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Organizational resources and intrapreneurial activities: an international study
Urbano, David; Alvarez, Claudia; Turró, Andreu - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 4, pp. 854-870
research uses a logistic regression analysis and data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for 39 countries and 36 …/implications – The contributions of this research are both conceptual (advancing corporate entrepreneurship theory) and practical … entrepreneurship for social and economic growth is generally accepted. In addition, intrapreneurship or corporate entrepreneurship is …
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Supplying entrepreneurial ventures: lessons from information technology companies
Bullington, Kimball E.; Mullane, John V. - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 1, pp. 57-63
As market valuation shifts from earnings toward growth potential, entrepreneurial companies have become a more important part of a contract manufacturer’s customer portfolio. As a contract manufacturer emphasizes small, potentially fast‐growing companies, the risk of customer failure...
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Is technical training an obstacle to entrepreneurship?
Loras, Joaquín; Vizcaíno, José - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 5, pp. 999-1010
entrepreneurship. In today's society, it is clear that human capital determines the rate at which quality of life improves or declines … the business owner, and the personal characteristics of civil engineering students as entrepreneurs.  …
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Understanding the Causes of Business Failure Crises
Richardson, Bill; Nwankwo, Sonny; Richardson, Susan - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 4, pp. 9-22
further research into this aspect of strategic management. Draws from the management literature to describe the causes and …
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The role of the marketing function in operations of a construction enterprise: misconceptions and paradigms
Cicmil, Svetlana; Nicholson, Andrew - In: Management Decision 36 (1998) 2, pp. 96-101
Elaborates on specific realities of the construction environment, and of management and operations of growing … inherent inward‐oriented management attitudes with increased understanding of the complex and changing construction environment …
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What can we learn from creative people? The story of Brian Eno
McFadzean, Elspeth - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 1, pp. 51-56
Innovation is a necessary function of organisations today. In order to develop innovative products, services and procedures, managers must encourage and promote creative thinking within their organisation. Everyone can be creative but there are some people who have a naturally creative flair....
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Social entrepreneurship – a new look at the people and the potential
Thompson, John; Alvy, Geoff; Lees, Ann - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 5, pp. 328-338
conclusions about social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship in the context of the current government’s aim of fostering …Considers the crucial role of private sector social entrepreneurship in the context of a state welfare system stretched … beyond its means. Defines social entrepreneurship, recounts a number of key points from relevant research projects, reflects …
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The cult of risk taking and social learning: a study of Irish entrepreneurs
McCarthy, Breda - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 8, pp. 563-575
The focus of this research was on exploring how entrepreneurs think about risk and deal with it in the strategy … adoption of a longitudinal‐processual approach, which is still rare in the literature on SMEs, suggested that the entrepreneur’s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014932210
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The facets of the entrepreneur: identifying entrepreneurial potential
Thompson, John L. - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 2, pp. 243-258
framework for identifying entrepreneurs and describes the research programme through which the model has been validated.  …
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Missing the point? Management education and entrepreneurship
Adcroft, Andy; Willis, Robert; Dhaliwal, Spinder - In: Management Decision 42 (2004) 3/4, pp. 512-521
The growth in management education generally, and entrepreneurship education specifically, has occurred at the same … time as increasing importance is attached to management both as an activity for academic investigation and as a practical … specific case of entrepreneurship education, this paper recommends that the tension between prescription and recognition of the …
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