Discipline Of Entrepreneurship Research Articles

Women Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric Review from 2012 to 2022

This study aims for bibliometric analysis by analysing trends in various authors, documents, topics, conceptual structures and collaboration networks on women entrepreneurship. This work analysed 329 publications that were recovered from the Web of Science record from the period of 2012–2022 (and early access articles of 2023) and conclusions were drawn using the ‘bibliometric R-package’ and ‘VOSviewer’. Observations have shown that after 2018, scholarly attention quickened. Trending areas related to women’s entrepreneurship during the selected period include gender, growth, women and work. Highly relevant themes that are underdeveloped till now related to women entrepreneurs which can attract researchers in the future include mediating roles, moderating roles, leadership, performance, determination and much more. This bibliometric evaluation provides a thorough, organized, impartial analysis of women entrepreneurs. Results showed that business, management and entrepreneurship disciplines rule writings on women’s entrepreneurship. This study has identified four components based on the selected data, i.e., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and dangers faced by women entrepreneurs. There is an utmost need for capacity development and training, particularly in the areas of governance, leadership, communications and the use of information, communication and technology in business because the majority of women entrepreneurs are unable to provide appropriate services to their members. The findings may give scholars and professionals information about the current situation and trending topics of female entrepreneurs. We put out a few research questions that may be addressed in the future for each of the primary study directions.

Medical Crowdfunding Via Social Media for Paediatric Patients – Where Do We Draw the Line?

Medical crowdfunding may provide means to fund treatments or interventions; however, it raises individual and societal ethical dilemma due to its complex understanding and interpretation. Crowdfunding can be viewed as a phenomenon at the intersection between the disciplines of finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, e-commerce, social networking and medicine. Most of these campaigns get initiated on behalf of the patients, especially the very sick and dependent ones, to garner financial support. The success of these efforts will depend on campaigners’ digital skills, ability to penetrate wider social networks and strong emotional connectedness to the issue raised. This article will explore the role of medical crowdfunding in pediatric healthcare settings, examining its benefits, challenges, and ethical implications. There is however a paucity of literature on medical crowdfunding among paediatric population despite numerous anecdotal campaigns in the social media platform.

Evaluation on entrepreneurial intentions of Sri Lankan youth generation with special reference to Kurunegala district

Entrepreneurs are often referred to as "economic growth engines” as they can make a significant positive impact towards the social and economic development of a country. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the entrepreneurial intentions of Sri Lankan youth in the Kurunegala district. The United Nations defines youth as those aged 15 to 24, and the World Health Organization recognizes this age group as the youth population. This study used the assumptions of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to address issues of entrepreneurial intentions. Social norms, entrepreneurial education, risk-taking proclivity, and attitude toward entrepreneurship were all independent variables. Entrepreneurial intention was the dependent variable. The population consisted of 384 Kurunegala district youth associated with the entrepreneurship discipline, and they were chosen as samples using purposive sampling techniques. A self-administered, closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect data, which was then analyzed using SPSS across multiple regression tests. There was no evidence of multicollinearity or heteroscedasticity. As per the results, entrepreneurial education, and attitude towards entrepreneurship have positive and significant relationship towards entrepreneurial intention whereas only risk-taking propensity did not contribute significantly towards entrepreneurship intention. Therefore, this discovery significantly contributes to our understanding of the factors influencing young people's entrepreneurial intentions in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, given the importance of entrepreneurial education as demonstrated by this study, it is critical that the nation take the necessary steps to advance entrepreneurial education and it is suggested that the entrepreneurship curriculum for students and undergraduates place more emphasis on developing youth's entrepreneurial education and attitudes.

Fritz Redlich e o empreendedor como Deus e demônio

ABSTRACT This work recovers the contribution of Fritz Redlich (1892-1978) to the economic thought. Redlich wrote important works in the disciplines of economic history, entrepreneurship and business history. Amongst Redlich’s main ideas on the entrepreneur there is his distinction among different types of entrepreneurs. Redlich was also one of the first authors to analyze the structural problems of entrepreneurial action, proposing the idea of “demonic entrepreneur”, in which the accumulation of power caused by the entrepreneurial activity destroys the innovative spirit of the system, turning the entrepreneur into an enemy of society.

