identification and selection of entrepreneurial businesses, are key activities to encourage people to do entrepreneuship. the majer goal of the current study is to identify, and prioritize the effective components in selection off superior entrepreneurial businesses.the research method is mixed method . friedman rank test has been used to analyze the data. the findings has revealed that the fol...

The strategic role of the entrepreneur as an agent of economic transformation in society is visible in employment and wealth generation, stimulation of indigenous entrepreneurship or promotion of entrepreneurial culture. The Nigerian government has accordingly created the enabling environment to nurture entrepreneurial development, through the establishment of various agencies to provide financ...

America’s economic growth and international competitiveness significantly depend on its ability to innovate. Entrepreneurship is an important pathway to innovation and leadership—however, until recently there has been little research exploring what factors influence whether or not engineering graduates will engage in entrepreneurial activities. This study explored how engineering alumni who are...

introduction the experts believe that the entrepreneurs are powerful engines of economic growth and producing wealth, and crucial for improving the quality, number and variety of employment opportunities for the poor people as well as the villagers. in this situation, one of the best solutions for unemployment and progress of economic base of villagers is developing small scale businesses in ru...

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...

introduction: social intelligence and entrepreneurship are among features leading to the academic and career achievements. due to the importance of this issue, the present study was performed to determine the level of entrepreneurial skills in students of kermanshah university of medical sciences and its association with social intelligence. methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study by...

In standard endogenous growth models, the higher the research e¤ort the higher is the innovation rate of the economy. Innovating, however, is a complex process that requires an entrepreneur to implement a valuable invention. Hence when research and entrepreneurial skills compete in the allocation of aggregate resources, the relation between growth and R&D is hump-shaped. This paper proposes a m...

Researchers and practitioners are increasingly interested in entrepreneurship as a means to fight youth unemployment and to improve financial stability at higher ages. However, only few studies so far have examined the association between age and entrepreneurial activity. Based on theories from the lifespan psychology literature and entrepreneurship, we develop and test a model in which perceiv...