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An institution theory approach to the relationship between organization and society
Gebhardt, Christian - 2011
Using sociological institutionalism the three articles constituting this dissertation scrutinize the relationship between organizations and their (social) environment at different levels of analysis and in the context of specific research questions. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447139
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Ressourcen, Transaktionen und Renten : Organisations?konomische und Ressourcenorientierte Begr?ndung effizienter Organisation
Winterhalder, Sven - 2006
Ziel und Inhalt der Arbeit ist es, auf Basis von Ressourcen und der Organisation (Koordination und Kontrolle) von Ressourcentransaktionen Erkl?rungen f?r die Generierung von Renten ?konomischer Akteure zu gewinnen. Dazu wendet sich die Arbeit folgenden Fragenkomplexen zu:1. Welche Renten- und...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482326
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Network Dynamics in Small Business Financing: Institutional Changes and Transformations of Inter-organizational Relations.
Buhr, Maria Helena - 2010
A central insight in economic sociology is that firms depend on relationships with other organizations for their access to capital, information, and other resources. Such interactions among firms tend to develop into stable networks of social and economic exchange that stratify firms in an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476976
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Making sense of high-tech entrepreneurial careers: The meaning(s) and materialities of work for young adults
Dohrman, Rebecca L - 2010
questions: (RQ1): How are entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial work communicatively constituted by young adults?; (RQ1a): What … are the D/discourses of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial work for young adults?; and (RQ1b): What are the material …-symbolic intersections of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial work? To respond to these questions, multiple methods were used in this study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430434
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Small Firms and Job Creation during a Recession and Recovery
Davidsson, Per; Lindmark, Leif; Olofsson, Christer - 1998
of large firms. With regard to regional economic well-being it is concluded that relatively vivid SME activity has a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437732
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Conceptual and Empirical Challenges in the Study of Firm Growth
Davidsson, Per; Wiklund, Johan - 2000
specifically on growth, we also have the observation that longitudinal designs are generally lacking in entrepreneurship research … longitu-dinal studies in entrepreneurship research as a major impediment (Aldrich & Baker, 1997, p. 389; Sex-ton, 1997, p. 407 …
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Knowledge Management Processes in Growth-oriented SMEs: An Atlantic Canadian Perspective
MacDonald, Harry Douglas - 2010
ABSTRACTCompetitive pressure and desire for success drive enterprises in general to involve in knowledge acquisition and dissemination activities that are becoming increasingly significant in the rapid changing and globalising economic world. In addition, with the increased mobility of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465993
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Methodological Approaches to Entrepreneurship: Past research and Suggestions for the Future
Davidsson, Per - 2005
This journal aims at developing and sharing some ideas on methodological development in entrepreneurship research … literature as regards what "entrepreneurship" is, and what entrepreneurship research should study, it may be useful to first set … entrepreneurship as a scholarly domain it is important that the phenomenon called "entrepreneurship" be defined as unambiguously as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483418
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The business platform : developing an instrument to gauge and assist the development of young firms
Davidsson, Per; Klofsten, Magnus - 2003
The research presented here addresses the following problems that we perceive in research on the development of young firms. First, we feel there is a lack of holistic, yet quantifiable and generalizable ways to assess the state of newly started firms. Quantitative research typically relies on...
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