This article explores knowledge search strategies of technology-based small firms (TBSFs)
and the role that informal and proximate relationships play in the development of knowledge …

How does an entrepreneur's social capital improve small informal business productivity?
Although studies have investigated this relationship, we still know little about the underlying …

The aim of this study is to address empirically the degree of contractual completeness in
franchising by combining transaction cost and relational governance perspectives. First, the …

Purpose: Several scholars have pointed out that absorptive capacity (AC) is critical for the
innovation process in large firms. However, many other authors consider startups as key …

Lifting the economic performance of lagging regions continues to puzzle economic
development practitioners and analysts. As a means of contributing some solutions to this …

This paper considers the open innovation paradigm in the context of entrepreneurial firms.
Based on an analysis of survey data, it examines the relationship between network ties and …

Entrepreneurship polices are perceived as an effective means to shape regional
development and facilitate innovation. However, empirical evidence on the full scope of …

Various leadership styles have been widely studied to understand success. However, little
research has empirically explored how entrepreneurial leadership (EL) influences …

The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship (KSTE) considers determinants of
knowledge diffusion as well as their impact on entrepreneurial activities and growth …

This study explores the economic factors that are associated with the success of university
spin-offs. Drawing on a unique sample of academic entrepreneurs from research institutions …