Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 27 Issue 3

Entrepreneurial orientation and the role of the context. The case of the firm “Sa Panada Srl”

Michela Floris, Angela Dettori, Camilla Melis, Cinzia Dessì

The paper aims to analyse the case of “Sa Panada srl”, a tiny Sardinian family firm, to provide intriguing insights for the study of entrepreneurial orientation in a context that…

Learning perspective on sustainable entrepreneurship in a regional context

Sylvia Mónica Perez Nuñez, Martina Musteen

The aim of this study is to examine the role of learning in the opportunity discovery, opportunity exploitation and local embeddedness of sustainable ventures in an emerging…

Developing and validating a scale of consumer-based brand equity for SMEs: evidence from Thailand

Nitcha Chokpitakkul, Saravudh Anantachart

This study aimed to develop a generalisable small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) brand equity scale and examine its relationship with consumer response factors.

An analysis of the determinants of failure processes in UK SMEs

Alexios Makropoulos, Charlie Weir, Xin Zhang

This paper has two purposes. First, it evaluates the extent to which different failure processes are present in failed UK SMEs, by considering non-financial metrics including…

The effect of perceived legitimacy on new venture growth in Japan: a moderated mediation approach

Norifumi Kawai, Mirela Xheneti, Tomoyo Kazumi

This article seeks to theorize and empirically examine the conditional mechanisms through which entrepreneurial legitimacy determines the success or failure of new ventures by…

Exploring the role of goal setting and external accountability mechanisms in embedding strategic learning plans in small firms

Felicity Kelliher, Monica Murphy, Denis Harrington

This paper explores the role of goal setting and external accountability mechanisms in embedding strategic learning plans in small firms. The research question asks, how are…

Keeping it in the family: a socio-cognitive approach to the prioritization of family goals

Desmond Ng, Harvey S. James Jr, Peter G. Klein

As the prioritization of family goals depends on the resolution of family conflict, this study's purpose is to explain how a dominant coalition (DC) of parental family members…

Entrepreneurial alertness, self-efficacy and social entrepreneurship intentions

Boris Urban

Considering that many unanswered questions remain regarding the antecedents to entrepreneurial intentions, the purpose of this study is to develop insights from existing theories…