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Family and cultural factors impacting entrepreneurship in war time Lebanon
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In this article, a study profiles the characteristics, attributes and growth orientations of Lebanese entrepreneurs including the relationships, roles and contributions that family and culture play in the development of private SMEs.Abstract:
This study profiles the characteristics, attributes and growth orientations of Lebanese entrepreneurs including the relationships, roles and contributions that family and culture play in the development of private SMEs. Drawing on a sample of 112 entrepreneurs' psychographic motives, demographic attributes and business activities are revealed. Family and enterprise relationships related to employment, investment and active family participation and growth orientations are empirically tested. The findings suggest that entrepreneurs are motivated by the need for independence and flexibility. Entrepreneurs were found to rely heavily on family member participation to establish, develop and grow their enterprises.read more
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Succession in the family business: drivers and pathways
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative approach was used in which multiple case analyses were performed, focusing first on the drivers behind the choice of successor and, second, on the impact of this choice on the entrepreneurial behavior of the siblings.
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Factors Influencing SMEs’ Adoption of Cloud Computing Services in Lebanon: An Empirical Analysis Using TOE and Contextual Theory
TL;DR: The technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework and the Contextual Theory are deployed to empirically examine the determinants of cloud computing service adoption in a developing country, namely Lebanon and results indicate that technological and organizational factors are positively related to the decision to adopt cloud computing services.
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Islam, entrepreneurship and business values in the Middle East
TL;DR: The Middle East, specifically the Gulf Region, is a growing, lucrative marketplace that has captured the interest of the world as mentioned in this paper and entrepreneurship has become a defining business trend around the world, especially in economies transitioning towards free market systems.
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Entrepreneurship research in the Middle East and North Africa: trends, challenges, and sustainability issues
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent studies relevant to entrepreneurship characteristics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is presented, focusing on women, gender, youth entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship behavior and orientation.
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Family businesses in the Arab Middle East: What do we know and where should we go?
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors take stock of family business research in the Arab Middle East by systematically reviewing 70 articles published between 2000 and 2018 and find that prevalent cultural traits of patriarchy and collectivism have led to a high commitment to the family business workforce, to the ceremonial appointment of women in leadership positions, prioritizing family harmony over any other goal, to pursuit of male dynastic succession that sustains the vision of the founder, and to informal human resources practices.
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