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Nilsson, Petter, and Ola Öberg. "Business Travels : A study of businesspeople´s travel patterns." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-4507.

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Kuo, Huei-ying. "Transnational business networks and sub-ethnic nationalism Chinese business and nationalist activities in interwar Hong Kong and Singapore, 1919-1941 /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2007.

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Özkazanç-Pan, Banu. "Globalization and identity formation a postcolonial analysis of the international entrepreneur /." Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3359907/.

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Skalbeck, Paul A. "Key components to an effective ethics training program." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2007. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2007/2007skalbeckp.pdf.

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Hara, Monita G. "An examination of the similarities and differences between nonprofit leaders and small business entrepreneurs." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2007%20Spring%20Dissertations/HARA_MONITA_57.pdf.

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Burnett, Hermina Hendrika Maria. "Exploring the parameters for the optimum funding of Australian incubators from an icubator manager perspective." Swinburne Research Bank, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/48595.

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Thesis (PhD) - Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology, 2009.
A thesis is submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology - 2009. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-280)

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Tye, Marian Elizabeth. "The mentor and the entrepreneur a study of mentors and mentoring through the lens of entrepreneurs /." Swinburne Research Bank, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/48524.

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Thesis (PhD) - Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology, 2008.
[A thesis is submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology - 2008]. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-273)

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Mahmood, Arif. "The role of humility and risk-taking in the performance of enterpreneurs in the informal economy : a social capital perspective." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/781.

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We investigate the roles of (1) social capital and (2) firm type (formal versus informal) in shaping the relationship between entrepreneurial behavior and firm performance. To further investigate entrepreneurial behavior and its effect on firm performance, we develop two research themes based on two types of entrepreneurial behaviors - assertive behavior and nonassertive behavior. The first research theme focuses on the relationship between entrepreneurs' assertive behavior and firm performance. Taking entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior as an assertive behavior into account, we identify the conditions under with entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior results in better firm performance. In Model 1 (detailed in Chapter 2), we investigate whether and how firm type and social capital influence entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior and its effect on firm performance. Through a field study covering 300 entrepreneurs and the same number of employees, we found that firm type and social capital moderate the relationship between entrepreneurs'risk-taking behavior and firm performance. We further found that entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior is only beneficial for the firm if entrepreneurs have more social capital in their formal firms. The second research theme focuses on the relationship between entrepreneurs' humility as a nonassertive behavior and firm performance. In Model 2 (detailed in Chapter 3), we conceptualize and investigate the relationship between entrepreneurs' humility and firm performance via social capital in different firm types. Through the same field study, we found that social capital mediates the relationship between entrepreneurs' humility and firm performance. We further found that the indirect effect of entrepreneurs'humility on firm performance via social capital is stronger in informal firms. The theoretical and practical implications of the two studies are then discussed.

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Mahmood, Arif. "The role of humility and risk-taking in the performance of entrepreneurs in the informal economy : a social capital perspective." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/838.

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We investigate the roles of (1) social capital and (2) firm type (formal versus informal) in shaping the relationship between entrepreneurial behavior and firm performance. To further investigate entrepreneurial behavior and its effect on firm performance, we develop two research themes based on two types of entrepreneurial behaviors - assertive behavior and nonassertive behavior. The first research theme focuses on the relationship between entrepreneurs' assertive behavior and firm performance. Taking entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior as an assertive behavior into account, we identify the conditions under with entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior results in better firm performance. In Model 1 (detailed in Chapter 2), we investigate whether and how firm type and social capital influence entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior and its effect on firm performance. Through a field study covering 300 entrepreneurs and the same number of employees, we found that firm type and social capital moderate the relationship between entrepreneurs'risk-taking behavior and firm performance. We further found that entrepreneurs' risk-taking behavior is only beneficial for the firm if entrepreneurs have more social capital in their formal firms. The second research theme focuses on the relationship between entrepreneurs' humility as a nonassertive behavior and firm performance. In Model 2 (detailed in Chapter 3), we conceptualize and investigate the relationship between entrepreneurs' humility and firm performance via social capital in different firm types. Through the same field study, we found that social capital mediates the relationship between entrepreneurs' humility and firm performance. We further found that the indirect effect of entrepreneurs'humility on firm performance via social capital is stronger in informal firms. The theoretical and practical implications of the two studies are then discussed.

