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USASBE 1997 Proceedings
 
Entrepreneurship: The Engine of Global Economic Development
San Francisco, California
21-24 June 1997

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Rakesh K. Agrawal
University of Western Sydney Nepean
Meena Chavan
University of Western Sydney Nepean
Entrepreneurship Development Amongst the Ethnic Community in Australia
J. Michael Alford
The Citadel
A Model for SME Economic Development: The South Carolina Enterprise Zone Act
Erkko Autio
Helsinki University of Technology
Helena Yli-Renko
Helsinki University of Technology
Harry Sapienza
University of South Carolina
Leveraging Resources Under Threat of Opportunism: Predicting Networking in International Growth.
(Winner - Best Empirical Paper)
Erkko Autio
Helsinki University of Technology
Elizabeth Garnsey
Cambridge University
Early Growth and External Relations in New Technology-Based Firms
Don B. Bradley III
University of Central Arkansas
Mr. Don Peters
University of Auckland
Electronic Markets: Collaborate if You Want to Compete
Deborah V. Brazeal
California State Polytechnic University
Theodore T. Herbert
Rollins College
Toward Conceptual Consistency in the Origins of the Entrepreneurship Paradigm
Scott Brunger
Maryville College
Survey of Small Business Owners in Togo, West Africa: Using the Kirton Adaptor-Innovator Scale
S. Michael Camp
James Madison University
The Role of the Board of Directors in the Successful Startup of New Ventures
James W. Carland
Western Carolina University
JoAnn C. Carland
Western Carolina University
Matti Koiranen
University of Jyvskyl
The Exportation of the American Model of Entrepreneurship: Reality or Illusion? A Comparative Trait Study of American and Finnish Entrepreneurs
Camille Carrier
Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres
The Training and Development Needs of Owner-Managers of Small Businesses with Export Potential (Winner - Best Education Paper)
Alan L. Carsrud
The Anderson School at UCLA
Sol Elvira Perez Torres Lara
Monterrey Institute of Technology
Richard J. Sachs
Bond University School of Business
Exploring A Classification Scheme For Closely-Held Businesses: Getting To Workable Definitions of Family Firms
Fernando Celso Dolabela Chagas
Federal University of Minas Gervais
Fabio Silva
Federal University of Pernambuco
A National Programme for Dissemination of the Discipline 'New Venture Creation' in Brazilian Universities: One Proposed Methodology
Ben Chan
Brunel University
Vibrant Entrepreneurial Spirit in International Markets - New Possibilities for Singaporean-Owned Small and Medium Entrepreneurships
Francis Chittenden
Manchester Business School
Panikkos Poutziouris
Manchester Business School
Syeda-Masooda Muhktar
Manchester Business School
ISO-9000 and Small Business Quality Management: Empirical Evidence From the UK
James J. Chrisman
University of Calgary
Estimating the Extent Entrepreneurial Intentions Become Reality: A Note
Pierre Cossette
Universite du Quebec a Montreal
Cognition as a Research Object in the Scientific Literature on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Larry W. Cox
Florida International University
International Entrepreneurship: A Literature Review
Marcus A. Cox
Stephen R. Austin State University
Alicia B. Gresham
Stephen R. Austin State University
The Role of Customer Service in Small Business Strategic Planning
Hans Crijns
Universiteit Gent
Hubert Ooghe
Universiteit Gent
Entrepreneurial Companies as Job Creators in Belgium: The Processes of Professionalization of Management and Institutionalization of Ownership
Robert A. Desman
Kennesaw State University
Brawley
Kennesaw State University
Entrepreneur as "Niche Hunter": A Population Ecology Perspective
Jeffrey C. Dilts
University of Akron
Stephen F. Hallam
University of Akron
Fletcher Birmingham
Roadway Express, Inc.
Frank Craig
SCORE
Entrepreneurism Rising From the Ashes of Communism
Evan Douglas
Queensland University of Technology
Dean Shepherd
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
New Venture Survival: Ignorance, External Shocks, and Risk Reduction Strategies.
