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Compared to other ethnic groups, the black population of South Africa has a low participation rate in entrepreneurship …, merit further investigation with respect to the question of why there is a lack of black entrepreneurship in South Africa. …
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In this paper, we compare the intentionality of students in graduate business programs in the United States and China toward becoming entrepreneurs. We utilize Amabile's Work Preference Inventory (WPI) to examine the motivational dimension of entrepreneurial intentionality and the Theory of...
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This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth by using a new variable based on patent data to … proxy for productive entrepreneurship. Data on self-employment is used as an alternative proxy. The study considers 22 OECD … countries and finds a positive relationship between the proposed measure of productive entrepreneurship — degree of …
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relatively large amount of specific human capital, social capital and self-confidence relevant for entrepreneurship. The paper …
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key differences between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs' perceptions and attitudes toward entrepreneurship. More than … in the UAE. Arab expatriates in particular, have higher entrepreneurship rates compared to other nationality groups … factors like income and employment have a significant influence in determining entrepreneurship activity in the UAE …
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Residential segregation has played a central role in theories of minority entrepreneurship. This study integrates two …
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This study proposes that cooperative efforts in microlending aid economic development and poverty alleviation in transitioning and developing countries by creating networking systems in which people can expand their businesses through working capital and community cooperation. Two field studies...
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entrepreneurship as self-employment and economic development. Furthermore, studies show that the process of entrepreneurship has …
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research is two-fold: to review the extant literature on social and economic factors influencing immigrant entrepreneurship in …Greece has experienced rapid growth in immigrant and refugee populations since 1990. Although most are immigrants from … Albania and throughout the Balkan region, some immigrant and refugee groups arriving in Greece also come from the former …
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Entrepreneurship is critical to job creation and economic growth. Unemployment in South Africa is presently at about 25 … challenge. Entrepreneurship, through the creation of new ventures and expansion of business firms, can make a difference to … the entrepreneurial environmental conditions in South Africa and then examines how entrepreneurship can make a difference …
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