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Entrepreneurial intent among prospective graduates of higher education institution : an exploratory investigation in Kafa, Sheka, and Bench-Maji Zones, SNNPR, Ethiopia

Issa, Edomgenet Hiba; Tesfaye, Zerebruk Zewdu - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 9 (2020) 26, pp. 1-19

entrepreneurship courses were the three demographic and other distal variables that explained the difference in entrepreneurial intent … among the study population. The study, however, showed gender, the chance of taking entrepreneurship courses as part of …

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An Analysis of the Impact of Affirmative Action Programs on Self-Employment in the Construction Industry

Blanchflower, David G.; Wainwright, Jon S. - 2021

The main findings of this paper are that despite the existence of various affirmative action programs designed to improve the position of women and minorities in public construction, little has changed in the last twenty five years. We present evidence showing that where race conscious...

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Minority Self-Employment in the United States and the Impact of Affirmative Action Programs

Blanchflower, David G. - 2021

n this paper I examine changes in self-employment that have occurred since the early 1980s in the United States. It is a companion paper to a recent equivalent paper that related to the UK. Data on random samples of approximately twenty million US workers are examined taken from the Basic...

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Family businesses and the gender of entrepreneurship

Lingas, Kyriakos - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 2 (2013), pp. 1-7

Background: Economy, business, and entrepreneurship are related to the world of men. Home, nurturing, and the family … belong to women's world, so the story goes. On the other hand, family entrepreneurship and its outcome, the family business … other economic and entrepreneurial activities, the field of family entrepreneurship has been only recently addressed by …

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Women entrepreneurs : "we cannot have change unless we have men in the room"

Kamberidou, Irene - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 2 (2013), pp. 1-17

What is being done to support female entrepreneurship and in particular promote the ways in which information and …'s entrepreneurship and how ICT facilitates and fosters it. The European Commission is dynamically promoting, supporting, and encouraging … female entrepreneurship. Europe needs more women entrepreneurs and actions are being taken to overcome the obstacles and …

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Students' entrepreneurial behavior: international and gender differences

Daim, Tugrul U.; Dabić, Marina; Bayraktaroglu, Elvan - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 5 (2016) 19, pp. 1-22

Due to a high level of uncertainty, entrepreneurship is generally considered a risky endeavor. This paper explores the … explores perceived feasibility and desirability for students in 10 countries. The entrepreneurship role is gender tested … developed, and data was collected from 4281 students. The results indicate that gender impacts entrepreneurship intention and …

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Explaining International Differences in Entrepreneurship : The Role of Individual Characteristics and Regulatory Constraints

Ardagna, Silvia - 2014

the workforce are important determinants of entrepreneurship, and we also highlight the relevance of social networks, self …

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"Distinguished" women entrepreneurs in the digital economy and the multitasking whirlpool

Kamberidou, Irene - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 9 (2020) 3, pp. 1-26

develop professionally and succeed as an entrepreneur? What are the major barriers to successful entrepreneurship preventing … spotlight gender gaps in entrepreneurship as well as the sovalued career-family balance, while still arguing that further … research is needed. They also agree that successful entrepreneurship requires digital skills along with the drive for …

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Sex differences in entrepreneurs' business growth intentions : an identity approach

Zampetakis, Leonidas A.; Bakatsaki, Maria; Kafetsios, … - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 5 (2016) 29, pp. 1-20

The present empirical study explores the effects of gender role and cultural identity (masculinity and femininity) in mens’ and womens’ business growth intentions in established firms. A questionnaire survey was completed by 572 business owners (286 females). Results from moderated mediation...

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Attitude toward entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, and entrepreneurial intention: dimensionality, structural relationships, and gender differences

Vamvaka, Vasiliki; Stoforos, Chrysostomos; Palaskas, … - In: Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship : JIE 9 (2020) 5, pp. 1-26

-related differences in the levels of and the interrelations among attitude toward entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, and …-choice intention, commitment to entrepreneurship, and nascent entrepreneurship. The findings indicated further that affective attitude … the entrepreneurial process. Our work revealed also that the relationship between commitment to entrepreneurship and …

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