Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 26 Issue 4

Exploring entrepreneurial intention’s mediating role in the relationship between self-efficacy and nascent behaviour: Evidence from Zambia, Africa

Bruce M.K. Mwiya, Yong Wang, Bernadette Kaulungombe, Maidah Kayekesi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of entrepreneurial intention (EI) in relation to the influence of the five dimensions of entrepreneurial self-efficacy…

Classifying coping among entrepreneurs: is it about time?

Bronwyn Eager, Sharon L. Grant, Alex Maritz

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether descriptions of functional coping strategies among entrepreneurs vary along temporal dimensions, from reactive or present oriented…

The SMEs’ technology acceptance of digital media for stakeholder engagement

Mark Anthony Camilleri

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly communicating and interacting with stakeholders through digital media. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to…

Intellectual capital, organisational climate, innovation culture, and SME performance: Evidence from Croatia

Marina Dabić, Jasminka Lažnjak, David Smallbone, Jadranka Švarc

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between the three components of intellectual capital (IC) (human, structural, and relational), and contextual factors…

Entrepreneurs’ personal values and CSR orientations: evidence from SMEs in Zambia

Progress Choongo, Leo Jasper Paas, Enno Masurel, Elco van Burg, John Lungu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between entrepreneurs’ personal values and corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientations among small- and…

The 2008 financial and economic crisis and the family business sale intention: A study of a French SMEs sample

Gérard Hirigoyen, Sami Basly

The purpose of this paper is to assessthe probable influence of some of the emotional costs and returns expected by owners on their family business sale decision; and examine if…

Evaluating policy approaches for tackling informal entrepreneurship

Ioana Alexandra Horodnic, Colin C. Williams

When tackling the informal economy, an emergent literature has called for the conventional rational economic actor approach (which uses deterrents to ensure that the costs of…

The impact of technological and non-technological innovations on export intensity in SMEs

Dragana Radicic, Khurshid Djalilov

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how both technological and non-technological innovations influence export intensity in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In…