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Innovation in the legal service industry: Examining the roles of human and social capital, and knowledge and technology transfer 法律服务行业的创新:考察人力和社会资本以及知识和技术转移的作用

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-08-25 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221119667

Kalliopi Michalakopoulou, A. Nikitas, E. Njoya, J. Johnes

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A conceptual competencies-based framework to enhance the innovation capacity of fourth industrial revolution entrepreneurs 提升第四次工业革命企业家创新能力的概念能力框架

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221115883

Amorie Blignaut (Taljaard), Melodi Botha

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Reflections on a career in Entrepreneurship Research 创业研究生涯的思考

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221083201

Gerard McElwee

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Are all cats grey in the dark? calling for a new taxonomy of internationalizing SMEs 黑暗中所有的猫都是灰色的吗?呼吁对国际化的中小企业进行新的分类

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-07-25 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221114840

Jean-Paul Lemaire, Rémy Magnier-Watanabe, S. Freeman

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Organising family and business: Affective value prioritisation amongst older entrepreneurs 组织家庭和企业:老年企业家的情感价值优先排序

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-07-19 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221114014

Rebecca Stirzaker, Isla Kapasi, L. Galloway

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Institutional change in the social innovation process: Evidence from an emerging context 社会创新过程中的制度变迁:来自新兴背景的证据

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-07-19 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221114838

R. L. Morais-da-Silva, A. P. Segatto, Indira Gandhi Bezerra-de-Sousa, Gelciomar Simão Justen

{"title":"Institutional change in the social innovation process: Evidence from an emerging context","authors":"R. L. Morais-da-Silva, A. P. Segatto, Indira Gandhi Bezerra-de-Sousa, Gelciomar Simão Justen","doi":"10.1177/14657503221114838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503221114838","url":null,"abstract":"Institutional change has been identified as inherent to social innovation proposals, especially in developing contexts. However, it is still unclear how these changes occur in the social innovation process. Therefore, our study seeks to answer the following research question: How do attempts at institutional change occur in the social innovation process in an emerging context? We use the qualitative approach to investigate two Brazilian social innovation cases striving to change the institutional environment in which they operate. Our data reveals that institutional change may be necessary before the scalability stage of the social innovation process. We suggest that this finding is related to the developing context, which requires social entrepreneurs and their teams to break institutional barriers to expand their social innovation initiatives. We have also identified some mechanisms used for the attempts to institutional changes: cwompetition with government organisations, influence in formulating laws, and support for the market growth and the entry of new participants.","PeriodicalId":126058,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117079064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Earnings generation and strategic alliance-building and as a means of achieving scalability of social enterprises in South Africa 创造收入和建立战略联盟，并将其作为实现南非社会企业可扩展性的手段

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-07-05 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221097811

B. Urban, Sanelisiwe Bukula

{"title":"Earnings generation and strategic alliance-building and as a means of achieving scalability of social enterprises in South Africa","authors":"B. Urban, Sanelisiwe Bukula","doi":"10.1177/14657503221097811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503221097811","url":null,"abstract":"While scaling of social impact is a key element in social entrepreneurship (SE), many social enterprises fail to scale-up their impact meaningfully. This is an opportunity to investigate earnings generation (EG) and strategic alliance-building (SAB) as potential predictors of scalability of social enterprises. The study context is South Africa where SE has much relevance due to the many social ills, which plague the country. Initially, the study instrument is tested for validity and reliability, whereupon hypotheses are tested using multiple regression analyses. Results show that EG is a significant and positive predictor of social enterprise scaling. This finding is important considering that many social enterprises in South Africa are challenged by financial resource constraints. This study, conducted in an African emerging market context, allows social entrepreneurs to more deeply understand the relevance of EG and SAB in their scaling efforts. Indeed, developing a strong body of evidence that validates the effectiveness of policy in supporting social enterprise scaling is pivotal for both theory and practice.","PeriodicalId":126058,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129547080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Editorial: Introducing the ‘Festschrift’ in honour of the founding editor – Professor Gerard McElwee 社论:为纪念创刊编辑杰拉德·麦克尔威教授，介绍“节日”

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-06-29 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221110688

