Purpose The majority of emerging and young firms work under resource
constraints. This has made researchers highlight the importance of
resourcefulness. Perhaps the most important theoretical development in this
context is the emerging, behavioral theory of entrepreneurial bricolage.
However, although academic interest is increasing, research on entrepreneurial
bricolage has been hampered by the l... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the impact of firm size on
performance (measured as profits, growth, efficiency and liquidity) differences
between family and non‐family small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises
(SMEs).Design/methodology/approachThe samples of 441 family and 473 non‐family
firms were divided into four size groups and performance differences analysed
for each size group usin... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper aims to recognise and identify fears of failure in the
international entrepreneurship ecosystem and find the effects of these fears on
each other to reduce these increasing effects and minimise the mental barriers
for potential entrepreneurs. Therefore, this research is beneficial to
strengthen international entrepreneurial personality and to reduce the shadows
of fears on entrep... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper seeks to evaluate the cultural variables which influence the
growth of Turkish speaking ethnic minority businesses in London,
UK.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reports and analyses the findings of 227
face‐to‐face structured interviews with Turkish small business
owners.FindingsThis study illustrates that there is a relationship between
fluency in English and business growt... hiện toàn bộ
Mục đíchMục tiêu của bài báo này là xem xét và tổng hợp các tài liệu liên ngành
về nghiên cứu doanh nhân dân tộc từ một góc độ không gian. Mục tiêu chính là
phát triển một khuôn khổ phân tích để hiểu cách thức mà địa điểm đóng vai trò
trong các quá trình doanh nhân dân tộc ở các quy mô địa lý khác nhau.Thiết
kế/phương pháp/nghiên cứuBài viết bắt đầu bằng việc xem xét các quan điểm về
doanh nhân dâ... hiện toàn bộ
This paper provides a case study of a previously unresearched industry,
Engineering Process Plant Contracting, it examines how a project management firm
responded to heightened competitive pressures through a process of
entrepreneurial innovation. A key component in this focused on the corporate
human resource function as a full business partner in project management and its
contribution to the “b... hiện toàn bộ
This paper seeks to illustrate and explore strategic issues from the perspective
of the research team in designing, delivering and monitoring an education
programme for new technology based firms (NTBFs) which has been run successfully
for the last two years by the Robert Gordon University. Findings from recent
research, involving innovative NTBFs, have shown that these organisations may be
strugg... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe period 2002‐2010 has seen significant growth in enterprise education
in schools in England, accompanied by the growth of guidelines and frameworks to
provide educational and assessment structures. This paper intends to explore the
questions: What does “enterprise” mean in the context of 14‐19 education? What
is the purpose and contribution of competence frameworks and related structures... hiện toàn bộ