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Organ Entrepreneurs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The supply of human organs for transplantation might seem an unlikely place to begin thinking about entrepreneurship. After all, there is no production market for human organs and, with the surprising exception of Iran, legal rules around the world make ...
Healy, Kieran, Krawiec, Kimberly D.
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Space and social capital : The degree of locality in entrepreneurs' contacts and its consequences for firm success [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Social capital is valuable for entrepreneurs starting a business. Although many small businesses are located at the entrepreneurs’ dwelling, little is known about entrepreneurs’ local ties and their relevance for firm success.
Schutjens, V.A.J.M.,, Völker, B.G.M.,
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The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity National Trends - 2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report provides a broad index measure of business startup activity in the United States. It is an equally weighted index of three normalized measures of startup activity:The Rate of New Entrepreneurs in the economy, calculated as the percentage of ...
Arnobio Morelix   +3 more
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Entrepreneurial mindfulness and organizational resilience of Chinese SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of entrepreneurial resilience

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Organizational resilience is vital to the survival and thriving of enterprises, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there has been an increasing interest in organizational resilience, the effects from the entrepreneur perspective receive ...
Xuepeng Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative social capital: Networks of entrepreneurs and investors in China and Russia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Most studies on entrepreneurs’ networks incorporate social capital and networks as independent variables that affect entrepreneurs’ actions and its outcomes.
Batjargal, Bat
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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs and their Duration in Self-employment: Evidence from German Micro Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), we analyze whether necessity entrepreneurs differ from opportunity entrepreneurs in terms of self-employment duration.
Block, Jörn H., Sandner, Philipp G.
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Banks versus venture capital when the venture capitalist values private benefits of control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
If control of their firms allows entrepreneurs to derive private benefits, it also allows other controlling parties. Private benefits are especially relevant for venture capitalists, who typically get considerable control in their portfolio firms, but ...
Barlo, Mehmet, İnci, Eren, Inci, Eren
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Occupational choice and the quality of entrepreneurs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper focuses on the quality of entrepreneurs when individuals, who differ in terms of entrepreneurial ability and wealth, choose between entrepreneurship and wage-earning. A loan is required to become an entrepreneur.
İnci, Eren, Inci, Eren
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Exploring Migration and Disaster Nexus

open access: yesThe South Asianist, 2021
The nexus between migration and disaster has commonly been referred to in previous researches. In particular, previous studies often describe migration as a coping strategy for climate and water-induced disasters (WID). Yet, limited studies have explored
Sanju Koirala, Dr.   +3 more
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Entrepreneurs' Perception Toward International Cooperation and Government Programs Concerning Entrepreneurship

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2020
Globally, and regionally, countries are implementing programs and policies to foster entrepreneurship. The most successful programs have aligned efforts by various stakeholders to thrive.
Omaira Saucedo-Bendek   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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