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Entrepreneurial Diversity and Economic Growth

Verheul, I. - 2013

Most studies investigating the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth treat entrepreneurs as a … countries participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we investigate whether the impact on growth depends on socio …-demographic diversity in entrepreneurship (in terms of age, education and gender). We find that in less developed countries older and higher …

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The Strawberry Growth Underneath the Nettle : The Emergence of Entrepreneurs in China

Krug, Barbara - 2006

Chinese entrepreneurs innovatively manage organisations in the absence of strong economic institutions, under conditions of high environmental and technological uncertainty. This paper presents the findings of an empirical study designed to investigate how Chinese entrepreneurs can be successful...

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Exploring the socio-cultural challenges of food processing women entrepreneurs in IRINGA, TANZANIA and strategies used to tackle them

Kapinga, Alsen Florian; Montero, Calkin Suero - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 7 (2017) 17, pp. 1-24

entrepreneurship clubs. Our work sheds light on the issues that women entrepreneurs in the food processing industry struggle with in …

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Exogenous determinants of entrepreneurial intuition and the mediatory role of psychological capital among potential youth entrepreneurs

Umukoro, Omonigho Simon; Okurame, David Efevogho - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 7 (2017) 19, pp. 1-13

entrepreneurs, it was recommended that intensive and comprehensive entrepreneurship training (which would include modules of career …

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Family dynamics and intergenerational entrepreneurs' leadership style

Bindah, Eric V. - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 7 (2017) 25, pp. 1-12

Studies have shown that a family plays an important role in encouraging people to pursue an entrepreneurial career. Consequently, studies have indicated that involvement in a family role may have an effect on functioning in a non-family, work role. This study attempts to find out how behaviours,...

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Beyond the EJ model : entrepreneurial orientation and industry choice of Ghanaian entrepreneurs

Acheampong, George - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 7 (2017) 28, pp. 1-10

This paper seeks to understand an entrepreneur’s decision to either the services or manufacturing sectors of the Ghanaian economy. This objective is significant because it provides an extension of current stream of literature, specifically, the Evans and Jovanovic (EJ) Model which focuses...

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Familial legacies : a study on Gujarati women and family entrepreneurship

Singh, Ranjana; Sebastian, Tania - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 8 (2018) 5, pp. 1-23

Among the states of India, the State of Gujarat in India presents numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship. This is … the result of entrepreneurship ingrained in the culture and tradition of Gujarat. The significant aspect examined in this … their homes and with strangers. Entrepreneurship, with the existing support and promotional measures in training and …

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Entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Italy

Israr, Muhammad; Saleem, Mazhar - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 8 (2018) 20, pp. 1-14

Purpose: In Italy, thousands of university graduates intend to engage in job being their first choice rather to start their own businesses. The aim of this study is to explore university students’ entrepreneurial mindset and their intentions for starting a new business by investigating the...

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Does effectuation apply across cultures? : a study amongst entrepreneurs in Kuwait

Magalhães, Rodrigo; Abouzeid, Mohamed A. - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 8 (2018) 22, pp. 1-18

This exploratory study is aimed at examining the entrepreneurial process in the light of the cultural attributes of Kuwaiti society, using Effectuation theory as the epistemological background. The research question is centred on whether or not the principles of effectuation hold in the cultural...

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Exploring the contribution of business and technology incubators to women entrepreneurs' business development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Kapinga, Alsen Florian; Montero, Calkin Suero; … - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research : JGER 8 (2018) 23, pp. 1-14

Women entrepreneurs are key players in the economic development of societies in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, research has reported that business and technology incubators offer insufficient support to their enterprises. Consequently, this paper sets out to explore and highlight the present...

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