Entrepreneurial Business Research Articles

Histories of Australian retailing

ABSTRACT This special edition contributes to the growing scholarship on Australian retail history. It collates a range of work that represents and extends existing themes in Australian retail historiography with the aim of encouraging further work in the field. Topics covered include: Chinese storekeepers in remote regional communities, transnational flows of goods to these communities, colonial arcades and department stores, intercolonial rivalry and boosterism that incentivised the early development of large retail spaces, entrepreneurial business women, Australian milk bars, the influence of diasporic migration on food cultures and leisure activities, advertising in twentieth century department stores, urban planning, and post-war shopping centre development. This article provides an outline of these articles as well as an overview of Australian retail historiography.

The Conceptual Framework of Innovation Performance Within SMEs in Aceh Province, Indonesia: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Bricolage

The evolvement of sustainability concepts has become a new global aim under the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, for which business enterprises are expected to play a crucial part in adopting sustainable procedures. The United Nations has identified enterprises and entrepreneurial activity, along with innovation, as key components in addressing the challenges of sustainable development. Nonetheless, the influence of business entrepreneurship by small enterprises varies depending on the nature of effort, and in many instances, sustainable entrepreneurship is only a source of instability and resource deployment. The major purpose of this study paper is to speak on the aspects that effect on the development of innovation performance among SMEs and how the entrepreneurial bricolage able to facilitates this process specifically to cope with the pandemic, lost income and customers demanding. The unique influence of entrepreneurial bricolage on innovation performance has yet to be identified for Indonesia settings. This study has been established the conceptual framework which constructed five variable which are innovation performance, entrepreneurial bricolage as endogenous variable, while constraint in finance, constraint in human resource and constraint in technology as exogenous variable. This produced conceptual framework backed by the theory of diffusion of innovation and expected to gather the data via questionnaire from the SMEs entrepreneurs’ enterprises in Aceh, Indonesia. This study allows to contribute to the existence body of knowledge and the understanding of the entrepreneurial bricolage and the factors impacting innovation performance among SMEs.

Arbeitsschutz „im Huckepack“ – ein alternatives Konzept zur Ansprache von Unternehmen auf Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsthemen. Teil II: Erprobung in einer Maßnahme für Kleinunternehmen

Occupational safety “piggybacked” – an alternative concept for addressing companies with safety and health issues. Part II: Implementation in a measure for small businesses Background: Entrepreneurs in small businesses represent a challenging but also underestimated target group for occupational safety and health (OSH) prevention activities. Objective: Referring to the article published in ASU 6/2023 on the theoretical foundation of the “piggyback method”, an alternative concept for addressing small business owners on OSH issues is being developed and implemented. Method: OSH issues were linked by content to topics preferred by the target group and presented according to the principles of second-order conditioning. The interactive events were marketed by two chambers and evaluated by an online survey with a random sample of n = 40. Results: The procedure and implementation were rated positively overall by the participants. The OSH issues (target stimulus) were rated as just as relevant as the lack of skilled workers and self-care (context stimuli). Conclusions: The results speak for the usefulness of the “piggyback method” for OSH prevention activities. However, the results are not sufficient as a proof of effectiveness; this requires further practical tests and evaluations. Keywords: occupational safety and health – small businesses – entrepreneurs – evaluation

Ethnic Chamber Of Commerce's Impact On Latino (Hispanics) Constituencies' Business Performance

Latino (Hispanic) business entrepreneurs in the United States are a large growing minority population that experiences low business performance. Ethnic chambers of commerce may create a social network and support business performance. The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore the experiences of immigrant Latino entrepreneurs about how membership in a chamber of commerce influences their business performance. Eleven Latino entrepreneurs from four Latino chambers of commerce in Long Island volunteered to be interviewed. A pretest was sent to each volunteer to learn about their business performance using the BLUES (Business, Leadership, Startup Evaluator) evaluation areas. Then, an in-depth interview followed, asking: How do you believe that being part of a chamber of commerce increases consumer preference, good reputation, future patronage, and awareness of their business? Findings show that being part of an ethnic chamber of commerce impacts getting clients, creating trust, and increasing social capital by connecting with other members.

