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- Billore, Soniya, 1972-, et al.
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Female immigrant entrepreneurship : a developing sector in Japan's entrepreneurial economy
- 2010
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 15:2, s. 165-186
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The role of women in Japan was traditionally restricted to housekeeping and childrearing. Over the years, changes in Japanese lifestyle and attitudes have created new grounds for women to venture into small businesses. Although this new personality aspect of women has been accepted, by and large, in larger cities of Japan, it is yet to be accepted in rural areas. Given this background, it becomes even more challenging for a foreigner — an immigrant woman entrepreneur — to set up shop and conduct business in Japan. This study looks at the status of female immigrant entrepreneurs in Japan. Through a qualitative study, it explores the experiences and challenges female entrepreneurs must face before they achieve stability in their businesses. It highlights and draws attention to areas where changes in governance structure and social acceptance can be made so a more positive environment can be built up and the relationship between Japan and the immigrant entrepreneurs can be strengthened.
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- Brundin, Ethel, et al.
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Triple Helix Networks in a Multicultural Context : Triggers and Barriers for Fostering Growth and Sustainability
- 2008
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 13:1, s. 77-98
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article deals with Triple Helix (university, industry and government co-operation) from an institutional theory perspective. The empirical context is the Western Cape Region in South Africa and the focus is entrepreneurship development. The purpose is twofold: first, the existing Triple Helix model is adapted to the South African context; and second, facilities and impediments for working according to Triple Helix in South Africa are identified. The empirical material consists of a survey and three longitudinal case studies illustrating the degree of co-operation between the three parties. The article contributes to knowledge about how the Triple Helix model works on a regional level in a developing country. The study draws the following conclusions: when co-operation is to be identified between the three actors, only two of the three are involved; one missing link in the Triple Helix model is the focus on the entrepreneur; co-operation between the three parties are incidental rather than planned and there is lack of structure. In turn, some of these conclusions may be an effect of institutional changes on a national level. For a normative legacy, the article proposes a set of suggestions for incorporating all relevant parties on a practical level.
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- Holmén, Magnus, 1967, et al.
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Female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan
- 2011
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 16:3, s. 307-331
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper analyzes the motivations of eight female Afghan entrepreneurs to start up their own business and the problems they encountered during start-up and operations. Income generation was the most important push factor but pull factors including desire for independence and autonomy were also important. However, in contrast to studies in other countries, the desire for achievement was not emphasized. An unexpected finding was the emphasis on the desire to help non-family members by running a business. The main problems included financial problems during start-up and operations, lack of contacts and security during operations. Gender-specific problems included limited market, mobility constraints and negative attitudes and lack of social acceptance for female entrepreneurs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the findings. © 2011 World Scientific Publishing Company.
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- Sackey, Jocelyn, et al.
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Working with or against the system : Ethical dilemmas for entrepreneurship in Ghana
- 2013
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 18:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to address entrepreneurship and ethics from the perspective of the Ghanaian entrepreneur in small and medium-size enterprises to extend our understanding of issues influencing entrepreneurial behavior in developing economies such as Ghana. Our study specifically addresses three typical situations in which business ethics are challenged: (1) When applying for business information and permits, (2) When competing for business contracts and financing and (3) When dealing with tax authorities. Relying on in-depth case-study data from 22 entrepreneurs, the paper conceptualizes entrepreneurial behavior related to business ethics and identifies several important challenges to overcome to enable economies to build a more effective market economy
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- Thorgren, Sara, et al.
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A cause-effect study of inter-firm networking and corporate entrepreneurship : Initial evidence of self-enforcing spirals
- 2009
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - : World Scientific Publishing Company. - 1084-9467. ; 14:4, s. 1-18
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Participating in inter-firm networks has become increasingly popular to enhance corporate entrepreneurship. Trust, relationship diversity and knowledge transfer are considered some of the prominent cornerstones of well-functioning networks. Using longitudinal survey data covering a population of 41 firms operating in two SME networks, we examine cause–effect relationships between interorganizational trust, relationship diversity and knowledge transfer, and corporate entrepreneurship among networking firms. We found a causal influence of knowledge transfer and relational diversity on corporate entrepreneurship. Our approach also identified self-enforcing spirals between network constructs and corporate entrepreneurship. Firms displaying high corporate entrepreneurship may stimulate the creation of relationships such as those characterized by high knowledge transfer that, in turn, are relationship characteristics that stimulate corporate entrepreneurship.
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- Westerberg, Mats, et al.
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CEO succession, honing, and enterprising : a promising way to achieve small business performance?
- 2008
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 13:2, s. 117-132
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study examines CEO succession in small firms and the impact of CEO honing and enterprising competence on firm performance within a contingency framework. In a study of 162 small firms, we hypothesize that a newly appointed CEO will bring entrepreneurship to its small firms, but the results do not support this. Instead, the results indicate that a new CEO tends to introduce honing in the firm. Only CEO market enterprising had a direct relation to better performance. However, we find several instances of moderation effects attributable to strategic competence, environmental uncertainty, and the nature of tasks in the company.
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- Wincent, Joakim, et al.
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Personal traits of CEOs, inter-firm networking and entrepreneurship in their firms : investigating strategic SME network participants
- 2005
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 10:3, s. 271-284
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This research tests a model including direct and indirect effects of CEO's personal traits (i.e., tolerance for ambiguity and self-efficacy) on entrepreneurial behavior for firms in a specific context, namely strategic SME networks. Findings indicate no direct relationship between personal traits and entrepreneurial behavior on the firm level but reports positive relationship between CEO's traits and levels of inter-firm networking with other strategic SME network participants. Inter-firm networking, in turn, is positively related to entrepreneurial behavior on the firm level. Our results thus indicate that personal traits of the CEO can be important to study in order to understand small firm behavior and performance. The absence of direct links may hide interesting indirect and mediating influences. Based on this, we argue that it is important for future research in the entrepreneurship domain to consider inclusion of context-specific action-based factors that may link CEO traits to entrepreneurship.
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- Örtqvist, Daniel, et al.
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Determinants of capital structure in new ventures : Evidence from Swedish longitudinal data
- 2006
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In: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - 1084-9467. ; 11:4, s. 277-296
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The early years are seen as a crucial period for the survival of ventures and yet only a limited number of studies have focused on successful new ventures when studying capital structure. Furthermore, only a few studies have included longitudinal data, tracking ventures over time, or have elaborated on the difference between short-term and long-term debt ratios when studying capital structure. In this paper, hypotheses are developed, based on capital structure theories and literature on new venture financing, and are tested on longitudinal empirical data. Results of multivariate analysis, through structural equation modeling, reveals that: (1) asset structure assists in explaining the variance in capital structure; (2) explained variance in dependent variables is decreasing for each of the four years studied; and (3) multi-group analysis reveals that the determinants influence short-term and long-term debt differently in the first four years of venture existence. Implications of this study suggest that determinants of capital structure in new ventures require theorizing of its own and demand special attention in entrepreneurial policy-making.
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