Small Business Economics

1992 - 2021

Current editor(s): Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch

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Volume 56, issue 4, 2021

Exploring differences between novice and repeat entrepreneurs: does stress mediate the effects of work-and-family conflict on entrepreneurs’ satisfaction? pp. 1251-1272

Leon Schjoedt

Entrepreneurial ecosystems and social network centrality: the power of regional dealmakers pp. 1273-1286

Thomas G. Pittz, Rebecca White and Ted Zoller

Entrepreneurship, culture, and the epigenetic revolution: a research note pp. 1287-1307

Zoltan Acs and Emma Lappi

How endogenous risk preferences and sample selection affect analysis of firm survival pp. 1309-1332

Insoo Cho and Peter Orazem

The moderating role of stock markets in the bank competition-entrepreneurship relationship pp. 1333-1360

Koffi Elitcha

Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction pp. 1361-1384

Dirk Clercq, Steven A. Brieger and Christian Welzel

Spinoffs and tie formation in cluster knowledge networks pp. 1385-1404

Sándor Juhász

Born global and well educated: start-up survival through fuzzy set analysis pp. 1405-1423

Nicola Del Sarto, Alberto Di Minin, Giulio Ferrigno and Andrea Piccaluga

Skills combinations and firm performance pp. 1425-1447

Josh Siepel, Roberto Camerani and Monica Masucci

Prior ties, investor role, and venture capital syndication pp. 1449-1459

Jing Wu, He Li, Ling Liu and Yun Xu

Mafia and bricks: unfair competition in local markets and policy interventions pp. 1461-1484

Livio Ferrante, Stefania Fontana and Francesco Reito

Refinancing MFIs with market power: theory and evidence pp. 1485-1505

Lutz G. Arnold, Benedikt Booker, Gregor Dorfleitner and Michaela Röhe

Receiving external equity following successfully crowdfunded technological projects: an informational mechanism pp. 1507-1529

Massimo G. Colombo and Kourosh Shafi

Succession in family-owned SMEs: the impact of advisors pp. 1531-1551

Alexandra Bertschi-Michel, Philipp Sieger and Nadine Kammerlander

Trust or distrust: entrepreneurs vs. self-employed pp. 1553-1570

Illoong Kwon and Kitae Sohn

The antecedents of entrepreneurial risk-taking in private family firms: CEO seasons and contingency factors pp. 1571-1590

Alessandro Cirillo, Luca Pennacchio, Maria Rosaria Carillo and Mauro Romano

Innovative activity and gender dynamics pp. 1591-1599

Steven Bednar, Dora Gicheva and Albert N. Link

Innovation and entrepreneurship in a context of poverty: a multilevel approach pp. 1601-1617

Walid A. Nakara, Karim Messeghem and Andry Ramaroson

Do investors in SMEs herd? Evidence from French and UK equity markets pp. 1619-1637

Ramzi Benkraiem, Mondher Bouattour, Emilios Galariotis and Anthony Miloudi

On the optimal investment finance of small businesses pp. 1639-1665

Mario Tirelli

SME access to market-based finance across Eurozone countries pp. 1667-1697

Paola Bongini, Annalisa Ferrando, Emanuele Rossi and Monica Rossolini

Blockchain, Bitcoin, and ICOs: a review and research agenda pp. 1699-1720

Romi Kher, Siri Terjesen and Chen Liu

Firms’ growth, green gazelles and eco-innovation: evidence from a sample of European firms pp. 1721-1738

Alessandra Colombelli, Jackie Krafft and Francesco Quatraro

Innovation persistence in times of crisis: an analysis of Italian firms pp. 1739-1764

Davide Antonioli and Sandro Montresor

Entrepreneurship and personal income tax: evidence from Canadian provinces pp. 1765-1781

Ergete Ferede

Correction to: The global technology frontier: productivity growth and the relevance of Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneurship pp. 1783-1783

Esteban Lafuente, Zoltan J. Acs, Mark Sanders and László Szerb

Volume 56, issue 3, 2021

Refugee entrepreneurship: context and directions for future research pp. 933-945

Sameeksha Desai, Wim Naudé and Nora Stel

Self-employment and reason for migration: are those who migrate for asylum different from other migrants? pp. 947-962

Zovanga L. Kone, Isabel Ruiz and Carlos Vargas-Silva

The occupational trajectories and outcomes of forced migrants in Sweden. Entrepreneurship, employment or persistent inactivity? pp. 963-983

