Journal of Small Business Management

2001 - 2025

Current editor(s): Eric Liguori

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Volume 50, issue 4, 2012

Chronicling the Saga of 25 Years of International Society of Franchising pp. 525-538

Rajiv P. Dant, Marko Grünhagen, Patrick J. Kaufmann, James R. Brown, Gérard Cliquet and Robert A. Robicheaux

Antecedents of Early Adoption and Use of Social Media Networks for Stakeholder Communications: Evidence from Franchising* pp. 539-565

Rozenn Perrigot, Manish Kacker, Guy Basset and Gérard Cliquet

Lost in Translation? The Prevalence and Performance Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility in Franchising pp. 566-595

Brinja Meiseberg and Thomas Ehrmann

Emerging Consumer Perspectives on American Franchise Offerings: Variety Seeking Behavior in China* pp. 596-620

Marko Grünhagen, Rajiv P. Dant and Mingxia Zhu

Manifest Conflict and Conflict Aftermath in Franchise Systems: A 10‐Year Examination* pp. 621-651

Robert D. Winsor, Chris Manolis, Patrick J. Kaufmann and Vishal Kashyap

How to Design Franchise Contracts: The Role of Contractual Hazards and Experience pp. 652-677

Vanesa Solis‐rodriguez and Manuel Gonzalez‐diaz

A Study of Locational Distribution of Small and Large Ethnic Businesses in a Multiethnic City: Chinese in Toronto, Canada pp. 678-698

Eric Fong, Wenhong Chen and Chiu Luk

Are Growing SMEs More Market‐Oriented and Brand‐Oriented? pp. 699-716

Helen Reijonen, Tommi Laukkanen, Raija Komppula and Sasu Tuominen

Volume 50, issue 3, 2012

Planning and the Entrepreneur: A Longitudinal Examination of Nascent Entrepreneurs in Sweden pp. 365-388

Benson Honig and Mikael Samuelsson

When and How Does Supplier Opportunism Matter for Small Retailers' Channel Relationships with the Suppliers? pp. 389-407

Jae‐eun Chung

Influence of Affective Traits on Entrepreneur's Goals and Satisfaction pp. 408-428

Juan Bautista Delgado‐garcía, Ana Isabel Rodríguez‐escudero and Natalia Martín‐cruz

Customer Orientation and Performance in Small Firms: Examining the Moderating Influence of Risk‐Taking, Innovativeness, and Opportunity Focus pp. 429-446

Beverly K. Brockman, Michael A. Jones and Richard C. Becherer

Knowledge Acquisition Asymmetries and Innovation Radicalness pp. 447-468

Matthew Marvel

The Role of Structural and Planning Autonomy in the Performance of Internal Corporate Ventures pp. 469-497

Kevin L. Johnson

Lagging Effects of the Use of Activity‐Based Costing on the Financial Performance of Small Firms* pp. 498-523

Sinikka Jänkälä and Hanna Silvola

Volume 50, issue 2, 2012

Introduction: Small Business and Networked Innovation: Organizational and Managerial Challenges pp. 181-190

Massimo G. Colombo, Keld Laursen, Mats Magnusson and Cristina Rossi‐lamastra

Accessing Resources from Innovation Partners: The Search Breadth of Family SMEs pp. 191-215

Nicolas Classen, Anita Van gils, Yannick Bammens and Martin Carree

Coordination Modes Established by the Hub Firm of an Innovation Network: The Case of an SME Bearer pp. 216-238

Elodie Gardet and Shady Fraiha

Strong Ties as Sources of New Knowledge: How Small Firms Innovate through Bridging Capabilities* pp. 239-256

Sandor Lowik, Daan Van rossum, Jeroen Kraaijenbrink and Aard Groen

The Role of Networks in Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprise Innovation and Firm Performance pp. 257-282

Sarel Gronum, Martie‐louise Verreynne and Tim Kastelle

Inbound Open Innovation Activities in High‐Tech SMEs: The Impact on Innovation Performance pp. 283-309

Vinit Parida, Mats Westerberg and Johan Frishammar

How Can External Relationships Enhance Innovation in SMEs? New Evidence for Europe* pp. 310-339

Andrea Lasagni

Is Open Source Software about Innovation? Collaborations with the Open Source Community and Innovation Performance of Software Entrepreneurial Ventures pp. 340-364

Evila Piva, Francesco Rentocchini and Cristina Rossi‐lamastra

Volume 50, issue 1, 2012

SME Survival: The Impact of Internationalization, Technology Resources, and Alliances pp. 1-19

Hyunsuk Lee, Donna Kelley, Jangwoo Lee and Sunghun Lee

An Empirical Study of Buyer–Supplier Relationships within Small Business Organizations pp. 20-40

Jeffrey H. Adams, Faiza M. Khoja and Ralph Kauffman

Prior Knowledge and New Product and Service Introductions by Entrepreneurial Firms: The Mediating Role of Technological Innovation pp. 41-62

Jintong Tang and Patrick J. Murphy

The Impact of Human and Social Capital on Entrepreneurs’ Knowledge of Finance Alternatives pp. 63-86

Arnout Seghers, Sophie Manigart and Tom Vanacker

Which State Policies Lead to U.S. Firm Exits? Analysis with the Economic Freedom Index pp. 87-104

