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Refining the definition and typologies of entrepreneurship in Africa : a systematic review
Chakuzira, Wellington; Okoche, John Michael Maxel; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 14 (2024) 8, pp. 1-30
further examination. This study found that a state of entrepreneurship mishap exists in Africa. The utilisation of a uniform …This paper aims to describe a highly pervasive and under-reported context-specific phenomenon of entrepreneurship …, specifically in light of the rise in different types of entrepreneurial activities in Africa. Explicably, this paper accepts that …
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Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa : Context, Challenges, Cases
Achtenhagen, Leona (ed.); Brundin, Ethel (ed.) - 2016
personnel and environmental concerns. Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa: Context, Challenges, Cases will be … -- Section IV: Commentary -- Chapter 13: Entrepreneurship and SME Management Across Africa: A perspective and a short review …This book focuses on issues related to entrepreneurship and SME management on the African continent by providing …
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Historical origins of persistent inequality in Nigeria
Archibong, Belinda - 2016
Horizontal inequality by ethnic group has remained remarkably persistent for wealth, education, and access to certain services in Nigeria. While significant gains in the reduction of inequality and improvement in access have been made for more locally administered services, outcomes are stickier...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653973
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Entrepreneurial exit in real and imagined markets
Stam, Erik; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Zwan, Peter van der - 2009 - Version: October 2009
Entrepreneurs exit their business due to selection mechanisms experienced in the market place. Next to this well known ex-post decision to exit, entrepreneurs select ex-ante whether they are willing to pursue an entrepreneurial career at all, or to give up these entrepreneurial intentions. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374393
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The impact of gender diversity on the performance of business teams : evidence from a field experiment
Hoogendoorn, Sander; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Praag, Mirjam van - 2011
This paper reports about a field experiment conducted to estimate the impact of the share of women in business teams on their performance. Teams consisting of undergraduate students in business studies start up a venture as part of their curriculum. We manipulated the gender composition of teams...
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Venture capitalists' investment criteria in Poland : entrepreneurial opportunities, entrepreneurs, and founding teams
Morawczyński, Rafał - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 4/77, pp. 1-30
The aim of this article is to explore the decision-making policies by Polish Venture Capital (VC) firms, with special focus on the perception of entrepreneurs. This paper presents the results of a conjoint analysis and assessment of the importance of select characteristics among entrepreneurs...
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Am I an entrepreneur? : entrepreneurial self-identity as an antecedent of entrepreneurial intention
Ceresia, Francesco; Mendola, Claudio - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 3/46, pp. 1-14
Although many studies have shown that entrepreneurial intention can be explained according to a theory of planned behavior, some scholars have provided interesting insights into the role of entrepreneurial self-identity perception as a significant precursor of entrepreneurial intention. A...
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The entrepreneurial ladder and its determinants
Zwan, Peter van der; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Grilo, Isabel - 2007
Eurobarometer survey on Entrepreneurship” covering the 25 European Union member states and the United States. The most surprising of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011350365
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Women founders in the technology industry : the startup-relatedness of the decision to become a mother
Kuschel, Katherina - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 2/30, pp. 1-17
This paper explores the decision to become a mother among women in the technology industry, particularly if there is an "optimal context" regarding startup development (business stage and size). Eighteen interviews were conducted with an international sample of women founders and analyzed using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140342
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Female entrepreneurship in perspective : a methodological issue
Paoloni, Paola; Serafini, Gabriele - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 8 (2018) 4/67, pp. 1-6
A methodological approach to the concept of female entrepreneurship concept has not yet been treated: is female … entrepreneurship an individual or collective concept? Is it considered a social or natural variable? The purpose of this research is to … clear up these alternatives, which are preparatory questions for any research into female entrepreneurship that wishes to …
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