...Khanh Hoang; Quang Thi Thieu Nguyen; Cuong Nguyen Purpose This study examines the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on investment decision-making of start-up firms in Japan. While existing literature suggests firms generally retrench investment under EPU, the authors argue that start-ups...

...Gaël Gueguen; Servane Delanoë-Gueguen; Christian Lechner Purpose Entrepreneurial ecosystems provide the context for start-ups to access resources. The authors investigate the reliance of start-ups on their entrepreneurial ecosystem and the driving factors behind the proportion of local actors...

... in the paper is developed from the literature review and draws mainly on two streams of work as follows: first, the contributions related to the lean start-up methodology initially developed by Blank and Ries and second, the work of Osterwalder and Pigneur on business models and its subsequent developments...

... in the introduction of new technologies by start-ups, aiming to provide the guidelines for the improvement of this process. Design/methodology/approach The study comes up with conceptual categories related to risk management in start-ups, mainly based on the NPVR approach. The methodology included two comparative...

...Paola Belingheri; Maria Isabella Leone Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the trends and features of one of the most visible intellectual property (IP) management practices, IP licensing, in the context of start-ups, accessing external technology at the outset of their lifetime...

..., incumbent firms and start-ups both benefit from insights stemming from the novel formulation of multi-directionality challenges and opportunities. Richard Hunt is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: rahunt@mines.edu 13 07 2016 02 12 2016 08 02 2017 © Emerald...

...Roberto Pugliese; Guido Bortoluzzi; Ivan Zupic Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the growth drivers of start-up firms from the process perspective. Increasing scholarly attention to the growth of start-up firms has led to a more sophisticated understanding...

... should not deter contract manufacturers from establishing supply relationships with these firms. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs Start‐ups © MCB UP Limited 2001 The financial function is the objective financial position of the venture as well as the entrepreneur’s attitude toward...

... firms Start‐ups 18 MANAGEMENT DECISION 31,1 Executive competence is not enough to succeed as an entrepreneur. Why Entrepreneurs Fail: How to Avoid the Traps Richard L. Osborne Management Decision, Vol. 31 No. 1, 1993, pp. 18-21, © MCB University Press Limited, 0025-1747 Most entrepreneurs fail...