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Handbook of research on ethnic minority entrepreneurship : a co-evolutionary view on resource management
Dana, Leo Paul (contributor) - 2007
minority entrepreneurship from all parts of the world. The book comprises eight parts and 49 chapters. Undoubtedly, given the …-man minorities in the 1950s, the study of minority ethnic entrepreneurship has evolved into a vast undertaking. A major ingredient in … this volume treat small-scale ethnic entrepreneurship and the cultural and institutional resources which support it. At the …
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Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs and their businesses : a global research perspective
Brush, Candida G. (contributor) - 2006
pt. 1. Country reports on women's entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Research topics on the growth of women-owned businesses …
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International entrepreneurship education : issues and newness
Fayolle, Alain (contributor); Klandt, Heinz (contributor) - 2006
This book discusses paradigmatic changes in the field of entrepreneurship education in response to economic, political … entrepreneurship …pt. 1. Key issues in entrepreneurship education -- pt. 2. About the newness in methodological approaches to teach …
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Making a difference for entrepreneurs
2010
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit,...
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Latin American entrepreneurs : many firms but little innovation
Lederman, Daniel; Messina, Julián; Pienknagura, Samuel; … - 2014
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Overview; 2. Entrepreneurship, Entry, and the Life Cycle of Firms in Latin … America and the Caribbean: Are All Forms of Firm Creation Entrepreneurial?; 3. Entrepreneurship by Incumbent Firms: What … Explains the Innovation Gap?; 4. Export Entrepreneurship; 5. Foreign Direct Invesmtne, Multinational Corporations and …
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Transferable Skills? Founders as Venture Capitalists
Gompers, Paul A.; Mukharlyamov, Vladimir - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In this paper we explore whether or not the experience as a founder of a venture capital-backed startup influences the performance of founders who become venture capitalists (VCs). We find that nearly 7% of VCs were previously founders of a venture-backed startup. Having a successful exit and...
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Innovation in the U.S. High-Tech Sector
Brown, J. David - 2019
We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly...
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Does Mandating Social Insurance Affect Entrepreneurial Activity?
Benzarti, Youssef - 2019
This paper estimates the effect of relaxing the social insurance mandate on entrepreneurial activity. We use a unique discontinuity in Finland that allows certain entrepreneurs not to pay social insurance contributions on their income. Using rich administrative data, we find that relaxing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479602
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The Causal Link between Relative Age Effect and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from 17 Million Users across 49 Years on Taobao
Wang, Youwei - 2018
We use an extensive panel of 17 million individuals born between 1947 and 1995 from China's largest online marketplace, Taobao, to study the impact of RAE on the propensity to become an entrepreneur. Using events surrounding the Cultural Revolution and the issuance of the Compulsory Education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480969
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Selection into Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment
Levine, Ross - 2018
We study the effects of ability and liquidity constraints on entrepreneurship. We develop a three sector Roy model that … on entry into entrepreneurship. The model predicts--and the data confirm--that entrepreneurs are positively selected on … positively selected on collateral, but other self-employed are not; and entrepreneurship is procyclical, but self-employment is …
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