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Sajjad, Syed Imran, and Aasim Munir Dad . "Impact of Culture on Entrepreneur Intention." Information Management and Business Review 4, no. 1 (January 15, 2012): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v4i1.960.
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The main purpose of this study is to identify the role of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. After reviewing the literature, researchers identify those predictors who influence the entrepreneur’s intention with the help of socio cognitive model. National culture of a country influences the entrepreneur’s intention to start new business. Perceived feasibility, perceived desirability and entrepreneurs experience has a direct impact on entrepreneur’s intention. The study finds out the impact of culture on entrepreneur intention, different cultures have different ways to influence the entrepreneur intention and different ways to impact on intentions towards perceived feasibility and perceived desirability .The study helps entrepreneur’s decision making process and also helps out the development of further new business in Pakistan, motivates students to become entrepreneurs and analyzes their feasibility and desirability. Culture varies from country to country, within country different provinces, how different cultures, different traditions, norms and values. So in future, it helps to analyze entrepreneur’s intention in different cultures.
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Ilin, A. B., and Yu S. Sizova. "RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEURS HISTORICAL MINDSET IN EXAMPLIFICATION OF FUTURE ECONOMISTS MORAL CHARACTER SHAPING." Intelligence. Innovations. Investment, no. 5 (2020): 52–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2020-5-52.
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The paper focuses on the moral portrait of modern Russian entrepreneurs which is currently subject to a drastic change. A historical overview of Russian entrepreneurial traditions is provided. Entrepreneur moral has always played a vital role in economy development and will always play. Moreover, business people values affect the institutional interaction at micro-, mezo- and macro-levels. To highlight the entrepreneurial culture principles of Russian entrepreneurs from historical point of view, and show illiteracy of modern students in economics in the issues of Russian entrepreneurship history. Methods and methodological units of research are content analysis, culture genesis, empirical study. The poll of the first and second-year students of two leading universities was conducted, and its results revealed ignorance of to-be economists on the issues of Russian entrepreneurship history. Hence, our students would not be able to follow the traditions of Russian entrepreneurship. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the theoretical and methodological justification of moral qualities of Russian entrepreneurs of the 19th-20thcenturies and their applicability/impossibility of use by modern entrepreneurs in conditions of informatization and digitalization. Research results can be used by Universities for tailoring their educational programmes for to-be economists and entrepreneurs.
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Dottore, Antonio, and Suleiman K. Kassicieh. "Predicting Future Technopreneurs Among Inventors." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 14, no. 03 (May 8, 2017): 1750008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219877017500080.
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High-technology new firms are an important source of strong economic value and spillovers. It is therefore theoretically and practically important to understand the antecedents to their creation. This study focuses on understanding attitudinal, situational and personal characteristics associated with entrepreneurial activity by academic inventors. We surveyed patent holders and examined differences between entrepreneur inventors (EIs) and non-entrepreneur inventors (NEIs) in many dimensions. In demographic variables, EIs are more likely male, who have had a career in academic institutions. They were actively involved in technology development with grants used to validate the commercial potential of the technology and in a large number of contacts in the industry. They were also involved in business activities outside of their employment that required technical skills. EIs who had commercialization support from their regions were more likely to become entrepreneurs. The ones who exhibited innovative behavior were also more likely to become entrepreneurs. We used these differences to predict inventors who were more likely to become entrepreneurs using these demographic, personal characteristics, situational and attitudinal descriptors using discriminant functions with very good success. The model to forecast the inventors’ likely path to commercializing their technologies can have practical implications for universities and public policy-makers.
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Tipu, Syed Awais Ahmad. "The Cognitive Side of Entrepreneurial Ethics: What Do We Still Need to Know?" Journal of Enterprising Culture 23, no. 01 (March 2015): 117–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495815710016.
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The paper aims to review the current state of the knowledge in an attempt to renew the interest in studying cognitive side of entrepreneurial ethics. The paper explores how the two streams of the literature — entrepreneurial cognition and entrepreneurial ethics — can possibly be integrated to guide future research. It also reviews the literature at the intersection of entrepreneurial cognitions and ethics. In doing so, the paper draws upon the extant literature to propose a set of questions for future research. Given the ethical implications of entrepreneurial behavior, this paper calls for future interdisciplinary work among entrepreneurial cognition scholars and business ethicists. The extant literature has generally focused on exploring the linkages among entrepreneurial cognitions, moral awareness, and moral judgment. It appears that relatively sparse attention is paid to explore the underlying cognitive patterns of an entrepreneur's actions pertaining to unethical business practices. This gap in the literature at the intersection of cognitions and ethics holds significant potential for future research. The proposed questions for future research include the following: How do cognitive biases and heuristics make an entrepreneur more susceptible to immoral judgment and reasoning? Which of the cognitive schemas is more likely to enhance moral intentions of entrepreneurs? How does distributed cognition shape socially responsible entrepreneurial behavior? Do entrepreneurs prefer rule-based or cost/benefit-based reasoning approach while making moral judgment? Which of the cognitive dimensions of socially responsible behavior — utilitarianism, just, and rights — is more common among entrepreneurs in developed countries in comparison to the entrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies? Do immigrant and/or ethnic entrepreneurs experience identity ambiguity and how does it relate to their unethical actions? How does the level of motivation affect an entrepreneur's reliance on heuristics rather than employing a systematic response to process information for ethical judgment? The proposed questions potentially offer insights into the way in which entrepreneurial cognitions and entrepreneurial ethics are interconnected. Entrepreneurship scholars may enrich their future research efforts by exploring how might insights from entrepreneurial ethics better inform the theoretical developments of entrepreneurial cognitions.
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Ganzin, Max, Gazi Islam, and Roy Suddaby. "Spirituality and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Magical Thinking in Future-Oriented Sensemaking." Organization Studies 41, no. 1 (March 28, 2019): 77–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840618819035.
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Drawing from a qualitative empirical study of Canadian entrepreneurs, we seek to understand the nature of entrepreneurial thinking. More specifically, we analyse entrepreneurs’ cognitive capacity to mitigate the risk inherent in an uncertain future and overcome low community expectations of entrepreneurial success. We introduce the notion of ‘magical thinking’, an emergent construct that refers to a cluster of beliefs that maintain the motivation and focus of entrepreneurs by transmuting agency from a rational-scientific context in which the entrepreneur imposes his or her will on the environment, to a spiritual context in which the entrepreneur perseveres by remaining true to trust in a wider cosmological belief system. We identify three key elements of magical thinking – finding one’s path, obtaining the answers and being at peace.
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Gartner, William B. "“Who Is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question." American Journal of Small Business 12, no. 4 (April 1988): 11–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225878801200401.
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Entrepreneurship is the creation of organizations. What differentiates entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs create organizations, while non-entrepreneurs do not. In behavioral approaches to the study of entrepreneurship an entrepreneur is seen as a set of activities involved in organization creation, while in trait approaches an entrepreneur is a set of personality traits and characteristics. This paper argues that trait approaches have been unfruitful and that behavioral approaches will be a more productive perspective for future research in entrepreneurship.
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Gartner, William B. "“Who Is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 13, no. 4 (July 1989): 47–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225878901300406.
