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This dissertation is a collection of four research papers written during my doctoral studies at the University of Konstanz between October 2004 and November 2008. These papers are empirical studies dealing with different aspects in the field of university economics. The focus of the first two...
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Applying a grounded-theory approach to analyzing the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data, we attempt to explain … why New Zealand exhibits only a moderate level of economic development despite its high level of entrepreneurship. By … curvilinear relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development, we develop a better understanding of the …
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The literature indicates that entrepreneurship and economic growth are closely and positively associated. For four … if it were to emulate other countries. We make use of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data set, including nascent … entrepreneurship rates for 45 countries over the 2000-2004 period as well as variables from standardised national statistics. The paper …
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In July 2009, a team of 38 researchers carried out the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey in the Kingdom of …
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Covers conditions under which public-sector policies, programs, and projects succeed in enhancing the economic activities of poorer groups and micro-regions in developing countries. Topics include local economic development; small enterprises; various forms of collective action; labor and worker...
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livelihood strategies, as well as on the community’s organisational,leadership and entrepreneurship capacity.An exploratory study …, knowledge and skills; iii) the ineffective community organisation andleadership; iv) a lack of entrepreneurship skills and … of organisational,leadership and entrepreneurship capacities and skills could significantly contribute toattaining …
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focused on micro-entrepreneurship in the Cape Flats area of the Western Cape, specifically on survivalist micro …
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, there is intense interestfrom policy makers and academicians towards entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education ….Many economists and politicians agree that entrepreneurship stimulates the generation of employmentopportunities and wealth creation … Institutions (HEIs) in entrepreneurship educationand development in the context of Saudi Arabian economy. In doing so, the authors …
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