Using confidential microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau, we investigate the performance of female-owned businesses making comparisons to male-owned businesses. Using regression estimates and a decomposition technique, we explore the role that human capital, especially through prior work...

Using confidential microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau, we investigate the performance of female-owned businesses, making comparisons to male-owned businesses. Using regression estimates and a decomposition technique, we explore the role that human capital, especially through prior work...

Purpose - This study presents an economic investigation of the entrepreneurship practise of the Igbos of South-Eastern Nigeria. It is intended to deepen entrepreneurial development and employment generation in the country. This study also provides empirical support to situate the Igbo...

Purpose: To identify the business values underlying the strategic decisions of indigenous black South African (IBSA) family businesses and to explore a possible relationship between these values and business outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a qualitative methodological...

Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Transformation -- Chapter 2: Unleashing the Power of Data -- Chapter 3: Improving Productivity with New Digital Toolsets -- Chapter 4: Delivering Digital Transformation through Business Outcomes -- Chapter 5: Exploring Data Mining and Algorithms -- Chapter 6:...

An important finding in the rapidly growing literature on self-employment is that the probability of self-employment is substantially higher among the children of business owners than among the children of non-business owners. Using data from the confidential and restrictedaccess Characteristics...