Purpose This paper aims to examine the entrepreneurial attitudes of undergraduate students enrolled in Small Business Institute ® (SBI) program at multiple universities USA. Research has encouraged a continuous study and refinement profile, particularly for young adults. Past studies have linked certain personality constructs entrepreneurship, shown connection between intentions past business experience. Design/methodology/approach A total 216 completed orientation (EAO) survey. The EAO...

The authors surveyed faculty from a college of business and education regarding their attitudes toward online education. Results the survey were examined to determine degree which technology acceptance model was able adequately explain indicate that perceived usefulness is strong indicator acceptance; however, ease use offers little additional predictive power beyond contributed by technology.

Prior research shows that rural entrepreneurship has its own distinct elements and deserves additional attention within the community. The frameworks methodologies from studies focused on high-growth technology-based are often used to explore entrepreneurial activities. This incongruence limits our understanding of true impact can have communities. articles in this special issue help advance knowledge as a field study, add context. Additional avenues suggested.

Innovativeness and performance are keys to understanding the capability of SMEs. However, scant research examines motivational frames that enhance behaviors, such as innovation, in Regulatory focus theory provides lens through which we examined how SME owner motivation impacts innovation firm performance, given primarily displays either a promotion or prevention focus. As such, hypothesize moderating effects dominant regulatory foci radical on relationship between performance. Based sample...

The societies of the Caribbean region have been characterized by female‐headed households, kinship networks linked women, and presence women in labor force. position Jamaica as economic providers mothers carries implications for treatment male female children. An examination mothers' expressed gender preferences, anthropometric assessments children, preferences adoption, data on child abandonment Kingston, Jamaica, suggests that centrality ideology is manifested prevalent childcare practices...

IntroductionAs noted in multiple reports from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), entrepreneurs often pursue business ownership based on either opportunity recognition or financial necessity due to lack of economic alternatives. Consistent with this finding, research indicates that minorities are seeking out more entrepreneurial opportunities as a way overcome frustration and discontent associated advancement their current organizations (Heilman & Chen, 2003; Weiler Bernasek, 2001)....

To understand better students' preferences for enrollment in distance education over face-to-face courses, the individual difference variables of sex, age category, class level, work status, number courses taken, frequency computing technology usage, comfort with course management software, and were examined. Analysis indicated that older students, women, those who full time more likely to enroll courses. Those had taken most past women express a stated preference classes.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the accuracy US Department Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which, replacing Dictionary Titles , analyzes jobs via a hierarchical taxonomy work in which all task‐level activities are summarized into 42‐construct first‐order generalized (GWAs). Design/methodology/approach This study examined degree convergence between ratings made using holistic‐judgment process O*NET (which directly rates GWAs single‐item scales) vs traditional...

This study investigated the critical problems encountered by African American and White-owned formation early growth firms in rural businesses. Analyses were conducted to determine most types of these businesses relationship between reported owner's race firm's developmental stage. Strategic business owners sample, regardless or stage, followed administrative operations. Although no significant was found type race, a problem such that stage are more likely encounter strategic often...

Manipulation of the doping profile phosphorus emitters in silicon solar cells is demonstrated an industry-applicable process. By changing diffusion temperaturetime (T-t) curve without increasing process time, surface concentration has been reduced resulting efficiency gain 0.2% absolute. In addition, batch quartz tube furnace with gaseous dopant source and inline conveyor liquid were fairly compared by introducing artificial recipe identical T-t for each furnace. This comparison shows that...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the types business consulting services most needed by small owners and entrepreneurs examine role that gender ethnicity plays in demand for specialized assistance. Design/methodology/approach A survey was administered rate their interest services. assistance divided into strategic, operating administrative categories based on framework Chrisman Leslie. Findings Overall, type with highest area operations assistance, followed strategic...