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Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: some myths explored
Pyysiäinen, Jarkko; Anderson, Alistair; McElwee, Gerard; … - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 12 (2006) 1, pp. 21-39
Purpose – Entrepreneurship is currently at the focus of much theoretical, practical and political interest. In Europe … is to use this nexus of agriculture and entrepreneurship as an illustrative example, through which the nature of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014769662
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Rural entrepreneurship and transformation: the role of learnerships
Koyana, Siphokazi; Mason, Roger B. - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 23 (2017) 5, pp. 734-751
through rural entrepreneurship. It empowers disadvantaged women and youths to gain access and skills which, if the recommended … limitations, this study has contributed to the literature on both rural entrepreneurship and transformation in South Africa. Both … are under-researched topics, despite transformation being a socio-political imperative and entrepreneurship, especially in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014770497
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Lieutenant Pinkerton and empire: calling for a new La Convivencia in a post 9/11 hegemony
Thorne, Kym; Kouzmin, Alexander - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 4 (2012) 2, pp. 183-200
Purpose – Post 9/11 events not only exposed the visible and invisible aspects of the often intertwined self‐interest of political, economic and especially religious elites, but also presented a practical and ideological vacuum susceptible to “once and for all” opportunistic fantasies of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014674230
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Defining the digital divide: the role of e‐readiness indicators
Luyt, Brendan - In: Aslib Proceedings 58 (2006) 4, pp. 276-291
Purpose – To show how e‐readiness indicators, specifically the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), participate in the work of defining policy problems. Design/methodology/approach – The article critically examines the Networked Readiness Index in terms of its presentation and its underlying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014671481
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Constrained discretion: New Labour's third way for economic and social policy?
Burkitt, Brian - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 1, pp. 4-10
Purpose – This article attempts to unravel the ways in which New Labour's economic and social policies differ from those of previous Conservative and Labour administrations. Design/methodology/approach – The article analyses Treasury documents, which outline the philosophy underpinning the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805314
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GDP per capita and its challengers as measures of happiness
Dipietro, William R.; Anoruo, Emmanuel - In: International Journal of Social Economics 33 (2006) 10, pp. 698-709
Purpose – The paper attempts to empirically assess whether GDP per capita or the human capital index is a better measure of happiness. Design/methodology/approach – Cross‐country regressions are run to see how GDP per capita fairs in comparison to the human capital index in explaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805356
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Have “European politics” and EU policy making replaced the politics of member state countries?
Floyd, David - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) 5, pp. 338-343
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the ways in which the European Union (EU) is influencing policy making in EU member states. It covers the historical development of the UK, France and Germany. There is evidence to suggest politics and economic policy making in these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805454
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The measurement of inequality in Fiji's household income distribution
Gounder, Rukmani; Xing, Zhongwei - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 4, pp. 264-280
Purpose – Measures of inequality determine the effectiveness of social and economic policies aimed at reducing inequality and to design effective intervention policies. The purpose of this paper is to focus on poverty reduction and welfare improving impacts of reducing income inequality in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805725
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Social capital in entrepreneurial family businesses: the role of trust
Shi, Henry X.; Shepherd, Deborah M.; Schmidts, Torsten - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 21 (2015) 6, pp. 814-841
both positive and negative effects on entrepreneurship and innovation in family businesses. There is a potential “dark side … existing literature on social capital, trust, entrepreneurship, and family business at their point of intersection and … in second-generation small- and medium-sized Chinese family businesses and their varying effects on entrepreneurship.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014770293
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Rural small firms' website quality in transition and market economies
Sanders, John; Galloway, Laura - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 20 (2013) 4, pp. 788-806
contributes to the understanding of rural entrepreneurship as a heterogeneous concept by comparing practice in four distinct rural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014903562