E. Cavazos Author-X-Name-First: David E. Author-X-Name-Last: Cavazos Author-Name: Andrea Calabrò Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Calabrò Author-Name: Jeff P. Vanevenhoven Author-X-Name-First: Jeff P. Author-X-Name-Last: Vanevenhoven Title: CEO succession game in family firms: Owners vs. advisors Abstract: Succession in family firms is an extremely difficult and complex event in which advisors are often involved or sought. Advisors, especially business consultants, frequently play an important role in shaping and guiding such complex strategic processes. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether and to what extent the involvement of advisors, especially business consultants, in family firm succession impact the outcome of succession planning processes, such as the choice of the next chief executive officer (CEO). We explore whether family-owner socioemotional wealth, measured through their level of commitment to the firm, influences the preference for a family CEO versus a nonfamily CEO and acceptance of the advisor role in the succession planning process. We test the research questions on a sample of family firms located in the United States. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2714-2731 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1934851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1934851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2714-2731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1956505_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Robert Mai Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Mai Author-Name: Petra Dickel Author-X-Name-First: Petra Author-X-Name-Last: Dickel Title: What we say = what we think? How implicit beliefs shape nascent entrepreneurial behavior Abstract: Human decision-making is characterized by explicit (that is, controlled, self-reflective) beliefs as well as by implicit (that is, automatic, spontaneous) beliefs. Entrepreneurship research largely relies on explicit beliefs to explain entrepreneurial behavior, as it is harder to capture implicit beliefs with standard survey methods. This paper argues that integrating implicit beliefs—in combination with explicit beliefs—provides a more comprehensive picture of what individuals think about entrepreneurship and how they act as a result. A reaction-time tool, the Implicit Association Test, is used to measure two types of implicit beliefs (attitudes and self-concept), which play different roles for entrepreneurial behavior. Three studies provide evidence that implicit beliefs (a) affect explicit entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions, and (b) moderate whether these explicit beliefs translate into nascent entrepreneurial behavior. The implications for research and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2986-3026 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1956505 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1956505 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2986-3026 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1938097_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Ataullah Kiani Author-X-Name-First: Ataullah Author-X-Name-Last: Kiani Author-Name: Ahmed Ali Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Author-Name: Alessandro Biraglia Author-X-Name-First: Alessandro Author-X-Name-Last: Biraglia Author-Name: Dan Wang Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Why I persist while others leave? Investigating the path from passion to persistence in entrepreneurship Abstract: Although research affirms that entrepreneurial passion (EP) is an important predictor of entrepreneurial persistence, much less is known of the underlying processes through which EP leads to entrepreneurial persistence. Drawing upon the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, this study uncovers the mediating effects of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and the moderating role of proactive personality between the relationship of EP and entrepreneurial persistence. The results of survey data from 215 small firms in China demonstrate that ESE mediates the link between EP and entrepreneurial persistence. The proactive personality of an entrepreneur also strengthens the direct relationship between EP and ESE and the indirect relationship between EP and entrepreneurial persistence via ESE. The findings contribute to the literature on entrepreneurs’ proactive personalities, ESE and entrepreneurial persistence. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 2818-2848 Issue: 6 Volume: 61 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1938097 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1938097 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:61:y:2023:i:6:p:2818-2848 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2056606_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Thomas H. Allison Author-X-Name-First: Thomas H. Author-X-Name-Last: Allison Author-Name: Aaron H. Anglin Author-X-Name-First: Aaron H. Author-X-Name-Last: Anglin Author-Name: Blakley C. Davis Author-X-Name-First: Blakley C. Author-X-Name-Last: Davis Author-Name: Pyayt Oo Author-X-Name-First: Pyayt Author-X-Name-Last: Oo Author-Name: Stella K. Seyb Author-X-Name-First: Stella K. Author-X-Name-Last: Seyb Author-Name: Jeremy C. Short Author-X-Name-First: Jeremy C. Author-X-Name-Last: Short Author-Name: Marcus T. Wolfe Author-X-Name-First: Marcus T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfe Title: Standing out in a crowd of victim entrepreneurs: How entrepreneurs’ language-based cues of personality traits affect public support Abstract: Catastrophic events challenge the resilience of society and require entrepreneurs to act proactively. Government COVID-19 responses forced thousands of businesses to close, resulting in a staggering loss of revenue for small businesses. Many small business entrepreneurs turned to crowdfunding to make public funding appeals. Through the lens of the identifiable victim effect, we examine how donations to affected businesses are related to language-based cues of personality traits embedded in appeals. Using the IBM Watson Personality Insights algorithm, we assess charitable appeals for language-based cues that convey entrepreneurs’ Big Five personality traits. We test our model using 6,803 donation-based campaigns between March and May 2020. We further tested how crisis salience influenced prosocial behavior, discovering that donation effects were increased for appeals that highlighted the pandemic’s impact on the business. Our results suggest that language-based cues of personality traits have significant associations with public support when embedded in charitable appeals. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 447-486 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2056606 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2056606 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:447-486 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2046014_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Gábor Nagy Author-X-Name-First: Gábor Author-X-Name-Last: Nagy Author-Name: Zeynep Bilgin-Wührer Author-X-Name-First: Zeynep Author-X-Name-Last: Bilgin-Wührer Author-Name: Houcine Akrout Author-X-Name-First: Houcine Author-X-Name-Last: Akrout Author-Name: Eleni Lioliou Author-X-Name-First: Eleni Author-X-Name-Last: Lioliou Author-Name: Katharina Maria Hofer Author-X-Name-First: Katharina Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Hofer Author-Name: József Berács Author-X-Name-First: József Author-X-Name-Last: Berács Title: Achieving high international market performance via simple vs complex configuration of international managerial network ties: A set theoretic approach across two countries Abstract: This study investigates the configuration of entrepreneurial capabilities, international managerial network ties and its performance effect among international ventures located in institutionally different contexts (Austria and Hungary). The study introduces and defines the concept of simple vs complex configuration of international managerial network ties and uses a set theoretic approach to assess the configuration of the above factors. The results of the fuzzy set analysis demonstrate that international ventures can fully capitalize on their entrepreneurial capabilities when they rely on a complex configuration of international managerial network ties. The findings also show that international ventures seek a balance between institutionally different contexts which may result in behaviors that are normally unacceptable by home country-related cultural and institutional norms. Finally, the results reveal that integrating exploration and exploitation strategies requires a complex configuration of international managerial network ties, which in turn leads to high IMP. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 283-330 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2046014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2046014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:283-330 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1913596_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: R. Isil Yavuz Author-X-Name-First: R. Isil Author-X-Name-Last: Yavuz Title: Founders’ education, social capital, and their interplay in the intensity of new-venture internationalization Abstract: While research acknowledges the benefits of founders’ education and social capital for the international intensity of new ventures, the interplay between the two is less understood. Are the effects of education and social capital simply additive or do they create synergies to boost international performance in new ventures? By integrating the theories of human capital, absorptive capacity, and social-network perspectives, I argue that education amplifies the effect of formal social capital but diminishes the effect of informal social capital in affecting new ventures’ international intensity. GEM data on newly founded new ventures from 61 countries support the interaction hypotheses. Implications for entrepreneurship theory and practice are discussed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 30-66 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1913596 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1913596 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:30-66 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2041198_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Wesley Mendes-Da-Silva Author-X-Name-First: Wesley Author-X-Name-Last: Mendes-Da-Silva Author-Name: Israel Felipe Author-X-Name-First: Israel Author-X-Name-Last: Felipe Author-Name: Cristiana Cerqueira Leal Author-X-Name-First: Cristiana Cerqueira Author-X-Name-Last: Leal Author-Name: Marcelo Otone Aguiar Author-X-Name-First: Marcelo Otone Author-X-Name-Last: Aguiar Title: How the tone of mass media news affects pledge amounts in reward crowdfunding campaigns Abstract: We study whether the tone of daily news in mass media as a proxy for market sentiment affects the typical daily pledge amount in reward crowdfunding campaigns. Based on unique data for over 350,000 pledges in reward crowdfunding campaigns from over 2,600 cities in Brazil, we find that market sentiment affects the willingness of backers to make larger pledges. Our unprecedented results reveal that good news induces larger pledges. The effect of tone on pledge amounts is inhibited by the geographic distance between the backer and entrepreneur and is reinforced by income inequality in the backer’s city.Video AbstractRead the transcriptWatch the video on Vimeo© 2022 International Council for Small Business Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 254-282 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2041198 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2041198 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:254-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2002877_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: René Mauer Author-X-Name-First: René Author-X-Name-Last: Mauer Author-Name: Simon Nieschke Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Nieschke Author-Name: Saras D. Sarasvathy Author-X-Name-First: Saras D. Author-X-Name-Last: Sarasvathy Title: Gestation in new technology ventures: Causal brakes and effectual pedals Abstract: Gestation speed has long been acknowledged as an important proximate measure of venture performance. Yet, research into its antecedents remains scarce. Through a longitudinal study of eight new technology ventures, we examine in-depth the relationships between the use of causal and effectual logics and gestation speed. Our data show that heuristics from both logics can act as pedals or brakes on gestation speed. However, we also find that nascent entrepreneurs who apply effectuation as their predominant decision-making logic gestate more quickly than their peers. The inductive model we develop from the findings offers nine mechanisms relating decision heuristics to proximate performance. Additional longitudinal data provide evidence for a positive relationship between higher gestation speed and the probability of long-term success. