run by men and women. Findings show clear gender-related differences in terms of educational background, family support … the work of independent retailers and service providers, this paper explores gender-based differences related to … background of entrepreneurs, as well as in business and structural variables related to the small- to medium-sized enterprises …

Venkataraman (2000) introduced entrepreneurship as a nexus between the opportunity and entrepreneurial individuals. Thus … they are often called - 'opportunities' is regarded as a key research goal in entrepreneurship (Davidsson, Hunter and … as on profitability and potential market impact the identifying and selecting the right venture ideas for new businesses …

Principal Topic Venture ideas are at the heart of entrepreneurship (Davidsson, 2004). However, we are yet to learn what … factors drive entrepreneurs’ perceptions of the attractiveness of venture ideas, and what the relative importance of these … position of the individual. This study examines how entrepreneurs weigh considerations of different forms of novelty and …

. The results of the survey indicatedthat in the South African context, entrepreneurs’ propensity to start businesses … conducted on 36 existing entrepreneurs and potentialentrepreneurs on a purposive and convenience basis. The data gathered … agreed that education in entrepreneurship could increase the quality ofbusinesses that are started.Although previously …

Entrepreneurs need resources to organize new venture offerings into marketplace-acceptable forms. Entrepreneurs use … outcomes via interactions with entrepreneurs' existing networks. In order to account for the dynamic nature of entrepreneurial … database containing information about nascent entrepreneurs, as its data source to test predictions examining the dynamics of …

, Krise, Personalität, Innovation, Gestaltwahrnehmung - erweist sich der Unternehmer als ein Virtuose autonomer riskanter …

parents of such high growth and innovation can only be academic scientists. Indeed, academic entrepreneurship in the United … dazzling example of successful scientist entrepreneurship, many other regions and universities have also had highly academic … entrepreneurship. Some of these examples are: Genentech, Google, Gatorade, Digital, Medtronic, Amgen, Biogen and Cellomics. In fact …

PurposeRetailing as a sector employs many women and serves a female dominated customer base. It also employs … proportionately more women in management positions than in other occupational sectors. However, at senior levels, the proportion of … women to men diminishes. This article examines the perceived facilitators and problems of senior retail managers’ career …

management and women’s careers. It reveals the factors that continue to be problematic for women’s careers and why in 2010 they … women’s continued under-representation in retail management positions is gained. The overall findings from the papers … indicated that the main reasons for women’s and men’s differential experience in the retail management hierarchy can be located …