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2. 1. Well, that makes sense! : Investigating opportunity development in a technology start-up

   Author : Hanna von Schantz; Jan Löwstedt; Robin Teigland; Ivo Zander; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial processes; opportunity development; business models; effectuation; sensemaking; digital entertainment industry; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : Digital technologies have profoundly reshaped many industries in the past years and we are continuously witnessing the creation of new ventures designing and serving entirely new markets. At the heart of these initiatives lies decisions to act, take risk and pursue ideas in the form of entrepreneurial opportunities. READ MORE

4. 2. Growth intentions and communicative practices : Strategic entrepreneurship in business development

   Author : Pia Ulvenblad; Åsa Lindholm-Dahlstrand; Lars Bengtsson; Anders W Johansson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategic entrepreneurship; communication; growth intention; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; communicative practice; communication strategy; growth intention; strategic entrepreneurship; Growth;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the “will and skill” of individuals who take part in activities of running a business. The aspect of “will” is studied in terms of growth intentions and the aspect of “skill” is studied in terms of communicative practices. READ MORE

5. 3. Trust between entrepreneurs and external actors : Sensemaking in organising new business ventures

   Author : Leif Sanner; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with trust for new business ventures. In the literature trust is seen as important for successful establishment of the new venture, but the issue has been neglected so far regarding indepth empirical studies covering the business start and the first few years. READ MORE

6. 4. Students in Academic Entrepreneurship : Entrepreneurship Education and Key Actors Facilitating Student Start-ups in the University Context

   Author : Eva Berggren; Jeaneth Johansson; Diamanto Politis; Einar Rasmussen; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Student entrepreneurs; academic entrepreneurship; university spin-offs; student start-up; entrepreneurship education;

   Abstract : The ongoing discussion about academic research not being sufficiently commercialized has overlooked the individual actors in the university context, not least students as potential entrepreneurs. The purpose of this thesis is to enhance our understanding of student entrepreneurs by exploring how entrepreneurship education and key actors in the university context facilitate the formation of student start-ups. READ MORE

7. 5. Entrepreneurial learning: Developing opportunities and business models

   Author : Stefan Sanz-Velasco; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technology-based entrepreneurship; Sweden; business model; opportunity; entrepreneurial learning; mobile Internet;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to explore and describe the entrepreneurial process with an emphasis on how technology-based entrepreneurs learn as they perceive and exploit opportunities. The thesis draws on a variety of entrepreneurship-oriented literature such as Austrian economics, entrepreneurial learning and the resource-based view, and it features four empirical studies, primarily among start-up ventures in the emerging Swedish mobile Internet industry. READ MORE