Pub Date : 2023-11-18DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00928-4
Vanessa Campos, Joan R. Sanchis, Ana T. Ejarque
Extant literature has pointed to a positive relationship between sustainable-driven management and business competitiveness and organizational size as a moderating factor in such a relationship. In this vein, the Economy for the Common Good is a sustainability framework based on stakeholders’ management that allows embedding sustainable behavior into business strategy and counts with a version adapted to organizations working at a smaller scale like entrepreneurial ventures and SMEs. Hence, the present study aims to assess the impact of sustainable financial management implemented using the Economy for the Common Good framework on business competitiveness and the possible moderating effects of organizational size on this relationship. To do so, the authors apply hierarchical regression analysis to data gathered from 206 European enterprises that implemented sustainable-driven financial management using the Economy for the Common Good framework. Results confirmed the positive impact of sustainable financial management on business competitiveness. However, organizational age and size resulted in nonsignificant variables. Thus, we conclude that sustainable financial management using the Economy for the Common Good framework is a suitable tool for implementation in entrepreneurial ventures and SMEs.
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Through innovation and technology, there is a global movement to hasten national progress and development. The importance of fostering start-ups has risen to the top of the global agenda, and emerging nations are starting to acknowledge their crucial function as growth and development engines. It is critical to recognize and prioritize the need of building new, pertinent businesses that will create, develop, and support goods and services that suit societal demands and are important for Romania’s economic development. This research study examines Romania’s start-ups and innovation infrastructure to understand the entrepreneurial environment. Also, this study emphasizes the major obstacles that start-ups and entrepreneurs encounter, as well as evaluating creative technical breakthroughs to build a successful economy based on knowledge. Similarly, while intending to analyze the changes that start-ups and entrepreneurs bring to an economic, political, and social landscape, this study identifies the waves of opportunities that come with start-ups which are created for a better knowledge-based economy. Developing an ecosystem of innovation to deliver solutions to our society's needs and expectations would foster a start-up culture that is inclusive, efficient, and helpful to the entire society. In this context, we developed hypotheses and a study model based on Sem-Pls methodology, which were validated using an online questionnaire. SmartPls4 software was used to process the data, and all research hypotheses were validated.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00907-9
Amato Stefano, Shahab Zare, Lattanzi Nicola
Abstract Despite the economic significance of micro-enterprises, the empirical evidence on the contextual factors unlocking their growth potential is somewhat scant. This study pitches into this stream of research by linking micro-enterprises, agglomeration economies, and place attachment literature. Specifically, this research explores whether micro-enterprises benefit the most from the location in agglomerations and from having a local manager in charge of the business capturing the connections to the immediate surroundings. By drawing on secondary data from Italian manufacturing companies, our findings show that micro-enterprises are less productive than the larger ones and that having a local manager further exacerbates the productivity gap. However, the influence of place attachment on productivity reverts to positive when micro-enterprises dwell in agglomerated areas, where they are better positioned to capitalize on localization economies. Our study unveils the ambivalent effect of place attachment on productivity, allowing micro-enterprises mainly to achieve higher productivity gains from agglomerations. Theoretical contributions to contextualizing entrepreneurship research and micro-enterprises growth as well as policy and managerial implications are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-06DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00909-7
Gil Pechuán Ignacio, Conesa García M. Pilar, Tejedor Miralles Enrique
{"title":"Impact of the sense of initiative and entrepreneurship competence on the entrepreneurial intention","authors":"Gil Pechuán Ignacio, Conesa García M. Pilar, Tejedor Miralles Enrique","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00909-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00909-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":"61 14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135635729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-06DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00912-y
Keshab Acharya, Gregory R. Berry
{"title":"Characteristics, traits, and attitudes in entrepreneurial decision-making: current research and future directions","authors":"Keshab Acharya, Gregory R. Berry","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00912-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00912-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135635735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00902-0
Maribel Guerrero, Grace S. Walsh
{"title":"How do entrepreneurs build a resilient and persistent identity? Re-examining the financial crisis impact","authors":"Maribel Guerrero, Grace S. Walsh","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00902-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00902-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":"77 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135872478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00915-9
Matthew Schwieterman, Chris Welter
{"title":"Supply chain from start to finish: the implications of supply chain management for entrepreneurs","authors":"Matthew Schwieterman, Chris Welter","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00915-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00915-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":"301 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135863387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-21DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00911-z
Zhonggang Yue, Kai Wang, Maokun Ye
{"title":"The impact of fintech on corporate innovation: mediating role of entrepreneurship","authors":"Zhonggang Yue, Kai Wang, Maokun Ye","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00911-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00911-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135513069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-19DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00899-6
Avi Karan, Mamta Singh, Nripendra P. Rana
{"title":"Does entrepreneurial motivation influence entrepreneurial intention? Exploring the moderating role of perceived supportive institutional environment on Indian university students","authors":"Avi Karan, Mamta Singh, Nripendra P. Rana","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00899-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00899-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135779384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}