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Community Of Entrepreneurs In Coworking Space, Nam Kyoon Kim
Community Of Entrepreneurs In Coworking Space, Nam Kyoon Kim
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This dissertation studies the novel phenomenon related to the social context of entrepreneurship—coworking space. Coworking spaces are known for creating a social community of entrepreneurial workforce—entrepreneurs, freelancers, contractors, remote workers, and others. The three essays that form this dissertation collectively highlight the entrepreneurial community in coworking spaces by proposing a novel typology of coworking space based on community, discovering the community building process, and analyzing user reviews of coworking spaces.
The first essay contributes to the literature on coworking space by creating novel ideal types of coworking spaces. Based on interviews conducted and archival data from 16 coworking spaces, this …
Before Exit: Three Essays On Business Exit In Politically And Economically Adverse Environments, Ramzi Fathallah
Before Exit: Three Essays On Business Exit In Politically And Economically Adverse Environments, Ramzi Fathallah
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This dissertation re-conceptualizes the exit phenomenon in management research by focusing on what precedes exit in times of political and economic turbulence, when firms and entrepreneurs are forced to contemplate unwanted exit as they face multiple threats in their home country. The three essays of this thesis collectively highlight the inadequacy of theories that conceptualize exit as a sudden and complete cessation of activity by showing that exit is an adaptive process that unfolds over time, and across parts of given entities.
The first essay contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial exit by exploring how entrepreneurs proactively respond to political …