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Mário Franco
Researcher at University of Beira Interior
Publications - 201
Citations - 3143
Mário Franco is an academic researcher from University of Beira Interior. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entrepreneurship & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 172 publications receiving 2221 citations.
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Failure factors in small and medium-sized enterprises: qualitative study from an attributional perspective
Mário Franco,Heiko Haase +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify factors for poor performance and failure faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and investigate a potential bias between real causes and attribution for stranding.
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Students' entrepreneurial intentions: an inter‐regional comparison
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional study explores the prospective career paths of 988 university students from eastern and western Germany as well as from central Portugal, using a wide range of variables such as demographic profile, social background, motives for occupational choice and participation in entrepreneurship education.
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University-industry cooperation
Mário Franco,Heiko Haase +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the interface between researchers' motivations and interaction channels concerning university-industry cooperation and make an argument for the relevance of intermediators in the interaction.
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An exploratory study of entrepreneurial marketing in SMEs
TL;DR: In this paper, the importance and role of entrepreneurial marketing in SMEs was determined by using a qualitative approach, with two case studies (SMEs) selected, and the empirical evidence obtained showed that the importance of entrepreneurship is recognized, but that it differs considerably according to firm size.
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Firm resources and entrepreneurial orientation as determinants for collaborative entrepreneurship
Mário Franco,Heiko Haase +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the joint influence of both firm resources and entrepreneurial orientation on the decision to establish interfirm alliances and found that several resources and some dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation are linked with collaborative entrepreneurship, but the effects are rather mixed.