New ventures and entrepreneurship in an Eastern European context:

Nelson, Edwin G.; Taylor, John

doi:10.1108/03090599510096590

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“…Researchers tend to agree on the importance of developing a private small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector as part of the economic transition process (Smallbone & Welter, 2001;Egorov & Voynovich, 2001;Newman, 1998;Nelson & Taylor, 1995). However, it is argued that this importance is often misunderstood by government officials and by the general public.…”

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CEPA and Pan Pearl River Delta Economic Integration: A Comparative Business Development Perspective

Pollard

2005

Global Economic Review

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The introduction of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) at the beginning of 2004 and, more recently, CEPA-2 has provided a framework for increased business development in the Pearl River Delta area of China and the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong. In particular, the introduction of CEPA may lead to a significant increase in trade between Hong Kong and the neighbouring Guangdong Province. This paper examines the economic context into which the CEPA provisions have been implemented from an international perspective and it contains an assessment of relevant business development issues, particularly the case of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in mainland China and Hong Kong. Wider issues for direct investment and the role of Hong Kong are also assessed. Experience with the implementation of free trade and associated market developments in other parts of the world is included but it is suggested that such models are of limited use in assessing economic development in the Pan Pearl River Delta Area. It seems that models derived from local practice will be more effective.Pan Pearl River Delta, CEPA, economic integration, business development, government policy, SMEs,

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Section: Enabling Factors For Regional and Business Developmentmentioning

confidence: 96%

CEPA and Pan Pearl River Delta Economic Integration: A Comparative Business Development Perspective

Pollard

2005

Global Economic Review

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“…Bengtsson and Asplund (2004) have summarized much of the relatively scarce published literature on student case writing. They found that student case writing has occurred where there were few indigenous cases, such as developing countries (Hornaday, 1995;Linowes, 1999;Zufan & Tomsik, 2003), small business (Whitt, Grubbs, & Whitt, 1991), business development, and entrepreneurship (Nelson & Taylor, 1995). They also emphasized that the preparation of the teaching note was a critical aspect in determining student grades.…”

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Experiences From Cross-Institutional Exchanges of Undergraduate Business Student Written Cases

Ross

Žufan

Rosenbloom

2008

Journal of Management Education

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This article describes an undergraduate course assignment that required 134 students in 52 student teams from three universities, two in the United States and one in the Czech Republic, to write, exchange, and give constructive feedback on a student-written strategic management or international business case and its accompanying teaching note. The article describes not only the overall process of the cross-institutional exchange but also the challenges that students and faculty experienced during the exchange itself. In addition, the article presents both faculty and student perspectives on the learning benefits derived from the complete assignment. Although various aspects of the assignment may have been tried before, the authors consider the case writing assignment's undergraduate focus and its cross-institution peer feedback plan to be the innovative aspects of this learning experiment.

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Student attitudes towards enterprise education in Poland: a positive impact

Jones

Packham

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Education + Training

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Purpose -This paper aims to appraise the delivery of an enterprise education course to a cohort of Polish students evaluating its impact in encouraging entrepreneurial activity. The Polish economy continues its expansion with adoption of free market economies post communism. To encourage this growth, entrepreneurial activity must be encouraged within the next generation of entrepreneurs namely the student community. The course entitled Starting a New Enterprise (SANE) was developed to provide entrepreneurial skills and knowledge of the business planning process. The enterprise education literature questions its effectiveness in encouraging entrepreneurial activity. This study profiles the SANE course focusing on students entrepreneurial motivations, prior experiences and future intent. Design/methodology/approach -This study presents a quantitative review of the Polish students' reflections on the experience of enterprise within the SANE course. The basis for this investigation involved two semi-structured questionnaires undertaken prior to and on completion of the course. In total, 59 students completed the first questionnaire and 50 respondents the second. Findings -The study found that Polish students had limited prior entrepreneurial experiences and expectations and welcomed the opportunity to undertake enterprise education. The findings suggested an equal proportion of male and female students aged 18-24 favoured a future entrepreneurial career. Moreover, a quarter of all respondents welcomed an immediate entrepreneurial career on graduation and found value in the development of a business proposal. The findings suggested that entrepreneurial education informs entrepreneurial intent and career aspirations. Originality/value -This study provides evidence into the effectiveness of enterprise education courses as a mechanism to encourage nascent entrepreneurial activity.

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New ventures and entrepreneurship in an Eastern European context:

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

CEPA and Pan Pearl River Delta Economic Integration: A Comparative Business Development Perspective

CEPA and Pan Pearl River Delta Economic Integration: A Comparative Business Development Perspective

Experiences From Cross-Institutional Exchanges of Undergraduate Business Student Written Cases

Student attitudes towards enterprise education in Poland: a positive impact

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