...Maryam Bayat; Alireza Hassanzadeh; Ali Shayan; Bakhtiar Ostadi Purpose Agile digital transformation ( ADT ) is essential for small- and medium-sized enterprise ( SME ) competitiveness, particularly in emerging economies facing institutional fragility. In Iran, sanctions, limited access to advanced...

... that in emerging economies with institutional voids, internal managerial discipline acts as a crucial bridging mechanism between technology and sustainability, refining the “Twin Transition” framework beyond developed-market contexts. Practical implications The findings suggest that SMEs have acquired digital...

...Francisco Javier Diaz; Selenia Federico-Valle; Moises Carrasco-Garcés Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how emotional intelligence, positive psychological capital, happiness and social support shape subjective entrepreneurial success in an emerging economy. Drawing on conservation...

... a multidimensional understanding of success that integrates qualitative and quantitative indicators. The findings are translated into targeted recommendations for building more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems in Egypt and comparable developing and emerging economies. Originality/value The WEMPOWERMENT Model...

...-level analyses, examining how a global firm in an emerging economy manages coordination, incentives and trust among diverse actors. Design/methodology/approach The research employs a longitudinal single-case study of a nested EE in China. Data were gathered through 21 semi-structured interviews...

... Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Entrepreneurial opportunities Entrepreneurial cognition Mental models Cognitive approach Actualization view of entrepreneurship (AVE) Emerging economies Entrepreneurship research has long sought to explain how...

...Florencia Borrescio-Higa; Federico Droller; Sofia Johan; Patricio Valenzuela Purpose Access to bank loans is often limited for small businesses in emerging economies, particularly during crises when capital becomes scarce. In such situations, financially underserved entrepreneurs may resort...

.../value The conceptual model in this study can extend the research stream on entrepreneurship and VC in emerging economies based on the institutional theory with regulatory, normative and cognitive pillars. Moreover, this study is the first broad research on the relationship between VC funding...

...Vanessa Ratten Purpose An increased interest in inequality and entrepreneurship has led to little consensus on how to define inequality from different perspectives based on an emerging economy point of view. This article aims to discuss how the precise nature of inequality differs centered on how...

... in the behavior and decision-making of entrepreneurs throughout the process. Practical implications The finding have implications for policymakers aiming to support entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence...

... This research significantly contributes to the field by examining the complexities of entrepreneurship in emerging economies, with a particular focus on rural areas. The authors introduced a comprehensive conceptual model linking inequality and entrepreneurship, explored the challenges faced by rural...

...Nawreen Sobhan; Abeer Hassan Purpose Female entrepreneurs have made increasing contributions to entrepreneurial activity and economic development worldwide, especially in emerging economies. It is well acknowledged that Bangladesh is one such South Asian emerging economy with many institutional...

... in emerging economies, the data were collected in Nigeria only. This study also examined EO in aggregate and considered only one sector. Practical implications This study recommends that policymakers and practitioners understand the important links between firms' characteristics, culture and EO while...

...Raghavendra Nayak; Rajasekharan Pillai K Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the current state of knowledge of sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) and to gain more insights from the articles originated from the emerging economies. This paper also sets an agenda for future research...

...Sonia Mehrotra; Santosh Rupa Jaladi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the practices that start-ups in emerging economies can implement to design circular economy business models and how they can create and capture value from a circular economy business model. Design...

... in the hostile rural areas in emerging economies. Thus, considering that a Schumpeterian view of economic downturn sees recessions as times where old products/services decline while new products/services emerge, this paper aims to explore the specific innovation-based diversification strategies that matter...

...Lіubov Halkiv; Paweł Ziemiański Purpose This paper aims to investigate whether paid work activity (PWA) experience of students from five emerging economies is related to academic results and self-assessment of possessed entrepreneurial traits. Additionally, the authors verify the relationship...

... considers the CEBM’s sustainability impact in emerging economies. Research limitations/implications This study is limited in two ways: one is inherent in the concept of CE, particularly CEBM, and the other is methodological. Originality/value This study contributes to the body of knowledge about CE...

...Mohammad Rezaur Razzak Purpose Drawing on the stakeholder theory, the purpose of this study is to examine relationships between family identity, emotional attachment and binding social ties, and commitment of family firm owners to the family enterprise in the context of an emerging economy...

... institutions to increase entrepreneurship among each gender. Originality/value The findings presented here advance entrepreneurial research by empirically examining factors that influence men’s and women’s desires to become entrepreneurs in a fast-growing emerging economy. The findings show a substantial...