Is It Okay to Study Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) at the Individual Level? Yes!

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is an important construct in the fields of management and entrepreneurship research. Interest in EO knowledge continues to thrive with a burgeoning research agenda in multiple contexts and with diverse implications. However, a subset of this research, which endeavors to apply the EO construct to explain or predict individuals’ entrepreneurial beliefs and behaviors, has met with resistance. This paper examines the case for EO at the individual level (Ind.EO). We consider the EO legacy concerns, and the various theoretical implications and benefits of doing so. Drawing upon an “EO as a family of constructs” framework, we propose paths forward for studying Ind.EO credibly, consistent with, but distinct from, traditional firm-level EO. Finally, we outline a research agenda and discuss the contributions and potential implications for Ind.EO research across the wider entrepreneurship discipline.

A theory of Founder-CEOs succession: governance implications for mature family firms amidst strategic successes and failures

PurposeThis study aims to contribute to the academic disciplines of entrepreneurship and management by developing a new theory that explains Founder-CEOs’ succession in family and non-family firms. Many scholars failed to generate a specific theory to describe the succession of Founder-CEOs. Family firms remain complex enterprises comprising interconnectedness of cultural interests in which corporate governance occurs by families, Founder-CEOs and sometimes a board of directors.Design/methodology/approachThis study’s design/methodology/approach reflects post-modernist epistemological and ontological perspectives for conducting systematic literature reviews. To identify relevant studies in the review, the several databases (Australian Business Dean’s Council Journal Quality List; EBSCO Database, including PsycINFO and Psych studies; Web of Science) and a mix of ranked journals from entrepreneurship, management and psychology were used.FindingsThe findings and results in this paper reflect the purpose, methodology and literature analysis culminating in 1,582 peer-reviewed studies. A total of 182 peer-reviewed studies met the criterion for review. Throughout the research process, a systematic literature review uncovered management literature gaps overlooked for decades during the theory-building process. Hence, developing a theory of Founder-CEOs succession used a combination of systematic, inductive, comparative and interactive approaches.Originality/valueA Theory of Founder-CEOs Succession explains the strategic process of replacing a founder systematically. The promotion of, and incentives for, internal executives have been topics of great interest and deliberation among scholars and practitioners for a long time. This study contributes research implications for theory building in the academic disciplines of entrepreneurship and management by offering scholars and practitioners a theory that does not exist to describe Founder-CEOs’ succession encompassing both strategic successes and failures. By incorporating successes and failures, this study provides realistic reflections of Founder-CEOs.

Strategic orientation and its role in linking human capital with the performance of small and medium enterprises in Indonesia

Purpose This study aims to investigate the ways that human capital influences the strategic orientation variables entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and market orientation (MO), which ultimately leverage the firm performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach This study used a quantitative method with a total of 274 SMEs in the Regency of Gresik, East Java, Indonesia, as the observable population. Furthermore, the identified samples obtained through the random sampling technique were determined using the Slovin formula with 163 SMEs used for analysis. As the means of analysis, this study used a statistical approach by using PLS-SEM statistics from SmartPLS software. This analytical tool has been proven to be a robust statistical tool that has been used in many marketing studies. Findings This study found that human capital is a key determinant of EO and MO as strategic orientations of SMEs. Furthermore, this study highlighted that SMEs’ strategic orientations (i.e. EO and MO) provide a valuable thrust that leverages firm performance. Moreover, the role of human capital in leveraging firm performance was found to be significant with the role of the joint effect of EO and MO as mediator. This implies that human capital is not solely a single determinant that leverages SMEs’ performance. Research limitations/implications There are few aspects of limitations in this research that could be enhanced by other scholars in the discipline of entrepreneurship. First, the strategic orientation concept being indicated by EO and MO had yet to provide a comprehensive view of strategic orientation. Second, this research used samples that represent the traditional furniture cluster in East Java and had yet to explore other clusters such as food processing and services cluster which may be relevant to the context of SMEs in Indonesia. Practical implications As a practical implication, this study would benefit policymakers in Indonesia, such as the Ministry for Cooperatives and SMEs to provide assistance to SMEs to progressively nurture capacity-building through formal and informal education to leverage human capital. Moreover, it could benefit other relevant businesses, such as national banks in Indonesia whose interests are significant, especially in providing financial access to SMEs in Indonesia. Social implications The social implication of this research lay the focus on the suggestion by which SMEs must be able to optimize their capabilities by enhancing levels of human capital particularly for traditionally managed SMEs. The ability to survive external pressures for would be able to contribute to the social well-being of their society as many people are dependent heavily in the operation of the SMEs. Originality/value The significance of this study is twofold. Although the use of human capital as a determinant of firm performance has been discussed in the literature, few studies to date has sought to predict human capital with EO and MO as mediators of firm performance. Furthermore, the joint impact of EO and MO as a strategic orientation needs to be holistically explored and explained, particularly in an emerging economy context.

