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Entry Barriers and Nonprofit Founding Rates: An Examination of the Milwaukee Voucher School Population

Andersson, Fredrik O.; Ford, Michael - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 8 (2017) 1, pp. 71-90

Abstract In this study we examine how formal barriers to entry correlate with levels and changes in the founding rate of new voucher schools in Milwaukee. Drawing from a unique dataset covering founding attempts and successful foundlings of voucher schools since the early 1990s we show how...

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National culture, institutions and economic growth

Ostapenko, Nataliia - In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 4 (2015) 3, pp. 331-351

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the potential pathway of influence of formal and informal institutions and economic development on the business productive behaviour at the national level. Design/methodology/approach – In the paper SEM models and regression analysis are used...

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Senior entrepreneurship in Chile: necessity or opportunity? A GEM perspective

Leporati, Marcelo; Torres Marin, Alfonso Jesús; Roses, … - In: European Business Review 33 (2021) 6, pp. 892-917

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the case of Chile and identify the internal factors that lead to senior (+55 years old) entrepreneurship, either by necessity or opportunity, compared to that in other age groups. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on the adult...

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Gazing at Egypt's museums: toward a new internationalism

El-Ashmouni, Marwa M. - In: Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural … 15 (2021) 3, pp. 823-838

Purpose This paper aims to examine the transformation of the concept of cultural tourism within the sociopolitical empowerments, changes of visual realms and normative contexts, which is embedded within museums as institutions. Design/methodology/approach These discussions will be conceptualized...

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Knowledge and entrepreneurship creation: what is the connection?

Fernandes, Cristina; Ferreira, João; Raposo, Mário; … - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 13 (2017) 1, pp. 2-15

data aggregation at the country level. Future research should examine disaggregated GEM data for the three economic stages …

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A quadruple helix model of entrepreneurship, innovation and stages of economic development

Galvão, Anderson; Mascarenhas, Carla; Gouveia … - In: Review of International Business and Strategy 27 (2017) 2, pp. 261-282

economy defined by the GEM (innovation-, efficiency- and factor-driven economies). In this context, the authors considered a … development. Design/methodology/approach This study was supported on secondary data from the GEM platform for 58 countries, for … another. Originality/value Proposal and test of a quadruple helix model, using the variables available in the GEM database, to …

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Another failed M&A: misaligned business models as culprit

Le Floc’h, Gaël; Scaringella, Laurent - In: Journal of Business Strategy 38 (2017) 5, pp. 18-26

on multinational enterprises (MNEs) and successful BMs; however, this study concentrates on the failure of BMs in the … case of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). An important source of a BM’s failure is the misalignment between MNE and SME …

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The effectiveness of entrepreneurial universities at creating surviving firms

Rodeiro-Pazos, David; Rodríguez-Gulías, María Jesús; … - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 11 (2017) 03, pp. 339-353

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the survival of university spin-offs (USOs) in Spain. First, the survival rates of USOs are compared with those of a group of similar firms. Second, the firm-specific characteristics of surviving USOs are compared with those of failed USOs....

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Reliability analysis of a maintenance network with repair and preventive maintenance

Shankar, Gauri; Sahani, Vandana - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 20 (2003) 2, pp. 268-280

This paper considers the maintenance of an operational system consisting of a number of independent and identical units. These units are required to be in service at all times and are supported by a maintenance float. Reliability analysis is used to study the effect of preventive maintenance and...

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The abject of entrepreneurship: failure, fiasco, fraud

Olaison, Lena; Meier Sørensen, Bent - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 20 (2014) 2, pp. 193-211

Purpose – Failure as an integral part of the entrepreneurial process has recently become a hot topic. The purpose of … to understand what kind of failure is being incorporated into the entrepreneurship discourse and what is being repressed … focusing on entrepreneurial success while at the same time negating failure, to embracing failure as a “learning experience …

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