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 67-102 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2002877 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2002877 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:67-102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2051180_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Ricarda B. Bouncken Author-X-Name-First: Ricarda B. Author-X-Name-Last: Bouncken Author-Name: Katrina M. Brownell Author-X-Name-First: Katrina M. Author-X-Name-Last: Brownell Author-Name: Till Marius Gantert Author-X-Name-First: Till Marius Author-X-Name-Last: Gantert Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Title: Contextualizing founder identity in coworking spaces Abstract: Coworking spaces – which combine an office workspace with a social space – enable collaboration, creativity and knowledge exchange, and offer opportunities to develop social and professional networks for users. Using a multilevel approach, we integrate data from two sources – at the level of the coworking space (N = 57) and the entrepreneur (N = 317) – and apply SEM to test our hypotheses. Our study finds that innovation-based narratives generated by coworking space providers significantly influence new venture growth for entrepreneurs within the space. The results also show that the alignment between the entrepreneur’s identity and the perceived social structure of a coworking space (the immediate entrepreneurial space) positively influences new venture growth. Taken together, we propose an extension to the founder identity literature by integrating psychological and sociological theories of identity to explain how the reciprocal relationship between context and identity is critical to new venture performance. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 415-446 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2051180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2051180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:415-446 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2002878_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Nicole Gottschalck Author-X-Name-First: Nicole Author-X-Name-Last: Gottschalck Author-Name: Katrice Branner Author-X-Name-First: Katrice Author-X-Name-Last: Branner Author-Name: Lisa Rolan Author-X-Name-First: Lisa Author-X-Name-Last: Rolan Author-Name: Franz Kellermanns Author-X-Name-First: Franz Author-X-Name-Last: Kellermanns Title: Cross-level effects of entrepreneurial orientation and ambidexterity on the resilience of small business owners Abstract: This study explores the effect of a firm’s entrepreneurial orientation on the individual resilience of small business owners and how this relationship is moderated by firm-level ambidexterity. We build on social cognitive theory to discuss whether and how the three dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation that is, innovativeness, proactivity, and risk-taking) interact with the two components of ambidexterity (that is, exploration and exploitation) to jointly influence the resilience of small business owners. Our findings indicate that a risk-taking orientation is positively related to resilience and that an innovativeness orientation causes resilience to suffer when an exploitative approach is pursued. For firms with a proactivity orientation, however, exploitation has a positive moderating effect. Our study adds to the literature by linking firm-level determinants and individual-level outcomes in the special context of small businesses.Video AbstractRead the transcriptWatch the video on Vimeo© 2021 International Council for Small Business Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 103-139 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2002878 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2002878 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:103-139 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2026952_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: A. J. Williamson Author-X-Name-First: A. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Williamson Author-Name: A. Drencheva Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Drencheva Author-Name: M. T. Wolfe Author-X-Name-First: M. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolfe Title: When do negative emotions arise in entrepreneurship? A contextualized review of negative affective antecedents Abstract: Entrepreneurship can provide personal fulfillment but is uniquely poised to also provoke emotional suffering. Scholarly attention on negative moods and emotions (affect) in entrepreneurship has gained momentum, yet reviews to date have focused on the consequences of affect while our understanding of its antecedents remains fragmented. This neglect is concerning as the conditions that trigger negative emotions are consequential to entrepreneurial cognition, behavior, and well-being. In the current article, we synthesize the findings of 52 empirical sources that contribute to our knowledge of the antecedents of negative affect during entrepreneurship activity. This results in a framework of entrepreneurs’ negative affective antecedents organized by (1) the temporary state of the self, (2) the entrepreneurial occupation, (3) interactions with others, and (4) venture circumstances. Overall, this systematic effort contextualizes affect in entrepreneurship and provides a roadmap for future research that is more closely representative of the diverse lived experiences of entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 209-253 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2026952 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2026952 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:209-253 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2010086_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Qin Su Author-X-Name-First: Qin Author-X-Name-Last: Su Author-Name: Lingli Luo Author-X-Name-First: Lingli Author-X-Name-Last: Luo Author-Name: Dora C. Lau Author-X-Name-First: Dora C. Author-X-Name-Last: Lau Author-Name: Bart de Jong Author-X-Name-First: Bart Author-X-Name-Last: de Jong Title: United or divided? Entrepreneurial passion and faultlines in new venture teams Abstract: Research has yielded accumulated insights that new venture team (NVT) compositional diversity is a driving force behind the NVT success. However, studies have largely examined diversity attributes in isolation and tended to focus on demographic diversity as the primary source of identification separation with a static approach. In this study, we adopted the team faultline perspective to examine the alignment effect of NVTs’ multiple diversity attributes on NVT performance. Meanwhile, we identified entrepreneurial passion as an alternative and affective source of identification, and investigated the joint influence of these two distinct sources of identification on NVT performance across four stages of competition. Our findings indicate that NVT faultline strength is negatively related to team performance; High team entrepreneurial passion (TEP) mean mitigates the negative effect, whereas high TEP focus variety exaggerates the same negative effect. Our study has important implications for the literature on NVT diversity and entrepreneurial passion. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 175-208 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2010086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2010086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:175-208 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2009489_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Gareth H. Thomas Author-X-Name-First: Gareth H. Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas Author-Name: Evan J. Douglas Author-X-Name-First: Evan J. Author-X-Name-Last: Douglas Title: Resource reconfiguration by surviving SMEs in a disrupted industry Abstract: This paper investigates the strategies employed by surviving small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in a technologically disrupted industry facing continuous market decline. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, we discover multiple strategy combinations utilized by survivors to grow. Key findings suggest firms utilize ambidexterity, absorptive capacity, and agility to reconfigure their internal resources and reduce their reliance on the declining external network. This process increases self-reliance and returns higher rates of growth. These findings run counter to extant research which suggests increased network integration is a way for SMEs to overcome resource limitations. We attribute this difference to the context of firms operating in disrupted, declining markets. This study contributes to research on dynamic capability theory, warning against an over-reliance on external resources in a declining market and in doing so it provides practical paths for growth for SMEs facing disruption. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 140-174 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.2009489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.2009489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:140-174 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_1883036_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Dorian Proksch Author-X-Name-First: Dorian Author-X-Name-Last: Proksch Author-Name: Anna Frieda Rosin Author-X-Name-First: Anna Frieda Author-X-Name-Last: Rosin Author-Name: Stephan Stubner Author-X-Name-First: Stephan Author-X-Name-Last: Stubner Author-Name: Andreas Pinkwart Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Pinkwart Title: The influence of a digital strategy on the digitalization of new ventures: The mediating effect of digital capabilities and a digital culture Abstract: A higher degree of digitalization in new ventures’ product/service offerings and their processes can lead to a faster time to market and the ability to rapidly scale. Hence, it has the possibility to significantly impact the performance. To increase the degree of digitalization in new ventures, they can implement a digital strategy. Currently there is no evidence if this measure has a strong impact on the degree of digitalization. We therefore empirically investigate the influence of a digital strategy on the degree of digitalization in new ventures’ products/services and processes. We analyzed 102 new ventures using SEM. Building on the contingency theory, we show that only having a digital strategy is insufficient to achieve a high degree of digitalization. The digitalization of products/services is partially mediated by digital IT capabilities, and the effect of digital strategy on process digitalization is partially mediated by digital IT capabilities and a digital culture. