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IN SEARCH OF BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP: WHY IS THERE A LACK OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY AMONG THE BLACK POPULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA?
PREISENDÖRFER, PETER; BITZ, ANSGAR; BEZUIDENHOUT, FRANS J. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 17 (2012) 01, pp. 1250006-1
Compared to other ethnic groups, the black population of South Africa has a low participation rate in entrepreneurship …, merit further investigation with respect to the question of why there is a lack of black entrepreneurship in South Africa. …
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MOTIVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONALITY: CHINESE AND AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES
PLANT, ROBERT; REN, JEN - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 15 (2010) 02, pp. 187-204
In this paper, we compare the intentionality of students in graduate business programs in the United States and China toward becoming entrepreneurs. We utilize Amabile's Work Preference Inventory (WPI) to examine the motivational dimension of entrepreneurial intentionality and the Theory of...
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
SALGADO-BANDA, HÉCTOR - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 12 (2007) 01, pp. 3-29
This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth by using a new variable based on patent data to … proxy for productive entrepreneurship. Data on self-employment is used as an alternative proxy. The study considers 22 OECD … countries and finds a positive relationship between the proposed measure of productive entrepreneurship — degree of …
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Entrepreneurial Interest, Vision and the Self-employment Choice Decision in UK Regions
Ashcroft, Brian; Holden, Darryl; Low, Kenneth - In: Regional Studies 43 (2009) 8, pp. 1075-1090
model. The results have implications for national and regional entrepreneurship policy because they reveal a clear … distinction between the factors governing interest in entrepreneurship and those influencing start-up from within the interested …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008609591
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG RUSSIAN IMMIGRANTS IN NORWAY AND THEIR STAY-AT-HOME PEERS
VINOGRADOV, EVGUENI; GABELKO, MARIA - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 15 (2010) 04, pp. 461-479
relatively large amount of specific human capital, social capital and self-confidence relevant for entrepreneurship. The paper …
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SPATIAL ASSIMILATION AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT: THE CASE OF BLACK AMERICANS
FAIRCHILD, GREGORY B. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 13 (2008) 03, pp. 269-291
Residential segregation has played a central role in theories of minority entrepreneurship. This study integrates two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005060135
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THE VALUE OF NETWORKS IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDIES IN EASTERN EUROPE AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
MORRIS, SHAD S.; WOODWORTH, WARNER P.; HIATT, SHON R. - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 11 (2006) 04, pp. 345-356
This study proposes that cooperative efforts in microlending aid economic development and poverty alleviation in transitioning and developing countries by creating networking systems in which people can expand their businesses through working capital and community cooperation. Two field studies...
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Spatial variations in intergenerational transmission of self-employment
Niittykangas, Hannu; Tervo, Hannu - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 3, pp. 319-332
Niittykangas H. and Tervo H. (2005) Spatial variations in intergenerational transmission of self-employment, Regional Studies 39 , 319-332. Intergenerational transfers of human and non-human capital may motivate children to follow their self-employed parent. This paper analyses occupational...
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Encouraging the Transition into Self-employment
Shutt, John; Sutherland, John - In: Regional Studies 37 (2003) 1, pp. 97-103
SHUTT J. and SUTHERLAND J. (2003) Encouraging the transition into self- employment, Reg. Studies 37 , 97-103. A feature of the current New Deal policy is the encouragement now given to young people to consider becoming self- employed. This article reports the findings of an evaluation of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005638255
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Is there a North-South Divide in Self-employment in England?
Burke, Andrew; Fitzroy, Felix; Nolan, Michael - In: Regional Studies 43 (2009) 4, pp. 529-544
Burke A. E., Fitzroy F. R. and Nolan M. A. Is there a North-South divide in self-employment in England?, Regional Studies. Using decomposition analysis, the paper investigates why Northern England has fewer but higher performing self-employed individuals than the South. It is found that the...
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