Recently added articles from Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship:
A WORLD WITH A COMMON PURPOSE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Jun 01, 2008; ... From the Editor The JDE has always believed that entrepreneurship is the most valuable resource moving across national borders. The group of studies included in this issue offer undeniable proof that entrepreneurship requires no passport to move from one country to the other. Indeed, our ...
CEO SUCCESSION, HONING, AND ENTERPRISING: A PROMISING WAY TO ACHIEVE SMALL BUSINESS PERFORMANCE?
Jun 01, 2008; ... This study examines CEO succession in small firms and the impact of CEO honing and enterprising competence on firm performance within a contingency framework. In a study of 162 small firms, we hypothesize that a newly appointed CEO will bring entrepreneurship to its small firms, but the results ...
SEEKING ADVICE IN A DYNAMIC AND COMPLEX BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS OF SMALL FIRMS
Jun 01, 2008; ... The research explored the antecedents and outcomes of seeking information and advice about the marketplace in which a small firm exists. A survey of 185 small business owners suggested that both operating in a dynamic environment and having complex marketing activities had a direct link to the ...
EXPLORING THE NATURE AND IMPACT OF GESTATION-SPECIFIC HUMAN CAPITAL AMONG NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS
Jun 01, 2008; ... This article explores the nature and impact of gestation-specific human capital on successful start-up among a random sample of Canadian nascent entrepreneurs. Although much is known about the relationship between individual-level factors and the probability of becoming a nascent entrepreneur, ...
FINANCIAL FUNDING OF IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES
Jun 01, 2008; ... This study investigates differences in financial funding between immigrant and non-immigrant businesses and delineates factors influencing financial funding of immigrant businesses. Data for the study were collected in Israel between 2000 and 2005. By combining convenient and snowball samples, ...
ENTREPRENEURIAL DIMENSIONS IN TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES: A REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE AND THE CASE OF KYRGYZSTAN
Jun 01, 2008; ... The process of starting and surviving a new venture is always a challenge, and this is aggravated by unfavorable conditions especially prevalent in less affluent, developing, and transitional economies. This study reviews and integrates the literature on different entrepreneurial dimensions in ...
ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND THE SUCCESS OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
Jun 01, 2008; ... This study looks at the relationship between the success of microfinance institutions and the degree of economic freedom in their host countries. Many microfinance institutions are currently not self-sustaining, and both theoretical and empirical work suggests that the economic environment in ...
ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ENCOURAGED BY DIVERSITY AND FUELED BY ADVERSITY
Mar 01, 2008; ... The studies comprising the first issue of 2008 reinforce the editorial mission of the JDE. Indeed, the authors portray not only the significance of differences among entrepreneurs, but also the manner with which entrepreneurs interact within and manage to shape their external environment, ...
GENDER-ROLE ORIENTATION AS A DETERMINANT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-EFFICACY
Mar 01, 2008; ... Entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) is often included in entrepreneurial intentions models to explain why some individuals are more likely than others to become entrepreneurs. An unsettled question among researchers is whether ESE differs between men and women. While early studies seem to ...
SURVIVAL OF NEW FIRMS OWNED BY NATIVES AND IMMIGRANTS IN NORWAY
Mar 01, 2008; ... This paper investigates the survival rates of businesses founded by immigrants and natives in the context of Norway, which has not yet been explored. Based on the relevant literature review, the entrepreneur's human capital and venture's start-up characteristics were expected to explain the ...
THE USE OF DEBT BY BLACK-OWNED FIRMS: RECENT EVIDENCE FROM THE 2003 SURVEY OF SMALL BUSINESS FINANCES
Mar 01, 2008; ... Black-owned firms are growing in terms of both number and economic importance. They play an important role in providing jobs as well as products and services, particularly in urban communities. In spite of this, prior research indicates that black-owned firms experience greater difficulty in ...
OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS: A TEST OF BHAVE'S MODEL
Mar 01, 2008; ... Examining the opportunity recognition processes of black and white entrepreneurs may help improve the lagging rate of black entrepreneurship. Based on the framework provided by Bhave's (1994) model of new venture creation, and using data collected through the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial ...
TRIPLE HELIX NETWORKS IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT: TRIGGERS AND BARRIERS FOR FOSTERING GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
Mar 01, 2008; ... This article deals with Triple Helix (university, industry and government cooperation) from an institutional theory perspective. The empirical context is the Western Cape Region in South Africa and the focus is entrepreneurship development. The purpose is two-fold: first, the existing Triple ...
THE EFFECT OF STRATEGIC ORIENTATION AND GENDER ON SURVIVAL: A STUDY OF POTENTIAL MASS MERCHANDISING SUPPLIERS
Mar 01, 2008; ... While a market orientation is associated with superior performance (Narver and Slater, 1990; Kara et al., 2005), it may not be the only approach for small manufacturers (Noble et al., 2002). Our study examines whether two other orientations - production and marketing - influence the survival ...
CHINA AND INDIA: A TALE OF TWO ENTREPRENEURIAL GIANTS
Dec 01, 2007; ... 1. Introduction The importance of China and India to the global economy has by now been widely documented. The two most populous countries in the world, with a combined population approaching 40 percent of the globe's total, have risen in importance together and meteorically. In a ...
THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND OWNERSHIP TYPE ON FIRM PERFORMANCE IN THE EMERGING REGION OF CHINA
Dec 01, 2007; ... Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has been widely studied in the US context, but its examination in emerging regions such as China has been very limited. In this study, we investigate the EO-performance relationship in China. Results based on a sample of 166 firms in Northern China confirm the ...
ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISES IN CHINA
Dec 01, 2007; ... Using the comprehensive 2000 and 2002 surveys of Chinese entrepreneurs conducted by the National Association of Private Entrepreneurs and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, we examine the characteristics and financial performance of private enterprises in China. Entrepreneurs, on average, ...
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AFFECTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHINA
Dec 01, 2007; ... Institutions influencing entrepreneurship are undergoing significant transformation in China. During the Mao era, private entrepreneurship was virtually eradicated and was a political taboo. As reflected in the macro-level economic data, there has been an evolution of entrepreneur-friendly ...
ESTABLISHMENT, SURVIVAL, SALES GROWTH AND ENTRY STRATEGIES OF JAPANESE MNCs SUBSIDIARIES IN INDIA
Dec 01, 2007; ... This empirical study explores first the relationship between operating years and entry strategies based on wholly-owned and joint venture companies. Second, we examine the effects of equity ownership, size, entry strategy and subsidiary age on the sales growth ratio and the subsidiary's ...
ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP: STUDYING CHINESE AND INDIAN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Dec 01, 2007; ... Current literature has not touched upon the topic of entrepreneurial intention among international students. Using the theory of planned behavior as a theoretical framework, this study addresses this gap by looking at the entrepreneurial intentions of Chinese and Indian students at a top ...