Journal of the International Council for Small Business

2020 - 2025

Current editor(s): Eric Liguori

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Volume 6, issue 1, 2025

Geneva’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: From historical roots to a sustainable future pp. 1-17

Rico Baldegger, Ayman ElTarabishy and Jeffrey Alves

A multilevel view of internal technological innovation pp. 18-32

Russell Seidle

Resilience and small business performance: An empirical investigation pp. 33-47

Krittaya Sangboon and Leon Schjoedt

Nice to value. Unraveling the nexus between management accounting use and financial performance: A quantitative study of SMEs pp. 48-54

Paolo Roffia, Thomas Henschel and Fares Getzin

The knowing–doing gap: Family SMEs and sustainability in Germany and Sweden pp. 55-65

Börje Boers, Thomas Henschel, Adrian Ade and Stefan Kemp

The influence of the fear of failure on women pursuing entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom pp. 66-75

Shivansh Mathur and Robert A. Phillips

Entrepreneurial archetypes: Spiritual well-being as a catalyst for humane entrepreneurship and performance pp. 76-85

Olimpia Rosales and Geraldina Silveyra

What makes women entrepreneurs happy: The life stage, entrepreneurial ladder, and subjective well-being pp. 86-98

Yi-Wen Chen and Szu Chuang Li

Sustainability transitions in small, entrepreneurial food services through systems innovation pp. 99-113

Carlos Martin-Rios

Commitment to corporate social entrepreneurship in the context of a health crisis: The case of the scientist–entrepreneur couple who founded BioNTech pp. 114-122

Franck Duquesnois and Redouane Karar

Unleashing the potential of MSMEs in India: A strategic analysis pp. 123-143

Caroline Priya Martinravi and Krishnakumar Krishnasamy

Applying the new DIN 33459 quality management standard for educational entrepreneurs pp. 144-156

Jonathan Biehl and Rolf Koerber

The potential of CSR engagement in UK SMEs pp. 157-174

Cezara Nicoara and Vita Kadile

Volume 5, issue 4, 2024

Innovative strategies for overcoming barriers to technology adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises pp. 331-344

Muhammad Saqib Iqbal, Zulhasni Abdul Rahim, Ahmed Mohammed K Alshammari and Hamza Iftikhar

Sustainable innovations for rural Africa: Case studies from Nigeria and Tanzania pp. 345-371

Ayoub Derdabi and Ondřej Dvouletý

Managing healthcare innovation activities in Kazakhstan for optimal effectiveness pp. 372-389

Zhazira Kusmoldayeva, Magbat Spanov, Gulzada Mukhamediyeva, Aigul Baimbetova and Gulmira Sugirova

Entrepreneurial orientation and national culture in Thailand: A case of three generations of a Thai SME pp. 390-401

Yoshiko Miura

“Surviving” and “thriving” during uncertainty: Uncovering the stories of women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka pp. 402-411

Nilupulee Liyanagamage, Charmaine Glavas, Lisa Schuster and Thilakshi Kodagoda

Volume 5, issue 3, 2024

Model city failure: New Haven and limits to the entrepreneurial state pp. 205-215

Jeffrey Muldoon, Derek Yonai, Tasha M. Richard and Shahanaz Akter

Strategic performance blueprint: Optimizing business performance through tailoring strategic postures to environmental and institutional contexts pp. 216-231

Nasser Alqahtani, Can Uslay and Sengun (Shen) Yeniyurt

A study on the relationship between women entrepreneurs’ stress, coping strategies, and business-related fear pp. 232-245

R. Krithiga and G. Velmurugan

Overcoming the liability of newness: The interplay of debt, equity, and profitability in nascent SMEs pp. 246-258

Karikari Amoa-Gyarteng and Shepherd Dhliwayo

What are the critical success factors for small farming businesses? Evidence from Zambia pp. 259-281

Maureen Lupunga Malesu and Pavel Syrovátka

Productivity and wage gaps between informal and formal firms in India: Trends and determinants pp. 282-303

Golam Rabbani and Rajesh Raj

Can equity-based crowdfunding be a fast and effective financing model for early-stage startups? pp. 304-329

