scholarly journals Selected Aspects of the Entrepreneurial Process in Small Innovative Companies – Novice and Habitual Entrepreneurs

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Ropęga
Keyword(s):  
Rate Increase ◽  
Process Research ◽  
Large Contribution ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Novice Entrepreneurs ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Habitual Entrepreneurs

Habitual entrepreneurs became an important group of entrepreneurs who make a large contribution to the process of wealth creation. Previous studies have indicated that habitual entrepreneurship is a widespread phenomenon. It highlights the need to focus on the habitual entrepreneurs to understand the dynamic aspect of entrepreneurship. The aim of the article is to present the results of preliminary research on the relationships of entrepreneurial behavior of novice entrepreneurs and habitual entrepreneurs, in particular their motivation and impact on the entrepreneurial process. Research were conducted on a sample of 373 small innovative enterprises in the fourth quarter of 2017. The scale of habitual entrepreneurs in the examined sample is 32.44% and is comparable with research carried out in other countries. Survey results reveal that habitual entrepreneurs have greater tendency to create opportunities (introduction new products or services) than novice entrepreneurs. Habitual entrepreneurs also have higher development rate (increase of turnover) and larger share in the international market than novice entrepreneurs. The article also contains indications for further research into the phenomenon of multiple entrepreneurship.

Young Teachers’ adaptation in the Education System of the Moscow Region in Conditions of Labor Shortage

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Natal'ya Boldysheva ◽  
Andrey Lubskiy
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Teacher Shortage ◽  
Process Research ◽  
Moscow Region ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Mechanisms Of Adaptation ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Teacher Workforce ◽  
University Training ◽  
Young Teachers

Growth of the number of students, the increase in the teacher's workload, as well as the characteristics of the age structure of the teacher workforce indicate the seriousness of the problem of teacher shortage in the Moscow region. It is obvious that attracting and retention graduates of pedagogical universities in the regional education system is extremely important. This article presents the results of young teachers’ adaptation process research including the issues of interaction with colleagues, students and their parents, workload and salary, as well as the respondents ' assessment of university training in terms of the use knowledge and skills in work. The sample (n= 64) included teachers who worked at schools from a few months to four and a half years. Based on the survey results, conclusions about the possibilities of improving the mechanisms of adaptation of young teachers in the schools of the region were drawn.

Shifting family involvement during the entrepreneurial process

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 258-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Klyver
Keyword(s):  
Family Involvement ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Statistical Regression ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Data Collections

PurposeUsing an entrepreneurial network perspective, this article seeks to investigate the involvement of family members during early stages of the entrepreneurial process – the time from intention until the business is established.Design/methodology/approachA multivariate statistical regression analysis was carried out on data generated through two associated data collections: the Danish Global Entrepreneurship Monitor population survey and a connected follow‐up survey using the name‐generator approach.FindingsThe survey results reveal that the family members’ involvement differs depending on the phase of the entrepreneurial process. Family members are most strongly involved in the emergence phase when the final decision to start or not has to be made. Furthermore, involvement of family members is most common when entrepreneurs are young and have higher education of no more than three years duration. Family members tend to be males with whom entrepreneurs have strong ties and these family members tend to be more critical than other actors in other role‐relationships.Research limitations/implicationsThe article provides empirical support for a family embedded perspective on entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThe study uses a representative sample of entrepreneurs across four phases of the entrepreneurial process which enables an investigation on how family inclusion changes during the entrepreneurial process.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS DECISION MAKING: RATIONAL, INTUITIVE AND IMPROVISATIONAL APPROACHES

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIGUEL PINA E CUNHA
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Strategic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Culture ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
Entrepreneurial Decision ◽  
S Model

In this paper entrepreneurship is presented as decision making. Mintzberg and Westley's (2001) decision making typology is adapted to the case of entrepreneurial decision making. These authors complemented the rational, step-by-step mode of decision making, with the intuitive and improvisational modes, Complementing the rational view of decision making with the analysis of entrepreneurship as intuitive or improvisational decision making, a richer and more integrated understanding of entrepreneurial behavior is obtained. To make the implications of the three decision making approaches to entrepreneurship clear, the entrepreneurial process under each of the three modes, will be considered. Ireland, Hitt and Sirmon's (2003) model of strategic entrepreneurship is used as a framework. With this framework, the three resulting theoretical representations of the entrepreneurial process will be discussed. Ireland et al,'s model of strategic entrepreneurship suggests that to understand how entrepreneurial activity leads to competitive advantage and wealth creation, four building blocks of entrepreneurial activity should be considered: entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneurial culture and leadership, strategic management of resources and application of creativity and development of innovation.

scholarly journals Monitoring the Error Rate of Modern Methods of Construction Based on Wood

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Jozef Švajlenka ◽  
Mária Kozlovská
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Process Research ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
Residents Attitudes

Abstract A range of new and innovative construction systems, currently developed, represent modern methods of construction (MMC), which has the ambition to improve the performance parameters of buildings throughout their life cycle. Regarding the implementation modern methods of construction in Slovakia, assembled buildings based on wood seem to be the most preferred construction system. In the study, presented in the paper, were searched already built and lived-in wood based family houses. The residents’ attitudes to such type of buildings in the context with declared designing and qualitative parameters of efficiency and sustainability are overlooked. The methodology of the research study is based on the socio-economic survey carried out during the years 2015 - 2017 within the Slovak Republic. Due to the large extent of data collected through questionnaire, only selected parts of the survey results are evaluated and discussed in the paper. This paper is aimed at evaluating the quality of buildings expressed in a view of users of existing wooden buildings. Research indicates some defects, which can be eliminated in the next production process. Research indicates, that some defects occur, so the production process quality should be improved in the future development.