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Entrepreneurship is the creation of organizations. What differentiates entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs create organizations, while non-entrepreneurs do not. In behavioral approaches to the study of entrepreneurship an entrepreneur is seen as a set of activities involved in organization creation, while in trait approaches an entrepreneur is a set of personality traits and characteristics. This paper argues that trait approaches have been unfruitful and that behavioral approaches will be a more productive perspective for future research in entrepreneurship.
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Mishra, Oly. "Principles of frugal innovation and its application by social entrepreneurs in times of adversity: an inductive single-case approach." Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies 13, no. 4 (July 13, 2021): 547–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeee-07-2020-0247.
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Purpose This study aims to focus on implementing frugal innovation and its principles by social entrepreneurs to face the challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research paper discusses the case of an Indian social entrepreneur who works for menstrual health and hygiene of unprivileged and rural women in India. The social entrepreneur’s constant endeavor is to create an ecosystem to ensure rural women’s economic and social upliftment through financial inclusion and livelihood training. When faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the social entrepreneur re-purposed the manufacturing process to produce masks that were the need of the hour. Design/methodology/approach The research paper is qualitative and follows an inductive case study approach. The underlying principles of frugal innovation are established through content analysis of the social entrepreneur’s interviews and her team members. Findings The study discusses how adversity can be an opportunity for social entrepreneurs by implementing frugal innovation principles, i.e. re-use, re-purpose, re-combine and rapidity, in times of crisis. Research limitations/implications One of the major limitations of this study is that it is based on a single case study, as, in the current scenario, this case appeared to be the most suitable one. There is no way to generalize the assumptions of this model. Researchers will have to study the phenomena of frugal innovation in adversity across multiple cases in the future. Also, the study is based on a single emerging economy, i.e. India. Further research may be carried out with such cases from other countries. Practical implications The proposition of this research paper will help new and established social entrepreneurs understand that the four principles of frugal innovation and their practical application by a social entrepreneur. This will act as a guiding light for the present and future entrepreneurs regarding how one can respond to a crisis. This will also help advance our understanding of the distinct ways in which social entrepreneurs’ activities can help society in times of crisis. The findings of this research paper provide timely implications for social entrepreneurs. To respond efficiently to various crises, it is important to consider its effect on social entrepreneurship. Social implications The research paper shows that the social enterprise has implemented frugal innovation principles to manufacture the COVID-19 protection items supplied through existing supply chain networks. Also, a social entrepreneur is not intimidated by the sudden changes in the business environment; instead, they look at the situation as an opportunity to do something new. They are always willing to take the risk to innovate a solution that will address people’s problems. frugal innovation, due to its highly collaborative nature and its ability to make the most from limited resources, is the only way social entrepreneurs can create an inclusive, secure and sustainable future. Originality/value There are several challenges in social entrepreneurship, especially in emerging economies like India. During the pandemic, availability of resources was the major challenge, due to which social entrepreneurs had to find solutions through frugal innovation. This paper provides the practical application of the four principles of frugal innovation implemented by a social enterprise to manufacture and supply Covid protection items. It also presents the practical and managerial implications of the principles of frugal innovation by social entrepreneurs in low resource settings.
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Jeong, Shinhee, Jeanne M. Bailey, Jin Lee, and Gary N. McLean. "“It’s not about me, it’s about us”: a narrative inquiry on living life as a social entrepreneur." Social Enterprise Journal 16, no. 3 (March 7, 2020): 263–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sej-05-2019-0030.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to help us understand social entrepreneurs’ lived experiences, reflecting the comprehensive entrepreneurial processes that encompass their past, present and future. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach was used to explore the meaning of experiences in social entrepreneurs’ professional lives through the stories retold and restructured by social entrepreneurs. A total of 11 social entrepreneurs in the Midwest region of the USA were interviewed. Findings The authors identified three time-sequential themes: past (looking backward at the origin), present (living life as a social entrepreneur) and future (looking forward). Seven sub-themes emerged, revealing social entrepreneurs’ aspiration, self-knowledge, identity-defining moments, their sustainability-oriented leadership and how they build an organizational structure, partnership and handle the burden of work and the organization. Practical implications The findings offer useful information for future social entrepreneurs as they can learn from the perspectives of experienced social entrepreneurs in terms of what to prepare for and expect so they can achieve their full entrepreneurial potential. It can also aid in further development of social entrepreneur curricula in business and non-business schools. Originality/value The existing literature does not portray sufficient detail about how social entrepreneurs live the lives they have created and chosen to understand their lived experiences. This study also provides a comprehensive definition of social entrepreneurship, incorporating “collective perspective” with a mentality of “it’s not about me, it’s about us”.
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Djojo, Brata Wibawa. "Kompetensi, Pengalaman, dan Pembelajaran Inovasi yang Memengaruhi Kemampuan Berinovasi dan Sukses Kewirausahaan." Binus Business Review 4, no. 2 (November 29, 2013): 607–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/bbr.v4i2.1375.
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Entreprneurship is one of economic indicator in a country, whereas the entrepreneur would make a job impact to many people. Entrepreneurship could not be implemented without the willingness and capability to make effort. An entrepreneur must have a vision of business opportunities as well, especially in health industry in Indonesia in forthcoming days. The question is on how an entrepreneur could success in health business relating to his or her competencies, experiences, and innovation learning in which also affect innovation capability. This paper studies about some successful Indonesian entrepreneurs in health business whom make an inspiration and input to entrepreneur candidates or existing entrepreneurs. This paper is supported by theoretical review to find the research model’s variables for future research, which might be in empirical study. This paper used judgement sampling method to Indonesian entrepreneurs in health business. The interesting issue is that the competency and success of the entrepreneurs do not always relate to formal education they got, but how the entrepreneurs implement the innovation way in their business. There are some gaps in this paper, whereas how the similiar research could take a good sample and exploit the research design well in the future to get a good and accurate research.
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Sherlywati, Sherlywati, Rini Handayani, and Asni Harianti. "Analisis Perbandingan Kemampuan Kewirausahaan Pengusaha Perempuan dan Laki-Laki: Studi pada UMKM di Kota Bandung." Jurnal Manajemen Maranatha 16, no. 2 (May 11, 2017): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.28932/jmm.v16i2.386.
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This study aim to compare the ability of women’s entrepreneurship and men’s entrepreneurship in the unit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Bandung City. Women’s entrepreneurship has a significant role in SME. Their great contributions support the economy of Indonesia. According Buchari (2013) women entrepreneur has the ability to predict the future (future oriented). They tend to view into the future when making a decision. In terms of predicting the state, women tend to be on the safe area (self player). While in terms of independence, male entrepreneurs tend to be more independent than women entrepreneurs. Several previous studies have said that there is a difference between entrepreneurial skills of women and men, but not significant. In this research, we want to see the difference entrepreneurial skills of women and men in SMEs in Bandung City. The sampling was done by cluster sampling method based on the administrative area of Bandung city and random sampling method. Respondents participated in demographic factors and factors of entrepreneurship abilities. Data analyzed by using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) and processing with AMOS program. The results found in this study were 1). entrepreneurial men are more self-reliant in meeting the challenges of competition, 2). women entrepreneurs more willing to take risks and love the challenges above, 3). wirausaha more men to think for business development into the future to promote their business, 4). male entrepreneurs are more flexible and anticipation of environmental changes. Keywords: Men’s Entrepreneur; SMEs; Women’s entrepreneur
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ISA, FILZAH MD, NOR AZILA MOHD NOR, and SHAISTA NOOR. "Leadership and Decision-making Style among Women Entrepreneurs: A Case of Malaysia." International Review of Management and Business Research 10, no. 1 (March 8, 2021): 68–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.30543/10-1(2021)-7.
