Why do some societies invent more than others?

Article Abstract:

A comparison was made of the inventiveness of 33 countries as measured by their respective patent registration per capita statistics for 1967, 1971, 1976 and 1980. Figures show that inventiveness for each country remained constant, regardless of economic progress made. Social rather than economic factors seem to account for the differences in inventiveness. The study suggests that societies which reward individualistic achievement and support loose organizational power structures stimulated greater inventiveness.

Social aspects, Research, Technological innovations, Scientific creativity, Creative ability in technology

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Why franchise companies expand overseas

Article Abstract:

A study has been conducted on 815 largest US franchise systems listed in Entrepreneur magazine in 1994. It attempts to forecast franchisors' intent to expand abroad using two predictor variables involving bonding amount and learned monitoring capabilities, control variables of firm age, initial investment, provision of financing, geographic expansion, growth and industry. Data suggests an examination of mechanisms by firms to lessen the probability of failure of foreign contractual transactions.

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works), Patent owners and lessors, Franchising, Foreign operations, Retail industry, Retail trade, International aspects, Franchises

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Measuring entrepreneurship over time

Article Abstract:

A means to measure entrepreneurship within a temporal setting is developed based on the number of organizations per individual which, in turn, has as basis ownership rights. This longitudinal measure of entrepreneurship is analyzed according to its ability to find out the rate of entrepreneurship in the country and its status as either a new social or commonly experienced trend. Three other measurement issues are also discussed.

Measurement, Entrepreneurship

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