Przedsiębiorczość instytucjonalna i jej formy w gospodarce - przegląd ujęć

W artykule zaprezentowano koncepcję przedsiębiorczości instytucjonalnej i dokonano syntetycznego przeglądu kluczowych teoretycznych ujęć tego zjawiska. Zwrócono szczególną uwagę na przedsiębiorców komercyjnych podejmujących bezpośrednie działania, w celu zmiany albo uchylenia się od istniejących instytucji, nazywane przedsiębiorczością nieproduktywną. Zaprezentowano również inne formy przedsiębiorczości instytucjonalnej takie jak przedsiębiorczość polityczna. Celem artykułu jest ukazanie obszarów, w jakich duch przedsiębiorczy znajduje swoje ucieleśnienie w formie zmieniania instytucji w otoczeniu instytucjonalnym o niskiej jakości.Marzena Starnawsk

Improvement of cooperation among SMEs and other stakeholders as means of fostering innovation

In the article the authors present the factors that foster cooperation among SMEs and other market actors. Also, an attempt was made to present how these market actors work together. In addition, analysis of the impact of cooperation on innovation in business has been doneinnovation, SME, cooperation

Editorial Paper. Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Phenomenon: Antecedents, Processes, Impact across Cultures and Contexts

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Perceptions of entrepreneurs among polish students

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Entrepreneurial behavior and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) have received significant scholarly attention in entrepreneurship and management research, but mainly in the commercial context. However, some attempts discussing such behavior and EO among non-profit organizations, but limited in the social enterprise context. The literature argues that EO is higher in such contexts (Zahra, Gedajlovic, Neubaum & Shulman, 2009; Lumpkin, Moss, Grass, Kato & Amezcua, 2013). Also, some new EO dimensions are proposed, at the same time existing EO dimensions are redefined. Based on this limited literature, the author undertakes an overview of existing work on EO dimensions and analyses how EO can be reconstructed and redefined in the social enterprise context. New, additional EO dimensions are compiled and discussed: cooperation capacity, agility, and persistence. In the light of anecdotal, empirical efforts on EO construct and relationship to performance among social enterprises, it seems that EO needs more revision and theoretical discussion, combined with inductive and qualitative studies. This change can provide more insights into the nature of individual dimensions and their relevance for social and business performance of social enterprises. It also poses the question whether EO dimensions should go beyond the split between what is commercial and social in social enterprises, and encompass both or whether focus separately on each of the two

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Improvement of cooperation among SMEs and other stakeholders as means of fostering innovation

In the article the authors present the factors that foster cooperation among SMEs and other market actors. Also, an attempt was made to present how these market actors work together. In addition, analysis of the impact of cooperation on innovation in business has been don

Improvement of cooperation among SMEs and other stakeholders as means of fostering innovation

In the article the authors present the factors that foster cooperation among SMEs and other market actors. Also, an attempt was made to present how these market actors work together. In addition, analysis of the impact of cooperation on innovation in business has been don