Search for dissertations about: "institutional entrepreneurs"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words institutional entrepreneurs.

  2. 21. Beyond the bright side : Investigating dark aspects of independent entrepreneurship, family entrepreneurship, and corporate entrepreneurship

    Author : Mohamed A. Genedy; Lucia Naldi; Karin Hellerstedt; David Audretsch; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship is often perceived as a driving force for employment, innovation, and knowledge creation and is linked to poverty alleviation and economic growth. While entrepreneurship is often seen as a pathway for economic development and societal welfare, it does not consistently deliver the expected outcomes and, in certain instances, may exacerbate poverty, impede development, and present challenges to societal well-being and equality. READ MORE

  4. 22. Sowing the Seeds of Change : Entrepreneurial Practices in a North-South Collaboration on Pemba Island from a Structuration Perspective

    Author : Alina Husung; Malin Tillmar; Richard Ferguson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social entrepreneurship; entrepreneuring; structuration theory; sustainability; Global North-Global South partnership; East Africa; climate change; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to expand our understanding of social entrepreneuring on the micro- and meso-levels in the Global South. The study employs structuration theory by Giddens to explore how social entrepreneurs in a North-South collaboration engage in everyday practices that aim to affect socio-ecological regenerative change. READ MORE

  5. 23. Normalizing the Natural : A study of menstrual product destigmatization

    Author : Louise Klintner; Strategi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; stigma; avstigmatisering; mensprodukter; produktstigma; Stigma; Destigmatization; Normalization; Product stigma; Product Destigmatization; Menstrual products; Menstrual Hygiene Products: classification; Female Hygiene Products;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I develop our understanding of the destigmatization process to include product destigmatization. Previous research on destigmatization has primarily focused on that of individuals, groups, organizations, and industries. READ MORE

  6. 24. Strategies of New Firms in the Formative Years of a Developing Economy : The Case of Rwanda

    Author : Samuel Kamugisha; Lucia Naldi; Ethel Brundin; Faustin Gasheja; Natalia Vershinina; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how new firms navigate the regulatory environment of a developing economy in its formative stage to ensure their continued operations and survival. The study’s context is Rwanda which is a developing economy that is undergoing a process of reconstruction and transformation after devastation by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. READ MORE

  7. 25. Sustainability-Oriented Business Incubators

    Author : Natasha Bank; Karl Wennberg; Charlotte Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainability; sustainable entrepreneurship; business incubator; sustainable entrepreneur; and sustainability-oriented business incubators;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the attraction, selection, and support in sustainability-oriented business incubators. Business incubators as hatcheries for start-ups are considered key tools to enhance job creation and strengthen regional economies. READ MORE