in value creation process via finding and exploiting opportunities, entrepreneurs have to create and use social networks to gain access to resources and information and benefit from their social capital. the entrepreneurs’ activities, contacts and performance can influence the social capital of a society. this research reviews the previous research regarding the effect of sex segregation on soc...

We collect information on prenatal testosterone in a large sample of entrepreneurs by measuring the length of their 2th to 4th fingers in face to face interviews. Entrepreneurs with higher exposure to prenatal testosterone (lower second to fourth digit ratio) manage larger firms, are matched with larger firms when acquire control and experience faster average growth over the years they manage t...

Studies summarized by the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development show that companies in developing countries face problems executing e-commerce strategies. To determine which barriers might be transitional and which might be persistent, a longitudinal study was conducted of companies in five Caribbean countries. Interviews were conducted with 23 companies in 2004. Interviews were re...

considering the importance of marketing and entrepreneurship from the islamic perspective  and academic literature and the significance of entrepreneurs, religious beliefs in applying marketing concepts, the aim of this study is to identify and verify entrepreneurial marketing mix from the viewpoint of the top  entrepreneurs` islamic-religious in small and medium sized enterprises. in order to ...

A pressing question in entrepreneurial research is where opportunities come from. Prior research indicates that some opportunities stem from known parameters and outcomes; some are discovered through engagement with unknown but knowable factors; and others are unknowable until brought into being through a creative process. This paper explores the second and more prevailing view in entrepreneuri...

We test the theory that personal financial resources are an important factor in becoming an entrepreneur. Using data from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED), we examined the role of financial resources (e.g., household income and wealth) and human capital (e.g., education, prior work and entrepreneurial experience, and influence from family/friends) on the decision to become an ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the emerging practice of social entrepreneurship by exploring the historical and theoretical antecedents of social enterprise and its contemporary practice. By exploring key theoretical concepts, the paper draws comparisons between “for-profit” and social entrepreneurs. The paper seeks to discuss the contemporary practice of social entrepreneurs...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the survival patterns of a group of family firms which have already spent at least twenty-five years in the market. To this end, we use the Kaplan-Meier product limit estimator supplemented with qualitative information gathered by direct observation and discussions with entrepreneurs. The main findings of the paper are that small family firms which have reach...