(Winner - Best Theoretical Paper)
Linda Dyer
Concordia University
Christopher Ross
Concordia University
The Entrepreneur in the Community
A. Ellen Farrell
Saint Mary's University
More Rigor in Sampling Procedures for Informal Investor Research: Towards Reaching a More Representative Angel
Lloyd W. Fernald
University of Central Florida
George T. Solomon
The George Washington University
Small Business Training and Development: An Analysis of Manager/Employee Needs and Practices
Louis Jacque Filion
The University of Montreal Business School
From Entrepreneurship to Entreprenology
Iaki Frade
Universitat de Girona
Javier Frade
Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona
Pere Reixach
Universitat de Girona
Determinants of Spanish Successful Small Businesses: Characteristics of Their Entrepreneurs
Geralyn McClure Franklin
Stephen F. Austin State University
Robert K. Robinson
The University of Mississippi
Brian J. Reithel
The University of Mississippi
Sex-Bias and Sexual Harassment Investigation Outcomes: Survey Results from U.S. Small Business Owners/Managers
Frederick A. Frost
Curtin University of Technology
Diana Wearing-Smith
Curtin University of Technology
The Export Practices and Internationalisation Strategies of Australian Biotechnology Companies
Gerard George
Virginia Commonwealth University
Robley Wood Jr.
Virginia Commonwealth University
George W. Rimler
Virginia Commonwealth University
Philip R. Sturm
Mary Baldwin College
Dimensionality and Performance Effects of Social Networking in Small Businesses
Francis Greene
University of Durham
Bahadur Najak
University of Durham
A Study of Small Businesses in the Northern Region of England: Developing a Taxonomy of Small Firm Growth and Development
Donald Gudmundson
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
E. Alan Hartman
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
C. Burk Tower
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Family Business Strategies: A Comparative Study
Robert D. Hisrich
Case Western Reserve University
Gyula Fulop
University of Miskolc
Emeric Solymossy
Case Western Reserve University
Krisztina Szegedi
University of Miskolc
Business Ethics in Hungarian Small Business
Daniel Hjorth
Vaxjo University/Lund University
Bengt Johannisson
Vaxjo University/Lund University
The Ugly Duckling of Organizing - On Entrepreneurialism and Managerialism
Edward M. Hufft Jr.
Indiana University Southeast
Comparison of the Ownership and Growth of Family Businesses and Small Firms
Gert Human
University of the Free State
Creating and Maintaining a Service Culture in SME's: A Strategic Imperative for Global Economic Participation
Bengt Johannisson
Vaxjo University
Stefan Kwiatkowski
Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management
Thomas C Dandridge
State University of New York at Albany
Intellectual Entrepreneurship - Emerging Identity in a Learning Perspective
Sandra King
The George Washington University
George T. Solomon
The George Washington University
Kathryn Cason
Cason Hall & Co. Ltd.
Potential Capability and Organizational Transition: An Application of Elliot Jaques' Stratified Systems Theory in a Family-Owned Business
Norris F. Krueger Jr
Troy State University-Malmstrom
Nurturing Local Economic Resilience: Now Communities Can Develop Entrepreneurial Potential
Norris F. Krueger Jr
Troy State University-Malmstrom
Organizational Inhibitions: Perceptual Barriers to Opportunity Emergence
Arlen Richard Lessin
Wilkes University
Impacts of Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship Development in U.S. and World Markets: Some Views on the Historical and Current Contributions of Entrepreneurship to Private, Public, and Government Economic Policy Making and Growth
John LeVering
Boise State University
Kevin Learned
Boise State University
Nancy Napier
Boise State University
Matching Enthusiasm and Opportunity: Entrepreneurial Field Experience in Global SME's
Lester Lloyd-Reason
Anglia Business School
Trevor J Webb
Buckinghamshire Business School
Entrepreneurship and SME Development-The Need for Business Support in Eastern Europe: Policy Issues and Recommendations
Justin G. Longenecker
Baylor University
Carlos W. Moore
Baylor University
J. William Petty
Baylor University
Credit Scoring and the Small Business: A Review and the Need for Research
Gene Luczkiw
The Institute for Enterprise Education
Global Enterprise: Creating and Nurturing An Entrepreneurial Culture on the Edge of Existing Structures
Muhammad Mahmood
Victoria University of Technology
Economic Openness and Small Business Employment in Australia, 1983-84 to 1994-95
Ted Mallett
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
The Influences of Technology and Export Orientation on the Growth of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Canada
Frank Martin
University of Stirling
Business Incubators and Enterprise Development: Neither Tried or Tested?