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Claire-Woldt, Lynnette. "Business success : entrepreneurial visions from the early stage /." view abstract or download file of text, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3181093.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-183). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Isaacson, Emily Ruth. "Domesticating the citizen household authority, the merchant class family and the early modern stage /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4882.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on February 14, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Liu, Chengwei. "Essays on luck, counterfactual thinking, and entrepreneurial cognition." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609501.

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Monga, Yvette. "Les entrepreneurs Duala CA 1890-1930 : thèse présentée pour l'obtention du Doctorat en histoire Nouveau Régime, Université de Provence, Aix-Marseille I, Centre d'Aix, 10 mai 1996 /." Villeneuve d'Ascq : Presses universitaires du Septentrion, 1998. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/41508988.html.

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Hadari, Abang Azhari. "Under-representation of indigenous peoples in business in Sarawak, Malaysia." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2170.

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The year 1990 not only marks the twenty-seventh year of Sarawak securing her independence within Malaysia, but also signals the ending of the twenty long years of the implementation of an affirmative action called the New Economic Policy. The policy was primarily conceived to provide the indigenous people with a wider opportunity to participate in trade and industry. So far, however, the available statistics do not convince the author that the policy has achieved the desired objective, at least in Sarawak. Scholars are divided on the importance of the influence of culture and structure on the entrepreneurial success or failure of a particular group, and therefore on the varying policy implications produced therefrom. This study explored the problems and entrepreneurial nature of the indigenous businesses in Sarawak, and has shown that their economic backwardness is attributed more to the structural factors than to the cultural ones. This thesis defines its scope through the historical analysis and empirical investigation of the persistent underachievement of the indigenous business as compared to those of other ethnic groups in Sarawak. The study has not only unveiled the problems of Bumiputra small businesses in Sarawak, but has also outlined some policy recommendations. The most important suggestion is broadly the elimination of present inequalities in opportunities and the advancement of preferential measures for the indigenous business. So far, to the best of the author's knowledge, there has been a notable absence of a study of this kind in Sarawak, and this work appears to be the first of its kind. Because of its importance, it is therefore hoped that it will spur further academic interest in the area.

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Pitsa, Efstathia-Maria. "Entrepreneurial behaviour and market co-creation in nascent hi-tech fields." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648498.

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Kayseas, Bobby Lyle. "Understanding how indigenous community factors affect indigenous entrepreneurial process." Swinburne Research Bank, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/69936.

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Thesis (PhD) -- Swinburne University of Technology, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, 2009.
Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology, 2009. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-365)

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Tan, Sin Guan. "The empirically corroborated theology of the meaning of life in Ecclesiastes : a biblical and emirical analysis with reference to Malaysian businesspeople." Thesis, Bangor University, 2016. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-empirically-corroborated-theology-of-the-meaning-of-life-in-ecclesiastes-a-biblical-and-emirical-analysis-with-reference-to-malaysian-businesspeople(59ea5b13-00ba-49d8-baac-3c432bcf9629).html.

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The intricate and complex book of Ecclesiastes has much to say on the subject of the meaning of life. Yet, concepts pertinent to the subject such as the worthwhile purpose of life and coherence in life, and for that matter, what the meaning of life means, remain insufficiently addressed in existing studies on the book. Considering that there is yet to be an adequately comprehensive work on the theology of Ecclesiastes in relation to the subject, this research seeks to construct an empirically corroborated theology of the meaning of life based on the book. It revisits the teaching of Ecclesiastes on the meaning of life and reconstructs its theology by engaging the thematic approach of interpreting and integrating the crucial themes in the book in light of the complex whole. These themes, namely that of הבל , enjoyment and undeserved suffering, are found to be subsumed under a central idea, expressed in Ecclesiastes 3:14c and 12:13b-14, thus forming a visible structure that rightly expresses the book’s theology. The investigation has found that undergirding this framework is the book’s distinctive teaching on the concepts of the worthwhile purpose of life and coherence in life, which thus reveal the relevance of the themes under investigation to the subject of the meaning of life. The hypotheses that express the book’s theology are subsequently tested in a separate and independent empirical enquiry examining the life of those who claim to have found the meaning of life. The empirical evidence affirms the validity of the reconstructed theology of the meaning of life with respect to real life experiences.

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Yuan, Jianwei, and 袁建伟. "Network building, business expansion and cultural innovation-rise of Chinese cross-boundary entrepreneurs during Hong Kong's transition." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B44890540.

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Gao, Chong. "The making of migrant entrepreneurs in contemporary China : an ethnographic study of garment producers in suburban Guangzhou /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36429880.

