Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to identify how different modes of resource
configuration, entry strategy and product/market characteristics affect new ventures' start‐up …

Organizational agility has quickly become a vital component of successful business
management, given the highly dynamic modern world in which we live. This chapter …

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 …

The presence of women leading small and entrepreneurial organizations has had a
tremendous impact on employment and global business environments (Diana Project, 2005; …

In this chapter, we suggest theoretical and integrative links between previous and future
research into the psychology and, more specifically, the motivation of entrepreneurs using a …

Do normative factors contribute to the shaping of entrepreneurial commitment and
entrepreneurial success? Eight successful entrepreneurs were interviewed and an …

This research uses the threshold concept framework as a lens to define entrepreneurship as
an academic subject and suggest approaches to entrepreneurship education in higher …

Syftet med detta kapitel är försöka sammanfatta viktiga lärdomar från den forskning om
framför allt små, unga och ägarledda företags tillväxt, som vi båda har bedrivit under mer än …

We provide insights concerning the growth-profitability dynamics of young firms. We
integrate various theoretical arguments and study the evolution of over 3,500 small firms …

One of the central questions in the study of entrepreneurship is concerned with why some
new ventures succeed and others do not (Cooper and Gascon, 1992). An understanding of …