I have an Etsy shop! It has become a goal to be able to work without schedule, to be able to study, create, get enough sleep, and pay my bills without have to time my morning coffee to the public transit schedule….
With this in mind, I began to go through some articles that I have here. Some are printed out, some are online, some have a partially finished precis. They are all interesting and in putting this post together I have read parts of all them although, not all of them have made it here.
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Article: Embroidery as Participation? Women in the Calakmul Model Forest, Campeche, Mexico. pdf
Author: Julia E. Murphy. Professor of Anthropology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Published in: 2003
Journal: Canadian Woman Studies, les cahiers de la femme, Vol. 23, No. 1, pages 159-167.
My copy was downloaded in November, 2014. I found it here http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/cws/article/view/6376
Why this article interested me: I love embroidery! I learned to do embroidery from my grandmother. When my daughter was small, my ability to knit helped to pay the bills. Small ventures in a cooperative atmosphere can make life easier.
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Article: Village Development Groups: Model Based on Participation in Achieving Rural Development. pdf
Authors: Mahmoud Falsolaiman, Hojat Sadeghi, and Mohammad Hajipur.
Published in: 2014
Journal: Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, Vol. 7, No. 4, June 2014, pages 78-85.
My copy was downloaded in November, 2014. I found it here http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1403017553_Mahmoud%20et%20al.pdf
Why this article interested me: After finding the article by Julia Murphy, I went looking for more. One of the keyword groups I used was “micro credit.” Developing small businesses with very small amounts of venture capital has worked and is working. I wanted to know more!
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Article: New Venture Teams: A Review of the Literature and Roadmap for Future Research. pdf
Authors: Anthony C. Klotz, Keith M. Hmieleski, Bret H. Bradley, and Lowell W. Busenitz.
Publisher: Journal of Management, Vol. 40, No. 1.
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313493325
Publication Date: January 2014.
My copy was downloaded in November, 2014. I found it here http://jom.sagepub.com/content/40/1/226.full.pdf+html
Find more of Anthony Klotz’s writing here – Publications List
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Find more of Lowell Busenitz’s writing here – Publications List
Why this article interested me: So, starting a business… Venture capital… Taking a chance… Is there still a climate in North America for the small partnership to succeed? I found this article. It has a lot about studies, research, benefits. But, cooperation between individuals was my question.
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Article: Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?. pdf
Authors: Robert H. Frank, Thomas Gilovich and Dennis T. Regan.
Publisher: American Economic Association, Vol. 7, No. 2, pages 159-171.
Publication Date: Spring, 1993.
My copy was downloaded in November, 2014. I found it here
Find more of Robert Frank’s writing here – Publications List
Find more of Thomas Gilovich’s writing here – Publications List
Find more of Dennis Regan’s writing here – Publications List
Why this article? Because the title caught my attention! To find out more about the differences between economics majors and non-economics majors and how self-interest might play a role in business decisions, this is a lighter than average and, an interesting read!
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Book: A Handbook of Fist Puppets. By Bessie Alexander Ficklen: With eight reproductions from photographs and numerous line drawings by Julie Brown
Published in: 1935.
Publisher: Frederick A. Stocks Company. New York.
Library Holdings: One copy (1963) is available in the reference section at the Toronto Public Library. Link
There are also many copies of this book for sale, online…
Why this book? The title of Chapter XIV is “Money-Making with Fist Puppets.” This book was a $1 find at a library book sale many years ago. I have enjoyed browsing the pages and it holds a special place on my bookshelf. Even though I will probably never venture to sell handmade fist puppets or write or stage my own fist puppet play, the author of this book encourages this as a means of creativity and possible income. There is also a short, annotated, bibliography!
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Article: Willow Smoke and Dogs’ Tails: Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems and Archaeological Site Formation. pdf
Author: Lewis R. Binford
Publisher: American Antiquity, Vol. 45, No. 1, pages 4-20.
Publication Date: January 1980.
My copy was downloaded in 2014. I found it here
Click to access Binford%2080%20American%20Antiquity%20Willow%20smoke.pdf
Find more of Lewis Binford’s writing here – Publications List
Why this paper? Lewis Binford’s description of the Nunamiut, “logistically organized.” Hunter-gatherer’s used their knowledge of the world around them to survive. They had to know when to move, when to stay, who to trade with. I love reading about ancient civilizations. We have discovered a lot about many civilizations, peoples, cultures but, we can only guess at what they knew and how they knew it.
Biology is about survival and there are only two outcomes to business, success and failure. Life is about much more. It is about cooperation, successes and failures, personal growth and continuation despite the outcomes. We need to read!
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If any of these links do not work, please contact me and I will try to help you find the article or book that you are looking for.
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If you find any broken links on this blog, please leave a comment or send me a note so that it can be repaired. Thank you….
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