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The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...
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It has been argued that entrepreneurship research has not come far enough, fast enough (Low, 2001). Although the volume … which the entrepreneurship research community has arrived at a consensus. Arguably, one factor that hampers knowledge … development in entrepreneurship is the heterogeneity of the phenomenon. Business ventures are stated by individuals and teams with …
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The performance of the often young and independent businesses studies in entrepreneurship research is not only … that greater care ought to be taken in the selection and interpretation of the dependent variable in entrepreneurship …
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literature suggests that entrepreneurial management should have a positive effect on corporate venturing activities and, as a … consequence of this, a positive effect on a company's financial performance. By entrepreneurial management we mean an outward … opportunity- seeking approach to management rather than a more inward- looking approach towards resources and competences …
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This article discusses the problem of making practical use of research on entrepreneurship. The introduction deals with … differences can be bridged. Regarding entrepreneurship research specifically it is argued in the following section that there are … side are also to blame. In the next section it is suggested that entrepreneurship research can actually do "A lot of harm …
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The purpose of this paper is to present empirical findings and interpretations concerning the role of small and new firms for job creation and economic well-being from a regional perspective. More specifically, we will deal with the following questions: • Are small firms over-represented as...
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include: missing arenas for entrepreneurship in the care sectors and for household-related services, taxation of …
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The purpose of this book chapter is to present empirical findings and interpretations concerning the role of small and new firms for job creation and economic well-being from a regional perspective. More specifically, we will deal with the following questions: • Are small firms...
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This paper reports on a comprehensive study of the role of SMEs for job creation and regional economic well-being in Sweden during the 1990-93 recession period as well as the years immediately preceding and following that period. It is found that SMEs were over-represented as job creators across...
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Stevenson (1983) holds that entrepreneurial management, defined as a set of opportunity-based man-agement practices …, Resource Orienta-tion, Management Structure, Reward Philosophy, Growth Orientation and Entrepreneurial Culture. We were further … empirical instrument for assessing a firm’s degree of entrepreneurship. Our instrument should open up opportunities for …
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