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Discrimination, social capital, and financial constraints : the case of Viet Nam
Pham, Tho; Talavera, Oleksandr - 2017
This paper examines the relationship between gender, social capital, and access to finance of micro, small, and medium enterprises in the manufacturing sector in Viet Nam. Our dataset is from the 2011, 2013, and 2015 waves of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey in Viet Nam. Using the...
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Does persistence in start-up activity reflect persistence in social capital?
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2015
Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …
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Internationalization of the entrepreneurial activity of social purpose organizations
Kusa, Rafał - In: International journal of management and economics 52 (2016) 1, pp. 77-93
purpose organizations. The article utilizes international social entrepreneurship literature to develop an understanding of …
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Social capital, entrepreneurship and living standards : differences between immigrants and the native born
Roskruge, Matthew; Poot, Jacques; King, Laura - 2016
Both migrant entrepreneurship and social capital are topics which have attracted a great deal of attention. However … between social capital and the prevalence of entrepreneurship. We also investigate the relationship between social capital and … that are correlated with entrepreneurship, but volunteering matters equally for both groups. The positive association …
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Out of sight, out of mind: migration, entrepreneurship and social capital
Wahba, Jackline; Zenou, Yves - 2009
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether return migrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than non-migrants. We develop a theoretical search model that puts forward the trade off faced by returnees since overseas migration provides an opportunity for human and physical capital...
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The use and effect of social capital in new venture creation: Solo entrepreneurs vs. new venture teams
Cantner, Uwe; Stützer, Michael - 2010
This paper examines the use of social capital in the venture creation process. We compare solo entrepreneurs (n=182) and new venture teams (n=274) from a random sample of start-ups in innovative industries and test social capital use and its effects on firm performance. Our results reveal that...
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The role of contextual factors on predicting entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese students
Duong Cong Doanh - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 9 (2021) 1, pp. 169-188
are internalised into students’ cognitive process of entrepreneurship in Vietnam. Research Design & Methods: A … entrepreneurs, which had indirect and significant impact on start-up intention throughout attitude towards entrepreneurship … research also showed the mediating role of attitude towards entrepreneurship, perceived behavioural control, and …
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Social capital and innovation - can social trust explain the technological innovation of the high-performing East Asian eonomies?
Cho, Seo-Young - 2018
The economic success and innovative outcomes of the high performing East Asian countries, albeit often characterized as low-trust societies, suggests reexamination of the presumed positive relationship between social trust and innovation. Multi-level analyses conducted in this paper reveal that...
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The effect of migrants' resource endowments on business performance
Schlepphorst, Susanne; Kay, Rosemarie; Nielen, Sebastian - 2019
This paper questions the stereotypical image of migrant-led companies as being less successful than native-led businesses. While facing similar framework conditions, migrant-led businesses are supposed to differ from native-led businesses in terms of their social capital endowment. In its...
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Social media as a strategic capability for startups and the mediating role of social capital
Atthaphon Mumi - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 23 (2022) 2, pp. 302-312
sustainability and financial outcomes has been addressed in the literature. In the entrepreneurship context, social media have … strategic capability toward the startup performance. This study advances the social media research on entrepreneurship as well …
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