...) and perseverance in an existential crisis. Design/methodology/approach Findings are drawn from a survey of owners and managers of 202 microbusinesses in Northern England during lockdown periods caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Findings The sampled microbusinesses remained committed to serving communal needs...

...Wadid Lamine; Sarfraz Mian; Alain Fayolle Purpose – This paper seeks to advance ongoing research in entrepreneurial perseverance. While the concept of perseverance is not new, few researchers paid attention to behavioural persistence in the entrepreneurial context. The purpose of this paper...

...Marco van Gelderen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to arrive at a conceptual understanding of perseverance processes in the context of enterprising behavior and to outline readily employable perseverance strategies for situations characterized by obstacles, challenges and setbacks. Design...