Journal Of Entrepreneurship Research Articles

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

The study sought to determine the impact of innovation as change strategy and diversification of manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria. The imperativeness of innovation in the manufacturing sector has made the strategy impeccable for any organization to do without. The specific objectives of the study were : (i) To a large extent technological innovation effect the quality of goods produced by manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria; (ii) Determine the extent to which process innovation techniques enhances competitive advantages of manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria; (iii) To what extent does marketing innovation enhances large market shares of manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria. The study adopted the survey design, were the researcher selected a total of 18 manufacturing firms with a population of 60 respondents made up of CEO and management staff of the manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria; as the study population as well as the sample size. Primary data was used for the study and collected through the use of structured five-point likert scale questionnaire and interview method. The hypotheses were tested using simple linear regression for hypothesis one and two; meanwhile hypothesis three was tested using Pearson product moment correlation technique. The findings revealed that: to a large extent there is significant positive effect of technological innovation on the quality of goods produced by manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria (r = .724, p < 0.05). To a large extent process innovation techniques enhances competitive advantages of manufacturing firms in North Central, Nigeria (r = .738, p < 0.05). Marketing innovation enhances large market shares of manufacturing firms in North central, Nigeria ( r= .741, p<0.05 ). Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that innovation strategy should be enhanced by manufacturing firms as a means for their survival and diversification. More so, the proponent strategy should be embed as it tends to enhance efficiency of systems, goods produced and service delivery in a coherent and tactical manner. More importantly managers should embark on innovation training of their employees as this tends to ensure optimization of resource allocation, by prioritizing the areas that have the most significant impact on their target market that would bring about diversification of manufacturing process.

Personality traits and their impact on the social entrepreneurial intentions of management students: a test of big five personality approach

The focus of this study is to analyze the impact of big five personality traits (proxied by agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, emotional stability, and openness and social support) on social entrepreneurship intention of the students of Tribhuvan University, with the objective to examine the effect of these five personality traits and social support on social entrepreneurship intention as also the moderating effect of gender. Most of the studies focused on the impact of personality traits on social entrepreneurial intention, but ignored the situational factors proxied here by the social support. There are contradictory and contractionary findings while examining impact of big five personality traits on SEI. Most of the studies (Nga & Shamuganathan in Journal of Business Ethics, 95(2), 259–282, 2010; Yusuf & Kamil in Global Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 2(1), 65–73, 2015; Hsu & Wang in Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 56(3), 385–395, 2018; Bernardino et al. in International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 10(1), 61–82, 2018; and Seyoum et al. in Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 28(3), 337–359, 2021). Similarly, studies on these issues are almost ignored in Nepalese academics and therefore the researchers attempted to assess the impact of big five personality traits on SEI which is new in the Nepalese context. The sample size was determined using Cochran’s (John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, 1977) formula. The data were collected based on five-point Likert scale questionnaire administered personally and online on 385 samples and were analyzed using SMART PLS software. Structure equation modeling was used to examine the impact of the big five personality traits and social support on social entrepreneurship intention and bootstrap multi-group analysis to check the moderating effect of gender. Cronbach Alpha and composite reliability (CR) were used to check reliability, variance inflation factor (VIF) to check multicollinearity, K-S and Shapiro–Wilk test to check the normality of the data, and Fornell and Larcker criterion and HTMT ratio to check the discriminant validity. The study found that all the proxies of big five personality traits and social support positively and significantly impact on social entrepreneurship intention, but gender does not moderate the relationship. The big five personality traits remain one of the major determinants in creating entrepreneurial intention among students. The reason why, university can adopt programs to educate big five personality traits in order to develop entrepreneurial intention among graduate level students. Similarly, social support helps generate entrepreneurial intentions. The study findings confirm the effect of social support in creating entrepreneurial intention and create the scope to use TPB theory in creating entrepreneurial intention. As well, it helps university to develop programs and courses for the creating entrepreneurial intention among graduate level students.

