Previous research, notably Baumol (1990), has highlighted the role of institutions in channeling entrepreneurial supply into productive, unproductive or destructive activities. However, entrepreneurship is not only influenced by institutions— entrepreneurs often help shape institutions themselves. The bilateral causal relation between entrepreneurs and institutions is examined in this paper. En...

This paper reports the findings of an exploratory empirical study that aims to primarily examine the instrumental role of relationship competency among SME entrepreneurs by utilising a comparative data from Australia and Malaysia. A sample of 20 SME entrepreneurs from Australia and Malaysia participated in this study. A series of interviews were conducted to probe into the behaviours that delin...

We integrate insights from the social embeddedness perspective with research on immigrant entrepreneurship to theorize on how family resources influence exit from entrepreneurship among previously unemployed immigrant entrepreneurs. Results from a cohort study of immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden reveal that family resources are important for immigrants to integrate economically into a country....

Two hundred and forty three entrepreneurs in Lagos, the former capital city of Nigeria were surveyed. Results show that 69% of respondents are male and 31% female. The average age of entrepreneurs is 36.7. The time devoted to their businesses is approximately 37.8 hours per week. When asked to indicate the reasons for becoming business owners, Nigerian entrepreneurs suggested independence, sati...

The study pertains to the economic issues of risk and uncertainties associated with financing hill agriculture from the twin angles of risk of farmers to utilize the credit and of bankers to disburse the agricultural loan. The issues discussed are: first, why the financial institutions are reluctant to lend agricultural advances? Second, whether the farm income or rate of return on equity and n...

Climate change is one of the most important challenges of the current century, affecting agriculture more than other ones, an entrepreneur farmer perceives environmental challenges and changes as an opportunity. In this regard, this study aims to analyze the effects of climate change dimensions on Entrepreneurial Opportunities Recognition(EOR) intheagricultural sector of Kermanshah Province, Ir...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated the association between self-reported good health and self-valued good social life. An additional aim was to examine entrepreneur's strategies for maintaining good health. METHODS The study design included a two-wave questionnaire, with five years between the surveys (2001 and 2006), and qualitative interviews. The study group consisted of 246 entrepreneurs ...

The Innovation Fund for Agricultural Transformation (IFAT) is a proposed in-country agricultural funding initiative to support the transformation of the agriculture sector in the developing countries in Africa, through the Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) concept. The IAR4D concept fosters the generation of innovations, sustainability of smallholder farmer’s livelihood, ...