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Episode 131 – Ting Zhang – Empowering entrepreneurs: age, telework, and geographic context in transitioning to knowledge-based self-employment

Episode 131

This study investigates three pivotal factors influencing workers’ shift towards knowledge-based self-employment: the facilitation effect of telework, age-related modifications to this effect, and geographic influences, drawing from Self-Determination Theory, Procedural Utility, and the Job Demands-Resources Model. Pre- and post-pandemic teleworkers are categorized into four groups based on telework history: Never Teleworked, Newly Teleworked, Used to…

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Episode 130 – Constance Banc – The legitimacy of corporate accelerators within entrepreneurial ecosystems: perceptions of supported entrepreneurs

Episode 130

Entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) are changing as funding for traditional support structures is reduced and large corporations are running corporate accelerators (CAs). These new support organizations are struggling to survive and address challenges of legitimacy. However, research on EEs has not yet investigated the conditions of their existence from an ecosystemic perspective. Drawing on neoinstitutional theory…

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