The authors present a parsimonious theoretical model that illustrates how Internet-based virtual environments (such as social networking Web sites) moderate the relationship between social networks and social entrepreneurship. Social networks promote social entrepreneurship by means of (a) technology and knowledge transfer; (b) locating information; (c) generating entrepreneurial opportunities;...

 The purpose of this paper is to explore the influential factors on entrepreneurial spirit of wood and paper industries students in two universities, namely Agriculture and natural resources faculty of Tehran University and Shahid Rajaiee teacher training University. A sample of 100 students were selected from a target population of 572 students using the Cochran formula. The respondents ...

  The purpose of this paper is to explore the influential factors on entrepreneurial spirit of wood and paper industries students in two universities, namely Agriculture and natural resources faculty of Tehran University and Shahid Rajaiee teacher training University. A sample of 100 students were selected from a target population of 572 students using the Cochran formula. The respondents were...

This project investigated how potential entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities in the pre-startup phase of a new venture creation process. Based on Busenitz and Lau’s (1997) cross-cultural cognitive model of new venture creation, I examined the relationship between risk perception and a potential entrepreneur’s intention to start a venture, as well as the moderating effect of a potential entrepre...

the purpose of this paper is to explore the influential factors on entrepreneurial spirit of wood and paper industries students in two universities, namely agriculture and natural resources faculty of tehran university and shahid rajaiee teacher training university. a sample of 100 students were selected from a target population of 572 students using the cochran formula. the respondents were as...

By viewing cooperation and different types of conflicts as “co-opetition” factors in a manufacturer– distributor supply chain, this paper provides a conceptual model for examining the effects of cooperation and conflicts on a manufacturer’s knowledge acquisition process and for exploring the moderating effects of a distributor’s entrepreneurial orientation on the relationships between co-opetit...

The literature in the field has shown that high levels of entrepreneurial orientation allow a company to develop the ability to innovate, to react quickly to changes in the environment and even to initiate change (Naman and Slevin, 1993). Carneiro (2000) considers organizational learning as an antecedent of innovation. In this paper we explore the impact of entrepreneurial orientation and marke...