Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice articles from June 2002

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice archives from June 2002

Culture and its consequences for entrepreneurship.(Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice)(Editorial)
June 22, 2002... The influence of culture on entrepreneurship has been of continued scholarly interest for over three decades. Researchers have explored the effect of national, regional, and organizational cultures on wealth creation through new venture...

Are entrepreneurial cognitions universal? Assessing entrepreneurial cognitions across cultures.(research on business people)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... In this study we examine three research questions concerned with entrepreneurial cognition and culture: (1) Do entrepreneurs have cognitions distinct from those of other business people? (2) To what extent are entrepreneurial cognitions...

National culture and entrepreneurship: a review of behavioral research.(reinforced cultural values and business success)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Conceptual arguments for the association between cultural characteristics and entrepreneurship have existed for decades but only in the last 10 years has this relationship been the focus of empirical scrutiny. In this article, we review and...

An institutional perspective on the role culture in shaping strategic actions by technology-focused entrepreneurial firms in China.(cultural values on business research)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Economic reforms in China over the past 20 years have led to a steady economic transformation that has created many opportunities for entrepreneurial firms. A central focus in this economic development has been to encourage the founding of more...

Assessing the psychometric properties of the entrepreneurial orientation scale: a multi-country analysis.(research method evaluation)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This study utilized data from 1,067 firms in six countries to clarify the psychometric properties of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) measure. The first research question addressed dimensionality and explored whether EQ achieved the best...

Culture, nation, and entrepreneurial strategic orientations: implications for an emerging economy.(China and America)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... Since most researchers use the terms "culture" and "nation" interchangeably, the majority of empirical cross-cultural studies aiming to isolate the role of culture tend to be cross-national studies that are confounded with the influence of the...

The influence of national culture and family involvement on entrepreneurial perceptions and performance at the state level.(United States)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This empirical study tests how dimensions of national culture affect entrepreneurs' collective perceptions of the business environment and the performances of newly created firms in the United States. The data are aggregated to the state level...

Gender, microenterprise success and cultural context: the case of South Asia.(research on businesswomen)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This paper demonstrates weaknesses in the ability of orthodox microenterprise development theory to represent issues relevant to women's success in the sector. Researchers tend to use gender simply as a variable to explain success without...

The moderating effect of national culture on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and strategic alliance portfolio extensiveness.(small business research)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... This study examines the influence that national culture has on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and strategic alliance formation. Using a sample of small- to medium-sized enterprises located in Finland, Greece, Indonesia,...