Essays about: "entrepreneurial career"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words entrepreneurial career.

  1. 16. Entrepreneurship Students, Persistence and Decision Styles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Elen Mogstad; Selina-Marie Voss; [2016]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship students; persistence; decision style; decision making; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose – Our research aims to discover what happens to entrepreneurship students after their graduation and whether there is a link between their decision styles and their persistence in pursuing an entrepreneurial career Methodology – An exploratory, mixed-method approach was employed, combining a quantitative, self-completion questionnaire with qualitative, in-depth interviews in order to collect data from graduated entrepreneurship students of Lund University Findings – The findings of our research indicate that the entrepreneurship graduates’ decision styles do have an effect on their persistence in entrepreneurial careers Implications – This study can help entrepreneurship programs to better understand their students’ vocational paths post-graduation and consequently better adapt to their students’ needs and aid them in their entrepreneurial journey Contributions – This research forms a bridge between decision making research, entrepreneurship students and persistence, offering new insights and interesting starting points for further research.. READ MORE

  2. 17. Impact of Indigenous Culture on women leadership in Pakistan : How does indigenous culture of Pakistan restricts career progress and leadership abilities of females of Pakistan

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Shafta Manzoor; [2015]
    Keywords : Indigenous culture; Female Leadership; Decision making power; Social immobility issues; Patriarchal Culture; Cultural taboos; Leadership skills; Role expectancy of females; Work and family life balance;

    Abstract : “Although the subject of female leadership is very well documented at an international level, Pakistan still lacks enough research in this area. This scarcity of research gives rise to a commonly held belief that gender equality has been achieved in Pakistan which hides the gender stereotypes and discrimination practices still prevailing in the country. READ MORE

  3. 18. Enduring the entrepreneurial path after failure : Insights from the Career Construction Theory

    University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Luca Comito; [2013]
    Keywords : entrepreneur; entrepreneurial career; failure; re-entry; Career Construction Theory; habitual entrepreneur; portfolio entrepreneur;

    Abstract : This empirical paper aims to cast light on the relatively unexplored field of study of the effects of failure on entrepreneurs. In fact, in the last years different scholars published relevant analyses on the financial, social, and psychological outcomes of this occurrence, but there is still a certain lack of research on the long-term effects of failure on the career choices of failed entrepreneurs. READ MORE

  4. 19. Entreprenörers ledarskap : en kvalitativ studie av hur entreprenörer kan utveckla sitt ledarskap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Joakim Ugander; Emma Wikman; [2012]
    Keywords : Entreprenörer; Ledarskap; Utveckling;

    Abstract : Intresset för entreprenörskap ökar eftersom det ses som viktigt del för samhället med utveckling av nya produkter och tjänster samt skapande av arbetstillfällen. För att företag ska lyckas växa är det inte tillräckligt med att ha tillgänglig arbetskraft utan denna måste också användas på ett effektivt sätt. READ MORE

  5. 20. So You Think You Can Make A Fortune? - The Role of Entrepreneurial Identity in the Choice to Pursue Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Kristina Jakobsson; [2012]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship; Identity Theory; Entrepreneurial Identity; Entrepreneurial Passion;

    Abstract : While entrepreneurship is gaining ground among MBA Graduates in the US, as little as 5% pursue an entrepreneurial career after graduation. The aim of the study is to explore the effect of entrepreneurial identification in the choice to pursue entrepreneurship. READ MORE