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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs through the Business Cycle

Thompson, Peter - Department of Economics, Florida International University - 2011

We construct a simple model of occupational choice among agents with differing abilities. The fraction of agents creating new businesses who are low ability rises during recessions. Thus, cohorts born during recessions are on average lower quality: their businesses yield lower initial earnings,...

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Entrepreneurs: Jacks of all Trades or Hobos?

Astebro, Thomas; Thompson, Peter - Department of Economics, Florida International University - 2007

Human capital investment theory suggests that entrepreneurs should be generalists, while those who work for others should be specialists; it also predicts higher incomes for entrepreneurs with generalist skills. An alternative view predicts that those with greater taste for variety are more...

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A consumption-based measure of the monetary rewards to entrepreneurship

Krichevskiy, Dmitriy - Department of Economics, Florida International University - 2010

Recent findings by Hamilton (Journal of Political Economy, 2000) suggest that the self-employed do not receive a monetary premium for the risk and uncertainty associated with business ownership. In this paper, I show that that income underreporting by entrepreneurs can explain the lack of...

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Technologies and practices for constructing knowledge in online environments : advancements in learning

Ertl, Bernhard (contributor) - 2010

"This book details practices of and technologies for e-collaborative knowledge construction, providing insights in the …1. Computer support in E-collaborative learning-by-doing environments / Lin Qiu -- 2. Collaborative knowledge …. Collaborative knowledge construction with Web video conferencing / Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Anthony Basiel, Annette Fillery …

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Trends and effects of technology advancement in the knowledge society

Lytras, Miltiadis D. (contributor); … - 2012

look at the impact of information technology, and the knowledge-based era it is creating, on key facets of today's world … developing knowledge societies / Ravi S. Sharma, Elaine W.J. Ng, Mathias Dharmawirya, Ekundayo M. Samuel -- Toward building the … knowledge culture: reviews and a KC-STOPE with Six Sigma View / Saad Haj Bakry, Abdulkader Alfantookh -- Trust building process …

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Knowledge and technological development effects on organizational and social structures

Abdelnour-Nocera, Jose (contributor) - 2013

sociotechnical view of technological determinism / Liza Potts -- Towards a conceptual knowledge management system based on systems … Jokonya, Stan Hardman -- When knowledge management drives a strategic transformation project: the case of a Brazilian Air … Force organisation / Alexandre Velloso Guimarães -- Boundaries of socio-technical systems and IT for knowledge development …

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Technology literacy applications in learning environments

Carbonara, David D. (contributor) - 2005

divide / Ellen Whybrow -- 17. Learning to become a knowledge-centric organization / George Stonehouse, Jonathan D. Pemberton …

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Innovative perspectives on public administration in the digital age

Manoharan, Aroon (ed.); McQuiston, James (ed.) - 2018

"This book focuses on the impact of new and innovative technologies on improving public service delivery in public and nonprofit organizations. It highlights how government adopts and implement digital solutions to public problems at all levels of governments. It also provides case studies...

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Technoethics and the evolving knowledge society : ethical issues in technological design, research, development, and innovation

Luppicini, Rocci - 2010

1. The knowledge society -- 2. Technoethics -- 3. Technological consciousness and moral agency -- 4. Technology …

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Innovative in business and enterprise : technologies and frameworks

Al-Hakim, Latif (contributor); Jin, Chen (contributor) - 2010

Kleinknecht -- 12. Harnessing knowledge for innovation in social enterprises / Eric Kong -- 13. Factors Predicting the Innovation …"The focus of the book is on managing innovation through bridging gaps created from theories, relative advantages or … competitiveness, social differences, and innovation capability and performance"--Provided by publisher. …

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