Garihma (to Care for)

Garihma (to Care for)

Can virtual reality nudge toward green investing? An experiment with small business entrepreneurs

PurposeStorytelling through virtual reality (VR) combines the strengths of cutting-edge technology with traditional informational campaigns. As a tool for climate change mitigation, VR has been shown to educate individuals and stimulate both emotional and cognitive responses that promote pro-environmental behavior. This paper aims to investigate whether these benefits extend to the field of green investing through an experiment conducted with a sample of small business entrepreneurs.Design/methodology/approachThe experimental design involved making choices between bonds varying in maturity dates, annual interest and environmental classification (regular versus green). To identify potential impacts of the immersive experience on investment decisions, these choices were made both before and after exposure to VR videos illustrating the devastating effects of climate change. A multiple price list was employed to elicit subjects' risk preferences, enabling the joint estimation of the treatment effect and the risk and time preference parameters. FindingsThe findings indicate that, when risk and time preference parameters are controlled for, a VR experience can nudge toward green investment choices. This effect is more profound among those who already exhibit a greater propensity to opt for green investments.Originality/valuePrevious research shows that negative emotions, such as guilt, affect pro-environmental intentions, as well as actions, while message vividness through immersive experiences is effective in nudging greener behavior. Since analogous results in the framework of financial investments are not currently available, this paper seeks to test whether VR videos depicting the adverse effects of climate change can generate negative emotions associated with experiencing these effects and make them salient in subsequent investment decisions made by small business entrepreneurs.

Can bioenergy act as an entrepreneurial opportunity for the sustainable economic development of an emerging economy? A socio-technical approach.

Challenges in adopting renewable energy have become significant roadblocks to the country's sustainable progress. There is a shortage of studies examining how adopting biogas energy plants affects entrepreneurship in Pakistan's off-grid areas. This study aims to address this gap in the literature by investigating bioenergy as an entrepreneurial opportunity for the sustainable economic development of an emerging economy. Primary data comprising 305 respondents was used in Punjab Province by employing an inclusive questionnaire survey. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique validates the model and analyzes the designated hypotheses. Empirical outcomes reveal that enhanced social and entrepreneurial prosperity adopting biogas plants, sustainable economic development of entrepreneurial businesses adopting biogas plants, and adoption in entrepreneurship improve the standard of living positively and significantly associated with intention to enhance entrepreneurship performance through biogas energy adoption. On the contrary, the production-cost reduction of adopting biogas plants in entrepreneurial businesses had no significant effect on intention to improve entrepreneurship performance through biogas energy adoption. Meanwhile, the intention to enhance entrepreneurship performance through biogas energy adoption positively mediates the relationship among enhanced social and entrepreneurial prosperity adopting biogas plants, sustainable economic development of entrepreneurial businesses adopting biogas plants, biogas plant adoption in entrepreneurship improves the standard of living, and economic development of entrepreneurial activities adopting biogas technology. Correspondingly, social media and word of mouth significantly moderate the relationships between the intention to enhance entrepreneurship performance through biogas energy adoption and the economic development of entrepreneurial activities adopting biogas energy. The results of this study show how crucial it is to change societal norms surrounding entrepreneurship, raise entrepreneurs' awareness of these issues, reform regulatory systems, and emphasize the benefits of entrepreneurial activities offered by biogas energy plants that grow entrepreneurs' standard of living. Finally, the study's limitations and recommendations for additional studies are highlighted.

Women entrepreneurs in transport family business: a perspective article

PurposeThis paper underscores the importance of conducting studies that examine the experiences of women transport entrepreneurs within the context of the intersectionality of patriarchal culture, the challenges posed by insufficient infrastructure on business operations and the dominance of the male-dominated transport industry.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on a concise literature review.FindingsThe intersectionality of these factors significantly influences women's prospects, opportunities and barriers as they navigate the entrepreneurial realm within the transportation sector. Understanding these complexities is essential to devise targeted strategies and policies that foster gender equality, promote inclusive economic growth and empower women entrepreneurs in this vital industry.Originality/valueThis paper synthesises existing research on family business, entrepreneurship and business operations in Africa.Contribution to impactThis article has the potential to empower women in family-owned transportation businesses, promoting gender diversity and inclusivity. It achieves this by highlighting and encouraging women's leadership, leveraging their unique strengths, and fostering education and mentorship. As a result, the research is expected to drive industry growth, enhance customer satisfaction, and cultivate a more collaborative work culture. This emerging research is anticipated to transform these businesses, enabling women to become progressive leaders, thereby ensuring sustained success and fostering innovation in the transportation sector.

