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Small and medium enterprises meet the metaverse. A study of the wine industry 中小型企业与元世界相遇。葡萄酒行业研究

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241278164

Chiara Bartoli, Angelo Baccelloni, Alberto Mattiacci, Leonardo Ungaro

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Exploring the impact of crises on rural agri-food SMEs: The moderating role of support mechanisms, digitalisation, and networking 探索危机对农村农业食品中小企业的影响：支持机制、数字化和网络的调节作用

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241270275

Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Alexandros Kakouris, Panagiotis Liargovas, Dimitrios Petropoulos, Eleni E. Anastasopoulou

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The mixed embeddedness of female entrepreneurship across countries: A configurational approach 各国女性创业的混合嵌入性：配置方法

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241270262

Wei Deng, Qiaozhuan Liang, Wei Wang

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Approaching the rural – Uncovering rural context in entrepreneurship 走近农村--揭示创业中的农村背景

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241267746

Hanna Astner, Annie Roos

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From hype to impact: How companies can leverage the metaverse technology for business models 从炒作到影响：企业如何利用元数据技术打造商业模式

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-06-02 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241258934

Nino Tomini, Katharina Brenk, Dominik K. Kanbach, Stephan Stubner, Fabian Bernhard

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Co-creating sustainable value within a social enterprise: The case of digital homes housing association 在社会企业中共同创造可持续价值：数字家庭住房协会案例

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241257584

David M Brown, Steven Pattinson

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Challenges and opportunities for rural entrepreneurship in times of crisis 危机时期农村创业面临的挑战和机遇

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241252434

Anne Smith

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Sustainable entrepreneurship within fashion: La Gentle Factory story 时尚界的可持续创业：La Gentle Factory 的故事

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241250284

Véronique Boulocher-Passet, Peter Daly, Sabine Ruaud

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The relationship between digital orientation, organizational ambidexterity, and growth strategies of rural SMEs in time of crisis 危机时期农村中小企业的数字导向、组织灵活性与增长战略之间的关系

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-04-18 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241245560

Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Anmari Viljamaa

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Agency theory and social entrepreneurship: An axe that needs sharpening 代理理论与社会创业：一把需要打磨的斧头

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Pub Date : 2024-04-08 DOI: 10.1177/14657503241242344

Jeffrey Muldoon, Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy, Anthony M. Gould, Jean-Etienne Joullié

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