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The United Arab Emirates: Some lessons in economic development
Nyarko, Yaw - 2010
Oil was discovered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) just 50 years ago. During that time, UAE has been able to transform itself into a rapidly modernizing country, which is fast becoming a major economic hub and a key player on the international economic landscape. This paper discusses a number...
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Country role models for development success: The Ghana case
Fosu, Augustin Kwasi - 2009
The current paper, first, documents Ghana's 'success' story. Second, it identifies the strategy employed. Third, it … provides a brief history of why and how the strategy was adopted. Fourth, it provides some rationale for the success of the …
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Exploring economic and technological determinants of FinTech startups' success and growth in the United Arab Emirates
Zarrouk, Hajer; Ghak, Teheni el; Bakhouche, Abderazak - In: Journal of open innovation : technology, market, and … 7 (2021) 1/50, pp. 1-24
FinTech success and survival is yet to be discussed. This paper investigates the underlying factors influencing the success of …, is vital to the success and survival of FinTechs as microbusinesses. However, financial barriers, the regulatory …, the business model dimensions “product/service offering” and “value proposition” tend to influence the success of these …
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The strength of a good example: How important are role models for early-stage entrepreneurs?
Schutjens, Veronique; Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; … - 2010
The decision to become an entrepreneur is in essence an individual decision. But even when the endowments of inhabitants are taken into account, some regions have persistently higher entrepreneurship rates than others. Proposed explanations for this regional variation are numerous: market...
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Entrepreneurship and Role Models
Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; Schutjens, Veronique; … - 2011
In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies have proposed links between role models and entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research aimed at...
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How do Entrepreneurial Bosses influence their Employees' Future Entrepreneurship Choices?
Rocha, Vera; van Praag, Mirjam - 2016
We adopt a process-based approach to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial bosses on the two main decisions of employees towards becoming entrepreneurs: exit from the current firm and entry into entrepreneurship. In other words, we study the push and pull mechanisms possibly underlying...
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The impact of role models on women's self-selection in competitive environments
Meier, Kristina; Niessen-Ruenzi, Alexandra; Ruenzi, Stefan - 2018
We show that female role models increase women's willingness to compete. As in Niederle and Vesterlund (2007), we find that women are less willing to enter a tournament than men, although there are no gender differences in performance. However, the gender gap in tournament entry disappears if...
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Same-sex teacher effects
de Gendre, Alexandra; Feld, Jan; Salamanca, Nicolás; … - 2024
The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender inequalities. However, we do not know the size or generalizability of such same-sex teacher effects. We fill this gap by conducting a meta-analysis and our own study using data...
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Do Female Role Models Reduce the Gender Gap in Science? Evidence from French High Schools
Breda, Thomas; Grenet, Julien; Monnet, Marion; Van … - 2020
This paper, based on a large-scale field experiment, tests whether a one-hour exposure to external female role models with a background in science affects students' perceptions and choice of field of study. Using a random assignment of classroom interventions carried out by 56 female scientists...
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STEM careers: Workshops using role model can reduce gender stereotypes
Drescher, Katharina; Häckl, Simone; Schmieder, Julia - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 13, pp. 194-201
Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM occupations (science, technology, engineering, and math). Based on a survey among secondary school students in Vienna, we show, for instance, that girls' career aspirations, interests, and self-assessed skills in STEM fields are related to gender...
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