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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Entrepreneurial success"”.
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Entrepreneurial Traits and Entrepreneurial Success
… entrepreneurs identified as being important for entrepreneurial success. Different definitions of entrepreneurial success are identified and discussed. The traits most consistently related to success are identified. Connections between the traits and success are identified. Criticism of …
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Predicting Veteran Entrepreneurial Success with Effectuation
… programs and empirical research on veteran entrepreneurial success. Therefore, it is unclear whether participating in a training program or obtaining incentives from the government will necessarily result in entrepreneurial success.</p> <p>This study examined the relationship between the …
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Measuring entrepreneurial success in emerging wine regions
… have found that entrepreneurs' perspective of success is much different than that of multi-stakeholder firms'. The studies state that subjective non-economic performance measures are more important to an entrepreneur and play a larger role in an entrepreneur's evaluation of their firm's success …
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Entrepreneurial success factor : a systematic approach to entrepreneur evaluation
… and invest in entrepreneurs that are bound to success. This thesis tries to shed light on the entrepreneur evaluation process that can sometimes be equally important to market due diligence. In this research, correlation between entrepreneur characteristics and the level of success of the firms …
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The impact of action strategies on entrepreneurial success of emerging
… Planning Strategies as well as higher levels of Entrepreneurial Orientation (Krausse, 2005). Studies pertaining to the latter have focused on understanding or forecasting the entrepreneurial act in relation to success or failure and have been able to define more accurately, multiple dimensions of …
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An interpretative approach in conceptualising entrepreneurial success in Limpopo Province, South Africa
This thesis analysed how entrepreneurial success is conceptualised and communicated both in practice and within the literature. The thesis argued that within the framework of small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs), contemporary views on how entrepreneurs understand and communicate …
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A cross cultural study of entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial success in SMEs in Australia and Malaysia
… present study examined the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and business success in the context of SMEs in Australia and Malaysia. A “mixed-method” approach was adopted whereby two studies were conducted in a sequential fashion (Study 1 and Study 2). In Study 1, a qualitative …
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The Relationships Between Entrepreneurs' Gender, Attitudes Toward Seeking Assistance from Entrepreneurship Centers, Utilization of Centers, and Entrepreneurial Success
… I propose and test a new conceptual framework of entrepreneurial help seeking that considers how entrepreneurs vary in their attitudes towards seeking professional help. In addition, I explore the influence of entrepreneurs’ gender on attitudinal differences, help-seeking behaviors, and …
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Modelling selected factors influencing business success in tourism-related entrepreneurship: a case of Mtubatuba Local Municipality
… test a theoretical model of tourism entrepreneurial success by exploring factors that may lead to tourism entrepreneurial success and investigating the relationship links on how these factors interact to influence tourism entrepreneurship success. The study used a sample of 350 …
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Early indicators of high potential entrepreneurship: implications for venture capital and policy making
… addresses critical gaps in the study of entrepreneurial success by focusing on venture success in its broadest sense. To the best of our knowledge, it conducts the most comprehensive, evidence-based review of the antecedents of success to date, laying a solid foundation for both …
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Integrating cognitive, motivational, and emotional self-regulation in early stage entrepreneurs
… More specifically, the model was tested in an entrepreneurial context, typically characterised by high autonomy, and where the entrepreneur has responsibility for managing both themselves and their venture to achieve success. The choice to examine self-regulatory mechanisms in entrepreneurs was …
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Transnationalism from below : an exploration of transnational engagement behavior of Nicaraguan immigrant entrepreneurs
… Through semi-structured interviews, their unique entrepreneurial journeys and transnational engagement are examined using qualitative research methods. Both with-in and temporal cross case analyses were utilized to present a comprehensive investigation. Specifically, the determinants, motivations …
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The language of early-stage entrepreneurship : strategic communication in venture evaluation contexts.
… language a critical yet underexamined factor in entrepreneurial success. This dissertation examines how language complexity, adaptability, and alignment influence investor evaluations in venture competitions. Using computational text analysis and statistical modeling, the study assesses whether …
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Acting on purpose: the reflections of MIT student entrepreneurs
… or personality traits most often correlated with entrepreneurial success. While a quantified representation is essential in modeling what is being studied, it hides away the mental processes that create behaviours. Arguably, the people who engage the most directly with systemic change are …
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Social Capital, Structural Holes, and entrepreneurship: A study on refugees entrepreneurship in Kenya
… economic activity in the camp locations through entrepreneurial activity. Out of necessity, refugees have featured among the most enterprising and entrepreneurial in some of these locations. With declining humanitarian funding and growing number of displaced populations, stakeholders have …
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The impact of action strategies on the success of SME's in the South African context
… action strategies namely planning strategies and entrepreneurial orientation on the success according to the Giessen Amsterdam Model of Entrepreneurial Success. It is argued that although the traditional factors (example, access to capital and markets) relating to failure are taken into account, …
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The impact of action strategies on the success of sme's in a South African context
… action strategies namely planning strategies and entrepreneurial orientation on the success according to the Giessen-Amsterdam Model of Entrepreneurial Success. It is argued that although the traditional factors (example, access to capital and markets) relating to failure are taken into account, …
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A study on cybersecurity start-ups : a financial approach to analyze industry trends, entrepreneurship ecosystems and start-up exits
… and rapid technological evolution. Consequently, success factors behind cybersecurity entrepreneurship in this industry is a necessary topic to study. Entrepreneurship has attracted scholars' attention for decades, and especially in the context of cybersecurity, an industry built solely by …
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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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Communicating the modern entrepreneurial university in the 21st century: a case study of academic capitalism and media messaging in the pursuit of revenues and national prominence at Louisiana State University
… higher education has entered a fourth phase, the entrepreneurial university. Public universities are increasingly capitalizing on the intellectual property of their faculty and students to sustain themselves and expand. Administrators spout free-market rhetoric as faculty attempt to commercialize …
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