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Psychology in Entrepreneurship and Economic Evolution 创业心理学与经济演化

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 2006-06-15 DOI: 10.3990/2.268485624

C. Reschke

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Co-Solving Entrepreneurial Problems within Business Incubators : Summary 在企业孵化器中共同解决创业问题:摘要

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268472815

Terrence Terrence Ogenio

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An opportunity-based approach to international entrepreneurship: pursuing opportunities internationally through prospection 以机会为基础的国际创业方法:通过展望寻求国际机会

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/1.268486946

Manjo Oyson, D. Whittaker

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引用次数: 12

ValuePOLE: an ex-ante predictive revenue performance tool for NPD in SMEs ValuePOLE:中小企业新产品开发的事前预测收入绩效工具

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268486638

Annmarie Sheahan, A. Ledwith, C. Sheahan

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"Entrepreneurial Management" as a Strategic Choice in Firm Behavior: Linking it with Performance “创业管理”作为企业行为的战略选择:与绩效的联系

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/1.268474933

Birte Kuhn, S. P. Saßmannshausen, Roxanne Zollin

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引用次数: 21

Decision making process: a comparison between family business and non-family business in the construction industry the Bayesian causal map 决策过程:建筑业家族企业与非家族企业的贝叶斯因果图比较

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268473786

Leilanie Mohd Nor

引用次数: 1

Government’s Role as Public Venture Capitalist in High-Technology Small and Medium Sized Enterprises 政府在高新技术中小企业中作为公共风险投资家的角色

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268475236

J. Grundling, L. Steynberg, Anrui Wang

引用次数: 2

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268476623

Thomas J. Lynch IV

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Exploring Strategic Innovation and New Product Development in Family Firms: a theoretical framework and an empirical study 家族企业战略创新与新产品开发:理论框架与实证研究

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268475315

Lucio Cassia, A. Massis, Emanuele Pizzurno

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Learning entrepreneurship by entrepreneurial learning? 通过创业学习来学习创业?

Proceedings of the 18th Annual High Technology Small Firms Conference Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.3990/2.268476198

Luc E.P.T. de Krosse

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