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The Strawberry Growth Underneath the Nettle : The Emergence of Entrepreneurs in China
Krug, Barbara - 2006
Chinese entrepreneurs innovatively manage organisations in the absence of strong economic institutions, under conditions of high environmental and technological uncertainty. This paper presents the findings of an empirical study designed to investigate how Chinese entrepreneurs can be successful...
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Measuring readiness for entrepreneurship : an information tool proposal
Coduras, Alicia; Saiz-Alvarez, José Manuel; Ruíz, Jesús - In: Journal of innovation & knowledge : JIK 1 (2016) 2, pp. 99-108
A profound review of the literature on entrepreneurship reveals that it does not exist a specific information tool to … measure the individuals' readiness for entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research has been building such kind of … instrument to estimate the individuals’ readiness for entrepreneurship. Its design takes in consideration the inclusion of the …
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Why entrepreneurs choose risky R&D projects : but still not risky enough
Färnstrand Damsgaard, Erika; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; … - 2012
. We also show that commercialization support induces entrepreneurship but may lead to mediocre entrepreneurship by … inducing entrepreneurs to choose less risky projects, whereas R&D support encourages entrepreneurship without affecting the … type of entrepreneurship. Using Swedish patent citation data, we find empirical support for predictions of the model …
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Female Entrepreneurship Theory : A Multidisciplinary Review of Resources
Loza de Siles, Emile - 2011
entrepreneurship from across multiple disciplines. She reports that the legal academy has only minimally engaged in entrepreneurship … scholarship and not at all as to female entrepreneurship. Author reviews the origins of female entrepreneurship literature and the … compilations describing the emergence of female entrepreneurship as a business and social phenomenon, the women who undertook and …
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Unraveling the Shift to the Entrepreneurial Economy
Audretsch, David B.; Thurik, A. Roy - 2011
economy. In particular, the empirical evidence provides consistent support that (1) the role of entrepreneurship has … may be that the current approach to entrepreneurship policy is misguided. The priority should not be on entrepreneurship …
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The Impact of Entrepreneurs’ Planning Profiles on Firm Growth : An Empirical Analysis
Contín Pilart, Ignacio - 2014
' planning behavior, the convenience of engaging in planning activities is still an open debate in the entrepreneurship …
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Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Palestine
Sabri, Nidal Rashid - 2008
The Palestinian nation is considered as an emerging economy with moderate level in human development and relatively high advancement level in education including women. The small and medium scale firms operated in Palestine are mainly family business working in service sector and retailing...
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Large Family and Founder Firms
Block, Jörn - 2014
Based on arguments about long-term orientation and corporate reputation, we argue that family and founder firms differ from other firms with regard to corporate social responsibility. Using Bayesian analysis, we then show that family and founder ownership are associated with a lower level of...
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The Agreeable Entrepreneur
Ashta, Arvind - 2015
This study looks at the trajectory of dual career entrepreneurs and their motivation for change. It brings out organizations, personal and family related motivations for change. It is found that few entrepreneurs are motivated by money, and the relationship with money is generally instrumental...
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The Small Businesses’ Responsible Entrepreneurship and Their Stakeholder Engagement Through Digital Media
Camilleri, Mark Anthony - 2018
This research explored the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) owner-managers' attitudes toward digital media and stakeholder engagement. Its research methodology integrated measures from the technological acceptance model, the pace of technological innovation and corporate social...
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