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Towards a sustainable economy? Socio-technical transitions in the green building sector [PDF]
, 2013 Making the transition to a green economy is a major policy driver in the UK and other countries. Entrepreneurs are suggested as being at the forefront of this transition and as a driving force for sustainability. These “green entrepreneurs” may represent
Gibbs, David +3 more
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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs and their Duration in Self-employment: Evidence from German Micro Data [PDF]
, 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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Towards an empowerment approach in tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis of programmatic change [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2012 Background: Tuberculosis rates in the world remain high, especially in low- and middle-income countries. International tuberculosis (TB) policy generally recommends the use of directly observed therapy (DOT) to ensure treatment adherence. Objective: This
Salla Atkins +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Under the background of mass entrepreneurship and innovation, innovative entrepreneurship research is urgently needed for entrepreneurs. The aim was to explore the innovative entrepreneurship consciousness of new entrepreneurs.
Xiaoxuan Yu, Baogui Du
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Ecology and Society, 2010 This paper focuses on the role of policy entrepreneurs in realizing water policy transitions. The central questions are to what extent have policy entrepreneurs played a role in realizing major change in water policies, who are these policy entrepreneurs,
Sander Meijerink, Dave Huitema
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Development Studies Research, 2021 Environmental cooperation in the Congo Basin region is facing a paradox as the region has an inflow of aid but deforestation and poverty continue to grow.
Minette Nago
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Creating a Policy Environment for Entrepreneurs [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006 This paper demonstrates that levels of entrepreneurship can be greatly affected by the general policy environment. Using a state-level panel, we estimate the effects of several policy variables on rates of entrepreneurship and find that bankruptcy exemptions, corporate tax rates, and the level of the minimum wage all affect a state's rate of ...
Thomas A. Garrett, Howard J. Wall
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Policy windows, ambiguity and Commission entrepreneurship: explaining the relaunch of the European Union's economic reform agenda [PDF]
, 2014 This article explains the relaunch of the European Union's (EU) economic reform agenda in 2010. After repeated delays during 2009, the European Commission scaled back its initial plan for a revived social dimension and instead proposed a strengthened ...
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Exploring Migration and Disaster Nexus
The 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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Novice and Habitual Entrepreneurs and External Business Support Exploitation [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 2020 Habitual entrepreneurs have become an important group of entrepreneurs who make a large contribution to the process of wealth creation. Previous studies have indicated that habitual entrepreneurship is a widespread phenomenon, hence, policy makers and ...
Jaroslaw Ropega
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