Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 27 Issue 6

Discovery behaviour and creation behaviour of Ethiopian entrepreneurs: the implications for the performance of their small tourism firms

Shiferaw Muleta Eyana, Enno Masurel, Leo J. Paas

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of discovery and creation behaviour in opportunity identification on firm performance in a developing country context. By doing…

The effect of servant leadership on employee turnover in SMEs in Nigeria: the role of career growth potential and employee voice

Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah, Kabiru Oyetuunde

Employee turnover has been established as a major cause of the abysmal performance of SMEs in Nigeria. Hence, the study explored the role of servant leadership and the work…

Successor selection in family business using theory of planned behaviour and cognitive dimension of social capital theory: evidence from Ghana

Mengyun Wu, Martha Coleman, Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahaman, Bless Kofi Edziah

Succession of family enterprises has been an issue of concern to a number of researchers, and extensive studies have been conducted on this. Transfer of family business from one…

Experiential entrepreneurship education via US films: why and how

Eric Liguori, Jeff Muldoon, Josh Bendickson

Experiential education is key if the authors as scholar-educators are to empower the next generation of students to recognize opportunities, exploit them and succeed in…

Entrepreneurial ecosystems: a systematic literature review and research agenda

Jonathan Mukiza Peter Kansheba, Andreas Erich Wald

The emerging concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has captured the attention of scholars, practitioners and policymakers. Although studies on entrepreneurial ecosystems continue…

Trade credit and firm profitability: moderation analysis of intercompany financing in Italy

Candida Bussoli, Danilo Conte

The purpose of this paper is to verify whether the benefits gained by granting extended payment terms can lead to higher profitability for Italian companies. Moreover, the…

Applying educational theory to develop a framework to support the delivery of experiential entrepreneurship education

Robin Bell, Heather Bell

Experiential approaches have become increasingly common in entrepreneurship education in response to calls for different approaches to the traditional didactic process-driven…

Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in a sanctioned economy – does the CEO play a role?

Chiara Cannavale, Iman Zohoorian Nadali, Anna Esempio

Entrepreneurship, in many low-resilient economies, plays a critical role in overcoming external shocks. Thus, it is crucial in such situation that entrepreneurial firms can…