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Castrignano, Stefania <1992&gt. "Social entrepreneurship and economic development." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/12748.

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Social entrepreneurship as a phenomenon has been growing in the whole world, especially in the last 30 years, and involves entities operating in the third sector as well as for-profits. This phenomenon is of particular interest because it is more and more conceived as an innovative tool to addresses social needs which are not met either by the public nor by the private sector, therefore solving the “market failures”. Thus, social entrepreneurship is considered by some as a revolutionary method to achieve sustainable, self-sufficient and long-term social impact. This way, in the bigger picture,

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Aparicio, Sebastian. "Linking institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic development: An international study." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/456564.

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Hi ha un consens que considera a l'emprenedoria un element important que explica el procés de desenvolupament econòmic dels països. Entre altres raons, els acadèmics i els creadors de política s'han interessat en els factors que podrien determinar l'activitat emprenedora. Encara que una gran quantitat de disciplines ha analitzat els condicionants de l'emprenedoria, l'enfocament institucional ha guanyat rellevància per la seva capacitat per proporcionar un marc en el qual els emprenedors prenen decisions basats en el context al qual pertanyen. En particular, aquesta visió teòrica va ser disseny

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Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan. "Essays on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development." Doctoral thesis, kostenfrei, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989271900/34.

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Venkatasubramaniam, Shivram 1964. "Economic development through entrepreneurship in India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29720.

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Thesis (S.M.M.O.T.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Management of Technology Program, 2003.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-63).<br>Entrepreneurship, with all its attendant ingredients, is one of the best means of triggering economic and social development in developing countries like India. There are several staple and mandatory ingredients necessary for the nourishment of entrepreneurship such as capital, labor, management, and several others; and several milestones in the evolution of an entrepreneurial opportunity such as funding, recru

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Mirgorodska, V. "The role of entrepreneurship in economic development." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2016. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/46866.

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The functioning of a market economy is inextricably linked to its main actors. It is economic man (homo economicus), which is characterized by rational behavior, their own interests, actively striving for the realization of personality, willingness to take risks and assume responsibility. The implementation of these individual interests takes place in conditions of economic and business activities. In modern conditions this activity got its name as a entrepreneurship or a business that is the potential for economic growth of the country with a market economy type.

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Diochon, Monica C. "Entrepreneurship and community economic development : exploring the link." Thesis, Durham University, 1997. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1649/.

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Ngan, Kit-yan, and 顔傑恩. "The role of entrepreneurship in China's economic development." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31954467.

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Reddy, Colin David. "Entrepreneurship, institutions and economic development : a configurational approach." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11095.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>This thesis responds to calls for more advanced portrayals of institutional effects on cross-country opportunity entrepreneurial activity (EA). In particular, it examines the effect of formal institutional development on EA depending on differences in informal constraints and economic development (ED). Though acknowledged in part within extant theory, little empirical research has documented the simultaneous interaction of all of the three variables in formal and informal institutions and ED. This research offers one perspective on the interdependencies

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Ngan, Kit-yan. "The role of entrepreneurship in China's economic development." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B15967414.

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O'Connor, Allan. "Enterprise, education and economic development an exploration of entrepreneurship's economic function in the Australian government's education policy /." Swinburne Research Bank, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/56956.

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Thesis (PhD) - Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology - 2009.<br>Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-211)

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Mojica, Maribel N. "Examining the role of entrepreneurship in economic development in Appalachia." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/10629.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2009.<br>Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 116 p. : col. maps. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-102).

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Holzbaur, Ulrich D. "Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship : university's contribution to sustainable economic development." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 3, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/468.

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Published Article<br>Sustainable development has an economic, ecological and a social component. Innovation and entrepreneurship play an important role in the sustainable development of an economy, a region or a country. We consider the ways in which universities can support innovation and entrepreneurship, and we outline some of the supporting structures and methods. The corresponding community aspects are covered by the author's paper on Civic Engagement and Project Learning. The following results are based on the author's experiences mainly in Germany as a researcher, lecturer, engineer, ma

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Jolosheva, Aida A. 1984. "Entrepreneurship and Microfinance: Economic Development and Women's Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10650.

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xi, 105 p. : ill., maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.<br>This thesis focuses on microfinance in Kyrgyzstan as a response to the initiation of economic, social and political reforms following Kyrgyzstan's independence in 1991. These reforms accelerated Kyrgyzstan's transition from a centrally-planned to a liberal market-based economy. Microfinance became a favored mechanism for encouraging individual entrepreneurship and thus economic development. Based on field research I conducted in Kyrg

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Manos, Gaspare Augusto. "Foundations of modern economic development in N.E. Italy." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243841.