Habitual Entrepreneurs

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz Ucbasaran ◽  
Paul Westhead ◽  
Douglas Michael Wright
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Novice Entrepreneurs ◽  
Serial Entrepreneurs ◽  
First Time ◽  
Habitual Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurial behaviour is increasingly recognized as being heterogeneous. One notable source of heterogeneity is variations in the level and nature of entrepreneurs' experience. This has led to the distinction between experienced (‘habitual’) entrepreneurs and first-time (‘novice’) entrepreneurs. A number of high profile entrepreneurs have successfully owned several businesses. These individuals are known as habitual entrepreneurs, to reflect their ownership in more than one business, either sequentially (i.e. serial entrepreneurs) or concurrently (i.e. portfolio entrepreneurs). Although habitual entrepreneurs are widespread and have received media attention, there has been limited conceptual and theoretical understanding of this group. This article seeks to address this void by utilizing human capital theory to provide a framework for studying habitual entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurship as expectations management

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven E. Phelan
Keyword(s):  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Expectations Management ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Value

Entrepreneurial profits flow from differences in expectations between buyers and sellers regarding the future value of resources. This article investigates whether differences in expectations can be influenced by an entrepreneur to produce greater profits. It is argued that there are several points in the entrepreneurial process where such interventions can occur and that the use of these techniques should be associated with superior wealth creation. The article also explores the ethical implications of influencing stakeholders in this way.

scholarly journals Extensive introgression in a malaria vector species complex revealed by phylogenomics

Science ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 347 (6217) ◽  
pp. 1258524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Fontaine ◽  
James B. Pease ◽  
Aaron Steele ◽  
Robert M. Waterhouse ◽  
Daniel E. Neafsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Genome ◽  
Introgressive Hybridization ◽  
Malaria Vectors ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Vector Species ◽  
Interspecific Gene Flow ◽  
Branching Order ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
Genome Assemblies

Introgressive hybridization is now recognized as a widespread phenomenon, but its role in evolution remains contested. Here, we use newly available reference genome assemblies to investigate phylogenetic relationships and introgression in a medically important group of Afrotropical mosquito sibling species. We have identified the correct species branching order to resolve a contentious phylogeny and show that lineages leading to the principal vectors of human malaria were among the first to split. Pervasive autosomal introgression between these malaria vectors means that only a small fraction of the genome, mainly on the X chromosome, has not crossed species boundaries. Our results suggest that traits enhancing vectorial capacity may be gained through interspecific gene flow, including between nonsister species.

The Tempo and mode(S) of Prebiotic Evolution

1997 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 419-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Lazcano
Keyword(s):  
Origin Of Life ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biological Evolution ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Early Diversification ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Widespread Phenomenon ◽  
The Origin Of Life

AbstractDifferent current ideas on the origin of life are critically examined. Comparison of the now fashionable FeS/H2S pyrite-based autotrophic theory of the origin of life with the heterotrophic viewpoint suggest that the later is still the most fertile explanation for the emergence of life. However, the theory of chemical evolution and heterotrophic origins of life requires major updating, which should include the abandonment of the idea that the appearance of life was a slow process involving billions of years. Stability of organic compounds and the genetics of bacteria suggest that the origin and early diversification of life took place in a time period of the order of 10 million years. Current evidence suggest that the abiotic synthesis of organic compounds may be a widespread phenomenon in the Galaxy and may have a deterministic nature. However, the history of the biosphere does not exhibits any obvious trend towards greater complexity or «higher» forms of life. Therefore, the role of contingency in biological evolution should not be understimated in the discussions of the possibilities of life in the Universe.

Postgraduate Specialization Fellowship Training for Audiologists: Survey Results From Educators, Supervisors, and Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-299
Author(s):  
Julie G. Arenberg ◽  
Ray H. Hull ◽  
Lisa Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Academic Affiliation ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
Exceptional Patient

Purpose From the Audiology Education Summit held in 2017, several working groups were formed to explore ideas about improving the quality and consistency in graduate education in audiology and externship training. The results are described here from one of the working groups formed to examine postgraduate specialization fellowships. Method Over the course of a year, the committee designed and implemented two surveys: one directed toward faculty and one toward students. The rationale for the survey and the results are presented. Comparisons between faculty and student responses are made for similar questions. Results Overall, the results demonstrate that the majority of both students and faculty believe that postgraduation specialization fellowships are needed for either 1 year or a flexible length. There was a consensus of opinion that the fellowship should be paid, as these would be designed for licensed audiologists. Most believed that the fellowships should be “governed by a professional organization (e.g., American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American Academy of Audiology, American Doctors of Audiology, etc.),” or less so, a “separate body for this specific purpose.” Potential topics for specialization identified were the following: tinnitus, vestibular, cochlear implants, pediatrics, and intraoperative monitoring. The highest priority attributes for a specialization site were “abundant access to patient populations,” “staff of clinical experts,” and “active research.” The weight put toward these attributes differed between faculty and students with faculty prioritizing “university/academic centers,” and “access to academic coursework in the fellowship area.” The faculty rated “caseload diversity,” “minimum hours,” “research,” and “academic affiliation” as requirements for a fellowship site, with less weight for “coursework” and “other.” Finally, the students valued “improved personal ability to provide exceptional patient care,” “the potential for increased job opportunities,” and the “potential for a higher salary” as benefits most important to them, with lower ratings for “recognition as a subject matter expert” or “potential pathway to Ph.D. program.” Conclusions As a result of the survey, further exploration of a postgraduate specialization fellowship is warranted, especially to determine funding opportunities to offset cost for the sites and to ensure that fellows are paid adequately.

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