Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneurship"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 333 swedish dissertations containing the word entrepreneurship.

2. 16. Entrepreneurship as Organizing Desire

   Author : David Calås; Daniel Ericsson; Alexander Styhre; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; organizing; desire; Bourdieu; cultural fields; art exhibition; social practice; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation; Ledarskap; entreprenörskap och organisation;

   Abstract : Desire has been recognized as a crucial driver of entrepreneurial behavior and economic development for over a century, but despite its central position in the theorization of entrepreneurship, its underlying philosophical assumptions are rarely questioned. Seeking to pave the way for an understanding of desire as a quality of entrepreneurial practices, in this dissertation I uncover and problematize the prevailing understanding of desire in entrepreneurship research, which frequently entails viewing desire as a motivational force situated within the entrepreneurial subject. READ MORE

4. 17. The Geography of Entrepreneurship : regional and individual determinants of new firm formation in Sweden

   Author : Marcin Rataj; Rikard Eriksson; Urban Lindgren; Lars Fredrik Andersson; Raquel Ortega-Argilés; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; start-up; regional development; urbanization; peripheries;

   Abstract : While there is a rich and growing body of literature on both individual and regional determinants of entrepreneurship, the dominant perspective assumes that these factor play a similar role in different spatial contexts. The thesis investigates in the first place the link between firm formation and economic opportunities that might be conditional on the regional setting. READ MORE

5. 18. Bank branches and Entrepreneurship : A spatial analysis of new firm formation in Swedish regions and industries in a changing financial landscape

   Author : Cynthia Sin Tian Ho; Björn Berggren; Mikaela Backman; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; New firm formation; entrepreneurship; financing; bank branches; proximity; spatial analysis; GWR; Sweden; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse how bank branch closure has affected the formation of new firms and to explore the varying local relationships between the accessibility of bank branches and new firm formation in 290 Swedish municipalities. In the first paper, the effect of bank branch closure is examined through spatial econometric analysis, in particular, the fixed effects and the random effects spatial panel models. READ MORE

6. 19. History and geography matter : The cultural dimension of entrepreneurship

   Author : Sabrina Fredin; Jan-Evert Nilsson; Jonas Gabrielsson; Michaela Trippl; Yuko Aoyama; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; culture; path dependence; region; local; geography;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with the rise of new industries through entrepreneurial activities. The aim is to investigate how differences in contexts might encourage or discourage entrepreneurial activities. This contextualization of entrepreneurship enhanced our understanding of when, how and why entrepreneurial activities happen. 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