... of crisis (e.g. COVID-19 pandemic). Design/methodology/approach Leveraging both boundary theory and embeddedness literature, the authors analyze data from more than 6,500 entrepreneurs across 24 European countries, drawn from Eurofound's Living, Working and COVID-19 survey. Findings Entrepreneurs...

...Maria Giovina Pasca; Grazia Chiara Elmo; Stefano Poponi; Gabriella Arcese Purpose The study investigated which variables and family dynamics influence the entrepreneurship and succession process in the Italian ice cream sector. In light of the consequences of Covid-19, the research has identified...

... flexibility Business model innovation Small businesses Uncertainty Crisis COVID-19 Global epidemics are not new in history, however, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 [1] , had particularly disruptive impacts on organizations as they were confronted with an unexpected...

... environmental instability remains uncertain. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the influence of EM on Indian manufacturing-based SMEs’ performance during the COVID-19-induced environmental instability. Additionally, it explores the mediating role of innovative performance in the relationship between EM...

...Cinara Gambirage; Alvaro Bruno Cyrino; Jaison Caetano da Silva; Luiz Gustavo Medeiros Barbosa; Ronaldo Couto Parente Purpose When entrepreneurship scholars and policy makers turned their attention to entrepreneurial ventures during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019–2023), its full effects...

...Osa-Godwin Osaghae; Thomas M. Cooney Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how entrepreneurship opportunity formation amongst immigrants has been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, given that environmental changes and irregularity can contribute to entrepreneurship opportunity...

... the crisis. Thus, the present paper explores potential shifts in the communication styles of entrepreneurs during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The authors examined the digital footprints of 780 entrepreneurs based in the USA on the social network Twitter...

... This study aims to investigate the resilience of Italian companies one year after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak by examining the companies' choices and opinions regarding the welfare state, criminal approaches and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) during the pandemic. The authors...

... digital transformation and entrepreneurial orientation topics. Entrepreneurial orientation COVID-19 Stimulus SMEs Digitalisation Following the rise of the internet and new digital technologies (e.g. social networks, smartphones and big data), many consumers have started to ask for a more...

... on the emerging phenomenon of cause-based social alliance. It contributes to the literature on social entrepreneurship. It informs and guides practitioners about motivations and drivers of such alliances. The paper provides insights into the COVID-19 pandemic to describe the research problem next. In rest...

...Luluk Lusiantoro; Bernardinus Maria Purwanto; Rokhima Rostiani Purpose This research aims to test the relationships between organisational mindfulness, social learning and opportunistic behaviour of small business leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Semi...

...Dag Håkon Haneberg Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has entailed a critical situation for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since restrictions on business activity have been imposed by authorities to reduce infections. The result is that SME managers must manage their firms through a crisis...

...Eric W. Liguori; Christoph Winkler; Lee J. Zane; Jeff Muldoon; Doan Winkel Purpose This paper explores community college entrepreneurship education's near-instantaneous transition to online course delivery following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were...