Using a novel and rich dataset of crowdfunding projects from Kickstarter, the world's largest crowdfunding platform, I show that entrepreneurs who launch campaigns on days when many other entrepreneurs launch campaigns are less likely to reach their campaign funding goals and be funded. The...

The company that produces instant noodles with the Indomie brand is one of the giants in the food industry in Indonesia. However, Indofood's history does not span just 20-30 years. The embryo of this company began almost half a century ago. At first, PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk., was a...

Out of four main segments of Lean namely philosophy, process, people & partners and problem solving, this study intends to classify critical success factors (CSFs) for adopting problem solving principles in Malaysian automotive. A Focus Group of 16 subject matter experts was engaged. The...

This study aimed at identifying The Role of Organizational Ambidexterity in Projects’ Success in accordance with the International Standards. A field study on Non-Governmental Organizations – Southern Governorates. To achieve the study objectives, the descriptive analytical approach was...

Bangladesh is a rapidly developing nation growing with a target of a middle-income country by the end of the year 2021. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to include women in the economic activities who are 49.56% of the total population of the country. Rapid development requires the...

This article aims to examine the challenges faced by sports startups in achieving long-term success and to provide recommendations for overcoming these challenges. The study recognizes that in order for a small or medium-sized sports business to achieve sustainability, it must do more than just...

The franchising sector demands a high level of assurance and commitment. This is because creating entrepreneurial value is at the core of any franchising strategy. However, little is understood about what causes franchised businesses' critical success factors, particularly in developing nations...

The ability of blockchain technology to record transactions on distributed ledgers offers new opportunities for governments to improve transparency, prevent fraud, and establish trust in the public sector. However, blockchain adoption and use in the context of e-Government is rather unexplored...

Previous studies argue that takeover targets’ CEOs can use high leverage as a signal for commitment to undertaking value-enhancing projects, thus deterring the takeover attempts since the bankruptcy risk associated with high leverage can serve as an effective governance mechanism. This paper...

This paper explores how Confucianism influences the altruistic behaviour during family firm successions. Using a sample of Chinese listed family firms which have transferred the power to family successors during 2005-2018, we find that family firms deeply influenced by Confucianism intend to...

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of Malaysian and Bangladeshi retail smalland medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owners on the key elements of business growth. Design/methodology/approach - The construct measurements have all been taken from previous research...

When investing in blockchain-based crowdfunding campaigns, choosing the right one is difficult. Therefore, it is important to recognize success factors that express the value of the specific campaign. This study is aimed at determining the success factors impacting the investors' decision to...

Objective: This article aims to verify the influence exerted by the performance of human resources on university entrepreneurship. Research Design & Methods: The methodology used in the research was cross-sectional, observational, and explanatory. Regarding the sample used, 434 university...

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have emerged as an alternative way of raising funds for entrepreneurial ventures to develop a new project or product. In this study, a comprehensive analysis is conducted on the determinants of ICO success and aftermarket performance of ICOs. Our evidence suggests...

This article analyzes the determinants of successful crowdfunding initiatives using a sample of 5,251 projects from the reward-based Spanish platform Verkami. In contrast to most of the literature that has measured success with a dichotomous variable, we approach success with a continuous one,...

We study the GDPR's opt-in requirement in a model with a firm that provides a digital service and consumers who are heterogeneous in their valuations of the firm's service as well as the privacy costs incurred when sharing personal data with the firm. We show that the GDPR boosts demand for the...

Over the last few decades, industries in emerging economies have been encouraged to embrace sustainable lean manufacturing (SLM) practices to lower operational expenses, eliminate wastes, conserve resources, improve customer satisfaction, and focus on the economic, environmental, and social...

Despite boasting a tradition of enterprise, the collective narrative of African-American entrepreneurship is one of marginal success, mainly because African-American entrepreneurs experience an array of barriers that limits resiliency and increases susceptibility to shocks. Challenging this...

The purpose of the research is to extract an empirical typology presenting the diverse types of PMSs. For creating empirical typology, a Two-Step cluster analysis was applied. The types of PMSs are characterized by the variables extracted from the chain model found in the literature. We...

Digital transformation (DT) is a complex, revolutionary, and continuous process of strategic renewal. It requires firms to invest resources, but these firms often fail in pursuing DT. Drawing on the dynamic capability perspective, the complementary assets view, and contingency theory, this study...

This is an exploratory study focusing on how Singapore has progressed in the domain of e-Governance. How the electronic delivery of services have been improved. How continuous improvement, data exchange and open data elements were imbibed into the e-governance portfolio to provide a nearly total...

The dual carbon target of China is a challenging commitment. As a major generator of waste concrete, China could greatly reduce carbon emissions by its recycling. However, the utilization rate of recycled concrete in China is very low. This paper thoroughly analyzes the critical success factors...

The main goal of this research is identification and evaluating the critical success factors (CSFs) in the adoption of blockchain technology (BCT) in the supply chain of the Iranian Rubber Industry and finally the ranking of influential parts of the BCT in the supply chain of the Industry by...