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Business Families As Stewards Of Sustainability, John Cheng, Ankesh Shahra, Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, Louise Dudley
Business Families As Stewards Of Sustainability, John Cheng, Ankesh Shahra, Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, Louise Dudley
Perspectives@SMU
The drive to preserve the business for future generations makes family-owned enterprises especially suited to sustainability initiatives. Embracing ESG frameworks will help measure their effectiveness
Understanding How Individual Decisions Contribute To The Success Or Failure Of First-Generation Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Case Studies Of The Nepali Bhutanese In Pittsburgh, Jodi Greco Carver
Understanding How Individual Decisions Contribute To The Success Or Failure Of First-Generation Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Case Studies Of The Nepali Bhutanese In Pittsburgh, Jodi Greco Carver
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) began the process of resettling Bhutanese refugees in U.S. cities in 2008 after many had spent up to 17 years in refugee camps in Nepal. At that time, Pittsburgh became home to 1,000 of these refugees and more than a decade later, their community has grown to an estimated 7,000-8,000 with many entrepreneurs among them (BCAP, 2021). The study included six cases of Nepali Bhutanese entrepreneurs in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area which were compared to better grasp the operational links between decision making and business success or failure while considering how embeddedness …
Perceived Entrepreneur Quality And Company Performance: A Study Of Accelerator Impact On Startups., Henry Canfield
Perceived Entrepreneur Quality And Company Performance: A Study Of Accelerator Impact On Startups., Henry Canfield
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
When talking about entrepreneurship, an immense ecosystem appears, from startups success and funding, to public policies and the entrepreneur itself. This applied research study the entrepreneur’s characteristics, using as guide the Traits, Skills and Motivation model from Baum and Locke (2004), within a selected group of entrepreneurs that are part of Accelerator programs, focused to understanding the accelerator contribution to the entrepreneur and its company growth. The study was developed by a qualitative phase with semi-structure in-depth interviews with these entrepreneurs and accelerator’s executives, resulting in rich data coded using Nvivo software, and serving as base for the model design …
Digitally Transforming Chicken Rice, Singapore Management University
Digitally Transforming Chicken Rice, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Lao Hung Jia's dreams of selling Singapore’s national dish all over the world might just happen thanks to cashless payment and a matured food delivery ecosystem. There is just one problem: sorting out the pre-packed chilli sauce
Lead With Your Heart, Hyper Innovate, And Make A Difference, Steve Johanns, Singapore Management University
Lead With Your Heart, Hyper Innovate, And Make A Difference, Steve Johanns, Singapore Management University
Asian Management Insights
Steve Johanns, founder and former Chairman of Veriown Global, is now taking smart villages into Sub-Saharan Africa through his company Villedge Solutions. He talks about his entrepreneurial journey in the world of hyper innovation and the secrets found in last mile empowerment.
From Bus Uncle To Botdistrikt, Abhilash Murthy
From Bus Uncle To Botdistrikt, Abhilash Murthy
Perspectives@SMU
How Abhilash Murthy turned a fun project into a successful chatbot company
Growing Startups In Asia, Singapore Management University
Growing Startups In Asia, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Localisation matters, but would-be startup founders should focus on customer needs rather than being fixated on being the next unicorn
How Is Fintech Helping Digital Entrepreneurs In Developing Communities?, Carmen Leong
How Is Fintech Helping Digital Entrepreneurs In Developing Communities?, Carmen Leong
Perspectives@SMU
FinTech is playing an important role in helping digital entrepreneurs tap into growth opportunities in Indonesia's developing communities, according to UNSW Business School research
Successful Startups: The Right Founder, Problem, And People, Ken Hsu
Successful Startups: The Right Founder, Problem, And People, Ken Hsu
Perspectives@SMU
A lot hinges on communication, execution, and thinking like Chris Rock