Interrelation Between Personality Characteristics and Social Capital in Formation of Entrepreneurial Intention: a Conceptual Framework

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to increase theoretical knowledge regarding psychosocial antecedents of entrepreneurial intention by explaining the interrelation between personality characteristics and social capital in the formation of entrepreneurial intention. Theoretical framework: The study is a combination of two theories. The first one is the personality approach(trait approach) of entrepreneurship(Chye Koh, 1996) and the second one is the social capital approach of entrepreneurship (Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998) . Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on secondary data collected by a review of the literature from journals in the disciplines of entrepreneurship, business and management, psychology, and sociology. Findings: This article establishes the interrelationships between three major entrepreneurial personalities (Need for Achievement, Locus of control, and Innovativeness) and social capital in forming entrepreneurial intentions by presenting five major propositions which led to building a conceptual framework. Research, Practical & Social implications: The theoretical implication of this study is that the conceptual framework presented in this article may be used to guide empirical investigations on entrepreneurial intention in the future. Originality/value: This study theoretically demonstrates how personality characteristics and social capital interactively form entrepreneurial intention through a conceptual framework.

Entrepreneurship Learning through Active Teaching Methods: Analysis of the Student and Teacher Perception of Learning in Applied Projects

This research investigates the perception of students and teachers of the entrepreneurship discipline regarding active teaching methods and how these learnings are utilized in entrepreneurship projects. Active teaching methods were introduced in the 1970s to create innovative learning experiences and utilize student knowledge. However, not all teachers are qualified or motivated to conduct the teaching process. Contemporary business schools have been guiding teachers and students to explore didactic alternatives, such as Problem-Based Learning, to achieve more effective teaching results. The research seeks to understand how students apply the knowledge acquired in entrepreneurship projects and how these projects are affected by the teaching methods used in the discipline. The results can be used to improve the quality of entrepreneurship education and enhance the practical application of the knowledge acquired by students. Keywords: Innovative learning experiences, active teaching methods, entrepreneurship projects DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/13-6-01 Publication date: March 31 st 2023

Sustainable Development Goals: Therapeutic Entrepreneurship and Mental Health Conditions

