This chapter considers historical evidence and frameworks regarding entrepreneurial groups, defined as sets of individuals who are involved in initiating or managing new organizations as owner-managers, investors, advisors, or other helpers. The goals of the chapter are twofold. First, it will offer a selective history of entrepreneurial groups, addressing the legal origins of commercial partne...

A review of entrepreneurship literature suggests that entrepreneurial activities are the most important drivers for economic growth and corporate success, regardless of size, age or industry. Nevertheless, so far, only a few studies, if any, have considered entrepreneurship as a success factor for construction enterprises, although the importance of the construction industry to the nation’s eco...

This study advances research on the return from entrepreneurial orientation by examining how a firm’s internal system (i.e.,SHRM) and the external environment (i.e., technical turbulence) within which a firm operates intervene in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and product innovation performance. This study finds that entrepreneurial orientation is positively related to pro...

The article examines the peculiarities of state war has greatest impact on ability enterprises to develop and, in general, remain competitive and profitable.The importance support been proven by many factors, as entrepreneurs have received new challenges facing a large number problems, particular: lack sufficient solvent customers domestic market, unpredictability development situation Ukraine;...

This study aims to investigate entrepreneurial intention among international business students in Viet Nam as it is on the way to approve The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The theory of planned behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) is used to assess the determinants of entrepreneurial intention of Vietnamese students who major in international business study. An exploratory factor analysis and multip...

Foreign investors in developing countries are exposed to comparatively high levels of environmental uncertainty and often use political activities to manage this uncertainty. At the same time, international entrepreneurs seek out uncertain environments, because of the potential opportunities and upside potential associated with uncertain situations. We investigate the interplay between politica...

We conducted a multiple case study on six IT entrepreneurial firms to examine and compare their differences. Results show that as they evolve from emergence stage to early growth stage, they encounter misalignments between venture strategies and entrepreneurial teams’ social capital configurations, prompting adjustments to achieve dynamic equilibriums. Differentiating between IT product and IT ...