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Cultural impact on entrepreneurial expectations
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to evaluate qualities that are needed for effective entrepreneurship in a variety of national cultures. The sample represents 731 business students from several countries from Asia, Baltics, USA, Nordic, Middle, South and East Europe. College students completed a questionnaire that identified qualities they would need to start their own entrepreneurial business. Results indicated statistically significant entrepreneurial qualities between cultures. Starting a business in a specific cultural environment requires unique entrepreneurial qualities. Our results also found support for universally endorsed entrepreneurial qualities. Country-specific strategies for enhancing entrepreneurship are discussed at the end of the paper
Innovativeness, entrepreneurial tendencies and cultural differences
Full text linkThe purpose of this study was to explore innovativeness and entrepreneurial tendencies among different national cultures. A survey instrument was administered on a sample of 731 business students from several countries in Asian, Baltic, USA, Nordic and Middle, South and East European countries. Respondents completed the questionnaire which focused on innovativeness and proactiveness as well as entrepreneurial risk-taking, growth and intention to start a business. Results indicated various statistically significant differences between cultures. The paper highlights country specific strategies for enhancing entrepreneurship
Dutch Colonies: Between Exploitation and Development
No full textThe Netherlands, though never an empire in the traditional sense, exerted significant global influence through its Republic of the Seven Provinces (1588–1795), driven by powerful trading companies like the VOC and WIC. These “multinationals” established colonies in the East and West Indies, focusing on trade and exploitation rather than occupation. The VOC mentality, characterized by pragmatism, logistics and efficiency, fueled economic success but overlooked the suffering of enslaved and native populations. The Dutch Indies, particularly Java, were exploited through the Cultivation System, leading to famine and unrest. Post-World War II, the loss of colonies like Indonesia and New Guinea was traumatic, marked by a sense of Dutch superiority and by an underestimation of the local independence movements. The Dutch government's delayed recognition of Indonesian independence and the complex process of decolonization in Suriname and New Guinea highlight the intricate cultural and emotional contexts of these transitions. Recent efforts to reflect on this colonial past have been spurred by TV-documentaries, exhibitions, publications and official apologies.</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
International Business with New Challenges and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Full text linkConference Proceedings of the 6th Interational Business Conference, THWS-Würzburg International Business Foru
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
No full textThis compilation book aims to present the views of a group of academics — primarily composed of young scholars — on just some aspects of these issues. Naturally, given the complexity of both the problems and the potential solutions, it is not possible to provide comprehensive answers in just a few book chapters or even in a single volume. Nevertheless, we believe that such an initiative is important in contributing to the ongoing discussion
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Social Entrepreneurship for Innovation, Value Creation and Economic Growth
Full text linkConference Proceedings of the Würzburg International Business Forum´s 7th International Business Conference 2024. Held at Dogus University in Istanbul / Turkiye. Topic of the Conference: Social Entrepreneurship for Innovation, Value Creation and Economic Growt
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