Applying social network theory to technology transfer processes may help to improve the rate of success by reducing the liability of newness [1] of new technologies. The fundamental thesis advanced in this paper is that firms can improve the chances of successful technology transfer by improving...

The entrepreneurial activities of homemakers are studied in order to fill a gap in the entrepreneurship literature regarding homemakers that intend to found businesses and become entrepreneurs. Most of these nascent entrepreneurs are difficult to identify because most home-based businesses are...

Traditional research on the reasons for the depressed rate of black entrepreneurship has focused on differences between black [note: The term "blacks" is used to represent the broader groups of blacks in the United States, which include African-Americans and also black people from African...

The reasons for the long term lagging rate of black entrepreneurship are not well understood. Although there has been growing research on black entrepreneurship, race related research can be challenging and may be susceptible to bias resulting from socially desirable responses. Using survey data...