Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship

Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation in an Individualized Technology Context

An empirical test was performed to determine if an entrepreneurial proclivity exists among executives in small businesses who are users of technology. The theoretical structure was forged using research on entrepreneurial orientation) adjusted for technology and individual contexts. A mail survey was sent to a target population of individuals in small businesses who have historically demonstrated a proclivity toward entrepreneurship and who are computer users. The empirical results indicated ...

New Product Innovation: A Comparison of the Risks and Rewards of Offering New Products and Brand Extensions

One of the key questions for entrepreneurial firms is whether to develop and market new products or to focus on brand extensions of existing products. Both approaches to entrepreneurship carry differential advantages and disadvantages. This manuscript identifies these advantages and disadvantages and makes predictions regarding return rates and risk associated with both strategies. An empirical study using the event study methodology was used to determine which approach offers a better return...

Entrepreneurs and Educational Choice: Is a College-Educated Entrepreneur a More Capable Entrepreneur?

This research examines the impact that college education has on the development of potential entrepreneurs. The study uses the results of an entrepreneurship survey to test the following hypotheses: (1) College education improves an entrepreneur's ability to perform typical business functions; and (2) Entrepreneurs who do not have a college degree develop the ability to perform typical business functions from experience and a support network consisting of family, friends, financial advisors, ...

Creating Jobs? Employment in Women-Owned Minority Businesses

The topic of employment is central in both scholarly and public policy discussions of minority enterprise, yet few studies have examined the creation of jobs in businesses owned by minority women. We address this oversight by analyzing Dun and Bradstreet data on businesses owned by Asian, Hispanic, and Black women, focusing on the relationship between number of employees (the dependent variable) and sale volume and net worth (the explanatory variables). Our results show that this relationship...

The Relationship Between Workplace Learning and Job Satisfication in U. S. Small Commercial Banks

While much attention has been focused on training and development in large corporations, little is known about workplace learning in U.S. small businesses. Small businesses are critical to the economic well-being of the U.S. economy. Further, employees in small firms have been shown to have higher levels of job satisfaction than employees in large businesses. This study examines workplace learning and job satisfaction in small commercial banks, and investigates the relationship between these ...

An Examination of Antecedents of Conflict Over Money, Management, Vision, and Control in Family Businesses

This paper extends the investigation of business conflict in family firms to antecedents of four types of conflict that can exist between family members in family-owned businesses: conflict over money, over roles, over vision, and over ownership. Results indicate that each type of conflict has its own set of predictors.

The Corporation of the (Near) Future: Re-Defining Traditional Structures for Innovation, Adaptability, and Entrepreneurship

Organizations are challenged to become more flexible, adaptable, responsive to markets and competition, yet economically viable in demanding economic conditions. Future conditions will make necessary structural changes in many traditionally-structured organizations as they continue to adapt. Firms have been changing their practices and structures to accommodate new opportunities, the patterns of which suggest the outlines of a new stable business form. While the final state of this evolution ...

Special Topics

Educating Entrepreneurs On Angel Venture Capital Financing Options

Entrepreneurs often lack the knowledge and resources to obtain equity financing from angel investors or venture capitalists. In addition, many private investors are unaware of the abundant pool of small business owners that are seeking their capital. Since small business plays such an important role in the economy of the United States, it is important to establish a market that matches entrepreneurs in need of capital with willing investors. In order to achieve this match, it is also necessar...

Women and Ethnic Entrpreneurs: A Comparative Review of Major Issues Linked to Success

The diverse literature related to women and thnic entrepreneurs was reviewed to assess the critical factors that have contributed to entrepreneurial success. The analysis explore the differences in how these factors have been handled by women and other minority entrepreneurs. It provides insights into how small business operators, regardless of their ethnic identity, can improve their entrepreneurial efforts.