Twenty-five years of New England Journal of Entrepreneurship: a bibliometric review

PurposeIn 2023, the New England Journal of Entrepreneurship (NEJE) reached its 25th anniversary. To commemorate this major milestone as well as entrepreneurship’s growth as an academic field, the study employs bibliometric methods to provide key trends and research suggestions for entrepreneurship scholars using all original research published in the journal.Design/methodology/approachThe authors perform two predominant bibliometric techniques, performance analysis and science mapping, using all 251 articles published by NEJE from 1998 to 2022.FindingsThe authors find that the impact of entrepreneurship research published at NEJE is growing consistently and that the challenge of the future will be to maintain this growth in tandem with greater publication productivity. The authors also find that although most contributions come from authors affiliated with institutions in the USA, there is a global representation from authors who have published in NEJE. Further, the authors found that the major entrepreneurship research themes of articles published in NEJE revolve around general entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial behavior, gender, technology, entrepreneurship education, innovation and value creation and sustainability.Research limitations/implicationsThe analysis is restricted to articles published in NEJE and therefore may not be representative of the entrepreneurship field. However, it can serve as a useful resource, particularly for prospective NEJE authors, to gain empirical insights about entrepreneurship research trends and rising topics of interest.Originality/valueThe authors’ work represents the first effort to synthesize research published in NEJE through bibliometric techniques and offers insights about important trends and themes in this rising outlet of the entrepreneurship field.

Sustainability and interactive network branding in fast‐changing business environments

Sustainability and interactive network branding in fast‐changing business environments

Bibliographic Coupling, Co-Word Occurrence and Co-Citation Network of the Journal of Entrepreneurship: A Decadal Review

Bibliographic Coupling, Co-Word Occurrence and Co-Citation Network of the Journal of Entrepreneurship: A Decadal Review

Editorial: Three intellectual debts and the three horses of entrepreneurship. The Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy celebrates ten years

Editorial: Three intellectual debts and the three horses of entrepreneurship. The Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy celebrates ten years

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation editors’ series: Advancing quantitative research in entrepreneurship

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation editors’ series: Advancing quantitative research in entrepreneurship

Barriers to entry, entrepreneurship and income inequality within the USA

PurposeCross-country studies have shown that higher costs to starting a business tend to reduce entrepreneurship (Chambers and Munemo, 2019) and that an unfavorable environment for business can increase poverty and income inequality (Chambers et al., 2019a; Djankov et al., 2018). Building on the current literature, the authors test whether barriers to starting a business at the state and city level in the USA are associated with changes in entrepreneurship and income inequality.Design/methodology/approachMeasures of entrepreneurship (establishment entry rate and exit rate) are regressed on measures of barriers to entry in a cross-section of 50 states as well as a cross-section of 73 cities in the USA. Further, the authors regress measures of income inequality on measures of barriers to entry using the same two cross-sections. State level data on barriers to entry are from Teague (2016), published in the Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. City level data on barriers to starting a business are from the Doing Business in North America (DBNA) dataset.FindingsResults show that there is a negative and significant association between barriers to starting a business and the rate of firm exit. A standard deviation increase in barriers to entry is associated with a five percent decrease in the firm exit rate at the state level. The authors find only limited evidence that barriers to entry are associated with income inequality.Originality/valueDespite a large volume of scholarship on how regulation and barriers to entry influence entrepreneurship, no study (to the authors’ knowledge) has investigated how general entry regulation affects the entry or exit rate of establishments at the state or municipal level in the USA.

Entrepreneurship and SMEs: A Bibliometric Analysis Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

Purpose: The remarkable concept of entrepreneurship has attracted scholars’ attention for its relevance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Entrepreneurship and SMEs (E&SMEs) have been globally acknowledged as instruments for achieving economic growth and development as well as employment creation. Based on bibliometric and distance-based visualization of similarities (VOS) analysis, the purpose of this paper is to outline a broad-spectrum perspective of the structure of research in entrepreneurship and SMEs, identifying the most prominent journals, country contributions, top-cited authors and articles in this field, as well, reporting the standard bibliometric indicators such as the growth of publications, authorship patterns, collaboration, and prolific authors.
 Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper uses the data from Scopus online database as of June 2022. Based on ‘key-terms’ search results, 287 valid documents were obtained for further analysis using VOS viewer software and Harzing’s Publish or Perish for citation metrics and analysis.
 Findings: Sustainability (Switzerland) Journal and Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies are the most relevant journals in the field. Among many authors, concerning the frequency of citations, Fairlie’s (2020) article emerges as the most cited article with 85 cites and an average of 42.5 citations per year, followed by Brown and Rocha’s (2020) article emerges 80 cites and an average of 40 citations per year. The United States ranked as the most contributor country in productivity with 29 (10.10%) published documents.
 Originality/Value: This paper contributes to entrepreneurship and SMEs amidst COVID-19 crisis research by providing a global perspective on the concept’s investigation using bibliometric data and graphical networks.