E. Masurel
Vrije Universiteit
The Predictability of Trends in Franchising
E. Masurel
Vrije Universiteit
Richard J. Semenik
University of Utah
Ingrid van Rijn
Economic and Social Institute of the Vrije Universiteit
Competitive Intensity and Small Business Reliance on Marketing
William M. Mayfield
Glasgow Caledonian University
Richard Y. Weaver
Glasgow Caledonian University
The Determination of the Teaching Methodology of Entrepreneurship as Established by the Underlying Philosophy of Pragmatism
Anne McCarthy
Colorado State University
Pamela J. Morris
Individual Efforts, Inc.
Joan Winn
University of Denver
A New Look at Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education
Daniel McConaughy
California State University
Charles H. Matthews
University of Cincinnati
Anne S. Fialko
University of Cincinnati
Founding Family Controlled Firms: Efficiency, Risk, and Value
(Winner - Best Practitioner Paper)
W. Edward McMullan
Swinburne University of Technology
L. Murray Gillin
Swinburne University of Technology
John Bailey
Swinburne University of Technology
Developing Technological Startup Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of a Graduate Entrepreneurship Program at Swinburne University
D. Bruce Merrifield
University of Pennsylvania
Entrepeneurship and Economic Policy Making
John B. Miner
Eugene, Oregon
Testing a Psychological Typology: Relation to Subsequent Entrepreneurial Activity Among Graduate Students in Business Management
Paul Moran
Durham University Business School
Profiling a Small Business Owner-Manager: Identifying Personal Characteristics Linked to Growth Orientation
Michael H. Morris
University of Cape Town
Peter Jones
University of Cape Town
Deon Nel
University of Cape Town
The Informal Sector, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Robyn Morris
Edith Cowan University
Chris King
Edith Cowan University
Cooperative Marketing for Small Business Growth and Regional Economic Development: A Case Study in Wine Tourism
Douglas W. Naffzinger
Ball State University
Jeffrey S. Hornsby
Ball State University
Donald F. Kuratko
Ball State University
Richard M Hodgetts
Florida International University
An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Crime on Small Business
David B. Newton
Westmont College
Entrepreneurial Values and New Venture Success
Philip D. Olson
University of Idaho
Newell Gough
Boise State University
Donald W. Bokor
Business Consultant
Export Planning and Performance: An Organizational Culture Perspective on Small Firms
Nicolescu Ovidiu
National Council of Romanian Small and Medium-sized Entreprises
Major Features of the Successful Romanian Entrepreneurs
J. William Petty
Baylor University
Nancy Upton
Baylor University
The Entrepreneur and the Banker: A Comparative Study of Factors Affecting the Relationship
Erik Poutsma
University of Nujmegen
Scientists as Entrepreneurs: The Importance of Entrepreneurial Districts
Gary Rabbior
Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
Jim Lang
Lang and Ackroyd Productions Inc.
Lori Cranson
The Learning Partnership
Larry Smith
University of Waterloo
Catching the Wave: Framework for Youth Entrepreneurship Success
William Lewis Randolph
Norfolk State University
Capitalizing Microenterprise Funds: The Virginia Enterprise Initiative
Andreas Rauch
University of Amsterdam
Michael Frese
University of Amsterdam
Does Planning Matter: Relations Between Planning and Success in Small Enterprises in Ireland and Germany
Bjornar Reitan
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Where Do We Learn That Entrepreneurship is Feasible, Desirable and/or Profitable?
Peter Risseeuw
Vrije Universiteit
Estimating the Determinants of Financial Performance of Very Small Service Firms
Peter Rosa
University of Stirling
Weejaye Jayatilaka
University of Peradeniya
Sarath Kodithuwakku
University of Peradeniya
The Potential Supply of University Educated Agribusiness Entrepreneurs: A Sri Lankan Perspective
Robert D. Russell
Penn State-Harrisburg
The Impact of National Culture on the Emergence of Entrepreneurship
William R. Sandberg
University of South Carolina
John E. Logan
University of South Carolina
Small Firms' Competitive Strategies and The Firms' Reliance on Resources Acquired Through Networks
Dean A. Shepherd
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Andrew Crouch
Bond University
Alan L. Carsrud
University of California, Los Angeles
What Is New? A Proposal For Advancing The Concept of New Ventures
Dean A. Shepherd
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Researchers of Venture Capitalists' Decision Making, Beware!
Dean A. Shephard
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Evan Douglas
Queensland University of Technology
Is Management Education Developing, or Killing, the Entrepreneurial Spirit?
