Though popular press promotes the idea that all entrepreneurs are highly competitive, research on the individual competitiveness of entrepreneurs is scarce. This study examines the multifaceted motivations that drive individuals to engage in competition. In doing so, the links between entrepreneurs’ general trait competitiveness and competitive attitudes (i.e., hypercompetition, personal development, and competition avoidance) are investigated, with these links moderated by their core self-evaluations and obsessive passion. The study contributes to the multidimensional nature of the competitiveness and individual entrepreneurship literature by finding that it is not merely the level of general trait competitiveness that influences an entrepreneur’s attitude towards competing; rather, their obsessive passion for their venture can lead to more unhealthy, neurotic forms of competition. Implications for these relationships are discussed.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is central to debates on the legitimacy and competitiveness of family firms, yet evidence on ownership effects remains inconsistent. While socioemotional wealth perspectives highlight reputational motives, capability-based views suggest that resource constraints may limit substantive internal investments. Most prior studies focus on aggregate CSR levels and on Europe or North America, leaving unanswered whether ownership shapes the composition of CSR activities in under-represented contexts such as Latin America. This article examines 315 listed firms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico between 2019 and 2023. Using environmental, social and governance ratings and generalised linear models with size, age, country and sector controls, this study tests whether family ownership predicts internal versus external CSR outcomes. The authors find that non-family firms outperform in capability-intensive internal CSR, while external CSR and governance show parity. These results highlight a visibility–capability trade-off and suggest that Latin American family firms must enhance their operational capabilities to address CSR gaps.

Although entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming important for the economic integration of refugees, personal and situational conditions make it a challenging vocational choice. Given that grit and resilience are associated with persistence, this article assesses whether the combination of the two attributes predicts higher perceived behavioural control and entrepreneurial process variables among refugees in resource-constrained settlements. A moderated mediation analysis conducted using PROCESS macro showed that the effects of grit on entrepreneurial alertness, opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial intentions and implementation intention were mediated by perceived behavioural control. Significant interactive effects of grit and resilience were observed for perceived behavioural control, entrepreneurial alertness, and opportunity recognition. The study provides insights into how positive personal attributes are associated with entrepreneurial process variables in the population of refugees.

This article examines the issue of succession in family-owned businesses in Indonesia, using a qualitative approach to explore the role of socioemotional wealth in the intergenerational transfer of ownership. Socioemotional wealth can shape succession outcomes in both positive and negative ways, influencing not only the continuity of the business but also the engagement of the next generation. The study surveyed 50 small and 30 medium-sized enterprises operating within the informal economy. The findings highlight several possible succession scenarios, shaped by factors such as the pace of economic development, the heirs’ motivation to take over the business and their educational background.

Firms use frugal innovations—affordable, functional and long-lasting solutions—to address issues in developing markets. These innovations aid businesses in providing valuable customer services, opening new markets and achieving sustainable goals that add value and stimulate the economy. However, our understanding of the link between frugal innovation and business performance is limited. To address this issue, the authors used a resource-based view and stakeholder theories to investigate the link between frugal innovation and firm financial and environmental performance and the moderating role of managerial proactiveness. The study analysed data from 580 CEOs in emerging markets, and the findings revealed that frugal innovation significantly enhances a firm’s financial and environmental performance. Managerial proactiveness also moderates the impact of frugal innovation on financial and environmental performance. The article concludes by discussing the theoretical and managerial implications, highlighting the importance of frugal innovation and the role of managerial proactiveness in driving firm performance.

Entrepreneurship researchers are becoming increasingly interested in identity in entrepreneurship, often reflecting on the construction of identity in entrepreneurship as an ongoing process. This literature review identifies four groups of process typologies on identity construction in entrepreneurship: cause and effect, active and passive, salience and centrality, and sameness and otherness. This grouping of past typologies makes two contributions to directing future research on identity construction in entrepreneurship. First, it outlines the key past findings on how entrepreneurs construct their identities and highlights the different ways in which identity construction is processual in entrepreneurship. Implications for future research on identity construction and understanding entrepreneurship as a processual phenomenon are discussed.

The growing decline in the survival rate of most small-scale enterprises (SSEs) has remained a source of concern for stakeholders and the absence of an integrative model that explains the process through which resilience drives business survival has made for an unclear relationship. Hence, this article addresses the mediating effect of self-compassion on entrepreneurial resilience and business survival. A dataset of 260 entrepreneurs was analysed with the aid of SmartPLSv3.9. The study found that entrepreneurial resilience and self-compassion significantly affect business survival and self-compassion mediates the link between entrepreneurial resilience and business survival. The article provides an integrated model that accounts for the process through which entrepreneurial resilience influences business survival. Further, the article advances new knowledge on self-compassion by exploring its role in business survival. The study validates the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale and Raes et al.’s (2011) higher-order factor scale of self-compassion.

The Indian Economy is greatly benefitted by rural enterprises which provide essential goods and services to rural and urban populations of India. In addition, they contribute to direct and indirect employment. Rural enterprises have been increasing in the country for the last two decades, in the fields of agriculture, agriculture and allied products, dairy, poultry, khadi and food. The present article discusses how rural entrepreneurs create value at each stage of the enterprise, taking evidence from rural India. Further, the article develops an entrepreneurial value creation model which may help young entrepreneurship aspirants, investors and policymakers to contribute to the rural economy through rural enterprises.