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We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain entrepreneurial growth aspirations across individuals and institutional contexts. Our framework generates hypotheses at the national level about the negative impact of higher levels of corruption, weaker property rights and greater...
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Formal schooling has a significant impact on modern agricultural productivity but there is little evidence quantifying the historical importance of schools in the early development of the American agricultural sector. I present new data from the Midwest at the start of the twentieth century...
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-scale, resource-poor farmers access and use information and knowledge in their agricultural production decisions. Although these … provide new perspectives on the role played by smallholder innovation networks in the agricultural sector by drawing on data … beneficial innovation processes. From a policy perspective, the findings suggest the need to further explore policies and …
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Entrepreneurship involves innovation and uncertainty. We outline a theory of entrepreneurship, which highlights the … importance of social networks in promoting innovation and reducing uncertainty. Our findings suggest that this “social” aspect of …
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