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Self-Employment Within the Firm
Bassi, Vittorio; Lee, Jay; Peter, Alessandra; Porzio, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We collect time-use data for entrepreneurs and their workers in over 1,000 manufacturing firms in urban Uganda. We document limited labor specialization within the firm for establishments of all sizes and argue that this is likely due to the prevalence of product customization. We then develop a...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on US Firms
Bloom, Nicholas; Fletcher, Robert S.; Yeh, Ethan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We use survey data on an opt-in panel of around 2,500 US small businesses to assess the impact of COVID-19. We find a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482532
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Entrepreneurship in China's Structural Transitions : Network Expansion and Overhang
Dai, Ruochen; Mookherjee, Dilip; Munshi, Kaivan; Zhang, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This research examines the determinants of entrepreneurship in the initial transition from agriculture to industrial …
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The International Dimension of Entrepreneurial Decision-Making : Cultures, Contexts, and Behaviours
Caputo, Andrea (ed.); Pellegrini, Massimiliano M. (ed.);  … - 2022 - 1st ed. 2022.
-- Revitalizing the ‘International’ in International Entrepreneurship: The Promise of Culture and Cognition -- Uncovering … Innovation: Case of International Pharma-Biotech SME -- Ignorance and International Entrepreneurship. Two Sides of a Blade in the … SMEs: A Literature Review and Research Agenda -- Internationalising HRM Framework for SMEs: Transcending High …
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Entrepreneurship and the City
Glaeser, Edward L. - 2007
Why do levels of entrepreneurship differ across America's cities? This paper presents basic facts on two measures of … entrepreneurship: the self-employment rate and the number of small firms. Both of these measures are correlated with urban success … entrepreneurship is linked to a large number of small firms in supplying industries. Finally, there is a strong connection between area …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465095
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Inclusive Green Growth : Challenges and Opportunities for Green Business in Rural Africa
Atewamba, Calvin (ed.); Yong Ngondjeb, Dorothé. (ed.) - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
Entrepreneurship -- Analysis of Crop Yield Volatility Among Small Holder Farmers in Ghana -- Prospects for and Constraints to …: How to Meet the Challenges of Mobilizing Ivorian SMEs -- Environmental and Economic Burden of Sand Dredging on Artisanal …
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Rwandan Economy at the Crossroads of Development : Key Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Perspectives
Das, Gouranga G. (ed.); Johnson, Rukundo Bosco (ed.) - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020.
. Business Networks and SMEs Growth in Rwanda -- 8. Optimizing a Network of Drone-aided Healthcare Services in Rural Rwanda -- 9 … entrepreneurship sustainability among family businesses in Rwanda: case of small and medium family businesses in Kigali -- 11 … on the growth of SMES in Rwanda: a case study of SMEs in Nyarugenge district. …
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Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Index : A New Employment Series for the US, Canada, and the UK
Akcigit, Ufuk; Chhina, Raman; Cilasun, Seyit Mümin; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar firms start their business life small and then grow over time. Small firms have less internal resources, which makes them more fragile and sensitive to macroeconomic conditions....
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Creating Communities of Practice : Entrepreneurial Learning in a University-Based Incubator
Jones, Oswald; Meckel, PingPing; Taylor, David W. - 2021
Introduction: An Overview of the Research -- Business Incubation -- Entrepreneurship, Opportunities and Entrepreneurial …
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Crisis Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) : Strategies for External Crises
Durst, Susanne (ed.); Henschel, Thomas (ed.) - 2022
-sized Firms -- 3. Crisis: A Philosophical Insight -- 4. Managing crisis in SMEs -- 5. Crisis management and leadership: A search … for competencies in SMEs -- 6. Crisis management from the perspective of sustainable supply chains -- 7. Different crises … in family SMEs and how to prepare for them -- 8. Crisis management in the Public Sector in Times of COVID-19 – Insights …
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