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Over the past decade or so, there has been widespread recognition that a large and growing proportion of the global workforce is employed in informal sector enterprises. To explain this, neo-liberals contend that enterprises operate in the informal sector due to high taxes, public sector...
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performance are more likely driven by differences in risk aversion or preferences for entrepreneurship rather than by skill …
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evidence behind it, social capital and entrepreneurship behind technological leadership are central to Napa's competitive …
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The interplay between entrepreneurship and institutions is crucial for economic development; however, the view that … causality is bidirectional, in that entrepreneurship is also, for better or for worse, one of the main drivers of institutional …, actively try to alter them, or evade them. Particular attention is given to evasive entrepreneurship, an entrepreneurial …
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There have been several initiatives by the governments in different parts of the world to establish world-class universities (WCUs). Such initiatives have been attempted only several times and yielded varied results. This article contributes to the existing body of research in architecting WCUs...
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A country's institutional framework plays a crucial role in promoting entrepreneurship, which drives economic growth … importance, we analyze the influence of institutional factors on entrepreneurship development. Specifically, we analyze political … of obtaining credit. We develop two models to explain the presence and absence of entrepreneurship. To do so, we apply …
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This paper forwards the view that some aspects of African culture enhance economic development on the continent while other aspects tend to constrain development. By drawing on the extant literature on culture and development, the paper discusses the manner in which economic activities are...
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conducive to entrepreneurship and the notion that self-reliance, self-determination and proactive behavior are desirable from … entrepreneurship incidence is higher among the residents of regions that had TV signal than in regions without TV, indicating a first …
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Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship policies have a common goal—to spur entrepreneurial activity and its … entrepreneurs with the skills, resources and competencies they need to thrive, rich and poignant research in the entrepreneurship … with the requisite emotional skills and tools needed to harness the opportunities afforded from entrepreneurship rather …
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gender gap in entrepreneurship, finding that the family may serve as a stronger influence than society when implied norms of …
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