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Entrepreneurship and violent conflict in developing countries
Bruck, Tilman; Naude, Wim; Verwimp, Philip - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
entrepreneurship. These are the special issue of the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2011) and the special issue of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643215
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Entrepreneurial Morality: Some Indications from Greece
Bitros, George C.; Karayiannis, Anastassios D. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In countries with relatively small firms, entrepreneurial morality is determined by the influences that shape the values, the personality and the character of entrepreneurs as owners and managers of their enterprises. To shed some light on the processes involved we estimate an ordered probit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836792
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Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and a Global Economic Crisis
Gries, Thomas; Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
Building on a Lewis-type model of structural change and entrepreneurship we show how a global economic crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493701
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Entrepreneurship is not a Binding Constraint on Growth and Development in the Poorest Countries
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
It is often claimed that entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic growth and development. These claims are mostly … generated by scholars working in the field of entrepreneurship andmanagement studies. In contrast, development economics … scholars seem to be less concerned about entrepreneurship in the development process Who is right? I show that the arguments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479061
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Out with the sleaze, in with the ease: Insufficient for entrepreneurial development?
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that …) opportunity-motivated entrepreneurship (as opposed to necessity-motivated entrepreneurship) drives economic growth; (ii …) governance and the start-up costs are not significant determinants of opportunity entrepreneurship; and (iii) better governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973322
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When to Start a New Firm?: Modelling the Timing of Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs
Gries, Thomas; Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
The success of new start-up firms often depends on timing. It is valuable for the potential entrepreneur to wait for the right moment before starting a new firm. In this paper we provide a theoretical model to determine the optimal time for starting a new firm. We integrate insights from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973333
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Early International Entrepreneurship in China: Extent and Determinants
Naude, Wim; Rossouw, Stephanie - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
investigate early international entrepreneurship (international new ventures) in China. The extent of early international … entrepreneurship in China is significant: 65 per cent of the exporting firms start export operations within three years. Foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973346
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After the G.20 Summit: What Prospects for Global Development?
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
In the run.up to the Group of 20 (G.20) Summit that was held in London on 2 April 2009, many institutions (including governments, development organizations, NGOs and academics) identified issues and made recommendations for consideration. In this article I examine a selection of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004995233
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Africa.s Recovery from the Global Economic Crisis
Naude, Wim; Fosu, Augutin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
African economies have been shaken by the global economic downturn which followed the US-centered financial crisis of 2008. Africa.s growth rate for 2009 and 2010 has recently been revised substantially downwards by international financial institutions. For instance the IMF has revised Africa.s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004995237
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Out with the sleaze, in with the ease: Insufficient for entrepreneurial development?
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004995239