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Behavioral Finance and Entrepreneurial Finance: A Short Note
Yazdipour, Rassoul - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 11 (2006) 1, pp. 1-2
This paper draws the attention of the new researchers to what has been going on in the Behavioral Finance front and how we can draw from and expand upon such works. By doing so, we hope to find more convincing answers to the key questions that continue to define our fascinating academic niche.
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What Does Finance Have to Say to the Entrepreneur?
Petty, J. William; Bygrave, William D. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 2 (1993) 2, pp. 125-137
There has developed within the past decade an increased interest among academicians and policy makers in the small companies and entrepreneurs of the world. Domestically, small business is viewed by the “true believers” as the engine that drives the machinery, citing innovation and job...
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Power between Entrepreneurs and Investors: A Case Study
Lehtonen, Oskari - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 11 (2006) 1, pp. 51-75
Two main approaches have been utilized to explain the relationship between entrepreneurs and their investors. The first is based on the separation of ownership and management i.e. the so-called principal-agent approach. The second emphasizes trust and cooperation in the relationship. This...
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Is Entrepreneurship Only About Entering A New Business
Fooladi, Iraj J.; Kayhani, Nargess K. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 8 (2003) 2, pp. 1-11
To most people entrepreneurship is solely about innovation and entering a new venture. For example, Hisrich and Peters … (2002) define entrepreneurship as “the process of creating something new with value by devoting the necessary time and … personal satisfaction and independence.†According to Kuratko and Welsch (1994) “Many people now regard entrepreneurship as …
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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Growth: The David-Goliath Symbiosis
Baumol, William J. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 7 (2002) 2, pp. 1-10
Investment in innovation in industrialized economies increasingly is taken over by large firms that operate their own R&D divisions and transform technological change into a routine bureaucratized process. Powerful competitive forces require firms to do this for survival. But such routinized...
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The Role of Owner in Capital Structure Decisions: An Analysis of Single-Owner Corporations
Ang, James; Cole, Rebel; Lawson, Daniel - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 14 (2010) 3, pp. 1-36
This study examines the extent to which individual demographic characteristics of owners influence capital structure desisions. Using the Federal Reserve's 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances, we estimate the joint effects of traditional capital structure determinants and manager age, gender,...
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Entrepreneurship, Firm Size and the Structure of the Italian Economy
Manfra, Pellegrino - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 7 (2002) 3, pp. 99-111
Since World War II, Italy's economic growth has been one of the highest in the world. The objective of this study is to examine the structure of the Italian economy and causes of this growth. It was found that small and medium-sized firms, most of them family-owned, have been the dynamic force...
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Capital Budgeting and Entrepreneurial Organizations: A Survey of Hospital Practices
Ho, Shih-Jen Kathy; Chan, Lilian; Tompkins, Daniel L. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 8 (2003) 1, pp. 111-127
Efficiency and effectiveness for all entrepreneurial firms requires that limited resources be put to their best use. Thus the acquisition of long-term assets is an important decision for any entrepreneurial firm. For hospitals, which have become entrepreneurial to survive in today’s...
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Qualitative Factors as Determinants of Continued Success:An Examination of eBusiness Entrepreneurial Firms Using the NewVenture Template
Black, Ervin L.; Burton, F. Greg; Johnson, Peter M. - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 13 (2009) 2, pp. 76-102
In this study, we analyze eBusiness entrepreneurs nominated by the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award program to ascertain whether qualitative factors are correlated with success. We find qualitative factors are incrementally informative above and beyond the information provided by...
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Decision Making in Entrepreneurial Finance: A Behavioral Perspective
Yazdipour, Rassoul - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 13 (2009) 2, pp. 56-75
Central questions in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance are briefly discussed and case is made for the need …
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