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Women entrepreneur plays a catalytic role in economic development, as women constitute half of Malaysia's population. The contribution of women entrepreneurs in the country's economy is significant and may not ignore. Malaysia is a multicultural and multiethnic society comprised of Malays, Chinese, Indian and other local ethnics. The present study investigates the leadership and decision-making style among Malaysian women entrepreneurs. The present study adopted the qualitative research strategy, and ten women entrepreneurs are interviewed. A semi-structured interview technique is applied, and 6 Malays and 4 Chinese entrepreneurs made the study population. The result highlights that both Malay and Chinese entrepreneurs used democratic leadership styles for business management. Regarding decision-making, Malaysian women experienced failures in making the right decision. However, they considered the failure as a learning process for future decision-making. The present study will help new entrepreneurs persevere in their business ventures, and policymakers look into the best supports to enhance Malaysian women entrepreneurs' success. Keywords: Women Entrepreneur, Decision-making Process, Leadership Styles, Malaysia.
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Dvorský, Ján, Aleksandr Ključnikov, and Jiří Polách. "Business risks and their impact on business future concerning the entrepreneur’s experience with business bankruptcy: case of Czech Republic." Problems and Perspectives in Management 18, no. 2 (July 3, 2020): 418–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.18(2).2020.34.
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The article aims to determine the difference in the perception of selected business risks and their impact on the future of business concerning the entrepreneur’s experience with business bankruptcy. The case study involved 73 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience of business bankruptcy and 381 SMEs without the experience of business bankruptcy from the Czech Republic (CR). Linear regression models were used to verify statistically significant causal relationships between selected indicators of the most significant business risks and respondents’ perceptions of the future of business. The results brought interesting findings. The attitudes of entrepreneurs show that personnel, market, and financial risk are among the three most significant business risks. Experience with business failure is not a significant factor in determining the impact of market indicators on the business’s perceived future. The adequacy of sales of services and products has the greatest impact. The experience of the bankruptcy of SMEs is important in financial risk attitudes. According to entrepreneurs who have no experience with bankruptcy, the perception of financial performance has the greatest direct impact on the future of business. Conversely, for entrepreneurs who have experienced bankruptcy, the ability to properly manage financial risk on the company’s future has the greatest direct impact.
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Bender, Eve. "Mental Illness Doesn’t Deter Future Entrepreneurs." Psychiatric News 38, no. 17 (September 5, 2003): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/pn.38.17.0007.
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Pogonyshev, Vladimir A., Dina A. Pogonysheva, and Yelena I. Morozova. "Preparation of future entrepreneurs in the educational medium of university." Vestnik Kostroma State University. Series: Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociokinetics, no. 2 (2019): 127–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2019-25-2-127-130.
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The article is devoted to the preparation of bachelors in high school as subjects of future business activities. We considered the place of small business in the digital ecosystem. We revealed the essential content of modelling the activities of the entrepreneur, the fundamental principles. It has been revealed that the effectiveness of preparing students closely depends on socio-cultural, psychological, pedagogic and socio-economic factors. The role of the competency approach in providing high quality training for future entrepreneurs in accordance with the social order of the information society is defined. A model of training bachelors in the creative educational medium of the university is proposed, and technological support for the educational process is described. The structure of professional competency of bachelors as subjects of future entrepreneurial activity and its major components are established. The levels of professional competency formation of students are revealed. The organisational andpedagogic conditions of training in university digital educational medium for future entrepreneurs of the information society are substantiated.
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Thota, Monisha. "Safety measures in entrepreneurs." Journal of Management and Science 10, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 54–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.26524/jms.2020.2.10.
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An entrepreneur is a person who seeks to benefit from any given opportunity, rather than working all day long as an employee, with a fixed routine. He or she works according to a plan of their own. Entrepreneurs are a very important donator in any economy. These are the people who have the initiative and skills necessary to anticipate recent and future needs and bring great new ideas to market. But with every positive aspect there comes some negative aspects too, which should not be overlooked. So we need to understand every highs and lows of beingan entrepreneur.
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P, Unnikrishnan, and S. Bhuvaneswari. "A STUDY ON THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN KERALA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MALAPPURAM DISTRICT." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 9 (September 30, 2016): 105–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i9.2016.2542.
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The entrepreneurs play an important role in the economic and social development of the nation. Women entrepreneurs are also giving a partial role in this field. Now a day, society gives a better socio economic status to women. The State and Central Government has been introduced various schemes and empowerment programs to promote them to sustain in good working conditions of women enterprise.
At present, the number of women entrepreneurs in Kerala is low. If the Government takes necessary promotional measures, the number will rise into an indefinite in future and they can contribute much for the entrepreneurial growth of Kerala. Mostly the women are producing home need items, and this type of essentials & food items. These opportunities can be further applied for the growth of Kerala’s entrepreneurship and the future of women entrepreneur will be an asset for the growth of our state. This study helps to find out the various problems faced by women Entrepreneurs in Malappuram District. The details are directly collected from women entrepreneurs to observe their problems.
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Wang, Congying, Bei Hu, and Peng Li. "Empirical Study of Knowledge Fusion Process within Chinese High-Tech Industry Clusters Based on Information Fusion Method." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 08, no. 04 (December 2009): 353–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649209002452.
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In order to consider the future development of high-tech industry clusters, this paper applies an evolution perspective to look into the knowledge integration process from both local and global knowledge linkages of entrepreneurs within the industry cluster. This paper has established a model to explore the entrepreneur's knowledge spillover and diffusion process which promotes the high-technology industry cluster's technology upgrading. Analysis is based on data from questionnaires and interviews with 182 entrepreneurs in the Dongwan software high-tech industry cluster of Guangdong, China. Using the information fusion method the study analyses the distinction of high-tech industry clusters between developing countries and developed countries based on the survey, and found that the knowledge integration process has tremendous influence on industry cluster development, and the co-existence of both high levels of local and global knowledge linkages can greatly affect entrepreneur development and the possibility for the cluster to undertake transformation.
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OGBOLU, MICHAEL N., ROBERT P. SINGH, and ANTHONY WILBON. "LEGITIMACY, ATTITUDES AND INTENDED PATRONAGE: UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES FACING BLACK ENTREPRENEURS." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 20, no. 01 (March 2015): 1550007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946715500077.
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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 countries, the Caribbean and other countries.] and white entrepreneurs. In this paper, we move beyond the individual entrepreneur and study consumers' perceptual differences of black and white entrepreneurs. Using a multi-disciplinary theoretical framework to study 846 participants, we found empirical evidence that there are significant relationships between perceptions of legitimacy and consumer attitudes toward entrepreneurs and intended patronage. In addition, there appears to be differences in the way consumers perceive black and white entrepreneurs, which suggest significant challenges facing black entrepreneurs. Implications and future research directions are discussed.
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Čemerková, Šárka, and Žaneta Rylková. "Does a successful future entrepreneur in the globalized world need to know logistics?" SHS Web of Conferences 74 (2020): 04002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207404002.
