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Davidsson, Per - 2011

The past two decades have witnessed a surge in interest in the field of nascent entrepreneurship. In this title, the … Management, Faculty of Business, QUT. -- Davidsson, P., and J. Wiklund, (2001), 'Levels of Analysis in Entrepreneurship Research …: Current Practice and Suggestions for the Future', Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 25 (4, Summer), 81-99. -- De Clercq, D …

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Entrepreneurship and the growth of firms

Davidsson, Per - 2006

Introduction / Per Davidsson, Frédéric Delmar, Johan Wiklund -- Entrepreneurship as growth; growth as entrepreneurship …

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Entrepreneurship and the creation of small firms : empirical studies of new ventures

Holmquist, Carin (contributor); Wiklund, Johan (contributor) - 2010

This timely study focuses on the important issue of new venture creation. Using a variety of data sources, methods and theories, the authors demonstrate the factors that aid or hinder new venture creation in a number of settings. The empirical context for this research is Sweden- a small open...

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Entrepreneurial small businesses : a resource-based perspective

Shepherd, Dean A. - 2005

The authors of this comprehensive study address why it is that some small firms perform well and others don't, and whether high-performing firms share characteristics that distinguish them from low-performing firms. By exploring bundles of resources and their interaction with other factors, the...

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The entrepreneurship research challenge

Davidsson, Per - 2008

Entrepreneurship is an emerging, dynamic and to a considerable extent, unpredictable phenomenon. Thus, it makes for a …pt. 1. Defining and describing the entrepreneurship phenomenon -- pt. 2. Research. design issues -- pt. 3. Interpreting …

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Determinants of entrepreneurial engagement levels in Europe and the US

Grilo, Isabel; Thurik, Roy - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2007

the effect of covariates to differ across the various entrepreneurial engagement levels. Data from two Entrepreneurship …

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Understanding the role of entrepreneurship for economic growth

Carree, Martin; Thurik, Roy - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2005

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The Contribution of Business Ownership in Bringing Down Unemployment in Japan

Stel, Andre van; Baljeu, Lendert; Thurik, Roy; Verheul, … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006

The relationship between entrepreneurship, measured by fluctuations in the business ownership rate, and unemployment in … different exogenous shocks as compared to other OECD countries, the effects of entrepreneurship on unemployment are not distinct …

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Does Self-Employment Reduce Unemployment?

Audretsch, David B.; Thurik, Roy; Stel, Andre van; … - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006

This paper investigates the dynamic interrelationship between self-employment and unemployment rates. On the one hand, unemployment rates may stimulate start-up activity of self-employed. On the other hand, higher rates of self-employment may indicate increased entrepreneurial activity reducing...

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The Lag Structure of the Impact of Business Ownership on Eco-nomic Performance in OECD Countries

Carree, Martin; Thurik, Roy - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2006

This note investigates the impact of changes in the number of business owners on three measures of economic performance, viz. employment growth, GDP growth and labor productivity growth. Particular attention is devoted to the lag structure. The analysis is performed at the country level for 21...

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