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1-29 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2021.1883036 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2021.1883036 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:1-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2051179_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Birton Cowden Author-X-Name-First: Birton Author-X-Name-Last: Cowden Author-Name: Masoud Karami Author-X-Name-First: Masoud Author-X-Name-Last: Karami Author-Name: Jintong Tang Author-X-Name-First: Jintong Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Author-Name: Wenping Ye Author-X-Name-First: Wenping Author-X-Name-Last: Ye Author-Name: Samuel Adomako Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Adomako Title: The spectrum of perceived uncertainty and entrepreneurial orientation: Impacts on effectuation Abstract: Effectuation research suggests that effectuation is most appropriate in pure uncertain conditions. However, effectuation research is unclear about how decision-makers respond to varying levels of perceived uncertainty. Behavioral decision-making research suggests that as uncertainty increases, decision-makers may attempt to protect the status quo rather than engage in new opportunities. The present study combines these thoughts to derive a curvilinear relationship between uncertainty and effectuation, providing a more realistic picture of decision-making logic applied by entrepreneurs of small businesses. We also argue that the curvilinear relationship is moderated by the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of the firm. We find, based on data from four samples of 990 entrepreneurs in three emerging economies,support for the curvilinear relationship and the negative moderating effect of EO. Our findings contribute to effectuation theory by extending its theoretical boundaries to include a spectrum of uncertainty. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 381-414 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2051179 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2051179 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:381-414 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2051176_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Roberto Graña-Alvarez Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Graña-Alvarez Author-Name: Ernesto Lopez-Valeiras Author-X-Name-First: Ernesto Author-X-Name-Last: Lopez-Valeiras Author-Name: Miguel Gonzalez-Loureiro Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: Gonzalez-Loureiro Author-Name: Freddy Coronado Author-X-Name-First: Freddy Author-X-Name-Last: Coronado Title: Financial literacy in SMEs: A systematic literature review and a framework for further inquiry Abstract: It has been suggested that financial literacy plays a crucial role in the understanding of the overall performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Nonetheless, its impact remains underexplored, and the few existing findings are fragmented. This study conducts a systematic literature review focused on the antecedents and consequences of financial literacy in SMEs. The findings show that some educational, cultural, and specific contextual factors are antecedents of financial literacy; in turn, financial literacy influences the financial attitudes, financial behaviors, organizational capabilities, and performance of SMEs. Further research should analyze the uncovered lines of study suggested in our research agenda to consolidate the conceptualization of financial literacy in the context of SMEs, overcome the limitations of the current methodology, extend the current evidence about the antecedents and consequences of financial literacy in SMEs and analyze these relationships from behavioral economics and decision-making perspectives. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 331-380 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2051176 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2051176 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:331-380 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2056607_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Sílvia Costa Author-X-Name-First: Sílvia Author-X-Name-Last: Costa Author-Name: Arjan J. Frederiks Author-X-Name-First: Arjan J. Author-X-Name-Last: Frederiks Author-Name: Paula D. Englis Author-X-Name-First: Paula D. Author-X-Name-Last: Englis Author-Name: Basil G. Englis Author-X-Name-First: Basil G. Author-X-Name-Last: Englis Author-Name: Aard J. Groen Author-X-Name-First: Aard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Groen Title: Pre-start-up internationalization mindsets trigger action Abstract: We propose that internationalization mindsets – the configuration of ability and willingness to internationalize – of entrepreneurs in the pre-start-up phase predict later internationalization behavior. Moreover, we suggest that internationalization mindsets may exist before a company is established and that different configurations of mindsets lead to different internationalization behaviors. Using a multiple correspondence analysis with data from 213 early stage entrepreneurs, this study extends our understanding of individual-level antecedents of internationalization by developing a taxonomy of entrepreneurial internationalization mindsets. Our results show that pre-start-up internationalization mindsets are predictive of internationalization behavior two years later. These findings provide a starting point for theorizing on pre-venture antecedents of internationalization behavior, for exploring different configurations of individual-level antecedents, and for comparing how these may evolve into internationalization behavior.Video AbstractRead the transcriptWatch the video on Vimeo© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 487-520 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2056607 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2056607 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:487-520 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2073359_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Kirill Pervun Author-X-Name-First: Kirill Author-X-Name-Last: Pervun Author-Name: Dirk Libaers Author-X-Name-First: Dirk Author-X-Name-Last: Libaers Author-Name: Ninon Sutton Author-X-Name-First: Ninon Author-X-Name-Last: Sutton Title: From athletes to entrepreneurs: Participation in youth sports as a precursor to future business endeavors Abstract: Building upon athletes’ positive attributes recognized by the theory of deliberate practice and research in sports psychology, this study examines the relationship between a person’s participation in competitive sports during formative years and the propensity for creating a new venture later in life. The analysis of the biographies of 2,084 American executives reveals that individuals who participated in competitive sports in their youth are more likely to become entrepreneurs. Our research indicates that participation in individual sports (such as tennis, running, and swimming), but not in team sports, drives the results. Moreover, being a star youth athlete further enhances the likelihood of entrepreneurial action. Thus, we contribute to research on personal characteristics in entrepreneurship by shedding light on the relevance and importance of an athletic background and qualities developed through sports to entrepreneurs. We discuss the practical policy implications of our findings. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 521-562 Issue: 1 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2073359 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2073359 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:521-562 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2082456_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Daniel Kindström Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Kindström Author-Name: Per Carlborg Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Carlborg Author-Name: Tomas Nord Author-X-Name-First: Tomas Author-X-Name-Last: Nord Title: Challenges for growing SMEs: A managerial perspective Abstract: The pursuit of growth is a key endeavor of all types of firms, but it is particularly important for SMEs. From a managerial perspective, growing SMEs face a wide range of challenges; this study proposes a broad framework that emphasizes not only the various types of managerial challenges, but also the importance of taking a balanced, broad approach to facing them. In a qualitative study of 44 Swedish SMEs, the researchers identify, map, and aggregate distinct challenges to SME growth, proposing three overarching themes – business model, leadership, and people. Multiple lower-level categories and individual challenges make up each of these themes suggesting that firms that seek to excel in growth should be aware of and manage all three themes in a balanced manner. This research provides insights into each theme and potential consequences for SMEs; it also offers an overarching, integrative perspective on SME growth challenges opening future research avenues. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 700-723 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2082456 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2082456 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:700-723 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2108432_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Paolo Mazza Author-X-Name-First: Paolo Author-X-Name-Last: Mazza Author-Name: Fatima Shuwaikh Author-X-Name-First: Fatima Author-X-Name-Last: Shuwaikh Title: Industry-relatedness, geographic proximity and strategic decisions of corporate and independent venture capital-backed companies Abstract: In this paper, we use the essential dichotomy between independent venture capital (IVC) and corporate venture capital (CVC) to investigate the investment mechanisms that lead venture-backed companies to take different successful exit routes, that is, an initial public offering (IPO) or an acquisition. Through an analysis of a sample of 4206 US companies, we find that CVC-backed companies have a longer investment duration and a larger investment amount than IVC-backed companies. Our analysis reveals that geographic distance and industry-relatedness are influential for the success of the company. We show that industry-relatedness is more likely to lead to an acquisition exit while geographic proximity rather fosters IPO exits. