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Abd Aziz, Sumaiyah; Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2008

is now being emphasized in the entrepreneurship literature. Much of the research on business models has focused on …

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The performance of young firms: patterns of evolution in the growth-profitability space

Steffens, Paul R.; Davidsson, Per; Fitzsimmons, Jason R. - 2006

The aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the evolution of small firm performance. We do so by studying performance changes on a two dimensional "growth– profitability performance space". It is well established that both growth and profitability are important dimensions of...

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Growth and Profitability in Small and Medium Sized Australian Firms

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Steffens, Paul R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005

This study investigated the longitudinal behaviour of growth rates and profitability for a large sample of Australian firms. Similar to previous studies, growth rates were found to be much more volatile than profitability measures. Using a regression equation with lagged profit and growth...

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Entrepreneurial Intentions towards Individual vs. Corporate Entrepreneurship

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2005

engage in individual entrepreneurship or corporate entrepreneurship having different attitudinal antecedents, with one of the …

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Marketing Buzz: Towards a Framework for Entrepreneurs

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J.; Steffens, Paul R. - 2007

Despite the increasing recognition of the importance of word of mouth as an integral component of a firms’ marketing efforts, there has been little emphasis on developing suitable guidelines for entrepreneurs who wish to leverage scarce resources by pursuing more innovative marketing...

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Entrepreneurs and intertemporal decision making

Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Davidsson, Per - 2006

This paper investigates the decision making behaviour of individuals with respect to attributes considered relevant to the assessment of potential venture opportunities. Using a decision making experiment, we were able to consider the behaviour of individuals taking into account their risk and...

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A Choice Modelling Approach to Predict Entrepreneurial Intentions from Attitudes and Perceived Abilities

Steffens, Paul R.; Fitzsimmons, Jason R.; Douglas, Evan J. - 2006

-choice modeling. The attributes in the model are based on the economic factors as previously identified in the entrepreneurship …

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Determinants of job satisfaction: a European comparison of self-employed and paid employees

Millán, José; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; Aguado, … - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 3, pp. 651-670

The job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994–2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction: job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of...

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The Relationship between Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Is It U-Shaped?

Wennekers, Sander; van Stel, André; Carree, Martin; … - In: Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship 6 (2010) 3, pp. 167-237

independent entrepreneurship, also known as self-employment or business ownership, and economic development. We argue that the … reemergence of independent entrepreneurship is based on at least two 'revolutions'. If we distinguish between solo self …-employed at the lower end of the entrepreneurship spectrum, and ambitious and/or innovative entrepreneurs at the upper end, many …

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What turns knowledge into innovative products? The role of entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers

Block, Joern; Thurik, Roy; Zhou, Haibo - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 23 (2013) 4, pp. 693-718

The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship seeks to explain the fundamentals and consequences of … entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation … outcomes. We hypothesize that a high rate of entrepreneurship facilitates the process of turning knowledge into new …

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