Journal of Small Business Management

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Volume 54, issue S1, 2016

Issue Information pp. 1-6

The Editors

The Dark Triad and Nascent Entrepreneurship: An Examination of Unproductive versus Productive Entrepreneurial Motives pp. 7-32

Keith M. Hmieleski and Daniel A. Lerner

Constituents and Characteristics of Hybrid Businesses: A Qualitative, Empirical Framework pp. 33-52

Rüdiger Hahn and Inan Ince

Is Becoming Self‐Employed a Panacea for Job Satisfaction? Longitudinal Evidence from Work to Self‐Employment Transitions pp. 53-76

Yannis Georgellis and Afees Yusuf

Understanding Legitimacy Formation in Multi‐Goal Firms: An Examination of Business Planning Practices among Social Enterprises pp. 77-89

Jo Barraket, Craig Furneaux, Sharine Barth and Chris Mason

Entrepreneurial Orientation and International New Entry: The Moderating Role of Autonomy and Structures in Subsidiaries pp. 90-112

Henri Hakala, Charlotta Sirén and Joakim Wincent

On Process Innovation Capabilities in SMEs: A Taxonomy of Process‐Oriented Innovative SMEs pp. 113-134

Jose‐luis Hervas‐oliver, Carles Boronat‐moll and Francisca Sempere‐ripoll

Entry Mode Research and SMEs: A Review and Future Research Agenda pp. 135-167

Johan Bruneel and Robin De cock

Informal Institutions and Their Comparative Influences on Social and Commercial Entrepreneurship: The Role of In‐Group Collectivism and Interpersonal Trust pp. 168-188

Saurav Pathak and Etayankara Muralidharan

How Can Venture Capitalists‐Owner Managers Conflicts Be Managed? If You Want Peace, Agree to Keep the Peace pp. 189-215

Claire Champenois, Michel Devigne and François‐régis Puyou

Market Orientation's Boundary‐Spanning Role to Support Innovation in SMEs pp. 216-233

Simone Regina Didonet, Geoff Simmons, Guillermo Díaz‐villavicencio and Mark Palmer

The Mediating Effect of Absorptive Capacity and Relational Capital in Alliance Learning of SMEs pp. 234-255

So‐jin Yoo, Olukemi Sawyerr and Wee‐liang Tan

The Role of Cluster Intermediaries for KIBS’ Resources and Innovation pp. 256-277

Rachel Bocquet, Sébastien Brion and Caroline Mothe

The Prevalence and Determinants of Social Entrepreneurship at the Macro Level pp. 278-296

Brigitte Hoogendoorn

The Role of Cognition and Information Access in the Recognition of Innovative Opportunities pp. 297-311

Ru‐mei Hsieh and Donna J. Kelley

Volume 54, issue 4, 2016

Issue Information pp. 1011-1014

The Editors

Why Create Value for Others? An Exploration of Social Entrepreneurial Motives pp. 1015-1037

Jennifer Ruskin, Richard G. Seymour and Cynthia M. Webster

Seizing Opportunities: The Moderating Role of Managerial Characteristics on the Relationship between Opportunity‐Seeking and Innovation Efficacy in Small Businesses pp. 1038-1058

Danielle Cooper, Whitney Peake and Warren Watson

Partner Empowerment and Relationship Failure in Franchising pp. 1059-1079

Susana López‐bayón and Begoña López‐fernández

The Moderating Effect of Perceived Effectiveness of SMEs' Marketing Function on the Network Ties—Strategic Adaptiveness Relationship pp. 1080-1098

Richard Benon‐be‐isan Nyuur, Ružica Brečić and Antonis Simintiras

Founding Family Firms, CEO Incentive Pay, and Dual Agency Problems pp. 1099-1125

Mieszko Mazur and Betty H.t. Wu

The Role of Political Intelligence in Firms’ Export Decisions During the Euro Crisis pp. 1126-1146

Andrew Barron, Peter Hultén and Vladimir Vanyushyn

Looking Upstream and Downstream in Entrepreneurial Cognition: Replicating and Extending the Busenitz and Barney (1997) Study pp. 1147-1170

Richard J. Arend, Xian Cao, Anne Grego‐nagel, Junyon Im, Xiaoming Yang and Sergio Canavati

Opening the Black Box: Power in Buyout Negotiations and the Moderating Role of Private Equity Specialization pp. 1171-1192

Oliver Ahlers, Andreas Hack, Franz Kellermanns and Mike Wright

Growth, Uniformity, Local Responsiveness, and System‐Wide Adaptation in Multiunit Franchising pp. 1193-1205

Jacques Boulay, Barbara Caemmerer, Heiner Evanschitzky and Krista Duniach

SME Performance and Public Support for International RJVs pp. 1206-1228

Ascensión Barajas, Elena Huergo and Lourdes Moreno

ICSB Information pp. 1229-1229

The Editors

ICSB Membership pp. 1230-1230

The Editors

Volume 54, issue 3, 2016

Issue Information pp. 801-804

The Editors

The Performance Advantages for SMEs of Product Innovation and Marketing Resource–Capability Complementarity in Emerging Economies pp. 805-826