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Lau, Wing Kam Raymond. "The socio-political impact of economic reforms and the nature of the 1989 mass movement in Beijing /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18696697.

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Villanueva-Russell, Yvonne. "On the margins of the system of professions : entrepreneurialism and professionalism as forces upon and within chiropractic /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3060152.

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Ndoro, Tinashe T. R. "The personality of an entrepreneur : a psychobiography of Steve Jobs." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013215.

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From Integrative Summary: There has been a growing interest in successful entrepreneurs. Research on entrepreneurship has focused on the identification of personality variables that would assist in the prediction of entrepreneurial success. The present study moves away from attempting to predict entrepreneurial success and instead focuses on exploring and describing the personality of a successful entrepreneur. A psychobiographical case study was adopted by the researcher to explore and describe the extent to which Steve Jobs demonstrated the entrepreneurial characteristics identified by Rauch and Frese (2007). A personality trait approach to entrepreneurship was adopted in the study. The study also attempted to explore the socio-cultural and economic context within which Jobs practised his entrepreneurial activities. Jobs was a successful entrepreneur who co-founded Apple and founded NeXT and Pixar, which were all companies that transformed various technological industries. His entrepreneurial orientation allowed him to produce innovative products that transformed society in various sectors which included personal computing, mobile phones, music, retail stores and films (Isaacson, 2011). A qualitative approach was adopted in the study. The data collection and analysis was guided by the three linked sub-processes proposed by Miles and Huberman (2002) which involved data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing and verification. The findings of this study showed that Jobs demonstrated, at varying levels, all the entrepreneurial characteristics identified by Rauch and Frese (2007) which included a need of achievement, risk-taking, innovativeness, autonomy, locus of control and self-efficacy. The researcher however noted that the desire for autonomy, risk-taking, innovativeness and self-efficacy were the most dominant characteristics driving his entrepreneurial orientation. The research thesis adopted the structure of a teaching case which can be used to explore and discuss the personality trait perspective to entrepreneurship in a classroom setting. The findings of the study can be recognised as positively contributing to the growing field of psychobiographical research on exceptional individuals, including entrepreneurs. The study can be considered as a foundation for future studies which will add to the body of knowledge relating to entrepreneurship and personality.

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Lomax, Michael E. "Black baseball, black entrepreneurs, black community." Connect to resource, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1228158943.

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Bryant, Peter Thomas. "The role of self-regulation in decision making by entrepreneurs." Thesis, Electronic version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/318.

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Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University (Macquarie Graduate School of Management), 2006.
Bibliography: leaves 243-283.
Introduction -- Literature on entrepreneurship, self-regulation and decision making -- Literature on decision making by entrepreneurs -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion of empirical findings.
This thesis explores the role of self-regulation in decision making by entrepreneurs. It builds on prior research which has focussed on the cognitive aspects of key decisions made by entrepreneurs. Among these key decisions are career choice, opportunity evaluation and opportunity exploitation. One area of this ongoing reearch program is the exploration of social congition and self-regulatory factors in decision making. Hower, this area is still in its infancy, significant gaps remain and there are no coherent theories about such phenomena in the field of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to theory development on these topics.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Neves, Joao Adamor Dias. "An analysis of the role of organisational climate upon training effectiveness : a study of small and medium sized firms in Brazil." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2132.

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This study examines the influence of organisational climate upon training effectiveness, and to a lesser extent, considers the impact of organisational climate upon business performance. This impact will be considered in relation to the results of employees' training, as assessed by themselves and by supervisors and managers of the firms concerned in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, the third most important economic region in the southeast part of Brazil. In addition, this study also examines the relationship between training effectiveness and business performance, as assessed by managers and deputy managers. A survey was undertaken with forty-five small and medium-sized metal, pharmaceutical and electronic firms and a total of 225 workers, 90 supervisors and managers were interviewed for this study. Based on the correlational analysis performed, the results of this research indicate that a favourable and positive organisational climate as perceived by workers, does account for training effectiveness, in terms of results of workers' training, as assessed by themselves, supervisors and managers alike. Also, the findings of the research indicate that a favourable and positive organisational clImate greatly accounts for business performance, as assessed by managers only. Finally, the study concludes that training effectiveness and business performance are related, but not as strongly as it could be expected. The area covered in the survey was the capital city of the Minas Gerais state, Belo Horizonte; the industrial city of Contagein, the second most important city in economic terms near Belo Horizonte, and finally, the industrial cities of Itauna and Divinopolis, in the southwest part of the Minas Gerais state. The study raises a number of practical issues: firstly, at the level of national Training Policies, the Brazilian Government might like to re-direct its training policies and strategies, in terms of the effectiveness of training courses/programmes; secondly, at an organisation level, the managers and entrepreneurs need to give more emphasis to organisational climate; thirdly, at the level of the workforce, the employees of the industry need to be more aware of the benefits of a positive organisational climate within the firms in which they work. Finally, at the level of researchers and writers, this study gives an opportunity to either replicate the conclusions reached or to widen the field by doing further studies in this area.