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 966-1003 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2108432 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2108432 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:966-1003 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2089355_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Arjan J. Frederiks Author-X-Name-First: Arjan J. Author-X-Name-Last: Frederiks Author-Name: Sílvia Costa Author-X-Name-First: Sílvia Author-X-Name-Last: Costa Author-Name: Boudewijn Hulst Author-X-Name-First: Boudewijn Author-X-Name-Last: Hulst Author-Name: Aard J. Groen Author-X-Name-First: Aard J. Author-X-Name-Last: Groen Title: The early bird catches the worm: The role of regulatory uncertainty in early adoption of blockchain’s cryptocurrency by fintech ventures Abstract: Regulatory uncertainty about a technology confronts new technology-based firms (NTBFs) with questions of whether or not to adopt this technology. Following institutional theory, NTBFs are expected not to adopt a technology until regulatory uncertainty has been reduced. However, following the resource-based view, NTBFs are expected to adopt the technology under regulatory uncertainty due to limited or no regulation, as this provides them with an opportunity to secure competitive resources. We investigate whether regulatory uncertainty enabled or inhibited 108 fintech ventures in adopting blockchain’s core application, cryptocurrency, in a time when governments were still considering potential regulation. Our findings indicate that regulatory uncertainty has a positive effect on NTBFs’ adoption of technology. We extend our knowledge on the role of regulatory uncertainty in technology adoption and we shed light on the boundary conditions of both the resource-based view and institutional theory. Further, we reflect on regulating the “winds of change.” Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 790-823 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2089355 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2089355 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:790-823 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2100897_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Muhammad Wasim Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Wasim Author-Name: Shehzad Ahmed Author-X-Name-First: Shehzad Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed Author-Name: Tahera Kalsoom Author-X-Name-First: Tahera Author-X-Name-Last: Kalsoom Author-Name: Mohammad Saud Khan Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Saud Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Piyya Muhammad Rafi-Ul-Shan Author-X-Name-First: Piyya Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Rafi-Ul-Shan Title: Market orientation and SME performance: Moderating role of IoT and mediating role of creativity Abstract: SMEs, the most vital but vulnerable part of an economy, necessitate crucial resources and capabilities to succeed. Structuring on the resource-based theory (RBT) and market orientation (MO), as a fundamental capability for SMEs, this paper examines the moderating effects of the Internet of Things (IoT) and mediating effects of individual creativity on the MO and firm performance relationship. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), the analysis of data obtained from 229 SMEs indicates that IoT moderates the positive relationships between MO and firm performance, and MO and creativity but not between creativity and firm performance. In contrast, creativity partially mediates MO and firm performance linkage. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 938-965 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2100897 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2100897 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:938-965 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2073361_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Johannes Gartner Author-X-Name-First: Johannes Author-X-Name-Last: Gartner Author-Name: Daniela Maresch Author-X-Name-First: Daniela Author-X-Name-Last: Maresch Author-Name: Robert Tierney Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Tierney Title: The key to scaling in the digital era: Simultaneous automation, individualization and interdisciplinarity Abstract: In this paper, we develop a theoretical framework that explains how digital technologies can help small businesses generate competitive advantages for scaling. To gain and sustain competitive advantages, small businesses traditionally had to choose between cost leadership and differentiation strategies. Digital technologies enable small businesses to reduce their costs and at the same time enhance the value of their market offerings through differentiation. The aim of this paper is to explain the role of digital technologies in such hybrid strategies for small businesses. We first identify automation, individualization and interdisciplinarity as the three dimensions of digital technologies that together enable technology-driven firms to gain and sustain competitive advantages and to scale rapidly. Second, we integrate these three dimensions into a theoretical framework. Third, we test and confirm the theoretical framework in an explanatory case study and discuss the results. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 628-655 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2073361 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2073361 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:628-655 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2082457_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Constanza Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Constanza Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Author-Name: Maria-Cristina Stoian Author-X-Name-First: Maria-Cristina Author-X-Name-Last: Stoian Title: Exploring the role of managerial and organizational capabilities for the inbound internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises Abstract: This study investigates the inbound internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Inbound internationalization refers to a process of internationalization where firms attract foreign customers to their home market instead of entering foreign markets. While a plethora of studies have documented outward firm internationalization, knowledge of inbound internationalization is limited. We draw on the dynamic capabilities perspective and conduct qualitative research with owner-managers of tourism and hospitality SMEs. Our findings show that both managerial and organizational capabilities (networking, marketing, technology, and innovation) drive inbound internationalization. We contribute to the SME internationalization literature by investigating an underresearched phenomenon and by identifying the operational and dynamic capabilities that drive inbound internationalization. Furthermore, we add to the capability perspective in an international business context by showing that managerial and organizational capabilities complement each other and jointly influence inbound internationalization. Our study also contributes to the international business literature in a Latin American context. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 724-762 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2082457 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2082457 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:724-762 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2218450_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Author-Name: Joon Oh Author-X-Name-First: Joon Author-X-Name-Last: Oh Author-Name: Kyoo-Il Jo Author-X-Name-First: Kyoo-Il Author-X-Name-Last: Jo Author-Name: KiChan Kim Author-X-Name-First: KiChan Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Origin of Korean entrepreneurship Abstract: South Korea is known for its highly developed economy, which has undergone significant growth and transformation over the past few decades. As a result, South Korea is now considered one of the world’s most prosperous and dynamic economies, with a strong focus on innovation, technology, and exports. Research has attributed Korea’s economic success to several factors: its government monetary policy, entrepreneurial business owners, a productive labor force, an education-oriented Confucian culture, and favorable international trade. This paper focuses on Korea’s global emergence through a historical exploration of Confucian influence and the teachings of renowned Korean philosopher Nammyeong Jo Shik. Our article proposes that Jo Shik is the father of Korean entrepreneurship. Jinju City, where Jo Shik promulgated his most influential teachings, may be the birthplace of Korean entrepreneurship. This city is the home of the first-generation founders of Korea’s leading global companies, such as Samsung, LG, GS, and Hyosung Corporation. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1084-1106 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2023.2218450 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2023.2218450 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:1084-1106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2108824_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Atanu Rakshit Author-X-Name-First: Atanu Author-X-Name-Last: Rakshit Author-Name: Jonathan Peterson Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Peterson Title: Racial disparities in the small business loan market Abstract: We investigate patterns of racial bias in small business loans denial rates in the US across different credit risk scores. Using data constructed from the 1998 Survey of Small Business Finances and Kauffman Firm Survey, we find disparities in loan approval ratings between Black and White entrepreneurs in intermediate risk categories, but not for the best and worst categories. We explain these findings with a simple and generalizable statistical discrimination model where banks hold prior beliefs of repayment probability based on the applicant’s group and observe noisy signals of creditworthiness. Our model predicts that differences in loan denial rates across groups are more pronounced at middle range values and disappear at very high and very low credit scores. Identifying the likely cause of differential treatment in the market is an important first step in improving representation of minority groups as entrepreneurs. Our findings contribute to this critical effort by delineating the nature of racial bias in the credit market and informing remediation policies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1004-1029 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2108824 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2108824 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:1004-1029 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2073360_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Charlene L. Nicholls-Nixon Author-X-Name-First: Charlene L. Author-X-Name-Last: Nicholls-Nixon Author-Name: Ranjita M. Singh Author-X-Name-First: Ranjita M. Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Zohreh Hassannezhad Chavoushi Author-X-Name-First: Zohreh Author-X-Name-Last: Hassannezhad Chavoushi Author-Name: Dave Valliere Author-X-Name-First: Dave Author-X-Name-Last: Valliere Title: How university business incubation supports entrepreneurs in technology-based and creative industries: A comparative study Abstract: Business incubators (BIs) provide entrepreneurs with access to critical resources (for example, physical, financial, knowledge, social, legitimacy, and so on) that support venture development. Little is known about how support needs differ between entrepreneurs pursuing technology-based (TB) and creative-industry (CI) opportunities. Yet these differences may affect their ability to benefit from incubation. This is the first comparative study addressing this gap. Focusing on university BIs, our qualitative analysis reveals that TB entrepreneurs benefit from physical capital supporting proof of concept, financial grants, and technical and industry-specific knowledge capital. In contrast, CI entrepreneurs benefit from physical capital supporting product development, financing of smaller-scale projects, and knowledge capital focused on business basics. External legitimacy was more important to TB entrepreneurs, while internal social capital mattered more to CI entrepreneurs. We draw on value creation and capture to explain these differences. The findings have implications for research and practice concerned with incubation and university-based entrepreneurial support. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 591-627 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2073360 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2073360 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:591-627 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2127746_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Jeffrey E. McGee Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey E. Author-X-Name-Last: McGee Author-Name: Ryan P. Terry Author-X-Name-First: Ryan P. Author-X-Name-Last: Terry Title: COVID-19 as an external enabler: The role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial orientation Abstract: We examine COVID-19 as an external enabling mechanism and propose the interplay between entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) beliefs and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) may help explain why some small firms are enabled to exploit disequilibrating environmental changes. We predict that ESE’s relationship with performance is mediated through its strategic posture, and the perceived impact of COVID moderates this relationship. We test our moderated-mediation model using data collected over multiple waves from a sample of 190 small business owners. While our findings suggest that an entrepreneur’s self-efficacy may contribute to firm performance alone, it appears insufficient to mitigate the perceived negative consequences caused by the pandemic. However, ESE may play a pivotal role when channeled through the firm’s strategic orientation. Our results suggest embracing an entrepreneurial orientation is appropriate for navigating stiff economic headwinds and unprecedented uncertainty. Still, the benefits of such a posture can be fully realized only when entrepreneurial self-efficacious managers lead the firm. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1058-1083 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2127746 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2127746 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:1058-1083 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2073362_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Mariana Giovanna Andrade-Rojas Author-X-Name-First: Mariana Giovanna Author-X-Name-Last: Andrade-Rojas Author-Name: Stella Yiyan Li Author-X-Name-First: Stella Yiyan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: John JianJun Zhu Author-X-Name-First: John JianJun Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Title: The social and economic outputs of SME-GSI research collaboration in an emerging economy: An ecosystem perspective Abstract: Extant literature on research collaboration between firms and government-sponsored institutions (GSIs) focuses predominantly on the formation of strategic alliances and its resulting economic performance. We take a new perspective and conceptualize the collaboration between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and GSIs as social and economic pillars in emerging economies. We theorize how the collaborations with GSIs help SMEs increase their social and economic outputs and develop a sustainable ecosystem for business development through ongoing outward knowledge sharing. Our tests with data on Mexico’s industrial sectors evidence a greater positive effect of SME-GSI collaboration on social than economic output. R&D intensity mitigates more on SME-GSI collaboration’s impact on economic than that on social output. A decentralized management structure strengthens the effect of SME-GSI collaboration on only social output. Finally, a sustainable ecosystem is formed when SMEs engage in outward knowledge sharing as retribution to society. Social output exerts a stronger mediation for SME-GSI collaboration’s influence on outward knowledge sharing than economic output. Overall, our findings offer important insights into the theoretical, managerial, and policy implications of SME-GSI collaboration and business development ecosystems in emerging economies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 656-699 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2073362 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2073362 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:656-699 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2100895_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Esteban Lafuente Author-X-Name-First: Esteban Author-X-Name-Last: Lafuente Author-Name: Zoltán J. Ács Author-X-Name-First: Zoltán J. Author-X-Name-Last: Ács Author-Name: László Szerb Author-X-Name-First: László Author-X-Name-Last: Szerb Title: Analysis of the digital platform economy around the world: A network DEA model for identifying policy priorities Abstract: This study evaluates the quality of the digital platform economy at the global scale by employing a network model rooted in nonparametric linear techniques (data envelopment analysis) on a sample of 116 countries for 2019. The proposed model is in accordance with the geographic diversity (country heterogeneity) and the multilayered structure characterizing the interactions between system participants: governments, digital platforms, platform-dependent firms, and end users. The core findings indicate that the configuration of countries’ platform economy is very heterogeneous, which suggests that an informed, tailor-made approach to policy might produce more effective outcomes. Policies aimed at enhancing the digital platform economy should emerge from the analysis of its main factors if the development of a strategy seeking qualitative improvements in the system is the desired goal. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 847-891 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2100895 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2100895 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:847-891 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2100896_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Thao Orrensalo Author-X-Name-First: Thao Author-X-Name-Last: Orrensalo Author-Name: Candida Brush Author-X-Name-First: Candida Author-X-Name-Last: Brush Author-Name: Shahrokh Nikou Author-X-Name-First: Shahrokh Author-X-Name-Last: Nikou Title: Entrepreneurs’ Information-Seeking Behaviors in the Digital Age–A Systematic Literature Review Abstract: This paper explores how digitalization and development of critical literacies influence changes in entrepreneurs’ information-seeking behavior, and how such changes in behavior directly influence the resource acquisition, bundling, and leveraging process, contributing to the development of personal and business competencies and growth. Building on the logic of resource-orchestration theory, this paper presents a systematic literature review covering 39 studies published between 1990 and 2020 that summarizes the current state and trends at the intersection of digitalization, the entrepreneurs’ critical literacies, and information-seeking behavior. The review results reveal three main streams of research including (i) digitalization and entrepreneurs’ ICT adoption, (ii) entrepreneurs and critical literacies, and (iii) entrepreneurs’ information-seeking behavior. Based on the review results that reflect a fragmented status quo of entrepreneurship research, we develop a holistic framework and outline future research directions for entrepreneurship. This research expands the traditional boundaries of entrepreneurship research by considering the implications of entrepreneurs’ critical literacies and their information behavior on resource orchestration process. The findings provide practical implications indicating the need to address the key challenges of entrepreneurs in a fast-changing and interconnected business environment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 892-937 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2100896 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2100896 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:892-937 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2111436_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Curtis Sproul Author-X-Name-First: Curtis Author-X-Name-Last: Sproul Author-Name: David Jiang Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang Author-Name: Matthew Marvel Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: Marvel Author-Name: Andrew Carnes Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Carnes Title: Selling to “the man”: How dependence on sales to the government affects new venture performance Abstract: How does dependence on sales to the government affect new venture performance and survival? And what can new ventures do to improve performance when they increasingly sell more to the government? Responding to these questions, we challenge longstanding but still untested theoretical assumptions that suggest new ventures who increasingly sell more to the government impede their performance and survival. Specifically, we utilize the Kauffman firm survey panel data, integrating resource dependence and stakeholder theories to argue and find support for a curvilinear relationship between new venture sales to the government and venture performance. Then, in efforts to help mitigate negative effects of government dependence, we suggest how offering high-tech products and government financial support can moderate this curvilinear relationship, helping strengthen performance the more that new ventures sell to the government. Finally, we find a linear relationship between new ventures that sell more to the government and survival. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 563-590 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2111436 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2111436 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:563-590 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2122481_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Leila Soleimani Author-X-Name-First: Leila Author-X-Name-Last: Soleimani Author-Name: Ryan Stauffer Author-X-Name-First: Ryan Author-X-Name-Last: Stauffer Title: New venture teams and acquisition: Team composition matters Abstract: This study examines the relationship between new venture team characteristics on the acquisition likelihood of the new venture. We find that for a US sample of new ventures: new venture teams with equal numbers of females and males, as well as those with higher average education levels are more likely to be acquired. In addition, our results show that higher diversity in industry experience may decrease the acquisition likelihood of new ventures. This implies that teams consisting of both extremes, highly industry experienced and non-experienced members, tend to have the lowest acquisition likelihood all else being equal. This study adds to the rare empirical evidence regarding the factors associated with the exit of new ventures founded by teams, by providing evidence on the effect of team diversity and human capital level on acquisition likelihood. The results may be of interest to both entrepreneurs and external investors. