Relatively little is known about entrepreneurial activities of the sub-Arctic. This explanatory study compares the existing theories of entrepreneurship with the findings of an ethnographic study of entrepreneurs in a small Alaskan town. In the study, the word "entrepreneurs" refers to...

This essay is an argument for using qualitativemethods in entrepreneurship research. Since entrepreneurs are influenced byculture, to gain a holistic understanding of the entrepreneurial process, themost effective research method is the case study in which the important aspectsof environment are...

This study introduced a first cut of entrepreneurial desires and nexus of opportunity and entrepreneurial intentions. In this study we examine the characteristics of the two concepts desire and intention by integrating the time dimensions using the concept of temporal distance, which assumes...

This article reports on research conducted in Arviat, describing the community from its establishment as the settlement of Eskimo Point, to this day. Methodology included the review of 100 relevant scholarly works. In Arviat, today, Inuit are actively participating as entrepreneurs in the formal...

Why do individuals from some nations have a greater propensity to engage in different forms of entrepreneurship, than do others who have unlike values? It appears that any given situation may present itself as an opportunity, or not, based on culturally influenced interpretation. Helander argued...

This case study uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine Inuit and First Nations perspectives and initiatives to foster sustainable entrepreneurship and economic development related to the forthcoming Mackenzie Gas Pipeline in Canada's Northwest Territories. The 1,220-kilometer pipeline...

Indigenous populations throughout the world suffer from chronic poverty, lower education levels, and poor health. The 'second wave' of indigenous development, after direct economic assistance from outside, lies in indigenous efforts to rebuild their 'nations' and improve their lot through...

Indigenous populations throughout the world suffer from chronic poverty, lower education levels, and poor health. The 'second wave' of indigenous development, after direct economic assistance from outside, lies in indigenous efforts to rebuild their 'nations' and improve their lot through...

Why do individuals from some nations have a greater propensity to engage in different forms of entrepreneurship, than do others who have unlike values? It appears that any given situation may present itself as an opportunity, or not, based on culturally influenced interpretation. Helander argued...