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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Fear inspiring faith : a rhetorical analysis of Watchtower and Awake! /

Muir, Giovanna. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.I.S.)--Oregon State University, 2009. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-104). Also available on the World Wide Web.
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How does social media affect entrepreneurial leadership : A qualitative study on entrepreneur’s perceptions regarding social media as a tool for entrepreneurial leadership

Gratell, Philip, Dahlin, Carl Johan January 2018 (has links)
This thesis is about entrepreneurial leadership and how entrepreneurs are affected by social media. Our aim with this study is to investigate how social media affects entrepreneurial leadership. One of the main questions we are trying to figure out is, can social media be used as a tool for entrepreneurial leadership and if that is the case, how? To be able to answer the aim, the thesis takes a qualitative researched approach, we conducted individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews with entrepreneurs. The data from the interviews will be analysed using grounded theory coding with the approach of finding 1st order concepts to look for patterns in the data.  The 1st order concepts led us to the 2nd ordered themes, which became three aggregated dimensions; cast expander, leadership enhancer and new social context.   The result gave us a deeper understanding of entrepreneurial leadership and how the entrepreneurial leader perceives social media as a leadership tool. By combining our three aggregate dimensions, cast expander, leadership enhancer and new social context we were able to build a model of how these three dimensions intersect. What makes this model useful is that it gives us some insight into how social media affects entrepreneurial leadership
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Emotional Intelligence in an Entrepreneurial context : Do entrepreneurs have a significantly higher EQ than other managers?

Daneshmir, Hanna January 2017 (has links)
Abstract Thesis in Business Administration, School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, 2FE26E, 2017 Author: Hanna Daneshmir Supervisor: Frederic Bill Examiner: Anna Stafsudd
 Title: Emotional Intelligence in an Entrepreneurial context Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been said to matter twice as much as Intelligent Quotient (IQ) for predicting business success (Goleman, 1998b). This study addresses Emotional Intelligence in previously unexplored context in Sweden: entrepreneurship. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explain Emotional Intelligence and its possible relationship with the entrepreneur. Hypothesis: Being an entrepreneur is positively related to EQ Method: The study has a deductive research approach where the hypothesis is formed by the theoretical framework of Emotional Intelligence, providing an empirical framework that measures the concept in the entrepreneurial context and outlines linkages among the constructs. The study is conducted among members of the business organization Företagarna in Region Halland, Sweden, by the measurement instrument Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS). Conclusion: The assumptions derived from a theoretical perspective could be confirmed empirically. Being an entrepreneur is positively related to EQ. Keywords: CEO, EI, EIS, EQ, Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship
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Percepções dos sul-americanos sobre dimensões ligadas ao empreendedorismo: os casos do Brasil, do Chile, da Venezuela, da Bolívia e do Uruguai / Perceptions of the South Americans on entrepreneurship-related dimensions: the cases of Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia and Uruguay

Araujo, Mylena Soares de 23 September 2010 (has links)
The aim of this study is to understand the profile of potential Brazilian entrepreneurs in comparison to Chileans, Uruguayans, Bolivians and Venezuelans in order to provide information for future policy-making using entrepreneurship as a tool for local economic development. To achieve the goal, the methodology adopted was to perform the nonparametric Mann-Whitney, through statistical analysis software SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) in a sample of 884 questionnaires, checking differences between the variables to be studied at a level of significance 5% through the data collected from a questionnaire prepared by the Federal University of Alagoas and Dom Cabral Foundation-MG. Then the results were compared to the socio-economic and / or cultural variables, trying to find some justification that may have influenced the formation of perceptions of the interviewees. The results showed that among 10 studied dimensions, Brazil has a similar perception with Chile in four of them – uncertainty tolerance, internal locus of control, ethics and leadership / persuasion - similar to Venezuela in six cases - the uncertainty tolerance, ethics, ability to perform / planning, network of relationships, industry knowledge / information and leadership / persuasion – with Uruguay in one of five cases - internal locus of control, self-learning, ethics, selfconcept / need for achievement and leadership / persuasion – and with Bolivia in 5 cases - internal locus of control, self-concept / need for achievement, network of relationships and leadership / persuasion. / O objetivo desse trabalho foi buscar a compreensão do perfil de possíveis empreendedores brasileiros em comparação à chilenos, uruguaios, bolivianos e venezuelanos, a fim de fornecer informações para uma futura elaboração de políticas públicas que utilizem o empreendedorismo como instrumento para desenvolvimento econômico local. Para alcançar o objetivo, a metodologia adotada foi a realização do teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney, através do software de análise estatística SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), em uma amostra de 884 questionários, verificando diferenças entre as variáveis a serem estudadas, a um nível de significância de até 5%, através do nos dados coletados a partir do questionário elaborado pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas e Fundação Dom Cabral-MG. Em seguida, os resultados foram comparados à variáveis sócio-econômicas e/ou culturais, buscando encontrar alguma justificativa que possa ter influenciado na formação das percepções dos indivíduos entrevistados. Os resultados mostraram que, dentre 10 dimensões estudadas, o Brasil possui percepção semelhante à chilena em 4 destas – tolerância à incerteza, lócus interno de controle, ética e liderança/persuasão –, semelhante à venezuelana em 6 casos – tolerância à incerteza, ética, capacidade de realização/planejamento, rede de relações, conhecimento de setor/informação e liderança/persuasão –, à uruguaia em 5 casos – lócus interno de controle, autoaprendizagem, ética, conceito de si/necessidade de realização e liderança/persuasão – e à boliviana em 5 casos – lócus interno de controle, conceito de si/necessidade de realização, rede de relações e liderança/persuasão.
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The lebanese Brazilian entrepreneurs: entrepreneurship in building an elite

