Toner, Majella (2011) The importance of support networks to entrepreneurs in business: a study in the north east region of the Republic of Ireland. Masters thesis, Dundalk Institute of Technology.
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Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation is to determine the importance entrepreneurs place on support networks in Ireland. Also to examine what categories of support networks exist for an entrepreneur and the types of support networks that currently exist in the North East Region of Ireland. The study focused on the North East Region of Ireland as it is according to the Irish Census (2006) the busiest economic corridor in Ireland. The current author used a combination of qualitative techniques including interviews and quantitative techniques including questionnaire. Reichardt and Cook (1979) believe that combining qualitative methods and quantitative methods will enable the researcher to choose between the mixes of attributes from the two paradigms resulting in the researcher being able to meet the research problems. The current author decided to conduct face to face interviews with five entrepreneurs. Schober and Conrad (1997) assert the view that it is clear that face to face conversational interviews result in a greater level of accurate information. Seventy questionnaires were distributed to entrepreneurs in each of the conurbation centres in the North East Region of Ireland.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Entrepreneurship; Support networks. |
| Subjects: | Business |
| Research Centres: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Depositing User: | Sean McGreal |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2015 13:08 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2015 13:08 |
| URI: | https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/430 |
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