http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/14533 2026-05-15T15:01:08Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/14537 Unfolding the Relationship Between Entrepreneurs’ Cognitive Style and Performance: Experiential Learning as a Mediator and Responsibility and Risk-taking as Moderators Jayacyril, Christina Maria; Kuttalam, Magesh; Michael, Annie Riya; Velnadar, Regina; Parayitam, Satyanarayana The aim of the study is to examine the effects of entrepreneurs’ cognitive style on firm performance mediated through experiential learning. A conceptual model was developed showing the responsibility as a moderator between cognitive style and experiential learning, and risk taking as a moderator between experiential learning and firm performance. Using a survey instrument, data were collected from 378 entrepreneurs in the Southern part of India. Hayes’s PROCESS macros were used to test the hypothesised relationships. The results reveal that all dimensions of cognitive style: Knowing style, planning style and creating style, are significantly and positively related to firm performance. The results also suggest that experiential learning mediates the relationship between three dimensions of cognitive style and firm performance. Further, the findings indicate that entrepreneurs’ responsibility moderates the relationship between all three dimensions of cognitive style (knowing style, planning style and creating style) and experiential learning. The results also showed risk-taking as a moderator between experiential learning and firm performance. This study offers practical insights to both entrepreneurs and educators by highlighting the role of cognitive styles in achieving success. Further, educational institutions can conduct workshops and training programs to bring awareness about the antecedents to entrepreneurial success. The conceptual model developed, to the best of our knowledge, is first of its kind especially in the context of a developing country—India. This study emphasises the significance of three dimensions of cognitive style as precursors to firm performance, mediated through experiential learning. This study extends the current knowledge on the effect of cognitive styles on entrepreneurship intentions by exploring the responsibility and risk-taking as moderators. Jayacyril, C. M., Kuttalam, M., Michael, A. R., Velnadar, R., & Parayitam, S. (2025). Unfolding the Relationship Between Entrepreneurs’ Cognitive Style and Performance: Experiential Learning as a Mediator and Responsibility and Risk-taking as Moderators. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 34(1), 33-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557251326530 (Original work published 2025) 2025-03-25T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/14536 Strategic Entrepreneurship Behaviour and the Explorative and Exploitative Innovation of SMEs Khan, Golam Mostafa; Taghizadeh, Seyedeh Khadijeh; Riyami, Said Al; Rahman, Syed Abidur; AlAbri, Salem Balancing explorative and exploitative innovations poses a significant challenge for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to resource limitations. Strategic entrepreneurship behaviour offers a potential solution; yet an understanding of specific behaviours fostering these innovations remains limited. This study proposes that strategic entrepreneurship behaviour, synthesised from innovation attitude, perceived innovation control and subjective innovation norms, influences SMEs' explorative and exploitative innovation activities. These innovation activities, in turn, are expected to impact new product development and market performance. Data collected, with government permission from 244 SMEs and analysed using SmartPLS, revealed significant effects of innovation attitude and perceived innovation control on both types of innovations. However, subjective innovation norms show no influence. Findings exhibit that explorative and exploitative innovation activities have a favourable influence on new product performance, with the latter significantly affecting the market performance. This study uniquely integrates strategic entrepreneurship behaviours from the Theory of Planned Behaviour and innovation activities from the resource-based view, promoting performance enhancement and offering insights into strategic management and policy formulation. Khan, G. M., Taghizadeh, S. K., Riyami, S. A., Rahman, S. A., & AlAbri, S. (2025). Strategic Entrepreneurship Behaviour and the Explorative and Exploitative Innovation of SMEs. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 34(1), 74-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557251315866 (Original work published 2025) 2025-02-07T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/14535 The Effects of Personal Attributes of Managing Directors on Startup Accelerator Performance Wise, Sean; Valliere, Dave Most research on accelerators to date focuses on the startups themselves. There has been limited research on the accelerators and their performance as the unit of analysis. Using the upper echelon theory, this article hypothesises the effects of individual attributes of managing directors on the startup accelerator’s performance and tests these by analysing data from 154 Techstars accelerator cohorts comprising more than 1,500 startups. Two personal attributes of managing directors, education and management tenure, influenced the accelerator performance. The education level of the managing director affects the proportion of the graduating cohort that is acquired, the speed of these acquisitions and the survival prospects of graduates that are not acquired. The tenure of the managing director affects the proportion of the graduating cohort that is acquired. These results suggest that certain attributes of an investor play a role in the future success of startups in their portfolio, extending the upper echelon theory from senior management to outside investors. Wise, S., & Valliere, D. (2025). The Effects of Personal Attributes of Managing Directors on Startup Accelerator Performance. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 34(1), 111-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557251317401 (Original work published 2025) 2025-02-15T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/14534 Ease of Doing Business and Enterprise Creation in Africa: A Cross-country Panel Analysis Olubodun, Idowu Emmanuel; Dada, James Temitope; Omodara, Olabisi Damilola; Tabash, Mosab I. Despite the importance of enterprise creation in addressing socio-economic problems in the extant literature, the relationship between ease of doing business (EODB) and enterprise creation remains an open question. This study, therefore, investigates the effect of various components of EODB on enterprise creation in Africa. These effects are investigated in a panel of 43 African countries between 2006 and 2020. Driscoll and Kraay’s standard error, panel spatial consistent correlation estimation and augmented mean group are used to estimate the model. The results show that components of EODB, such as access to electricity, getting credit, protecting minority investors, dealing with construction permits, registering property, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency, significantly influence enterprise creation in Africa. This suggests that these factors increase enterprise creation. However, paying taxes significantly negatively influences enterprise creation, thus lessening the number of enterprise creations in the region. The aggregate index of EODB has a positive influence on enterprise creation. These results are robust to a battery of alternative estimation techniques. Based on these findings, the study recommends a clear and comprehensive country-based framework that supports each of the doing business indicators and tracks periodically how effectively they are being implemented. Olubodun, I. E., Dada, J. T., Omodara, O. D., & Tabash, M. I. (2025). Ease of Doing Business and Enterprise Creation in Africa: A Cross-country Panel Analysis. The Journal of Entrepreneurship, 34(1), 151-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713557251318085 (Original work published 2025) 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z