...Zafar U. Ahmed; Philip W. Zgheib; Shawn Carraher; Abdulrahim K. Kowatly Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between demographic and public policy with the entrepreneurial related variables of entrepreneurial orientation, self employment, customer service...

... Business Administration Office of Advocacy, 2010). As such, the federal government has a vested interest in promoting business ownership and business expansion activities as a primary form of economic development. Sriram et al. (2007) suggest that entrepreneurial opportunities are critically...

...R.W. Hafer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test whether entrepreneurship is a significant factor in explaining economic growth at the state level. Design/methodology/approach This paper, unlike previous work, uses the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity (KIEA) as the measure...

... entrepreneur. Originality/value A contribution to existing entrepreneurial theory was made regarding the similarities of networking regardless of cultural environment. A three‐dimensional conceptual model was used, measuring culture, economics and policy. This study focusses mainly on the conditions...

...Martin Andersson; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Per Thulin Purpose Schumpeter claimed the entrepreneur to be instrumental for creative destruction and industrial dynamics. Entrepreneurial entry serves to transform and revitalize industries, thereby enhancing their competitiveness. The purpose of this paper...

... work Entrepreneurialism Public policy Over the past decade, a small but growing sub‐set of the entrepreneurship literature has begun to explore the relationship between entrepreneurship and the informal economy. This has identified that many entrepreneurs start‐up trading wholly or partially...

... Political entrepreneurship Public choice and entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship policy Entrepreneurship literature review Entrepreneurialism Public policy Therefore, entrepreneurship is greater than starting new businesses or managing a small business: “Entrepreneurship does not require, but can...

... in the extreme be as different as there are different entrepreneurs. But one motivation, certainly an important one, likely to be felt by most entrepreneurs, is to leave a bequest upon demise, so that one's heirs and loved ones may share in the fruits of one's entrepreneurial activities. Thus, taxes...

... assistance programs are a support option of last resort that entrepreneurs utilize only when the start‐up team and personal network are incapable of providing support. Design/methodology/approach Data from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics I are used to perform logistic regression of use...

... a principal consequence of regulation, compliance usually means both time cost and direct expenses. Regulatory compliance also can limit a business owner's freedom of action, or options, thereby constraining innovative or entrepreneurial activity. This simple outline of potential impacts immediately...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurialism Public policy Growth Development Institutions As the institutions of societies affect our choices in general, they affect our choices about entrepreneurial behavior in particular, including the type of entrepreneurial...