Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice articles from March 2003

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice archives from March 2003

Early retirees as the next generation of entrepreneurs.
March 22, 2003... In this article, we combine perspectives from labor economics and entrepreneurship to examine early retirees' decision to become self-employed. Many individuals leave career employment before the traditional age of 65 and return to the labor...

Competitive strategy and performance of exporting SMEs: an empirical investigation of the impact of their export information search and competencies.
March 22, 2003... The SMEs' limited capacity to acquire information and use sources is a major factor explaining their low level of involvement and performance on export markets. Nonetheless, a small amount of applied research has been undertaken on this...

What do they think and feel about growth? An expectancy-value approach to small business managers' attitudes toward growth (1).
March 22, 2003... This study focuses on small business managers' motivation to expand their firms. More specifically, we examine the relationships between expected consequences of growth on the one hand, and overall attitude toward growth on the other. Data were...

IPO underpricing: a meta-analysis and research synthesis.(initial public offerings)
March 22, 2003... Initial public offerings (IPOs) have been a prominent focus of academic and popular press attention, especially in recent years. Much of this attention can be attributed to the increase in IPO activity as a function of the "dot com" phenomenon....

Editor's note.(Editorial)
March 22, 2003... The publication of "Roustam Tariko (A): Russian Entrepreneur" by INSEAD's Manfred Kets de Vries and Elizabeth Florent-Treacy marks a change in editorial policy that I want to call to our readers' attention. I will also offer two comments on the...

Roustam Tariko (A): Russian entrepreneur.
March 22, 2003... First Impressions Professor Manfred Kets de Vries had worked with people from nearly every country in Europe and the Americas in his Challenge of Leadership (COL) program at INSEAD, a business school located in France and Singapore....

Case study: Roustam Tariko; Russian entrepreneur. (Note to Instructors).
March 22, 2003... This case looks at entrepreneurial leadership and business development on several levels. It addresses issues that typically arise in new ventures and "bricks to clicks" transformation, including evolution from the messy start-up stage to a...

Roustam Tariko (B): the measure of the man.
March 22, 2003... Professor Manfred Kets de Vries was looking forward to seeing Roustam Tariko, the Russian entrepreneur who was participating in Manfred's Challenge of Leadership (COL) seminar. Manfred had come to know Roustam very well over the previous year,...