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Reflecting upon the entrepreneurship initiatives in new emerging African nations: zooming the cultural lens on education systems in two former German colonies
April, Wilfred Isak - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 3, pp. 163-174
This paper seeks to explore and develop an understanding why there are significant differences in terms of entrepreneurial development amongst the West African nation of Ghana and the Southern African nation of Namibia. More importantly, this paper aims to create understanding as to why Ghana...
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An investigation of entrepreneurial orientation and organisational strategies in Chinese SMEs
Tang, Zhi; Tang, Jintong; Marino, Louis D.; Zhang, Yuli; … - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 3, pp. 206-223
This paper attempts to enhance our understanding of entrepreneurship in China by addressing two research questions: 1 …) Can entrepreneurship in China be understood through the constructs (e.g., entrepreneurial orientation) developed in …
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Research valorisation through spin-off ventures: integration of existing concepts and typologies
Cleyn, Sven H. De; Braet, Johan - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 5 (2009) 4, pp. 325-352
The research domain of innovation and entrepreneurship is relatively young and fragmented. Therefore, no consensus … exists on the definition of the main concepts. In a subdomain of entrepreneurship, this paper intends to both elucidate (the …
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51 Iweka Road (Onitsha, Nigeria): could this single African address redefine business cluster development?
Madichie, Nnamdi O.; Nkamnebe, Anayo D. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 3, pp. 229-243
This paper traces the emergence, growth and development of an inconspicuous and unconventional business cluster in an emerging market context. Located at a single building in Onitsha, a market town in eastern Nigeria, '51 Iweka Road' has become the most famous address in the marketing and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755702
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Entrepreneur proactiveness and customer value: the moderating role of innovation and market orientation
Shabbir, Shahbaz; Ahmed, Khursheed; Kaufmann, Hans Ruediger - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 3, pp. 189-205
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direct and indirect impact of entrepreneur proactiveness on customer value through innovation and market orientation. The paper also aims to investigate the differences in perception of entrepreneur and customer experiences regarding the delivery...
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Why corporate venture capital funds fail – evidence from the European energy industry
Teppo, Tarja; Wustenhagen, Rolf - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 5 (2009) 4, pp. 353-375
Corporate venture capital (CVC) is an important concept for large firms to manage innovation. CVC has been pioneered by major companies in the information technology, telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries. In 1999-2001, many large energy companies had launched CVC funds. In the most...
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Erklärung der individuellen Existenzgründungsabsicht: Die 'theory of planned behavior' als sozialpsychologisches Modell im Gründungskontext
Tegtmeier, Silke - Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Department of … - 2006
Mittels einer empirischen Untersuchung (n=208) bei Lüneburger Studierenden wird Ajzens 'Theory of Planned Behavior' - eine einschlägige Theorie zur Erklärung spezifischen Verhaltens- auf die Erklärung der individuellen Gründungsabsicht angewendet. Im Anschluss an die Darlegung des...
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The Underground Economy in a Matching Model of Endogenous Growth
Lisi, Gaetano; Pugno, Maurizio - Dipartimento di Economia e Giurisprudenzia, Facoltà di … - 2010
if the monitoring rate is sufficiently low. Policies for entrepreneurship and monitoring would help both economic growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008763164
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Business creation in Portugal: Comparison between the World Bank data and Quadros de Pessoal
Sarmento, Elsa Morais; Nunes, Alcina - Gabinete de Estratégia e Estudos (GEE), Ministério da … - 2010
, Statistics Portugal and the OECD Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme. We look at business creation in Portugal, from 2000 to … 2007, by approaching two other complementary data sources, the World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey, based on official … address entrepreneurship indicators comparability issues and exploit complementarities to support entrepreneurship patterns …
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THE COMMONALITY AND CHARACTER OF OFF-THE-BOOKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A COMPARISON OF DEPRIVED AND AFFLUENT URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
WILLIAMS, COLIN C.; NADIN, SARA - In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE) 15 (2010) 03, pp. 345-358
-the-books entrepreneurship. The aim of this paper is to evaluate whether and how the prevalence and nature of off-the-books entrepreneurship …
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