World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 17 Issue 2

The nexus between entrepreneurial orientation and performance: enabling roles of absorptive capacity

Ismail Raisal, Arun Kumar Tarofder, Aboobucker Ilmudeen

Developing countries’ economic growth very much depend on the successful performance of entrepreneurial-oriented firms. Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a valuable conjecturer…

Mediation role of diversity climate on leadership and job satisfaction in the Ghanaian public sector

Michael K. Mickson, Alex Anlesinya, Ebenezer Malcalm

This study examines the mediation role of diversity climate in the relationship between transformational leadership, transactional leadership and job satisfaction from the…

ICT-enabled innovation, enterprise value creation and the rise of electronic social enterprise

Asad Javed, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Majid

The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of “electronic social entrepreneurship” by integrating social entrepreneurship and information and communication technology to…

Public procurement and competitiveness of women-owned businesses: a structural equation model (SEM) for gender-responsive procurement in Uganda

Pross Nagitta Oluka, Michael Okoche, Godfrey Mugurusi

Several intergovernmental organizations claim that the involvement of women in public procurement has a direct impact on sustainable development and growth, especially in the…

The role of social capital in augmenting strategic renewal of SMEs: does entrepreneurial orientation and organizational flexibility really matter?

Samar Hayat Khan, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Yasir, Asad Javed, Hassan Ahmed Shah

The objective of this study is to evaluate the key issues that how social capital augments the initiation of strategic renewal through the mediating role of entrepreneurial…

Business networking and internationalization: testing the mediation role of organizational learning

Kasimu Sendawula, Muhammed Ngoma, Juma Bananuka, Saadat Nakyejwe Lubowa Kimuli, Frank Kabuye

The purpose of this study was to establish the mediation role of organizational learning in the relationship between business networking and internationalization of manufacturing…

Prior knowledge and social entrepreneurial venture creation: the mediating role of novelty ecosystem

Isa Nsereko, Samuel S. Mayanja, Waswa Balunywa

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of novelty ecosystem in the relationship between prior knowledge and social entrepreneurial venture creation (SEVC…

Toward dynamic capability views of entrepreneurial growth intention: perspective of floricultures industry in Sri Lanka

Vilani Sachitra, Chandra Padmini

It is aware that entrepreneurial growth has gained some attention in the literature, yet the debate in respect of the determinants of entrepreneurial growth intention (EGI) is far…

Poultry farmers willingness to pay for agricultural tax: evidence from the Bono region, Ghana

Nicholas Oppong Mensah, Ernest Christlieb Amrago, Jeffery Kofi Asare, Frank Osei Tutu, Anthony Donkor

The purpose of this paper is to examine the poultry farmer's willingness to pay for agricultural tax in the Dormaa Municipality of Ghana. Besides, the study analysed the mean…