Editorial Commentary: A Perspective on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa

The African Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (AJIE) was created in January 2022 to showcase African innovation and entrepreneurship. This is the maiden volume and issue of the journal following its establishment, and I am elated to serve as its editor-in-chief with firm belief that the journal will feed into Africa’s development. AJIE is unique as it focuses on publishing knowledge related to innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa and by extension captures how small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa organize business. This volume contains a mix of knowledge captured as academic papers and practitioner viewpoints. Before I touch on the material in this volume, I shall first provide a perspective on innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa.

How to write a good entrepreneurship and small business article

Whilst everyone wants to write a good entrepreneurship and small business article, it requires skill, dedication and perseverance. Not to mention tenacity and intelligence in obtaining the right words to convey the intended meaning. This article discusses what to do in order to make sure authors write in a appropriate way regarding publishing in the small business and entrepreneurship field. The goal of the article is to answer questions and queries authors have about what they should and should not do when submitting to prestigious journals. In order to achieve this goal some of the most well known and esteemed Associate Editors of the Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship discuss their tips and advice. This will be of immense benefit to researchers in the field and provide helpful comments about how they can structure and write better articles.

World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Purpose: This study examines the determinants of engaging in digital entrepreneurship (DE), focusing on women and youth male entrepreneurs who are owners of informal MSEs in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach: The study combines the theory of planned behaviour with the diffusion of innovation theory as a conceptual framework. It tests whether an entrepreneur’s characteristics, attitudes, goals, and the innovation attributes of social media, in terms of perceived relative advantage, trialability, and observability, have resulted in DE adoption. Data were collected through telephone interviews with 408 Egyptian women and youth male entrepreneurs who are residents of Greater Cairo and who own informal MSEs that only operate online. Findings: Results of the statistical analysis reveal the significantly negative impact of self-confidence and boredom on DE adoption. In contrast, making money, connectivity, self-actualisation, and minimising direct costs positively affect DE adoption. Practical implications: The findings will be useful to future entrepreneurs and educators. They should also benefit policy-makers that target economic development through MSE creation and the inclusion and empowerment of women and youths. Originality/value: This research contributes to the scant literature by providing a modified theoretical framework for future academic studies.

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Editors’ Series: Innovation opportunities and future direction in entrepreneurship research

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Editors’ Series: Innovation opportunities and future direction in entrepreneurship research

Editorial Note

With immense pleasure and pride, the new edition of the Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management, and Innovation (JEMI) is presented to our esteemed readers. The latest issue of JEMI promises a unique assortment of novel research papers on diverse topics in entrepreneurship and management studies. In this issue, national and international authors have contributed considerably and shared their meticulously written research papers for publication in the journal. The latest issue of JEMI emphasizes research studies on areas including entrepreneurial development, human resource management, marketing & financial management and other related subjects. Moreover, most of the papers in this issue have highlighted the entrepreneurial concerns, challenges, and unexploited opportunities from the developing world perspective. With the changing world business dynamics, business analytics not only foresee a tremendous shift in business processes and operations, but also a massive disruption in business ecosystems is predicted. For entrepreneurial ventures and small start-ups, which are seen as more prone to these shocks, it is essential for managers to adopt pro-active and resilient approaches, for survival and longevity. Resisting and surviving external shocks such as economic, climatic, ecological, catastrophic, and socio-political disasters has been a centre point of the literature in organizational studies. Economies and organizations alike have limited ability to resist sudden shocks which change their usual course of the working mechanism. In general, in the aftermath, the repercussions and rigours of the endured shocks yield businesses the strength to endure the changes constructed by the tremors, help them understand their potency, and provide them with the agility to resist against the tenacity of the shocks. Thus, the papers in this issue, in their unique way, highlight the issues concerning business ventures and provide some useful insights on the constructive perspectives to address those concerns. To conclude, it is important to keep in mind that the articles published in this journal represent the collective thinking of a group of innovative individuals with whom I am privileged to interact and work meticulously during the publication process. The editorial team at JEMI strives hard to make the journal a premier academic journal in the national and international academic community and thus tries to be diverse and dynamic in all aspects. As JEMI aims to strengthen relationships between the knowledge communities, professional institutions, and industries in the corporate world, we, from the next issue, intend to dedicate an entire section to specific industry-related research. For this, the editorial team has decided to call the papers relating to the scope of this journal with tourism enterprises and businesses, for our next issue.