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Qin, Yucheng. "Six Companies diplomacy Chinese merchants and late Qing policy toward exclusion, 1848-1911 /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2002. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3052452.

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Huang, Chen-I. "A comparative examination of the relationships and conflicts within the convenience store and estate agency industries in the Taiwanese retail franchise market." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/17682.

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This thesis is an examination of the relationships and conflicts between franchisors and franchisees in the Taiwan retail franchise market. Two examples, convenience stores and estate agencies, are compared as these typify the retail and service sectors. The method adopted in this research is a form of exploratory qualitative research, since the purpose is to provide insights and understanding of the nature of marketing. In this research, there are many points, which conflict with previous research, such as the performance between multi-unit and single franchising, monitoring issues, buying back franchisees, the resource constraints of management talent and financial capital,brand transference and so on. From the empirical findings, the author suggests this is related to local culture and operational customs. Further, in international franchising, the author's results show that there is no relationship between internationalisation and company scale. What is important is whether any two businesses have the same commercial objective. Some interviewees offer valuable insights, which have never been discussed before, for example, most of the previous researches on financial constraints focus on whether it is cheaper to obtain capital from franchisees as compared to stockholders or financial institutions. However, a valuable point interviewees have suggested is that the question should be related to whether the power of the brand is strong as compared with other factors. In other words, if the brand power is strong, then other constraints will be minimized. Based on the above findings, relationships and conflicts between franchisors and franchisees are then explored. Based on the nature of industry and ownership patterns, what the franchisees care about is autonomy in the convenience store sector, whereas brand power is highlighted in the estate agency sector. The common point is that both industries stress the importance of communication, but this function fails in this research for different reasons and these reasons can be traced back to the difference of ownership patterns. Therefore, aside from the contribution to theories, three models are developed for practical application from the perspective of communication. In conclusion, with smooth organizational communication and constructive interactions, both parties will benefit from each other and enjoy the synergy of increased brand power.

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Unni, Mohanan. "Marketplace ministry, context for the praxis of spiritual growth and affirmation for the laos of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p099-0002.

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Eulenberg, Julia Niebuhr. "Jewish enterprise in the American West : Washington, 1853-1909 /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10493.

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Goliath, Jasmine Estonia. "Establishing perceptions of an entrepreneur using word associations." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020785.

