entrepreneurship

Nearly a quarter of Mexicos workforce is self-employed. But in the U.S. rates of self employment among Mexican Americans are only 6 percent, about half the rate among non-Latino whites. Using data from the Mexican and U.S. population census, the authors show that neither industrial composition nor differences in the age and education of Mexican born populations residing in Mexico and the U.S. accounts for the differences in the self employment rates in the two countries.

Nearly a quarter of Mexicos workforce is self-employed. But in the U.S. rates of self employment among Mexican Americans are only 6 percent, about half the rate among non-Latino whites. Using data from the Mexican and U.S. population census, the authors show that neither industrial composition nor differences in the age and education of Mexican born populations residing in Mexico and the U.S. accounts for the differences in the self employment rates in the two countries.

The authors reopen the search for those features that distinguish entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. The exploration of cognitive styles among 497 entrepreneurs and 521 non-entrepreneurs in Flanders distinguishes six profiles: omnipotent thinkers, lazy thinkers, pacesetters, experts, inventors, and implementors.

The conference proceedings from the March 2005 event include summaries of presentations, biographies of speakers, powerpoint presentations, and a list of participants from the conference.

The authors examine various aspects of the progression of children and ventures, including nascent forms of entrepreneurship (gestation of babies), emergence, and postemergence activities, and highlight the ideas of passion, identification, attachment, and entrepreneurial context.

The authors investigate the entreprenurial orientation of small businesses and find that a main-effects-only analysis provides an incomplete picture of performance.

The authors report findings from a comparative study of factors that influence the learning process that underlies entrepreneurial innovation, as entrepreneurs move from an initial intuition to a well-developed new product or service.

This paper seeks to synthesise the available literature into a more complete and integrative model of opportunity recognition in high-tech start-ups. It is argued that more widespread use of the qualitative research can reveal new insights into the complex and interactive process of opportunity recognition in the high-tech start-up.

The authors report findings from a comparative study of factors that influence the learning process that underlies entrepreneurial innovation, as entrepreneurs move from an initial intuition to a well-developed new product or service.

This paper examines how Sweden and the United States have been impacted by philanthropic activities, commercialization of university-based knowledge and international entrepreneurship. The results show that the United States has prompted a university system based on competition and variety, with an emphasis on philanthropy, promoting knowledge creation. International entrepreneurship has been an important mechanism by which this knowledge is globalized leading to increased economic growth.