Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 4 Issue 3

Entrepreneurship education in the higher education institutions (HEIs) of post‐communist European countries

Urmas Varblane, Tõnis Mets

The purpose of this paper is to map the current situation of entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions (HEIs) of 22 European transition economy countries.

Problem‐solving techniques of growing very small businesses

S. Perks

The paper aims to investigate the problems experienced and problem‐solving techniques of very small businesses during growth. Evidence shows that if managers can understand the…

Resolving the paradox of enterprising communities in Eastern Europe

Zelimir William Todorovic, Jun Ma

Attempts to “Westernize” post‐socialist economies of Eastern Europe resulted in little or no progress. This paper aims to incorporate the resource‐based view (RBV) paradigm to…

Local planning for sustainable development: A small rural district case study from New Zealand

Caroline Saunders, Paul Dalziel

The purpose of this paper is to explore how a “capital‐based” framework can be used by a small local government to plan sustainable development to promote the social, economic…

Religious environmentalism as a vital contribution to sustainability

Anne White

The purpose of this paper is to identify the spiritual and economic reasons behind Homo sapiens' misuse and destruction of the biotic web. Through the argument that we are a…