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Entrepreneurship as a source of economic growth and competitiveness as well as job creation and the advancement of social interests is well documented. Despite these important contributions to the economies of countries, a shortage of entrepreneurial activity exists across borders and specifically in developing countries such as South Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the perception and image of an entrepreneur in the eyes of various stakeholders. The reasoning behind this was that if the image of an entrepreneur could be determined, one could establish whether the image positively or negatively influences entrepreneurial intentions as well as potential future entrepreneurial activity. More specifically, the primary objective was to identify the perception and image that potential entrepreneurs (students) and existing entrepreneurs (small business owners) have of an entrepreneur. In the body of knowledge or general literature on entrepreneurship, the most commonly discussed topics are the nature and importance of entrepreneurship, the attributes (personality traits, characteristics and skills) associated with an entrepreneur, various push and pull factors, various rewards and drawbacks of such a career and the challenges entrepreneurs face. It is these aspects of entrepreneurship that stakeholders will most likely have been exposed to, and that most possibly have influenced their perception and image of an entrepreneur. The aforementioned aspects provided an overview of the theoretical body of knowledge on which the perception and image of an entrepreneur is based. The present study adopted a qualitative research paradigm with a phenomenological approach to achieve the research objectives of the study. Within this context, the study made use of a qualitative method for data collection and a quantitative method for data analysis. As such, a mixed methods approach was adopted. More specifically, a qualitative dominant mixed research method was implemented. A continuous word association test, which is a projective technique, was adopted as the qualitative means of data collection. This test involved asking participants to recall the words that come to mind when presented with the word “entrepreneur”. This method was selected because of its ability to reveal both affective and cognitive associations with the concept “entrepreneur”. A quantitative summative (manifest) content analysis was used as the quantitative research method for analysing the data. The continuous word association test was conducted among three sample groups, namely students prior to commencing, and students after completing a module in entrepreneurship, and small business owners. Student and small business owner participants were asked to write down as many words or phrases as possible that came to mind when they thought of the word “entrepreneur”, which was the stimulus word, within a ten-minute period. These responses were then collated and coded by developing a coding framework based on brand image and entrepreneurship literature. In studies on brand image, the components of image are considered to be tristructured in nature, consisting of cognitive (what the individual knows), affective (how the individual feels) and holistic (overall symbolism, combination of affective and cognitive) evaluations. The words generated by the participants in this study were broadly coded according to these categories and further subcategorised by searching for themes within the broad categories, which was facilitated and guided by an in-depth investigation of the entrepreneurship literature. The findings of this study show that the words generated by all three groups of participants were mostly of a cognitive nature, followed by words of a general or affective nature. As such, the vast majority of words generated by all three groups related to what the participants knew about an entrepreneur (cognitive) versus how they felt about one (affective), and were grounded in the management or entrepreneurship literature. When comparing the top ten words most frequently associated with the term “entrepreneur” by the three groups of participants, the attribute risk-taker was the most frequently recalled word among all three groups. Students prior to undertaking the entrepreneurship module associated an entrepreneur with being creative and a risk-taker, having a business enterprise and being involved in the selling of goods and services. Students after completing the module in entrepreneurship associated an entrepreneur with being profit-orientated, a risk-taker, innovative and original, and being opportunistic. Small business owners, on the other hand, associated an entrepreneur with being a risk-taker, innovative and original, goal- and achievement-orientated and profit-orientated. The findings show that all groups of participants associated an entrepreneur principally with certain attributes rather than with learned skills and competencies, and that all groups had a more positive than negative image of an entrepreneur. It was also found that exposure to entrepreneurship literature has an influence on the perception and image that students have of an entrepreneur. Because the words recalled by students after completing the entrepreneurship module were more in line with those recalled by small business owners, than with those recalled by students before starting the module, it can be suggested that entrepreneurship literature contributes to a more realistic image of an entrepreneur among students. This study has contributed to the field of entrepreneurship research by adopting a qualitative dominant research paradigm in conjunction with quantitative research methods to explore the complexity of the term “entrepreneur”. Furthermore, this study has been able to establish how individuals feel about entrepreneurship, in terms of being either positive or negative, by adding an affective aspect to the cognitive aspect of entrepreneurial decision-making. By conducting a continuous word association test among students prior to beginning and after completing a module in entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial knowledge of students before being exposed to entrepreneurship literature was established, and subsequently the effectiveness of the entrepreneurship module determined. It is hoped that the findings of this study have added value to the entrepreneurship body of knowledge and can be used in future studies as a tool to address the problem of low entrepreneurial intention and activity among South Africans. Furthermore, it is hoped that by creating a positive image of an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a desirable career choice can be promoted and an entrepreneurial culture developed within communities and broader society.

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Tocher, Neil. "New venture success the role of principal's social capital and social efectiveness /." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/07M%20Dissertations/TOCHER_NEIL_37.pdf.

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Porfidio, Joseph Anthony. "Guarding your heart seminar a perichoretic model for improving community-life within a local congregation by increasing levels of two-dimensional repentance and forgiveness /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p099-0003.

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Pierre, Ulwyn Louise Julia. "Upward mobility of Blacks within corporate America : enhancers and inhibitors /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1992. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11396325.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1992.
Includes tables. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Francis A. Ianni. Dissertation Committee: John Delaney. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-217).

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Achmad, Hendrowinoto Nirwanto Ki S. "Liku-liku penangkapan Tommy Soeharto." Rawamangun, Jakarta : Gria Media Prima Jakarta, 2001. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/49261337.html.

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Campbell, Alistair John, and n/a. "Engineers, entrepreneurs & wealth-creation from idea to product." Swinburne University of Technology, 2003. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20061205.164435.

