Here we tested the hypothesis that entrepreneurs' emotional experience and brain responses toward their own firm resemble those of parents toward their own children. Using fMRI, we measured the brain activity while male entrepreneurs viewed pictures of their own and of a familiar firm, and while fathers viewed pictures of their own and of a familiar child. The entrepreneurs who self-rated as be...

Building online trust and understanding its relationship to online consumer behavior are important topics for e-commerce designers and human-computer interaction researchers. In this paper, the relationships between multidimensions of online trust (integrity, benevolence, and ability) and purchase intention are tested and discussed. Furthermore, the uncertainty avoidance cultural orientation, s...

While innovation is the hallmark of the information technology (IT) industry, very little research has studied individuals motivation toinnovate either as scientists in research and development (R&D) departments of established firms, or as entrepreneurs startingtheir own ventures. In this research, we develop a game theoretic model based on theories of human capital and information asymmetry to...

Günümüzde girişimcilik, erkekler kadar kadınların da ilgisini çeken bir alan haline gelmiştir. Ancak, erkek girişimcilerle kıyaslandığında girişimcilik faaliyetlerinin arzu edilen seviyede olmadığı görülse de gün geçtikçe kadınlar ekonomik yaşam içerisinde daha çok yer almaktadır. Bununla birlikte, kadın ve girişimciler arasında bazı farklılıklar vardır. Söz konusu farklılıklar, kültürel, sosya...

Aggregate productivity falls in recessions and rises in expansions. Several empirical studies suggest that the systematic behavior of lending standards, with laxer (tighter) standards applied during expansions (recessions), is responsible for reverting trends in aggregate productivity. We build a dynamic model that rationalizes these findings. Higher liquidity brought about by high levels of ca...

The present study was aimed at documenting the detailed ethnomedicinal knowledge of an unexplored area of Pakistan. Semistructured interviews were taken with 55 informants randomly chosen regarding detailed ethnomedicinal and sociocultural information. The study exposed 67 medicinal plant species used to prepare 110 recipes and the major modes of herbal formulation were decoction and powdering ...

why, when and how are some people more capable of recognizing opportunities while others lack such ability? this is a key question to pose in the field of entrepreneurship and opportunity recognition. the answer to this question can open up a new window before researchers. the aim of this research is to examine the factors that are effective in determining opportunities among entrepreneurs. to ...

four reasons for attending in-service training courses were identified: the need for advancement, the need for acquiring occupational skills, cultural factors, and economic reasons and then the opinions of 135 teachers (85 males and 77 females) were surveyed regarding their ranked importance. the sample was randomly selected from among all teachers attending the in-service training centers in t...

Does Gender Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia Using 2005 firm level data for 26 ECA countries, this paper estimates performance gaps between maleand female-owned businesses, while controlling for their location by industry and country. We find that female entrepreneurs have significantly smaller scale of operations (as measured by sales revenues) and are...