Recently added articles from Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship:
A LEXICON FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The entrepreneurship literature has grown to include a host of sub-domain concepts such as "corporate entrepreneurship," "social entrepreneurship," and "opportunity entrepreneurship." This article applies a framework of theoretical lenses to historical definitions of ...
SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY AS A DYNAMIC PROCESS: CONCEPTS, CONTROVERSIES, AND IMPLICATIONS
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT How a venture 's strategy develops over time may be as important as the decisions and actions taken by that venture. This view is based on the assertion that strategy is a dynamic process. In this article, a small business 's strategy is described as dominant decisions, focus, ...
AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING IN SMES: THE INFLUENCE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Entrepreneurial marketing describes a range of actions and responses small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) can employ. This study examines how the use of entrepreneurial marketing varies as a result of the experience and motivations of the owner/operator and how the SME was ...
NATIVES IN A STRANGE LAND: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL COGNITION AND BICULTURALISM AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This article examines the effect of culture on entrepreneurial cognition in Native Americans. Traditional concepts of culture as linear, pervasive, and exclusive in a society are modified to reflect recent research in social cognition that indicates culture is much more ...
A HISPANIC BUSINESS CENTER: DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS CRITERIA
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT A university outreach program, the Hispanic Business Center, was assessed by data collected from 74 class participants. This longitudinal study examined entrepreneurial characteristics, information and assistance needs, and strengths and weakness of the center. Respondents ...
EXPLORING THE MYTHS OF OPTIMISM AND REALISM IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP RELATED TO EXPECTATIONS AND OUTCOMES
Mar 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This article presents a novel approach to measuring entrepreneurial optimism and realism and their relationship to expectations and outcomes of new venture creation. We have discovered that many entrepreneurs are optimistic and realistic. Further analysis shows that there is no ...
CORRELATES OF LONGEVITY: A REGRESSION MODEL
Mar 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study tests various hypotheses concerning the relationship between correlates of effective succession planning and longevity, using a sample of Lebanese family firms. The findings lend support to the hypotheses regarding how proper succession planning and healthy family ...
ENTREPRENEURIAL SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE GATSBY EFFECT
Mar 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Drawing insights from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, we explore a potentially significant impediment facing entrepreneurial firms as they attempt to augment and utilize their relationships with other firms. Significant differences in the quality of social capital can exist for ...
STREAMLINED SALES TAX: AN UPDATE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Mar 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Small businesses and local governments are concerned about a proposal that will result in a massive change for sales tax collections. The Streamlined Sales and Use Tax proposal advocates use of destination sourcing for remote tax collections. The tax revenue will enhance the ...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEACHING IN ACTION: THE EFFECTS OF EARLY EMPOWERMENT
Mar 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT We report on an initiative between global firms and universities worldwide to empower university students to teach ethical and sustainable business principles in their communities. The program is entitled Students In Free Enterprise, commonly known as SIFE. These community-based ...
ENTREPRENEUR CHARACTERISTICS AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL: CONTINGENCY INFLUENCES ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Mar 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Past research does not reveal much about whether and how entrepreneur characteristics (experience, level of tolerance for ambiguity, and self-efficacy) and management control (planning, internal and customer orientation) influence the entrepreneur's honing and enterprising ...
SMALL BUSINESS CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS AND THE LEGAL FORM OF THE FIRM
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This study supports the concept that the legal form of small businesses may be a valuable addition to the commonly used measures of age and size as estimators of a firm's stage in its life cycle (the measure of maturity of a small business). A survey of 400 small business owners ...
ATTITUDES TOWARDS OCCUPATION, JOB, LIFE, AND FAMILY: TRANSLATORS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OWNERS, AND EMPLOYEES
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The study used survey data from 165 individuals working in the U.S. translation and interpretation industry to compare attitudinal differences among those working as independent contractors (n = 99), owners affirms that employ others (n = 26), and traditional employees (n = 40) ....
WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS AND GROWTH
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Prior research suggests that women are less likely than men to own and operate growth-oriented firms. This study uses data from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Small Business Finances to compare women-owned growth firms to women-owned non-growth firms. In addition, women-owned ...
A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENCES IN TRAINING PREFERENCES BETWEEN FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME ENTREPRENEURS
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Part-time entrepreneurs compose a substantial and understudied segment of small businesses. In this study, the attitudes towards training courses are examined for part-time and full-time small business owners. Results found that part-time entrepreneurs preferred different ...
DEVELOPMENT OF SMES IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: THE INDONESIAN STORY
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The Indonesian government has been trying to support the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country, as these enterprises are expected to play a crucial role not only in employment creation but also in GDP formation and export development. This paper ...
MANAGING GOLF COURSE REVENUE USING PACE OF PLAY MODELING
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The game of golf, though still popular, has experienced a decline in demand. Since golf courses are small or mid-sized enterprises, managing and increasing revenue falls on a small management team with few support employees. The key is to increase the yield of players through a ...