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Reframing and Taming Uncertainty: A Qualitative Study on Self‐Affirmation Interventions for Supporting Coping With Entrepreneurs' Insecurity

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Self‐affirmation interventions (SAIs) have garnered increasing interest from both practitioners and scholars due to their potential to help working adults cope with uncertainty and job insecurity. This interest is particularly relevant for entrepreneurs, who frequently face high levels of uncertainty and lack the organizational support ...
Alexandra Jussli, Martin Schwarz
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways of Fire: An Empirical Look at Entrepreneurial Passion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper develops and tests a theory of entrepreneurial passion. We draw from the literature on identity theory to investigate the influence of entrepreneurial identities on entrepreneurial passion, as well as the relationship of entrepreneurial ...
Cardon, Melissa S., PhD
core   +1 more source

Two Tales of Uncertainty: Calibrating Overprecision With Self‐Regulated Entrepreneurial Learning

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurial success strongly depends on decision‐making under uncertainty. Uncertainty is particularly pronounced when entrepreneurs are confronted with novel situations characterized by an absence of information. While cognitive biases, such as overprecision, can have a negative impact on decision‐making processes by distorting ...
Julian Kolbe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Turnover Intention: Mediated by Entrepreneurial Intention and Moderated by Quality of Work Life

open access: yesIndonesian Interdisciplinary Journal of Sharia Economics
This study aims to analyze the effect of enactive mastery experience on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and its implications for entrepreneurial intention and turnover intention in startup businesses.
Unwan Falahy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneurial intention : a study with MIEGI students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the actual complex economic context, entrepreneurship is seen as a hope and an alternative to the crisis, reducing poverty and creating new jobs.
Rodrigues, Cristina S.   +2 more
core  

Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Entrepreneurial Intentions & Actions on Environmental Sustainability: The Case of SMEs in Cameroon. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The importance of corporate social responsibility is shaping investment decisions and entrepreneurial actions in diverse perspectives. The rapid growth of SMEs has tremendous impacts on the environment.
Isoh, Alain Vilard Ndi
core  

Follow the leader or the pack? Regulatory focus and academic entrepreneurial intentions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Drawing on the academic entrepreneurship and regulatory focus theory literature, and applying a multilevel per- spective, this paper examines why university academics intend to engage in formal (spin-off or start-up companies and licensing university ...
Johnson, Mark   +2 more
core   +7 more sources

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