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Venture capitalists' investment criteria in Poland : entrepreneurial opportunities, entrepreneurs, and founding teams

Morawczyński, Rafał - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 4/77, pp. 1-30

The aim of this article is to explore the decision-making policies by Polish Venture Capital (VC) firms, with special focus on the perception of entrepreneurs. This paper presents the results of a conjoint analysis and assessment of the importance of select characteristics among entrepreneurs...

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Knowledge, renewal and flexibility : exploratory research in family firms

Pérez-Pérez, Marta; López Fernández, María C.; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 4/87, pp. 1-18

This study aims to explore how family firms pursue strategies that promote strategic flexibility and knowledge-management (KM) practices to respond to strategic-renewal goals. Specifically, based on a knowledge-based view of the firm, the following research question is proposed: Are there...

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Survival and growth in innovative technology entrepreneurship : a mixed-methods investigation

Eliakis, Stelios; Kotsopoulos, Dimosthenis; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 3/39, pp. 1-35

innovative technology startups. We contribute to existing literature on innovative technology entrepreneurship, by identifying … help guide future theoretical and practical endeavors in innovative technology entrepreneurship is also provided …

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Am I an entrepreneur? : entrepreneurial self-identity as an antecedent of entrepreneurial intention

Ceresia, Francesco; Mendola, Claudio - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 3/46, pp. 1-14

Although many studies have shown that entrepreneurial intention can be explained according to a theory of planned behavior, some scholars have provided interesting insights into the role of entrepreneurial self-identity perception as a significant precursor of entrepreneurial intention. A...

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Performance analysis and science mapping of institutional entrepreneurship research

Tiberius, Victor; Rietz, Meike; Bouncken, Ricarda B. - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 10 (2020) 3/69, pp. 1-21

Institutional entrepreneurship comprises the activities of agents who disrupt existing social institutions or create … institutional entrepreneurship has produced a large number of scholarly publications, especially in the last five years. As a … entrepreneurship has stronger ties to organization studies than to entrepreneurship research. Additionally, a large body of literature …

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Role of strong versus weak networks in small business growth in an emerging economy

Kozan, M. Kamil; Akdeniz, Levent - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 4 (2014) 1, pp. 35-50

The study tests whether strong rather than weak ties account for small business growth in Turkey. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire filled out by the owners of small firms operating in four cities. Growth is comprised of two main areas, production expansion and knowledge...

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The rationality and irrationality of financing green start-ups

Bergset, Linda - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 5 (2015) 4, pp. 260-285

Green start-ups contribute towards a transition to a more sustainable economy by developing sustainable and environmentally friendly innovation and bringing it to the market. Due to specific product/service characteristics, entrepreneurial motivation and company strategies that might differ from...

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Entrepreneurial intentions in students from a trans-national perspective

Ward, Alexander; Hernández-Sánchez, Brizeida; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 2/37, pp. 1-13

Spain rating the lowest. Motivations expressed for entrepreneurship are not statistically significant between most countries …, which suggests the perception of entrepreneurship as an engine for personal goals is high and similar in all four countries … fairly consistent entrepreneurial spirit to capitalize on student's interest in entrepreneurship, and pull them into training …

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The quality of entrepreneurial activity and economic competitiveness in European Union countries : a panel data approach

Rusu, Valentina Diana; Dornean, Adina - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 2/35, pp. 1-21

, entrepreneurship, competition, and education. In this paper, we aim to test the relationship between the quality of entrepreneurial … regression models. The results obtained show that business, macroeconomic environment and the quality of entrepreneurship are … between the quality of entrepreneurship and the competitiveness of countries, for an extensive sample formed by all the 28 …

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Entrepreneurship education and disability : an experience at a Spanish university

Muñoz, Rosa Maria; Salinero, Yolanda; Peña, Isidro; … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 9 (2019) 2/34, pp. 1-11

-La Mancha (UCLM) in Spain provides an entrepreneurship education course, "Entrepreneurship and disability," for disabled … entrepreneurship education on the students' entrepreneurial attitude. An analysis of variance with several demographic variables has …

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