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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing CountriesHow does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries innovate? And what can be done to support innovation by entrepreneurs in developing countries?...
Business enterprises Economic development EntrepreneurshipBook
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic DevelopmentEntrepreneurship and innovation are two of the most pervasive concepts of our times, yet there are still gaps in our understanding of the interactions between entrepreneurship and innovation, particularly in developing countries...
Business enterprises Economic development EntrepreneurshipBlog
A Commentary on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (ed. Wim Naudé)
Robert J. Strom Interest in the study of entrepreneurship has flourished among scholars in recent years. This research has brought to light, among other things, the important role of entrepreneurship and innovation in economic growth...
Economic policy (Business enterprises) Business enterprises Economic developmentBlog
The Entrepreneurship-Innovation Nexus in DevelopmentWim Naudé and Adam Szirmai Nobody can be left in any doubt as to the importance of innovation for prosperity on reading [i] that ‘People living in the first decade of the twentieth century did not know modern dental and medical equipment...
Business enterprises Economic development EntrepreneurshipJournal Article
Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEsThis contribution studies the provision of fringe benefits using a unique survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam...
Business enterprises Labour contracts Small businessBook Chapter
Human and Social Capital in Entrepreneurship in Developing CountriesFrom the book: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Business enterprises Business networks Economic developmentBook
Entrepreneurship and Economic DevelopmentPromoting private sector development and entrepreneurship in particular, has become a defining feature of development policy in recent years...
Business enterprises Economic policy (Business enterprises) Economic developmentBook Chapter
The Impact of the Business Environment on the Business Creation ProcessFrom the book: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Business Business enterprises Economic policy (Business enterprises)Journal Article
High-Growth Entrepreneurial Firms in Africa: A Quantile Regression ApproachPart of Journal Special Issue Entrepreneurship, Developing Countries and Development Economics
Business enterprises Manufacturing industriesJournal Article
Informal Firms in Developing Countries: Entrepreneurial Stepping Stone or Consolation Prize?Part of Journal Special Issue Entrepreneurship, Developing Countries and Development Economics
Business enterprises Entrepreneurship Informal sectorWorking Paper
When to Start a New Firm?: Modelling the Timing of Novice and Serial EntrepreneursThe success of new start-up firms often depends on timing. It is valuable for the potential entrepreneur to wait for the right moment before starting a new firm...
Business enterprises Choice Mathematical models (Decision making)Working Paper
Informal Firms in Developing Countries: Entrepreneurial Stepping Stone or Consolation Prize?We analyse potential dynamic benefits for a firm from having the option of adopting informal status. Informality may be a stepping stone, without which formality might never be achieved...
Business enterprises Entrepreneurship Informal sectorWorking Paper
High-Growth Entrepreneurial Firms in Africa: A Quantile Regression ApproachThis paper studies the growth performance of a large set of entrepreneurial firms in ten manufacturing sectors of eleven Sub-Saharan African countries...
Business enterprises Economic growth EntrepreneurshipWorking Paper
Interplay of Human and Social Capital in Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: The Case of UgandaThis paper discusses the characteristics and determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour in Uganda. It is based on a recent survey of urban and rural entrepreneurs, executed in May 2008...
Business enterprises Business networks Economic developmentWorking Paper
Linkages, Access to Finance and the Performance of Small-Scale Enterprises in KenyaMicro- and small-scale enterprises (MSEs) have become important players in the Kenyan economy, but at the same time they continue to face constraints that limit their development...
Business enterprises Business networks Corporate financeWorking Paper
Source of Finance, Growth and Firm Size – Evidence from ChinaUsing a comprehensive firm-level dataset spanning the period 1998-2005, this paper provides a thorough investigation of the relationship between firm size, total factor productivity growth and financial structure in China, controlling for the endogen...
Business enterprises Economic development Finance