Journal of Enterprising Culture

“Son inherits father’s business” remains the predominant mode of intergenerational inheritance within family businesses. The identification and cultivation of successor competencies are particularly crucial for the survival and sustainable development of these enterprises. This paper gathers textual data through a large-scale distribution of open-ended questionnaires, supplemented by in-depth interviews with founders of family businesses. Subsequently, we systematically encode and analyse this textual data using grounded theory. Ultimately, this paper constructs a “4E” competency model for successors, which encompasses four key competency elements: Education, Experience, Exploration and Entrepreneurship.

Drawing on the previous research on context and family involvement in entrepreneurial growth, this study examines the impact of households on the creation and growth of a rural enterprise. We aim to investigate how household strategies affect the development of new enterprise, how household dynamics influence enterprise growth strategy decisions, and how household manage and create business portfolios. To address these questions, we conducted comparative case studies utilising information from four business households situated in rural areas of Uttarakhand. In all four cases, a thematic interview approach was employed to explore consistent themes, such as business operations, household requirements, motivations for initiating and running a business, and community interactions. The findings illustrate how household contribute to the development and growth of rural enterprise, how these business change over time, the collaborative efforts of families in business venture and how they build and expand their business activities. The study identified three main themes: the close connection between household and business; how family and kinship act as valuable resources in enterprise growth; and how households effectively manage risk and uncertainty through entrepreneurial bricolage. These results highlight the role of households and household strategy in shaping enterprise growth, in contrast to earlier studies that focused on individual aspirations and business strategy. By focusing on farm family businesses and the resource-based view, this study offers valuable insights into the strategies employed by agripreneurial households to manage and leverage their resources effectively.

Ideology plays a vital role in politics, but not only so. Also in consumer life, ideologically based attitudes and stances are immanent. Building on four different business models within the fashion industry, a model with two axes is presented. The two axes are conceptual recursion and consumption as social ideology. Fashion easily contains a progressive attitude; the social environment creates a milieu where consumers and businesses operate, and in this ambiance of ideas they will be able to (inside-out or outside-in) foot themselves in ideology. Hence, fashion can be said to uphold ideological attitudes, whether explicit or not. The model captures these ideological mindsets. It makes clear how the business models in themselves are ridden by ideology and the expression of brands, as well as bringing an overall understanding of the role ideology plays in entrepreneurship and enterprise development in the fashion industry.

This study explores the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between the entrepreneurial environment and entrepreneurial intentions among Vietnamese tourism students, utilising data from 275 students across seven universities. Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Social Cognitive Theory, the findings reveal that a supportive entrepreneurial environment — encompassing social, cultural, legal, political, technological, and economic dimensions — significantly affects both entrepreneurial intentions and self-efficacy. Self-efficacy mediates this relationship, enhancing the influence of environmental factors on entrepreneurial intentions. The social, cultural, and legal dimensions exert the most substantial impact, whereas political and technological factors have a moderate effect, and economic conditions play a limited role. The study emphasises the importance of fostering self-efficacy through entrepreneurship-focused education, mentorship, and psychological support. Policy recommendations include streamlining regulations, providing financial incentives, promoting digital skill development, and encouraging collaboration among stakeholders. These findings offer practical insights for educators, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem and empower future entrepreneurs in Vietnam’s tourism sector. They also contribute to the broader literature on entrepreneurship in emerging economies.