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1030-1057 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2122481 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2122481 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:1030-1057 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2089676_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Gagan Deep Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Gagan Deep Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Sascha Kraus Author-X-Name-First: Sascha Author-X-Name-Last: Kraus Author-Name: Eric Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Author-Name: Umesh Kumar Bamel Author-X-Name-First: Umesh Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Bamel Author-Name: Ritika Chopra Author-X-Name-First: Ritika Author-X-Name-Last: Chopra Title: Entrepreneurial challenges of COVID-19: Re-thinking entrepreneurship after the crisis Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic substantially influenced the world economy, affecting entrepreneurs and SMEs alike. This paper critically examines the relationship between entrepreneurship and COVID-19 through an integrative review analyzing 79 existing studies on the topic. We posit a novel framework for postcrisis recovery, identifying three phases of activity: business resumption (the decision to restart operations following a crisis), crisis impact analysis (understanding how the firm has changed as a result of the crisis), and future review and modification (examining how businesses need to move forward in the latter days following a crisis). Further, we call for additional entrepreneurship research embedded in a crisis environment, with the hope that new scholarship in this regard will provide a chance to increase awareness of the critical role of entrepreneurial management in society. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 824-846 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2089676 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2089676 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:824-846 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2088775_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Dana Sami Bakry Author-X-Name-First: Dana Sami Author-X-Name-Last: Bakry Author-Name: Tugrul Daim Author-X-Name-First: Tugrul Author-X-Name-Last: Daim Author-Name: Marina Dabic Author-X-Name-First: Marina Author-X-Name-Last: Dabic Author-Name: Birol Yesilada Author-X-Name-First: Birol Author-X-Name-Last: Yesilada Title: An evaluation of the effectiveness of innovation ecosystems in facilitating the adoption of sustainable entrepreneurship Abstract: As the digital revolution accelerates and expands in the business world, governments must transform the workforce experience to drive the economy and align it with the changes of the future. In this paper, an innovative and advanced methodological approach for assessing the composite relational dynamics supporting innovative and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems is investigated. This research uses the hierarchical decision model (HDM) to construct a generalized ecosystem assessment framework for entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem strategies to increase the adoption of innovation in sustainable entrepreneurship. The research focuses on the policies and strategies generating all kinds of innovations and propose a model with a comprehensive set of measures to help policy and strategy development. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 763-789 Issue: 2 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2088775 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2088775 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:2:p:763-789 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2149761_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Daniel R. Clark Author-X-Name-First: Daniel R. Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Author-Name: Robert J. Pidduck Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Pidduck Title: International new ventures: Beyond definitional debates to advancing the cornerstone of international entrepreneurship Abstract: International entrepreneurship—the field dedicated to the discovery, enactment, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities across national borders to create future goods and services—is as inextricably linked to firm activity as entrepreneurship, strategy, or international business. However, for much of the past 30 years the field has been hampered by confusion and inconsistency over definitions and existential questions such as, “What is a born global?”; “what is an international new venture?”; and “how does one distinguish emerging firm types?” While many of these questions have been previously answered in isolation, confusion remains, as the field lacks a coherent unified perspective of firm activity. In this introduction to our thematic issue on international entrepreneurship, we address this need, present a unified model of international new ventures drawn from the latest definitions and distinctions, and call for future research that fully integrates form into the conversations of opportunity, technology, liability, and the unique network and value-chain alignments that exist across borders. We also discuss how we can better integrate and add value to nascent trends more broadly from neuroscience, deglobalization, intercultural arbitrage, and other areas. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1549-1571 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2149761 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2149761 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1549-1571 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2141762_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Dennis Barber Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Barber Author-Name: Whitney O. Peake Author-X-Name-First: Whitney O. Author-X-Name-Last: Peake Author-Name: Michael L. Harris Author-X-Name-First: Michael L. Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Title: Can playing defense yield gains? Examining the relationships among regulatory focus, innovation, and SME performance Abstract: Innovativeness and performance are keys to understanding the capability of SMEs. However, scant research examines the motivational frames that enhance behaviors, such as innovation, in SMEs. Regulatory focus theory provides the lens through which to we examined how SME owner motivation impacts innovation and firm performance, given that the SME owner primarily displays either a promotion or prevention focus. As such, we hypothesize the moderating effects of dominant regulatory foci radical on the relationship between innovation and SME performance. Based on a sample of 422 small business owners, we find a positive and significant direct relationship between both incremental and radical innovation on performance. Further, we report that prevention focus heightens the positive relationship between incremental innovation and performance, while radical innovation negatively impacts the relationship between radical innovation and performance; thus, highlighting the critical nature of strategic alignment that exists between regulatory focus strategy, innovation type and performance outcomes. This study brings the entrepreneur back into focus for small business research and investigates the intersection of firm-level and individual-level units of analyses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1469-1497 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2141762 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2141762 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1469-1497 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2152827_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ivana Milosevic Author-X-Name-First: Ivana Author-X-Name-Last: Milosevic Author-Name: A. Erin Bass Author-X-Name-First: A. Erin Author-X-Name-Last: Bass Author-Name: Mary Uhl-Bien Author-X-Name-First: Mary Author-X-Name-Last: Uhl-Bien Title: The process of growing in small firms: Exploring dialectic adjustments to nonroutine disruption Abstract: Studies examining small firm growth have suggested that growth is complex due to the multitude of internal and external factors that disrupt it. However, in focusing mainly on external factors and paying less attention to internal factors, the process of growing – or what is happening inside a small firm as it grows – remains undertheorized. Using findings from a real-time case study of a small firm and insights from the dialectical perspective, we develop a theoretical model that illustrates growth as a dynamic process occurring through dialectic adjustments in response to disruptions that cannot be resolved with routine practices. Our findings suggest that these disruptions trigger one of two situations – potentially converging or potentially diverging – in which individuals must adjust by connecting their insights (converging) or breaking connections (diverging). As such, our findings illustrate the variability in growing, compelling small firms to complexify their internal workings through dialectical adjustments in response to ongoing nonroutine disruptions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1572-1603 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2152827 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2152827 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1572-1603 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2140161_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Kaushik Gala Author-X-Name-First: Kaushik Author-X-Name-Last: Gala Author-Name: Brandon A. Mueller Author-X-Name-First: Brandon A. Author-X-Name-Last: Mueller Title: Acquihires by SMEs as a strategic response to industry digitalization Abstract: As digital technologies pervade established industries, their constituent firms are likely to become technologically dependent upon industry outsiders due to increased mobility of strategic resources and porosity of inter-industry boundaries. We conceptually study this global phenomenon and argue that firms in established industries mitigate their cross-industry resource dependence arising from digitalization via corporate venturing. Unlike their larger counterparts, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in established industries may pursue alternatives to traditional corporate venturing practices such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, or corporate venture capital investments. Specifically, we propose that SMEs may use acquihiring as a response to mitigate their technological dependence on digital outsiders. This study conceptualizes the “who, what, when, where, why, and how” of acquihiring by SMEs in established industries. In doing so, it contributes to the literature on cross-industry M&A strategies for SMEs in the digital era, entrepreneurial exits, and novel modes of corporate venturing. