RSS 1.0International Review of Entrepreneurship
The International Review of Entrepreneurship (IRE)publishes cutting edge research and case studies on entrepreneurship which have relevance for entrepreneurial policy, management, performance and practice. Articles should provide value added for at least one segment of the entrepreneurial community which includes researchers, students, faculty, entrepreneurs, managers, business angels, VCs, banks, and those engaged with public policy.
International Review of Entrepreneurship is an open access journal.
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Why not to Work in Flexible Workplaces? A Systematic Literature Review and Development of a Conceptual Framework for SMEs
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The demand for more flexible workplaces is on the increase for employees and employers. The aim of this paper is, firstly, to identify and alleviate downsides of alternative workplaces in relation to the performance and ... -
Influence of National Institutions on Entrepreneurship: The Case of Women Entrepreneurship
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The importance of the role of institutions on entrepreneurship is widely accepted. In this paper, we use a specific case (or class) of entrepreneurship, namely women entrepreneurship, to explore how national institutions ... -
Entrepreneurship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a growing body of literature has emerged that examines different aspects of entrepreneurship. It warrants the need for a systematic review to provide an overview of published research. ... -
Female Entrepreneurship Research: An Evolution of the Field and Impact on Policy
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)This paper maps out female entrepreneurship research from 1986 to 2020, highlighting contributors to the field and the impact they have made, and exploring how researchers have considered the mediatory role of "motherhood" ... -
Historical Institutional Differences and Entrepreneurship: Socialist Legacy in Vietnam
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)We study the case of Vietnam to assess the long-lasting role of institutional and historical legacy on entrepreneurial outcomes. In particular, we investigate the detrimental effect of socialist insti-tutions on entrepreneurship. ... -
The Interaction of Schumpeterian Institutional Entrepreneurship and Hayekian Institutional Change in Innovative Industries
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Innovation often takes place in entrepreneurial ecosystems. We use the history of the Silicon Valley venture capital model and the Hollywood motion picture industry to illustrate how specialized institutions that regulate ... -
Staged Entry to Self-Employment - And After?
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Some novice business owners enter directly to self-employment from paid employment. Others start as hybrid entrepreneurs by combining business ownership with salaried employment and become self-employed later, using a ... -
The Forgotten Cost of Borrowing on Public Small Business Lending Schemes: Evidence from the Fee Structure of UK Enterprise Finance Guarantee Lending
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Public loan guarantee schemes have the aim of alleviating credit constraints on small businesses by providing a gilt-edged guarantee to the lender in the event of default. In return, an interest premium is levied on loans ... -
Self-enhancement or Self-transcendence? Enriching Baumol's Concept of Productive Entrepreneurship Using the Biblical Narrative
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Policy makers and entrepreneurs increasingly use storytelling to nurture cultures inside and outside organizations. In this article, we explore how the biblical narrative in which God is characterized by a lasting ... -
The Role of Social Self-concept in the Relationship between Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Entrepreneurial Intentions
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Most research on gender and entrepreneurship has found that women tend to express lower levels of entrepreneurial intentions than their male counterparts. However, studies have not been conclusive regarding the mechanism ... -
What Happens When Enclaves Fail to Support Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurship?
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)In the literature examining enclave activities, the focus is usually on immigrant marginalisation or segregation, and on the opportunity that an enclave provides for local immigrant economic activity. However, there is a ... -
Independent Contractors, IPros, and Freelancers: New Puzzle Pieces in a Conceptual Jungle
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Highly skilled and qualified workers represent a growing group among the solo self-employed across numerous countries. They provide knowledge-intensive services in different occupational, organisational, spatial and temporal ... -
Teaching Note - Entry Strategies into China: A Case Study of Three Benelux Technology Firms
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)In this case study, three technology-based companies from the Benelux area are introduced, with different sizes, ages, and backgrounds (Philips, SMS-Timing, and Trebu Technology). The companies have used different entry ... -
How Entrepreneurial Leaders Can Navigate a Crisis Successfully: Lessons and Hypotheses
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)This article deals with leadership responses to organizational crises. A sample of organizations were examined in order to derive insights and lessons which might help corporate leaders navigate organizational crises, ... -
Entry Strategies into China: A Case Study of Three Benelux Technology Firms
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)In this case study, three technology-based companies from the Benelux area are introduced, with different sizes, ages, and backgrounds (Philips, SMS-Timing, and Trebu Technology). The companies have used different entry ... -
The Mediating Role of Innovation Capabilities in the Relationship between Dynamic Managerial Capability and Performance of Export-manufacturing Firms
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Entrepreneurial export-manufacturing firms marshal and ultimately succeed when they better avail and align various capabilities. Dynamic managerial capability (DMC) refers to the individual-level capabilities of managers ... -
How Do Thinking Style and Motivation Influence Household Sector Innovation? Evidence from a Cross-Country Survey
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Household sector innovations, as a subset of user innovations, are not only an essential driver of economic development and social welfare, but also a good proxy for the ability of people to innovate. Previous research on ... -
Opportunity or threat? The views of bankers towards crowdfunding
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)Crowdfunding has emerged as an innovative source of finance for start-ups and small and medium sized enterprises. This paper considers the views of the most important source of small business finance, retail banks, on ... -
Health Perception of French SME Owners during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has immense impact on the conditions and behaviours of people and on those of small business owners in particular. Using two samples of some 3700 French business owners, collected before and during ... -
The sharing economy's impact on motivations to enter hybrid entrepreneurship: Using self-determination theory as an explanatory framework
(Senate HallDublin, 2021)The expansion of the sharing economy has significantly disrupted industries and transformed classifications of employment. The sharing economy has reduced barriers to entry for entrepreneurs, however the decline in ...
