This paper empirically investigates the biogeographic determinants of the human DRD4 exon III locus, a particular gene variant associated with the human personality trait of novelty-seeking behavior. Providing a novel compilation of worldwide DRD4 exon III allele frequencies in a large sample of...

This paper provides a conceptual framework for an action-oriented entrepreneurial social agenda for commodity businesses. Providing basic and high-value commodities, the extractive industry fulfills a fundamental economic need. Operating in a wide variety of geographical and climatic conditions...

Abstract This paper examines the relationship between culture and the economy, investigating the role of clan in China's unprecedented development of the private sector. Although with no well-developed financial and legal systems, China witnesses a boom of private sector, which contributes to...

In this essay, we explore cultural impacts on the private entrepreneurship in the post-Doi Moi Vietnam. Some important aspects of the traditional cultural values of the Vietnamese society are explored in conjunction with the socio-economic changes over the past two decades. Traditional cultural...

Persistent differences in entrepreneurial activity between regions and countries remain unexplained. This paper argues that cultural heritage is an important determinant. We exploit a quasi-experimental setting comparing entrepreneurial activities of individuals with different cultural ancestry...

This article addresses the problems and the potential that American Indian businesspeople face in starting and operating businesses. American Indians are the poorest racial or ethnic group in the United States and the vast majority of the 300 Indian reservations do not have functioning...

Despite researchers' little interest on the role of church organizations on entrepreneurial stimulation this concept paper sought to highlight the importance of religion in particular Christian church organizations in spreading not only the gospel of Jesus Christ but that of business formations....

“Diaspora entrepreneurs are people with a foot in two countries but by definition they live outside of the country of their origin, at least part of the time” (Winkel, 2010). They exist and their numbers are on the rise.The contemporary human landscape is dramatically changing. As diaspora...