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Evans, Spencer D.; Heaton, Hal B. - In: The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF) 20 (2018) 1, pp. 56-71

In late 2017, DuraTable received a number of unsolicited inquiries regarding its interest in selling out in a going private transaction, mostly from private equity firms. Since the chairman of the board and founder, Gary Reynolds, was approaching retirement age and the largest single shareholder...

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From unemployment to self-employment: The role of entrepreneurship training

Michaelides, Marios; Davis, Scott - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 10 (2020) 1, pp. 1-35

We present experimental evidence on the effects of entrepreneurship training for unemployed workers in the U.S. at two different stages in the business cycle. In the context of a strong economy, training helped training participants - particularly those with prior self-employment experience - to...

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The role of top managers in implementing corporate sustainability: A systematic literature review on small and medium-sized enterprises

Kutzschbach, Jannika; Tanikulova, Parvina; Lueg, Rainer - In: Administrative Sciences 11 (2021) 2, pp. 1-19

This systematic literature review investigates whether corporate sustainability (CS), according to the triple bottom line concept (TBL), is implemented in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and further identifies associated drivers. Building on upper echelon theory (UET) and the Schwartz...

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Financial strategies for long-term success in women-owned small businesses

Dyer, Melissa Renee - In: The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF) 23 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16

Failure of small businesses many times is because of poor implementation of long-term financial strategies. Women small business owners face many challenges in financing their small businesses because they may not have a financial plan. Interviews with 11 women small business owners in Cleveland...

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Business model innovation: Strategic expansion of German small and medium wineries into hospitality and tourism

Dressler, Marc; Paunović, Ivan - In: Administrative Sciences 11 (2021) 4, pp. 1-12

This article provides insights into the modalities of business-model change and innovation. On the basis of an analysis …

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How labor market institutions affect job creation and productivity growth

Henrekson, Magnus - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Economic growth requires factor reallocation across firms and continuous replacement of technologies. Labor market institutions influence economic dynamism by their impact on the supply of a key factor, skilled workers to new and expanding firms, and the shedding of workers from declining and...

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Immigrants and entrepreneurship

Lofstrom, Magnus - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

Immigrants are widely perceived to be highly entrepreneurial, contributing to economic growth and innovation, and self …

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Innovation types at SMEs and external influencing factors

Walicka, Monika - In: e-Finanse: Financial Internet Quarterly 10 (2014) 3, pp. 73-81

Stimulating innovation is one of the pressing policy challenges facing many countries in the world today. The paper … small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in Poland were subjected to a survey. The data collected revealed the innovation … types of SMEs in Poland and external financial factors influencing innovation the most. The results show external factors …

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Knowledge spillovers and future jobs

Audretsch, David B. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)

Globalization brings both good and bad job news. The bad news is that jobs will be outsourced from high-cost developed countries into lower-cost locations as soon as the associated economic activity becomes mechanized and predictable. The good news is that globalization creates opportunities...

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Innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America: What do we know? What would we like to know?

Alvarez, Roberto; Grazzi, Matteo - In: Estudios de Economía 45 (2018) 2, pp. 157-171

economies, which have been able to 'catch up' with developed countries. The historically low innovation and dynamic … evaluations performed to assess innovation and entrepreneurship policies implemented in Latin America. This review, together with …

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