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Self-Employment Across 15 European Countries:
Noorderhaven, N.; Thurik, A.R.; Wennekers, A.R.M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2003
This paper deals with differences in the rate of self-employment (business ownership) in 15 European countries for the period 1978-2000, focusing on the influence of dissatisfaction and using the framework of occupational choice. Using two different measures of dissatisfaction, in addition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288417
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Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Policy in Emerging Economies
Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008
Entrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur … countries embrace entrepreneurial energy. This led to the political mandate to promote entrepreneurship. Hence, a clear and … organized view is needed of what the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship are. The present contribution tries to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288702
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Entrepreneurship by Alliance
Krug, B.; Mehta, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2001
entrepreneurship with its potential to set the economy on a higher growth path by supplying the products which consumers need and want …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288830
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Post-Materialism as a Cultural Factor Influencing Entrepreneurial Activity across Nations
Uhlaner, L.M.; Thurik, A.R.; Hutjes, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002
The study of the determinants of entrepreneurship at the country level has been dominated by economic influences. The … relative stability of differences in levels of entrepreneurship across coun-tries suggests that other forces such as certain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970836
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What Turns Knowledge into Innovative Products? The Role of Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers
Block, J.H.; Thurik, A.R.; Zhou, H. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2009
The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship seeks to explain the sources of entrepreneurship and its … that a high rate of entrepreneurship facilitates the process of turning knowledge into innovative products while it has no …. Our results show that a high rate of entrepreneurship increases the chances that knowledge turns into innovative products …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005042243