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CREATING INDEPENDENT ADVOCATES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITHIN GOVERNMENT: SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER MODEL

SCHAPER, MICHAEL T. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 16 (2008) 03, pp. 299-309

This paper provides a critical overview of a recent attempt to create an independent statutory "voice" for small enterprises within the formal government bureaucracy in one Australian jurisdiction. It discusses the creation and eighteen months of activity of the Small Business Commissioner of...

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LEGITIMATING CHARACTERISTICS AND FIRM EMERGENCE

TORNIKOSKI, ERNO T. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 16 (2008) 03, pp. 233-256

success and failure at the nascent firm stage have often been conducted without an underlying theory to explain why some … nascent firms succeed in becoming new firms while others do not. This study proposes that institutional theory offers an …

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Zimbabwean Migrant Entrepreneurs in Kempton Park and Tembisa, Johannesburg: Challenges and Opportunities

Hungwe, Chipo - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 22 (2014) 03, pp. 349-373

The study explores the lives of seventeen Zimbabwean entrepreneurs studied in Tembisa and Kempton Park, Johannesburg in 2012. It analyses the structure of opportunity available to these entrepreneurs and argues that although migrants can create employment, they do not necessarily benefit the...

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Business Creation in Portugal: A Viewpoint on Data Comparison

Sarmento, Elsa De Morais; Nunes, Alcina - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 22 (2014) 01, pp. 111-132

, Statistics Portugal and the OECD Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme. We look at business creation in Portugal, from 2000 to … 2007, by approaching two other complementary data sources, the World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey, based on official … address entrepreneurship indicators comparability issues and exploit complementarities to support entrepreneurship patterns …

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An Estimated Model of New Venture Creation: Theories and Determinants in Tunisia

Khefacha, Islem; Belkacem, L.; Mansouri, F. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 22 (2014) 02, pp. 161-184

entrepreneurship studies, it is still difficult to identify which one impact significantly the decision to create a new enterprise …. Data has been provided by the National Tunisian Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2010 Project, based on the analysis of a …

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Entrepreneurial Innovation and Policy Implications in the United Arab Emirates

Erogul, Murat Sakir; Horne, Constance Van - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 22 (2014) 02, pp. 185-208

The paper provides an overview of entrepreneurial innovation and aspiration in the United Arab Emirates to help policy makers facilitate Emirati entrepreneurs establish small and medium size enterprises that develop and utilize new technology and innovation through research and development. The...

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APPLYING A METACOGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE INFLUENCE OF METACOGNITIVE DIMENSIONS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

URBAN, BORIS - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 20 (2012) 02, pp. 203-225

This paper contributes to research on metacognitions which focuses on cognitive processes that enable entrepreneurs to create new ventures and to think beyond existing knowledge structures to become adaptable in an entrepreneurial context. Two streams of research, entrepreneurial intentions and...

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PERCEPTIONS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MALE-DOMINATED LEADERSHIP CULTURES: MORE POSITIVE SUPPORT FOR WOMEN THAN MANY THOUGHT

BULLOUGH, AMANDA - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 21 (2013) 03, pp. 359-374

Traditionally, women have had less access to education and have not been expected to run companies, positions typically reserved for men. However, this study demonstrates a trend toward tremendous support for women in business. The purpose of this paper was to gauge indigenous perceptions of the...

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IN SEARCH OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES — AN INTEGRATED MODEL

RIQUELME, HERNAN E. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 21 (2013) 03, pp. 249-274

The aim of this research study is to test an integrative model of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition based on theories of cognition, social capital, environmental development and personality.240 entrepreneurs in the services industry participated in this survey. Multiple regression analysis...

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UNDERSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY ON SMALL FIRMS IN THE E.U. STATE OF MALTA

RIZZO, ALEXANDER; FULFORD, HEATHER - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 20 (2012) 03, pp. 287-332

external influences and internal decision making. Grounded theory research on small firms in Malta has in fact shown strategy …

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