Pub Date : 2021-02-22DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2021.1874605
Markus Beckmann, Michael Garkisch, Anica Zeyen
Abstract Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role for growth and sustainable development, particularly for rural areas in which MNCs are absent. Despite this link, there is little systematic research that investigates how SMEs address the particularities, opportunities, and challenges of rural areas based on their strengths and weaknesses. To fill this gap, this article uses a systematic literature review (SLR) that analyses 228 articles published between 2003 and October 2020. Our descriptive analysis shows that research on this topic has increased over time. Based on our thematic results, we juxtapose typical strengths and weaknesses of SMEs (enterprise perspective) and the opportunities and challenges of rural areas (spatial perspective). A key finding is that SMEs use relation-based collaboration as a meta-strategy to respond to these specific conditions. Wedding the theoretical perspectives of the RBV and transaction cost economics, we develop a conceptual model that explains why rural SMEs are in a particular need and position to use collaboration as a tool to innovate and access critical resources in otherwise resource-scarce rural areas. We then discuss how digitalization impacts our results regarding SMEs in rural space.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-13DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1868839
Alexandros Parthymos, Irene Daskalopoulou
We analyze the determinants of three different entrepreneurship patterns namely, the innovative entrepreneur, the socio-cultural entrepreneur, and the regional differentiation model. We assume that...
本文分析了创新型企业家、社会文化企业家和区域差异化企业家三种不同创业模式的决定因素。我们假设……
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Pub Date : 2020-12-12DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1855025
M. Mulyana, H. Hendar
Abstract This paper aims to examine the effect of market orientation (MO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on business performance (BP) with network innovation agility (NIA) as mediating variable. The respondents were 302 owners or leaders of fashion SMEs in Central Java, Indonesia. This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as data analysis. The results showed that market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, and network innovation agility have a significant effect on business performance. Furthermore, network innovation agility mediates the relationship between market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation on business performance.
{"title":"Market and entrepreneurial orientation on business performance: role of networks innovation agility","authors":"M. Mulyana, H. Hendar","doi":"10.1080/08276331.2020.1855025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2020.1855025","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper aims to examine the effect of market orientation (MO) and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on business performance (BP) with network innovation agility (NIA) as mediating variable. The respondents were 302 owners or leaders of fashion SMEs in Central Java, Indonesia. This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as data analysis. The results showed that market orientation, entrepreneurial orientation, and network innovation agility have a significant effect on business performance. Furthermore, network innovation agility mediates the relationship between market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation on business performance.","PeriodicalId":37293,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship","volume":"15 2","pages":"944 - 960"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72575856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-12-08DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1848328
A. Muhamed, N. Salim, M. N. A. Rahman, Firdaus Mohd Hamzah, M. Ali
Abstract This research aims to investigate the relationship between supply chain orientation (SCO) and firm performance (FP) in the context of halal-certified small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The proposed SCO model incorporates three factors, namely top management support, commitment, and credibility, for the determination of firm performance. A total of 512 halal-certified SMEs was surveyed, in which 284 responses were received and analysed using structural equation modelling with partial least squares (SEM-PLS). The credibility of supply chain partners was shown to have a major effect on firm performance in the context of halal-certified SMEs. On the other hand, top management support and commitment demonstrated a lesser influence, despite having statistically significant effects on firm performance. This study provides a framework for halal practitioners to refine their business operations based on the implementation of SCO elements to improve firm performance.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-23DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1840853
Christian Harrison, I. Omeihe, A. Simba, Kingsley Obi Omeihe
Purpose: Researchers seem to focus overwhelmingly on entrepreneurial leadership as seen in recent studies in the leadership literature. This situation becomes more complex as research draw on parallels between leadership and entrepreneurship. This has led to an ongoing debate on the veracity of entrepreneurship as a distinct field of study. The elusive nature of both concepts has further complicated the efforts made by researchers at integrating these fields in order to achieve a consensual understanding on the status of entrepreneurship within the field of leadership. The purpose of this paper is to explore these independent fields of study so as to provide a clear understanding of its close association, peculiarities and the theoretical considerations. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on a critical review of the extant literature on leadership, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial leadership. The literature review focused on the existing theories and perspectives and attempts were made to draw parallels within the domains of leadership, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial leadership. Findings: Entrepreneurial leadership though a distinct field of study within the domain of leadership is deeply embedded in the positive integration of the fields of leadership and entrepreneurship. Parallels were drawn from the theoretical considerations shaping these three fields of study respectively. This close association was further reinforced by similarities and in some instances the replication of some attributes and skills within all the three fields. Originality/value: This study brings additional insights to the parallels that exist within the field of leadership and entrepreneurship particularly in proposing an integrative model for entrepreneurial leadership based on the positive integration of entrepreneurship and leadership.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-18DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1836463
Birgit Leick, G. Leßmann, Alexander Ströhl, Tim Pargent
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Pub Date : 2020-11-06DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1836550
Kingsley Obi Omeihe, I. Amoako, Veronika Gustafsson, Mohammad Saud Khan, I. Omeihe
Abstract There is a pronounced paucity of empirically rigorous study that focuses on the impact of trust on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in a developing market context. This article offers a fresh perspective on the simultaneous relationship between trust and distrust by exploring the complex process through which they are developed. Constructed in the assumptions of multidimensionality and the inherent tensions of relationships, the design of this study is interpretive, following an emergent iterative process, where three distinct types of trust, cognitive-based trust, affect-based trust and calculus-based trust were considered as critical components for successful SME relationships. Conversely, the unpredictable negative behavior of a trade partner was critical to the development of calculus-based distrust and identification-based distrust. The results facilitate a better understanding of the distinct types of trust and distrust that underpin SME relationships in Nigeria and other developing economies, particularly in Africa. This article contributes to the ongoing debate over the two contrary yet complementary opposites of trust and distrust, and their ability to provide explanations to economic activity.
