Mobile Communication is revolutionising economic and social development in Asia

A little while ago we blogged about mhealth and its increasing application in Asia Pacific. Mobile communication is revolutionizing economic and social life all over Asia, opening up new opportunities for local entrepreneurs and creating greater access to financial and social services as well as opening up new markets and information. kiwaja.net provides a database [...]

Where are all the entrepreneurs in Japan?

A recent article in Forbes magazine, titled “Searching For Entrepreneurship in Japan”, posits that Japan is way behind the U.S. in entrepreneurship and needs to do something about improving the environment for breeding new companies so as to reinvigorate its economy. There is a great paucity of venture capital invested into Japanese start-ups, which is [...]

Motivational factors of chinese students to become entrepreneurs

My research in summer 2008 about “The intentions of Chinese undergraduate students towards entrepreneurship as a career choice” has revealed some interesting facts about Chinese students and their perception of entrepreneurship. If it comes to making a career choice Lau, Shaffer and Au (2007) refer to the content of career success criterion as a critical [...]