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Creative Leaders
Kalam, APJ Abdul - eSocialSciences - 2007
Five examples of leadership which provides an insight into how selfless individuals with expert knowledge and determination succeed in contributing to societal development are narrated. [Address at the Launching of the Post-Centenary Golden Jubilee Celebrations of University of Mumbai, Mumbai].
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Global demand, regional business dynamics and local firm growth
Jung, Andrés; Plottier, Cecilia; Francia, Heber - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 6 (2013) 1, pp. 66-82
Latin America, particularly MERCOSUR region, faces an extraordinary expansion of global demand, partially originated in Asia, for natural resources based products. Production and exports of these products have increased significantly, generating a strong regional business dynamics that favours...
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Business strategies for indigenous Australians: failure to thrive
Diermen, Peter Van - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 9 (2007) 3, pp. 327-337
In this age of change and uncertainty, new models of engagement are being forged. It is therefore timely to ask what has happened to indigenous entrepreneurs in Australia, and what, if any, can be done differently or improved upon. In this article we examine the performance of indigenous...
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Changing business strategies of reindeer husbandry in Finland
Heikkinen, Hannu I. - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 9 (2007) 3, pp. 301-326
adaptation models of full time reindeer herders, especially on the rather new cultural trait that is called neo-entrepreneurship … weaknesses of emergent neo-entrepreneurship as sustainable adaptation strategy for reindeer herding in Finland by presenting five …
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Factors Affecting Performance of Women Entrepreneurs
Ibeh, Ena-Mary - In: Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education (2009), pp. 39-50
Entrepreneurship is the assumption of risk and responsibility in designing and implementing a business strategy or … hardship. Entrepreneurship is usually part of the informal sector in both developed and developing countries and the success …
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Small Firm Growth
Davidsson, Per; Achtenhagen, Leona; Naldi, Lucia - In: Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship 6 (2010) 2, pp. 69-166
We review and discuss the literature on small firm growth with an intention to provide a useful vantage point for new research studies regarding this important phenomenon. We first discuss conceptual and methodological issues that represent critical choices for those who research growth and...
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Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy: An Integrative Approach
Dhliwayo, Shepherd - In: The Journal of Entrepreneurship 23 (2014) 1, pp. 115-135
The two fields of strategic management and entrepreneurship have been viewed as inseparable twins and the relationship … has been coined strategic entrepreneurship by a number of scholars. Though the integrative studies of the two areas … conceptual article which aims to show how business strategy can be integrated with entrepreneurship to enhance firm …
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Native American business strategy: a survey of northwest US firms
Stewart, Daniel; Schwartz, Robert G. - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 9 (2007) 3, pp. 259-277
This study seeks to examine the nature of enterprises owned by Native American tribes or individuals. An original survey is utilised, using a convenience sample of Native American-owned retail, construction and service firms located primarily in the northwest USA. Likert-type questions involving...
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The impact of technology assets on small firms' productivity: empirical findings in Chile
Maldifassi, Jose O.; Rodriguez, Manuel A. - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 7 (2005) 2, pp. 191-207
A group of 24 small manufacturing firms located in Santiago, Chile, that operate in four different industries was analysed in detail to assess the impact that technology assets (manufacturing equipment, vehicles, computers, etc.) have on the overall productivity of workers and firms. Using a...
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Leadership between skill and competency
Alina, Manole Diana - In: Manager Journal 17 (2013) 1, pp. 208-214
The following paper aims to present the way in which leaders are made up in nowadays, and which are the big differences … leaders, but the present has shown to us that leaders can also be created in time. The purpose of this article is to bring up …
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