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Developing Evaluation Frameworks for Business Models in China’s Rural Markets

Description: This article draws on case analysis to present two frameworks for evaluating two types of business models, and, through open coding and axial coding on eight Chinese cases, identifies the main components for the evaluation frameworks and critical factors within each component. Using the coding results as a lens, the article applies a cross-case comparative data analysis to establish the multi-level evaluation systems and provides suggestions for entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to better th… more
Date: December 26, 2018
Creator: Zhang, Xinxiang; Hu, Lijun; Salimath, Manjula & Kuo, Ching-Chung
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Future time perspective, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment: The mediating effect of self-efficacy, hope, and vitality

Description: This article analyzes the mediating role of self-efficacy, hope, and vitality in the relationship that future time perspective has with job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Date: March 8, 2018
Creator: Arturo Cernas-Ortiza, Daniel; Mercado-Salgado, Patricia & Davis, Mark
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Partner: UNT College of Business
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The Importance of Theorizing Social Change in Sport for Development: A Case Study of Magic Bus in London

Description: Article using the case of an award-winning sport for development (SFD) charity that expanded their operations from India to London to illustrate the pejorative implications resulting from failing to create a theory of change. A discussion of the results, implications, and recommendations for establishing and implementing a theory of change are provided.
Date: 2021
Creator: Hills, Stephen; Walker, Matthew & Dixon, Marlene
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Network Theory

Description: This book chapter discusses network theory, defined as the proposed processes and mechanisms that relate network properties to outcomes of interest.
Date: 2011
Creator: Borgatti, Stephen P. & Lopez-Kidwell, Virginie
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The Path to Loyalty Among Theater Patrons: The Importance of Interaction and a Sense of Brand Community

Description: This article studies to what extent a theater serves as a focal point for community development, and whether that sense of community leads to more loyal patrons who are more likely to attends hows and donate to the theater.
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Date: 2015
Creator: Shaomian, Armen & Heere, Bob
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Questioning the Validity of Race as a Social Construct: Examining Race and Ethnicity in the ‘Rainbow Nation’

Description: This article uses South Africa as a the research context to examine whether within each race group ethnic differences exist on national identity and social capital measures.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Heere, Bob; Walker, Matthew; Gibson, Heather; Thapa, Brijesh; Geldenhuys, Sue & Coetzee, Willie
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Seizing the moment—Strategy, social entrepreneurship, and the pursuit of impact

Description: Article asserts that social entrepreneurship continues to grow as an impactful phenomenon in the world and as a rich stream of research. This special issue thus offers insights for researchers, policymakers, educators, and entrepreneurs about how to sustain impactful social/environmental activities over time.
Date: January 30, 2023
Creator: Williams, Trenton Alma; Nason, Robert; Wolfe, Marcus T. & Short, Jeremy C.
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STEM or Humanities? Toward a Balance of Interest Fit

Description: Article analyses the relationship between interest fit and career/income outlooks for college students as opposed to the relationship between such outcomes and the nature of the domain.
Date: December 17, 2019
Creator: Bozorg, Hoda Vaziri; Tay, Louis; Parrigon, Scott; Bradburn, Norman M. & Pawelski, James O.
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To entrepreneur or not to entrepreneur? How identity discrepancies influence enthusiasm for academic entrepreneurship

Description: Article discusses how recognizing the commercial potential of university-based inventions and discoveries, legislators and administrators have called upon academic scientists to become academic entrepreneurs. Few academic scientists are enthusiastic about taking on entrepreneurial activities, yet the intrinsic reasons for lack of enthusiasm are poorly understood. The authors extend the research by applying self-discrepancy theory to explore the role of future-oriented self and other guides on e… more
Date: February 17, 2023
Creator: Pattnaik, Shashwatashish; Mmbaga, Nick; White, Daniel T. & Reger, Rhonda K.
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Partner: UNT College of Education
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