A study on the long-term effects and mechanisms of internet information behavior on poverty alleviation among smallholder farmers: Evidence from China

China has historically accomplished the task of eradicating absolute poverty, however, as a result of multiple external constraints and a lack of their own endogenous motivation, there is a general lack of viability among farmers who have been lifted out of poverty, with some of those who have been lifted out of poverty at risk of returning to poverty and marginalized populations at risk of becoming poor, and there are certain challenges to the longevity and stability of the poverty eradication of smallholder farmers. In the era of rapid development of information technology, the use of Internet information has become an important way to change the information asymmetry in rural areas, narrow the urban-rural digital divide and reduce the vulnerability of poverty at present. Based on this, this paper puts forward the corresponding research hypotheses on the theoretical basis of how Internet information behavior affects the long-term effects of poverty alleviation of smallholder farmers, and this paper is based on the empirical analysis of the household survey data of 240 smallholder farmers in 3 cities and 3 counties of H Province, in an attempt to explore empirical testing of the impact of Internet information behavior on the long-term effects of poverty alleviation of smallholder farmers, and to further reveal the intrinsic mechanism of the role of the internal mechanism of the transformation between the smallholder farmers' Internet information behavior and poverty alleviation of the long-term effects of poverty alleviation. This study found that (1) Internet information usage would be positively related to the long-term poverty alleviation of smallholder farmers; (2) Among the mechanisms of Internet information usage on the long-term poverty alleviation of smallholder farmers, agricultural income opportunities, employment opportunities and entrepreneurial business opportunities have significant mediating effects; (3) Formal social support and informal social support, all play a significant positive moderating role in the process of transformation of development opportunities carried out by smallholder farmers. The findings of the study have important practical implications for accelerating the poverty alleviation effect of the Internet and achieving sustainable poverty alleviation among small farmers to promote common prosperity.

Entrepreneurship in family firms: What’s next? Multilevel embeddedness and individuals’ cognition

This special issue contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship in family firms by leveraging the family embeddedness perspective. In doing so, the papers of the special issue bridge entrepreneurship at firm level with analyses at the individual and the enterprising family levels. Starting from and extending such contributions, in this introductory article we offer a “multilevel” embeddedness perspective on entrepreneurship in family firms. We do so first by considering that, in family firms, each individual's cognition ultimately depends on whether they belong to the enterprising family, and whether and how they are active in the family business. Second, we advance that individual entrepreneurial orientation is a key cognitive factor resulting from the multilevel embeddedness and bridging it with entrepreneurship at firm level. We derive theoretical implications for entrepreneurship in family business and highlight avenues for future research.

Achieving SMEs’ excellence: scale development of Islamic entrepreneurship from business and spiritual perspectives

PurposeThis paper investigates the effect of Islamic entrepreneurship on small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) business performance and the development of a framework to comprehensively investigate Islamic entrepreneurship to achieve competitive business advantages. Islamic entrepreneurship was measured through the Islamic entrepreneurial model, which is based on two unobserved constructs: business and spiritual perspectives. These two constructs were used as predictors of business performance. This paper aims to develop a new scale of Islamic entrepreneurship from business and spiritual perspectives to achieve SMEs’ successful business performance.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 189 Muslim respondents were involved and analyzed their responses using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory composite analysis.FindingsThe empirical findings proved that the Islamic entrepreneurial scale with two perspectives is an absolute measure. Besides, the predictive validity findings revealed that business (i.e. trustworthiness, honesty and truthfulness) and spiritual perspectives of Islamic entrepreneurship (i.e. Taqwa, good intention and respecting religious obligations) positively affected SMEs’ business performance.Originality/valueThe novelty of this study lies in expanding the existing research, developing a measurement scale and empirically testing the Islamic entrepreneurship model. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that contributes to the Islamic entrepreneurship literature in the SME context and offers new avenues for potential researchers. The new scale will allow SMEs to understand the halal and haram concepts in more depth and apply the Islamic rules and principles with full spirit.

Role of green financing in developing sustainable business of e-commerce and green entrepreneurship: implications for green recovery.

