The true potter : identity and entrepreneurship in the North Staffordshire Potteries in the later nineteenth century
England ; Entrepreneurship ; Historical geography ; Identity ; Industrial district ; Industrialization ; Network ; Nineteenth Century ; Regional development ; Social relations ; Staffordshire ; United Kingdom
Diversity versus tolerance : the social drivers of innovation and entrepreneurship in US cities
This article argues that diversity’s impacts on innovation and entrepreneurship are notably different from tolerance and openness and that diversity should be defined and measured differently from tolerance and openness. It uses data of US
metropolitan areas to examine the statistical difference between diversity and tolerance, and compares the effect of each on innovation and entrepreneurship in multivariate analysis. Diversity is measured using the Herfindahl–Hirschman index based on countries
Entrepreneurship als lokales unternehmerisches Potential für die Regionalentwicklung im ländlichen Raum – Definition und Indikatoren. Ergebnisse einer Delphi-Studie in der Schweiz
The promotion of entrepreneurship is part of many regional policies. The paper deals with regional development, rural area and Delphi-survey. This article offers both a definition and set of indicators to measure entrepreneurship in peripheral
Ethnic competition in the retail trade in northern U.S. cities in 1900 : a test of the saturation theory of entrepreneurship
Competition ; Division of labour ; Entrepreneurship ; Ethnic community ; Ethnic group ; Retail trade ; United States of America ; Urban ecology ; Urban economy
The saturation theory of entrepreneurship holds that, in urban economies, the presence of highly enterprising groups impedes the entry of less-enterprising groups into small businesses. This theory is tested, analyzing census data on retail
Chinese apparel value chains in Europe : low-end fast fashion, regionalization, and transnational entrepreneurship in Prato, Italy
Chinese ; Clothing industry ; Economic geography ; Entrepreneurship ; Firm ; Italy ; Regionalization ; Toscana ; Transnational corporation ; Value chain
This article examines the Chinese apparel value chains in Europe and low-end fast fashion, regionalization, and transnational entrepreneurship in Prato, Italy. In particular, three lesser known dimensions of pronto moda are revealed. First
, the internal power asymmetry within the Chinese production teams in Prato helps to stabilize the potentially fluid production teams but at the same time further contributes to persistent labor irregularities. Second, transnational Chinese entrepreneurship
Cultural values and immigrant entrepreneurship: the Chinese in Singapore
Chinese ; Cultural studies ; Diaspora ; Entrepreneurship ; Family ; International migration ; Singapore ; Social mobility ; Societal relations ; Value system
Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship : the potential for transformative change in the green building sector
Economy ; England ; Entrepreneurship ; Firm ; Green economy ; Green technology ; House building ; Innovation ; Socio-technical transition ; United Kingdom ; Wales