Vahdet Altundal

Volume 5, issue 2, 2024

A growth model for understanding female-owned enterprises pp. 85-94

Oyedele Ogundana, Amon Simba, Leo-Paul Dana and Eric Liguori

Firm growth through disruption: Insights into internal dynamics pp. 95-105

Ivana Milosevic, A. Erin Bass, Mary Uhl-Bien, Nicholas J. Arreola and Erin G. Pleggenkuhle-Miles

Human capital resources creation and utilization in ethnic minority microbusinesses: The construction of a culture-induced entrepreneurship model pp. 106-116

Muhibul Haq, Martin Johanson, Julie Davies, Wilson Ng and Léo-Paul Dana

Theorizing eight enablers (8Es) of youth (early-stage) entrepreneurship pp. 117-128

Ty Choi and Reid McLain

SME default prediction using random forest including nonfinancial features: An empiricial analysis of German enterprises pp. 129-147

Constantin Siggelkow and Roberto Marquez Fernandez

Aligning strategy, curriculum, and research for societal impact: Designing an actionable framework for business schools globally pp. 148-168

Samantha B. Steidle, Dale A. Henderson and Jane Machin

Structural topic models for the automated measurement of entrepreneurial motivation among college students of different disciplines pp. 169-181

Yasser Farha, Cesar Bandera and Nesren Farhah

Evaluation of the impact of governmental subsidy on firms’ survival during COVID-19: Evidence from Senegal pp. 182-195

Mariem Liouaeddine, Ayoub Saadi, Zakaria Mansouri and Achraf Benchebtith

First offer pricing in small and medium-sized firm sales: Developing a scale for practitioners pp. 196-203

Michael Graffius, Robin M. Gubela, Birgit Felden and Sven Wolff

Correction pp. 204-204

The Editors

Volume 5, issue 1, 2024

Different academic entrepreneurs, different support measures: Classifying academic entrepreneurs with their motivations pp. 1-8

Toshimitsu Abe and Rihyei Kang

Corporate social responsibility and COVID-19: A case study of a family-owned printery pp. 9-16

Michael Kuttner and Barbara Fürthner

Humane entrepreneurship implementation in Indonesian SMEs: Case study in West Java, Indonesia: SMEs pp. 17-24

Banowati Talim

Human factors in creative entrepreneurship: Significance of entrepreneurs’ personal characteristics, perceived status, and emotions pp. 25-36

Mohammed-Aminu Sanda

Exploring humane entrepreneurship implementation: Case study of a Swiss SME active in winter sports pp. 37-53

Zoran Bjelic, Christophe Schmitt and Rico Baldegger

Necessity entrepreneurship: An examination of control beliefs pp. 54-61

Suwakitti Amornpan, Leon Schjoedt and Krittaya Sangboon

Should you invest in start-ups now? A practical study of start-ups investment trends using commercial databases pp. 62-71

Hiroshi Nozawa and Rihyei Kang

High impact sustainable transdisciplinary collaboration model for food justice pp. 72-78

Sylvia Robles and Joanne Rampersad-Ammons

MAMMUT idea scanner: From the initial idea to a convincing business model pp. 79-84

Ewald Mittelstädt and Lisa-Marie Pütz

Volume 4, issue 4, 2023

Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda pp. 317-329

Marus Eton and Dianah Nkamusiima

Barriers to the implementation of corporate social responsibility in a network of French retirement homes pp. 330-336

Melinda Chehimi and Mickaël Géraudel

Mediation effect of emotions on relational dynamics between entrepreneurs’ thinking processes and their entrepreneurial decision-making pp. 337-350

Mohammed-Aminu Sanda and Mohammed-Nuru Sallama

A wrong but seductive idea: Public choice and the entrepreneurial state pp. 351-361

Jeff Muldoon and Derek K. Yonai

The Omega Score: An improved tool for SME default predictions pp. 362-373

Edward I. Altman, Marco Balzano, Alessandro Giannozzi and Stjepan Srhoj

Small firms in Indian manufacturing: Some stylized facts pp. 374-386

Golam Rabbani and Rajesh Raj

Specific innovativeness, digital entrepreneurship, and female entrepreneurs pp. 387-412

Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Jintong Tang, Francis Donbesuur and Samuel Adomako

How did the SMEs weather the storm: An empirical inquiry into the working capital management during the times of external shock pp. 413-435

Ubais Parayil Iqbal, Lenin Kumar Nooney, Sobhith Mathew Jose and Sibi Abraham Chacho

What is the secret of international high-growth small businesses? pp. 436-443

Pierre-Louis Meuric and Véronique Favre-Bonté

Volume 4, issue 3, 2023

2022 SME World Forum pp. 225-229

Ruben Ascúa and Ayman El Tarabishy

Early adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in the agricultural sector: A phenomenological analysis pp. 230-257

Andrea Belén Arditi, María Isabel Camio, Luciano Velazquez and Fernando Errandosoro

Global scaling by SMEs: Role of innovation and technology pp. 258-281

Hezron M. Osano

Work organization and learning processes: A reflection on the concept of competences pp. 282-292

Betiana Montenegro, Johana Herrera Gudiño and Mariana Ortiz

Potential demand for microloans: A household-level study pp. 293-303

Sofia Orazi, Lisana B. Martinez, M. Belén Guercio and Hernán P. Vigier

Strategic management of the agroindustrial network of first transformation in La Pampa, Argentina pp. 304-315

Santiago Ferro Moreno and Santiago Agustín Perez

Volume 4, issue 2, 2023

The effect of COVID-19 on financial inclusion in the Kigezi and Lango subregions in Uganda pp. 89-102

Marus Eton, Fabian Mwosi and Mary Ejang

Exporters under siege: Dissecting trade policy responses to COVID-19 pp. 103-127

Eldrede T. Kahiya and Dallas Delaney

Linking the COVID-19 work experience of SMEs employees to post-COVID-19 superior productivity of SMEs pp. 128-142

Okechukwu Ethelbert Amah

The role of the mindsets of small business owners in using business consulting services pp. 143-154

Ali Asadi

Reviewing culture–innovation relationships: Trends and themes from selected management journals pp. 155-183

Bice Della Piana, Richard Griffith, Mina Milosevic and Jacklyn M. Scymcyk

Reducing risk and increasing performance in the biotechnology industry pp. 184-195

Grant Alexander Wilson and John M. York

Redefining business strategy in a post-pandemic world: Interviews with two CEOs pp. 196-211

C. Brooke Dobni and Grant Alexander Wilson

Global before birth: A study of internationalization mindsets of entrepreneurs pp. 212-224

Sílvia Costa, Arjan Frederiks, Paula D. Englis, Basil G. Englis and Aard J. Groen

Volume 4, issue 1, 2023

Reimagining survival under COVID-19: A micro-business perspective of navigating constant disruption in Zimbabwe pp. 1-11

Tendai Chikweche and Belinda Chaora

Revisiting advisory assistance programs for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in regional rural areas: Insights from Australia pp. 12-21

Tendai Chikweche and Hossain Mohammed

Benevolence and universalism as sustainable entrepreneurship mindset triggers on undergraduate students pp. 22-32

Sylvia Mónica Pérez Núñez, Raúl Martínez Flores and Diana E. Woolfolk Ruiz

Re-structuring small and medium sized enterprises for better survival in the post-COVID-19 world pp. 33-39

Elton Kuah

A dynamic gender-barriers framework to women’s entrepreneurship: A competency-based perspective pp. 40-50

Tatiana Somià

Go international to become sustainable: Insights on internationalization, innovativeness, and green practices in SMEs pp. 51-58

Tatyana Tsukanova

RCoins – citizens become entrepreneurs pp. 59-67

Lucia Zurkinden and Rico J. Baldegger

Business in the digital age: Digital innovation outcome, exit and the founder’s start-up experience role pp. 68-78

Adesuwa Omorede

Impact of affective attitudes on team outcomes in small business contexts: Lessons from a simulation pp. 79-87

Steven S. Dionne