When examining the motivations of entrepreneurs, it has become commonplace to represent them dichotomously as either necessity- or opportunity-driven. In recent years, an emergent literature has criticized this simplistic necessity/opportunity dichotomy by revealing not only how both necessity...

"This book analyses the role that the diaspora play when returning as entrepreneurs to their homeland. Returnee entrepreneurs are defined as individuals who have moved away from their home country and lived as part of the diaspora, and have later returned home to live, invest or both. With...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to unpack the nature of business innovation and understand the impact on regional innovation and competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on a qualitative study of Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Materials businesses in the Sheffield...

Purpose: Focusing on the family as the central unit of analysis, the purpose of this paper is to examine how entrepreneurial families, with more than one owner/entrepreneur, utilise social capital in a challenging institutional environment. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical focus of...