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Starting a business entails huge demands on the future entrepreneur. Only a great idea and a desire to do business are not a guarantee of success. This future entrepreneur must be equipped with a wide range of knowledge, skills and personal qualities. These together form a set of business competencies. One area that clearly affects business success is logistics. Especially in today’s globalized world, without logistics, realized on top professional level, it is not possible to succeed in a tough competitive environment. Large volumes of various materials (raw materials, materials, semi-finished products, products, goods, but also people) are moved practically all over the world. Poorly controlled material flow has a direct impact on the quality of provided customer service and thus on customer satisfaction. A dissatisfied customer equals no customer. The aim of the article is to provide the attitude of successful entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic to the issue of business competencies, specifically in the field of logistics. To what extent does the future successful entrepreneur need to know about logistics, resp. about their different forms? In the text, partial results of the primary research carried out in the winter of 2018-2019 in the Czech Republic will be presented. Questions about the competence in the field of logistics have been asked by entrepreneurs, whose business has existed for at least three years. The main conclusions will be given to the need for knowledge of distribution logistics for the future successful entrepreneur.
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Schüz, Mathias. "Sustainable Education for Future Managers and Entrepreneurs." Central European Business Review 1, no. 2 (September 30, 2012): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.19.
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Lazányi, Kornélia. "10.5937/sjm9-6257 = Entrepreneurs of the future." Serbian Journal of Management 9, no. 2 (2014): 149–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/sjm9-6257.
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Martin, Caren McHenry. "Entrepreneurs: Leading the Way to Pharmacy's Future." Consultant Pharmacist 26, no. 12 (December 1, 2011): 903–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4140/tcp.n.2011.903.
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Zhang, Weiying. "China’s future growth depends on innovation entrepreneurs." Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 15, no. 1 (January 2, 2017): 19–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2017.1287540.
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Wang, Junmin. "Taking the “Red Hat” off Chinese Private Entrepreneurs." Sociology of Development 2, no. 3 (2016): 293–321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/sod.2016.2.3.293.
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China's new capitalists, who have arisen from the booming private sector in the postcommunist era, are widely regarded as supporters of China's authoritarian political regime—the oft-cited “red capitalists.” Challenging the common view on the close connections between private entrepreneurs and political elites, this study applies an agency-centered perspective to examine how private entrepreneurs' organizational strategies in coping with formidable institutional environments created by the government have shaped their political values. From statistical analysis of a firm-level nationally representative data set, I find little evidence in the existing literature for the often depicted “redness” of Chinese private entrepreneurs. Although political connections that entrepreneurs seek to build with the government help mitigate the effects of institutional obstacles on their political opinions, such entrepreneur-state connections alone lead to entrepreneurs' unfavorable views on the polity. Private entrepreneurs' organizational innovations and particularly collaborative innovations beyond the firm level are found to significantly shape their political values, contributing to their potential role as political opponents in the future.
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Tipu, Syed Awais Ahmad. "Entrepreneurial risk taking: themes from the literature and pointers for future research." International Journal of Organizational Analysis 25, no. 3 (July 10, 2017): 432–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-08-2015-0898.
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Purpose Given the critical mass of literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking, the purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution to the knowledge so far by exploring important themes in the literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking. Design/methodology/approach The review is organized around four themes: nature of entrepreneurial risk-taking; antecedents of entrepreneurial risk-taking; context of entrepreneurial risk-taking; and outcomes of entrepreneurial risk-taking. The author critically evaluates the literature on each theme and presents the pointers for future research. Findings Literature does provide a holistic view encapsulating different dimensions of entrepreneurial risk-taking, but it has produced largely inconsistent findings in terms of risk and gender, risk propensity of entrepreneurs in comparison to non-entrepreneurs and the outcomes of entrepreneurial risk-taking. Organizational antecedents, non-financial measures and ethical- and health-related consequences of entrepreneurial risk are underexplored. Inconclusive literature also implies that the risk may not be a distinguishing or important factor for undertaking an entrepreneurial endeavor. Therefore, it is pertinent to explore the critical factors entrepreneurs consider (or not consider) while marshalling their resources to embark on an entrepreneurial journey. This posits the need to explore an entrepreneur’s informal approach toward risk-taking. Originality/value Suggested pointers of future research will potentially enhance the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial risk-taking.
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Narayanasamy, Kogilah, Devinaga Rasiah, and C. J. Jacobs. "An Empirical Study Of Factors Influencing Gender Differences In Entrepreneurship." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 10, no. 10 (September 27, 2011): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v10i10.5976.
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The paper examines the difference between male and female entrepreneurs and how those differences can be used towards the future development of entrepreneurship. The sample size consists of 21 entrepreneurs (10 male and 11 female). The interview method using questionnaires was used to obtain the information. There is sufficient evidence to indicate that characteristic differences were major factors found in the root of gender differences. Further, family background and social background were contributory factors in determining the differences of male and female entrepreneurs. Education level of both sexes also influenced the quality of entrepreneurs. Subsequently, Government policies also contributed towards gender differences in the entrepreneurship world. The different capabilities of male and female entrepreneur had significant impact on the entrepreneurship fraternity. Clearly, country and social roles too determine the success of entrepreneurial women.
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Nummela, Niina, Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, Riikka Harikkala-Laihinen, and Johanna Raitis. "When all doors close: Implications of COVID-19 for cosmopolitan entrepreneurs." International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship 38, no. 8 (September 11, 2020): 711–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266242620954127.
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The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic is an external shock that has disrupted the foundations of everyday life. For cosmopolitan entrepreneurs, the impact is even more decisive as it confronts their core values and jeopardises their identities, ways of working and the lifestyles they cherish. Cosmopolitans are individuals who identify themselves as citizens of the world and voluntarily move from country to country in pursuit of self-fulfilment in both life and work. Cosmopolitan entrepreneurs are future-oriented and open to the world and the opportunities it may provide. Beyond securing, maintaining and improving their professional and/or economic positions, their mobility is an elementary part of the cosmopolitan life itself, something they find attractive, interesting and stimulating. Thus, a cosmopolitan entrepreneur’s business is often non-location-bound to enable continued mobility. With our interview-based research, we shed light on how COVID-19 has changed the lives of Finnish-born cosmopolitan entrepreneurs, discussing what they feel about the changes and how they see their future.
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Pivoda, Miroslav, Frank Hoy, Kiril Todorov, and Viktor Vojtko. "Entrepreneurial Tricks and Ethics Surveyed in Different Countries." International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2, no. 3 (July 2011): 46–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeei.2011070105.
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To resolve entry and growth problems, entrepreneurs use creative solutions or tricks, which some may find to be ethically questionable. Generating mistrust is a negative consequence when engaging in entrepreneurial tricks. In spite of that, 66% of entrepreneurs (out of 201 respondents) and 76% of business students (out of 213) consider using some tricks as absolutely necessary if an entrepreneur wants to succeed in his or her domestic business environment. Surprisingly optimistic, 52% of entrepreneurs and 57% of students believe that business ethics can be improved substantially by teaching business ethics to entrepreneurs. And of course, there are different levels of ethics standards or custom practices in different countries emerging from our survey in five countries and a few responses from 21 other countries. The authors also discuss the possible future for business tricks, and if there might be any benefits of them.
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Lindner, Johannes. "Entrepreneurship Education for a Sustainable Future." Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education 9, no. 1 (June 1, 2018): 115–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2018-0009.
