... formation New venture creation Business support services Government policy New venture creation is, undisputedly, critical to the growth and sustainability of every modern economy. It is not surprising, therefore, that considerable attention is paid by academics and policy makers alike to how best...

... Women Entrepreneurs Government policy Female entrepreneurship Financial availability Governmental support Post‐Soviet economies 5M model In the present study, we aim to extend the context‐dependent framework of entrepreneurship (Brush et al., 2009 ; Ettl and Welter, 2010 ; Welter...

.... This suggests that a more explicit age‐differentiated focus is required for government policies aimed at supporting firm growth. Originality/value The study provides important baseline data for future quantitative and qualitative studies focused on the impact of firm age and government policy. David...

..., we discuss the rationale and operationalizations of our proxy variables to measure the influence of sociopolitical, cultural, and economic influences on social value creation. Social entrepreneurship Socio‐political Economic context Government policy Entrepreneurialism Political...

... Limited 2011 France Small to medium‐sized enterprises Government policy Business support services More than ever, in these times of economic crisis, the activation of concrete governmental assistance to small businesses is crucial. In particular, owing to the necessarily limited nature...

.... Originality/value This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the changing financial and fiscal policies in support of technological innovation in China. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Sciences Technology led strategy Innovation Research and development Government policy China...

... to worry about the consequences (see Figure 2). Arndt Werner can be contacted at: werner@ifm‐bonn.org © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Entrepreneurialism Education Government policy Germany Sweden Schools Picking up the discussion at this point in this paper we...

... retraining courses was measured by dichotomous questions relating to participation in 1992 and from 1992 to 1995. Government support for entrepreneurship was based on two dichotomous items: being on not being informed about support mechanism and obtaining or not obtaining support. Government policy...

... Government policy Entrepreneurialism Denmark In Denmark as in almost all other OECD countries, the small business sector has had high priorities on the political agenda in recent years. The small business sector is seen as a major force in job creation, and entrepreneurship is seen as the engine...