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Item Item An overview of empirical research on ethics in entrepreneurial firms within the United States(Business Ethics Network of Africa, 2009-07) Baucus, Melissa; Cochran, Philip L.Scholars recognise that entrepreneurs may encounter different ethical issues and pressures than managers in larger corporations. This has fostered empirical research aimed at assessing ethics in entrepreneurial settings in the United States. Our emphasis on empirical research with little attention paid to purely conceptual papers allows us to highlight the narrow definition of entrepreneurship used in the US and how US researchers distinguish between entrepreneurship and other types of small businesses. This differs greatly from many other countries, especially those in which researchers equate entrepreneurship with the study of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Researchers in the US often distinguish ethics from corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporate social performance (CSP), stakeholder theory and stakeholder management with different theoretical models proposed in each of these areas. After discussing these various definitional issues, we review the empirical research on ethics in entrepreneurial firms, discussing what the results tell us, identifying gaps in prior research and concluding with recommendations for future research that draws more heavily on theoretical frameworks in the field of ethics.Item SOURCE RIVER WEST - NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT. Paying attention to the needs of Small Businesses in times of COVID-19(IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, 2020-10-15) Garcia, Silvia; Thrash, Steve; Bray, RichardThis report presents the results of the study conducted by SOURCE River West, the Near West Collaborative, and the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement to understand Near West small businesses' emergent needs due to COVID-19. Data was collected between mid-July and September 30, using a survey that reached 62 small businesses combined with seven key informant interviews. Informants included individuals in community partner organizations, Near West community service organizations, and funding partners. SOURCE and the Business Opportunity Advisory Task Force (BOAT) administered the online survey -in English and Spanish- recruiting respondents via Facebook, newsletters, and other social media outlets. SOURCE also committed four individuals to a walk in the neighborhood to reach out to businesses on the Washington Street corridor. They split into two teams, each with one Spanish speaker, visiting primarily Hispanic owned businesses. The first section of this report presents the results of the survey. The second section combines the survey results and interviews in an aggregate summary of the study's main findings. The final section offers an overview of the key informants' recommendations to better address the found needs.Item To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty(The Conversation US, Inc., 2020-09-15) Saxton, Todd; Kelley School of Business - IndianapolisItem Who Goes Freelance? The Determinants of Self-Employment for Artists(Wiley, 2017) Woronkowicz, Joanna; Noonan, Douglas S.; School of Public and Environmental AffairsThis study examines the self-employment behavior of artists. Using data from the Current Population Survey between 2003 and 2015, we estimate a series of logit models to predict transitions from paid employment to self-employment in the arts. The results show that artists disproportionately freelance and frequently switch in and out of self-employment compared to all other professional workers. We also find that artists exhibit unique entrepreneurial profiles, particularly in terms of their demographic and employment characteristics. In particular, artist workers are considerably more likely to attain self-employment status when living in a city with a high saturation of artist occupations.