The “Fairness Paradox” and “Small-Firm Growth Resistance Strategies”, Dr. Farid Ullah and Dr. Robert Smith
Dr. Farid Ullah Aberdeen Business School Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen UK Dr. Robert Smith School of Business and Enterprise University of the West of Scotland, Dumfries UK Email: f.ullah1@rgu.ac.uk DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-02-2015-0005 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine and explore why “Small-Businesses” resist employing outside the immediate family and investigate the employee as […]
An exploratory study of entrepreneurship barriers: the case of Qatar, Dr. Boumediene Kebaili, Saif Al-Subyae, Fahed Al-Qahtani and Zakariya Belkhamza
Dr. Boumediene Kebaili, Saif Saeed Al-Subyae, Fahed Al-Qahtani Department of Management Ahmed Bin Mohamed Military College, Doha Qatar Zakariya Belkhamza Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu Malaysia Email: kebaili@abmmc.edu.qa DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2015-0014 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the major entrepreneurship barriers facing Qataris. Qatar has a very […]
Entrepreneurship development in Africa: an overview, Prof. Allam Ahmed and Prof. Sonny Nwankwo
Prof. Allam Ahmed Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute (MEKEI) Brighton Business School, Brighton UK SPRU – Science and Technology Policy, School of Business, Economics and Management University of Brighton, Brighton UK University of Sussex, Brighton UK Email: allam@sussex.ac.uk Prof. Sonny Nwankwo Royal Docks Business School University of East London, London UK DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-06-2013-0033 Purpose: This […]
Assessing the forward-looking policies of entrepreneurship development in Iran, Ali Davari, Mona Zehtabi, Mostafa Negati and Mohammad Zehtabi
Ali Davari Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran Iran Mona Zehtabi Faculty of Entrepreneurship University of Tehran, Tehran Iran Email: zehtabi.mona@gmail.com Mostafa Negati School of Management Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Pulau Pinang Malaysia Mohammad Ehsan Zehtabi Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran Iran DOI: 10.1108/20425961211221624 Purpose: Entrepreneurship development is known as a key enabler of economic development, hence it has been contemplated in […]
Entrepreneurship development and financial literacy in Africa, Dr. Habib Abubakar
Dr. Habib Auwal Abubakar African Development Bank, Tunis Tunisia Email: habibauwal@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2015-0020 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the level of financial literacy in Africa based on previous studies and evidence from financial literacy surveys, with the aim of establishing how financial literacy impacts entrepreneurship development in Africa. The study specifically […]
The role of business incubators for start-ups development in Brazil and Portugal, Prof. Luisa Carvalho and Dr. Simone Galina
Prof. Luisa Margarida Cagica Carvalho Departamento de Ciências Sociais e de Gestão (DCSG) Universidade Aberta, Lisboa Portugal Email: luisam.carvalho@uab.pt Dr. Simone Vasconcelos Galina Faculdade de Economia, Contabilidade e Administração Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo Brazil DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2015-0023 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a comparative study about features, services and networks offered by […]
Sustainability in start-up ventures: what founders say versus what they do, Dr. Timothy Galpin and Julia Hebard
Dr. Timothy Galpin Department of Management Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado USA Email: tim.galpin@aol.com Julia Hebard Department of Management Colorado State University, Fort Collins USA DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2015-0025 Purpose: Although founders of start-up ventures seem to hold similar views about ethical, social, and environmental principles as those in large firms, entrepreneurs tend to be focussed on their […]
Driving local community transformation through participatory rural entrepreneurship development, Dr. Oluwatoyin Kolawole and Dr. Kehinde Ajila
Dr. Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole Okavango Research Institute University of Botswana, Maun Botswana Dr. Kehinde Ajila Department of Family Nutrition and Consumer Sciences Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria Email: tkolawole@ori.ub.bw DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-06-2014-0016 Purpose: Rural entrepreneurship development and employment generation are fundamental to enhancing local-level progress and transformation. Achieving gainful employment in rural communities contributes immensely to […]
Institutional framing for entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa: a case of Uganda, Prof. Joseph Ntayi, Henry Mutebi, Susan Kamanyi and Kenneth Byangwa
Prof. Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Henry Mutebi Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Kampala Uganda Email: ntayius@gmail.com Susan Kamanyi, Kenneth Byangwa Business Development and Research Consultants (BDR), Kampala Uganda DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2013-0016 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine institutional framing for entrepreneurship in a sub‐Saharan context and provide policy input required in solving the daunting problem of the existing low levels […]
Mapping entrepreneurship ecosystem of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Muhammad Khan
Dr. Muhammad Rahatullah Khan Entrepreneurship Scientific Chair Effat University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia Email: mkhan@effatuniversity.edu.sa DOI: 10.1108/20425961311315700 Purpose: The aim of this paper is to critically review the existing initiatives of Saudi Arabia for entrepreneurship growth. It also identifies potential for viable interventions to trigger entrepreneurship growth that reflects in Saudi Arabia’s economic development process. Design/methodology/approach: […]