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Origins and opportunity: 150 years of New Zealand entrepreneurship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Ian Hunter  and
Marie Wilson
Ian Hunter
Affiliation:
Department of Management and Employment Relations, The University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand
Marie Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Management and Employment Relations, The University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand
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Abstract

In this examination of New Zealand entrepreneurship in the period 1840 to 1990, we document the origins of New Zealand entrepreneurs, and explore the differences between New Zealand, UK, and United States entrepreneurial history. Historical data is further analysed to depict the rise of alternative entrepreneurial growth strategies and the evolution of industry and financing structures, unique to the New Zealand business environment.

Keywords

entrepreneurshipNew Zealandbusiness historyorigins
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 2007 , pp. 295 - 311
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2007

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