Recently added articles from International Journal of Entrepreneurship:
Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Welcome to the International Journal of Entrepreneurship. We are extremely pleased to be able to present what we intend to become a primary vehicle for communication of entrepreneurship research throughout the world. The Academy of Entrepreneurship[R] is a non-profit association ...
Entrepreneurial negotiations: an exploratory U.S.--China perspective.
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Negotiation research generally focuses on what transpires at the table, by-passing the crucial pre-negotiation phase. This introductory work has one central objective- to explore the relative importance of the pre-negotiation, active negotiation and post-negotiation ...
An empirical analysis of entrepreneurial opportunity identification and their decisive factors: the case of new Spanish firms.
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The main objective of the analysis used in this work is to classify the entrepreneur's business opportunities and determine the factors that could explain them. This work offers two relative novel aspects to take care: i) the consideration of the business opportunity ...
Customer service during peak (in season) and non-peak (off season) times: a multi-country (Austria, Switzerland, UK & USA) examination of entrepreneurial tourist focused core personnel.
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study examines the customer service of front line core service personnel in entrepreneurial businesses service businesses that serve the tourist markets in four countries. We assess the influence that seasonality might have on the utility of a selection inventory ...
A national survey: an examination of Entrepreneurship Centres in Pakistan.
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study is conducted to perform an in-depth analysis of Entrepreneurship Centres (ECs) in Pakistan and to investigate the issues pertaining to the growth and effectiveness of ECs in Pakistan. Furthermore, to establish what needs to be done in order to improve the ...
Recent evidence of small business development in CIS transition economies.
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study investigates the role of small business development (SBD) in transitional economies of Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) and makes economic and financial recommendations for international policymakers. A range of current SBD research that examined ...
Effects of factors influencing capital formation and financial management on the performance and growth of small manufacturing firms in Senegal: recommendations for policy.(Survey)
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This paper presents results of a survey conducted among 36 (n=36) owners of small manufacturing businesses in Senegal. Although most of these firms show promising potential for success they are threatened with some operational problems that constrains their ability to ...
Political strategy of Chinese private ventures: an organizational life cycle framework.
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Drawing upon insights from multiple theories on corporate political strategy, this study proposes an organizational life cycle framework for explaining Chinese ventures' political strategies. The model suggests that Chinese private ventures exhibit different ...
Letter from the editor.
Jan 01, 2007; ... Welcome to the International Journal of Entrepreneurship. We are extremely pleased to be able to present what we intend to become a primary vehicle for communication of entrepreneurship research throughout the world. The Academy of Entrepreneurship[R] is a non-profit association ...
Small-scale business enterprises in the Philippines: survey and empirical analysis.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This paper is a two-part study of small-scale business enterprises in the Philippines: survey and empirical analysis, both of which are combined in an attempt to understand what determines entrepreneurial motivations and success in the Philippines. The survey was ...
Perceptual barriers preventing small business owners from using public support services: evidence from Canada.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Given the economic importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), public authorities are seeking ways to improve support for SME owner-managers. Each year, considerable funds are budgeted to help small businesses, and the number of SME support organizations has ...
Opportunity recognition in rural entrepreneurship in developing countries.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The Rural Poverty Report 2001 stressed the need to develop poverty-reduction policies and programs with a primary emphasize on rural areas. This paper promotes rural entrepreneurship development as an effective strategy in alleviating rural poverty in developing ...
The relevance of transition to free market, attitude towards money, locus of control, and attitude towards risk to entrepreneurs: a cross-cultural empirical comparison.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This paper compares an emerging market (Egypt) with a developed market (U.S.A.) in terms of their impact on entrepreneurial characteristics and behavior. The differences are discussed along the dimensions of transition to free market, money and its cultural meanings, ...
Analysis of a small Honduras mango producer's export plan.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The analysis done for QUATRO MANGO PRODUCERS (fictitious name) reveals that the producer has strengths and weaknesses in the areas of marketing, production--operation process, human resources, and insurance, taxes, and zoning. Price fluctuation, ...
Letter from the editor.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2006; ... Welcome to the International Journal of Entrepreneurship. We are extremely pleased to be able to present what we intend to become a primary vehicle for communication of entrepreneurship research throughout the world. The Academy of Entrepreneurship[R] is a non-profit association ...
An explanation of international franchisors' preference for multi-unit franchising.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Most international franchisors seem to follow multi-unit franchising. But it is often treated as an anomaly from an agency theory perspective. We argue that multi-unit franchising can be explained by agency theory, if we consider the full range of agency problems. These ...
Entrepreneurial firms in the international arena.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT This paper presents some of the findings of an ongoing, longitudinal study of high growth entrepreneurial firms that had successful implemented their global strategies. While most SMEs produce a service or product that could be competitive in international markets, ...
An investigation of the success factors of young Chinese entrepreneurs in Hong Kong.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to investigate multi-perspective success factors of a group of second generation Chinese entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. Results show that the common success factors differ slightly from those of last-generation entrepreneurs and international ...
Enterprising vocation in Europe: the Spanish case.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT A great number of researchers agree on pointing out that nowadays it is impossible to imagine an advanced society without an emerging and continuously growing business body. Different rates of growth between countries or within periods inside a country are determined by ...
Human resource issues among SMES in eastern Europe: a 30 month study in Belarus, Poland, And Ukraine.(MANUSCRIPTS)
Jan 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT In the present study we examine the applicability of some traditional human resource management theories to 374 owners of small to medium sized enterprises in border cities of Belarus, Poland, and Ukraine. We examine the relationships between facets of job satisfaction ...