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For decades, entrepreneurship and strategy research has been dominated by agent-centric and inward-looking theoretical … new ventures. We analyze the many possible positive effects on entrepreneurship practice and highlight also positive … effects on entrepreneurship research. We illustrate both positives by applying the External Enabler framework. …
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We review and discuss the literature on small firm growth with an intention to provide a useful vantage point for new research studies regarding this important phenomenon. We first discuss conceptual and methodological issues that represent critical choices for those who research growth and...
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For decades, entrepreneurship and strategy research has been dominated by agent-centric and inward-looking theoretical … new ventures. We analyze the many possible positive effects on entrepreneurship practice and highlight also positive … effects on entrepreneurship research. We illustrate both positives by applying the External Enabler framework. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013327719
Applying Lazear’s jack-of-all-trades theory we investigate the formation of entrepreneurial skills in two datasets on innovative new firms. Our results suggest that traditional human capital indicators individually have little or no influence on entrepreneurial skills. However, consistent with...
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The key ideas behind the empirical study of 'nascent entrepreneurship' are that the research aims to identify a …
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thinking about entrepreneurship as the commercialisation component of Australia’s innovation system. The paper explores the … gaps in the support available for the entrepreneurship phase involving the act of new entry. This gap is covered by … servants and politicians about the nature and operation of entrepreneurship. …
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but weak results and increased bewilderment. This paper discusses strategies for dealing with the entrepreneurship … individual entrepreneurship studies better contribute to knowledge accumulation. Specific instances of exemplary works that have …
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on the development of the field of entrepreneurship research with a particular eye to European contributions. Before … made us rethink the entrepreneurship phenomenon and how it can be researched. I will then turn to the (remaining …) challenges of entrepreneurship research and reflect on the past and future roles of European research in this field. …
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The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...
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