RESUMENEn el proceso empresarial, la etapa que corresponde a la generación de ideas de negocio es importante, sin embargo, no se tiene el suficiente conocimiento de ella. En consecuencia, el objetivo ...de esta comunicación es el de explorar cómo la estructura de conocimiento que tienen las personas, influye en la concepción de ideas de negocio. Dado el objetivo que se persigue, la perspectiva teórica del estudio viene desde los modelos mentales, que a través de un estudio cuantitativo, ayuda a identificar cómo se relacionan algunas variables y de qué forma influyen al generar una idea de negocio. Los resultados indican que no hay una variable que influya considerablemente para formar una idea de negocio, al menos en la muestra del estudio. La variable que muestra un comportamiento interesante, porque se relaciona con otras variables independientes, es la de recompensa e incentivos. No obstante, conviene que en futuros estudios, se analice en mayor profundidad esta variable al convertirla en la nueva variable de estudio.RESUMONo processo empresarial, é importante a etapa correspondente à geração de ideias de negócios, porém, não se tem conhecimento suficiente sobre ela. Consequentemente, esta comunicação tem por objetivo analisar de que forma a estrutura do conhecimento das pessoas influi na concepção de ideias de negócios. Em razão do objetivo que se persegue, a perspectiva teórica do estudo provem dos modelos mentais, que através de um estudo quantitativo, ajuda a identificar a forma como algumas variáveis se relacionam e qual a sua influência na geração de ideias de negócios. Os resultados indicam que não existe uma variável capaz de ter influencia significativa na formação de ideias de negócios, pelo menos na amostra do estudio. A variável que mostra um comportamento interessante é a de recompensa e incentivos, porque se relaciona com outras variáveis independentes. Porém, é aconselhável que em estudos futuros seja realizada uma analise mais aprofundada desta variável ao convertê-la na nova variável de estudo.ABSTRACTIn the entrepreneurial process, the stage related to the generation of business ideas is important, however, there isn’t enough knowledge about it. Consequently, the objective of this communication is to explore how the structure of knowledge that people carry, influences in the conception of business ideas. Once given the objective to pursue, the theoretical perspective of the study comes from the mental models that through a quantitative study, help to identify how some variables are linked, and how they influence the generation of businesses ideas. The results indicate that there is no such a variable that influences considerably to form a business idea, at least in the sample of this study. The variable that shows an interesting behavior, since it is related to other independent variable, is the one of compensation and incentives. Nevertheless, it is convenient that for further studies, this variable is more deepley analyzed, by transforming it into the new variable of study.
Crowdfunding has been gaining in popularity as means for creators and entrepreneurs to get funding and launch their ideas and projects and is considered as an alternative financing model for start-up ...funding by many, where the market leading platform Kickstarter received about USD480 million in 2013 alone. However, this increasing popularity has not yet gained foot in many developing countries that do not lack talent or innovative ideas, but that lack funding for innovation endeavors in business and development works. Many developing countries in the Middle East and North Africa in particular that are facing grim financial situations could greatly benefit from Crowdfunding towards creating a positive impact on deprived societies in the region. This paper investigates the process of Crowdfunding and its impact on innovative projects and businesses in developing countries of the Middle East, and analyzes its potential for humanitarian and society development. The paper further contributes to this emerging field by and addressing obstacles and possibilities for campaigners on Crowdfunding platforms.
Xiangshan area as a source for China's modern business, it's business ideas had changed Chinese people's consumer attitudes, lifestyles and even China business development process. Based on the study ...of the ideological content of Xiangshan business ideas, this paper tried to investigate the relationship between Xiangshan business ideas and the urban construction of Modern Zhongshan City, as well as to reveal Its profound impact on China's urban construction. Further, this paper put forward thoughts and suggestions on Modern China's urban construction in conclusion.
The agribusiness incubator in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India is the result of a partnership between the Indian government and an international crop-research organization that is a member of ...CGIAR, a global partnership of organizations seeking a food-secure future. As the incubator has developed, it has become relatively independent of its founders, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian government s Department of Science and Technology. From supporting small businesses that can bring new agricultural research and technology to market, ABI has become an incubator of incubators, and is now helping African incubators follow its model.
This paper identifies the relative importance of human and physical capital for entrepreneurship. A subset of rural microfinance clients were offered eight full time days of business training and the ...opportunity to participate in a loan lottery of up to Rs. 100,000 (USD 1,700), about seven times the average loan size. The study finds that business training increased business knowledge, reduced business failure, improved business practices and increased household expenditures by about $40 per year. It also improved financial and labor allocation decisions. These effects are concentrated among male clients, however. Women improve business knowledge but show no improvements in other outcomes. A cost-benefit analysis suggests that business training was not cost-effective for the microfinance institution, despite having a positive impact on clients. This may explain why so few microfinance institutions offer training. Access to the larger loan, in contrast, had little effect, indicating that existing loan size limits may already meet the demand for credit for these clients.
This is an internal status report to ESMAP and Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) which summarizes their ongoing work under a joint energy study entitled INGENS - Income Generation ...through Energy and. Complementary Services. INGENS has proposed (and started to test) a pragmatic, low-cost approach to improve impact evaluation for future electrification programs: a simple Add-on Electricity Impact Evaluation Instrument (AddIE) for the specific case of firm level productivity which shall be applicable to a broad range of electrification programs (EP), and cost well under US$100k per EP. This tool allows EP managers to move from simple monitoring and reporting of numerical targets achieved to evaluation of the (pro-poor) impact achieved among an important segment of the target group. Five countries were studied: Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and South Africa. This report discusses the overall results of the studies and lessons learned. Finally, it presents next steps and a funding request. There are five annexes at the end of the report, including the questionnaire used, case examples, pictures, and the budget for future funding.
