International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 26 Issue 3

Knowledge, business and innovation. Economies and sustainability of future growth

Carla Martínez-Climent

Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions: Outcome expectations as mediator and subjective norms as moderator

Susana C. Santos, Eric W. Liguori

Building on social career cognitive theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate outcome expectations as a mediator and subjective norms as a moderator in the relationship…

Entrepreneurship in the digital press: a semantic analysis

Myriam Martí-Sánchez, Desamparados Cervantes-Zacarés, Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch

The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the media addresses entrepreneurship and to identify the attributes linked to this phenomenon.

Entrepreneurs’ attitudes toward seasonality in the tourism sector

Jose Maria Martin Martin, Jose Manuel Guaita Martinez

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that condition decision making by entrepreneurs in the tourism sector. Specifically, the authors consider whether the…

Crowdfunding success: the role of co-creation, feedback, and corporate social responsibility

Leonardo Mastrangelo, Sonia Cruz-Ros, Maria-Jose Miquel-Romero

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that determine two forms of crowdfunding campaign success: success in securing the necessary financial resources and…

Does personality influence effectual behaviour?

Rainer Hensel, Ronald Visser

The purpose of this paper is to develop a model to analyse what personality traits impact entrepreneurial cognitive and social strategic decision-making skills, originating from…

The role of innovation and institutions in entrepreneurship and economic growth in two groups of countries

Miguel-Angel Galindo-Martín, María-Teresa Méndez-Picazo, María-Soledad Castaño-Martínez

Economic growth is one the most relevant economic objectives for policy makers. In order to determine the variables that enhance such an objective it is important to consider…

The interaction between rational arguments and emotional appeals in the entrepreneurial pitch

José-Santiago Fernández-Vázquez, Roberto-Carlos Álvarez-Delgado

This study is concerned with the perlocutionary force of emotional strategies in entrepreneurship discourse. The purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent, and under…

The construction and regulation of collective entrepreneurial identity in student entrepreneurship societies

Päivi Tuulikki Siivonen, Kirsi Peura, Ulla Hytti, Kati Kasanen, Katri Komulainen

The purpose of this paper is to critically investigate how collective identity is constructed and regulated by board members and other active members of student entrepreneurship…

The liability of newer than newness: aspiring entrepreneurs and legitimacy

Jay O’Toole, Michael P. Ciuchta

The purpose of this paper is to return to Stinchcombe’s original emphasis on emerging vs existing organizations by examining the cognitive legitimacy challenges aspiring…