... hand, while leaving others to fall further behind. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first article that aims to unpack the double-edged sword of AI as both a potential leveller and stratifier in the informal sector. Technology Dynamic capabilities Resource-based theory Institutions...

...Emmanuel Mensah Asiedu; Susan Shortland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how rural farmers in the Kwahu district of Ghana use mobile phone technology, what they see as the benefits of digitalization and how this technology supports and improves their small business agricultural...

...-use rights only Start-ups Scale-up strategy New venture growth Entrepreneurship at the periphery Peripheral regions STEM science Technology Engineering start-ups High-growth and scaling-up of firms have gained significant attention in recent years as they have been shown to drive...

...Robert Bowen; Wyn Morris Purpose The aim of this research paper is to investigate entrepreneurial opportunities through digital technology among agrifood businesses. Specifically, the research paper uses resource bricolage theory to evaluate the various activities that agrifood businesses conduct...

... exploiters” that operate in favorable market conditions where specific technological resources and research collaboration resources are lacking. The second path involves “technology explorers” that combines both technological and commercial resources to achieve success. Research limitations/implications...

... of scaling strategies, maximising digitalisation to increase efficiency. Yet, diversifying family farms minimise digitalisation, whereby they only digitalise a small amount of the farming activity. This empirical evidence contrasts with the wider narrative that farmers are slower at using new technology...

...Yann Truong Purpose An important but neglected area of investigation in digital entrepreneurship is the combined role of both core and peripheral members of an emerging technological field in shaping the symbolic and social boundaries of the field. This is a serious gap as both categories...

...Yilong Zheng; Yiru Wang; Sarfraz A. Mian Purpose Tracking trends in new technology funding patterns is essential for venture scaling. The emerging advanced digital technologies (ADT) such as virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and Internet-of-things (IoT) promote...

... most effectively. Design/methodology/approach This study employs a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), drawing on 184 technology business owners to identify the family support configurations most conducive to high business performance. Findings The results suggest that high...

... to this correlation. The current research seeks to explore the impact of AI on entrepreneurship as an enabler for entrepreneurs, taking into account the crucial application of AI within all Industry 4.0 technological paradigms, such as smart factory, the Internet of things (IoT), augmented reality (AR) and blockchain...

... In this paper, the authors explore the relationship that slack resources and technology-mediated human capital investments can have on individuals’ entrepreneurial intentions. Focusing on human capital investments that individuals make through education and work, the authors analyze the relationship among...

...Javier Monllor; Aracely Soto-Simeone Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role exposure to digital fabrication technology plays in the development of students’ entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and intentions. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 131...

... of the technology sector in Cape Breton, Canada is included to illustrate peripheral entrepreneurship. The paper suggests ways in which peripheral-central relationships can be a positive factor in entrepreneurial learning. It suggests that rebalancing the bidirectional “flow” of knowledge, talent...

... for understanding the three types of career capital and the importance of this more integrated view in entrepreneurship education and career counseling. Jelena Zikic can be contacted at: jeljelenaz@yorku.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Technology Human capital Entrepreneurs Social...

... accordingly (Unruh and Ettenson, 2010). Whether business benefits do result from eco innovation or not, the literature so far offers little exploring rural contexts related to this topic. Rural businesses have been discussed in terms of location issues, new technologies and support for farming vs non...

...Robert Tierney; Aard J. Groen; Rainer Harms; Miriam Luizink; Dale Hetherington; Harold Stewart; Steve T. Walsh; Jonathan Linton Purpose Twenty first century problems are increasingly being addressed by multi technology solutions developed by regional entrepreneurial and intreprepreneurial...

...Pauric McGowan; Sarah Cooper; Peter van der Sijde; Rosalind Jones; Sara Parry Purpose This paper seeks to provide insights into key areas of business support used by technology entrepreneurs who start businesses in north west Wales. Design/methodology/approach This research uses a qualitative...

...Margarida Fontes; Rod Coombs Based on an empirical study of Portuguese firms, addresses the creation of new technology‐based firms (NBTFs) in small, less developed countries. Assuming that technology‐related inputs ‐ at the level of supply and demand ‐ are predominant in NTBF creation, analyses...

...Kevin McNally The availability of external equity finance is a key factor in the development of technology‐based firms (TBFs). However, although a wide variety of sources are potentially available, many firms encounter difficulties in securing funding. The venture capital community,particularly...

... on their previous occupations and, in particular, on the role played by the technical entrepreneurs in the development of technology with past employers. Many of the general studies of entrepreneurship have equated the term“entrepreneur” with “founder‐manager” (Dubini, 1989 ; Lorrain and Dussault 1988...