Recently added articles from Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal:

Letter from the editor.

Jul 01, 2007; Carland, JoAnn C. ... We are extremely pleased to present the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, an official journal of the Academy of Entrepreneurship, Inc. The AEJ is owned and published by the DreamCathcers Group, LLC. Its editorial mission is to advance the knowledge, understanding, and teaching of ...

Evaluating the direct and indirect impact of traits and perceptions on technology adoption by women entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

Jul 01, 2007; Ndubisi, Nelson Oly ... ABSTRACT The current research adopts the technology acceptance model (TAM) in examining the relationship between IT adoption, perceived system's ease of use, and the entrepreneurial traits (such as, innovativeness, risk-taking propensity, perseverance, and flexibility) of ...

Rural women's self-employment: a look at Pennsylvania.

Jul 01, 2007; Robinson, Sherry ... ABSTRACT The quantity and quality of rural jobs have been seriously affected by problems such as sagging farm economies, decreases in rural industries, and increased foreign competition, leading many workers to migrate to more urbanized areas. Other workers may choose ...

A comparison of family-member and non-family-member managers in American family businesses.

Jul 01, 2007; Lussier, Robert N. ... ABSTRACT This exploratory study contributes to the United States family businesses literature by investigating the relationships between the percentage of non-family-member managers in a family business and a variety of management activities, styles and characteristics of that ...

Entrepreneurial profiling: a decision policy analysis of the influence of entrepreneurial self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intent.

Jul 01, 2007; Brice, Jeff, Jr. ... ABSTRACT An unresolved issue in the study of entrepreneurs is what factors do individuals consider before attempting to establish new ventures? Also, which of these factors are most influential to a decision after deliberation is complete? Previous studies have examined similar ...

The organizational leadership of the post Baby Boom generation: an upper echelon theory approach.

Jul 01, 2007; Seaton, L. Jeff ... ABSTRACT Organizations entering into the new global economy of the 21st century face challenges and threats never before experienced. Researchers have predicted that the key to success in this new era of globalization lies in the organizational leaders' ability to provide ...

Which classroom-related activities enhance students' entrepreneurial interests and goals?: A Social Cognitive Career Theory perspective.

Jul 01, 2007; Segal, Gerry ... ABSTRACT Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT: Lent, Brown & Hackett, 1994, 1996) proposes that career interests, goals, and choices are related to self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations. Segal, Borgia, and Schoenfeld (2002) found the SCCT model predicted goals for an ...

Entrepreneurship: public or private good?

Jul 01, 2007; Nijhawan, Inder P. ... ABSTRACT The paper examines the rationale for using entrepreneurship (small business formation) as a strategy for economic transformation. The data set for 50 states is used to test the hypothesis that the states that promote more entrepreneurial activities tend to experience ...