This paper contributes to the literature on the entrepreneurial behavior of firms during the
economic crisis, by investigating the determinants of proactive behavior on a large sample of …

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the behaviour of European firms inthe time
of the economic crisis in 2008-2009. We analyse the determinants of proactivestrategies in …

PURPOSE: This article aims to determine how companies in the SME sector modify their
business strategies in response to changes in the external environment. The research …

Entrepreneurs usually have several means at their disposal to deal with and overcome
adverse circumstances, ranging from simple non-resourceful coping strategies to more …

We study what profiles of individuals were the most likely to give up their entrepreneurial
project at the beginning of the Covid‐19 crisis. To do so, we run an experiment during the …

We investigate how the 2008–2012 economic crisis relates to entrepreneurs' confidence ten
years later and, in turn, their venture's entrepreneurial orientation. Conceptually, we …

This study examines re-entry entrepreneurs' response to exogenous shakeouts (economic
crises). Concretely, we analyse how prior business failure experience contributes to the …

Managers have at least two social roles in their job position: One is to keep the business
running while the other role searches for entrepreneurial opportunities to exploit. Both roles …

This study focuses on the prosocial motivation of entrepreneurs and its influence on the
creation of a new firm, which is a novel approach with respect to other intrinsic and extrinsic …

Purpose Recognizing novel entrepreneurial opportunities arising from a crisis is of
paramount importance for firms. Hence, understanding the pivotal factors that facilitate firms …