University entrepreneurial ecosystems are increasingly important in facilitating innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities in today's knowledge-based economies. Howeve[...]

This study examines the economic culture of Virginia from the end of the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth. The study employs five individuals who opera[...]

The purpose of this paper is to report on outcomes of a 3-year collaborative project that addresses the need for future professionals with entrepreneurial knowledge and s[...]

This article entails a case analysis of a sample of schools from a higher education network or consortium in partnership with The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation.  Th[...]

This paper shows that the probability of small business firms obtaining outside financing to support their research and development projects is greater given more complex[...]

Franchising is a major economic powerhouse. Though research has been conducted on franchising from multi-disciplinary viewpoints, no study has compared retail franchises,[...]

In this dissertation, Essay 1 draws upon agency theory and corporate governance to classify control enhancing corporate governance provisions and to examine the use of th[...]

Despite the increasing importance to libraries of supporting entrepreneurship and economic development, professional development opportunities on those topics have been r[...]

Drawing from organizational identity theory, we explore how family ownership and family expectations influence family firm image and entrepreneurial risk taking, and ulti[...]

While social entrepreneurship is growing more popular on college campuses, the field is so diverse and taught by such a wide mix of professors that it's difficult to dete[...]

Die Marktorientierung eines Kleinunternehmens und deren Marketingaktivitäten sind zur Entwicklung einer starken Wettbewerbsposition von strategischer Bedeutung. Es bedarf[...]

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of macro-institutional and macro-non-institutional factors on the new venture creation time across emerging as well as [...]

This study examines the determinants of firm performance for women entrepreneurs in the context of an emerging economy affected by a turbulent political and socio-cultura[...]

Purpose– There are strong similarities and striking differences in Estonia's and South Korea's entrepreneurial ecosystems. The purpose of this paper is to seek to compare[...]

This paper seeks to distinguish between dynamic and static entrepreneurship. We define the construct of dynamic entrepreneurship in terms of Schumpeterian innovativeness [...]

What is the economic contribution of a cohort of new entrants? Previous research has investigated this topic but only in passing, and found conflicting results. We analyz[...]

University proof of concept centers (PoCCs) are an organizational innovation intended to improve the dissemination and commercialization of new knowledge. During the past[...]

This paper assesses the RandD performance of nascent and established technology-based small firms that receive a Phase II RandD award from the U.S. Small Business Innovat[...]

This is an editorial for a special issue on international franchising.

Introduction from the guest editor Professor Dianne H.B. Welsh

In this paper, we examine how one important type of relationship, research joint ventures (RJVs), is governed within the context of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Based on[...]

Herein, we investigate the impacts of the US publicly funded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program's funding on the overall employment growth of SBIR award-re[...]

This paper investigates employment growth in small firms funded by the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Using data collected by the National Resear[...]

PurposeFemale entrepreneurship is a growing segment in the context of developing countries and has the potential to become a driving force for economic development. Howev[...]

Entrepreneurship allows nurses to design models of in-hospital nursing practice which would benefit patients, nurses, physicians, and the hospital.