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La Vita Imprenditoriale: Female and Male Entrepreneurs in Italy
Terjesen, Siri A.; Ratten, Vanessa - 2007
Female entrepreneurship is growing (OECD, 2000) with some estimates that this growth exceeds that of most economies …. This research answers calls for studies of gender and entrepreneurship (Brush, 1992; Bird & Brush, 2002), and the supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437775
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Nascent entrepreneur(ship) research : a review
Davidsson, Per; Gordon, Scott R. - 2009
better dealt with through the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research (Bosma & Harding, 2007; Reynolds et al., 2005 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437783
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Knowledge augmentation and growth in international SMEs
Naldi, Lucia; Davidsson, Per - 2008
Previous research suggests that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can acquire new knowledge when operating and in international markets and, thereby, enrich their limited resource base. In this study, we examine the growth implications of this new knowledge. Building on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437809
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Is providing micro-credit social responsible?
Dalglish, Carol L. - 2010
Micro-finance, which includes micro-credit as one it its services, has become big business with a range of models – from those that operate on a strictly business basis to those who come from a philanthropic base, through Non Government organisations (NGOs). Success is often measured by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438177
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Small Business and entrepreneurship policy
Parker, Rachel L. - 2009
There are two key approaches to entrepreneurship, each of which has different implications for small business policy … (Danson 2002). The first conceives of entrepreneurship as an economic process and can be traced to the work of Joseph …. While entrepreneurship as a process of creative destruction might include start up activity amongst small firms, it does not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438260
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Positive design and construction of mechanisms for the sustainable development in microenterprises in Africa
Dalglish, Carol L.; Matthews, Judy H. - 2010
Enterprise development and its contribution to societal and economic outcomes are well known. However, limited research into microenterprises and the practices of microfinance and microcredit in developing countries has been carried out. This chapter presents the findings of research based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438352
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Entrepreneurial Programs: Which Contribute to Oklahoma Business Owners' Success?
Brooks, Lara; Whitacre, Brian; Muske, Glenn; Woods, Mike; … - 2010
Many rural communities are adopting entrepreneurship and small business development services as components of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446311
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Universities, SMEs and innovation frameworks : think global, act local?
Pickernell, David; Clifton, Nick; Senyard, Julienne M. - 2009
Universities are increasingly encouraged to take a leading role in economic development, particularly through innovation. Simultaneously, economic development policy itself is increasingly focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), creating overlapping interactions in the roles of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483481
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Ties that blind? How strong ties affect small business owner-managers? perceived trustworthiness of their advisors
Kautonen, Teemu; Zolin, Roxanne; Kuckertz, Andreas; … - 2010
This research investigates how a strong personal relationship (strong tie) between a small business owner-manager and his professional or informal advisor affects the relationship between the advisor's recent performance and the owner-manager's perceptions of the advisor's trustworthiness in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483557
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Responsible entrepreneurship in developing countries : understanding the realities and complexities
Azmat, Fara; Samaratunge, Ramanie - 2009
pressures on the business practices of SIEs. The framework offers an explanation for the lack of responsible entrepreneurship of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484129