Mikaela Backman, Esteban Lopez and Francisco Rowe

Ethnic enclaves and segregation—self-employment and employment patterns among forced migrants pp. 985-1006

Johan Klaesson and Özge Öner

Understanding the gender gap in immigrant entrepreneurship: a multi-country study of immigrants’ embeddedness in economic, social, and institutional contexts pp. 1007-1031

Steven A. Brieger and Michael M. Gielnik

The labor market reintegration of returned refugees in Afghanistan pp. 1033-1045

Craig Loschmann and Katrin Marchand

Sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: an emerging field of research pp. 1047-1055

Christine Volkmann, Klaus Fichter, Magnus Klofsten and David B. Audretsch

From individual sustainability orientations to collective sustainability innovation and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems pp. 1057-1072

Lori DiVito and Zita Ingen-Housz

Towards sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: examining the effect of contextual factors on sustainable entrepreneurial activities in the sharing economy pp. 1073-1095

Susanne Pankov, Vivek K. Velamuri and Dirk Schneckenberg

The buzz before business: a design science study of a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem pp. 1097-1120

Gregory O’Shea, Steffen Farny and Henri Hakala

A study on the perceived strength of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems on the dimensions of stakeholder theory and culture pp. 1121-1140

Kathrin Bischoff

University-linked programmes for sustainable entrepreneurship and regional development: how and with what impact? pp. 1141-1158

Marcus Wagner, Stefan Schaltegger, Erik G. Hansen and Klaus Fichter

The age of digital entrepreneurship pp. 1159-1169

Jean-Michel Sahut, Luca Iandoli and Frédéric Teulon

The entrepreneurial process and online social networks: forecasting survival rate pp. 1171-1190

Yang Song, Leo Paul Dana and Ron Berger

Corporate entrepreneurship, product innovation, and knowledge conversion: the role of digital platforms pp. 1191-1204

Wissal Ben Arfi and Lubica Hikkerova

Does gender diversity among new venture team matter for R&D intensity in technology-based new ventures? Evidence from a field experiment pp. 1205-1220

Mahamadou Biga-Diambeidou, Maria Giuseppina Bruna, Rey Dang and L’Hocine Houanti

Corporate venture capital in the IT sector and relationships in VC syndication networks pp. 1221-1233

Eric Braune, Jean-Sébastien Lantz, Jean-Michel Sahut and Frédéric Teulon

Segmenting “digital investors”: evidence from the Italian equity crowdfunding market pp. 1235-1250

Rosangela Feola, Massimiliano Vesci, Ezio Marinato and Roberto Parente

Volume 56, issue 2, 2021

Knowledge frontiers and boundaries in entrepreneurship research pp. 521-531

Maksim Belitski, Rosa Caiazza and Erik E. Lehmann

Does equity crowdfunding democratize entrepreneurial finance? pp. 533-552

Douglas Cumming, Michele Meoli and Silvio Vismara

The relationship between origin and performance of innovative start-ups: the role of technological knowledge at founding pp. 553-569

Tommaso Minola, Davide Hahn and Lucio Cassia

Amenities, subcultures, and entrepreneurship pp. 571-591

David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann and Nikolaus Seitz

Cultural diversity and knowledge in explaining entrepreneurship in European cities pp. 593-611

David B. Audretsch, Maksim Belitski and Julia Korosteleva

Local knowledge composition and the emergence of entrepreneurial activities across industries: evidence from Italian NUTS-3 regions pp. 613-635

Alessandra Colombelli, Gianluca Orsatti and Francesco Quatraro

Knowledge-based service economy and firm entry: an alternative to the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship pp. 637-657

Alexandra Tsvetkova and Mark Partridge

The influence of exploratory versus exploitative acquisitions on innovation output in the biotechnology industry pp. 659-680

Stephanie Lange and Marcus Wagner

Taxes, the tax administrative burden and the entrepreneurial life cycle pp. 681-694

Pontus Braunerhjelm, Johan E. Eklund and Per Thulin

How do country R&D change the allocation of self-employment across different types? pp. 695-721

Andrew Burke, Serhiy Lyalkov, Ana Millán, Jose Maria Millan and André Stel

The complementarity perspective to the entrepreneurial ecosystem taxonomy pp. 723-738

Andrew Godley, Norbert Morawetz and Lebene Soga

Corporate entrepreneurship strategy: extending our knowledge boundaries through configuration theory pp. 739-758

Patrick M. Kreiser, Donald F. Kuratko, Jeffrey G. Covin, R. Duane Ireland and Jeffrey S. Hornsby

Diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship: where are we and where should we go in future studies? pp. 759-772

Charlie Karlsson, Jonna Rickardsson and Joakim Wincent

Innovation and diversity: the role of knowledge networks in the inventive capacity of cities pp. 773-788

Francesco Capone, Luciana Lazzeretti and Niccolò Innocenti

Protectionist policies and diversity of entrepreneurial types pp. 789-807

Nachiket Bhawe, Shaker A. Zahra, Chen Chao and Garry D. Bruton

Entrepreneurial ecosystem elements pp. 809-832

Erik Stam and Andrew Ven

Developing local entrepreneurial ecosystems through integrated learning initiatives: the Lancaster case pp. 833-847

Rhiannon Pugh, Danny Soetanto, Sarah L. Jack and Eleanor Hamilton

Have we oversold the Silicon Valley model of entrepreneurship? pp. 849-856

David B. Audretsch

How individual cognitions overshadow regulations and group norms: a study of government venture capital decisions pp. 857-876

Jeaneth Johansson, Malin Malmström, Joakim Wincent and Vinit Parida

Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe pp. 877-901

Michael Fritsch, Alina Sorgner and Michael Wyrwich

Gender (in)equality within the household and business start-up among mothers pp. 903-918

Lucia Naldi, Massimo Baù, Helene Ahl and Magdalena Markowska

Working for an entrepreneur: heaven or hell? pp. 919-931

Kristina Nyström

Volume 56, issue 1, 2021

Small Business Economics journal editor of the year award pp. 1-1

Zoltan Acs

Investors’ evaluation criteria in equity crowdfunding pp. 3-37

Kourosh Shafi

Endogenous formation of entrepreneurial networks pp. 39-64

Peter-J. Jost

Firm size differences in financial returns from flexible work arrangements (FWAs) pp. 65-81

Bernice Kotey and Isaac Koomson

Bidding against the odds? The impact evaluation of grants for young micro and small firms during the recession pp. 83-103

Stjepan Srhoj, Bruno Škrinjarić and Sonja Radas

What impact does equity crowdfunding have on SME innovation and growth? An empirical study pp. 105-120

Derek Eldridge, Tahir M. Nisar and Mariateresa Torchia

Personal networks and growth aspirations: a case study of second-generation, Muslim, female entrepreneurs pp. 121-143

Jay Mitra and Asma Basit

Becoming self-employed from inactivity: an in-depth analysis of satisfaction pp. 145-187

Raquel Justo, Emilio Congregado and Concepción Román

Regional income inequality: a link to women-owned businesses pp. 189-207

Tessa Conroy, Steven Deller and Philip Watson

The role of demand routines in entrepreneurial judgment pp. 209-235

Gabriel Giménez Roche and Didier Calcei

Examining economic complexity as a holistic innovation system effect pp. 237-257

Kai Du and Allan O’Connor

Getting the facts right on born globals pp. 259-276

Shon Ferguson, Magnus Henrekson and Louise Johannesson

Small business property tax reductions and job growth pp. 277-292

Matthew Gobey and Karolis Matikonis

Internal corporate venture planning autonomy, strategic evolution, and venture performance pp. 293-310

Jeffrey G. Covin, Robert P. Garrett, Donald F. Kuratko and Mark Bolinger

Credit constraints and exports of SMEs in emerging and developing countries pp. 311-332

Filomena Pietrovito and Alberto Pozzolo

Local economic freedom and creative destruction in America pp. 333-353

Daniel L. Bennett

Comparative well-being of the self-employed and paid employees in the USA pp. 355-384

Panka Bencsik and Tuugi Chuluun

Retirement of the self-employed in the Netherlands pp. 385-402

Amparo Nagore García, Mariacristina Rossi and Arthur Soest

Performance and job creation among self-employed immigrants and natives in Sweden pp. 403-425

Emma Neuman

Public guarantees: a countercyclical instrument for SME growth. Evidence from the Spanish Region of Madrid pp. 427-449

Rodrigo Martín-García and Jorge Morán Santor

Measuring the persistence of high firm growth: choices and consequences pp. 451-478

Eva Christine Erhardt

Correction to: Measuring the persistence of high firm growth: choices and consequences pp. 479-486

Eva Christine Erhardt

Thirty years of Small Business Economics: a bibliometric overview pp. 487-517

H. Kent Baker, Satish Kumar and Nitesh Pandey

Correction to: Thirty years of small business economics: a bibliometric overview pp. 519-520

H. Kent Baker, Satish Kumar and Nitesh Pandey