The present study examines the impact of green financing on the development of sustainable businesses operating in the e-commerce and green entrepreneurship sectors. The findings of this research have potential implications for promoting green recovery. The research primarily examines the issue of financing constraints that impede the growth and long-term viability of green businesses, with a specific focus on low-income countries and emerging economies. This study employs panel data from 2010 to 2020, encompassing multiple countries, and utilizes an econometric model to examine the association between green financing and the advancement of sustainable enterprises. The study's findings illustrate the favorable effects of green financing on the expansion and long-term viability of e-commerce and green entrepreneurship. The analysis demonstrates that the availability of green financing plays a substantial role in facilitating the advancement of business models that prioritize environmental sustainability. This, in turn, supports promoting a green recovery and facilitates sustainable economic development. The study emphasizes the significance of customized financial assistance mechanisms that cater to the distinct requirements and attributes of the e-commerce and green entrepreneurship industries. The findings emphasize the capacity of green financing to facilitate the shift toward a more sustainable and ecologically aware economy. The findings of this study hold considerable implications for policymakers, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs operating in low-income countries and emerging economies. It offers valuable insights into the crucial role that green financing plays in fostering the development of sustainable businesses and facilitating initiatives aimed at achieving environmental recovery.

Motives of Earnings of Women Entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurship plays a prime role in business and the involvement of family members in the business of Women Entrepreneur. Women entrepreneurship plays a prime position in business and the involvement of family members in the business of Women Entrepreneur. Women entrepreneurs are increasing as their contribution to the household becomes essential. More than economic contribution, social contribution is also keen to watch. In this way, the economic development of the country with the Development of Women Entrepreneurs also go hand in hand in the present scenario. The role of Women entrepreneurs in business and the involvement of family members in the business is very important. There is very little research in the field of Motives of Earnings of Women Entrepreneurs Therefore, knowledge will be contributed to the present study by providing deep insight on the women entrepreneur.

A Guideline for Building Competency for Digital Entrepreneurs in Thailand

A previous study showed an opportunity for Thai entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into the global market. This research proposes a guideline to build competency for digital entrepreneurs in Thailand. This qualitative research collected data from an online focus group and consensus measurement by fuzzy set theory from the opinions of 21 experts. The findings revealed that to be competent, digital entrepreneurs in Thailand must have these abilities: 1) digital awareness and creativity: digital entrepreneurs in Thailand should be trained or studied on the ability to develop digital content, market, forecast, and create new ideas so they have adequate knowledge and skill in developing digital contact and creating a marketing campaign. 2) Data and strategic analysis: government agencies responsible for digital business should host a training for digital enterprises on planning and analysis using digital content as a basis. The program example can be the ability to do a strategic plan and create the vision, the ability to analyze the business digitally, the ability to analyze the market correctly and interpret the market behavior, or the ability to solve the problems digitally. 3) digital communication skills: Thai digital entrepreneurs should create the ability to achieve proper network capacity so they can collaborate with other teams or other people and adjust their presentation, the ability to motivate other people, and 4) Digital problem-solving skills: Thai digital entrepreneurs should upskill their reading knowledge in order to use digital tools effectively. Additionally, the government agencies responsible for promoting digital businesses can use this model to develop an appropriate training program for digital business entrepreneurs.

Transnational Entrepreneurship in Business and Management Research

Transnational Entrepreneurship in Business and Management Research

A machine learning model for predicting innovation effort of firms

<span lang="EN-US">Classification and regression tree (CART) data mining models have been used in several scientific fields for building efficient and accurate predictive models. Some of the application areas are prediction of disease, targeted marketing, and fraud detection. In this paper we use CART which widely used machine learning technique for predicting research and development (R&D) intensity or innovation effort of firms using several relevant variables like technical opportunity, knowledge spillover and absorptive capacity. We found that accuracy of CART models is superior to the often-used linear parametric models. The results of this study are considered necessary for both financial analysts and practitioners. In the case of financial analysts, it establishes the power of data-driven prototypes to understand the innovation thinking of employees, whereas in the case of policymakers or business entrepreneurs, who can take advantage of evidence-based tools in the decision-making process.</span>

