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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 …

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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...

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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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Spatially Varying Relationships of New Firm Formation in the United States

Cheng, Shaoming; Li, Huaqun - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 6, pp. 773-789

Cheng S. and Li H. Spatially varying relationships of new firm formation in the United States, Regional Studies. This paper seeks to examine spatially varying relationships between new firm formation and its determinants across US counties. A geographically weighted regression (GWR) technique is...

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Entrepreneurship amongst Minority Language Speakers: The Case of Wales

Jones-Evans, Dylan; Thompson, Piers; Kwong, Caleb - In: Regional Studies 45 (2011) 2, pp. 219-238

Jones-Evans D., Thompson P. and Kwong C. Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: the case of Wales …, Regional Studies. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey, this study explores the entrepreneurial … follow those patterns predicted by theories drawn from the ethnic entrepreneurship field. The results indicate that whilst …

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Evolution of entrepreneurship and organizational configurations at Zildjian, 1623–2010

Anwar, Syed; Tariq, Susan - In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 9 (2011) 3, pp. 175-194

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Are born globals really born globals? The case of academic spin-offs with long development periods

Pettersen, Inger; Tobiassen, Anita - In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 10 (2012) 2, pp. 117-141

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Dynamic capabilities in entrepreneurial firms: A case study approach

Aramand, Majid; Valliere, Dave - In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 10 (2012) 2, pp. 142-157

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Engaging diasporas as international entrepreneurs in developing countries: In search of determinants

Nkongolo-Bakenda, Jean-Marie; Chrysostome, Elie - In: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 11 (2013) 1, pp. 30-64

international entrepreneurship and reducing poverty, a theoretical foundation and framework is needed to explain this impact. This … study explores a theoretical foundation of the diaspora entrepreneurship. A framework identifying the determinants of the … international entrepreneurship depends on the level of altruistic motivation, need of social recognition, entrepreneurial …

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