Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneurial journey"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words entrepreneurial journey.

2. 1. Capturing the antecedents and aftermath of a family business process : The entrepreneurial journey of a displaced agricultural family in Colombia

   Author : Enrique Sandino Vargas; Leona Achtenhagen; Daniel Pittino; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Bengt Johannisson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural family; Colombia; displacement; entrepreneurial journey; entrepreneurial process; familiness; family; family business; family capital; family-life context; family habitus; family business habitus; guerrilla; habitualization; habitus; farm; land; rural; violence;

   Abstract : This study examines a displaced agricultural family during its entrepreneurial journey in Colombia using a single case study, following an inductive and interpretivist approach. The main objective of the dissertation is to explain how family interactions, historical events, and context influence the decision to start and potentially reactivate an agricultural family business. READ MORE

4. 2. Opportunity creation as a mixed embedding process : A study of immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden

   Author : Quang V. D. Evansluong; Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Monder Ram; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigrant entrepreneurship; opportunity creation; entrepreneurial opportunity; social integration; Sweden; mixed embeddedness; mixed embedding; företagsekonomi; immigrant entrepreneurship; opportunity creation; entrepreneurial opportunity; Social integration; sweden; mixed embeddedness; mixed embedding;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurial opportunities are frequently noted and addressed in the literature of immigrant entrepreneurship; however, little is known about how these entrepreneurial opportunities come into existence and how immigrant entrepreneurs create such opportunities. The purpose of this thesis is to examine why and how immigrant entrepreneurs create entrepreneurial opportunities through embedding processes in the home country and the host country. READ MORE

5. 3. The marketing-entrepreneurship interface : an evaluation of hybrid entrepreneurs

   Author : Caitlin Ferreira; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Julie S. Tinson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurial marketing; hybrid entrepreneurship; experiential learning theory; self-determination theory; venture development; motivations; strategic orientation; brand equity; growth strategy; comfort entrepreneur; Industrial Marketing; Industriell marknadsföring;

   Abstract : Marketing and entrepreneurship may often be treated as distinct streams of academic research, however their complementary nature in practice highlights a number of areas of overlap between the two disciplines. The emergence and subsequent growth of entrepreneurial marketing has highlighted the intersection between marketing and entrepreneurship, with scholars expanding the context within which entrepreneurial marketing is examined. READ MORE

6. 4. 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

7. 5. 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