Drawing on Bems psychological theory of self-perception, the paper presents and tests a model that examines the impact of business accomplishments and gender on entrepreneurial self-image and explores the definition of entrepreneurship according to Vespers entrepreneurial typology.
Using data from a large European financial services firm which engaged in an entrepreneurial initiative to enhance its competitiveness, the paper explores the strategic role of middle managers in the context of corporate entrepreneurship and its link to multiple dimensions of performance.
The paper introduces a framework to guide research and systematically enhance the understanding of social entrepreneurship. Drawing from traditional entrepreneurship literature, the paper presents social entrepreneurial "opportunities" as an important concept to differentiate social entrepreneurship from other social initiatives as well as from business entrepreneurship.
The paper examines how Sweden and the United States have been impacted by philanthropic activities, commercialization of university-based knowledge and international entrepreneurship.
The authors introduce a new factor, entrepreneurship capital, and link it to output in the context of a production function model. The paper explains what is meant by entrepreneurship capital and why it should influence economic output. A production function model including several different measures of entrepreneurship capital is then estimated for German regions.
The authors suggest that entrepreneurial activity is not exogenous, but rather shaped by a number of factors specific to the particular location. Empirical evidence from the study indicates that the degree of spatially specific entrepreneurship capital is shaped by regional-specific factors reflecting both entrepreneurial opportunities and the entrepreneurial capabilities.
The paper attempts to answer to the question: why do some entrepreneurs wish to own another business in the future after having closed an unsuccessful one? The author uses of a sample of entrepreneurs in the UK who have experienced a business closure, and show that 45% of them have the desire to own another business in the future, despite having an unsuccessful experience in small business ownership.
The authors investigate the effects of a government venture capital program on entrepreneurship, the allocation of capital, and managerial advice. Results indicate that the government program cannot induce the optimal number of entrepreneurs, because when individuals are free to choose their occupation, they do so without taking into account the effect of their choice on the welfare of other individuals.
The survey discusses results for salaries, stipend types and amounts, travel and research budgets, course loads and endowments for 52 percent of all eligible endowed positions and over 70 percent of those faculty most closely identified with the field of entrepreneurship.
The report from the North Carolina Rural Development Center provides a comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities facing new business owners in the state. It includes the results of focus groups and also offers suggestions for how the state can more effectively nurture entrepreneurship in its rural counties.