The role of properly structured public-private partnerships in promoting economic development, Prof. Michael Busler
Prof. Michael Busler William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy Richard Stockton College, Galloway USA Email: michael.busler@stockton.edu DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2013-0039 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find the characteristics that determine the success of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in promoting economic development and specifically to determine the long- and short-term public involvement. Design/methodology/approach: A grounded […]
SMEs’ impediments and developments in the internationalization process: Malaysian experiences, Dr. Fariza Hashim
Dr. Fariza Hashim College of Business Administration Prince Sultan University, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email: fhashim@pscw.psu.edu.sa DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2013-0055 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is, first, to examine the factors that impede SMEs in their internationalization process; second, to analyse the effectiveness of the government support and development programs of the SMEs; and finally, […]
Institutional framing and entrepreneurship capital in Uganda, Prof. Joseph Ntayi, Henry Mutebi, Kenneth Byangwa and Susan Kamanyi
Prof. Joseph Mpeera Ntayi Faculty of Computing and Management Science Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Email: ntayius@gmail.com Henry Mutebi Procurement and Logistics Management Makerere University Business School, Kampala Uganda Kenneth Byangwa, Susan Georgina Kamanyi Business Development and Research Consultants (BDR), Kampala Uganda DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2013-0037 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide policy and managerial implications required in solving […]
Mediating role of research and development on entrepreneurial activities and growth: Evidence from cross-country data, Doaa Salman
Doaa M. Salman Department of Economics Modern Sciences and Arts University (MSA), Giza Egypt Email: doaaslman@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2013-0056 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the level of human development affects the relationships between entrepreneurial activities (EAs) and total factor productivity (TFP). The paper’s objectives are threefold. First, it seeks […]
On the road to sustainability entrepreneurship: Filipino case, Prof. Andrea Santiago
Prof. Andrea Santiago Management and Organization De La Salle University, Manila Philippines Email: prof_ginnydba@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2013-0002 Purpose: There is a desire to improve economies as a way to solve social inequities while simultaneously addressing the issue of sustainability. Young and Tilley developed a model that describes a sustainability entrepreneur. The purpose of this paper is to […]
Dynamics and traits of entrepreneurship: an Islamic approach, Nazamul Hoque, Abdullahil Mamun and Abdullah Mamun
Nazamul Hoque, Abdullahil Mamun, Abdullah Mohammad Ahshanul Mamun Department of Business Administration International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong Bangladesh Email: nazam_iiuc@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2013-0027 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop traits and model of entrepreneurship development from Islamic point of view. Design/methodology/approach: The study is descriptive, in so far as its goal is to describe a method, and the […]
Are Moroccan job seekers different than job creators? An exploratory study of differences in entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs, Abderrahman Hassi and Giovanna Storti
Abderrahman Hassi, Giovanna Storti School of Business Administration Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane Morocco Email: ahassi@uqac.ca DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2013-0057 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine differences between Moroccan entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs in order to circumvent the nature and origin of their differences. Design/methodology/approach: This research was carried out in Morocco with a sample of […]
Entrepreneurial orientation and performance: the interaction effect of customer capital, Alireza Jalali, Mastura Jaafar and Prof. Thurasamy Ramayah
Alireza Jalali Quantitative Survey Department University Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia Email: arjiaa@yahoo.com Mastura Jaafar Project Management Department University Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia Prof. Thurasamy Ramayah School of Management University Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2013-0030 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to advance research on entrepreneurial orientation (EO), resource-based view (RBV), customer (relational) capital, and small and […]
Learning from praxis How high-profile winners and losers inform business’s extant theories on longevity, environment, and adaptation, Dr. Vikram Murthy
Dr. Vikram Murthy Academy for Collaborative Futures, Sydney Australia Email: vikram@academy-collaborative-futures.org DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-03-2013-0024 Purpose: This paper uses a number of current examples from a variety of industries both regional and global, to explore the relationship between business longevity, environment, and adaptiveness to argue that only adaptive responses contingent on a proper classification of external circumstance will […]
Factors affecting entrepreneurial intentions among Kuwaitis, Prof. Wajeeh Elali and Badriah Al-Yacoub
Prof. Wajeeh Elali College of Business & Finance Ahlia University, Manama Bahrain Email: wajeehelali@hotmail.com Badriah Al-Yacoub Bader Jassim Al-Yacoub Law Firm Kuwait DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2015-0029 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the key influential factors that affect the entrepreneurial intentions of Kuwaiti nationals. Design/methodology/approach: This study was carried out by a survey method, using a […]