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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Entrepreneurial behaviours"”.
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Entrepreneurship and Generation Z: the behavioural characteristics of Generation Z entrepreneurs in Wales
… entrepreneurship studies which have not examined entrepreneurial behaviour through a generational lens. In addition, prior studies in the field of generational theory have provided little insight into entrepreneurial behaviour from a generational context and are often focused on identifying …
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A tale of two predictors : the impact of regulatory focus and entrepreneurial orientation on small and medium-sized enterprises
… factors that may impact their outcomes (i.e., behaviours and performance). In particular, it examines the effects of chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) regulatory focus and firms’ entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on SMEs. Regulatory focus theory suggests that people can pursue their goals via a …
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Assessing determinants of social entrepreneurial intentions among MBA students in Windhoek
… demand for better understanding of social entrepreneurial intentions (SEI) which are now valuable predictors of future entrepreneurial behaviours especially among students. Using stratified random sampling, A sample size of 136 MBA first year students were selected from a population of 148 …
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Exploring the Effects of the Strategic Behaviours of Family and Non-family Businesses on Regional Development: Evidence from Kenya
… do not fully explain the firm-level strategic behaviours that contribute to their differences, particularly on their regional impact. Scholars acknowledge that family businesses are a unique set of economic actors because of the intersection between family and business logics thus they can …
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The role of founder identity in the evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities
… role of founder identity in the evaluation of entrepreneurial opportunities. It was argued that a social identity lens can be central in improving our understanding of founders' heterogeneous behaviours and actions in new firm creation and development. Using the lens of identity and social …
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Factors that influence entrepreneurial intentions among undergraduates of South-south and Southeast Nigeria
… construct as the strongest influence on the entrepreneurial intentions variable, followed by the perceived behavioural control construct. The next influence is the perceived barriers construct; it acts as a discouraging factor. The focus group interview results find that the undergraduates …
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The impact of socioemotional wealth on the relationships between entrepreneurial orientation and debt financing of family businesses: empirical evidence from Nigeria
… depends on their strategy for engaging in entrepreneurial behaviours and the availability of debt financing to family businesses. Understanding the factors that influence debt financing, therefore, becomes important. In exploring the factors that influence debt financing, prior studies …
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Role of Societal Quality-of-Life in National Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Cross-National Analysis
… societal quality-of-life (QOL) factors affect entrepreneurial behaviours (EB) across countries to evaluate the role of QOL in an entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) at the societal level. Adopting the ecological perspective of entrepreneurship, two hypotheses are developed: H1, societal QOL has …
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How Spirituality Shapes the Formation of Entrepreneurial Venture: The Case of Malay Muslim Entrepreneurs
… entrepreneurship literature in driving the behaviours of entrepreneurs. Rather, the current literature has focused on wealth creation as the entrepreneur’s driving force. Hence, researchers have turned to various approaches such as economics, personality psychology, and strategy in attempt …
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An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context.
… Recent entrepreneurship discourse has focused on entrepreneurial behaviour and motivation; this includes what entrepreneurs do, why and how they do it, and their decision-making logic, particularly at the start of a venture. Beyond conventional job and wealth creation arguments, the purpose for …