El Khadir, Marouane 28 October 2016 (has links)
Submitted by Marouane EL KHADIR (marouane.el-khadir@hec.edu) on 2016-11-23T12:00:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Thesis_Marouane_El_Khadir_finalv.pdf: 2045081 bytes, checksum: 8e837263c2c3c5ce44b922c99844f995 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Josineide da Silva Santos Locatelli (josineide.locatelli@fgv.br) on 2016-11-23T12:47:29Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Thesis_Marouane_El_Khadir_finalv.pdf: 2045081 bytes, checksum: 8e837263c2c3c5ce44b922c99844f995 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-23T13:30:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Thesis_Marouane_El_Khadir_finalv.pdf: 2045081 bytes, checksum: 8e837263c2c3c5ce44b922c99844f995 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-10-28 / Brazilians of Lebanese descent occupy high positions in economic, political and cultural fields. This community is widely associated with the image of success in the country’s collective psyche. Historically, most of the first Lebanese immigrants have started their journey in Brazil as entrepreneurs, concentrating on trade and moving later to industry. This focus on entrepreneurial activities still holds true today. Their early success in business then led to the emergence of a powerful elite whose influence goes beyond the economic sphere. This study deals with this case of ethnic entrepreneurship and aims at presenting and explaining why and how this phenomenon took place. It also shows that entrepreneurship can not only be an economic activity but also lay the foundation of a community and structure its identity. This work thus brings a contribution to the study of ethnic entrepreneurship which can be important in order to understand the economic and social rise of certain minorities or immigrant groups and draw up possible inspirational models. This dissertation also outlines several factors that participate to the success of entrepreneurs. / Os brasileiros de origem libanesa ocupam posições bem elevadas em áreas econômicas, políticas e culturais. Esta comunidade é amplamente associada com a imagem de sucesso na psique coletiva do país. Historicamente, a maioria dos primeiros imigrantes libaneses começaram como empresários, com foco no comércio e, em seguida, movendo-se para a indústria. Este foco em atividades empresariais ainda é verdade hoje. Seu sucesso inicial no negócios levou depois ao surgimento de uma poderosa elite cuja influência vai além da esfera econômica. Este estudo aborda esse caso de empreendedorismo étnico. Ele tem por objetivo apresentar e explicar por que e como esse fenômeno ocorreu. Ele também mostra como o empreendedorismo não pode ser apenas uma atividade econômica mas também lançar as bases de uma comunidade e estruturar a sua identidade. Portanto, este trabalaho traz uma contribuação para o estudo do empreendedorismo étnico que pode ser importante para compreender o crescimento económico e social de algumas minorias e grupos de imigrantes e elaborar modelos possíveis de inspiração. Esta dissertação também descreve vários fatores que participam para o sucesso dos empreendedores.
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Entrepreneurship and Microfinance: Economic Development and Women's Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan / Economic Development and Women's Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan

Jolosheva, Aida A., 1984- 06 1900 (has links)
xi, 105 p. : ill., maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / This thesis focuses on microfinance in Kyrgyzstan as a response to the initiation of economic, social and political reforms following Kyrgyzstan's independence in 1991. These reforms accelerated Kyrgyzstan's transition from a centrally-planned to a liberal market-based economy. Microfinance became a favored mechanism for encouraging individual entrepreneurship and thus economic development. Based on field research I conducted in Kyrgyzstan during the summer of 2009, this thesis examines the economic impact of these reforms on women entrepreneurs, as women were particularly vulnerable to the social fallout from such reforms. Through participatory observation, small focus groups and semi-structured interviews, I analyze myriad aspects of the lives of women entrepreneurs who have participated in a microfinance project. I argue that microfinance provides an empowering, sustainable path for them. However, the historical occupational divisions encouraged by the Soviet Union affect how people use microcredit. I conclude with suggestions on improving microfinance practices in Kyrgyzstan. / Committee in Charge: Dr. Anita M. Weiss, Chair; Dr. Laura Leete; Dr. Shankha Chakraborty
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Enabling Development: A Housing Scheme in Rural Pakistan