Phyra Sok, Aron O'cass and Morgan P. Miles

The Contingent Role of Top Management's Social Capital on the Relationship between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance pp. 827-850

Andreas Engelen, Alexander Kaulfersch and Susanne Schmidt

Executive Entrenchment in Founder‐Managed Firms: An Empirical Study from China pp. 851-870

Xiaogang He, Ranjan Karri, Yuanfei Zhang and Lin Mei

The Interface between Organizational Learning Capability, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and SME Growth pp. 871-891

Levent Altinay, Melih Madanoglu, Glauco De vita, Huseyin Arasli and Yuksel Ekinci

Founder Expertise, Strategic Choices, Formation, and Survival of High‐Tech SMEs in China: A Resource‐Substitution Approach pp. 892-911

Li Xiao and Mark Ramsden

Why Small Enterprises Can (Still) Operate at the Top of the Pyramid? Evidences and Interstices' Theory in the Automotive Industry pp. 912-930

Vincent Frigant

Unpacking Open Innovation: Absorptive Capacity, Exploratory and Exploitative Openness, and the Growth of Entrepreneurial Biopharmaceutical Firms pp. 931-952

Tianjiao Xia and Stephen Roper

Opportunity‐Based Strategic Orientation, Knowledge Acquisition, and Entrepreneurial Alertness: The Perspective of the Global Sourcing Suppliers in China pp. 953-972

Rong Ma and Yen‐chih Huang

Trust, Decision Rights Delegation, and Performance—The Case of Franchising pp. 973-991

Marc Herz, Clemens Hutzinger, Haris Seferagic and Josef Windsperger

The Board's Demography—Firm Performance Relationship Revisited: A Bayesian Approach pp. 992-1007

Jolien Huybrechts, Wim Voordeckers, Bert D'espallier, Nadine Lybaert and Anita Van gils

ICSB Information pp. 1008-1008

The Editors

ICSB Membership pp. 1009-1009

The Editors

Volume 54, issue 2, 2016

Editorial Board List pp. 395-395

The Editors

Subscription Page pp. 396-396

The Editors

Table of Contents pp. 397-398

The Editors

Behavioral Criteria for Grounding Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs: A Validation Study pp. 399-419

Travor C. Brown and Dennis Hanlon

Beyond the Formal–Informal Dichotomy of Small Firm Strategy‐Making in Stable and Dynamic Environments pp. 420-444

Martie‐louise Verreynne, Denny Meyer and Peter Liesch

The Impact of Social Networks on Perceptions of International Opportunities pp. 445-461

Witold Nowiński and Alex Rialp

Entrepreneurial Orientation and International Performance: The Moderating Effect of Decision-Making Rationality pp. 462-480

Ioanna Deligianni, Pavlos Dimitratos, Andreas Petrou and Yair Aharoni

Two Decades of Sustainability Management Tools for SMEs: How Far Have We Come? pp. 481-505

Matthew P. Johnson and Stefan Schaltegger

How Firm Strategies Impact Size of Partner-Based Retail Networks: Evidence From Franchising pp. 506-531

Manish Kacker, Rajiv P. Dant, Jamie Emerson and Anne T. Coughlan

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Service Innovation on Consumer Response: A B&B Case pp. 532-545

Edward Shih-tse Wang and Pei-yi Juan

Motivations and Opportunity Recognition of Social Entrepreneurs pp. 546-565

Ronit Yitshaki and Fredric Kropp

The Effect of Customer Orientation on Smaller Sized Service Firms and on the Market: A Multilevel Application Embracing Firms and Customers pp. 566-581

Ana Isabel Polo Peña, Dolores María Frías Jamilena and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Molina

Unpacking Coordination Benefits in Supply Networks: Findings from Manufacturing SMEs pp. 582-597

Irene Petrick, Carleen Maitland and Nicolai Pogrebnyakov

Family Control, International Accounting Standards, and Access to Foreign Banks: Evidence from International Entrepreneurial Firms pp. 598-621

Qiu Chen, Shujun Ding, Zhenyu Wu and Fan Yang

Entrepreneurship and Family Firm Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of An Emerging Field pp. 622-639

Ma Concepción López‐fernández, Ana Ma Serrano‐bedia and Marta Pérez‐pérez

Family Business Characteristics and the Approach to HRM in Overseas Ventures pp. 640-658

Mariasole Bannò and Francesca Sgobbi

The Positive Effect of Motivation and International Orientation on SME Growth pp. 659-678

Øystein Moen, Alf Gunnar Heggeseth and Ola Lome

What Does Really Matter in the Internationalization of Small and Medium‐Sized Family Businesses? pp. 679-696

Andrea Calabrò, Marina Brogi and Mariateresa Torchia

Firm Growth in Family Businesses—The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Entrepreneurial Activity pp. 697-713

