Afia Dentaa Dankwa, M. Erogul, F. A. Quagrainie, A. Kabalan
{"title":"Drivers of critical thinking among women micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana","authors":"Afia Dentaa Dankwa, M. Erogul, F. A. Quagrainie, A. Kabalan","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.10057931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.10057931","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66711758","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}
{"title":"Strategic business model canvassing for terracotta pottery entrepreneurs in India","authors":"Anupama Panghal, Shweta Dahiya, Shilpa Sindhu, Parveen Siwach, Bharat Dahiya","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.134176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.134176","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses strategic entrepreneurship vis-à-vis terracotta pottery production in Delhi, India. Pottery artisans face changing regulatory and market forces, which could result in a severe financial and technological burden on them. The study suggests strategies to protect this sustainable and traditional art of entrepreneurship. Present status of business of potters' community is examined using the business model canvas (BMC) and Porter's (2001) industry analysis and value chain model, and a new BMC is proposed. The strategies based on the new BMC are modelled through decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory technique (DEMATEL). To sustain entrepreneurship of terracotta art in India, the proposed strategies include stakeholders to focus on reducing production costs, conducting training and development, promoting product innovation, and exploring direct marketing channels and new customer segments.","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136307585","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}
{"title":"The utilisation of digital media for branding start-ups","authors":"Demetris Vrontis, Alkis Thrassou, Milena Viassone","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.132850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.132850","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136116072","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}
Kenneth D. Barroga, Agnes C. Rola, Dinah Pura T. Depositario, Larry N. Digal
{"title":"The extent of technological innovation adoption among micro, small and medium food processing enterprises and its effects on poverty reduction","authors":"Kenneth D. Barroga, Agnes C. Rola, Dinah Pura T. Depositario, Larry N. Digal","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.133481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.133481","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135556549","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}
{"title":"Contextual impact on indigenous entrepreneurs around the world: geographic location, socio-cultural context and economic structure","authors":"P. Ensign","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.131648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.131648","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66712002","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}
{"title":"Exploring the nexus between procrastination and entrepreneurial intentions: a predictive PLS-SEM approach","authors":"Priyanka Sharma, R. Bala, Sandeep Singh","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.10057809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.10057809","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66711232","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}
{"title":"The impact of COVID-19 crisis on Hungarian small- and medium-sized enterprises","authors":"Peter Karacsony","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.10059020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.10059020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135400366","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}
{"title":"The importance of e-commerce adoption to boost small enterprise growth in the South African tourism industry","authors":"Boris Urban, Willem Friso v, an d, er Putten","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.133479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.133479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135556882","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}
Endrit Kromidha, Nidhi Yadav, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
{"title":"Digital microfinance crowdfunding for disconnected women entrepreneurs in India","authors":"Endrit Kromidha, Nidhi Yadav, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.134687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.134687","url":null,"abstract":"This paper advances the knowledge on digital microfinance crowdfunding for women entrepreneurship and development by comparing environment and project factors in India. The empirical evidence is based on projects enacted by 626 poor and digitally disconnected women borrowers listed in Rang De, India's first digital social enterprise platform for crowdfunding and microfinance. The findings show that, even when the borrowers are digitally and socially disconnected from their funders, success is more a result of environmental factors than of project-specific characteristics. This differs from what is suggested by developed country crowdfunding research in regard to the importance of proximity and direct links between borrowers and investors. The importance and gender-specific role played by intermediaries in relation to digitally disconnected borrowers is also acknowledged, driving more attention to gender equality and to the digital divide for access to finance.","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"269 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135504733","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}
Mahtab Sherafati, Mahdi Bashiri, Piyya Muhammad Rafi ul Shan, Vahid Jafari Sadeghi
{"title":"Prioritising the determinants entrepreneurial firms in the sustainable supply chain networks using fuzzy TOPSIS method","authors":"Mahtab Sherafati, Mahdi Bashiri, Piyya Muhammad Rafi ul Shan, Vahid Jafari Sadeghi","doi":"10.1504/ijesb.2023.134688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.134688","url":null,"abstract":"Entrepreneurial ventures play as key pillars in the supply chain networks. Therefore, through the decision-making method, this study aims to prioritise entrepreneurial firms in the supply chain and to select the ones that perform properly in the network. In this regard, three main criteria are taken into account: surrounding environmental, entrepreneurial firm capabilities and individual entrepreneurial capabilities and characteristics; including several sub-criteria for each. As for the methodology, a fuzzy technique for order preferences by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method is used to prioritise entrepreneurial firms, which considers the ideal solution with linguistic weights. As such, a sample of 141 Australian firms has been taken from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database. Our findings confirm that the proposed method for prioritising the determinants entrepreneurial firms lead to designing a sustainable supply chain.","PeriodicalId":35506,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135505018","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}