This research developed from an interest in undertaking a study that would contribute to answering one of the pivotal questions facing those responsible for economic development in New Zealand today. What are the key 'transitions' (or decision points) that firms encounter as they attempt to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to expand upon existing theories of entrepreneurial cognitions. It constructs an information‐processing framework of entrepreneurship (I‐P e ) that holistically maps out the entrepreneurial opportunity recognition process. This framework demonstrates...

Purpose – The paper seeks to explore the importance of a sample of New Zealand farmers' markets in providing a supportive setting for the take‐off as well as the decline stage of the small business life cycle, with a view to identifying factors that may enhance rural small business...