This article objective is to give an overview of the women in family enterprises on the basis of theoretical sources and approaches. In order to achieve this goal, an overview of the research findings have been provided, which have analyzed a woman's role in the family business. Family firms and...

Developing new innovations is at the core of what research universities do. While it is common knowledge that universities are an integral part of creating new innovations, what is not so well known is how these innovations make their way to commercialization. There are very few studies that...

Sole entrepreneurs overwhelmingly choose the single-member limited liability company (SMLLC) as the business entity for their operations. Consequently, simplicity of formation and operation of SMLLCs is highly desirable, both to facilitate entrepreneurship and to acknowledge that costs, lack of...

According to most of empirical studies, French SMEs do not grant much interest in competitive intelligence policy. Experts generally consider that human and financial constraints prevent these small firms from initiating and implementing efficient information processes. Although this opinion is...

This paper provides a new methodology for the diachronic study of new firm growth, theoretically grounded in the work of Penrose (1995). We show that a model of firm growth as an unfolding process makes possible draw simple, measurable inferences from firm level to aggregate evidence on growth...

The value of networks as an integral part of the explanation of entrepreneurial success is widely acknowledged. It is unclear, however, in what way certain networks influence the success of start-up companies. The question of this paper is: &apos'in what way does the entrepreneur&apos's network...

This paper primarily looks into the current state of the small business in India, the challenges and the future growth opportunities. In the initial section of the paper, the current scenario of the small business in India, highlighting the growth trajectory since the last seven years. In the...

This chapter advances our understanding of collaborative innovation processes that span across organizational boundaries by providing an ethnographic account of idea generation dynamics in a member-initiated online songwriting community. Applying a science and technology studies perspective on...

Purpose: Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly communicating and interacting with stakeholders through digital media. Therefore, this research investigates the SME owner-managers' attitudes toward the pace of technological innovation, and it examines their perceived use and...

This paper investigates two important research gaps in international business (IB): how entrepreneurs evaluate international entrepreneurial opportunities (IEOs) and the role of time in the evaluation process. Drawing on the literature on decision-making models and the philosophical foundation...