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This thesis examines the foundations of successful modern economic development in the European region of N.E Italy. The research explores the importance and role of a combination of urban and transport infrastructure, economic, social and institutional arrangements. These have been conducive for the development of a competitive entrepreneurled endogenous development model which has enabled N.E Italy to become one of the most successful, fastest growing exportoriented economies of the European Union in the 1990s. The approach adopted is interdisciplinary and examines theoretically and empirical

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Yadav, Renu <1987&gt. "Rural Development and Entrepreneurship." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/16838.

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The dissertation examines rural entrepreneurship as a potential vehicle for facilitating local and regional development. Development of the rural areas is one of the top priorities of European Union. Consequently, the phenomenon of Rural entrepreneurship is also gaining importance in the European context, where for the purpose of cohesion of urban and rural area a substantial amount of resources is deployed on the annual basis. In this paper we analyze the role of entrepreneurship in the creation of wealth and employment in the peripheral context. The overall research questions revolve around:

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Svensson, Fredrik. "Essays on entrepreneurship and bureaucracy." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-7014.

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The overall aim of this thesis is to explore the theoretical and empirical relationship between entrepreneurship and bureaucracy, and to examine the cause and effect of entrepreneurship. From this overall aim, four specific questions are investigated. The first question deals with the issue of combining agency and structural explanations of entrepreneurship. Traditional one-sided explanations are discussed, and a two-sided explanatory model of the entrepreneurial choice is presented and tested empirically. In relation to this, the issue of causal heterogeneity is discussed and tested. The empi

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Bird, Joshua Brendan. "Entrepreneurs and Ethnicity: Economic Development in China's Northwest." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/15421.

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Under the ethnic affairs management regime established by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), every Chinese citizen is classified within one of fifty-six state-recognised ‘nationalities’. Government policy assumes that these nationalities differ from one another primarily in their levels of economic development, and asserts that ethnic divisions and identities fade with the gradual achievement of economic and social equality. As a result, economic development policy in minority nationality (i.e. non Han-Chinese) areas has often been applied as a replica of the model which has already proven

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Sousa, Manuel Amaral de Freitas dos Santos e. "The relevance of competitiveness on entrepreneurship : evidence for different country's development stage." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/14469.

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Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais<br>Num mundo dinâmico como o de hoje, o empreendedorismo revelou-se como uma forma de sobressair e de ganhar vantagens competitivas como vários estudos têm demonstrado ao longo dos anos. Uma questão que se encontra ainda por responder, a qual endereçamos neste trabalho, é como a competitividade afeta o empreendedorismo. Utilizaram-se os pilares do Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - instituições, infraestruturas, ambiente macroeconómico, saúde e educação primária, formação e educação superior, eficiência de mercado dos bens, eficiência do mercado laboral, d

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Al-Khalqi, Noha F. "Social Entrepreneurship in Yemen: A Yemeni Youth Perspective." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1502125331858313.

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Majidov, Toshtemir. "Entrepreneurship and business in Uzbekistan : historical perspective and current obstacles." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/321.

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Entrepreneurship has become one of the most researched areas in recent years. Its importance has increased further by the emergence of the ‘transition countries’, the countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. As the transition countries strived to overhaul their economic and political systems in order to bring them in line with the rest of the market based economies, entrepreneurship and private sector development became the focus of the transition debate among the scholars and policy makers. A major part of the scholarly interest centred on the factors that hindered the develop

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Gavilan, Sjöström Oliver. "Entrepreneurial Ventures : And their impact on economic development." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-36594.

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The impact that the small business sector has on the economy is well known and has been extensively studied. In 2008, 46% of the Swedish workforce in the private sector were employed by small businesses, the small businesses where also accountable for 42% of GDP, these are just some arguments in behalf of the impact that they have on the Swedish economy. Reviewing theories of entrepreneurship this paper asks if maybe a disproportionate part of the impact dealt by the small business sector comes from the entrepreneurial ventures that operate within that same sector. Because small businesses and

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Heng, Teck-Kin. "Overseas Chinese capitalism and globalisation : Chinese businesses, entrepreneurship and economic development in Singapore /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16938.pdf.

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Richards, Amanda Dale. "Sustainable micro-entrepreneurship to ensure positive economic growth in the Western Cape." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1012.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, 2006<br>The high unemployment rate in South Africa has forced many people to think of creative ways to derive an income. This in turn has resulted in the increase of microentrepreneurs who could contribute positively to the economy if given the opportunity. According to the White Paper on National Strategy for the Development and Promotion of Small Business in South Africa (1995), the objective is to stimulate and promote small businesses by providing access to requisite resources. However, what

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MacDonald, Ann. "The impact of the B.C. enterprise development centres on local economic development." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26871.