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Abstract Entrepreneurs keep our economy and society vibrant by implementing new ideas, which is why our society needs people with entrepreneurship competences. The development of our entrepreneurship competences does not begin with the start of our professional lives, but is initiated in earlier phases of our socialisation. Entrepreneurship education can trigger and support this process. A common goal of entrepreneurship education is to strengthen entrepreneurs with value orientation for a sustainable society. All entrepreneurs of the future are in school today, the nature of their value-oriented education and their willingness to participate is shaped by today’s learning. This article provides information about entrepreneurship education, with a focus on Entrepreneurial Challenge-Based Learning for a sustainable future. Entrepreneurial Challenge-Based Learning touches on the basic personal and social issues of responsibility and autonomy and is intended to foster a culture of solidarity in our society.
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Manggabarani, Alfatih S., and Nunuk Triwahyuningtyas. "Menciptakan Lapangan Kerja Bagi Fresh Graduate Melalui Program Workshop Dan Seminar Move On Entrepreneur." Jurnal Komunitas : Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 1, no. 2 (January 30, 2019): 44–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.31334/jks.v2i1.292.
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Through this service, we hope to empower the optimal candidates, so that new graduates can take part in Smart Jurus Seminars and Workshops Gaining Business Wealth. "MOVING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS IN ENTREPRENEURS. To Get Profit Through Business. Why If You Want To Be Successful and Rich You Must Be An Entrepreneur? "This is one way to share entrepreneurial knowledge with alumni, especially the younger generation, so that someday they can become strong and successful entrepreneurs in the future. The workshop participants were 100 new graduates in 2017/2018 before the graduation ceremony.
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Muhammad, Imran Yousuf, and Ali Raza Qureshi. "Pakistani Youth in Relation to CPEC and Their Future as Entrepreneurs." Revista Amazonia Investiga 9, no. 35 (December 28, 2020): 51–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.34069/ai/2020.35.11.4.
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The objective of the study is to reveal whether the Pakistani youth accepts CPEC as their future and have shown positivity to become an entrepreneur. Our study reveals that; the youth in Pakistan feels that it is a need of time for their country and to take this opportunity as positive indicator towards their country prosperity and economic revival in no times. The research is focused on the samples based upon the youth of Lahore specifically the university students who directly have impact over being the entrepreneurs of Pakistan We use frequency analysis for our resultants, that helps us to interpret the data at a glance initially for the subject problem identified. It also helps us to evaluate and highlight the factors involved with the composition of its involvement as variable.
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Anthony, Kifordu A., F. Igweh, and Agbor Stephen. "Errors of entrepreneur in Nigeria: the blue ocean strategy as panacea." International journal of social sciences and humanities 3, no. 2 (August 29, 2019): 261–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.29332/ijssh.v3n2.327.
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Nigeria’s harsh economy has posed business planning challenges to many small and medium scale entrepreneurs. In a bid to thrive, some of these business entrepreneurs often commit errors along the path of entrepreneurship. While most errors are helpful to the business, others are harmful. The blue ocean strategy (BOS) is an up-to-the-minute approach of thoughts; a bold, recent path to winning the future. This study conceptualizes with empirical data the common errors of a number of the entrepreneur in Nigeria and highlights the BOS as a panacea. The paper identified two objectives; to determine the effect of planning error on entrepreneurs’ success in Nigeria and the effect of Blue Ocean Strategy on the Success of Entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Statistically, two research questions and hypotheses were formulated. The descriptive statistics of simple frequency count and simple percentage were used for description and analysis.
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Warren, Lorraine, Jason Mika, and Farah Palmer. "How does enterprise assistance support Māori entrepreneurs? An identity approach." Journal of Management & Organization 23, no. 6 (November 2017): 873–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2017.73.
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AbstractIndigenous entrepreneurs represent a growing segment of the business community in many countries, but face sometimes stark challenges in starting and running enterprises. The success of indigenous entrepreneurs matters because they draw upon their indigeneity as sources of inspiration and innovation, contribute to the collective wellbeing of indigenous peoples, and some represent world class exemplars of sustainable ways of doing business. While enterprise assistance for entrepreneurs is widely accepted as a worthwhile use of public funds few guidelines exist to help policy makers and providers understand the needs of indigenous entrepreneurs and how best to respond. In this paper, we use the theoretical lens of entrepreneurial identity to provide insight into this challenging context. Taking an identity perspective may enable us to tease out how identifying as a Māori entrepreneur can enable and also hinder change in this community context. In doing so we lay foundations for future empirical work.
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Rodrigues, Wesley Osvaldo Pradella, José Francisco dos Reis Neto Reis Neto, Pablo Antonio Muñoz Gallego, and Alan Francisco Dos Santos Santos. "O Empreendedorismo Social no Brasil: quem são e o que Fazem." Revista de Ciências Gerenciais 24, no. 40 (January 19, 2021): 73–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.17921/1415-6571.2020v24n40p73-77.
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ResumoEmpreendedorismo social é visto como uma forma hibrida de empreendedorismo, no qual se prioriza a promoção do valor social e desenvolvimento versus a captura de valor econômico. Este artigo objetiva analisar o perfil do Empreendedor Social (ES) no Brasil, e as diferenças em destaque com o tipificado Empreendedor voltado para o Mercado (EM). Foram utilizados os dados secundários obtidos junto ao GEM Adult Population Survey (APS) 2015/16. A amostra foi constituída por 2000 empresários adultos em atividade, escolhidos de forma probabilística com base no censo brasileiro e, posteriormente, separados em dois grupos, conforme proposto no objetivo. A fim de explorar as diferenças entre estes dois grupos se empregou o teste do qui-quadrado para amostras independentes não paramétricas, utilizando o software SPSS v.25. Os resultados apresentam o perfil dos empreendedores sociais analisados sob as dimensões Atitudes e Percepções Empreendedoras; Atividade Empreendedora e Aspirações Empreendedoras. Apesar de constituir uma pequena parcela empresarial brasileira se concluiu que o empreendedor social se diferencia do empreendedor para o negócio em relação as suas características de conhecimento e habilidade para o negócio social, de analisar e assumir os riscos calculados e proporcionar ideias inovadoras. Ao avaliar o perfil do empreendedor social brasileiro se espera ampliar o conhecimento acadêmico e de negócio, ao identificar os aspectos que diferenciam os empreendedores sociais dos empreendedores voltados para o mercado, possibilitando o delineamento de estudos futuros sobre a temática apresentada.
Palavras-chave: Atividade do Empreendedorismo Social. Empreendedorismo Híbrido. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.
AbstractSocial entrepreneurship is seen as a hybrid form of entrepreneurship, in which the social value promotion and development is prioritized versus the economic value capture. This article aims to analyze the Social Entrepreneur’s profile (SE) in Brazil, and the differences highlighted with the typified Market-oriented Entrepreneur (ME). Secondary data from the GEM Adult Population Survey (APS) 2015/16 were used. The sample consisted of 2000 active adult entrepreneurs, selected in a probabilistic manner based on the Brazilian census and later separated into two groups, as proposed in the objective. In order to explore the differences between these two groups, the chi-square test was used for nonparametric independent samples using the SPSS v.25 software. The results present the social entrepreneurs’s profile analyzed under the dimensions Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Perceptions; Entrepreneurial Activity and Entrepreneurial Aspirations. Despite constituting a small portion of Brazilian business, it was concluded that the social entrepreneur differs from the market-oriented entrepreneur in terms of knowledge and skill for social business, to analyze and take calculated risks and provide innovative ideas. By assessing the Brazilian social entrepreneur’s profile, it is expected to broaden academic and business knowledge by identifying the aspects that differentiate social entrepreneurs from market-oriented entrepreneurs, enabling the design of future studies on the theme presented.
