Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneur motivation"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words entrepreneur motivation.

  2. 1. Born Globals : Rapid International Growth in New Ventures

    Author : Ingemar Wictor; Svante Andersson; Tomas Müllern; Sören Sören Kock; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Born Global; internationalisation; entrepreneur; network; vision; value chain; growth; management; leadership; entrepreneurial teams;

    Abstract : The traditional theories developed by Johanson and Vahlne (1977, 1990) and other researchers ofinternationalisation have long been questioned because of the fast-changing environment and deregulations. In particular, for Born Global firms, namely a company that has achieved a foreign sales volume of at least 25% within three years of its inception and that seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sales of outputs in multiple countries (Andersson and Wictor, 2003, p. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Manifesto for Anarchist Entrepreneurship : Provocative Demands for Change and the Entrepreneur

    Author : Monika Wallmon; Lars Ekstrand; Ivo Zander; Pierre Guillet de Monthoux; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Activism; Social Art; Social Change; Emancipation;

    Abstract : This manifesto takes a broad and critical approach to entrepreneurial research. The author consciously uses a provocative way of arguing for the importance of challenging received academic wisdom about entrepreneurship.It is a manifesto that spells out why we should question the idea that entrepreneurship research is neutral. READ MORE

  5. 3. Equity Crowdfunding: What about the Crowd?

    Author : Camilla Civardi; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioural finance; Start-up; Equity crowdfunding; Shareholder activism; Investment Motivation; Investment Behaviour; Investment Satisfaction; Entrepreneurial finance; early stage financing;

    Abstract : This thesis is about equity crowdfunding (ECF), and the crowd that makes its existence possible. ECF is a financing method for start-ups and firms that need equity capital to grow their businesses. During an “equity crowdfunding campaign”, entrepreneurs raise funds from a diverse crowd on an online platform, offering shares in return. READ MORE

  6. 4. Entrepreneurial behavior and business performance

    Author : F Delmar; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : How does the behavior of the entrepreneur affect the development and performance of the business venture? Why do some small business owner-managers remain small, when others wish to grow? In this dissertation the author tries to answer these questions by examining the importance of stable psychological characteristics of the entrepreneur on business performance and expected future performance. The author argues that the entrepreneurship research focus on the entrepreneurial personality is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of psychological factors such as intellectual ability and motivation that matter immensely in terms of how entrepreneurs act. READ MORE

  7. 5. After Firm Failure : Emotions, learning and re-entry

    Author : Anna Jenkins; Johan Wiklund; Holger Patzelt; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Uncertainty is inherent to the entrepreneurship process. As such, the outcomes of entrepreneurial endeavors are unknown and unknowable a priori– some will be successful and others will fail. Entrepreneurship research, however, often focuses on new ventures and the entrepreneurs who own and run them in the start-up and growth phases. READ MORE