Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the effect of firm-specific determinants on the entrepreneurial success (measured through the objective financial performance) of the Czech food processing firms over 2003-2014 and with the main particular focus on capital structure and productivity as...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the mediating effects of Chief Executive officer (CEO) attributes on the earliness of internationalization and performance in context of Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach: The proposed framework is tested...

Purpose: Compared with other emerging and former command economies, Russia has low levels of entrepreneurial activity and exceptionally low levels of reported entrepreneurial intentions. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this paper aims to examine the determinants of...

Purpose: This paper aims to review the academic literature on business plan competitions in developed and emerging economies to assess the contribution to the knowledge so far and identify research gaps. Design/methodology/approach: A variety of databases (such as ABI/Inform Global, Academic...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to managers’ understanding of the internationalization of born global (BG) firms from developed countries in emerging markets. Adapting the new institutional sociology approach, the authors provide insights into how BGs might strive to...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the barriers that constrain the venture capital (VC) financing in Iran based on the institutional theory. Design/methodology/approach: To answer the question, “How institutional barriers constrain the VC financing in Iran?”, 31 detailed interviews were...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the challenges faced by Nigerian university graduates youths, in finding suitable employment or in embarking on entrepreneurship ventures. Design/methodology/approach: The research investigates the barriers to graduate employment and entrepreneurship in...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between different dimensions of organizational learning capabilities (OLC) and levels of social innovation in social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical strategy adopted is a cross-sectional study based on...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the factors that lead to success or failure of a small business in the West Bank of Palestine. Design/methodology/approach: This study methodology is a survey research, testing the Lussier model of business success and failure with a sample of 246...

Purpose: Entrepreneurship is a critical and necessary condition for sustained economic development. Different societies are more or less developed because they are endowed with more or less enterprising social groups. Entrepreneurship does not flourish in a social vacuum; its development is...