Olivier Lamotte

Resilience in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has gained increasing attention due to their critical role in global economies and vulnerability to diverse disruptions. This study conducts a systematic literature review that examines the current state of research on the role of digital transformation in SME resilience, aiming to advance theoretical development and guide future inquiry. Drawing on data from both Scopus and Web of Science, and covering peer-reviewed research published between 2000 and 2024, the review identifies key thematic clusters (operational tools, intelligence and analytics, integration and infrastructure, innovation and strategic capabilities, and organisational capacities) and highlights predominant theoretical lenses, including the dynamic capabilities view (DCV) and the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm. Findings reveal a research emphasis on the coping phase of resilience, with the anticipation and adaptation stages being less explored. From a practical perspective, the review offers SME managers actionable insights to strategically prioritise digital investments across all resilience stages and encourages government policymakers to develop tailored support policies that foster digital adoption and resilience-building.

This research investigates how different configurations of acquirers' resources, capabilities, and strategic fit with the target firm influence investors' decisions following acquisition announcements. Drawing on signalling theory and the resource‐based view, we argue that investors closely scrutinize acquirers' bundles of resources to evaluate holistically the future outcome of the deal. Our fuzzy‐set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) confirms that investors' decisions leading to abnormal stock returns following acquisition announcements depend on the configuration of the acquirer's resources, capabilities, and strategic fit with the target. It also reveals different configurations that lead to high or low short‐term stock market performance. Based on the findings, we propose five strategic profiles of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals.

We examine the effect of age and the moderating effect of labour market situations on individuals’ decisions to enter into risky innovative entrepreneurship. Using population-level data from 94 countries from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor database we find that although age is negatively related to the choice of innovative entrepreneurship, the age–innovative entrepreneurship choice relationship is moderated by the labour market status of the individual. More specifically, full-time employed older individuals, who are most likely to become successful entrepreneurs, are less likely to choose risky innovative entrepreneurship. Considering that innovative entrepreneurship is crucial for economic growth, our results point to the importance of facilitating employed middle-age and older individuals’ entries into innovative entrepreneurship especially in a context of ageing societies.

This article examines the innovativeness of third age entrepreneurs compared to other categories of entrepreneurs. The empirical study was conducted on a databa

This article investigates the relationship between innovation and internationalization in young entrepreneurial firms. Based on data from the Global Entrepreneu