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship Activity. Hybrid Entrepreneurship. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.
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Heredero, Carmen de Pablos. "The internet and future entrepreneurs: an empirical analysis." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management 3, no. 4 (2003): 317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2003.003292.
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Погонышев, Владимир Анатольевич, Дина Алексеевна Погонышева, and Татьяна Михайловна Хвостенко. "VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS AT THE UNIVERSITY." Вестник Тверского государственного университета. Серия: Педагогика и психология, no. 1(50) (March 24, 2020): 210–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.26456/vtpsyped/2020.1.210.
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Рассмотрены вопросы профессиональной подготовки бакалавров как субъектов будущей предпринимательской деятельности. Показано, что качество подготовки обучающихся обусловлено социокультурными, психолого-педагогическими и социально-экономическими факторами, включающими трансформацию предпринимательской и общей культуры, гуманизацию образования с опорой на системный, личностно ориентированный, деятельностный, аксиологический, синергетический, компетентностный подходы и формирование цифровой среды. Установлено, что профессиональная компетентность бакалавра как субъекта будущей деятельности в сфере предпринимательства включает когнитивно-деятельностный, мотивационно-ценностный и рефлексивно-коммуникативный компоненты. Обоснованы организационно-педагогические условия профессиональной подготовки студентов как субъектов будущей предпринимательской деятельности, включающие моделирование профессиональной подготовки, учитывая социально-экономические и личностные аспекты с опорой на системный, деятельностный, личностно ориентированный, аксиологический, фрактальный, синергетический и компетентностный подходы; использование цифровых технологий; мониторинг уровня подготовки субъектов будущей деятельности в предпринимательстве, обусловленной образовательными потребностями общества и личности, цифровыми образовательными ресурсами вуза. Аrticle considers issues of professional training of bachelor 's degrees as subjects of future business activity. It is shown that the quality of training of students is due to sociocultural, psycho-pedagogical and socio-economic factors, including transformation of entrepreneurial and general culture, humanization of education based on systemic, personality-oriented, activity, axiological, synergistic, competent approaches and formation of digital environment. It has been established that the professional competence of the bachelor as a subject of future activity in the sphere of entrepreneurship includes cognitive-activity, motivation-value and reflexive-communicative components. Organizational and pedagogical conditions of professional training of students as subjects of future business activity are justified, including modeling of professional training, taking into account socio-economic and personal aspects based on systemic, activity, personality-oriented, axiological, fractal, synergistic and competent approaches; use of digital technologies; Monitoring the level of training of subjects of future activities in entrepreneurship due to educational needs of society and personality, digital educational resources of the university.
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Karia, Manisha, Hanoku Bathula, and Sanjaya Singh Gaur. "Information Overload and the Entrepreneurs’ Behaviour: Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy." Journal of New Business Ventures 1, no. 1-2 (June 2020): 48–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2632962x20960835.
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Undoubtedly, the entrepreneur is the key to the initiation of the entrepreneurial process and firm performance. Since entrepreneurs vary in their background and abilities, researchers have examined the factors impacting their performance. Previous results show that personality characteristics and self-efficacy of entrepreneurs had a positive impact on their performance. In this study, we consider that entrepreneurs’ self-efficacy (ESE) is a multi-dimensional concept and identify six inherent dimensions. Further, we include two other variables that have not received adequate attention in the literature so far, namely, entrepreneurial information overload (EIO) and entrepreneurs’ human resources management (HRM) behaviour. To undertake empirical analysis, we developed a conceptual framework that proposes a negative impact of entrepreneurial information overload on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurs’ HRM behaviour. Responses from 403 entrepreneurs of a large emerging economy were subjected to path-based multiple regression analysis. The results reveal that information overload has a direct impact on all the ESE dimensions, except on planning tasks. Although there is no direct effect of EIO on entrepreneurs’ HRM behaviour, there is an indirect effect through the mediating role of ESE. These results suggest the need for appropriate strategies to help entrepreneurs to deal with information overload and ways to improve specific dimensions of ESE as necessary. Further, this study provides a platform for empirical research for future studies.
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Zhou, Zhao, and Robert Verburg. "Open for business: The impact of creative team environment and innovative behaviour in technology-based start-ups." International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship 38, no. 4 (January 11, 2020): 318–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266242619892793.
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Rather than the view of the entrepreneur as a ‘lone ranger’, recent work has focused on the importance of teams in bringing a start-up to growth and success. Here, we aim to bridge the gap between the individual characteristics of entrepreneurs and the characteristics of their teams by examining openness of founders in relation to creative team environment (CTE), innovative work behaviour (IWB) and performance. On the basis of upper echelon theory and integrating other complementary theories such as the attention-based view, we develop a theoretical framework and test this using a survey of 322 high-tech entrepreneurs. Our findings suggest a mediating role of CTE and IWB in the relation between openness of entrepreneurs and performance. The implications of the results for managerial practices and future research directions are discussed.
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Xu, Yang. "Entrepreneurial social capital, cognitive orientation and new venture innovation." Management Research Review 39, no. 5 (May 16, 2016): 498–520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-06-2014-0132.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of the entrepreneur’s social capital and cognitive orientation in new venture innovation. Design/methodology/approach The specific research questions are what impact the entrepreneur’s social capital has on his or her cognitive orientation in new product development; and to what extent and how social capital is dependent on the entrepreneur’s cognitive orientation in the new venture innovation performance. Data were collected in a survey conducted in multiple waves on a sample of approximately 1,400 new ventures in the USA. Social capital is measured by the position generator method. Cognitive orientation is measured by the causal mapping method. Regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results indicate that the entrepreneur’s strong social ties with the scientific community and technology-orientated cognition drive research collaborations and ultimately contribute to new venture innovation. Research limitations/implications Possible limitations are the low survey response rate, the spread of industries involved and respondents being the sole data source. Future research could use multiple data sources, increase the response rate by using other methods such as interviews and focus on a single industry or a set of related industries. Practical implications The findings of this study can guide entrepreneurs to manage their social relationships actively. Entrepreneurs should proactively build strong ties with the scientific community at the start-up stage to improve their firms’ innovation performance. In the domain of public policy, initiatives such as encouragement of cooperation between universities and entrepreneurs may help to create new venture innovations and stimulate the regional economy. Originality/value This study contributes to the research on innovation and entrepreneurship by exploring the interrelationships among entrepreneurs’ social capital, cognitive orientation and new venture innovation. It found that entrepreneurs’ social capital at the start-up stage influences the characteristics of their cognitive orientation in new product development and ultimately new venture innovation. It also revealed how entrepreneurs think about new product success through cognitive mapping techniques.
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Gudanowska, Alicja Ewa, Anna Kononiuk, and Katarzyna Dębkowska. "The Application of Cluster Analysis for the Selection of Key Competences of Future-Oriented Entrepreneurs." Engineering Economics 31, no. 5 (December 10, 2020): 565–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.31.5.25194.
