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As the Sri Lankan economy attempts to transform into a more value-added and knowledge-led one, recent advancements in technology and innovation have created a plethora of new opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises. This paper provides four case studies of innovative enterprises and...
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order to unmistakably identify Schumpeterian entrepreneurs we focus on self-made billionaires (in USD) on Forbes Magazine …'s list who became wealthy by founding new firms. In this way we identify 996 billionaire entrepreneurs in over fifty … entrepreneurs, an economically important group. We demonstrate that the common practice of relying on self-employment and related …
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Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively discussion in academia and practice alike. Oftentimes, however, the debate is not sufficiently grounded on solid empirical evidence. The academic literature is growing but very...
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, including survival, growth, innovation, and venture capital funding, recession-driven entrepreneurs are equal to or more capable … than voluntary entrepreneurs. Explaining these results, we find labor shocks disproportionately impact workers with the …
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Entrepreneurs have two key aims in managing their ego-networks: extending reach to valuable resources and facilitating …. First, it highlights a trade-off that entrepreneurs face in allocating their available networking time and energy while … resolving this trade-off. Third, it helps entrepreneurs decide when to embed a particular dyadic connection relationally or …
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Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development and has sparked a lively discussion in academia and practice alike. Oftentimes, however, the debate is not sufficiently grounded on solid empirical evidence. The academic literature is growing but very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984283
, primarily in metro regional economies.Radical innovation occurs when technology from two distinct industrial clusters are … segment of the market comprised of users from both technological clusters. Some marketing professionals call this early small … of the success that serial entrepreneurs obtain in their subsequent ventures …
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The long-run economic performance of Latin America has been unsatisfactory especially in comparison with other emerging economies, which have been able to “catch up” with developed countries. The historically low innovation and dynamic entrepreneurship rates have been identified as two of...
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From the behavioral perspective, this study analyzed the entrepreneurial readiness of youth in terms of opportunity identification, motivational factors, resources, and entrepreneurial ability. The study examined the effect of entrepreneurship training on young people's readiness to engage in...
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-made billionaire entrepreneurs, unicorn start-ups, and young top global firms founded by individual entrepreneurs) and sixmeasures …
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