Overcoming Barriers in Agri-Business Development: Two Education Programs for Entrepreneurs in the Swedish Agricultural Sector

Autor/inn/en	Ulvenblad, Pia; Barth, Henrik; Ulvenblad, Per-Ola; Ståhl, Jenny; Björklund, Jennie Cederholm
Titel	Overcoming Barriers in Agri-Business Development: Two Education Programs for Entrepreneurs in the Swedish Agricultural Sector
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 26 (2020) 5, S.443-464 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ulvenblad, Pia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
DOI	10.1080/1389224X.2020.1748669
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Agricultural Education; Leadership Training; Barriers; Program Development; Federal Aid; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Agrarindustrie; Unternehmungsgeist; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Führungslehre; Programmplanung; Schweden
Abstract	Purpose: The paper compares two government-sponsored education programs for agricultural entrepreneurs: a Leadership program and a Lean program. Methodology: The paper takes both a qualitative and a quantitative approach in its collection and analysis of data from 54 semi-structured interviews and from a survey with 109 participants. Findings: The main challenges to business and personal development are time pressure and the need for better communications. The Leadership program participants emphasize the effect of internal barriers such as fixed mind-sets. The Lean program participants emphasize the effect of external barriers such as financing. Both groups emphasize personal and business growth more than the control group. Practical Implications: Entrepreneur education programs can help participants, program developers, and advisory organizations identify and manage business challenges and barriers. Theoretical Implications: The paper contributes to the literature about educations for entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector with its examination of agricultural entrepreneurs' reflections on barriers and challenges in business development and their linkage to overcoming barriers focused on a resource-based perspective with different types of resources. Originality/Value: The paper encourages examination of development challenges and barriers from the perspective of participators in entrepreneur education programs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01