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Developing Entrepreneurial Behaviours: A Social Learning Theory Perspective

Scherer, Robert F.; Adams, Janet S.; Wiebe, Frank A. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 2 (1989) 3, pp. 16-27

Research on entrepreneurial behaviour has been largely descriptive in nature. Critics of the field have called for an interdisciplinary approach to build theory. A social learning theory framework is proposed for explanation and prediction of entrepreneurial development. Research questions are...

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Institutional judo: how entrepreneurs use institutional forces to create change

Hansen, Hans; Randolph, Angela; Chen, Shawna; Robinson, … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 28 (2015) 6, pp. 1076-1093

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine an entrepreneur’s attempt to gain legitimacy and change institutions in a multiple institutions setting. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a qualitative case study to track an entrepreneur’s efforts to create a new...

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The congruence of entrepreneurship and India’s excellence in information technology

Bhattacharjee, Sankalpa; Chakrabarti, Debkumar - In: Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing 10 (2017) 2, pp. 159-184

Purpose The paper aims to unravel the congruence of entrepreneurship and India’s excellence in information technology … (IT). Considering the fact that entrepreneurship is a multifaceted concept encompassing a complex set of contiguous and … industry and the responses and expectations that influenced entrepreneurship. The study complements these factors by analysing …

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Is there happiness therein? BM and HRCA for self‐employed

Björke, Andreas - In: Journal of Human Resource Costing & Accounting 16 (2012) 2, pp. 95-111

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the philosophical baseline of two popular business schemes, the business model and a latter variation of human resource costing and accounting (HRCA). The aim is to identify crucial assumptions inherent in the models that may influence attempts...

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Exploring Big Five personality traits and gender as predictors of entrepreneurs’ cognitive adaptability

Bajwa, Sami Ullah; Shahzad, Khuram; Aslam, Haris - In: Journal of Modelling in Management 12 (2017) 1, pp. 143-161

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive role of personality and gender in cognitive adaptability of entrepreneurs. By using the theories of personality development, social learning, situated cognition and meta-cognition, a logical relationship between personality traits,...

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An analysis of the environment and competitive dynamics of management education

Thomas, Howard - In: Journal of Management Development 26 (2007) 1, pp. 9-21

, entrepreneurship and globalisation drivers provides a series of implications for competitive action and strategic choice. In the …

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Modified assessment center approach facilitates organizational change

Lehman, Michael S.; Hudson, Jerry R.; Appley, George W.; … - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 9, pp. 893-913

Purpose – As companies grow and evolve, they inevitably face an influx of new personnel and changing responsibilities of existing staff members, often resulting in an increasingly complex organizational design. During periods of rapid organic growth, new layers of management and labor may be...

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Attributes of Success in African Management Development Programmes: Concepts and Applications

Safavi, Farrokh; Tweddell, Colin E. - In: Journal of Management Development 9 (1990) 6, pp. 50-63

Three case studies demonstrate areas in which management development programmes are successfully carried out. Management development of Kenyan building contractors through seminars and practical remedial assignments; management development of Ethiopian consultant‐managers involving all group...

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Developing Entrepreneurial Skills through the Use of Behavioural Simulations

Stumpf, Stephen S.; Dunbar, Roger L.M.; Mullen, Thomas P. - In: Journal of Management Development 10 (1991) 5, pp. 32-45

Entrepreneurship education is struggling to define itself, to create a meaningful knowledge base, and to develop … appropriate teacher‐learner environment to accomplish many of the learning objectives of entrepreneurship education. …

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Management development in Israel: current and future challenges

Reichel, Arie - In: Journal of Management Development 15 (1996) 5, pp. 22-36

Analyses the developmental needs of Israeli managers from four perspectives. First, examines the ideal of the competent Israeli manager and identifies areas of weaknesses as perceived by top executives. Second, discusses geographical segmentation and industry life cycles. Analyses the three main...

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