Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31(1), P. 191 - 225
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Purpose
This
study
examines
the
relationship
between
strategic
entrepreneurial
behaviors
(SEBs)
and
performance
of
small
medium-sized
enterprises
(SMEs)
in
an
emerging
market
context.
The
authors
expand
upon
prior
work
this
area
by
building
testing
a
model
that
assesses
moderating
effect
CEOs’
narcissism
Machiavellianism
on
SEBs
SME
performance.
Design/methodology/approach
To
test
authors’
theoretical
model,
use
results
larger
data
collection
project
Russia
to
create
national
random
sample
372
Russian
SMEs
were
approached
August
November
2019.
Findings
found
support
for
positive
Additionally,
CEO
strengthen
firm
Originality/value
is
important
step
toward
enriching
understanding
role
personality
traits
shaping
efficiency
behavior
at
level.
Extending
previous
research,
show
have
contribute
insight
about
how
characteristics
CEOs,
specifically
Machiavellianism,
influence
Finally,
research
contributes
development
leadership
theory:
offer
scholars
regarding
potentially
beneficial
attributes
otherwise
“dark”
leaders.
Journal of Business Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
158, P. 113624 - 113624
Published: Jan. 13, 2023
Entrepreneurship
is
a
highly
dynamic
and
fast-growing
academic
research
field
with
long
intellectual
tradition.
It
attracts
scholars
different
backgrounds
theoretical
frameworks,
levels
of
analyses
methodological
orientations.
But
where
the
headed
next?
What
going
on
in
entrepreneurship
research?
The
purpose
this
paper
to
take
stock
current
field,
map
it
using
bibliometric
methods
social
network
analysis
(SNA),
offer
directions
for
future
research.
Bibliographic
coupling
(BCA)
used
study,
due
its
ability
unveil
trends
priorities
as
they
are
reflected
at
forefront
(i.e.,
active
fronts).
Data
were
collected
from
WoS,
comprising
5,393
peer-reviewed
journal
articles
published
273
journals
containing
470,262
cited
references.
results
provide
an
overall
perspective
identifying
16
fronts.
We
believe
that
study
significantly
contributes
by
revealing
advancement
literature
some
most
fronts
domain,
providing
insights
not
previously
fully
grasped
or
evaluated
previous
reviews.
International Journal of Consumer Studies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
49(2)
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
term
dark
triad
is
an
assemblage
of
the
three
personality
traits,
that
is,
Machiavellianism,
Narcissism,
and
Psychopathy.
Recently,
these
traits
have
gained
prominence
as
both
direct
indirect
antecedents
consumption‐related
constructs
in
marketing
literature,
signalling
heightened
scholarly
interest
consumer
behaviour.
This
study
adopts
a
hybrid
systematic
review
methodology,
considered
two‐pronged
approach
comprising
framework‐based
bibliometric
methods,
analysing
251
articles
sourced
from
two
largest
citation
abstract
databases:
Web
Science
Scopus.
We
offered
panoramic
overview
domain
consumption
research,
using
selected
techniques
toolbox
(e.g.
cartographic
analysis,
charting
publication‐related
metrics,
mapping
citation‐related
metrics
visualisation)
TCM
content
analysis.
First,
we
uncovered
performance
trends
depicting
key
domain.
Second,
deciphered
intellectual
structure
by
delineating
elaborating
on
themes
such
(1)
Psychopathy
,
(2)
Narcissism
(3)
Materialism
(4)
Machiavellianism
.
Additionally,
charted
theoretical
perspectives,
contextual
settings
methodological
approaches
deployed
research.
These
findings
further
paved
way
for
orchestrating
rich
future
research
agenda
interesting
insights
(implications)
practitioners
academics.
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(1), P. 137 - 164
Published: Nov. 5, 2022
We
review
the
research
on
psychology
of
entrepreneurship
last
decade.
focus
two
key
topics
in
research:
action
and
process.
Combining
process
a
model
entrepreneurship,
we
present
theory
use
it
as
guiding
framework
for
review.
discuss
theories
action,
such
effectuation/causation,
bricolage,
planned
behavior,
theory.
Furthermore,
adopt
perspective
to
antecedents
actions
terms
cognition,
motivation,
emotion
how
they
develop
during
entrepreneurial
The
considers
recursive
relationships
dynamic
changes
their
over
time.
conclude
that
is
useful
starting
point
explain
psychological
dynamics
entrepreneurship.
Academy of Management Review,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 2, 2023
We
develop
a
process
model
of
how
and
why
entrepreneurial
framing
can
lead
to
deception
result
in
the
loss
legitimacy
new
ventures.
draw
on
literature
temporal
construal
theory
theorize
emergence
gap
between
expectations
set
during
start-up
realities
that
entrepreneurs
encounter
implementation
trigger
when
audiences
seek
concrete
details
exchange
for
their
continued
support.
Entrepreneurs
may
engage
further
moral
disengagement
extent
remains
as
they
pursue
harder-to-accomplish
stretch
goals
maintain
also
what
happens
is
publicly
called
out,
resulting
potentially
catastrophic
legitimacy.
Overall,
we
offer
cautionary
note
entrepreneurship
by
exploring
one
aspect
its
dark
side.
Journal of Business Venturing Insights,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
19, P. e00364 - e00364
Published: Dec. 13, 2022
In
this
article,
we
theoretically
and
empirically
examine
why
how
social
identity
overwork/workaholism
represent
pathways
to
convey
the
effect
of
dark
triad
traits
–
Machiavellianism,
narcissism,
psychopathy
on
venture
performance.
By
analyzing
data
569
university
students
with
their
own
businesses
in
Global
University
Entrepreneurial
Spirit
Students'
Survey,
show
that
compulsive
overwork
Darwinian
partially
mediate
positive
narcissism
Thus,
our
study
extends
literature
by
exploring
mechanism
impact
performance
implies
is
not
necessarily
an
adverse
personality
characteristic
entrepreneurial
context.
Journal of Business Ethics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
192(4), P. 803 - 820
Published: Oct. 17, 2023
Abstract
This
meta-analysis
of
31
studies
over
20
years
advances
our
understanding
the
gender
gap
in
entrepreneurial
bank
finance.
Findings
from
previous
research
on
relationship
between
entrepreneurs’
and
financing
are
mixed,
which
suggests
need
to
pay
particular
attention
social
context.
In
this
study,
we
develop
a
model
how
norms
explain
variation
women
(vis-à-vis
men
entrepreneurs’)
access
Specifically,
theorize
women’s
formal
(their
nations’
political
ideologies)
informal
(women’s
empowerment)
standing
within
their
societies
influence
discrimination
financing.
Consistent
with
most
studies,
baseline
results
show
that
business
loan
applications
rejected
greater
extent
than
applications.
Women
entrepreneurs
also
higher
interest
rates
loans
entrepreneurs.
Further,
dominated
by
conservative
(rather
liberal)
ideology,
positive
is
more
positive.
Interestingly,
rejection
magnified
empowerment.
Taking
gender-norm
perspective,
analysis
establishes
finance,
outline
an
agenda
for
further
research.
