Howard Frederick

Female entrepreneurship in rural Vietnam: an exploratory study

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of governmental support policies and socio-cultural influences on female entrepreneurship in rural Vietnam. As such, the study addresses an important literature gap concerning female entrepreneurship within rural communities in South East Asia. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with six female entrepreneurs and six female non-entrepreneurs in northern Vietnam to examine the influence of various environmental factors on female entrepreneurship in a rural setting. Findings – The results suggest that government pro-entrepreneurship policies, together with private sector interventions, have had an impact on rural Vietnam. Yet females in rural and remote Vietnam are still constrained by societal prejudices, financial limitations, and limited entrepreneurship educational opportunities. Originality/value – The papers originality lies in its review of the circumstances confronting women in rural Vietnam and i...

Determinants of green supply chain implementation in the food and beverage sector

Using a grounded theory approach, this paper extracts emerging concepts in the implementation of green supply chain management from case data of New Zealand food and beverage (FB management structure, systems, and decision-making; management of people and company culture; and relationships with supply-chain members.

A discursive approach to entrepreneurial marketing: Integrating academic and practice theory

Abstract This paper proposes a conceptual entrepreneurial marketing model, integrating academic and practice theory. Based upon abstract, generalized and explicit theoretical concepts, this paper is the first to integrate an implicit, intuitive and tacit resource of practice within a single conceptual model. Theoretical underpinnings are developed from a newly conceptualized definition of entrepreneurial marketing, perspectives on the emerging nature of entrepreneurial marketing, and models of application of entrepreneurial marketing. Practice-based underpinnings are based upon the proactive, innovative and risk-taking entrepreneurship marketing initiatives identified from a respected community of high-growth entrepreneurs. An interpretive, ethnographic qualitative approach, consisting of in-depth interviews and focus groups, was initiated to record the entrepreneurs’ real-life experiences. The proposed model and equation facilitates entrepreneurs, corporate venturers and post graduate entrepreneur students toward establishing high growth ventures.

Handbook of university‐wide entrepreneurship education, edited by G. Page West III, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and Kelly G. Shaver

Taylor and Francis CJEH_A_492978.sgm 10.1080/002 0620.2010.492978 Journal of Educational Administration and History 0 22-0620 (pri t)/1478-7431 (online) Book eview 2 10 & Fran is 42 3 0 002 10 H wa dFr drick h ard.fr deri k@deakin.edu.au Handbook of university-wide entrepreneurship education, edited by G. Page West III, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and Kelly G. Shaver, Northampton, MA, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009, 241 pp., £76.50 (hardback), ISBN 978-184720-455-4

The Outlier Phenomenon in Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: Mollycoddling Policies Create New Zealand's Perfect Storm

Analyzing GEM 2005 data, we confirm that entrepreneurship and economic development form a U-shaped curve. We seek to understand New Zealand’s large deviation from the modeled curve by factor-analyzing all countries’ deviations from the curve. We make recommendations that would move New Zealand toward the trend line and thus aid in increasing its level of economic development. Our findings indicate that measures that overprotect workers, spoil incentives, or indulge welfare passivity can stymie economic growth even in conditions of high entrepreneurial activity.