An Evaluative Framework for Mutual and Employee-Owned Businesses

Employee Owned Businesses – Access to Funding

Immigrant and Us-born Mexican-owned Businesses: Motivations and Management

In this study, we seek to understand the key differences between the entrepreneurial experience for Mexican immigrant and US-born Mexican entrepreneurs. We focus on differences in motivation for start-up, reliance on ethnic enclaves and business management practices. Using data from the 2005 National Minority Business Owner Survey, our sample consisted of 156 Mexican American entrepreneurs (55 ...

Development, Capabilities and Technology – an Evaluative Framework

In this paper we present a framework to be used for evaluation of Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) projects. The framework is based on Sen ́s notion of development as freedom where human capabilities and functionings are seen as key aspects to development. Sen ́s capability approach presents an alternative way of seeing and evaluating development (alternative to mo...

Employee Retention in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises

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Latino-Owned Businesses: Patterns of Growth and Exclusion

released in the second half of 2010, there has been a fl urry of articles published across the country noting the increase in Latino businesses since 2002. From Oregon to Arkansas to New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, across rural communities and urban areas, the nation saw dramatic increases in Latino-owned businesses between 2002 and 2007. This article provides an overview of Latino businesses a...