AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
This scholarly journal publishes original papers and conceptual and empirical articles in the field of entrepreneurship, including national and international studies of enterprise creation, small business management, minority issues in entrepreneurship, and more.
Set up an RSS feed
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Social and commercial entrepreneurship: same, different, or both?
January 1, 2006... Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as well as a driving force behind the rapid expansion of the social sector. This article offers a comparative analysis of commercial and social...
Shifting imperatives: an integrative view of resource scarcity and agency reasons for franchising.
January 1, 2006... Alternative explanations of franchising offer contrasting predictions as to how the proportion of franchised outlets changes as franchisors age. We propose that two dominant views--resource-scarcity and agency theory--can be integrated by...
Social capital, cognition, and entrepreneurial opportunities: a theoretical framework.
January 1, 2006... Entrepreneurship--the recognition and exploitation of opportunities--is valuable within organizations as well as in the establishment of new ventures. Some studies have addressed the issue why some individuals take advantage of opportunities...
Strategic process effects on the entrepreneurial orientation--sales growth rate relationship.
January 1, 2006... This research examined the effects of three strategic process variables--strategic decision-making participativeness, strategy formation mode, and strategic learning from failure on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO)-firm sales growth rate...
Improving survey response rates from chief executive officers in small firms: the importance of social networks.
January 1, 2006... Social networks are an important source of information for entrepreneurs and small firms. In this study, we consider the influence of social networks on survey response rates from small firms, focusing on effects of trade association...
NAPECOR's risk management venture (1).(Market Risk Management)(Sally Bennett)
January 1, 2006... This case focuses on the decisions confronting Sally Bennett, the new Director of Market Risk Management (MRM), a unique department created within the Marketing Division of a large, diversified energy conglomerate. MRM played a crucial role in...
NAPECOR's risk management venture: note to instructors.(Risk management ventures)
January 1, 2006... This case illustrates that intrapreneurial ventures, just like firms, proceed through stages and that when the product or service being provided is information based, it creates the impetus for organizational change. This case highlights the...