東華大學圖書館 |

Language: English

Help

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

Back

Switch To: Labeled | MARC Mode | ISBD

Who seeks assistance and what do the...

Lovgren, Adam.

Linked to FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center./
Author:	Lovgren, Adam.
Description:	174 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-07(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-07A(E).
Subject:	Economics, Agricultural. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3613851
ISBN:	9781303777516

Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center.
Lovgren, Adam.

Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center. - 174 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-07(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2014.

This paper seeks to evaluate the impact that the Michigan State University Product Center Food-Ag-Bio (or Product Center for short) has had on the success and survival of the entrepreneurs who have received assistance from it. To determine this impact, a survey was sent out to over 2200 Michigan food and agricultural entrepreneurs in the fall of 2012 . Over 600 entrepreneurs responded to the survey, both clients and non-clients of the Product Center, and the resulting data was used to conduct this analysis. Considerable effort was taken to overcome the inherent selection bias in entrepreneurial assistance program (EAP) evaluations. This bias is due to the fact that those who seek assistance are more likely to have a higher propensity to seek information and lower overall entrepreneurial ability, and both factors are also likely to influence venture performance. These biases are best thought of as an unobserved variable bias when included a regression analysis. To overcome these biases, therefore, we identified observable factors that predict the decision to seek assistance and included these in the impact evaluation regressions in order to have unbiased estimators. In short, we found that the Product Center had the most incremental impact on small to medium sized ventures, older entrepreneurs with less industry-related business experience, and for those who participated in the development of the business idea prior with the Product Center prior to the launch of their new venture. This impact was seen most notably in increased survival rates, levels of employment and increased perceived legitimacy with external resources holders.

ISBN: 9781303777516Subjects--Topical Terms:

626648
Economics, Agricultural.

Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center.
LDR:02573nam a2200277 4500 001 1963269
005 20140929140136.5
008 150210s2014 ||||||||||||||||| ||eng d
020 $a 9781303777516
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI3613851
035 $a AAI3613851
040 $a MiAaPQ $c MiAaPQ
100 1 $a Lovgren, Adam. $3 2099477
245 1 0 $a Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center.
300 $a 174 p.
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-07(E), Section: A.
500 $a Advisers: Christopher Peterson; Brent Ross.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2014.
520 $a This paper seeks to evaluate the impact that the Michigan State University Product Center Food-Ag-Bio (or Product Center for short) has had on the success and survival of the entrepreneurs who have received assistance from it. To determine this impact, a survey was sent out to over 2200 Michigan food and agricultural entrepreneurs in the fall of 2012 . Over 600 entrepreneurs responded to the survey, both clients and non-clients of the Product Center, and the resulting data was used to conduct this analysis. Considerable effort was taken to overcome the inherent selection bias in entrepreneurial assistance program (EAP) evaluations. This bias is due to the fact that those who seek assistance are more likely to have a higher propensity to seek information and lower overall entrepreneurial ability, and both factors are also likely to influence venture performance. These biases are best thought of as an unobserved variable bias when included a regression analysis. To overcome these biases, therefore, we identified observable factors that predict the decision to seek assistance and included these in the impact evaluation regressions in order to have unbiased estimators. In short, we found that the Product Center had the most incremental impact on small to medium sized ventures, older entrepreneurs with less industry-related business experience, and for those who participated in the development of the business idea prior with the Product Center prior to the launch of their new venture. This impact was seen most notably in increased survival rates, levels of employment and increased perceived legitimacy with external resources holders.
590 $a School code: 0128.
650 4 $a Economics, Agricultural. $3 626648
650 4 $a Business Administration, Entrepreneurship. $3 1026793
690 $a 0503
690 $a 0429
710 2 $a Michigan State University. $b Agricultural. $3 2099478
773 0 $t Dissertation Abstracts International $g 75-07A(E).
790 $a 0128
791 $a Ph.D.
792 $a 2014
793 $a English
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3613851