The article presents evidence from SMME entrepreneurs regarding their experiences on economic issues which impact negatively on their sustainability. The inception of the democratic government resulted in the fast boom of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) due to the introduction black economic empowerment (BEE) initiatives. Using structured questionnaires, the data were collected by p...

Ultrasound (US) has become a ubiquitous technological process in a large variety of scientific disciplines. However, little information exists on the use of ultrasound to enhance biological processes and/or processing and consequently this paper provides an overview of work reported to date on this topic. This review provides a brief introduction to ultrasound and the history of ultrasound as a...

Early studies on the factors that influence the operating performance within the biotech/pharmaceutical industry mainly focused on the establishment of technological capability or the effects of innovation in terms of increasing competitiveness. Nevertheless, there are few studies on the process, marketing and strategic direction for innovation concerning biotechnology transfer. Due to technolo...

Empirical studies have shown that entrepreneurs earn, on average, less than the market wage for employees with otherwise similar characteristics. We examine whether having previously been self-employed is in itself a negative signal on the job market. In a field experiment where two applications of otherwise equally qualified individuals were sent for the same vacancies, we find that entreprene...

Entrepreneurial efforts that resulted from Entrepreneurial Intention depend on the attachment with entrepreneurial practices physically and informatively. The physical attachment through the priority of male genders, getting entrepreneurs as family member or as admired persons and the informative attachment through getting information of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship by courses and program...

How do feelings influence the effort of entrepreneurs? To obtain data on this issue, the authors implemented experience sampling methodology in which 46 entrepreneurs used cell phones to provide reports on their affect, future temporal focus, and venture effort twice daily for 24 days. Drawing on the affect-as-information theory, the study found that entrepreneurs' negative affect directly pred...

The knowledge-based theory of the firm suggests that knowledge is the organizational asset that enables sustainable competitive advantage in hypercompetitive environments. The emphasis on knowledge in today’s organizations is based on the assumption that barriers to the transfer and replication of knowledge endow it with strategic importance. Many organizations are developing information system...

The knowledge-based theory of the firm suggests that knowledge is the organizational asset that enables sustainable competitive advantage in hypercompetitive environments. The emphasis on knowledge in today’s organizations is based on the assumption that barriers to the transfer and replication of knowledge endow it with strategic importance. Many organizations are developing information system...

India lives in its villages, nearly 73 % of the total population live in rural areas where agriculture and allied activities are the main stay of their lives. The economic development of our country largely depends on the development of rural areas and the standard of living of its rural mass. Rural entrepreneur is one of the most important inputs in the economic development of a country and of...