... The study offers strategic guidance for policymakers and stakeholders to pilot inclusive policies that empower women entrepreneurs in resource-constrained environments. To this purpose, we propose a range of interventions for each practical solution, from the lightest touch to the most involved, to provide...

...Tianli Feng; Guofeng Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal how Chinese private entrepreneurs behaved in a transition economy with a weak institutional environment to obtain organizational legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on five consecutive nation‐wide surveys from...

...Farhan Analoui; Farhad Analoui; Seyed Mohmmad Moghimi; Hossein Khanifar Purpose In Iran the role of entrepreneurs in developing communities is considered to be a special issue by planners and policy‐makers; thus the aim of this paper is to explore and examine some of the main structural...

... supporters of entrepreneurs (business angels, family financiers, and the like) will be better able to understand and work with individuals if they are aware that they are not, for example, alert to new opportunities. Originality/value This paper contributes to a deeper understanding of innovation...

... (tomorrow's entrepreneurs) will be better able to plan for an entrepreneurially‐focused career. Justin B.L. Craig is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: justincraig@bus.oregonstate.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 As a consequence of the entrepreneurial trend...

... businesses, which commenced in the past five years, was assembled and comprehensively assessed. The entrepreneurs' ages ranged from 20 to 26 years, with a mean business age of 2.4 years. Findings Findings are significant in respect of each of the categories of investigation and principally confirmed...

...Robert D. Hisrich; Sevgi Ayse Öztürk While research on women entrepreneurs is extensive in developed countries, little has been done in this area in non‐OECD and developing economies. This research focuses on the characteristics, performance, and problems of women entrepreneurs in one developing...

...Jean Lee; Javihn Chan This study develops a profile of the second generation of Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore. It analyzes their personal characteristics and examines their motivations to start a business. In‐depth interviews and content analysis were conducted. The motivation factors and key...

... control of the business. Owner directors have high potential ventures which can become public companies. Still’s framework was applied only to female founders although it could clearly be extended to males. The female entrepreneur classifications of Goffee and Scase (1985), and Cromie and Hayes (1988...

... of entrepreneurs and managers. Looks at two cases at PTT Telecom(one of KPN′s operating companies) in which the authors were involved. One case relates to the fundamentals of a major reorganization programme that got under way in late 1990 and will affect virtually all the company′s employees. The other case gives...

... development Entrepreneurs Growth TQM Journal of Management Development 12,7 32 Why TQM? A President's Perspective Wayne J. Merdinger Graham-Field Health Products, Inc., USA The decision to implement a total quality management (TQM) programme within any organization is not an easy one. It is often...