Research on the effects of part time job on university students regarding learning process as well as daily life

Nowadays, it is common for students to work part-time to cover their lives and earn extra income and student in Ho Chi Minh city is no exception. However, part-time jobs will affect the student's living and learning process. Besides, there is also an opinion that when working part-time, students will learn more experience than in school. Therefore, this article aims to study the influence of part-time work on outcomes. student learning outcomes. Methodology: The article was completed based on a comparison of current and previous studies. By using Likert scale, the article compares opinions and finds results and finds suitable solutions. Results: This study shows that there is a difference in learning outcomes through actual surveys of two students in FPT University who have part-time jobs and don't work part-time. Research has found the effects of part-time jobs, which are the factors that make students' academic performance decrease. Conclusions: From those bases, the research has proposed solutions and recommendations to help FPT University students get a part-time job to improve their study results. References Ali, E. (2017). Impact of part time work on the academic performance of international students. Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship, 2(1), 17-22. Farooq M. S., Chandhry A. H., Shafiq M. ( 2011), Factors affecting students quality of academic performance: A case of Sunday school level, Journal of Quality and Technology Management, 3-11. Greenbank, P., Hepworth, S., & Mercer, J. (2009). Term‐ time employment and the student experience. Education+ Training, 43-55. Tessema, M. T., Ready, K. J., & Astani, M. (2014). Does part-time job affect college students' satisfaction and academic performance (GPA)? The case of a mid-sized public university. International Journal of Business Administration, 5(2), 50. Hoi, H. (2020). Advertising Vietnam's Tourism Products in the Technology Age. In Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Management of e-Commerce and e-Government, 11-15. Muluk, S. (2017). Part-time job and students’ academic achievement. Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun, 5(3), 361-372. Lin, M. C., & Ching, G. S. (2014). College student'employability: Implications of part-time job during college years. Advances in public, environmental and occupational health, 4, 101- 106. Kuzuhara, K., Shibata, M., & Iguchi, J. (2021). Incidence of skiing and snowboarding injuries over six winter seasons (2012-2018) in Japan. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 21(1), 73-80.

Fifteen years of <i>International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business</i>: a bibliometric overview

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB) is a refereed journal publishing original peer reviewed articles. It completed its 15 years of active publishing in the year 2018. The purpose of the study is to celebrate this event and provide a comprehensive overview of the IJESB articles with bibliometric analysis. Bibliometric analysis with graphical mapping of bibliographic data is carried to ascertain the publication pattern of IJESB between 2004 and 2018. Major findings suggest that the journal has a growing trend both in terms of publications and citations. France and the USA are the key contributors to the journal. Major themes covered by the journal comprise entrepreneurship, social capital, family business, small business, internationalisation and innovation.

Legacy Scholars II: The 2021 Nominations

The concept of “Legacy Scholars” as a special issue series was originally developed by the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE) at one of our editorial meetings in London. Led by IJGE Consulting Editor Dr Kate Lewis, the series was launched in 2020 with the special issue: Celebrating a Decade of Research in Gender and Entrepreneurship: The Legacy Special Issue. This vehicle was appropriate for our core objectives – platforming eminent research scholars in the field while also reaching out to the next generation of excellent scholars by way of building a legacy of research scholarship. Hence, for our first legacy special issue, we invited established eminent gender and entrepreneurship scholars to submit papers that reflected on the developments within the field through their personal lens and then to nominate young talented scholars whose work would be platformed in a subsequent legacy special issue. The 2020 eminent scholars (Vol. 12, Issue 1) included Professors Brush, Greene, Welter, Marlow, Hughes, Jennings, Watson, Holmquist, Sundin and Nelson. We are extremely grateful to these leading lights for not only sharing their research insights with the IJGE community by allowing us to publish their scholarly contributions but also for taking the time to pass the baton to the next generation by offering their personal nominations for the subsequent legacy special issue; it is the work of these young scholars that we platform here. Consistent with our original intention to build a legacy of gender and entrepreneurship scholarship, we will be reaching out to the 2021 scholars to offer their nominations for the legacy special issue III.

Erratum to Online Table of Contents. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 22(2)

Erratum to Online Table of Contents. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 22(2)

Introducing Fresh Perspectives Research Notes for The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Introducing <i>Fresh Perspectives Research Notes</i> for The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

International Journal of Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation Editors Series

International Journal of Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation Editors Series