This study analyzed therapeutic entrepreneurship and mental health condition in Nigeria. The study adopted quasi-experimental design and correlation design using systematic sampling and multi-stage cluster random sampling techniques. From the systematic population of 700 and sample size of 255 was determined using Slovin's formula at 0.05 level of significance, whereas 231 were deem fit after processing, retriever, coding and cleansing. The instrument was validated by experiential entrepreneurs and reliability was conducted using Split half approach. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised which was tested using regression analysis on the likelihood test was utilized via SPSS 25 version. From the findings, therapeutic entrepreneurship discipline, therapeutic entrepreneurship risk-culture, therapeutic entrepreneurship passion, therapeutic entrepreneurship competence, therapeutic entrepreneurship capital, therapeutic entrepreneurship spirit, therapeutic entrepreneurship charisma strongly rehabilitates mental health conditions among clusters of entrepreneurs. In conclusion, the apriori expectations were found to be positively rehabilitation tendency outcomes among the sustainable development goals, therapeutic entrepreneurship components and mental health condition. Hence, the regression model revealed that the alternate hypotheses were accepted, while the null hypotheses. Based on the findings and conclusion, this study contributes to the knowledge that the entrepreneurs journey, dream and vision could not be threaten by mental disorderliness with credible understanding and application of the components of therapeutic entrepreneurship as instruments. It could be recommended that therapeutic entrepreneurship spirit, charisma and passion of entrepreneur should be assessed with the model intervention to rehabilitates mental illness. Also, the therapeutic entrepreneurship capital should be seen from the symbolic, intellectual, social and cultural capital, which should stands as drive to boost egos of entrepreneur’s well-being and wellness in climax of disorderliness.

Refugee Women Business Mentors: New Evidence for Women’s Empowerment

With over 27.1 million refugees displaced globally across national borders as a result of protracted crises, conflict, and danger, resettlement in host nations remains challenging. One approach for empowering refugee women in their host nations is to enhance their economic participation through entrepreneurship. We contribute to the growing research on refugee women’s entrepreneurship by focusing on refugee women entrepreneurs as mentors to other refugee women and exploring the impact of mentoring upon the empowerment of refugee women business mentors. The aim of the study is to explore the impact of being a mentor on the empowerment of refugee women entrepreneurs settled in the United Kingdom. As such, the research question asks to what extent does being a mentor influence the empowerment of refugee women entrepreneurs. The qualitative study involved six refugee women business mentors who co-designed and led an entrepreneurship training programme for refugee women in the United Kingdom and charted their empowerment journeys through four potential empowerment junctures within the mentoring process. First, the refugee woman as a mentee, then as a member of a mentoring group, thirdly as a facilitator in the mentoring process, and finally as a reflective agent. Our contribution to the women’s entrepreneurship discipline lies in our finding that refugee women’s engagement as mentors enhanced their empowerment in ways that their entrepreneurship alone cannot.

Re-thinking Content: Teaching Students About Entrepreneurship Versus How to Be an Entrepreneur

The discipline of entrepreneurship has witnessed significant progress over the past 25 years in terms of the introduction of new courses and degree programmes in universities across the globe. At the same time, the question of what should be taught in basic or foundational entrepreneurship courses remains an open issue. As a result, it is unclear how such topics as the entrepreneurial mindset or the development of entrepreneurial competencies should be approached, and whether topics such as the lean start up or the business plan should be included. Without clear direction on what should be taught, pedagogical discussions regarding how these courses are delivered, such as the relative emphasis on experiential learning, are problematic. This article suggests the question of content in foundational courses in entrepreneurship rests upon the question of whether the educator seeks to teach students about entrepreneurship, or rather, how to become an entrepreneur. A framework is introduced for determining priorities when deciding upon course content. Attention is devoted to seven decision variables for use in determining what to include in a foundational course, and guidance is provided for how one might approach each of these variables. Using this framework, educators can address a number of other issues surrounding foundational courses, including treatments of different contexts for entrepreneurship and the employment of different pedagogical approaches to content delivery.

No innovation without entrepreneurship: From passion to practice

AbstractIn his Catalyst article, Kenneth Kahn takes an institutional perspective on innovation and entrepreneurship, arguing that a lack of differentiation between these two terms results in a missing demarcation of entrepreneurship and innovation centers at universities. This leads to research and teaching activities in the respective areas that are not clearly differentiated and therefore create suboptimal results. I reflect on Kenneth's thoughts but argue that we should not aim for two different centers or estranged disciplines of entrepreneurship and innovation but rather take a joint perspective centering on the challenges of creating and bringing the new to the world. I call for a joint core (aka the entrepreneurial mindset) of entrepreneurship and innovation at universities but different curricula and instruments for the individual challenges of entrepreneurship and innovation, differentiating along the source of the problem or idea, the disciplines involved, the instruments and conditions needed, and the ecosystems to be built.

