This study aims to analyze the common elements in the mental models of cultural entrepreneurs in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, as well as to contribute to the expansion of public policies that enable the development of such enterprises. The theoretical framework of this study addresses...

The access to capital, on adequate maturity and amounts, is one of the major constraints to sustainable development of enterprises. So, this paper aims to study the determinants of capital structure of companies in the portuguese information technology sector, which is one of the most important...

The present article is part of a line of research based on the study, development and application of new approaches at the level of Strategic Cost Management (SCM), cost management and costing systems. Time-Driven Activity Based Costing (TDABC) which, in turn, represents the current level more...

Recent studies have shown that innovation could play an important role in fostering new business models by defining new or improved services, products or processes. In addition, more and more women are playing an important role in the country's development by starting new businesses. However,...

Many researchers and educators across the world have recently attempted to explore the factors that motivate and enable some individuals and not others to pursue an entrepreneurial career path. The growing attentions given to entrepreneurial intention is partially due the fundamental roles that...

The scope of this paper is to construct the demographic profile of the entrepreneur. The basic question is: who has higher chances of survival? Recently the interest in firms survival in Poland has increased significantly. To cover the need for more detailed data there was panel database used....

The modern model for the innovative activity indicates that one of the key factors for success of innovative activity of enterprises is properly implemented the introduction of new solutions to market. It is widely recognized that the powers of innovation diffusion is an important determinant of...

The subject of innovation has been considered an important factor that contributes to both growth and survival of mankind. Given the importance lead by innovation, researches from multiple disciplines have attempted to answer to some critical questions like "what can be done to improve...

Small and Medium Accounting Practice Firms (SMPs) are crucial in helping SMEs to keep their businesses economically and financially sustainable. Although the importance of SMPs for fostering SMEs daily activities is growing, a general lack in terms of literature has been recognized. Innovation...

Facilitating the rate of new venture creation is an important goal of many governmental organizations. The goal of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a specific program, the New Entrepreneu's Creation (NEC) program being administered by the Thai government at 12 institutions in...