Rahman, Tariq 27 October 2016 (has links)
This thesis explores the development of a housing scheme in rural Pakistan. In the so-called ‘backward’ district of Bhakkar, five entrepreneurs formed a partnership in 2004 to build the area’s first privately developed housing scheme. As housing schemes are associated with development in Pakistan, they saw themselves as providing services that the state was expected, but failed, to deliver. Departing from normative conceptions of the state, this case study demonstrates how state power functions in Pakistan. Though it is an entrepreneurial venture, the construction of the housing scheme is structured by a discourse of national development. Further, the project was made possible through the state’s integration of Bhakkar into global economic circuits. I argue that the Pakistani state’s power in this instance does not obtain from its felt presence in Bhakkar but rather from its assurance of access to various physical and digital networks through which it is reconfigured.
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Financiamentos coletivos online : uma perspectiva antropológica sobre projetos e empreendedores

Chiesa, Carolina Dalla January 2017 (has links)
O presente trabalho versa sobre as narrativas e justificativas relativas ao processo de criação de um mercado de financiamentos coletivos no Brasil a partir de diversos interlocutores: criadores de projetos, criadores de websites e a partir da literatura acadêmica mais comum sobre o tema. Busca-se retratar e discutir a criação deste mercado a partir do estabelecimento de um passado e de uma pedagogia, típicas dos circuitos de consumo relativos ao fenômeno dos crowdfunding, de modo a circunscrever o que meus interlocutores chamam de “cultura do financiamento coletivo”. Este mercado constitui-se em um duplo processo de afastamento e aproximação entre plataformas como forma de delimitar moralmente o que “deve”, ou não, ser este fenômeno. Tal processo revela a emergência de controvérsias, agenciamentos e, principalmente, de sujeitos como “empreendedores” que buscam “fazer a diferença” a partir de projetos e plataformas de financiamento coletivo. No limite, os financiamentos coletivos alinham-se à elaboração de justificativas críticas sobre o papel do Estado e de empresas na constituição dos mercados, ainda que reiterem práticas comuns no campo empresarial, como a manipulação publicitária e a tentativa de criação de vínculos – ou attachments – com o público alvo. Assim, doação e pré-compra confundem-se, bem como as motivações para criação de projetos de financiamento coletivo. Teoricamente, este trabalho sustenta-se nas digressões da Sociologia Pragmática de Luc Boltanski e da compreensão sobre mercados oriunda da Sociologia e Antropologia, principalmente inspirada nos escritos de Michel Callon e Jens Beckert. Busca-se contribuir para o campo da Antropologia a partir da discussão sobre o processo de criação de mercados a partir dos sujeitos que dele fazem parte e de suas narrativas. / This dissertation discusses the narratives and justifications related to the process of creating a market for crowdfunding in Brazil based on the people who create projects and websites, mainly, as well as the most common literature in the field. We intend to portray and discuss the establishment of this market through its past and pedagogy, typical of circuits of commerce in Crowdfunding whose actors intend to circumscribe what they call as a “Crowdfunding culture”. This market is comprised of a double-movement of approximation and distance among platforms as a way to morally determine what is supposed to be a Crowdfunding and what is not supposed to be. This process reveals the emergence of controversies, agencies and, mainly, entrepreneurial subjects that aim at “making the difference” through Crowdfunding platforms and projects. Ultimately, the Crowdfunding is related to the creation of critical justification on the role of the Government and Private sector in the constitution of markets, even if Crowdfunding itself recall common corporate practices as communication strategies, for instance, which aim at creating attachments with the target audience. Therefore, donation and pre-buying mechanisms overlap, as well as the motivations to create such projects. Theoretically, this work is supported by the Pragmatic Sociology of Luc Boltanski and the comprehension of markets based on Sociology and Anthropology, mainly inspired by the point of view of Michel Callon and Jens Beckert. This dissertation intends to contribute to Anthropology by discussing the process of market creation from the point of view of the subjects that work in it and its narratives.
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Os empresários no Congresso : a legitimação de interesses via audiências públicas

