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Entrepreneurship in Oman
Shachmurove, Yochanan - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - 2009
agriculture are expanding rapidly. The Omani economy is one of the freest in its region. A relatively stable government and low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005008818
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At stake with implementation: trials of explicitness in the description of the state
Muniesa, Fabian; Linhardt, Dominique - Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation (CSI), MINES ParisTech - 2009
Studies a number of aspects of the reform of public finance and public management in France (LOLF), with special attention to science and technology policy, using a pragmatist approach to the sociology of the state.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081415
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Entrepreneurs' Acceptance of Formal Institutions: A Cross-country Analysis
Freytag, Andreas; Noseleit, Florian - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Institutional settings and the resulting incentive structures are crucial for economic development. The type of entrepreneurial activity and the entrepreneurial effort are especially dependent on underlying incentive structures. We argue that institutions with better incentive structures for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973304
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Which institutions encourage entrepreneurial growth aspirations?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - In: Journal of Business Venturing 28 (2013) 4, pp. 564-580
We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain entrepreneurial growth aspirations across individuals … levels of corruption, weaker property rights and greater government activity on entrepreneurs' aspirations to increase … the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor surveys in 42 countries for 2001–2006, applying a multilevel estimation framework to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010665618
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Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs to Create Larger Firms?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain variation in different types of entrepreneurship across … grow faster. We test these hypotheses using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor surveys in 55 countries for 2001 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839291
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Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in China
Zhang, Ting (contributor); Stough, Roger R (contributor) - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
This book provides an analysis of the existing economic dynamics and factors contributing to entrepreneurship in China … entrepreneurship exists in China and, if so, the extent and form it takes. This book also examines whether the nature of … entrepreneurship in China differs from that elsewhere. Following this investigation, empirical tests and analyses focus on important …
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Size Matters: Entrepreneurial Entry and Government
Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of …-level institutional indicators for 47 countries with working age population survey data taken from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor …. Our results indicate that entrepreneurial entry is inversely related to the size of the government, and more weakly to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466014
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Which Institutions Encourage Entrepreneurs to Create Larger Firms?
Estrin, Saul; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain variation in different types of entrepreneurship across … grow faster. We test these hypotheses using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor surveys in 55 countries for 2001 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854547
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The Shadows of the Past - How Implicit Institutions Influence Entrepreneurship
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Gold, Robert; … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper investigates the impact of implicit institutions on the decision to become an entrepreneur. Implicit institutions are here defined as mindsets that have developed as the result of norms and traditions and we expect they will have an influence on risk attitudes and opportunity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979867
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Entrepreneurship and Islam: An Overview
Hassan, M. Kabir; William J. Hippler, III - In: Econ Journal Watch 11 (2014) 2, pp. 170-178
Muslim entrepreneurs are compelled by religious laws to abstain from engaging in certain economic and financing activities, such as those involving gambling, usury, and speculation. Western entrepreneurs may choose to forgo certain business opportunities due to religious or moral laws as well;...
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