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Out of sight, out of mind: migration, entrepreneurship and social capital

Wahba, Jackline; Zenou, Yves - 2009

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether return migrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than non-migrants. We develop a theoretical search model that puts forward the trade off faced by returnees since overseas migration provides an opportunity for human and physical capital...

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The use and effect of social capital in new venture creation: Solo entrepreneurs vs. new venture teams

Cantner, Uwe; Stützer, Michael - 2010

This paper examines the use of social capital in the venture creation process. We compare solo entrepreneurs (n=182) and new venture teams (n=274) from a random sample of start-ups in innovative industries and test social capital use and its effects on firm performance. Our results reveal that...

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Innovation and social capital: Across-country investigation

Doh, Soogwan; Ács, Zoltán J. - 2009

entrepreneurship and the strongest relationship is between associated activities and entrepreneurship. This is consistent with the need …

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The interplay of human and social capital in entrepreneurship in developing countries: The case of Uganda

Rooks, Gerrit; Szirmai, Adam; Sserwanga, Arthur - 2009

This paper discusses the characteristics and determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour in Uganda. It is based on a recent survey of urban and rural entrepreneurs, executed in May 2008. The main dependent variables are business success, gestation activities and innovative performance. The paper...

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The role of contextual factors on predicting entrepreneurial intention among Vietnamese students

Duong Cong Doanh - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 9 (2021) 1, pp. 169-188

are internalised into students’ cognitive process of entrepreneurship in Vietnam. Research Design & Methods: A … entrepreneurs, which had indirect and significant impact on start-up intention throughout attitude towards entrepreneurship … research also showed the mediating role of attitude towards entrepreneurship, perceived behavioural control, and …

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Social capital and innovation - can social trust explain the technological innovation of the high-performing East Asian eonomies?

Cho, Seo-Young - 2018

The economic success and innovative outcomes of the high performing East Asian countries, albeit often characterized as low-trust societies, suggests reexamination of the presumed positive relationship between social trust and innovation. Multi-level analyses conducted in this paper reveal that...

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The effect of migrants' resource endowments on business performance

Schlepphorst, Susanne; Kay, Rosemarie; Nielen, Sebastian - 2019

This paper questions the stereotypical image of migrant-led companies as being less successful than native-led businesses. While facing similar framework conditions, migrant-led businesses are supposed to differ from native-led businesses in terms of their social capital endowment. In its...

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Social media as a strategic capability for startups and the mediating role of social capital

Atthaphon Mumi - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 23 (2022) 2, pp. 302-312

sustainability and financial outcomes has been addressed in the literature. In the entrepreneurship context, social media have … strategic capability toward the startup performance. This study advances the social media research on entrepreneurship as well …

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Psychological and social motivations in microfinance contracts : theory and evidence

Dhami, Sanjit S.; Arshad, Junaid; Al-Nowaihi, Ali - 2019

Microfinance contracts have enormous economic and welfare significance. We study, theoretically and empirically, the …

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The relation between economic development and business ownership revisited

Carree, Martin Anthony; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Thurik, … - 2007

This paper revisits the two-equation model of Carree, van Stel, Thurik and Wennekers (2002) where deviations from the ‘equilibrium’ rate of business ownership play a central role determining both the growth of business ownership and that of economic development. Two extensions of the...

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