The key objective of the current study is to examine the effect of enterprise resource planning and entrepreneurial orientation on organizational performance. In addition to that, the study also examines the mediating role of organizational excellence in the relationship between enterprise...

The world of business has always been considered quick and unforgiving, but it is certainly getting even quicker and less forgiving as we enter the new "millennium." New problems have given rise to new approaches while some, but not all, old problems yield new solutions. The theme of this volume...

This paper shows that entrepreneurial human capital is a key driver of firm dynamics using administrative panel data on the universe of firms and workers in Portugal. Firms started by more educated entrepreneurs are larger at entry and exhibit higher life cycle growth. Consistent with an effect...

Introduction: Research attempts to develop a model investigating impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage on entrepreneurs' innovations and business performance. Small and Medium Size Enterprises are major sources of employment and food production; therefore it plays a key...

This paper analyzes effectiveness of coping strategies that entrepreneurs use to daily manage work related stress. Coping is the process of expending efforts to solve personal and interpersonal problems and reducing stress induced by unpleasant and stressful situations. Two broad strategies of...

This study clarifies the association of entrepreneurial orientation with the diverse characteristics of a firm. Descriptive, cross sectional research design has been adopted in a survey of 457 key informants from Indian organizations. Second order CFA has been used for the measurement of the...

Entrepreneur s cognitive biases have emerged as one of the central themes in understanding the performance of entrepreneurial firms. Research has shown that entrepreneur s overconfidence and optimism bias help firm creation, but also contribute to firm failure. Prior studies using cognitive...