Daniel Borgia

TL;DR: In an exploratory study, the ability of tolerance for risk, perceived feasibility, and perceived net desirability to predict intentions for self-employment was examined in a sample of 114 undergraduate business students at Florida Gulf Coast University.

TL;DR: This paper explored the ability of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) to predict goals for self-employment in a sample of 115 undergraduate business students and found that students with higher entrepreneurial self-efficacy and higher self employment outcome expectations had higher intentions to become self-employed.

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework and research propositions are developed to explain how micro-finance provision can translate into new venture creation and existing venture growth in an emerging economy context by engendering higher levels of psychological and social capital in clients.

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of owner/manager characteristics in explaining the capital structure decisions of entrepreneurial enterprises in emerging economies using a sample of Chinese small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Although mainstream theories from the finance literature are useful in explaining capital structure decisions for large firms in developed economies, they do not adequately explain the financing behaviour of SMEs in developing economies.Design/methodology/approach – The authors' mixed methods approach utilized both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how managerial factors influence the capital structure of Chinese SMEs.Findings – The findings suggest that the capital structure of SMEs in China is primarily influenced by aversion to external control and propensity to take risk. It was also found that owners with better networking ties generally require less debt financing because they can access adequate external resources throug...

TL;DR: In this article, a primary goal for professors in academia is to facilitate the career success of their students by providing them with the necessary subject knowledge, skills, experience, and confidence.