entrepreneurship

According to the authors, data from three different research programs, all measuring the prevalence rate of new firm creation in the U.S. adult population, suggest that from 1993 to 2002 the level of entrepreneurship may have increased up to three fold, from 4 to over 13 percent. Of those 18-74 years of age - a shift from one in twenty adults to one in six adults.

This paper studies what initial resource endowments new organizations assemble and the interaction between initial resources, entrepreneurial orientation and environmental factors. More specifically, They study the initial resources of research-based start-ups (RBSUs), which are defined as new firms that develop and market new products or services based upon a proprietary technology or skill.

This study shows how different types of starting resource configurations are not only empirically distinct but can also be conceptually explained by internal factors such as the entrepreneurial orientation at start-up and external factors such as the origin of the firm and the characteristics of the industry in which the firm competes.

The aim of this paper is to investigate gender-based differences in a special field of entrepreneurship the so-called ethnic entrepreneurship, and to describe male and female profiles of ethnic entrepreneurs and enterprises.

After a decade of widespread attention for the entrepreneurial efforts of individuals, the focus seems to partly shift to companies and their contribution to new firm formation, according to the author. Much in line with common studies of regional variance in entrepreneurial activity, this paper presents an explanatory model for the spatial differences in occurrence of spin-offs,

The paper examines where rural America stands in the landscape of entrepreneurial activity. Results indicate that rural areas saw a great deal of new firm formation during the 1990s, mostly in service and tourism.

The paper seeks to offer a policy framework for fostering entrepreneurship in rural regions in the U.S. as a strategy for generating economic development. The author argues that any viable solution must be regional in scope.

This study deals with entrepreneurial competitiveness in traditional industries. The objective is to present a methodological process for the study and evaluation of the impact of the sinérgic geographical concentration of an industry in its competitiveness.

The paper explores obstacles in the growth of academic start-ups and potential policies to overcome these obstacles, focusing on start-ups from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

Using the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, this study explores the expected start-up costs of nascent entrepreneurs.