Exploits of blockchain technology in supply chain finance: a blockchain-as-a-service perspective for Ghana’s SMEs

The implementation of blockchain technology in supply chain finance (BcSCF) offers a conducive way for entrepreneurial financing. Extending the resource-based view (RBV), a traditional perspective approach is espoused to trigger scholarly discussions, pining the development of research fronts on Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) in addressing small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) financing constraints. This paper suggests that, despite the operational challenges of blockchains and the necessity to focus on core business activities, BaaS is promising, with significant efforts in terms of cost-savings, efficiency, and reliability with reduced risks. This study provides insight on BaaS contributions to fostering entrepreneurial finance as well as contributing to the literature on the accomplishments of BaaS within BcSCF provisions for particularly Ghanaian SMEs. Therefore, detailed studies into the viability of technologically-enabled types of SME finance are essential, necessitating more research. Resultantly, some forward-thinking research issues for researchers in the disciplines of innovation, technology, entrepreneurship, finance, and decision science have been presented.

Dimensions and Strategies of Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: An Explorative-Mixed Research Study

With regards to the concept of sustainability, the dimensions and strategies of the rural entrepreneurship ecosystem have not been identified in most of valid literature of entrepreneurship discipline yet. The aim of this study is to conceptualize dimensions and strategies of Sustainable Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (SREE) phenomenon for clarifying its dimensions and proposing regarding strategies for development of SREE. This study was conducted in two stages using an explorative mixed research design. In the first step, using a qualitative design, SREE was conceptualized, and its dimensions and strategies were developed. Therefore 6 dimensions and 36 strategies were conceptualized based on the analysis on the qualitative gathered data from the semi-structured interviews with the field experts of the research theoretical sample. In the second step, by pairwise comparisons of the quantitative method of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the weights of the dimensions were determined relative to each other, and the strategies were also prioritized. As a result of the study, the SREE was conceptualized so that some differences between this specific ecosystem and other ecosystems were identified. Rural entrepreneurship can be considered as a unique ecosystem that has its own characteristics and requirements in a context. Especially since the issue of bio-resources conservation has several public concerns, the importance of the SREE is greater than ever. The SREE as an independent phenomenon can provide new insights for the development of rural areas through the entrepreneurship process. Besides, from the contribution perspective, the contextualized dimensions and strategies as the developed concepts contribute to the body of knowledge in the entrepreneurship discipline based on the prominence of the context element in contemporary and future research of the entrepreneurship discipline. However, the substantive and context specific nature of the developed concepts and strategies requires future researchers to design variables according to these constructs for investigating the generalizability of these findings in more and different population frames.

Entrepreneurial Adaptation in Emerging Markets: Strategic Entrepreneurial Choices, Adaptive Capabilities and Firm Performance

AbstractSustaining entrepreneurship in resource‐constrained and institutionally weak emerging markets (EMs) poses theoretical and practical challenges. We address some of these challenges by adopting a middle‐range theoretical approach and proposing the concept of ‘entrepreneurial adaptation’ (EA). Complementing the concept of entrepreneurial mindset and subsuming those of strategic orientation and adaptive capabilities, we posit that EA consists of a set of cognitively derived, action‐oriented strategic entrepreneurial choices that foster certain dimensions of adaptive capabilities which in turn sustain entrepreneurship in EMs. We empirically test our hypotheses on a proprietary survey‐based dataset of 219 Indian firms and contribute to the extant literature by proposing a model of EA, besides suggesting an alternative bridge to the two disciplines of entrepreneurship and strategy.

Positioning, Articulating, and Crafting Conceptual Articles on Entrepreneurship

Conceptual articles are important for theory building but the special challenges of developing conceptual articles on entrepreneurship has not been fully considered. We begin to fill this gap by discussing the nature of conceptual articles on entrepreneurship, particularly those geared for publication in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. We introduce three dimensions of the entrepreneurship discipline—uniqueness, relevance, and multiplicity—and discuss how they can affect the positioning of conceptual articles and the articulation of their contribution. We also enumerate some basic principles for crafting good conceptual articles and present guidelines based on our discussion.

