Purpose: Opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation are two central concepts in the entrepreneurial process. However, there is a lack of both a clear specification of the content domains of the constructs and valid and reliable multi-item scales for their measurement....

Das Kompaktlexikon Unternehmensgründung liefert nahezu 2000 aktuelle Begriffserklärungen aus Theorie und Praxis rund um die Existenzgründung sowie den Aufbau von neuen Unternehmen. Von A wie Absatzmarkt bis Z wie Zuschuss bietet das Nachschlagewerk Gründern, Entrepreneuren und Unternehmern...

Over the last decades the number of journal publications in entrepreneurship research has increased dramatically. To analyze the perception of these studies, the present paper suggests a relative measure – the so-called resonance factor (RF) –, which puts a paper’s citations in relation to...

Die wissenschaftliche Arbeit planen -- Ein Thema finden, eingrenzen und Ziele setzen -- Literatur recherchieren und einschätzen -- Wissenschaftliche Literatur lesen -- Das Thema strukturieren -- Ergebnisse schriftlich niederlegen -- Quellen offenlegen -- Texte überarbeiten und redigieren.

This research asks how a strong personal relationship (strong tie) between a small business ownermanager and their professional or informal advisor affects the relationship between the advisor's recent performance and the owner-manager's perceptions of the advisor's trustworthiness in terms of...

Human resource flexibility is important in entrepreneurial ventures that need to respond to the changing challenges of growing the new business. This research investigates the impact of previously well-known people (strong ties) as entrepreneurial team members on the human resource flexibility...