Robert Smith, M. Danson, C. Mac an Bhaird, L. Galloway, D. Refai

{"title":"Editorial: Introducing the ‘Festschrift’ in honour of the founding editor – Professor Gerard McElwee","authors":"Robert Smith, M. Danson, C. Mac an Bhaird, L. Galloway, D. Refai","doi":"10.1177/14657503221110688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503221110688","url":null,"abstract":"This special issue consists of an editorial, a commentary by Professor Gerard McElwee and five empirical papers, as detailed below. To make room for the studies presented below there is no teaching case in this issue. Professor Gerard McElwee is the founder and first Editor of The International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. This special issue is designed as a ‘Festschrift’ to honour his editorial stewardship of the journal and to mark his own approaches to researching entrepreneurship. Indeed, under his tireless and patient guidance, the journal has gone from strength to strength to become internationally recognised. Gerard continues to have a distinguished academic career, which has included chairs at Nottingham Trent, Sheffield Hallam, the University of Huddersfield and now York St Johns. Through his editorship and his work with his peers and students, Gerard has demonstrated a passion and proven track record of doctoral supervision in several countries, and has examined many PhDs. He has encouraged many early career researchers to publish in IJEI. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) and formerly ran the Rural Entrepreneurship track at its annual conference, while chairing that special interest group. During his career, Gerard became known by peers for his patient approach of encouraging and supporting new scholars and peers, alongside his infectious humour and sagacious advice on all aspects of scholarship. Gerard retired from his editorial role in 2020 and Professor Laura Galloway and Dr Deema Refai are the new joint editors. We at the journal feel it is a relevant time to mark his achievements and editorship.","PeriodicalId":126058,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132137138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Are migrant-owned firms different from native-owned ones? 移民拥有的公司与本地人拥有的公司不同吗?

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-06-26 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221100689

A. Arrighetti, G. Foresti, S. Fumagalli, A. Lasagni

{"title":"Are migrant-owned firms different from native-owned ones?","authors":"A. Arrighetti, G. Foresti, S. Fumagalli, A. Lasagni","doi":"10.1177/14657503221100689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503221100689","url":null,"abstract":"In most of the literature, immigrant-owned firms are perceived as being “different” from those owned by natives. Some recent evidence suggests that this distinction is not always clear-cut. This paper aims to analyze the similarities and differences between immigrant-owned SMEs and native-owned firms by comparing the economic, financial, and organizational variables at the firm level. The research is based on a large database of partnerships and private limited companies (micro and very small enterprises are excluded). A matched-pair analysis was performed to assess the presence of significant differences between entrepreneurial ventures owned by immigrants and those owned by natives. This approach makes it possible to obtain a suitable sample for a “controlled” comparison between the firms in our sample. Unlike the previous results obtained for firm size, industry, and geography, we found that proxy values for efficiency, capital intensity, and profitability for immigrant-owned SMEs are not significantly different (or lower) from those owned by natives. Migrant ventures have demonstrated the ability to leverage bridging skills to enter foreign markets. In addition, more advanced migrant companies have narrowed the gap with native firms and show similar characteristics in terms of financial structure and performance.","PeriodicalId":126058,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129201984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The interaction effect of leadership support on the EO - innovative performance relationship 领导支持对创新绩效关系的交互作用

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2022-06-21 DOI: 10.1177/14657503221102894

R. Zacca, Mohammed Kafaji, Abdel Monim Shaltoni

{"title":"The interaction effect of leadership support on the EO - innovative performance relationship","authors":"R. Zacca, Mohammed Kafaji, Abdel Monim Shaltoni","doi":"10.1177/14657503221102894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14657503221102894","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on the entrepreneurship orientation (EO) – innovative performance relationship and to test innovative performance as a mediator variable between EO and firm performance. Structural equation modelling is employed to test a theoretical model utilizing a data set developed from a survey instrument administered to the most senior level manager of 127 enterprises within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Results show that innovative performance partially mediates the relationship between EO and firm performance. Results further suggest visionary leaders who absorb the uncertainty inherent in organization endeavours and who encourage organization members to independently use their mind to challenge the status quo spur organization members towards entrepreneurship. The study found that a reward system based on the results of innovative projects offers a counter-intuitive explanation that it may discourage the brightest talent from participating on endeavours with uncertain outcomes. The proposed study model is a valuable addition to appreciating the role transformational leadership plays within enterprises and therefore contributes to the expanding body of research investigating the ability of organizations to utilize a systematic effort of recognizing and exploiting new business opportunities for a sustainable competitive advantage.","PeriodicalId":126058,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115139793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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