Pekka Stenholm, Tommi Pukkinen and Jarna Heinonen

Unexpected Succession: When Children Return to Take Over the Family Business pp. 714-731

Marie‐christine Chalus‐sauvannet, Berangere Deschamps and Luis Cisneros

Cultural Convergence in Emerging Markets: The Case of McDonald's in China and India pp. 732-749

Hyo Jin (jean) Jeon, Brinja Meiseberg, Rajiv P. Dant and Marko Grünhagen

The Differential Effect of Development Speed and Launching Speed on New Product Performance: An Analysis in SMEs pp. 750-770

Maria Moreno‐moya and Jose‐luis Munuera‐aleman

Export Commitment and the Global Financial Crisis: Perspectives from the New Zealand Wine Industry pp. 771-797

Yang Yu and Val Lindsay

ICSB Information pp. 798-798

The Editors

ICSB Membership pp. 799-799

The Editors

Volume 54, issue 1, 2016

Editorial Board List pp. 1-1

The Editors

Subscription Page pp. 2-2

The Editors

Table of Contents pp. 3-4

The Editors

External Determinants and Financial Outcomes of an Eco‐friendly Orientation in Smaller Manufacturing Firms pp. 5-25

Leonidas C. Leonidou, Paul Christodoulides and Des Thwaites

The Resource‐Based View in Entrepreneurship: A Content‐Analytical Comparison of Researchers' and Entrepreneurs' Views pp. 26-48

Franz Kellermanns, Jorge Walter, T. Russell Crook, Benedict Kemmerer and Vadake Narayanan

About Gender Differences and the Social Environment in the Development of Entrepreneurial Intentions pp. 49-66

Francisco J. Santos, Muhammad Azam Roomi and Francisco Liñán Alcalde

Vertical Coopetition and the Sales Growth of Young and Small Firms pp. 67-84

Christian Lechner, Birthe Soppe and Michael Dowling

Examining Entrepreneurs' Presentation Effectiveness in Generating Stakeholder Interest: Observations From the Medical Device Industry pp. 85-101

Scott Latham and Steven F. Tello

Shaping the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Entrepreneurial Intentions of Business Students in Croatia pp. 102-117

Sanja Pfeifer, Nataša Šarlija and Marijana Zekić sušac

Effects of Relational Capabilities and Power Asymmetry on Innovativeness and Flexibility of Sub‐Sahara Africa Small Exporting Firms pp. 118-138

Margaret Jekanyika Matanda, Nelson Oly Ndubisi and Ferry Jie

Linking Processes and Dynamic Capabilities of International SMEs: The Mediating Effect of International Entrepreneurial Orientation pp. 139-161

Bernhard Swoboda and Edith Olejnik

Managerial Perceptions of SMEs in the Wood Industry Supply Chain on Corporate Responsibility and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from China and Finland pp. 162-186

Ning Li, Anne Toppinen and Marja Lantta

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of Iranian Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification pp. 187-209

Saeid Karimi, Harm J. A. Biemans, Thomas Lans, Mohammad Chizari and Martin Mulder

How Does Race and Ethnicity Affect Persistence in Immature Ventures? pp. 210-228

Robert E. Freeland and Lisa A. Keister

Costly Ties: Social Capital as a Retardant of Network‐Level Entrepreneurial Orientation pp. 229-243

Joakim Wincent, Sara Thorgren and Sergey Anokhin

How Small Business Advisory Program Delivery Methods (Collective Learning, Tailored, and Practice‐Based Approaches) Affect Learning and Innovation pp. 244-261

Sukanlaya Sawang, Rachel Parker and Damian Hine

Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise's Entrepreneurial versus Market Orientation and the Creation of Tacit Knowledge pp. 262-278

Ana Pérez‐luño, Patrick Saparito and Shanti Gopalakrishnan

The Franchise Dilemma: Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Relational Contracting, and Opportunism in Hybrid Governance pp. 279-298

Heiner Evanschitzky, Barbara Caemmerer and Christof Backhaus

The When and Why: Student Entrepreneurial Aspirations pp. 299-318

Caleb Kwong and Piers Thompson

Entrepreneurs as Sophisticated Iconoclasts: Rational Rule‐Breaking in an Experimental Game pp. 319-340

Richard J. Arend

Linking Small‐Scale Commercial Activities and Women's Health: The Jamu System in Urban Areas of Java, Indonesia pp. 341-355

Maria Costanza Torri

Valuation of Angel‐Backed Companies: The Role of Investor Human Capital pp. 356-372

Veroniek Collewaert and Sophie Manigart

Linking Unlearning with Work–Life Balance: An Initial Empirical Investigation into SMEs pp. 373-391

Juan‐gabriel Cegarra‐navarro, Maria‐eugenia Sánchez‐vidal and David Cegarra‐leiva

ICSB Information pp. 392-392

The Editors

ICSB Membership pp. 393-393

The Editors