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Religious Practice and Microcredit: Literature Review and Research Directions (English version)
ASHTA, Arvind; SELVA, Rosita De - In: Postmodern Openings 8 (2012) January, pp. 33-44
Little work has been done in the conjunction of Microfinance and Religion. This paper explores the findings of the … economics, finance, and business management. …
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Understanding spirituality as experienced by Catholic entrepreneurs
Raco, Jozef Richard; Tanod, Rafael H.M. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 10 (2014) 1, pp. 40-51
The purpose of this paper is to find out the meaning of spirituality as described by Catholic entrepreneurs based on their daily experiences. The data were collected through open ended interviews. Eight entrepreneurs were interviewed. Data analysis and interpretation used phenomenological...
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TRADITIONAL FARMERS OR MODERN BUSINESSMEN? RELIGIOUS DIFFERENTIATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A KLEINE GEMEINDE MENNONITE COMMUNITY IN BELIZE
ROESSINGH, CAREL; SCHOONDERWOERD, AMBER - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 10 (2005) 01, pp. 65-77
This article addresses the religious and entrepreneurial differentiation within Spanish Lookout, a Mennonite community in the Cayo district in Belize, Central America. In spite of the fact that most Mennonites live more or less on the edge of society, they have been able to establish a strong...
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Religion and Entrepreneurship
Audretsch, David B.; Boente, Werner; Tamvada, … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
While considerable concern has emerged about the impact of religion on economic development, little is actually known … about how religion impacts the decision making of individuals. This paper examines the influence of religion on the decision … paper finds that religion shapes the entrepreneurial decision. In particular, some religions, such as Islam and Christianity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090454
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A Tale of Minorities: Evidence on Religious Ethics and Entrepreneurship from Swiss Census Data
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Does Protestantism favour the market economy more than Catholicism does? We provide a novel quasi-experimental way to answer this question by comparing Protestant and Catholic minorities using Swiss census data from 1970 to 2000. Exploiting the strong adhesion of religious minorities to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010744664
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Religious beliefs and entrepreneurship among Dutch protestants
Rietveld, Rietveld, C.A.; van Burg, van Burg, E. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2013
religion and entrepreneurship is instrumental in explaining the engagement of people in entrepreneurship. …
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The Implications of Cultural Background on Labour Market Choices: The Case of Religion and Entrepreneurship
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We suggest a methodology for identifying the implications of alternative cultural and social norms embodied by religious denomination on labour market outcomes, by estimating the differential impact of Protestantism versus Catholicism on the propensity to be an entrepreneur, on the basis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371895
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Nunavik, Arctic Quebec: where cooperatives supplement entrepreneurship
Dana, Leo Paul - In: Global Business and Economics Review 12 (2010) 1/2, pp. 42-71
, and values along with a capitalist economy. Today, Anglican is the dominant religion in Northern Quebec, formerly known as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691688
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Is Religion Associated with Entrepreneurial Activity?
Henley, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
activity and religious affiliation. The relationship between religion and economic development has attracted recent attention …. A positive association may indicate that religion raises the social acceptability of entrepreneurial activity, by … national boundaries between religion and entrepreneurship. Definitions of entrepreneurship are taken from the Global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010761638
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Religion and Entrepreneurship
Audretsch, David B; Bönte, Werner; Tamvada, Jagannadha … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
While considerable concern has emerged about the impact of religion on economic development, little is actually known … about how religion impacts the decision making of individuals. This paper examines the influence of religion on the decision … paper finds that religion shapes the entrepreneurial decision. In particular, some religions, such as Islam and Christianity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656369