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The internationalisation process of small- and medium-sized firms and the liability of complexity
Antonella Zucchella; Per Servais
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2012) pp. 191 – 212
This contribution focuses on the process related to the decision of entry into a complex market, as a [...]
The influence of the entrepreneur’s background on the behaviour and development of born globals’ internationalisation processes
Navid Ghannad; Svante Andersson
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2012) pp. 136 – 153
While much of the research on small firm internationalisation has concentrated on export strategies, little [...]
Rameshchandra Wamanrao Sawant is a self-taught entrepreneur, now at the helm of diverse RWS group of companies. Sawant and Misra (the author of this case study) have been friends for over four decades.
Publisher’s note (PN):Lessons for African Farmers?
The purpose of this article is to discuss the problems associated with attempting to develop collaborative enterprise amongst farmers in Mexico. Sustainable development of agricultural land requires the development of entrepreneurial and organisational competency in farmers.
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Linda Kamau
Open innovation is key to the success of iHub and can change the working culture of any community of innovators, says Linda Kamau.
iHub is a network and meeting place that enables Kenya’s innovators to bring their ideas to fruition. Through iHub, the technology community, industry, academia, investors and venture capitalists [...]
Internationalisation in new ventures what role do team dynamics play?
Christian Hauser; Petra Moog; Arndt Werner
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2012) pp. 23 – 38
The role of team size and dynamics in the internationalisation process of new ventures has received little attention in [...]
Beyond high tech: the pivotal role of technology in start-up business model design
Franziska Günzel; Helge Wilker
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 15, No. 1 (2012) pp. 3 – 22
Technology plays an important role for any start-up as an opportunity to be exploited, as well as an [...]
Abstract
Purpose – This study focuses on factors characterizing a pool of hyper-growth firms, trying to gather insights on how the hyper-growth firms achieve hyper-growth. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical framework is proposed, borrowing well established approaches from strategic management and entrepreneurship. Subsequently, some explorative case studies are described and help understanding how much of a [...]
How does the non-profit economy affect entrepreneurship?
Sandrine Emin; Nathalie Schieb-Bienfait
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 14, No. 4 (2011) pp. 456 – 477
How and on what basis can we can analyse the entrepreneurial process in the non-profit sector? This article is based on a critical discussion [...]
Re-reading entrepreneurship in the hidden economy: commercial or social entrepreneurs?
Colin C. Williams; Sara Nadin
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 14, No. 4 (2011) pp. 441 – 455
Since the turn of the millennium, a small but growing stream of the entrepreneurship literature has drawn attention to how [...]
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