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Pub Date : 2020-11-05DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1832831
L. Melyoki, Michael M. Gielnik
Abstract This paper provides insights into how action-oriented entrepreneurship training transforms university students into entrepreneurs. Understanding the process through which students become re-orientated to change their mindsets from expecting to get formal employment to embracing self-hire and actually starting their own businesses is important for motivating researchers and policy-makers to support action-oriented training. We qualitatively explored the effect of STEP (Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion), an action-oriented training program delivered to university students. We conducted seventeen semi-structured interviews with STEP recipients. We applied an inductive approach to the analysis of qualitative data. Findings revealed that transformation occurred through a step-by-step process with participants first experiencing empowerment due to the human and psychological capitals developed during the training. This empowerment coupled with appreciation of entrepreneurship and confirmation of its do-ability motivated recipients to adopt of a new career perspective and ignited in them a commitment to stay the course. We conclude that action-oriented training can transform recipients into real entrepreneurs through empowerment, appreciation, and confirmation of do-ability. The implication is that action-oriented training should be emphasized as an integral aspect of a strategy to address the problem of youth unemployment and general expansion of economic activity. Suggestions for future research are given.
摘要本文探讨了行动型创业训练如何将大学生转化为企业家。了解学生重新定位的过程，将他们的心态从期望获得正式工作转变为接受自我雇佣和实际创业，这对于激励研究人员和政策制定者支持以行动为导向的培训非常重要。我们定性地探讨了STEP (Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion)这一面向大学生的行动导向培训项目的效果。我们对STEP受助人进行了17次半结构化访谈。我们采用归纳法对定性数据进行分析。研究结果显示，转变是一个循序渐进的过程，参与者首先体验到在培训期间开发的人力资本和心理资本的赋权。这种授权加上对企业家精神的赞赏和对其可行性的肯定，激励了接受者采用一种新的职业视角，并点燃了他们坚持到底的承诺。我们的结论是，以行动为导向的培训可以通过授权、欣赏和确认可做性，将接受者转变为真正的企业家。这意味着应强调面向行动的培训，作为解决青年失业问题和普遍扩大经济活动的战略的一个组成部分。最后对今后的研究提出了建议。
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Pub Date : 2020-11-01DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1811483
L. Filion
Robert Bilodeau passed away on 27 July 2020, at the age of 85. Many of you knew him as a pioneer of Canadian entrepreneurship.Robert’s family ran a small business in Shawinigan. He became involved ...
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Pub Date : 2020-10-25DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2020.1831839
Juan Francisco Alvarado Valenzuela, Ingrid Wakkee, Jeanne Martens, Paul Grijsbach
Abstract Despite its widespread occurrence, the topic of failure is barely addressed in entrepreneurship education. Consequently, students are given an incomplete and unrealistic picture of the complexity of being entrepreneurs. This study explores the pedagogical potential of introducing vicarious learning about failure in educational programs rather than focusing solely on starting, growing and success. Taking a qualitative approach, this study examined students’ reflective reports written after an interview with an entrepreneur on their experience of failure. Using concepts emerging from these reports and theoretical constructs, it was established whether and how students drew lessons and reflections from the failure stories. The findings show that interviewing and reflecting about the experiences of entrepreneurs allow for vicarious learning from failure, yet without students having to experience it themselves. The lessons learned and the reflections feed each other in a continuous loop. Students recognized that entrepreneurship involves trial and error instead of one straight road. Important lessons include the importance of adaptable behavior, access to key resources, insights in business development and the benefits of networking. Hence, this article contributes to the pedagogy of entrepreneurial education and provides initial suggestions for educators to introduce vicarious learning about failure as a topic in their programs.
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