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/her reliance on alternative sources of knowledge for exploring new business opportunities. The extant literature that is at the … crossroads between sources of knowledge and the experiential and intellectual base of an entrepreneur (i.e., dimensions of his …/her human capital) suggests that it is through experience and through education that an entrepreneur obtains knowledge. Using …
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A fundamental problem in social and political sciences is how to explain the root causes of terrorism. The vast literature has analyzed several determinants of terrorism. However, the precise role of demographic factors for the origin and evolution of terrorism in specific geoeconomic areas is...
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This essay has two goals. The first is to show that the heat hypothesis, per se, provides a partial explanation of causes of the violent crime in society. The second is to stress the importance of the concept of socioeconomic inequality that can negatively affect mental health and induce...
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The literature has suggested several approaches to explain violent crime, such as the heat hypothesis that more violence is associated to very hot temperature. However, the manifold determinants of violent crime in society are hardly known. This study shows that, controlling the climate, the...
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knowledge into innovations. In that way, entrepreneurs will play a vital role in creating the jobs of the future by transforming … ideas and knowledge into new products and services, which will be the competitive advantage of the advanced economies. …
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scientist commercialization - patents and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants - do not cover the full spectrum of …, suggesting that the contribution of universities to U.S. innovation and ultimately economic growth may be greater than had …
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mechanism of knowledge spillover strategic entrepreneurship whereby knowledge investments by existing organizations, when …
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prosperity through knowledge creation. Analyzing philanthropy sheds light on our current understanding of how economic …
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