The Spiro Center sponsors an Entrepreneurial Leadership Working Paper Series. Any faculty member may request that his or her work be considered for the Working Paper Series, as long as the work has a legitimate focus on entrepreneurship. Work funded by the Center through the grant program will automatically be listed as a working paper.

Submission Process: A subcommittee of the Spiro Center Academic Advisory Council reviews submissions to the Working Paper Series and makes all acceptance decisions. Faculty may submit papers for review at any time. Decisions regarding acceptance as an Entrepreneurial Leadership Working Paper will be made twice a year, during fall semester and during spring semester.

For additional information about the research grant competition and the working paper series, please contact Caron St. John at (864)656-7235.

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03-101 Achievement Motivation, Dependability, and Entrepreneurial Status: Hunting the Heffalump with Meta-Analysis
- Wayne H. Stewart, Jr. (Clemson University) and Philip L. Roth (Clemson University)
(76 kB)

02-103 Value Creation and the Entrepreneurial Business
- Michael F. Spivey (Clemson University) and Jeffrey J. McMillan (Clemson University)
(58 kB)

02-102 Economic Value Added (EVA) and the Valuation of Small Businesses
- Michael F. Spivey (Clemson University) and Jeffrey J. McMillan (Clemson University)
(52 kB)

02-101 Transformation of Property Rights in China: The Institutional Origins
- Xiaobo Hu (Clemson University)
(134 kB)
Figure 1: Piece-Meal Transformation of China's Property Rights
(8 kB)

01-102 Organization and Incentives in the Age of Sail
- Daniel K. Benjamin (Clemson University and PERC) and Christopher Thornberg (University of California-Los Angeles)
(364 kB)

01-101 Do Scale Efficiencies and Decision Participation Provide Motivations for Aspiring Multi-Unit Franchisees?
- Marko Grunhagen (Clemson University) and Robert A. Mittelstaedt (University of Nebraska-Linclon)
(55 kB)

00-103 Multi-Unit Franchisees: Are They Entrepreneurs or Investors?
- Marko Grunhagen (Clemson University) and Robert A. Mittelstaedt (University of Nebraska-Linclon)
(45 kB)

00-102 Owner Perceptions and Scanning of Entrepreneurial Environments in the U.S. and India
- Wayne H. Stewart, Jr. (Clemson University), Ruth C. May (University of Dallas), and Arvind Kalia (University of Rjasthan
(84 kB)

00-101 Entrepreneurial Goal Orientations: A Comparative Exploration of U.S. and Russian Entrepreneurs
- Wayne H. Stewart, Jr. (Clemson University), JoAnn C. & James W. Carland (Western Carolina University), and Warren E. Watson (University of North Texas)
(60 kB)

99-101 Risk Propensity Differences Between Entrepreneurs and Managers: A Meta-Analytic Review
- Wayne H. Stewart, Jr. and Philip L. Roth
(86 kB)