Troiano, Mariele 18 November 2016 (has links)
Submitted by Alison Vanceto (alison-vanceto@hotmail.com) on 2017-03-13T11:41:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMT.pdf: 4293371 bytes, checksum: 4298c6c4e39ede3a45feab2827be21a9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-03-22T14:20:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMT.pdf: 4293371 bytes, checksum: 4298c6c4e39ede3a45feab2827be21a9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ronildo Prado (ronisp@ufscar.br) on 2017-03-22T14:20:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMT.pdf: 4293371 bytes, checksum: 4298c6c4e39ede3a45feab2827be21a9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-22T14:37:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseMT.pdf: 4293371 bytes, checksum: 4298c6c4e39ede3a45feab2827be21a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-18 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / The present research aims to analyze the participation of entrepreneurs and their representatives in the public hearings of the Deputies Chamber commissions from 2001 to 2010. The fact that the permanent committees possess decisive power over certain law projects substantiates the importance of public hearings and the relevance participation of an external agent in its composition. Out of 2,714 public hearings that happened during this period, 91 of them debated law projects that held businessmen amongst its guests. The research has concluded that the public hearings are efficient institutionalized ways of intermediation of interests, in order that the entrepreneurs take a position in favor or against the proposals, representing organizations and defending their own interests on their speeches. Therefore, the public hearings have preserved from the constituent process of 1987-88 the purpose of making consensus through conflicts of preferences. From the analysis of stenographic notes, it has also been concluded that the influence of businessmen over a certain project is directly related to the legitimization process of their own interests at the plenary session. This fact means that, in order to have influence over decisive processes, the entrepreneur needs not only legitimacy from the group/association to which one belongs but also a political and partisan legitimacy, making it possible for their interests to be inserted into the political agenda. This political and partisan legitimacy is based on the relationship between the businessmen and the members of the Parliament who are part of the commissions, and the authors of the proposals, besides also in the way the speeches are built during public hearings. / Esta pesquisa visa analisar a participação dos empresários e seus representantes nas audiências públicas das comissões da Câmara dos Deputados, no período de 2001-2010. O fato das comissões permanentes possuírem poder terminativo sobre determinados projetos de lei evidencia a importância das audiências públicas e a relevância da participação de um ator externo em sua composição. Do total de 2.714 audiências públicas que ocorreram nesse período, 91 delas debateram projetos de lei que continham empresários entre seus convidados. A pesquisa concluiu que as audiências públicas são canais institucionalizados e efetivos de intermediação de interesses, de modo que os empresários se posicionam ante as propostas, representam entidades e defendem interesses em seus discursos. Dessa forma, a audiência manteve do processo constituinte de 1987-88 o propósito de construir consensos por meio dos conflitos de preferências. A partir da análise das notas taquigráficas, conclui-se também que a influência de um empresário sobre determinado projeto está diretamente relacionada ao processo de legitimação de seus interesses em plenário, ou seja, o empresário para ser influente em processos decisórios precisa não só da legitimidade do grupo/associação a que pertence, como também de uma legitimação política em ambiente institucional, tornando possível a inserção de interesses na agenda política. Essa legitimidade política é construída a partir da relação dos empresários com os parlamentares que compõem as comissões, com os autores dos projetos de lei e na forma como os discursos em audiências públicas são articulados.
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Empreendedorismo feminino em Santa Catarina : um estudo a partir do relato de mulheres participantes do prêmio SEBRAE

Ferreira, Juliane Borges 09 July 2012 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-01T19:18:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 114590.pdf: 4049717 bytes, checksum: 40f52de3d80827347dd6002b351ea75c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-07-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O empreendedorismo é um fator de influência para o crescimento regional, responsável pela criação de emprego e renda, e, por isso, tem recebido muita atenção de estudiosos da área. O processo empreendedor realizado pelas mulheres, além dos traços característicos ao tema, aborda, ainda, questões específicas do gênero feminino. Este trabalho buscou o aprofundamento sobre o tema, tendo como objeto de análise as mulheres empreendedoras de Santa Catarina, seus empreendimentos e os principais fatores relacionados com o processo empreendedor. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi compreender como se caracteriza o empreendedorismo feminino em Santa Catarina, segundo histórias de vida das mulheres participantes do Prêmio SEBRAE Mulher de Negócios. Para tanto, analisou-se as histórias empreendedoras das 86 participantes do Prêmio edição de 2010. Esses relatos foram analisados de forma interpretativa. No delineamento do perfil das mulheres catarinenses, verificou-se que estas são jovens, casadas, possuem filhos e já possuíam experiência profissional prévia, muitas vezes na área que empreendem. Quanto aos empreendimentos criados, destacam-se os voltados a atividade de comércio e serviços. No processo empreendedor o planejamento inicial da futura empresa foi, na maior parte dos casos, suprimido. Quanto aos recursos utilizados para constituírem essas empresas, observou-se que são originados de economias pessoais e familiares. Como dificuldades são apontados aspectos pessoais da vida das empreendedoras e a gerência do negócio, sendo as questões financeiras e de mercado as mais graves. Outro problema enfrentado pelas empreendedoras é a falta de confiança depositada nelas, assim como o conflito pessoal, familiar e empresarial, sendo dimensões conflitantes na vida dessas mulheres, pois concorrem por sua atenção. Por fim, a influência das redes no processo empreendedor feminino recebe destaque, visto que fornece suporte ao longo de toda a vida da empresa constituída.

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