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The paradigms that examine and describe the nature of the entrepreneurship process have generally been linear, following the lead of the more mature management and physical sciences. This emulation of linear methodologies has occurred despite indications from authors such as Bygrave, Shaver and Mitton of their being less appropriate at this relatively early stage of the social science of entrepreneurship. When examining the nature of a phenomenon such as entrepreneurship, statistical correlations and linear descriptions are limited to confirmation of existing hypotheses. The underlying assumption is that the correct questions are known. However this assumption becomes moot when seeking to include the many unpredictable, non-linear aspects that add the key human vitality of entrepreneurship. This research seeks to move toward a more complete description than linearity alone is able to capture. The research presents a non-linear paradigm, being a holistic combination of the rational evidence of entrepreneurship and what might be termed the spiritual or intangible aspects that together constitute the observed craft of entrepreneurship. The research highlights the dynamic skill-set used by entrepreneurs to balance key elements in the entrepreneurial process, in a way that achieves a relational coherence. The focus is on the high-tech industry which is especially prone to the use of linear descriptions of the entrepreneurship process which takes a new idea and leads it to become a successful product. Interviews with entrepreneurship practitioners involved in the creation of new ventures in the high-tech industry form the database against which this non-linear paradigm is investigated. The results confirm that the success of the entrepreneurial process depends on far more than the linear descriptions that are commonly used to describe the process. Once the basics are in place, entrepreneurs appear to shift their focus to achieving a multi-dimensional integration among what they identify as the key elements in the entrepreneurial process. This is achieved despite apparent disorder and chaos being evident in the process of new venture creation. Entrepreneurs appear to make sense of the confusing non-linearity by focussing on the relational attributes among elements in the new venture. The use of the non-linear relational paradigm (NLRP) developed from the results of this research, enables a more holistic understanding of the empirically observed process of entrepreneurship. This has some significant implications for the management and evaluation of nascent technology enterprises. The NLRP's additional fix on the entrepreneurship process, can be used to inform the venture capital industry when trying to predict the likelihood of success of prospective ventures vying for funds. The NLRP's alternative view could also translate into more appropriate new venture management once funded, and thus better success rates for nascent ventures. The NLRP's insights on the way in which entrepreneurs create and grow new ventures, can improve best-practice techniques for entrepreneurs and influence the way in which entrepreneurship education is approached. Describing innovation and entrepreneurship more holistically also has important implications for all facets of industry that include a process of design, or seek to create wealth.

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Spencer, Stanley. "Perceptions of college students, parents, and employers in southwest Ohio concerning associate degrees." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1318452.

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陳惠雲. "身份認同, 網絡和企業經營 : 一個對流動移民企業家的研究 = Identities, social networks and entrepreneurship : a study of mobile Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2006. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/690.

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Münzel, Martin. "Die jüdischen Mitglieder der deutschen Wirtschaftselite 1927-1955 Verdrängung - Emigration - Rückkehr /." Paderborn : Schöningh, 2006. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/70779071.html.

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Newberry, Daniel A. "Changing the attitudes of pastors and business people regarding outreach to the business community /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1072514271&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Von, Eschen Kristin. "A green light for the Geti : the divergent experiences of male and female private entrepreneurs in reform-era China." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33945.

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This thesis will examine the experiences of China's urban private businesspeople over the reform-era (1978--present). I will show that this socioeconomic group has experienced colossal improvements in the political, economic and social environment in which they operate their businesses. In contrast to the early reform years, in the 1990s businesspeople have, in the words of a businesswoman I interviewed, been "given the green light." The business climate is so favourable that successful private economic actors have become an elite and privileged group. However, no analysis of China's private businesspeople is complete without attention to the issue of gender. Persistent gender bias and discrimination against women in Chinese society has a negative impact on the ability of businesswomen to take advantage of the friendly new business environment and its attendant opportunities.
The overall trend toward a basically positive business climate and the gender specific challenges experienced by businesswomen will be examined primarily by presenting personal portraits of four private businesspeople selected out of forty formal interviews conducted by the author in the spring and summer of 1998 in Tianjin city, northeastern China.

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劉榮錦 and Wing Kam Raymond Lau. "The socio-political impact of economic reforms and the nature of the 1989 mass movement in Beijing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31237228.

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周振基 and Chun-kay Stephen Chow. "An investigation of the success factors of young Chinese entrepreneursin Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31244105.

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Fassett, David R. "Academic standards alignment with essential work skills : perceptions from Indiana guidance counselors and employers." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1354645.

