Multinational Companies as a Source of Entrepreneurial Learning Examples from the It Sector in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	McKeon, Helen; Johnston, Kate; Henry, Colette
Titel	Multinational Companies as a Source of Entrepreneurial Learning Examples from the It Sector in Ireland
Quelle	In: Education + Training, 46 (2004) 8-9, S.433-443 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Unternehmungsgeist; Irland
Abstract	Entrepreneurial learning has recently become a topic of significant interest, with academics and economists alike recognising that the success of any new business venture is closely linked to the learning and knowledge of the entrepreneur. To date, research into entrepreneurial learning and the specific ways in which entrepreneurs learn is severally limited. By way of extending research in this area, this study examines the role of multinational companies MNCs as an important source of learning for entrepreneurs, and as a catalyst for new business creation and growth. Based on a small-scale qualitative study of a group of indigenous entrepreneurs in the information technology sector in Ireland, this paper presents evidence consistent with the argument that multinational enterprises provide an important source of learning for mall to medium-sized enterprise entrepreneurs. The evidence suggests that MNCs have a positive impact at the firm level, both at the formation and growth stage of development. (Author).
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