Dean A. Shepherd
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
New Venture Entry Strategy: An Analysis of Venture Capitalists' Survival Assessemnts
Dean A. Shepherd
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Intentions of Career Decision Makers
Pere Sikevica
University of Zagreb
Borna Bebek
University of Zagreb
The Knowledge and the Skills That Characterize a Successful Entrepreneur
Hugues Silvestre
Lyon Graduate School of Business
Regis Goujet
Lyon Graduate School of Business
Marie-Helene Pastorello
Lyon Graduate School of Business
The Strategic Management of Small and Medium-Sized Industries: A Proposal for a Multi-Criteria Topology
Gene R. Simons
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Anne J. Tan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Frank X. Wright
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Steven T. Walsh
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Strategies of Small And Medium Foreign Enterprises in Northern China: Application of Resource Based, Strategic Options and Bargaining Power Theories
David Smallbone
Middlesex University
Urve Venesaar
Estonian Institute of Economics
The Contribution of SME's to the Process of Transforming a Centrally Planned Into a Market Economy: The Case of Estonia
David Smallbone
Middlesex University
David North
Middlesex University
Employment Generation in Manufacturing SEM's in Contrasting External Conditions
Sharyn Smith
University of Newcastle
Scott Holmes
University of Newcastle
The Role of Trust in SME Business Network Relationships
Pauline Sullivan
The University of Vermont
Elizabeth Scannell
The University of Vermont
Qingbin Wang
The University of Vermont
Catherine Halbrendt
The University of Vermont
Small Entrepreneurial Business: A Potential Solution to Female Poverty in Rural America
Pam Swain
Curtin University of Technology
Can MNC's Learn From Small Business in Staffing Global Ventures? Some Australian Evidence
Teck-Meng Tan
Nanyang Technological University
Wee-Liang Tan
Nanyang Technological University
John E. Young
University of New Mexico
The Decision to Participate in Entrepreneurial Networks:The Case of Singapore
Wee-Liang Tan
Nanyang Technological University
Investment Criteria of Singapore Venture Capitalists
Jeff Trailer
The Pennsylvania State University-Erie
Chester Wolford
The Pennsylvania State University-Erie
On the Logic of Composition in Writing Business Plans: Teaching Argument Structure
George Edward Treller
Whyte Reynolds International, Inc.
The Promotion of Self-Employment as a Labour Market Adjustment Policy in Model C Employment Centres
Howard E. Van Auken
Iowa State University
Michael C. S. Wong
City University of Hong Kong
Financial Strategies of Hong Kong Firms: A Comparative Analysis with Taiwanese and Korean Firms
Elina Varamki
University of Vaasa
Timo Pihkala
University of Vaasa
A Hotel of Small Firms - An Oddity of SME Networking
Markku Virtanen
Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
The Role of Different Theories in Explaining Entrepreneurship
Thierry Volery
Curtin University of Technology
Noelle Doss
Curtin University of Technology
Tim Mazzarol
Curtin University of Technology
Triggers and Barriers Affecting Entrepreneurial Intentionality: The Case of Western Australian Nascent Entrepreneurs
Steven T. Walsh
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bruce A. Kirchhoff
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Marylouise K. Dowd
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Strategy Differences Among Small and Large Firms in a Technology Intensive Industry
K. Mark Weaver
The University of Alabama
Pat H. Dickson
The University of Louisville
Bryan Gibson
The University of Newcastle
SME-Based Alliance Use: A Three Country Comparison of Environmental Determinants and Individual Level Moderators
Charles M. Weir
The Robert Gordon University
Entrepreneurship and Management Skills: The Case of Management Buy-Outs
Fahmi Wibawa
Gadjah Mada University
Mukhlis
Gadjah Mada University
How to Build and Motivate Entrepreneur in the Era of Globalization: Creating Consultation Agency as Alternative Solution
Hema Wijewardena
University of Wollongong
Garry E. Tibbits
University of Western Sydney (Macarthur)
Factors Contributing To The Growth Of Small Manufacturing Firms: An Insight From Australia
Sarah Williams
The Robert Gordon University
Andrew Turnbull
The Robert Gordon University
First Moves Into Entrepreneurship Teaching in Scottish Universities: A Consortium Approach
Joan Winn
University of Denver
Assessing the Environment: Conditions For Female Entrepreneurship
Hkan Ylinenp
Lule University of Technology
Klaas Havenga
Potchefstroomse Universiteit
Competence Development in Swedish, South African, and Russian SME's: A Study of Attitudes and Preferences Across Countries