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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
products, usually have more innovation intension than general users. However, little research depicts the entrepreneurship … 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 …
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Personality traits and business environment for entrepreneurial motivation
Zarnadze, Giorgi; Dika, Ines; Çera, Gentjan; Ribeiro, … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 12 (2022) 4, pp. 1-18
motivation towards entrepreneurship. Furthermore, external barriers (ecological and technological issues), and infrastructure …’ entrepreneurial motivation have not received enough attention from researchers. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature by … examining the joint effects of personality traits and business barriers on one’s motivation to engage in entrepreneurial …
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Psychological and biographical determinants of entrepreneurial intention : does the learning environment act as a mediator?
Córcoles-Muñoz, Mateo M.; Parra-Requena, Gloria; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 2/33, pp. 1-22
The aim of this research is to study the mediating role of the learning process in explaining the relationships between certain psychological and biographical characteristics and entrepreneurial intention. The findings suggest that the effect of psychological and biographical aspects on...
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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 preparatory questions for any research into female entrepreneurship that wishes to …
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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 … conceptual article, we examine the entrepreneurship and empowerment literature to suggest ways forward for the future health and …
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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
Women entrepreneurship is considered by many researchers as an imminent phenomenon of the 21st century, especially for … assess the driving factors, challenges, and perspectives of woman entrepreneurship in a post-communist country context. As … part of the data collection process, a survey was conducted with 36 female entrepreneurs operating in the capital city of …
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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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