Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 31 Issue 8

Forecasting entrepreneurial motivations and actions: development and validation of the entrepreneurial trigger scale

Peter John Kuvshinikov, Joseph Timothy Kuvshinikov

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the insights of founding entrepreneurs to understand what they consider as motivating factors in their decision to act upon…

Business model innovation: harnessing big data analytics and digital transformation in hostile environments

Andrea Ciacci, Lara Penco

The literature mainly concentrates on the relationships between externally oriented digital transformation (ExtDT), big data analytics capability (BDAC) and business model…

Identifying entrepreneurial opportunities during crises: a qualitative study of Italian firms

Valentina Cucino, Giulio Ferrigno, James Crick, Andrea Piccaluga

Recognizing novel entrepreneurial opportunities arising from a crisis is of paramount importance for firms. Hence, understanding the pivotal factors that facilitate firms in this…

Smart cities and economic development: synergies among technology, social forces and female entrepreneurship

Filippo Marchesani, Francesca Masciarelli

This study aims to investigate the synergies between the economic environment and the smart living dimension embedded in the current smart city initiatives, focusing on the…

Entrepreneurial leadership in online freelancing: bricolage and project success

Mansoor Ahmed, Lorenzo Lucianetti

The research study provides empirical insights on the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership (EL), entrepreneurial passion for founding (EPF), entrepreneurial bricolage…