scholarly journals Financial bootstrapping among Costa Rican small businesses: an exploratory study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11
Author(s):  
Marco Alvarado ◽  
Ronald Mora Esquivel
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
External Financing ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Parallel Factor ◽  
Financial Bootstrapping

This study identifies and analyzes the financial bootstrapping techniques commonly used by small businesses in Costa Rica. The empirical application uses a unique sample of 161 Costa Rican SMEs for 2017. The results of the parallel factor analysis reveal that the analyzed SMEs adopt different types of bootstrapping techniques primarily related to the owners, customers, and alliances that facilitate the joint utilization of facilities and other assets. Entrepreneurs bootstrap their businesses to reduce the reliance on external financing. In this sense, the results of this study show that, rather than simply using what entrepreneurs are familiar with (e.g., credit from family or friends), Costa Rican small business managers are exploring and actively using a wide array of alternative methods in order to access financial resources.

Intrapreneurship in Small Businesses: An Exploratory Study

1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Carrier
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Strategic Processes ◽  
Different Types

In today's context of increasing market globalization, firms wishing to maintain their competitiveness must innovate constantly. Many authors have suggested Intrapreneurship as a method of stimulating innovation and using the creative energy of employees by giving them the resources and independence they need to innovate within the firm. It is somewhat surprising, however, that research into Intrapreneurship has so far concentrated exclusively on large organizations, even though small businesses face the same need for innovation if they are to remain competitive. This exploratory research, which examines the phenomenon of intrapreneurship in the small business context, is aimed at filling the gap. This paper concentrates on some specific aspects of the research, including the different types of intrapreneurship observed, the factors governing their emergence, motivating factors for the intrapreneurs and the owner-managers of the firms, and the strategic processes involved.

scholarly journals Financial bootstrapping and the small business sector in a developing economy

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 433-442
Author(s):  
Bonginkosi Keith Zwane ◽  
Celani John Nyide
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Financial Bootstrapping

The assumption in academic literature and public debate is that lack of financial resources generally restrains small businesses’ development and growth. With the constraints that small businesses face to access outside funding, there is a need to investigate bootstrapping as a means of obtaining resources which will lead to a reduction in the need for outside financing. The challenge facing small businesses in terms of obtaining finance from traditional sources has necessitated this study. A sample was chosen on a non-probability basis using convenience sampling of small business owners within the eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 83 participants completed the questionnaire. The data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings regarding awareness of financial bootstrapping as a source of funding remains unknown. The evidence in the study shows that a number of respondents unknowingly used some of the bootstrapping methods.

Matching Innovation Strategy to the Lifecycle of the Firm

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Innovation Strategies

This exploratory study looks at the innovation strategies employed during specific stages of the firm lifecycle for small businesses. The study locates and uncovers seven themes surrounding the intersection of innovation strategies and the different stages of the firm. In so doing, future directions to answer the questions uncovered by this exploratory study are suggested.

Exploratory Study of Factors That Lead to Technology Adoption in Small Businesses

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Cotrino ◽  
Charles Ifedi ◽  
Sean Reynolds ◽  
Naveen Donthu
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Exploratory Study

Commentary on Morgan-Miller's “An Exploratory Study of Different Types of Violence Presented in Early Christian and Islamic Historical Documents”

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Historical Documents ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Moral Transformation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The New Testament

Oversights are observed in Morgan-Miller's previous 2002 report on themes of violence in the New Testament and the Qur'an. While both the New Testament and the Qur'an seem to suggest some type of moral transformation in the life of Jesus, it is not clear to what extent such a transformation remains normative in the lives of ordinary believers or even continues to be expected. However, Jesus seemed to expect that his followers would forsake violence against their enemies, a lesson that seems in short supply throughout the contemporary world.

scholarly journals Comparing Participants’ Brainwaves During Solo, Pair, and Mob Programming

2021 ◽  
pp. 200-209
Author(s):  
Makoto Shiraishi ◽  
Hironori Washizaki ◽  
Daisuke Saito ◽  
Yoshiaki Fukazawa
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Preliminary Information ◽  
Points Of Interest ◽  
Different Types

AbstractParticipants’ feelings and impressions utilizing electroencephalography (EEG) and the effectiveness of code are compared for different types of programming sessions. EEG information is obtained as an alternate viewpoint during three programming sessions (solo, pair, and mob programming). MindWave Mobile 2 (brainwave detector) is equipped to collect the attention levels, meditation levels, and EEG brainwaves. These data are utilized to distinguish efficiencies, weaknesses, and points of interest by programming session. The results provide preliminary information to distinguish between the three sessions, but further studies are necessary to make firm conclusions. Additionally, alternative methods or systems are required to analyze the collected data.

Adopting the Entrepreneurial Process in the Study of Information Systems and Small Business

2003 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
M. Gordon Hunter ◽  
Wayne A. Long
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process

This document suggests the adoption of the Theory of Entrepreneurship by researchers who investigate the use of information systems by small businesses. The majority of existing research into this area tends to adopt results determined from investigations of larger businesses. Thus, the uniqueness of small business is not considered. Concepts such as strategic orientation, decision-making, and resource poverty contribute to the unique situation and approach taken by small business managers. The Theory of Entrepreneurship responds to these concepts. The framework suggests that organizations evolve and that entrepreneurs throughout this evolution face various challenges. The components of the Theory of Entrepreneurship are described here, in concert with the challenge to researchers to consider adopting this framework when conducting investigations into how information systems may be employed to support small business.

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