Virtual small business entrepreneurship opportunities

For small business entrepreneurs in rural areas to survive in the digital contexts, research is essential on the challenges they face and how these challenges can become opportunities for other entrepreneurs. In this study, small business entrepreneurship opportunities at a township in the Eastern Cape were explored. The basis of the study was that entrepreneurship opportunities are embedded in business challenges and entrepreneurs who can provide services or products that address identified challenges can have viable entrepreneurship ventures. The study used two-phased sequential interviews to collect data to address the purpose of the study, which was: to explore the small business entrepreneurship opportunities in the Eastern Cape in the context of digitalisation. In the first interview challenges, faced by 60 entrepreneurs at an identified small business Mall, were recorded, and the most common challenges were noted. After noting the most common challenges and suggestions for possible business opportunities, associated with addressing the challenges, interviews with eight entrepreneurs in the Mall were then undertaken to gather more information. The study found evidence that small business entrepreneurship opportunities existed in areas related to providing essential support services, such as small business education and training, infopreneurship, and digital infrastructure retailing including providing alternative power options, such as solar power for the enterprises. With the high unemployment and high rate of small business failure, the study recommends the effective exploitation of the identified business opportunities to ensure that existing enterprises survive and new ventures also arise.

Measurement of hard-life experiences through the psychological sense: the SEM approach

This paper aims to develop a scale for hard-life experiences through the psychological sense. Hardship in the past is a factor that has impacted the cognition, stress, or resilience of individuals, and could be applied in many research areas, such as psychology, health, behavior, and decision-making in organizations. Learning about hard-life experiences is one aspect of longitudinal studies on the historical life of key leaders, who are business owners, crucial managers, and entrepreneurs focusing on the traumatic feeling during lifetime living from childhood to adulthood. A total of 149 key leaders who are business owners, crucial managers, and entrepreneurs in Vietnam responded to a survey. Structural equation modeling investigated the validity and reliability of hard-life experience measurement scales with two coherent constructs. The findings of this research discovered two sub-scales chronic and acute hard-life experiences to measure key leaders’ hardship during their lifetime, equivalenting for the period of childhood up to adolescence, and the adult period of individual key leaders essentially. A major contribution of this study is that it adds a significant new benchmark to a growing body of literature on the experiences of business owners, crucial managers, and entrepreneurs. Scholars can later use this scale to investigate relationships between hard-life experience factors and others by quantitative methods.

Design and build a Point of Sales (POS) application model using the agile method for super mama frozen food

The Point of Sales (POS) system refers to a system which supports sales transactions where POS is currently growing since it has the ability not only to record sales, record inventory, print invoices, calculate profits but also improve services for business people and entrepreneurs. Super Mama Frozen Food is a store that is currently developing in Malang. In addition, the simple of access to buying products through online services has made the increasing in transactions. However, at Super Mama Frozen Food, most of the data management, data processing, and sales transaction processing have so far relied on a manual or paper-based recording system. As a result, this condition may open up risks in both data management and security. By designing a website-based Point of Sales System, recording sales, collecting inventory, printing invoices, and calculating profits can be done using the PHP programming language with the CodeIgniter framework and MySQL. This system was developed using the Agile Method with the reason that short-term system design can increase client satisfaction

Factors Militating the Growth of Small Scale Business and Employment Creation in Awka Metropolis Nigeria

This study examined factors militating the growth of small scale business and employment creation in Awka Metropolis. Three specific objectives, research questions and hypotheses were formulated with the decomposed variables of the study. The study was anchored on Active Learning Theory. This study adopted survey research design. The study population was five hundred and fifty six (556) workers while the sample size was two hundred and thirty three (233) arrived at using Taro Yamane formula. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire from the sample of workers at Awka Metropolis. The simple random sampling technique was used for the study. Chi- Square was applied for hypotheses testing. The study found that poor financing, inadequate social infrastructures, lack of managerial skill constitute major challenges for small scale businesses to creation jobs. Therefore, the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between small scale business and employment creation. The study concluded that small scale businesses are essential agents of economic growth and national development. The study recommended among others that government need to put in place new policy guidelines aimed at making the acquisition of funds easier for the entrepreneurs of small scale businesses and also entrepreneurs should aim at giving some basic skills training to the unskilled and semiskilled people engaged to work for them so that they can contribute more positively to the growth of the enterprise.