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Home‐based internet businesses as drivers of variety

van Gelderen, Marco; Sayers, Janet; Keen, Caroline - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15 (2008) 1, pp. 162-177

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that the way home‐based internet businesses (HBIBs) are operated and the …

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Entrepreneurship education and students' internet entrepreneurship intentions : Evidence from Chinese HEIs

Millman, Cindy; Li, Zhengwei; Matlay, Harry; Wong, … - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 17 (2010) 4, pp. 569-590

relating to their internet entrepreneurship intentions (IEIs). Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on the results …, online activities as well as other factors that might influence their internet entrepreneurship intentions. Findings – It … internet entrepreneurs. Originality/value – Although the survey focuses on respondents studying in Chinese HEIs, the results of …

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New sources of clustering in the digital economy

Romano, Aldo; Passiante, Giuseppina; Elia, Valerio - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 8 (2001) 1, pp. 19-27

Using a sample of 29 virtual clusters, the paper examines new sources of clustering in the digital economy. The “virtual cluster” phenomenon highlights the most significant effect of the development of the information and communication technologies in the business environment. A virtual...

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Learning the hard way: the lessons of owner‐managers who have closed their businesses

Stokes, David; Blackburn, Robert - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 1, pp. 17-27

There is a tendency to associate business “closure” with business “failure”, confusing owners that close a business with ‘unsuccessful’ entrepreneurs. This article reports on a study into the experiences of business owners who have left their business. Three stages of research,...

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Entrepreneurship and small business research – a European perspective

Hisrich, Robert D.; Drnovsek, Mateja - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 2, pp. 172-222

Interest in the field of entrepreneurship has significantly increased among academics, practitioners and government officials in the past decade both in the USA and in Europe. The increased interest is reflected in the increased number of courses, majors and minors at colleges and universities...

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Taking control of word of mouth marketing: the case of an entrepreneurial hotelier

Stokes, David; Lomax, Wendy - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 4, pp. 349-357

Marketing in entrepreneurial contexts, such as small business, relies heavily on word of mouth (WOM) recommendations for customer acquisition. However, we know little about how WOM processes work for small firms, or how owner‐managers can influence them. This case study of an entrepreneurial...

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Chinese entrepreneurship: the development of small family firms in China

Poutziouris, Panikkos; Wang, Yong; Chan, Sally - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 4, pp. 383-399

This explorative paper considers the recent developments in the emerging small family business sector in post‐reform China as the country embraces socio‐economic and structural transition from a centrally planned to a market‐orientated system. The important contributions that Chinese small...

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Incorporating the family dynamic into the entrepreneurship process

Craig, Justin; Lindsay, Noel J. - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 4, pp. 416-430

This research furthers our understanding of the interaction between the fields of entrepreneurship and family business. It presents a framework that introduces the family dynamic to Timmons’ driving forces model of entrepreneurship. The framework highlights the influence of the family in the...

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Clarifying the intrapreneurship concept

Antoncic, Bostjan; Hisrich, Robert D. - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 10 (2003) 1, pp. 7-24

This research contributes to the development of the theory of intrapreneurship by clarifying the intrapreneurship concept. Intrapreneurship is more precisely defined by referring to emergent behavioral intentions and behaviors that are related to departures from the customary ways of doing...

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Small firm Internet adoption: opportunities forgone, a journey not begun

Jones, Colin; Hecker, Rob; Holland, Peter - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 10 (2003) 3, pp. 287-297

This paper explores the endeavours of five small firms to develop Web‐based commerce capabilities within their existing operations. The focus is on the strategic acquisition and exploitation of knowledge which underpins new value creating activities related to Web‐based commerce. A normative...

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