Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneurial teams"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words entrepreneurial teams.

2. 1. The Passionate Combining Entrepreneurs

   Author : Carin Nordström; Yvonne von Friedrichs; Olof Wahlberg; Karl Wennberg; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Combining entrepreneurs; hybrid entrepreneurs; self-employment; nascent entrepreneurs; lifestyle entrepreneurs; occasional entrepreneurs; passion; entrepreneurial tenure; entrepreneurial teams; choice; logistic regression;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurs are portrayed as salient drivers of regional development and for a number of years nascent entrepreneurs have been studied in a large number of countries as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project and the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics. Scholars have devoted much effort to investigating factors that determine how individuals engage in entrepreneurial activities, with most of the discussion limited to business start-ups. READ MORE

4. 2. Nurturing entrepreneurial venturing capabilities : A study of family firms

   Author : Imran Nazir; Leif Melin; Mattias Nordqvist; Carole Howorth; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to improve our understanding of how family firms adapt to their dynamic environments through creating new businesses and to explore the role of dynamic capabilities driving firm’s strategic entrepreneurial activities. I address the above aims by conducting qualitative case studies of Hum Network and AVT channels, which are both family firms at the time of their entry into the deregulated TV industry of Pakistan in 2005. READ MORE

5. 3. 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

6. 4. The Composition of New Venture Teams : Its Dynamics and Consequences

   Author : Karin Hellerstedt; Johan Wiklund; Per Davidsson; Howard E. Aldrich; Dean A. Shepheard; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; Team; Diversity; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : New venture team composition lies at the heart of this thesis. Drawing on social-psychological explanations and human capital reasoning, the thesis addresses the social as well as the instrumental foci facing new venture teams. READ MORE

7. 5. Team Devotion in Entrepreneurship : Identity Fusion as a Behavioral Motivator within new Venture Teams

   Author : Emma Rui Lu; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This Ph.D. thesis is a collection of three papers. The author draws on entrepreneurial identity to explore motivations of entrepreneurial behavior. READ MORE