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Entrepreneurship training and poverty alleviation
Mensah, S.N.‐A.; Benedict, E. - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 1 (2010) 2, pp. 138-163
could play in poverty alleviation and job creation in one of the poorest regions of South Africa – the Eastern Free State …'s hand‐out poverty alleviation strategy of social grants, free houses and free social services. Design … the EFS. Findings – The poverty indicators confirm the accepted view of the Free State as one of the poorest provinces in …
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Social capital and women entrepreneur success in Egypt : exploring network, trust, and empowerment
Abdelnaeim, Doaa; Ajonbadi, Hakeem Adeniyi - In: Exploring Entrepreneurship : Unpacking the Mosaic of …, (pp. 101-128). 2024
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Ethnic segregation in The Netherlands: An analysis at neighbourhood level
Hartog, Joop; Zorlu, Aslan - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) May, pp. 15-25
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the degree of ethnic residential segregation and diversification in Dutch neighbourhoods. Design/methodology/approach – Using data on neighbourhood level, the authors calculate segregation and diversification indices, and illustrate the...
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Banking for the poor: the role of Islamic banking in microfinance initiatives
Dusuki, Asyraf Wajdi - In: Humanomics: The International Journal of Systems and Ethics 24 (2008) February, pp. 49-66
Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to review the microfinance scheme and discuss how Islamic banks can participate in such an endeavour without actually compromising the issue of institutional viability and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on an...
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Social Exclusion. Short and Long Term Causes and Consequences
Parodi, Giuliana (contributor); Sciulli, Dario (contributor) - Associazione Italiana Economisti del Lavoro - AIEL
, poverty, health, unemployment, transition between occupational statuses, participation, leading to a widening of socio …
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The quest for the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid: potential and challenges
Pitta, Dennis A.; Guesalaga, Rodrigo; Marshall, Pablo - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 25 (2008) 7, pp. 393-401
companies can both be profitable and help alleviate poverty by attending low‐income consumers. Design/methodology/approach – The …
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Integrated approach to understanding consumer behavior at bottom of pyramid
Subrahmanyan, Saroja; Tomas Gomez‐Arias, J. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 25 (2008) 7, pp. 402-412
Purpose – It is estimated that the poorest of the world, termed as being economically at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP), have a purchasing power of $5 trillion. This paper aims to study what and why they consume, and how firms can best address those needs, an area that is relatively new....
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Crossing the bridge to poverty, with low‐cost cars
Van den waeyenberg, Sofie; Hens, Luc - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 25 (2008) 7, pp. 439-445
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine which changes companies need to implement in their transactional marketing strategy to sell to the poor when launching a product innovation in low‐income countries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper confronts the literature on the...
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Marketing in subsistence marketplaces: consumption and entrepreneurship in a South Indian context
Sridharan, Srinivas; Viswanathan, Madhu - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 25 (2008) 7, pp. 455-462
success and social empowerment at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) or in subsistence marketplaces. Design … subsistence consumer psychology, social embeddedness, and entrepreneurial empowerment. Research limitations/implications – This …
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Ethnic segregation in The Netherlands
Hartog, Joop; Zorlu, Aslan - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 15-25
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the degree of ethnic residential segregation and diversification in Dutch neighbourhoods. Design/methodology/approach – Using data on neighbourhood level, the authors calculate segregation and diversification indices, and illustrate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783310