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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Entrepreneurial Action"”.
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Heterogeneous Entrepreneurial Action: A Knowledge Problem Approach
… research about the variance and similarity of entrepreneurial action and related outcomes. Specifically, this dissertation explores the effects of external environmental changes, such as COVID-19, Artificial Technology, the NCAA's Rule Change on the use of Name, Image, and Likeness, on …
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Entrepreneurial Action by Métis and First Nations entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan: Similarities and differences with established notions of Entrepreneurial Action
Entrepreneurial actions, i.e., activities like hiring, marketing, financing, hustling (even bribing!), etc., requisite for building small businesses are less studied than antecedent opportunity recognition processes. The two most common form of contexts in which entrepreneurial actions are studied …
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ADHD SYMPTOMS, IMPULSIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTION THREE ESSAYS
… in certain environments where creativity, quick action and experimentation are needed. Entrepreneurship represents such an environment that has been long recognized by scholars and practitioners alike. First, entrepreneurship is an uncertain journey full of obstacles, which requires potential …
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Entrepreneurial Action: Community and Buddhism contexts in Sri Lanka
… supports a broader integration arguing that entrepreneurial action occurs through the interaction between community and religious contexts. This central argument embraces three notions. First, entrepreneurship involves a series of entrepreneurial actions. Second, entrepreneurial action …
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Examining entrepreneurial action towards sustainable business opportunity: perspectives from Nigerian entrepreneurs.
The aim of this research is to examine entrepreneurial action in creating a resilient and sustainable business opportunity and how approaches to this vary depending on the entrepreneurial context, that is Nigeria and Nigerian perspectives. This research is grounded in creation theory considering …
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Entrepreneurial Action as a Spatiotemporal Process in the Aftermath of Disasters
Received entrepreneurship research suggests that entrepreneurial action helps people and communities in the aftermath of disastrous events. To study this phenomenon, scholars focus on two central themes: 1) entrepreneurial actors (individuals, organizations, or firms in the community) with the …
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Toward a process view of entrepreneurial action : an empirical investigation of activities, mechanisms and outcomes.
Entrepreneurial action is of keen interest to entrepreneurship scholars, and research on the topic centers on studying the different dynamics of entrepreneurial action as the underlying mechanism for engagement in the entrepreneurial process. This dissertation seeks to understand the underlying …
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Paradoxum Ex Machina: Exploring the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies on the Strategies and Actions of Entrepreneurial Ventures
… AI (GenAI)—are fundamentally reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape, altering how entrepreneurs acquire critical resources, tackle uncertain environments, develop opportunity, and address entrepreneurial action processes. Despite these dramatic transformations that we have already …
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The Entrepreneur’s Burden: Investigating the Interplay Between Impostorism and Entrepreneurial Identity
… can impact the ability of entrepreneurs to take entrepreneurial action and experience well-being.</p> <p>This study builds on identity, entrepreneurial identity, and leadership literatures to explore the impact, antecedents, and consequences of impostorism on entrepreneurial identity. Through a …
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Towards a grounded theory of how and why founders vary in their scaling approaches: Alleviating period poverty
… which served as a powerful motivator for entrepreneurial action. My main contributions are to the literature on scaling ventures oriented towards addressing social challenges. I contribute by introducing two distinct prosocial founder responses, person- and problem-oriented. Moreover, I …
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POPULATION LEVEL CONDITIONS AS SIGNALS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES: A COGNITVE SYNTHESIS OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAITS AND POPULATION RATES PERSPECTIVES
… influence entrepreneurs decisions to engage in entrepreneurial action. This thesis proposes a model that integrates the population rates and entrepreneurial traits perspectives by focusing on entrepreneurs' hypothetical decisions to invest in entrepreneurial opportunities given differential …
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TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP’S ROLE IN OUR COMMON FUTURE: ESSAYS FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP NEXUS
… and the outcomes of sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial activity researched by scholars, this review proved more comprehensive in comparison to prior related reviews. The findings from this essay speak mainly to the underdeveloped state of empirical research within the S-E Nexus – …
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Collective Action in Transitioning States: A Study of Social Enterprise
… frame of Fligstein and McAdam’s (2011) Strategic Action Fields, a model of meso-level collective action, this thesis examines the evolving relationships of the social enterprises (‘Challengers’ who want to change the status quo), social enterprise support networks (‘Governance units’ who uphold …
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Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Orientation of Undergraduate Science Students in Rwanda
… skills development can be measured through entrepreneurial orientation (EO). EO involves intentions and actions related to risk-taking, autonomy, proactiveness, innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness which help firms and individuals to deal with uncertainties that characterize the …