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1430-1468 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2140161 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2140161 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1430-1468 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2169703_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Katrina M. Brownell Author-X-Name-First: Katrina M. Author-X-Name-Last: Brownell Author-Name: Melissa S. Cardon Author-X-Name-First: Melissa S. Author-X-Name-Last: Cardon Author-Name: Mark T. Bolinger Author-X-Name-First: Mark T. Author-X-Name-Last: Bolinger Author-Name: Jeffrey G. Covin Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey G. Author-X-Name-Last: Covin Title: Choice or chance: How successful entrepreneurs talk about luck Abstract: While it is generally acknowledged that luck plays an important role in new venture performance, academic exploration of the construct offers substantial challenges both theoretically and empirically. We suggest that one productive avenue through which to start addressing these challenges is through consideration of how entrepreneurs talk about luck as a contributing factor to their success. Using qualitative methods, we systematically examine how luck is invoked in post hoc performance evaluations in 70 interviews with successful entrepreneurs from the podcast How I Built This. Our analysis reveals that entrepreneurs perceive the influence of luck as a multifaceted combination of both structural and agentic factors. Determining what luck means to successful entrepreneurs and the impact they believe luck had on venture performance has implications for how we conceive of, define, and measure luck in entrepreneurship, and we explore three angles from which the notion of luck can be studied. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1684-1717 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2023.2169703 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2023.2169703 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1684-1717 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2161555_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Denis Iurchenko Author-X-Name-First: Denis Author-X-Name-Last: Iurchenko Author-Name: Jeffrey S. Petty Author-X-Name-First: Jeffrey S. Author-X-Name-Last: Petty Author-Name: Sanjay Jain Author-X-Name-First: Sanjay Author-X-Name-Last: Jain Title: Collective entrepreneurship makes strange bedfellows: Examining framing activity in construction of the equity crowdfunding market Abstract: The digital revolution paved the way for changes in the field of entrepreneurial finance, with platform-based funding mechanisms being viewed as a mode for democratizing equity investing. Despite this belief, equity funding platforms were not available to the public for a while, owing to existing regulations that made them illegal. Based on the analysis of a unique longitudinal dataset, the results of our study suggest that the formation of new markets may be successful when multiple actors, including the government, collectively utilize strategic framing that promotes public interest and engages incumbents in a nonthreatening manner. These dynamics highlight the key role that collective entrepreneurship plays in the emergence of new market spaces. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1652-1683 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2161555 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2161555 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1652-1683 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2123109_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Odafe Martin Egere Author-X-Name-First: Odafe Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Egere Author-Name: Gideon Maas Author-X-Name-First: Gideon Author-X-Name-Last: Maas Author-Name: Paul Jones Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Title: A critical analysis of the Nigerian entrepreneurial ecosystem on transformational entrepreneurship Abstract: Previous research suggests that the entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) support factors are critical for the systemic development of micro, small. and medium enterprises (MSMEs). However, there is limited understanding of how MSME owner's/manager’s characteristics impact their perspectives of the EE support factors for business development. This study addresses this research gap to adopt a coherent approach to understand the EE in supporting MSMEs to achieve transformational entrepreneurship (TE), which builds sustainable businesses for long-term societal benefits. The MSMEs characteristics alongside the EE factors were tested with 576 MSMEs in Nigeria. The MSME owner's/manager’s characteristics were positively correlated to their perspective of EE support factors (access to finance, markets, resources, and policies and regulations), which were inadequate. The findings will assist theory and practice development to understand and focus on the EE discussed in the context of TE in Nigeria, offering potential insights for similar developing economies. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1187-1218 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2123109 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2123109 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1187-1218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2147190_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Shahrokh Nikou Author-X-Name-First: Shahrokh Author-X-Name-Last: Nikou Author-Name: Jozsef Mezei Author-X-Name-First: Jozsef Author-X-Name-Last: Mezei Author-Name: Eric W. Liguori Author-X-Name-First: Eric W. Author-X-Name-Last: Liguori Author-Name: Ayman El Tarabishy Author-X-Name-First: Ayman Author-X-Name-Last: El Tarabishy Title: FsQCA in entrepreneurship research: Opportunities and best practices Abstract: This paper offers step-by-step guidance and best practices for using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (FsQCA) in entrepreneurship research. We analyzed publications in which FsQCA was utilized as the primary methodological choice, focusing our scope on 10 top entrepreneurship journals. Our review reveals that inconsistencies exist regarding how to use the method, what processes to follow, and how to interpret results. Specifically, there is a need for an improved understanding regarding (a) considerations for performing direct calibration, (b) performing (necessity) analysis for both the outcome of interest and its negation, and (c) assessing the sensitivity of the resulting configurations to the selected threshold and cutoff values. To illustrate best practices, we conclude by analyzing GEM data from 43 countries to demonstrate how to best use the method, what to consider, and how the findings change if best practices are not followed. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1531-1548 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2147190 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2147190 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1531-1548 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2122482_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Pyayt P. Oo Author-X-Name-First: Pyayt P. Author-X-Name-Last: Oo Author-Name: Thomas H. Allison Author-X-Name-First: Thomas H. Author-X-Name-Last: Allison Title: Pitching with your heart (on your sleeve): Getting to the heart of how display authenticity matters in crowdfunding Abstract: It is known that people can distinguish authentic from inauthentic emotional displays. It is also known that emotions are generally impactful in crowdfunding pitches. Yet, the potential lynchpin-like role that displays of authentic emotion may play in funding pitches has been overlooked in entrepreneurial resource acquisition research. More importantly, research on authenticity has not uncovered the mechanisms through which display authenticity positively affects observers’ responses. Our work fills this gap by developing a theoretical model that explains the underlying processes of entrepreneurs’ display authenticity and success in crowdfunding. Consistent with the predictions of the emotions as social information model, results from a field study and an experiment reveal the mediating roles of inferential and affective processes. Furthermore, our findings provide evidence for the moderating role of funders’ epistemic motivation on performance. We find that, depending on path, these effects take different directions. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1148-1186 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2122482 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2122482 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1148-1186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2161554_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Baris Istipliler Author-X-Name-First: Baris Author-X-Name-Last: Istipliler Author-Name: Jan-Philipp Ahrens Author-X-Name-First: Jan-Philipp Author-X-Name-Last: Ahrens Author-Name: Annegret Hauer Author-X-Name-First: Annegret Author-X-Name-Last: Hauer Author-Name: Dennis Steininger Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Steininger Author-Name: Michael Woywode Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Woywode Title: Heroes of the Green Room – How able successors revitalize and reinvent family firms Abstract: Drawing on contingency and upper echelon theories, this study conceptualizes family firm CEO succession as a special window of opportunity for the new generation to reinvent and rejuvenate the firm and restore the environment-organization fit that had often deteriorated pre-succession. We argue that CEO-related human capital enables successors to identify and amend misfits, allowing them to re-chart an organization’s course to enhanced performance, especially when the misfit is marked by a turnaround situation. Based on a quantitative analysis of 804 German firms and 31 qualitative interviews, we find support for these coherences and contribute to contingency and upper echelon theories. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1604-1651 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2161554 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2161554 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1604-1651 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2133128_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Brigitte Hoogendoorn Author-X-Name-First: Brigitte Author-X-Name-Last: Hoogendoorn Author-Name: Lorraine Uhlaner Author-X-Name-First: Lorraine Author-X-Name-Last: Uhlaner Author-Name: Peter van der Zwan Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: van der Zwan Author-Name: Ute Stephan Author-X-Name-First: Ute Author-X-Name-Last: Stephan Title: Entrepreneurship, age, and social value creation: A constraint-based individual perspective Abstract: We advance research on social entrepreneurship by offering a constraint-based individual perspective of “who” (gender, education) chooses to create social value “when” in their life course (proxied by age). Integrating predictions from situational strength theory in psychology and the life course perspective in sociology, we theorize that resource constraints determine at what age entrepreneurs are likely to prioritize social relative to economic value creation goals when starting their enterprise. We examine the intersection of entrepreneur age with gender and education to account for distinct patterns of resource constraints over the life course. Multilevel analyses of nationally representative samples of 5,251 new entrepreneurs from 44 countries reveal a robust curvilinear (U-shaped) relationship between age and social value creation and a steeper U-curve for more highly educated women. Our study offers a springboard for future entrepreneurship research considering individuals’ constraints on prosocial value expression by applying intersectional analyses. