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Determinants of Job Satisfaction across the EU-15: A Comparison of Self-Employed and Paid Employees

Millan, Jose Maria; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Instituut - 2011

See also the publication in Small Business Economics (2013), 40(3), 651-670. 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, i.e....

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The Importance of Being in Control of Business: Work Satisfaction of Employers, Own-account Workers and Employees

Hessels, Jolanda; Millán, José María; Román, Concepción - Tinbergen Instituut - 2015

Self-employed workers can be own-account workers who control their own work or employers who not only are their own boss but also direct others (their employees). We expect both types of self-employed, i.e., own-account workers and employers, to enjoy more independence in determining their work...

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Determinants of Job Satisfaction across the EU-15: A Comparison of Self-Employed and Paid Employees

Millan, Jose Maria; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; … - Tinbergen Institute - 2011

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, i.e. job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of...

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Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation

Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - 2014

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

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The Intersection of the Fields of Entrepreneurship and Development Economics: A Review towards a New View

Hessels, Jolanda; Naudé, Wim - 2017

Policy makers find it difficult to promote economic development through entrepreneurship and SMEs. In this paper we … argue that this is because the positive impact of entrepreneurship is overestimated and its negative impact underestimated …. It is moreover also because there is no unified scientific approach towards the role of entrepreneurship in economic …

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Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation

Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

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Skill Variety, Innovation and New Business Formation

Hessels, Jolanda; Brixy, Udo; Naudé, Wim; Gries, Thomas - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014

We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272604