Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneurial University"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 swedish dissertations containing the words entrepreneurial University.

2. 16. Entrepreneurial identity formation-in-practice : Immigrant women entrepreneurs' lived practices and experiences within gender, ethnicity and class relations

   Author : Huriye Aygören; Mattias Nordqvist; Mustafa F. Ozbilgin; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation, comprising four appended papers, examines what entrepreneurs actually do in order to manage the intrinsic social complexity pertaining to relations of power and culture involved in entrepreneurial undertakings. The studies share the common interest in probing into the ways inwhich fundamental social divisions and conflicts, namely gender, ethnicity and class are inscribed into the entrepreneurs through the organization of difference (Ashcraft, 2012) and how these shape and are shaped by the identity construction processes of individual entrepreneurs. READ MORE

4. 17. Infinitely Demanding Entrepreneurship

   Author : Mathias Karlsson; Martyna Sliwa; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurial practices; social change; ethics; politics; infinitely demanding; autonomous spaces; responsibility; faithless faith; humour; ethnography; Simon Critchley; philosophy; entrepreneurship; sustainability; entreprenörskap; samhällsförändring; etik; politik; oändligt krävande; autonoma utrymmen; ansvar; trolös tro; humor; etnografi; Simon Critchley; filosofi; hållbarhet; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation;

   Abstract : In both the study and the practice of entrepreneurship, the phenomenon of entrepreneurship is recurrently put forward as a key, or even the key, to resolving many of today’s social, ecological, and economic challenges. However, research shows that entrepreneurs who pursue social change risk overlooking or excluding certain worldviews, values, and ways of living. READ MORE

5. 18. Immigrant Entrepreneurship In Sweden : Challenges And Opportunities Related To Business Development

   Author : Ghazal Zalkat; Henrik Barth; Pia Ulvenblad; Monder Ram; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrant Entrepreneurship; Female; Refugees; Mixed Embeddedness; Business Development; Entrepreneurial Process; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : Background: At a time of continued volatility and uncertainty, there is a growing need to tackle the numerous political-social challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by demographic shifts caused by mass immigration. The migration crisis, which peaked in the European Union during 2015 and 2016, with over a million immigrants, has sparked renewed discussions among scholars, politicians, and the public about the costs and benefits of immigration. READ MORE

6. 19. Human Capital, Social Networks and New Firm Formation - The Role of Academic and External Entrepreneurs in University Spin-offs

   Author : Anders Billström; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; organisational imprinting; social networks; entrepreneurial team; academic entrepreneurs; university spin-offs; external entrepreneurs; human capital;

   Abstract : There is a debate about the development and performance of university spin-offs, i.e. firms created to commercialize university knowledge. READ MORE

7. 20. Student Entrepreneurs : The Influence of University, Entrepreneurship Education and Research

   Author : Eva Berggren; Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand; Håkan Ylinenpää; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Student entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship education; student start-ups; university spin-offs; academic entrepreneurship; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This licentiate thesis deals with the questions if and how entrepreneurship education and access to research at university stimulate student start-ups. The phenomenon of student entrepreneurs is approached in three empirical studies. READ MORE