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1286-1322 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2133128 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2133128 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1286-1322 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2125980_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Forough Zarea Fazlelahi Author-X-Name-First: Forough Author-X-Name-Last: Zarea Fazlelahi Author-Name: J. Henri Burgers Author-X-Name-First: J. Henri Author-X-Name-Last: Burgers Author-Name: Martin Obschonka Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Obschonka Author-Name: Per Davidsson Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Davidsson Title: The imprinting effects of parent firms on the evolution of young spinoff alliance networks Abstract: We tested the drivers of spinoffs’ (that is, new firms started by ex-employees of incumbent firms) alliance network size through the lens of imprinting theory, using a large longitudinal sample of 145 newly founded spinoffs and 3,405 strategic alliances from 2001 to 2014 in the alliance-intensive mining industry. Our results revealed that whereas parent firms’ network positions in terms of size and centrality leave an influential early imprinting effect on spinoffs’ alliance network size, initial partners’ network position leaves an effect through path-dependent forces. Further, our analysis revealed that the parent’s network characteristics can influence the choice of initial partner. We discuss implications for alliance network emergence, spinoffs, and imprinting theory. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1253-1285 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2125980 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2125980 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1253-1285 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2125979_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ziad El-Awad Author-X-Name-First: Ziad Author-X-Name-Last: El-Awad Author-Name: Jonas Gabrielsson Author-X-Name-First: Jonas Author-X-Name-Last: Gabrielsson Author-Name: Jasna Pocek Author-X-Name-First: Jasna Author-X-Name-Last: Pocek Author-Name: Diamanto Politis Author-X-Name-First: Diamanto Author-X-Name-Last: Politis Title: Unpacking the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates Abstract: Alumni engagement plays a crucial role in driving innovation in university-based entrepreneurship ecosystems. We employ an inductive, informant-centric research design to explore the processual dynamics surrounding the early alumni engagement of entrepreneurship graduates and how these translate into enterprising behaviors that foster technology transfer and knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship. Our inductive analysis advances the theoretical understanding of the beginning phases of the alumni engagement process among entrepreneurship graduates, the key drivers that make them gravitate toward different forms of alumni engagement, and the role and impact of their engagement in the surrounding ecosystem. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1219-1252 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2125979 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2125979 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1219-1252 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2140159_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Lucas Kleine-Stegemann Author-X-Name-First: Lucas Author-X-Name-Last: Kleine-Stegemann Author-Name: Simon Hensellek Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Hensellek Author-Name: Julienne Senyard Author-X-Name-First: Julienne Author-X-Name-Last: Senyard Author-Name: Philipp Benedikt Jung Author-X-Name-First: Philipp Benedikt Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Author-Name: Tobias Kollmann Author-X-Name-First: Tobias Author-X-Name-Last: Kollmann Title: Are bricoleurs more satisfied? How bricolage affects entrepreneur job satisfaction among experienced versus novice entrepreneurs Abstract: When creating and scaling an entrepreneurial venture, founders often face high entrepreneurial demands, straining their well-being. Drawing on job demands-resources theory, we propose that entrepreneurs can apply bricolage as a promising resourceful behavior to face such demands to achieve work–life balance and, in turn, increase their job satisfaction. Moreover, we introduce entrepreneurial experience as a moderator influencing these relationships. Data from 675 founders of German entrepreneurial ventures indicate that bricolage positively impacts job satisfaction for both experienced and novice entrepreneurs. Interestingly, the mediating effect of work–life balance between bricolage and job satisfaction was only significant for experienced entrepreneurs, who can deploy this mechanism to further increase their job satisfaction. We confirmed the robustness of our results with additional data from 283 self-employed individuals from the U.S. This paper contributes to our understanding of the consequences and effectiveness of bricolage on entrepreneur well-being.Video Abstract Read the transcriptWatch the video on Vimeo© 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1347-1384 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2140159 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2140159 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1347-1384 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2133129_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Simon C. Parker Author-X-Name-First: Simon C. Author-X-Name-Last: Parker Title: Overcoming internal barriers to new venture growth: The role of employee motivations Abstract: A major internal barrier to new venture growth is employee effort that diminishes with expansion of the venture’s workforce. This paper advances entrepreneurial growth theory by exploring conceptually how management measures that leverage three distinct employee motivations – extrinsic, intrinsic, and prosocial – affect this barrier. I argue that “agency measures” which leverage employees’ extrinsic motivations likely lose their effectiveness as firms grow; in contrast, measures that leverage employees’ prosocial motivations are better placed to overcome the internal growth barrier and spur ongoing new venture growth. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1323-1346 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2133129 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2133129 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1323-1346 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2161556_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: David Urbano Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Urbano Author-Name: Jairo Orozco Author-X-Name-First: Jairo Author-X-Name-Last: Orozco Author-Name: Andreu Turro Author-X-Name-First: Andreu Author-X-Name-Last: Turro Title: The effect of institutions on intrapreneurship: An analysis of developed vs developing countries Abstract: This article examines the interaction effects of formal and informal institutions on intrapreneurship in developed and developing countries. We use a multilevel logistic regression technique and data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for the years 2014–2020 with information from 29 developed countries (237,053 observations) and 31 developing countries (177,201 observations). The main findings highlight that informal institutions (fear of failure and media attention) are more relevant than the social status of entrepreneurs as predictors of intrapreneurship, in both developed and developing countries. In addition, the moderation of economic freedom as a formal institution differs depending on the economic development context. In developed countries, economic freedom enhances to a greater extent the relationship between social status and intrapreneurship, as well as between media attention and intrapreneurship. These findings can be useful for the design of intrapreneurship policies in adapting their strategies to the specific institutional environment. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1107-1147 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2161556 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2161556 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1107-1147 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2140160_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Stela Ivanova Author-X-Name-First: Stela Author-X-Name-Last: Ivanova Author-Name: Erno T. Tornikoski Author-X-Name-First: Erno T. Author-X-Name-Last: Tornikoski Title: Termination of nascent entrepreneurship: The central effects of action crisis in new venture creation Abstract: Because current conceptualizations are insufficient with respect to explaining the termination subprocess of nascent entrepreneurship, little is known regarding the liminal space in which the decision between termination and persistence is made. To solve this problem, we apply the Theory of Action Phases, extend it using the notion of an action crisis, and propose that (i) the extent to which nascent entrepreneurs experience action crises informs the decision between persistence and termination and (ii) the odds of experiencing an action crisis and the temporal length of an action crisis phase depend largely on the goal-directed actions that have previously been taken. We test and find empirical support for our main hypotheses by reference to a harmonized dataset drawn from the panel study of entrepreneurial dynamics (PSED). These findings contribute to both theoretical and practical advancements in the field of nascent entrepreneurship and research on entrepreneurial action. With respect to research, the inclusion of the notion of action crisis allows us to conceptualize termination as a subprocess of nascent entrepreneurship and to explain decisions between termination and persistence in the context of new venture creation. By taking the time-saving and time-delaying effects of actions into consideration, our study also offers a more nuanced view of entrepreneurial action given that the length of an action crisis is informed by the actions of planning and implementation that have previously been taken. In practical terms, we address some lasting problems that arise in the context of entrepreneurship-focused public policies and provide practical advice for nascent entrepreneurs. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1385-1429 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2140160 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2140160 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1385-1429 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: UJBM_A_2144634_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Greta Falavigna Author-X-Name-First: Greta Author-X-Name-Last: Falavigna Author-Name: Roberto Ippoliti Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Ippoliti Title: SMEs and dividend payout policy in case of poor legal environment Abstract: This article investigates the dividend informational content hypothesis, showing how managers react to a poor legal environment through positive and credible messages to investors. We analyze private and public limited companies between 2015 and 2019, exploring the relation between their dividend payout policies and the courts’ ability to enforce creditor rights in case of insolvency. Based on our results, we can observe a positive relation between judicial delay and the SMEs’ decisions on dividend payouts, meaning that as the inefficiency of courts increases, small businesses are ever more likely to pay out dividends so that they can send a positive message to the local capital market. On the other hand, our results cannot confirm the same relation for public limited companies, which operate n the global capital market, highlighting the key role of local ties. Journal: Journal of Small Business Management Pages: 1498-1530 Issue: 3 Volume: 62 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2144634 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/00472778.2022.2144634 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:62:y:2024:i:3:p:1498-1530