and Obstacles to Become Entrepreneurs, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol 3 No. 19; October 2012. 2. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The main objective of the study is to examine the undergraduate students' perceptions on entrepreneurship, on the motivators, obstacles and challenges as well as the government support behind starting up and sustaining a new venture. The study also attempts to examine if there are any differences of gender, birth order and working experience with
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business/practice. Lynn Grodzki and Wendy Allen gives the reader an in depth look into what it takes to successfully operate a business and while being a good coach. Grodzki and Allen split the book into four parts: positioning, differentiation, entrepreneurship, and profiles in coaching. Positioning They begin the positioning section with a brief overview of the coaching profession
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programme, aimed at students who are interested in technology and entrepreneurship. As part of the programme, we intern at various start-up companies and take courses at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Together, we form YEAN to take our goals and aspirations to the next level. We spearhead, promote and get involved in projects such as the Global Entrepreneurship Week, which aims to raise the level of interest in business and entrepreneurship-related topics amongst fellow Singaporeans and Chinese in Beijing
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The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research Author(s): Scott Shane and S. Venkataraman Source: The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 217-226 Published by: Academy of Management Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/259271 . Accessed: 15/07/2014 10:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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1. Introduction Entrepreneurship possesses the capability and eagerness to create, form and manage a business project with any risks that may be present to be able to achieve a profit. The clearest example of entrepreneurship is beginning a new business. The essence of entrepreneurship is defined by creativity and taking risks, and is a crucial element in the ability of a nation to flourish in the variable and highly competitive global markets. In today’s global world entrepreneurs that run their
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Business and Economic Research ISSN 2162-4860 2012, Vol. 2, No. 1 An Exploratory Study of Motivational Factors on Women Entrepreneurship Venturing in Malaysia Hasni Che Ismail College of Law, Government & International Studies Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia E-mail: has1121@uum.edu.my Faridahwati Mohd. Shamsudin Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia E-mail: faridah@uum.edu.my Mohammed S. Chowdhury (Corresponding
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Introduction Up to now the role of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture in economic and social development has been diluted. Nevertheless, over the years it has become obvious that entrepreneurship has grown in importance and that it indeed contributes to economic well being. Converting ideas into successful economic opportunities is the main essence of entrepreneurship. If we cast an eye over the past, the economic momentum has been substantially advanced by pragmatic individuals who
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https://www.scribd.com/doc/44851045/Factors-Affecting-Entrepreneurship http://www.academia.edu/1512815/Environmental_Entrepreneurship http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/hutan-lipur-sekayu_114908861111114406.html http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/04/hutan-lipur-sekayu.html http://interesting-place-in-terengganu.blogspot.com/2006/05/taman-pertanian-negeri_28.html What is an entrepreneur? * An entrepreneur is an economic agent * That acts
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European Journal of Marketing41. 11/12 (2007): 1449-1474. Etemad, H. and Wright, R.W. (2003), “Internationalization of SMEs: Toward a New Paradigm”, Small Business Economics, 20, 1-4. Ibeh, K.I.N. (2003), ‘Toward a Contingency Framework of Export Entrepreneurship: Conceptualisations and Empirical Evidence’, Small Business Economics, 15 (1), 49-68. Prashantham, S. and Floyd, S.W. (2012), “Routine Microprocesses and Capability Learning in International New Ventures”, Journal of International Business Studies
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business will be explained. Furthermore this information will be backed real entrepreneurship examples from case studies. Finally there will be an overall conclusion on the findings of how these concepts make ordinary individuals go into business. Main body Business start-ups can be explained straightforwardly by push or pull factors (Gibb & Ritchie, 1982).Moreover according to (Storey, 1994) the determinants of entrepreneurship a dissimilarity is often made between push and pull. Difference between
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