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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

this paper is to review this debate as expressed both in research on entrepreneurship and in the public discourse, in order … to understand what kind of failure is being incorporated into the entrepreneurship discourse and what is being repressed … discourse deploying Kristeva's idea of the abject. The paper argues that the entrepreneurship discourse seeks closure through …

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Cognitive consequences of business shut down. The case of Ugandan repeat entrepreneurs

Sserwanga, Arthur; Rooks, Gerrit - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 20 (2014) 3, pp. 263-277

subsequent business success. A survey amongst entrepreneurs in Uganda was carried out to yield insights on how attributions to … past performance influence subsequent business performance. Findings – Entrepreneurs who attributed previous business … entrepreneurs attribute previous shut down to a lack of ability, they are less successful in a subsequent business start up. However …

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The effect of corruption on entrepreneurship in developed vs non-developed countries

Avnimelech, Gil; Zelekha, Yaron; Sharabi, Eyal - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 20 (2014) 3, pp. 237-262

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the relationship between corruption and productive entrepreneurship … site LinkedIn. The authors used OLS regression to estimate the level of entrepreneurship. The main independent variable was … productive entrepreneurship. Second, the paper suggests that the negative effect is much more significant in developed countries …

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Biographical research as a methodology for understanding entrepreneurial marketing

Fillis, Ian - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 21 (2015) 3, pp. 429-447

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to respond to the Special Issue call by developing the case for enhancing understanding of entrepreneurial marketing by utilising biographical research. This builds on the limited existing research in entrepreneurial marketing using this approach....

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Networks and entrepreneurial learning: coping with difficulties

Soetanto, Danny - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 23 (2017) 3, pp. 547-565

ventures. Based on the assumption that entrepreneurs learn from networks, the purpose of this paper is to examine which types … of difficulties encourage entrepreneurs to use networks to facilitate learning, whether entrepreneurs change networks to … study analyses how entrepreneurs use networks in learning. The data collected from six entrepreneurs working in knowledge …

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Development and validation of a unidimensional domain-specific entrepreneurial self-efficacy scale

Schjoedt, Leon; Craig, Justin B. - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 23 (2017) 1, pp. 98-113

Purpose Given the nature of entrepreneurship, a domain-specific self-efficacy scale should pertain to venture creation …, be unidimensional, and be developed and validated using nascent entrepreneurs – persons for whom self-efficacy may be … most important. Extant measures employed in entrepreneurship research do not meet all these criteria. The purpose of this …

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An investigation into the role of emotion in leadership development for entrepreneurs

Huxtable-Thomas, Louisa A.; Hannon, Paul D; Thomas, … - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 22 (2016) 4, pp. 510-530

into the synthesis of leadership, entrepreneurship and emotion. …

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Entrepreneurship and leadership in hospitality

Naipaul, Sandra; Wang, Youcheng - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 21 (2009) 6, pp. 639-658

Rosen on several key issues in hospitality management and education, including: entrepreneurship, leadership, education, and …

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Enterprise in the American West

MacLaren, Andrew C.; Young, Mark E.; Lochrie, Sean - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25 (2013) 2, pp. 264-281

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore commercial hospitality enterprise and its impact on settlement development in the American West during the 1800s, focussing on the story of the Fanthorp Inn in Texas, USA. Design/methodology/approach – The paper outlines the theory relating...

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European Union Enterprise Policy and the Hospitality Industry

Thomas, Rhodri - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 6 (1994) 4, pp. 10-15

Continuing Western European trends towards concentration create acute competitive pressures for smaller operators in the hospitality industry. The aim of European Union enterprise policy is to support the development of such business in the various member states. Reports the outcome of a project...

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