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The role of the marketing function in operations of a construction enterprise: misconceptions and paradigms
Cicmil, Svetlana; Nicholson, Andrew - In: Management Decision 36 (1998) 2, pp. 96-101
Elaborates on specific realities of the construction environment, and of management and operations of growing construction enterprises. Presents a case study looking particularly at entrepreneurial attitudes towards the marketing function in the sector, and illuminates the areas of “misfit”...
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The importance of new forms of capital in nonprofit organizations
Mourão, Paulo; Pereira, Teresa; Moreira, Maria Cristina - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 7, pp. 846-868
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the extent to which new forms of capital are noticed by different members of nonprofit organizations (directors, employees, and volunteers) and valued as a factor of organizational capacity. Design/methodology/approach Using survey research...
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A case study: a local‐based social economy project
Parlalis, Stavros K. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 38 (2011) 9, pp. 789-801
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology proposed by the non‐governmental organisation (NGO) Anelixi to the Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in an attempt to involve socially excluded persons in a local‐based project in Korydallos, Athens. The...
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The transition challenge in family and business: a case study of KL Bricks
Joshi, Manoj - In: Journal of Family Business Management 7 (2017) 2, pp. 166-176
business. The purpose of this paper besides addressing entrepreneurship is to examine the “family-ness” in a family business …
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Seeds to Success: tough business decisions in a non‐profit environment
Samaras, Steven A. - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 1 (2007) 4, pp. 352-381
organizations and how social entrepreneurship can lead to creative solutions. Design/methodology/approach – The information …
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Membertou First Nation indigenous people succeeding as entrepreneurs
Johnstone, Harvey - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 2 (2008) 2, pp. 140-150
to the literature of entrepreneurship and small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … development. It then considers their objective to further promote entrepreneurship within in the community. Findings – The … foresee some potential barriers and underscore the real complexity of issues that arise when development and entrepreneurship …
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Indigenous women as entrepreneurs in global front line innovation systems
Ude´n, Maria - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 2 (2008) 3, pp. 225-239
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate an entrepreneurial process with unusual characteristics, focusing on Sámi micro and mezo level entrepreneurial logics and terms. Design/methodology/approach – The case study is a Sámi community in Sweden, where a gender equality project...
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Carrizo Moreira, António; Leitão Martins, Susana Paula - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 3 (2009) 2, pp. 176-192
Portugal. The work provides an example of a bottom‐up approach to rural entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – The …
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Gendering of commercial justice – experience of self-employed women in urban Tanzania
Tillmar, Malin - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 10 (2016) 1, pp. 101-122
Purpose – Women’s entrepreneurship is often seen as the solution of both economic growth and gender equality. This is … despite academic knowledge of the gendered preconditions for entrepreneurship in many contexts. This paper aims to focus on … the gendering of commercial justice, a precondition for entrepreneurship. Informed by gender perspectives on women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014857978
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Comfort and shelter for all: a case of an entrepreneurial firm
Joshi, Manoj; Dixit, Shailja; Sinha, Amit - In: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies 9 (2017) 3, pp. 333-347
Purpose The purpose of this case study is to explore enterprise creation and explore the entrepreneurship process …
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