VOLUME 4(2) • 2011
Firm Size as a Determinant of Export Propensity: An Empirical Study of South Carolina Firms
ABSTRACT. This paper evaluates the export propensity of micro firms in an empirical study in an effort to resolve the competing theories espoused by researchers with respect to exporting and firm size (e.g., Mittlelstaedt, Harben, and Ward, 2003; Wolff and Pett, 2000; and Pett and Wolff, 2003). We u..
Study on Entrepreneurial Environment Based on Cross Country Differences
ABSTRACT. An insight into entrepreneurial behavior based on the intentions given in students’ perceived desirability and feasibility and formed by gender differences is presented in the context of educational settings of various universities with different educational requirements and institutional ..
The Practice of Strategic Planning and Corporate Entrepreneurship in South African Public Companies
ABSTRACT. This study aims to show the extent to which a firm’s strategic planning, strategic control, innovation, entrepreneurship and performance is affected by a number of firm variables. A total of 232 South African public companies were studied. A questionnaire was utilized to collect data on th..
The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Entry and Firm Performance of First Career and Second Career Entrepreneurs as Mediated by Prior Knowledge
ABSTRACT. Do entrepreneurs who start their first business after a corporate career differ from those who do while in school or shortly thereafter? This study sought to examine the premise that while a person’s career evolves through stages which have distinct characteristics (Timmons and Spinelli, 2..
Employment Mode Choices in Early and Late Stage Start ups: A Preliminary Exploration Using fsQCA
ABSTRACT. Startup organizations are faced with the need to mature along the dimensions of intentionality, resources, boundary and exchange (Katz & Gartner, 1988). Lacking any one of these four dimensions places restraints on the Human Resource management options available to these firms. Specifi..