Noel D. Campbell, Kirk C. Heriot, Andres Jauregui and David Mitchell

The Selectiveness of the Entrepreneurial Process pp. 105-131

Udo Brixy, Rolf Sternberg and Heiko Stüber

An Investigation of Entrepreneurial Orientation, Perceived Environmental Hostility, and Strategy Application among Chinese SMEs pp. 132-158

Zhi Tang and Clyde Hull

The Two Sides of the Story: Network Investments and New Venture Creation pp. 159-180

Thorsten Semrau and Arndt Werner

Volume 49, issue 4, 2011

Doing More with Less: The Disordinal Implications of Firm Age for Leveraging Capabilities for Innovation Activity pp. 515-536

Michael C. Withers, Paul Louis Drnevich and Louis Marino

Cognitive and Information‐Based Capabilities in the Internationalization of Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises: The Case of Croatian Exporters pp. 537-557

Dario Miocevic and Biljana Crnjak‐karanovic

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance in New Ventures and Established Firms pp. 558-577

Zhongfeng Su, En Xie and Yuan Li

Competitive Actions of Small Firms in a Declining Market pp. 578-598

Matthew Bumgardner, Urs Buehlmann, Albert Schuler and Jeff Crissey

How Effective Is Government Support for Korean Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises? pp. 599-616

Jong Ha Lee, So Young Sohn and Yong Han Ju

The Impact of Relational Capital on the Success of New Business Start‐Ups pp. 617-638

Esther Hormiga, Rosa M. Batista‐canino and Agustín Sánchez‐medina

Firm Size and the Nature of International Relationships: The Case of Globally Integrated Small Firms pp. 639-658

Christos Kalantaridis and Ivaylo Vassilev

Volume 49, issue 3, 2011

A Typology of International New Ventures: Empirical Evidence from High‐Technology Industries pp. 305-330

Matthias Baum, Christian Schwens and Rüdiger Kabst

Impact of Market Orientation and ICT on the Performance of Rural Smaller Service Enterprises pp. 331-360

Ana Isabel Polo peña, Dolores María Frías jamilena and Miguel ángel Rodríguez molina

The Importance of Proximity for the Start‐Ups' Knowledge Acquisition and Exploitation pp. 361-389

Manuela Presutti, Cristina Boari and Antonio Majocchi

Diversification and the Entrepreneurial Motivations of Farmers in Norway pp. 390-410

Jostein Vik and Gerard Mcelwee

Explaining the Strategic Groups–Firm Performance Relationship: A Multilevel Approach Applied to Small and Medium‐Sized Hotel Companies in Spain pp. 411-437

Jorge Pereira‐moliner, Enrique Claver‐cortés and José F. Molina‐azorín

Examining Entrepreneurial Cognition: An Occupational Analysis of Balanced Linear and Nonlinear Thinking and Entrepreneurship Success pp. 438-466

Kevin Groves, Charles Vance and David Choi

Natural Environment, Market Orientation, and Firm Innovativeness: An Organizational Life Cycle Perspective pp. 467-489

Clay Dibrell, Justin Craig and Eric Hansen

International Opportunity Recognition among Small and Medium‐Sized Family Firms pp. 490-514

Tanja Kontinen and Arto Ojala

Volume 49, issue 2, 2011

Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Public Policy Levers pp. 149-162

William J. Dennis jr.

An Empirical Study of the Impact of CEO Characteristics on New Firms' Time to IPO* pp. 163-184

Qin Yang, Monica Zimmerman and Crystal Jiang

How Entrepreneurs' Knowledge and Network Ties Relate to the Number of Employees in New SMEs pp. 185-206

Diane Sullivan and Matthew Marvel

Small Business Owners' Success Criteria, a Values Approach to Personal Differences pp. 207-232

Marjan J. Gorgievski, M. Evelina Ascalon and Ute Stephan

Innovative Behavior as a Moderator of Growth Intentions pp. 233-251

Pekka Stenholm

Strategic Commitment and Timing of Internationalization from Emerging Markets: Evidence from China, India, Mexico, and South Africa pp. 252-282

Eric Wood, Susanna Khavul, Liliana Perez‐nordtvedt, Srinivas Prakhya, Raul Velarde dabrowski and Congcong Zheng

Defragmenting Definitions of Entrepreneurial Opportunity* pp. 283-304

David J. Hansen, Rodney Shrader and Javier Monllor

Volume 49, issue 1, 2011

The Reinvention of Academic Entrepreneurship pp. 1-8

G. Dale Meyer

Entrepreneurial Motivations: What Do We Still Need to Know? pp. 9-26

Alan Carsrud and Malin Brännback

Informal and Early Formal Financial Support in the Business Creation Process: Exploration with PSED II Data Set pp. 27-54

Paul D. Reynolds

Entrepreneurship Education: Known Worlds and New Frontiers pp. 55-70

Heidi M. Neck and Patricia G. Greene

Encountered Problems and Outcome Status in Nascent Entrepreneurship pp. 71-91

Marco Van gelderen, Roy Thurik and Pankaj Patel

Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Public Policy Levers pp. 92-106

William J. Dennis jr.

Institutional Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Behavior in Challenging Environments pp. 107-125

Friederike Welter and David Smallbone

Institutional Readiness and Small to Medium‐Sized Enterprise Alliance Formation pp. 126-148

Pat H. Dickson and K. Mark Weaver