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Understanding social media usage at work from the perspective of social capital theory

Kasim, Nur Muneerah; Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf; Wider, Walton - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 12 (2022) 4, pp. 1-21

With the pervasive use of social media (SM) in organizations, it is regarded as a relevant driver that can influence an employee's job performance. This study fills in the gap that extends the job performance concept by discovering the role of SM in innovative performance in introducing new...

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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

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 and the qualities of a team of founders comprising managers of VC firms … eight characteristics of the entrepreneurs related to their decisions and assessed the functional composition of the team of …

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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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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...

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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...

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The impact of self-management practices on entrepreneurial psychological states

Goldsby, Michael G.; Bishop, James; Goldsby, Elizabeth; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 11 (2021) 1/12, pp. 1-13

It is well-known that entrepreneurs lead extremely busy lives. While research literature reports the stressors of … entrepreneurial careers, few empirical studies have examined the actual management of the demands that entrepreneurs face in their …

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Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts

Wood, Bronwyn P.; Ng, Poh Yen; Bastian, Bettina Lynda - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 11 (2021) 1/28, pp. 1-17

The relationship between empowerment and entrepreneurship in collective societies is, in our view, insufficiently examined. Accepted definitions of empowerment and the assumptions underlying programs and research designs based on them result in outcomes that self-fulfil and, as a result,...

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Why were innovators motivated to be entrepreneurs? : an empirical study of Taiwanese start-ups

Hung, Chia-Liang - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 12 (2022) 3, pp. 1-14

motivations that drive innovators to become businesspeople. Hence, this study investigates Taiwanese entrepreneurs to fill this … innovators and entrepreneurs. Conclusions: Additional research is suggested to catalyse motivations to aspire lead users to … inclination of lead users towards becoming entrepreneurs and, especially, to emphasise the role of community involvement, which …

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Women entrepreneurship : challenges and perspectives of an emerging economy

Ahmetaj, Bardhyl; Kruja, Alba Demneri; Hysa, Eglantina - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 13 (2023) 4, pp. 1-20

part of the data collection process, a survey was conducted with 36 female entrepreneurs operating in the capital city of … women who feel that they are being discriminated against and percentage of female entrepreneurs who perceive that their … women entrepreneurs who have been supported by their families and partners and those who have received heritage from their …

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Elevating South Africa's entrepreneurial activity in the fourth industrial revolution era

Ssekitoleko, Patrick; Dhliwayo, Shepherd - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 13 (2023) 9, pp. 1-13

The objective of this research is to appraise the level of entrepreneurial activity in South Africa and to identify the challenges to implementation of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) that obstruct the leveraging of 4IR technologies to boost entrepreneurial activity in the country. A...

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