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Entrepreneurship, education and the fourth industrial revolution in Africa
Naudé, Wim - 2017
. In order for the continent to benefit from the 4IR more needs to be done to improve entrepreneurship and education. A … number of policy recommendations for 4IRcompatible entrepreneurship and education policies are made. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011694809
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The impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship competencies and intentions : an evaluation of the junior achievement student mini-company program
Oosterbeek, Hessel (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of a leading entrepreneurship education program on college students' entrepreneurship … insignificant and the effect on the intention to become an entrepreneur is even significantly negative. -- Entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003747661
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Who gains from active learning in higher education?
Bosio, Giulio; Origo, Federica - 2019
performance of young individuals in tertiary education. We focus on entrepreneurship education as an ideal subject for … academic achievement through several indicators, both right after the end of the entrepreneurship course (short run) and at the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012027596
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The long run gender origins of entrepreneurship : evidence from Australia's convict history
Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Chang, Simon; Smyth, Russell; … - 2024
natural experiment to examine the long-run effect of gender norms on entrepreneurship in present-day Australia. We use a …This paper extends prior theory linking present-day sex ratios to present-day propensity for entrepreneurship among men … backward in time to explore the long-run gender origins of entrepreneurship. We argue that present-day propensity for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014637222
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Do management practices matter in further education?
McNally, Sandra; Schmidt, Luis; Valero, Anna - 2022
Further Education colleges are a key way in which 16-19 year olds acquire skills in the UK (much like US Community Colleges), especially those from low income backgrounds. Yet, little is known about what could improve performance in these institutions. We design and conduct the world's first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173237
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Breadth of university curriculum and labor market outcomes
Seah, Kelvin; Pan, Jessica; Poh Lin Tan - 2020
We explore whether the choice of broad versus specialized university curricula affects subsequent labor market outcomes, as measured by earnings, full-time permanent employment, and unemployment six months after university graduation. We exploit a unique episode in the history of the National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239001
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Biases in student evaluations of teaching: an American case study
Radchenko, Natalia - 2020
This work contributes to the literature raising concerns with the use of SET (student teaching evaluation) scores to evaluate teaching effectiveness and to motivate or demotivate faculty tenure and promotion decisions. It shows that the non-deterministic and qualitative nature of the SETs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266896
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Dual track or academic route for auditors : does it matter?
Hartog, Joop; Jonker, Nicole; Ophem, Hans van - 2002
In the Netherlands auditors can be trained in a part-time educational track in which students combine working and studying or in a full-time educational track. The former training is relatively firm-specific whereas the latter training is relatively general. Applying human capital theory, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011415065
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The rise of female entrepreneurs : new evidence on gender differences in liquidity constraints
Sauer, Robert M.; Wilson, Tanya - 2015
Small business activity and female entrepreneurship have become increasingly important features of the UK economy since … further accelerate the rise of female entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510506
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Migration, entrepreneurship and development : a critical review
Naudé, Wim; Siegel, Melissa; Marchand, Katrin - 2015
general development contribution of migration over and above its contribution through entrepreneurship. The implication is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309009