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The interplay of human and social capital in entrepreneurship in developing countries: The case of Uganda
Rooks, Gerrit; Szirmai, Adam; Sserwanga, Arthur - 2009
This paper discusses the characteristics and determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour in Uganda. It is based on a recent survey of urban and rural entrepreneurs, executed in May 2008. The main dependent variables are business success, gestation activities and innovative performance. The paper...
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The role of training in fostering cluster-based micro and small enterprises development
Sonobe, Tetsushi; Otsuka, Keijiro - 2012
While it has been increasingly recognized that efficient management holds the key to the development of micro and small enterprises in developing countries, we know very little about the managerial capacity of business owners and managers in these countries. In order to explore whether we can...
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Trust : creating foundations for entrepreneurship in developing countries
Khanna, Tarun - 2018 - First edition
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Skills in Low-Income Countries
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955283
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Skills in Low-Income Countries
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957509
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A Simultaneous Model of Youth Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion Across Developing Countries
Lyons, Angela - 2017
policy and national strategies designed to help improve youth entrepreneurship in the developing world via the expansion of …. At the same time, entrepreneurship can also affect their ability to access financial services. This paper uses data from … the United Nation's International Labour Organization to investigate the dual relationship between entrepreneurship and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945635
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Entrepreneurship, institutions and skills in low-income countries
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011646808
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Entrepreneurship, institutions and skills in low-income countries
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs - 2017
This paper develops a model of costly firm creation in an economy with weak institutions, costly business environment as well as skill gaps where one of the equilibrium outcomes is a low-productivity trap. The paper tests the implications of the model using a cross-sectional dataset including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641557
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Human and social capital in entrepreneurship in developing countries
Rooks, Gerrit; Szirmai, Adam; Sserwanga, Arthur - In: Entrepreneurship and economic development, (pp. 203-230). 2011
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Subnational social trust and the internationalization of emerging market firms
Chen, Xuchang; Wu, Changqi - In: Journal of business research : JBR 158 (2023), pp. 1-10
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