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The thesis identifies several characteristics intrinsic to a process of local economic development. Intended as a proactive and endogenous process, local economic development seeks to reduce a region's reliance on exported primary resources and external economies. Strategies intended to encourage the process frequently address two factors: how capital leakages can be decreased and how the value of exports can be increased. The thesis addresses two variables in local economic development. One is the role of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial ventures facilitate new technologies and services, p

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Chang, Erick Paulo Cesar. "Entrepreneurship and economic development and growth in America an investigation at the county level /." Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2007. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/ETD-browse/browse.

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Furlough-Morris, Stephanie. "Examining Poverty, Entrepreneurship, and Multinational Corporation Participation in South Africa." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4140.

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Economic development is seen as the best means of accomplishing the goal of eradicating extreme poverty, and at the heart of this development are for-profit companies, especially multinational corporations. The specific problem examined in this study was whether levels of poverty in South Africa had been significantly impacted by the activities of multinational corporations and the level of entrepreneurship in its 9 provinces. To build upon empirical research on the sources of poverty alleviation and the impact of large global enterprises, the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of

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Ndlebe, Moratehi Petrus. "Investigating the effect of entrepreneurship in economic development in Ngwathe municipal region / M.P. Ndlebe." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2404.

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Bridges, Carla Marie. "Entrepreneurship education and economic development preparing the workforce for the twenty-first century economy /." Connect to this title online, 2008. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1211391072/.

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Lourenço, Fernando. "Entrepreneurship education for sustainable development : investigating the influence of economic, social and environmental factors." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493850.

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This study is about entrepreneurship education and how it promotes sustainable entrepreneurship (i.e., for profit green/social business). The focus of this study is to examine the impact of varying economic, social and environmental concerns of those engaged in entrepreneurship education for sustainable development. Recently, two conceptual papers in the Journal of Business Venturing highlighted the opportunity to promote and exploit sustainable entrepreneurship (Cohen and Wimi, 2007; Dean and McMullen, 2007). However, little is known about the role of entrepreneurship education in promoting o

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Modiba, Matlakala Dinah. "An entrepreneurial framework to enhance the agricultural sector in a district of the Limpopo Province / Matlakala Dinah Modiba." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4828.

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Agriculture, which includes all economic activities from the provision of farming inputs, farming and value adding, remains an important sector in the South African economy. In Limpopo Province, most of the agricultural land is embedded within the rural areas and agriculture is practiced at a small scale. Though government development programmes are put in place to promote entrepreneurship, most agribusinesses are still encountering challenges that stagnates entrepreneurial activities. The aim of the research study was to develop an entrepreneurial framework to enhance the agricultural sector

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Petridou, Evangelia. "Political Entrepreneurship in Swedish : Towards a (Re)Theorization of Entrepreneurial Agency." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-29683.

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Public policies affect all of us, regardless of who we are or where we live. The study of public policymaking necessarily entails the study of the entire political system and to this end, researchers employ a multitude of frameworks, theories, and models, which tend to be complementary rather than mutually exclusive. The focus of this dissertation is on political entrepreneurship as an actor-based framework to examine and understand policy change. The dissertation’s main aim is to conceptually enhance entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur in the polis by leveraging them in the Swedish politica

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Nwauche, Sokeibelemaye. "Social entrepreneurship and development in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/19817.

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Focusing on the policy context for social entrepreneurship in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), this dissertation examines the processes through which social entrepreneurs participate in the processes of development of the municipality because; social entrepreneurship is increasingly being recognised as a mechanism for creating social and economic value. Social entrepreneurs play a significant role in fulfilling unmet societal needs and in filling gaps, particularly in areas where government and the market fall short. Based on this view, this study raises questions about the integrated p

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Córdova, González Karina Elizabeth. "Essays on Labor Economics and Entrepreneurship." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/301698.

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This dissertation is composed of two essays that relate topics in the fields of labor economics, migration, experimental economics and entrepreneurship, taking into account a gender perspective. The first essay examines collective remittances, those sent by migrants' associations to be invested in community projects in their hometowns, matched by governmental funds through the Mexican program 3x1 Para Migrantes. This study evaluates the effect of collective remittances on the probability of wanting to migrate, being employed and in the labor force, and on the amount of hours worked of adult me

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MASI, ANTONIO GIUSEPPE. "Social entrepreneurship implementation in developing countries: pursuing an effective blended value creation." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/972.

