This article presents a study that determines the skills considered essential for entrepreneurs from theoretical and practical point of view. For development this research, two phases were developed, first was oriented to analysis existing agreement between Ecuadorian on that, according analyzed literature, contribute success business; second verify in results obtained validate identified. The ...

This paper examines the logics and expectations of entrepreneurs and business angels prior to going into a relationship. Comparisons of the entrepreneurs and the business angels show difference regarding their confidence about their own mind-sets and expectations. The findings are discussed taking an institutional approach; an exogenous institutionalism is influencing the actor, as his logic an...

Becoming an Entrepreneur Using the 1996-2001 Chilean CASEN Panel Survey, this paper analyzes the impact on income of the switch from salaried employment to entrepreneurship (self-employment and leadership of micro-enterprises). By means of a difference-in-differences non-parametric matching estimator the paper alleviates problems of selection bias (on observable and unobservable traits) and cre...

“Effectuation” is a new approach to explain the success or failure of entrepreneurs. In contrast to the traditional “causation” approach the entrepreneur is not considered to be driven by a concrete goal and to choose between different alternatives in regard to how well they help to achieve this goal. Instead the entrepreneur evaluates the alternatives, in particular the choice of strategic par...

There is no doubt that the number of women entrepreneurs continues to increase globally. Women in Malaysia are experiencing a drastic decline performance and result shutting down business ventures. The purpose this study examined factors affecting entrepreneurship Malaysia. phenomenal growth gap current literature have necessitated study. Due lack individual characteristics, inadequate family s...