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Education and training for entrepreneurs: a consideration of initiatives in Ireland and The Netherlands
Diarmuid De Faoite, Colette Henry, Kate Johnston, Peter van der SijdeA growing body of academic research has examined the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training and support initiatives, with recent studies focusing on the provision of training…
New Zealand's BIZ training programme: service provider perspectives
Claire Massey, David Tweed, Kate LewisFollowing a review of assistance provision to New Zealand small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in 1998, the government established the BIZ programme. The purpose of the new…
A conceptual development framework for management and leadership learning in the UK incubator sector
Paul D. HannonFocuses attention upon a recent phenomenon promoted by public sector policy and government funding and adopted within the private sector as a vehicle for wealth creation, where…
The role of training and skilled labour in the success of SMEs in developing economies
Paul L. RobertsonThe ability of small and medium‐sized enterprises in developing nations to evolve technologically is frequently constrained by a variety of environmental factors that are beyond…
Family business training: a Canadian perspective
A.B. Ibrahim, K. Soufani, Jose LamFamily firms play an important role in the working of the Canadian economy; despite their importance to the economic activities and job creation it is observed that family…
Enhancing SMTEs' business performance through the Internet and e‐learning platforms
Catherine Collins, Dimitrios Buhalis, Mike PetersInvestigates small and medium‐sized tourist enterprises (SMTEs) in the European hotel sector and their utilisation of the Internet and their perception of online learning systems…
Entrepreneurship education in China
Jun Li, Yuli Zhang, Harry MatlayChina's recent economic success resulted, to a great extent, from the release of the entrepreneurial potential inherent in its business sectors. Yet, entrepreneurship education as…
E‐learning in small organisations
Sally SambrookThis paper focuses on the existing and potential role of electronic learning in small and medium‐sized organisations (SMEs). Innovations in information and communication…
The role of e‐mentoring in entrepreneurial education and support: a meta‐review of academic literature
Lew PerrenThis paper draws upon policy‐based research that was conducted for the SBS South East to provide a meta‐review of academic literature that examines the role of e‐mentoring in…
Dispositional and maturational development through competency‐based training
Derek J. KosbabPresents a perspective on vocational learning that proposes that vocational competence is dependent upon dispositional development, which in turn, results in moves towards…
Opportunity centred learning: an innovation in enterprise education?
David RaeThis paper describes an approach called opportunity centred learning that has been developed by the author and applied in the field of enterprise education. The relationship…
International training: the training of managers for assignment abroad
Sonja TrevenThis paper presents various approaches to studying cultures of different countries. The starting point is Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values as well as Hall's approach to…
Promoting local economic growth: the role of entrepreneurship and human capital
Michael Taylor, Paul PlummerA question that currently confronts economic policy practitioners is how to promote local economic growth in regions, cities and places, in a neo‐liberal political climate under…
Stress caused by on‐line collaboration in e‐learning: a developing model
John Allan, Naomi LawlessOn‐line collaboration is becoming increasingly common in education and in organisations. It was believed that this could in itself cause stress for collaborators. An analysis of…
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