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Running in the family: parental role models in entrepreneurship
Hoffmann, Anders; Junge, Martin; Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj - In: Small Business Economics 44 (2015) 1, pp. 79-104
It is well established that children of self-employed parents are more likely to become self-employed themselves, but the reasons are still hotly debated. Using Danish register data, we investigate the importance and workings of parental role models for the probability of becoming self-employed....
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Racial differences in self-employment exits
Ahn, Taehyun - In: Small Business Economics 36 (2011) 2, pp. 169-186
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Dependent self-employment as a way to evade employment protection legislation
Román, Concepción; Congregado, Emilio; Millán, José - In: Small Business Economics 37 (2011) 3, pp. 363-392
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Taxation and entrepreneurship in a welfare state
Stenkula, Mikael - In: Small Business Economics 39 (2012) 1, pp. 77-97
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Ageing and entrepreneurial preferences
Kautonen, Teemu; Down, Simon; Minniti, Maria - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 3, pp. 579-594
Previous research on age and entrepreneurship assumed homogeneity and downplayed age-related differences in the motives … and aims underlying enterprising behaviour. We argue that the heterogeneity of entrepreneurship influences how the level …
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Are self-employment training programs effective? Evidence from Project GATE
Michaelides, Marios; Benus, Jacob - In: Labour Economics 19 (2012) 5, pp. 695-705
We examine the efficacy of providing self-employment training to unemployed and other individuals interested in self-employment using data from Project GATE. This experimental design program offered self-employment training services to a random sample of individuals who expressed a strong...
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How much of a socialist legacy? The re-emergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy
Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Sorgner, Alina; … - In: Small Business Economics 43 (2014) 2, pp. 427-446
—relates to the re-emergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany. This region is particularly well suited for such a study because … period, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture that can be regarded as an informal …
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Determinants of self-employment survival in Europe
Millán, José; Congregado, Emilio; Román, Concepción - In: Small Business Economics 38 (2012) 2, pp. 231-258
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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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Analyzing the determinants of entrepreneurship in European cities
García, Andrés Barreneche - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 1, pp. 77-98
This study investigated the determinants of business creation as a measure of entrepreneurship in European cities. It … examined supply- and demand-side elements, actual and equilibrium rates of entrepreneurship, institutions and culture. These … European Commission’s Small Business Act, which provides guidelines for the conception and implementation of entrepreneurship …
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