...Cécile Chanut-Guieu; Gilles C. Guieu Purpose – Rapid growth constitutes both a theoretical and an economic issue. Thanks to a comparative study of five high growth small and medium sized enterprises located in Rhône-Alp and Provence (France), the authors propose a processual analysis of high...

... of Commerce (CCI) network of Brittany (West of France). The French CCIs are public authorities located throughout the country and governed by elected business owners. Providing support to aspiring entrepreneurs is one of their missions and they have for years been at the forefront of start‐up support...

...Robert N. Lussier; Matthew C. Sonfield Purpose The purpose of this article is to measure and compare differences in levels of family business planning for succession in seven countries: Croatia, Egypt, France, India, Kosovo, Kuwait, and the USA. Design/methodology/approach The research...

...Alain Fayolle; Michel Marchesnay Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present personal testimony of one of the early researchers on small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship in France. Design/methodology/approach The story of a half‐century evolution is divided into five...

...” in the educational system, yet it is experimentation and trial and error that are needed for creative ideas (Brown, 2007). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 France Entrepreneurialism Higher education Careers Developing the entrepreneurial intention of engineering students is important...

... and rapid born‐global French micro‐firms in terms of resources and capabilities makes this study original. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 France Business development Small enterprises International business Traditional theories to internationalization in which the firm...

...Alain Fayolle; Jean‐Michel Degeorge; Alain Fayolle Purpose In France, there seems to be no immediate correlation between the desire to opt for an entrepreneurial career and actually starting or taking over a business. Based on this observation, the purpose of this paper is to focus...

... of all available data on the subject. The average life expectancy for a firm in France was measured by INSEE in December 2006. About 70 percent of the firms survived for three years, 56 percent for five years and 47 percent for seven years. Globally, more than half of the created firms disappear...

... empirically tested. Originality/value The paper presents a novel vision of the behaviour of VSE owner‐managers, based on the practical reasons underlying their actions, that goes beyond the existing typologies such as the “Traditional‐vs‐Opportunistic” entrepreneur. France Small enterprises...

..., have on individuals. Design/methodology/approach Existing theories that could be used to analyze the impact of nascent venture experiences on individuals are reviewed. Literature and official statements regarding the underlying objectives of different stakeholders in company creation in France...

...Alain Fayolle; Raluca Mogos Descotes; Björn Walliser Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the exploitation of export information in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the contrasting institutional contexts of France and Romania. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative...

...Tanja Kontinen; Arto Ojala Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how psychic distance affects the internationalization process, foreign market entry (FME), and entry mode choice of Finnish small and medium‐sized family enterprises (family SMEs) operating in France. Design...

... and characteristics. Design/methodology/approach This four‐country study involved survey research and correlational testing of nine hypotheses. The four countries, Croatia, France, India and the USA, provided a mixture of entrepreneurial contexts. Given limited prior research in this area, this study...

...Robert N. Lussier; Matthew C. Sonfield Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how family businesses change as they grow in size, and to compare differences between the USA and France. Design/methodology/approach The research design is survey research, statistically t...