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Trends and megatrends affecting the labour market are changing rapidly. Inevitable changes force a permanent need to redefine employees' competences in order to meet employers' expectations The scientific problem raised by the authors of the article is defining a methodology of identifying competences of future-oriented entrepreneurs. The aim of the article is to present the potential of cluster analysis for the selection of key competences of future-oriented entrepreneurs in the context of foresight research. The main research methods applied for this study were literature review and cluster analysis. Literature review covered global literature review, domestic literature review, higher education offer review, commercial foresight courses review as well as case studies. Both extensive literature review and the analysis of business practices allowed to identify more than one thousand six hundred competences of a future-oriented entrepreneur. The huge amount of competences were then the subject to preliminary assessment which resulted in the list of 39 items. The application of cluster analysis enabled to further reduce the number of competences. Finally, seven competences to be mastered by future-oriented entrepreneurs could be recommended such as, but not limited to: the ability to find and interpret weak signals of change and disruptions (wild cards and abnormal phenomena); the ability to act proactively; the ability to manage change and uncertainty; the ability to run strategic foresight within organization, the ability to create organizational vision (both collective and individual); and seeing the big picture.
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Monsson, Christian Kjær, and Søren Berg Jørgensen. "How do entrepreneurs’ characteristics influence the benefits from the various elements of a business incubator?" Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23, no. 1 (February 15, 2016): 224–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-10-2013-0158.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate empirically that differences in characteristics of entrepreneurs result in benefits from different elements of a regional incubator programme. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use mixed methods consisting of in-depth interviews and a survey of 100 incubatees in order to study entrepreneurs within a specific incubator programme called the Growth Factories located in Region Zealand, Denmark. Findings – The authors find that there are significant differences in the perceived benefit of various business incubator elements for incubatees depending on their entrepreneurial characteristics. Research limitations/implications – Future studies are particularly important in order to learn which elements provide the different kinds of entrepreneurs with a critical factor in determining their success or failure. Practical/implications – The conclusions have importance for regional government and development managers aiming at designing new business incubators. The authors suggest that in order to enhance the effect of incubator programmes they must be tailor-made to the individual entrepreneur. Originality/value – Previous studies have either tended to treat incubator programmes as a uniform entity, where all entrepreneurs receive the same service, or they have treated all entrepreneurs as a uniform group, even though it is well known that entrepreneurs vary considerably in their characteristics. This paper overcomes the gap.
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Ghalwash, Seham, Ahmed Tolba, and Ayman Ismail. "What motivates social entrepreneurs to start social ventures?" Social Enterprise Journal 13, no. 3 (August 7, 2017): 268–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sej-05-2016-0014.
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Purpose This study aims to explore the characteristics and backgrounds of social entrepreneurs, particularly in relation to what motivates them to start new social ventures, through an empirical examination of the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship in the specific context of Egypt. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a qualitative methodological approach based on a triangulation of data sources, including extensive interviews from five social entrepreneurs, interviews with senior executives in their organisations and industry experts, as well as secondary data. Findings The paper proposes a model that integrates common characteristics and motivations among individuals who start social ventures. Findings confirm the characteristics of social entrepreneurs as compassionate risk-takers with entrepreneurial mindsets who seek to address social issues in innovative ways. They also have the perseverance to face the inefficient institutional frameworks prevalent in developing economies. Social entrepreneurs are motivated by social problems and challenges, inspiration, and previous personal experiences, as well as their social networks. Research limitations/implications There are limitations pertaining to the limited sample size and single country focus. Practical implications This research offers useful and practical insights for current and future social entrepreneurs, particularly in developing economies. Moreover, the study contributes to expanding future research on social entrepreneurship in similar contexts. Originality/value This study makes several contributions to the literature on social entrepreneurship. First, by presenting an integrated model for the characteristics/traits and motivations of social entrepreneur. Second, it provides deeper understanding of social entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Third, it highlights the importance of personal inspiration and informal social networks as two sources of motivation for social entrepreneurs, in emerging countries.
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Kasuma, Jati, Niena Nurul Farhana, Hazami Mohammad Kamaruddin, Muhamad Saufi Che Rusuli, and Yusman Yacob. "Identifying the Challenges of the Sarawak Malay Terubok Ikan Masin (Salted Fish) Entrepreneur: Qualitative Study." Research in World Economy 10, no. 2 (July 14, 2019): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/rwe.v10n2p30.
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Sarawak Malay entrepreneur of terubuk ikan masin has become one of the successful entrepreneurs in the entrepreneurial field. Even though the number of the entrepreneurs are still small, but the Sarawak Malay entrepreneur of terubuk ikan masin become one of the main contributor to the state tourism activities. Hence, those entrepreneurs still have to face a lot of challenges and obstacles in the business. Thus, this research aims are to identify the challenges faced and the framework with regards to the challenges faced by the Sarawak Malay entrepreneur of terubuk ikan masin. Using qualitative study to understand the challenges that they are faced in line with this business and finding shows the challenges they faced both personally and in business itself during the various stages of business development are location not strategic, economy problem, lack of business knowledge and financial support. Moreover, Sarawak Malay entrepreneur terubuk ikan masin also plays an important role in economic development and income growth because terubuk ikan masin is one of the best products in Sarawak besides multilayer cake. Terubuk ikan masin gives contribution especially in eco-tourism. Hence, these terubuk ikan masin are important estuarine fishes, both commercially and culturally in many Asian countries, including Malaysia. The information that generated from this research will be useful for further studies not only for the future researcher but also for sustainable on commercial fish.
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Chen, Ying, and Xiaohu Zhou. "Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and firms' innovation behavior: The negative mediating role of social capital." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 45, no. 9 (October 3, 2017): 1553–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.6734.
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In this study we examined the importance of entrepreneurs' internal and external social capital in the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and firms' innovation behavior. We analyzed the data from 193 entrepreneurs in China, and the results showed that ESE positively affected firms' innovation behavior, and the entrepreneur's internal social capital played a negative mediating role in the relationship between ESE and the firm's innovation behavior. The findings both empirically support propositions of previous researchers about the negative effect of social capital in the relationship between ESE and innovation, and offer deeper insight into this. Possible explanations for our findings and future direction are also discussed.
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Muñoz-Bullón, Fernando, Maria J. Sanchez-Bueno, and Mattias Nordqvist. "Growth intentions in family-based new venture teams." Management Decision 58, no. 6 (April 15, 2019): 1190–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-08-2018-0942.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how family ties in new venture teams (NVTs) influence the intended future growth of a nascent entrepreneur’s business. The authors posit that R&D-oriented entrepreneurs in NVTs with family ties have higher growth intentions relative to those who are less oriented toward R&D. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses were tested using data from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics II (PSED II). One distinctive feature of the PSED is that it is based on a random sample of 1,214 nascent entrepreneurs in the process of starting new ventures in the USA, which overcomes the recall biases associated with surveying entrepreneurs already in business and potential survivorship biases. Findings The results show that growth intentions in NVTs with family ties is greater when the nascent entrepreneur shows an R&D behavior, even though the presence of family members in the team is negatively related to the intentions of nascent entrepreneurs with regard to new venture growth. This effect is attributed to entrepreneurs’ long-term vision and a more favorable attitude toward change. Research limitations/implications Data on startup teams in the PSED II come from one team member (the respondent). Therefore, differences in perceptions regarding growth intentions cannot be determined. Moreover, the sample consisted exclusively of nascent entrepreneurs in the USA. Practical implications Knowledge about the determinants of growth intentions during the venture creation phase becomes relevant if we want to influence and support the growth of newly founded firms. Nascent entrepreneurs need to understand the trade-off between emotional and financial concerns. Social implications Nascent entrepreneurs more oriented toward R&D become more risk tolerant, and may accept certain losses to their emotional endowment in favor of pure financial goals, being more able to access the additional external resources (tangible and intangible) needed for growth. Originality/value The research expands previous evidence on the family involvement-performance debate in large firms by focusing on new ventures with family ties, with distinctive characteristics that may affect growth intentions. The authors also shed new light on the interplay between family business and entrepreneurship. In particular, the research helps gain an understanding of how NVTs with family ties deal with the opposition between the benefits from venture growth and the tendency to preserve team member’s emotional attachment.
