Polish Entrepreneurs and American Entrepreneurs

Polish Entrepreneurs and American Entrepreneurs
Author: John O'Del
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136766995

First published in 1997. Entrepreneurial activity in Poland has contributed to the economic revival of the nation and, arguably, to the 'social net' of Poland. In an effort to gain a greater understanding of the entrepreneur in Poland, this book offers a comparison of Polish entrepreneurs and American entrepreneurs while giving attention to the potential influence of the political-social context of the environment in which the entrepreneur was raised. The regimen of a command economic system is considered as well as its possible impact on the entrepreneur.

Senior Entrepreneurship and Aging in Modern Business

Senior Entrepreneurship and Aging in Modern Business
Author: Saiz-Álvarez, José Manuel
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2019-12-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799820211

With the current upsurge of Industry 4.0, the way manufacturers assemble their products to sell in a competitive market has changed, guided by the SMART strategy. Only the most adaptable and suitable firms will be able to survive in this new business and economic world, and in this sense, the combination of (formal and informal) formation and working experience exerted by senior entrepreneurs will generate competitive advantages in the firms they work. Senior Entrepreneurship and Aging in Modern Business is an essential reference source that discusses senior entrepreneurship, its benefits to companies due to its combination of practical experience and training, and the impact technology has on it. Featuring research on topics such as human capital, value creation, and organizational success, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, executives, managers, policymakers, professionals, researchers, business administrators, academicians, and students.

Latin American Entrepreneurs

Latin American Entrepreneurs
Author: Daniel Lederman
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 146480012X

Entrepreneurship -- manifested in the entry of new firms or products into new markets, or substantial improvements in technological capacity or process innovation by incumbent firms -- is widely considered to be an important ingredient for long term economic development. This report argues that entrepreneurship is also a source of employment generation, export growth, and resilience during economic downturns. Although the conventional wisdom suggests that Latin American and Caribbean countries underperform relative to China and other emerging markets in terms of its entrepreneurial dynamism, t.

International Business Teaching in Eastern and Central European Countries

International Business Teaching in Eastern and Central European Countries
Author: Erdener Kaynak
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317955919

Find out which business teaching techniques work and which don’t for Central and Eastern European students From editor George Tesar: “Educational opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe have changed dramatically over the last twelve years. The restructuring of undergraduate and graduate programs has required a systematic rethinking of programs, courses, and teaching methods. Postgraduate education--particularly professional education and especially management education--has evolved as one of the most important elements impacting the political, social, and economic changes in that part of the world.” With this essential book, you'll explore the latest international business and management concepts that are being taught to potential managers and executives in Eastern and Central Europe. Edited by an internationally recognized expert in business management and education, International Business Teaching in Eastern and Central European Countries examines the way the economic structures of nations in transition impact the management curriculum, and looks at ways to stimulate economic development in transition economies. This thoughtfully indexed, well-referenced book also: illuminates the learning process for business students in that region suggests ways to help Eastern and Central European students get the most from case studies and business game simulations explores ways to use collaborative learning instruments when teaching entrepreneurship shows how to use networking as a vital part of increasing the management knowledge of a community or nation examines how existing companies can be used as business laboratories for teaching discusses the roles of free-market processes and government intervention in transition economies

A History of the Polish Americans

A History of the Polish Americans
Author: John.J. Bukowczyk
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 135153520X

In the last, rootless decade families, neighborhoods, and communities have disintegrated in the face of gripping social, economic, and technological changes. Th is process has had mixed results. On the positive side, it has produced a mobile, volatile, and dynamic society in the United States that is perhaps more open, just, and creative than ever before. On the negative side, it has dissolved the glue that bound our society together and has destroyed many of the myths, symbols, values, and beliefs that provided social direction and purpose. In A History of the Polish Americans, John J. Bukowczyk provides a thorough account of the Polish experience in America and how some cultural bonds loosened, as well as the ways in which others persisted.