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Early stages of technology-intensive companies in Thailand and Finland
Muhos, Matti; Kess, Pekka; Distanont, Anyanitha; … - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 7 (2014) 2, pp. 177-197
Numerous stage models have attempted to clarify management priorities during the early stages of companies. However, a need for more focused and context-specific studies exists. This study seeks to clarify the early stages of technology-intensive companies in Thai and Finnish contexts. To...
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Entrepreneurial leadership, capital structure and capabilities development of the firm: the case of the Haier Group
Yu, Fu-Lai Tony - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 7 (2014) 2, pp. 241-255
This paper integrates the concept of entrepreneurial leadership and capabilities theories with Austrian economics to explain the growth of the firm in emerging economies. It argues that entrepreneurial leadership provides a vision to the development of a new product or an organisation. The...
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RADICAL STRATEGIC CHANGE IN ISRAELI HIGH TECHNOLOGY NEW VENTURES
GIMMON, ELI; BENJAMIN, EYAL; KATZENSTEIN, LIORA - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 17 (2009) 02, pp. 233-255
This study note explores the major causes that stimulate Radical Strategic Change (RSC) in Israeli high technology new ventures. It explores the factors that make RSC successful in these ventures, based on the Resource-Based-View (RBV).A multiple case study methodology was applied on four...
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LEARNING ABOUT WOMEN. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA: A CASE STUDY
BERTAUX, NANCY; CRABLE, ELAINE - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 12 (2007) 04, pp. 467-478
On a recent semester-long stay in India, students from Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) learned about a variety of social and economic development issues, with an emphasis on the role and status of women. This study describes and assesses the impact and effectiveness of their learning with a...
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Talking about a Better Place: How Shai Agassi is Creating a Mass Market for Electric Vehicles
Loock, Moritz; Mueller, Susan - In: The Journal of Entrepreneurship 21 (2012) 2, pp. 289-313
According to creation theory, opportunities do not exist independently of entrepreneurs; instead they are created by the actions of entrepreneurs. However, little is known about the process of how opportunities are actually acted upon. We explore the role of communication in opportunity...
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High-Tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States
Hart, David M.; Acs, Zoltan J. - In: Economic Development Quarterly 25 (2011) 2, pp. 116-129
findings for immigration and economic development policy. …
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On the relative rewards to immigration: a comparison of the relative labour market position of Indians in the USA, the UK and India
Coulon, Augustin; Wadsworth, Jonathan - In: Review of Economics of the Household 8 (2010) 1, pp. 147-169
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Business success among visible and non-visible ethnic entrepreneurs: a look at the effects of unemployment, co-ethnic involvement and human capital
Kariv, Dafna; Menzies, Teresa V.; Brenner, Gabrielle A. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 12 (2010) 1/2, pp. 115-150
educational level. Our findings show that while they were mainly unemployed prior to immigration, no significant differences in …
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Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial: Distinctions by Entry Visa
Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, I examine how immigrants perform relative to natives in activities likely to increase U.S. productivity, according to the type of visa on which they first entered the United States. Immigrants who first entered on a student/trainee visa or a...
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The Impact of Immigration on the Structure of Wages: Theory and Evidence from Britain
Manacorda, Marco; Manning, Alan; Wadsworth, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Immigration to the UK, particularly among more educated workers, has risen appreciably over the past 30 years and as … such has raised labor supply. However studies of the impact of immigration have failed to find any significant effect on …, namely that in the UK natives and foreign born workers are imperfect substitutes. We show that immigration has primarily …
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