Social entrepreneurship finance: the gaps in an innovative discipline

PurposeSocial entrepreneurship is gaining increased attention from academia and practitioners worldwide. Owing to its financing challenges, academic pedagogies are seeking methods to strengthen the social financing dimension of this emerging discipline. This paper bridges the gap in social entrepreneurship education by portraying diverse perspectives on this topic from multiple actors in two cross-cultural contexts.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative case analysis was conducted to explore financing aspects of social entrepreneurship in France and the United States. The authors interviewed academicians and practitioners to learn about their current experiments and thoughts on integrating finance into the curriculum for social entrepreneurship.FindingsThe authors found multiple facets of the social entrepreneurship finance construct, focused not only on specific financial skills but also on a general approach to venture designs. Multidisciplinary knowledge is sought not just on the topic of finance but also in other disciplines that can broaden its scope of financing to a larger investor domain. While in France, this came out as a need for integrating the financial communication skills to personify the social value creation process; in the US, it was pointed out as the need for having a contractual knowledge to differentiate investment opportunities and comprehend their risks levels.Originality/valueBy bringing perspectives from multiple actors who have had experience in social entrepreneurship financing in regions with the fastest development, this paper is seminal in bridging the financing skill gaps that exist in social entrepreneurship discipline. The main theoretical contribution of this article concerns the skills, financial and otherwise that are useful in social finance.

Socially responsible teaching of entrepreneurship: exploring the unfavorable aspects of entrepreneurial action

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discuss whether, in entrepreneurship disciplines, professors address equally the positive and negative aspects associated with being an entrepreneur. The literature shows that entrepreneurship professors are enthusiastic about entrepreneurial action, and there may be a bias toward predominant emphasis on positive aspects.Design/methodology/approachThe case study strategy was used to analyze disciplines that qualify entrepreneurship professors. The content analysis technique was applied to the description of the discipline contents and texts from the most frequently used literatures. The selected case (the country) satisfied the condition of having a regulatory agency that evaluates courses and also provides descriptive records of the disciplines that are taught.FindingsIt was observed that the topics discussed in the disciplines, as well as the texts of the most frequently used articles, contain a higher volume of messages that are positive and favorable toward the entrepreneurial act. Negative effects or aspects of entrepreneurship are addressed superficially.Practical implicationsThis article provides important reflections on the activities of those who teach entrepreneurship, as well as editors and reviewers of entrepreneurship journals. Regarding the former, when preparing the content of their disciplines, and for the latter, when evaluating articles, bearing in mind that their articles are also used by students and professors from countries with less developed economies.Originality/valueExploring the myths of entrepreneurship, especially the claim that everyone is capable of becoming an entrepreneur and that entrepreneurship promotes economic development, the risk of becoming an entrepreneur was addressed, especially in countries with less developed economies. From this viewpoint, issues regarding the responsible teaching of entrepreneurship were addressed, along with the need to focus equally on the favorable and unfavorable aspects of entrepreneurship.

Until the Fog of Uncertainty Lifts – Disruptive Founding Visions and New Venture Funding Success

Looking at today's startup landscape, it is easy to get the impression that today's founders are in a continuous race with their peers to develop the most disruptive vision. But does a disruptive vision actually help new ventures to succeed in the long run? We investigate if and how long disruptive founding visions are related to new venture funding success in the seed and post-seed funding stages. Drawing on a longitudinal, multi-source dataset of 318 US-based high-tech ventures, we use a new, time-conscious analysis method, the Aalen additive hazards model, to find that disruptive founding visions have a constant and positive effect on the time to seed funding. However, approximately two years after seed funding – when the initial fog of uncertainty lifts – the positive effect of a disruptive founding vision disappears in the post-seed funding stage. Our findings contribute to the theoretical and methodological advancement of the entrepreneurship discipline at the intersection of visionary leadership, disruptive innovation theory, and time-conscious entrepreneurship research. Further, we offer pragmatic managerial advice for founders who develop their founding vision.