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Knopik, Margareta Smith.

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Entrepreneurship among farmers and ranchers: A collective case study of idea generation and the subsequent decisions and actions exhibited by farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and Montana relating to secondary business ventures.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Entrepreneurship among farmers and ranchers: A collective case study of idea generation and the subsequent decisions and actions exhibited by farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and Montana relating to secondary business ventures./
Author:	Knopik, Margareta Smith.
Description:	176 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-10, Section: A, page: 3890.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-10A.
Subject:	Business Administration, Management. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3237053
ISBN:	9780542908644

Entrepreneurship among farmers and ranchers: A collective case study of idea generation and the subsequent decisions and actions exhibited by farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and Montana relating to secondary business ventures.
Knopik, Margareta Smith.

Entrepreneurship among farmers and ranchers: A collective case study of idea generation and the subsequent decisions and actions exhibited by farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and Montana relating to secondary business ventures. - 176 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-10, Section: A, page: 3890.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2006.

This collective case study focused on the experiences of six groups of farmers and ranchers (12 individuals) who had established and successfully operated a second business venture for a period of at least three years. The purpose of the study was to determine whether farm-based entrepreneurs are driven by motivations similar to those in non-farm environments and whether they progress through similar stages as they conceive an idea, make the decision to create new products or develop new markets based on the idea and then act on those decisions. Three of the subject groups were located in northeast and southeast Nebraska and three were located in southwest Montana. The qualitative information was collected using interviews and observations.

ISBN: 9780542908644Subjects--Topical Terms:

626628
Business Administration, Management.

Entrepreneurship among farmers and ranchers: A collective case study of idea generation and the subsequent decisions and actions exhibited by farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and Montana relating to secondary business ventures.
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520 $a The rural environments in which the participants operated presented some marketing challenges that, if addressed by community-organizations or local colleges and universities, would not only promote success among farm-based businesses but also strengthen the economic base of a particular location. Therefore, the second recommendation indicated by this study is that successful programs designed to support small businesses in other parts of the country could be identified and adapted for use in rural communities using existing resources.
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