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La tesi è finalizzata a indagare l’efficacia dell’imprenditoria sociale quale strumento di contrasto a situazioni di grave povertà e disagio sociale nei paesi in via di sviluppo. Particolare attenzione è rivolta alle principali sfide derivanti dal molteplice sforzo di promuovere lo sviluppo socio-economico locale, garantire la sostenibilità economica delle iniziative e - talvolta - tutelare l’ambiente naturale. La prima parte della tesi fornisce un framework teorico sull’imprenditoria sociale, con specifico riferimento ad alcuni aspetti critici della sua stessa essenza, alle sue potenzialità

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MASI, ANTONIO GIUSEPPE. "Social entrepreneurship implementation in developing countries: pursuing an effective blended value creation." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/972.

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La tesi è finalizzata a indagare l’efficacia dell’imprenditoria sociale quale strumento di contrasto a situazioni di grave povertà e disagio sociale nei paesi in via di sviluppo. Particolare attenzione è rivolta alle principali sfide derivanti dal molteplice sforzo di promuovere lo sviluppo socio-economico locale, garantire la sostenibilità economica delle iniziative e - talvolta - tutelare l’ambiente naturale. La prima parte della tesi fornisce un framework teorico sull’imprenditoria sociale, con specifico riferimento ad alcuni aspetti critici della sua stessa essenza, alle sue potenzialità

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Malunga, Portia. "Social entrepreneurs as architects of community development in Cape Town : problems and prospects." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2613.

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Thesis (MTech (Entrepreneurship))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017.<br>Background and research problem: There have been claims in academic literature that social entrepreneurs, such as non-profit organisations and hybrid organisations that pursue social outcomes are architects or innovators of community development. However to date, there is no conclusive empirical evidence to support that claim. Main purpose of the study: The main purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the opportunities created by social entrepreneurs, as architects of community development,

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Andjelkovic, Maja. "Mimetic processes in entrepreneurship ecosystems : the cases of mobile technology entrepreneurship networks in Nairobi, Kathmandu and London." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:935a8a55-f63f-458f-b462-17cad23c040e.

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This qualitative study of networks of entrepreneurs in the mobile technology industry in three ecosystems - Kathmandu, Nairobi and London - examines perceptions and attitudes of entrepreneurs related to their networking activities. The focus is on understanding the entrepreneurs' motivations for, and benefits and risks of networking, as well as the overall trends of development of the three ecosystems, which are very different from each other in terms of socioeconomic circumstances. The findings provide new insights into the link between the concept of a community of supportive peers and the a

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Thorén, Kent. "Corporate Entrepreneurship as a Business Development Strategy." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4536.

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Previous research has generated a substantial body of knowledge regarding the exploration and exploitation of opportunities, two of the main manifest activities of entrepreneurship. This thesis does not primarily examine any of these activities; instead it investigates an important question regarding what happens between them. It seeks to answer why some of the identified opportunities are selected for exploitation. It does so by building on, and contributing to, a research stream that struggles with the link between the entrepreneurial activity of firms and theory about strategy. One of the m

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Clarkin, John E. "Entrepreneurial opportunities and performance in franchising firms." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/986.

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For a field of social science to have usefulness, it must have a conceptual framework that explains and predicts a set of empirical phenomena not explained or predicted by conceptual frameworks already in existence in other fields (Shane 2000). This study explored entrepreneurial oppòrtunities within franchising. On the surface, franchising appears to create a system whose underpinnings are standardization, replication, and compliance with detailed long-term contracts--a seemigly unpromising environment in which to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. I argue that heterogeneity and organizat

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Kgoroeadira, Reabetswe. "Promoting entrepreneurship as a means to foster economic development :|ba review of market failure and public policy." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2010. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/6901.

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Background and Purpose: Governments and policy makers continue to look to entrepreneurship as a vehicle to economic development. This is informed by the perception shared by governments and policy makers that entrepreneurship is a good thing and we ought to have more of it. Thus a wave of policies has emerged in the UK and elsewhere which advocates for an increase in the level of enterprise activity. Our understanding of how and when governments intervene to assist entrepreneurs, and indeed which, if any, specific entrepreneurs should receive assistance in some shape or form, still has substan

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Coelho, Daniel de Souza. "Ensaios sobre desenvolvimento econômico: uma abordagem neo-schumpeteriana aplicada à economia brasileira." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-20122010-120229/.