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The purpose of this exploratory study was to look at the importance of Indiana's Algebra I academic standards in relationship with essential, entry-level work skills as perceived by employers and guidance counselors in northern and northeastern Indiana. Counselors and employers were sent electronic (e-mail and web-based) or hard (paper) copies of a survey instrument. Section II of the survey asked for demographic data, (age, race, gender) as well as information related to the size of the business or school, type of business, and years in current position. Respondents were also asked to rate their knowledge of the Indiana academic standards, the Americans with disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. In Section III, respondents were presented with the nine Indiana Algebra I standards, along with examples to illustrate and further explain each standard. Employers rated each standard, and the standards combined, on its importance to skills required from people seeking jobs immediately after leaving high school using a Likert scale. Guidance counselors rated the importance of the standards based on what they knew of the labor market within school district and surrounding areas using the same Likert scale. Comments were solicited at the end of the survey instruments. Employers disagreed with the importance of any of the Algebra I standards, or the standards as whole, as entry-level work skills. Their highest mean rating was 2.4. Counselors also disagreed, although on two standards their mean rating was above the Neutral rating. Sample size was deemed too low for generalization, but study does supply a framework for future research.
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Jacobson, Michael E. "The rise and fall of place the development of a sense of place and community in Colorado's southern coalfields 1890-1930 /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2006.

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Kwong, Sing-szee, and 鄺勝仕. "Networking of Chinese entrepreneurs and managers in Hong Kong: an exploratory study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31244336.

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Jones, Mark Peter. "Biotech's perfect climate : the Hybritech story /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full format. Access restricted to UC IP addresses, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3160338.

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Amado, Melissa. "Hispanic Businesses in Tucson Since 1854." University of Arizona, Mexican American Studies and Research Center, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/218655.

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Hispanic ownership of businesses has existed in Tucson prior to the Gadsden Purchase of 1854, which allowed the United States to acquire Tucson and part of Southern Arizona. Although ranching and agriculture were main sources of income for this group of pioneer settlers, they were able to diversify their wealth into other sectors of the economy. As the Hispanic population became integrated into American society, an evolution of minority identity towards business ownership occurred. Starting in the twentieth century, Mexican Americans tended to operate mostly in the service industry, such as barber shops and grocery stores. There were a few Hispanic lawyers and doctors. However, their numbers were small in compañson to the growing Mexican American and Anglo populations. The Great Depression of the 1930s affected many of these agriculturally oriented Hispanic families. By the 1940s, more Mexican Americans and Anglos were arriving to the area in search of employment. By the 1980s, a trend was evident of a service sector economy for the Tucson labor market. Most of the twenty Hispanic entrepreneurs interviewed for this study were first or second generation Tucsonans, The pioneer Hispanic families are no longer at the forefront of business opportunities. Instead, sonic of the offspring from these pioneer families have gone into other fields or enterprises in order to develop their own entrepreneurial identity. Some of the interviewees that are descendants of these "latecomers" are undecided as to whether they want their children to enter the family business. As a consequence, some of these establishments may end in the next twenty to thirty years. A cycle of continual Hispanic "latecomers" operating businesses may develop in the Tucson area. The consequence could be the lack of a solid economic base for the Hispanic business community.

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O'Connell, J. "A retrospective study of the problems encountered by small business owner-managers in the health sector." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/429.

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It is estimated that the failure rate of small, medium and micro enterprises in South Africa’s (SMME’s) are between 70 percent and 80 percent. As a result, millions of rand are lost on business ventures because of essentially avoidable mistakes and problems. Difficulties encountered by small business owner-managers can be described as environmental, marketing, financial or managerial in nature. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the nature and importance of problems experience by small business owner-managers in the private health sector. The design that was used in this study was qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual in nature. This study fell within the broad framework of qualitative research, as interviews were employed to do the research project (Baker, 1999:247). A purposive sample was used to identify the participants for inclusion. The target population was small business owner-managers operating within the private health sector in the Nelson Mandela Metropole. The sample comprised eight business owner-managers in the health sector within the boundaries of the Nelson Mandela Metropole, purposely identified. Before doing the empirical research, a pilot study was conducted with one small business owner-manager that fulfilled the required criteria of the research population. Data was collected by means of naïve sketches and semi-structured interviews. Data was analyzed according to the framework provided by Tesch (in Creswell, 1994). Guba’s model (in Krefting, 1991) was employed for data verification. Interviews were conducted in both Afrikaans and English. iii Direct transcriptions from the tape-recorded interviews ensured that all data was gathered and saved for reference when needed during the data analysis as described by Field and Morse (1996:64). The researcher took observational, theoretical, methodological and personal notes as described in Wilson (1989: 433-435). Transcriptions from sketches and interviews served as the database for the study. Only literature pertaining to the research process was consulted prior to the data collection of the primary data, in order to establish an effective research format. The problems experienced by small business owner-managers in the health sector were discussed under four major themes and several sub-themes identified by the researcher and the independent coder. The main themes that emerged from the study were: small business ownermanagers in the health sector lacked business skills and experience; had financial problems regarding their businesses; had difficulty building a customer base; and were uncertain in terms of their businesses’ future. Conclusions were drawn from the findings of the study and limiting factors were identified and acknowledged in the report. Recommendations that could assist practitioners, educators and trainers were suggested.

