Overview
Question 1
What is green financing? How do green bonds fit into the green financing scheme? What sort of projects are appropriate for green financing.
Question 2
According to Bulan and Zhipeng (2009), pecking order theory performance affects firms in two different life cycles, growth and maturity. What are the differences in the financing needs of firms in the growth cycle versus the maturity cycle?
Bulan, L., & Zhipeng, Y. (2009). The Pecking Order Theory and the Firm's Life Cycle. Banking & Finance Letters, 1(3), 129-140. http://people.brandeis.edu/~lbulan/lifecycle.pdf
Question 3
Throughout this seminar experience, you have explored foundational content, past and current research, and trends and innovations in the field of entrepreneurial finance. In addition to acquiring this body of knowledge, you have also considered possible areas for future research in the field.
To prepare for this Assignment, identify a research topic for this Final Paper. Choose from any of the following:
- An idea from the general topics in Week 2, 4, or 6
- The topic of your own Doctoral Study (only if it concerns Entrepreneurial Finance)
- The topic of your own Presentation
- Gaps in the literature identified by you or your colleagues during the Discussions in Weeks 2, 4, or 6
- A topic from any of the readings from Weeks 2, 4, or 6
- Submit an 9 -page evaluation (excluding title page and References section) of your research on Entrepreneurial Finance. In your evaluation, be sure to address the following:
- Analysis of the Field
- What is your analysis of the state of the field of entrepreneurial finance? Describe important issues or current dilemmas in the field.
- State and provide background information for your research topic.
- What are the current theories and areas of debate for your topic?
- Are there particular industries or technologies that will be impacted by your topic? If this impact is positive, how can it be maximized, and if negative, how can this impact be mitigated?
- As a global change agent, consider the future directions of entrepreneurial finance to address the following:
- Indicate specific areas of further research in this topic that would prove beneficial.
- What potential impact might the topic that you have chosen have on the overall state of the field and the future directions of entrepreneurial finance research in the next 3–5 years?
- Identify the implications for future social change from your topic area.
- Use the APA Course Paper Template. Your paper should include the following headings: Analysis of the Field, Research Topic, and Future Directions. Please Note: For each page of your paper, you must include a minimum of two APA-formatted scholarly citations.
- References
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- Leung, A., Foo, M. D., & Chaturvedi, S. (2013). Imprinting effects of founding core teams on HR values in new ventures.Links to an external site. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 37(1), 87–106. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00532.x
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