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Lean on me, firm: evidence from a management consulting program 依靠我，公司：来自管理咨询项目的证据

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00983-3

André A. Castro, Philipp Ehrl

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Bureaucracy, work organization, and the transition to entrepreneurship 官僚主义、工作组织和向创业过渡

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00979-z

Jacob Rubæk Holm, Kristian Nielsen, Bram Timmermans

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Gender attitudes and business venturing in low gender egalitarianism culture: a study of Egypt and Jordan 低性别平等主义文化中的性别态度与创业：对埃及和约旦的研究

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00978-0

Bach Nguyen, Muntasir Shami, Fujia Li

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Hiring opportunities for new firms and the business cycle 新公司的招聘机会与商业周期

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00948-6

Udo Brixy, Martin Murmann

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Sexual orientation, entrepreneurship, and firm survival 性取向、创业和企业生存

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-19 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00976-2

Mikaela Backman, Christopher S. Carpenter, Erwan Dujeancourt, Samuel Mann

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Opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship: do linguistic structures matter? 创业机会与创业必要性：语言结构重要吗？

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00972-6

Nabamita Dutta, Russell S. Sobel, Adam Stivers, Thor Lienhard

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Entrepreneurs’ impatience and digital technologies 企业家的急躁情绪与数字技术

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00974-4

S. Basiglio, A. Ricci, M. Rossi

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Digital adoption and human capital upscaling: a regional study of the manufacturing sector 数字化应用与人力资本升级：制造业区域研究

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-15 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00975-3

Roberto Moncada, Francesco Carbonero, Aldo Geuna, Luigi Riso

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You are only as strong as your weakest link: Founder and community social capital and start-up survival 只有最薄弱的环节才是最强大的环节：创始人和社区社会资本与初创企业的生存

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-15 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00977-1

Christopher J. Boudreaux, Steven W. Bradley, Anand Jha, Joao F. Mazzoni

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The psychology of entrepreneurial performance—theoretical and applied: Robert A. Baron and Michael Frese, co-recipients of the 2024 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research 创业绩效心理学--理论与应用：罗伯特-A-巴伦（Robert A. Baron）和迈克尔-弗雷斯（Michael Frese），2024 年全球创业研究奖共同获得者

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00958-4

Jeffery S. McMullen, Magnus Henrekson, Lucia Naldi, Mikael Stenkula, Karin Thorburn, Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson, Joakim Wincent, Ivo Zander

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