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Al-Zubeidi, Mohammad. "Higher Education and Entrepreneurship: The Relation between College Educational Background and Small Business Success in Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4795/.

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This study examined the relationship between success of small businesses and the educational backgrounds of their owners. A survey composed of questions concerning demographics, educational backgrounds, and business success was mailed to 1100 businesses in Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties in Texas. There were 228 usable responses which were analyzed by using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS12). Data were sorted so that educational level, sales volume, number of employees, and longevity, were identified on a 5-point ordinal scale. Educational major was identified on a 5-point nominal scale. Pearson's correlation was used to determine whether relationships existed between founders' educational background and small business success. Spearman's correlation was used to determine the direction and strength of the relationships. Then educational level and major were combined with age, gender, ethnicity, and industry, to determine the relationships between founders' educational background, and business success. For this purpose a canonical correlation was used. Five opinion questions concerned influence of college education on business success among college graduates and non-college graduates were identified on a 5-point Likert scale and tested using one-way ANOVA, and independent sample t-test. When educational level and major were the only predictors of business success, a statistically significant relationship was found between years of formal education, and sales volume. When educational level and major were combined with age, gender, ethnicity, and industry, a statistically significant relationship was found between founders' educational level and age, and business success. A statistically significant and negative relationship was found between founders' educational major and industry, and business success. All opinion questions revealed statistically significant relationships between owner's college education and business success. These relationships indicate the ability for the owner to learn, adapt and maintain a successful business. The influence of a college education on small business success was noticeable and reflects the continuing need for higher education to cope with technological advances, business competition, and the changing global economy.

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Street, David Michael. "The small business entrepreneur : a psychological profile." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002574.

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With the growing importance being placed on the small business environment as having a positive influence on economic growth and vitality (Erwee, 1987: Burns & Dewhurst, 1989), there has been a corresponding increase in attention being paid to entrepreneurship and the characteristics of the entrepreneur. This increased attention is due to the fact that entrepreneurs have long been linked to small business creation and recognised as an important factor in the small business development process (Boyd & Gumpert, 1983). Despite the quantity of research on entrepreneurship, there appears to be an ongoing controversy oyer what characterises an entrepreneurial business. and the specific characteristics of the small business entrepreneur. It has been argued that although there is an overlap between entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial businesses. they are in fact different entities (Carland, Hoy, Boulton & Carland, 1984: Drucker, 1985), and that not every individual who starts a business is an entrepreneur (Drucker. 1985). Small business entrepreneurship has been found to be specifically related to the psychological characteristics of the owner-manager who controls the business (Miller. 1983). The purpose of this research was to identify and describe psychological characteristics displayed by a group of South African small business entrepreneurs, thereby compiling a psychological profile of the small business entrepreneur. Given the nature of entrepreneurial activities and processes, Hofer and Bygrave (1992) recommend that accurate, precise qualitative data that is rich in its descriptive characterisation of the situation and the phenomenon involved be collected. As a result the researcher used qualitative rather than quantitative methods of investigation. Innovative behaviour has long been linked to entrepreneurship (Schumpeter. 1934) and entrepreneurial businesses were distinguished from other small businesses by their use of innovative strategic practices. Two sample groups consisting of entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial businesses, were created and the data collected were analysed independently. The results, based on personal interviews with 32 small business owner-managers and the administration and interpretation of tihe Structured Objective Rorschach Test (SORT), indicate that small business entrepreneurship should not be used as a term synonymous with small business ownership and/or management. Despite similarities between small business entrepreneurs and other small business owner-managers. the results suggest that a distinction between the two groups is necessary for accurate future research on entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs differed from other small business owner-managers in terms of their psychological characteristics including their motives, their perception and attitude towards the external environment, and various sociological factors. The entrepreneurial businesses were also different in that they were more innovative and growth oriented than the non-entrepreneurial businesses. The research contributes towards a clarification of the concept of small business entrepreneurship and indicates a need for more precise sampling techniques to be used in entrepreneurial research.

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