Do Entrepreneurial Assistance Programs Create Value for Agri-Food Entrepreneurs?
| Autor: | Adam Lovgren, H. Christopher Peterson, Andrea Leschewski, R. Brent Ross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Value (ethics)
Entrepreneurship Strategy and Management 05 social sciences 0507 social and economic geography Unit of analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 0502 economics and business Product (category theory) Business Business and International Management Marketing 050703 geography 050203 business & management Legitimacy |
| Zdroj: | Entrepreneurship Research Journal. 10 |
| ISSN: | 2157-5665 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/erj-2018-0016 |
| Popis: | This study analyzes how agri-food Entrepreneurial Assistance Programs (EAPs) create value for entrepreneurs. Using the MSU Product Center as a unit of analysis, the effect of agri-food EAP assistance on firms’ venture evaluation, perceived legitimacy, and performance is examined. Results indicate that agri-food EAP assistance prevents untenable business ideas from launching, improves the survival of launched ventures and develops entrepreneurs’ perceived legitimacy with trading partners. Further, results imply that targeted EAPs are a viable policy approach for promoting entrepreneurial activity in the agri-food industry, and that they can be particularly well suited to assisting nascent entrepreneurs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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