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A análise de contabilidade do crescimento aplicada ao Brasil, no período de 1950 a 2007, indica que o crescimento brasileiro não é explicado de forma satisfatória pelas teorias que tratam o progresso técnico como exógeno. Usando o modelo neo-schumpeteriano, explorou-se o papel da competição de mercado no crescimento da produtividade e do esforço inovativo das firmas usando as bases de dados da PAEP/SEADE e da PIA/IBGE. A importância do tamanho da firma nessas análises estimulou a investigação da relação entre o tamanho da firma e sua taxa de crescimento, explorada usando a base de dados da RAI

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Potwana, Viwe. "Youth entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation in Kentane." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/19850.

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The goal of this research was to explore the experiences of the youth in Kentane with respect to the role that a entrepreneurship plays in alleviation poverty, with the intention to enhance recommendations to the local municipality, the private sector and governmental departments. The study focused on entrepreneurship as one of the strategies that is deemed capable of reducing poverty and increasing economic growth. A qualitative research approach was used to explore the experiences of the entrepreneurial youth, where permission was attained from the youth prior to the commencement of the stud

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Stephens, Heather Marie. "Three Essays in Regional Economics." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338575844.

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Cheigh, Brian Chaneung. "The urban economic development impacts of ethnic entrepreneurship : a case study of Dominican entrepreneurs in Lawrence, Massachusetts." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33011.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-114).<br>This thesis examines the process through which ethnic entrepreneurship impacts urban economic development. In many urban places across the United States, demographic change has led to the rise of ethnic communities and the rise of ethnic entrepreneurs. In cities with sustained economic decline, the rise of ethnic entrepreneurship has been viewed with two perspectives: they are seen as symbols of continued economic decline or they are perceiv

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Amick, Abby L. "Improving community connection to its youth: the case of Wabaunsee county." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13065.

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Master of Agribusiness<br>Department of Agricultural Economics<br>Vincent R. Amanor-Boadu<br>Population out-migration from rural communities has caused significant distress in the Midwest of the United States. This distress comes from loss of the communities’ human capital which supports its economic well being. For example, the declining human capital implies lack of employees and consumers to support local business and lower populations that lead to consolidation of schools and services as well as increased per capita costs for these services. Population loss is caused by a variety of r

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Genandt, James D. "A Case Study of Rural Community Colleges' Transition to Entrepreneurship." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4059.

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The traditional role of workforce training by community colleges in support of regional economic development is insufficient to help rural areas survive in a global economy. Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to provide enhanced economic development support through entrepreneurship and small business development programs. Using Woolcock and Narayan's conceptualization of social capital, the purpose of this case study of 4 community colleges in a midwest state was to identify specific entrepreneurship strategies rural community colleges use relative to economic development. The da

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Elmer, Julia Raquel. "Reinventing the Rust Belt: Welcoming Economies, Immigrant Entrepreneurship, and Urban Resilience." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1468517928.

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Fisher, Mary Caperton. "Aging America: Essays on Population Aging and the Physical and Economic Landscapes in the United States." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39257.

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Major population shifts shape both economic and physical landscapes of nations because demographic and economic drivers are inextricably linked. This study follows a three essay approach focused on the impact of population aging on two broad categories, physical and economic development in the United States. Specifically, this dissertation investigates later life entrepreneurship, elder housing choices and the impact of aging on rural prosperity. It appears that age is a factor in later life labor force participation choices, with 61 to 70 year olds and those over 70 years of age exhibitin

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Gasperini, Bruno Outa. "Crédito e empreendedorismo: confrontando eventos agregados e microdados." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-28072010-145842/.

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Enquanto microeconomistas apontam para uma correlação positiva entre empreendedorismo e riqueza, macroeconomistas enfatizam que existe uma correlação negativa entre empreendedorismo e desenvolvimento (acumulação de riqueza). Este trabalho apresenta um modelo que reconcilia esses dois fatos aparentemente contraditórios. Tomando com base um modelo padrão de empreendedorismo e restrição de crédito, como em Evans e Jovanovic (1989), adicionamos a este modelo uma condição de equilíbrio no mercado de trabalho. Tal modificação gera a coexistência dessas duas correlações de sentidos opostos. A correla

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Proença, Rafael Prado. "Crédito, ineficiência alocativa e escolha ocupacional em diferentes setores." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-18032014-162914/.

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Este trabalho tem duas partes. Na primeira estudamos os efeitos na escala das empresas quando há uma expansão de crédito, o chamado efeito na margem intensiva. Começamos apresentando resultados empíricos para o período de 2003 a 2008 no Brasil, onde encontramos que a expansão de crédito tem um efeito mais forte sobre empresas de escala intermediária. Procuramos então entender os resultados empíricos à luz de um modelo de escolha ocupacional com um setor, baseado no trabalho de Ghatak e Jiang (2002), mas com a adição do equilíbrio no mercado de trabalho introduzido por Gasperini (2010). Encontr

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