This paper examines the linkages between diversity management (DM), innovation and high performance in social … discussions of innovation through networked diversity practices; reconciliation; and funding options. The paper draws upon a UK … options for DM in the interests of maximization of innovation and business performance. We contend that further research is …

The first essay provides theory concerning the risk-taking incentives of microfinance borrowers in varying cases … insight into how a community's social capital and a country's credit rights interact to induce recipients of microfinance … programs to take risk. Consistent with recent anecdotal evidence that suggests a "dark side" to microfinance, the results show …

commercialization and compares this lender’s model with the major microfinance institutions, to identify specific mechanisms employed by …

three SOEs. Findings reveal that those aspects typically associated with entrepreneurship, such as innovation, risk …

thinking about entrepreneurship as the commercialisation component of Australia’s innovation system. The paper explores the …A national innovation system is concerned with the full process of converting new knowledge into commercially viable … results. Governments are policy-active in trying to create productive national innovation systems. This paper reviews ways of …

been an associated increase in the role of knowledge and the importance of product and process innovation. A set of … reference to available data and international research evidence on employment generation, conditions of work and innovation in …

create shared perceptions that support innovation and entrepreneurship. This paper argues for congruency, as well as … option; it is crucial to the ongoing success of global businesses. Leadership that encourage innovation and entrepreneurial … entrepreneurship into transition economies. …