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Smith, Robert, and Lorraine Warren. "What jokes about entrepreneurs tell us about how humour may shape and de-legitimise public perceptions of entrepreneurial identity." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 27, no. 4 (February 24, 2021): 1011–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-04-2020-0182.
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PurposeHumour and, in particular, jokes have received little serious academic scrutiny in the entrepreneurship literature to date. To address this, the purpose of this paper is to examine publicly available jokes about entrepreneurs to establish what such jokes tell us about how humour, particularly entrepreneur jokes shapes public perceptions of entrepreneurial identity. This is important because humour may be an integral part of an individual's entrepreneurial identity. The authors thus contribute to understandings of the complex nature of entrepreneurial identity and how public perceptions of humour influence such by encapsulating negative public perception of entrepreneurs which may act as a de-legitimisation mechanism.Design/methodology/approachFrom a representative sample of entrepreneur jokes located on the web using netnographic techniques, the authors apply a multi-disciplinary framework to analyse the material and its messages to establish how such jokes shape public perceptions.FindingsThe findings suggest that jokes convey a pejorative message about how entrepreneurs are perceived by the public with the content and message of the jokes being negative and derogatory. Common themes contained in the punchlines include – criminality, greed, dishonesty, hubris, stupidity, misfortune, ridicule and deviousness – all of which may de-legitimise generic entrepreneurial identity. In the process, the authors uncovered liminal aspects of joke telling and consumption in that the perception of jokes about entrepreneurs relate to the time and context in which the joke is told given that situational cleverness is a key facet of such jokes. In addition, the authors discuss variations across jokes.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors discuss learning outcomes for future research and potential future studies into humour in an entrepreneurial context.Originality/valueThis study places humour and joking on the research stage, making an incremental contribution. The authors add to the literature on the use of entrepreneurial humour and in particular in relation to how jokes influence public perception of entrepreneurs. From the data collected, the authors develop some fresh insights into the variation and range of entrepreneurship related jokes accessible online.
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Silvernagel, Craig, George Langelett, and Brian Tande. "The new intellectual property race." Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 7, no. 2 (July 9, 2018): 106–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jepp-d-17-00032.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how entrepreneurs are reacting to the recent change in patent priority rules under the America Invents Act (AIA). The authors sought to examine the relationship between a significant change in policy concerning a class of intellectual property (IP), patents in this case, and resulting perceptions and attitudes among entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach The authors designed a survey and collected data from 36 practicing entrepreneurs in the upper Midwest. The survey respondents completed either a paper hard-copy survey that was available at a regional entrepreneurship and innovation conference, or an electronic version of the survey (administered through QuestionPro.com). The survey included questions about entrepreneurship experience, area of expertise, IP use history and knowledge, risk tolerance, and demographics. Findings The empirical findings suggest that entrepreneur practitioners have not thoroughly reviewed FTF, but they are seeking legal advice. Also, entrepreneurs disagree with the notion that they are more likely to innovate under FTF. With regard to entrepreneurial knowledge, speaking with an attorney had a significant impact on entrepreneurs’ attitudes toward FTF, leading them to worry more about how they might compete with larger firms and about sharing their ideas. Finally, after controlling for demographics, the authors find that attitudes toward FTF have already significantly impacted recent past and future intended entrepreneurial behavior. Originality/value While the literature is rich with information about the AIA, the history of IP and patenting in the USA, and the merits and challenges of first-to-file vs first-to-invent patenting policy, little has been done to study entrepreneur attitudes and perceptions regarding the implementation of AIA and its policy provisions. Understanding entrepreneur perspectives concerning AIA is a critical component in assessing impacts regarding the critical area of innovation and new venture creation.
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Peng, Kang-Lin, and Pearl M. C. Lin. "Social entrepreneurs: innovating rural tourism through the activism of service science." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 28, no. 6 (June 13, 2016): 1225–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-12-2014-0611.
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Purpose This study aims to construct an integrated social entrepreneur system in the rural area of Hengshan, Taiwan, that could benefit four stakeholders, namely, tourists, business, community and government. Two social entrepreneur cases demonstrate a mutually beneficial situation of lowering the structural unemployment rate, returning young human capital to villages and innovating rural tourism through the activism of service science. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative approach was applied to data obtained from 12 research projects spanning three years. Service experience engineering (SEE) methods were used to conduct a service design for social entrepreneurs in an integrated service system. The service system aimed to innovate rural tourism through the activism of service science. Findings SEE methods explain a series of service design processes that helped our research team start up two social entrepreneur projects as service prototypes to offer service innovation based on cultural creativity to innovate rural tourism. These two social entrepreneurs in rural tourism offer job opportunities to young people and senior citizens alike. In addition, an integrated service system of interdisciplinary knowledge, multi-stakeholders and local resources fulfills various requirements of stakeholders to promote sustainable rural tourism. Research limitations/implications Real action studies are limited in the research on social entrepreneurs. This case study provides research insights into service science and calls for action in practice to change the future of a local village. The results provide the philosophy and knowledge of service science that social entrepreneurs of rural tourism can use in the village. Designing service innovation for rural tourism has shaped its vision toward a sustainable tourism system. Originality/value Few studies have shown that social entrepreneurs could innovate rural tourism. The present study presents an action case through the activism of service science.
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Puente Castro, Raquel, Jose U. Mora Mora, and Fernando Pereira Laverde. "High-Growth Aspirations of Entrepreneurs in Latin America: Do Alliances Matter?" Sustainability 12, no. 7 (April 3, 2020): 2867. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072867.
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This study considers how the formation and implementation strategies of a Latin America alliance between four of the best economic performance countries in the region have impacted the quality of entrepreneurship in these countries. To this end, we studied the Pacific Alliance (PA) and employed an ordered probit model with sample selection bias and statistical information from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database for the 2012–2017 period. As a dependent variable, we used the growth aspiration of entrepreneurs as a proxy to measure the future growth of the company, from which a possible economic impact could be inferred. The evidence shows that during the implementation period of the PA, there is a positive impact on entrepreneur growth aspirations in member countries; the likelihood that entrepreneurs have high-growth aspirations is found to be greater during and after the implementation period than before the signing of the PA. Likewise, it was found that motivation, gender, education, skills, innovation (as perceived by the entrepreneur), export level, two pillars of the global competitiveness index (GCI), and the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate explain the growth aspirations of entrepreneurs in the member countries during the period under study.