...Marika Intenza; Mauro Romano; Antonio Netti; Chiara Pia Saraò Purpose The present work looks into the relationship between entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) and firm performance, considering some drivers such as differentiation strategy and firm size. The aim is to understand how some firms...

...Joseph Eyo Duke; Arzizeh Tiesieh Tapang; Obal Usang; Kechi Alphonsus Kankpang; Samuel Edet Etim Purpose This paper examines the moderating role of firm size (FS) and industry type in the relationship between high-performance work practices (HPWPs) and entrepreneurial firm performance. Design...

... performance. The data analysis suggests that in absence of the moderator; professionalization, family commitment has a positive and significant association with firm performance. While in the presence of the moderator the above relationship is substantially stronger. The findings indicate that when family...

...Shiferaw Muleta Eyana; Enno Masurel; Leo J. Paas Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of discovery and creation behaviour in opportunity identification on firm performance in a developing country context. By doing so, the study adds new knowledge and insights in researching...

... and negative effects of social capital on firm performance. These observations explain inconsistent findings from past empirical research and contribute to understanding the “embeddedness paradox” of social capital. Research limitations/implications The present model is not comprehensive. It does...

... the theory of effectuation by extending its scope into the domain of entrepreneurial behaviour and firm performance and by testing one of the operationalized scales in an African context. Design/methodology/approach This empirical research is conducted amongst Ethiopian tour operators (n=118...

...Tommaso Pucci; Costanza Nosi; Lorenzo Zanni Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between firm capabilities, business model (BM) design, and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach The study provides a quantitative assessment of the proposed model using...

...Galina Shirokova; Karina Bogatyreva; Tatiana Beliaeva; Sheila Puffer Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance across different levels of environmental hostility and market growth. The contingency approach...

...Samuel Adomako; Albert Danso Purpose – Regulatory environment, environmental dynamism, and political ties are typically modelled as separate antecedents of firm performance. However, the boundary conditions for such models are less examined in a developing country context where regulatory...

... of professionalism can also be understood in the context of research on trust. Trust is a key element of organization social capital in terms of assuring smooth firm performance (Leana and van Buren, 1999 ; Pearson et al., 2008). Although owning groups have generally been overlooked, research...