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Bosma, Niels; Praag, Mirjam van; Thurik, Adriaan R.; … - 2002

We investigate the manifold posed question: To what extent does investment in human and social capital, besides the effect of talent, enhance entrepreneurial performance? We distinguish between three different performance measures: survival, profits, and generated employment. On the basis of the...

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Increasing returns to education and the impact on social capital

Leeves, Gareth D. - In: Education economics 22 (2014) 5/6, pp. 449-470

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Social capital and the uncertainty reduction of self-employment

Blumberg, Boris; Pfann, Gerard A. - 2001

We study the self-employed decision and its relation to human and social capital. Human capital is necessary to acquire skills. Social capital dampens the effects of uncertainty about future income. Our data set consists of 1339 respondents from the same age group, who were interviewed three...

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How prolonged droughts and farm subsidies influence entrepreneurial ventures by farmers

Ranjan, Ram - In: Journal of developmental entrepreneurship : JDE ; a … 20 (2015) 4, pp. 1-21

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Entrepreneurs' human and social capital : direct and reinforcing benefits for export

Ashourizadeh, Shayegheh; Rezaei, Shahamak; Schøtt, Thomas - In: International journal of entrepreneurship and small business 21 (2014) 2, pp. 246-267

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Start-up absorptive capacity : does the owner’s human and social capital matter?

Debrulle, Jonas; Maes, Johan; Sels, Luc - In: International small business journal : researching … 32 (2014) 7, pp. 777-801

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Social capital and human capital in the colonies : a study of cocoa farmers in Western Nigeria

Obikili, Nonso - In: Economic history of developing regions 30 (2015) 1, pp. 1-22

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Ethnic entrepreneurship in OECD countries : a systematic review of performance determinants of ethnic ventures

Legros, Maxime; Karuranga, Egide G.; Lebouc, Marie-France; … - In: International business and economics research journal 12 (2013) 10, pp. 1199-1216

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Are R&D and intellectual property rights related to the firms' financial performance? : the perspectives on intellectual capital

Chang, William S. - In: International journal of technology, policy and … 13 (2013) 3, pp. 245-260

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Information processing and strategic decision-making in small and medium-sized enterprises : the role of human and social capital in attaining decision effectiveness

Jansen, Rob J. G.; Curşeu, Petru L.; Vermeulen, … - In: International small business journal : researching … 31 (2013) 2, pp. 192-216

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