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Vesala, Hannu T.; Vesala, Kari Mikko – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
The farmers' role within the EU has recently been under reconstruction: in addition to primary agricultural production farmers should fulfill multiple functions such as maintaining the rural landscape, conserving nature and providing services. One essential feature of this new role is the demand for entrepreneurship. Farmers should be capable of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Entrepreneurship, Researchers, Foreign Countries
Puurula, Arja; Lofstrom, Erika – 2003
This paper describes a study of the development of professional identity among employees in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) participating in large-scale company-wide training programs. Managers and employees in 175 SMEs in Finland participated. These two research questions were posed: (1) are there differences in the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Attrition (Research Studies), Competence