With the aim of helping to improve the teaching of entrepreneurship in high schools, this study set out to identify appropriate teaching strategies. A selective group of 22 experts in the area of teaching entrepreneurship was extensively interviewed. The interviews were   semi-structured and the data collected from them were coded using an open, axial, and selective coding system. Results show ...

A mediation model of the cognitions and behaviors that successful nascent entrepreneurs (vs. quitters) use to start “promising” companies was derived from psychological theories about the causality among situation (environment), person (cognition), and behavior. Entrepreneurship, leadership and social cognition research concepts that offer successful responses to uncertain resource-poor dynamic...

This study develops an entrepreneurial typology employing nvo dimensions, high versus low entrepreneurial alertness and internal versus external attributional styles that helps illustrate why entrepreneurs start new businesses. The resulting 2 x2 typology of entrepreneurs identifies four entrepreneur types based on these nvo dimensions: the true believer, clueless, practical, and reluctant. Usi...

This paper reports the findings of an exploratory empirical study that aims to primarily examine the instrumental role of relationship competency among SME entrepreneurs by utilising a comparative data from Australia and Malaysia. A sample of 20 SME entrepreneurs from Australia and Malaysia participated in this study. A series of interviews were conducted to probe into the behaviours that delin...