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answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation … claim that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question …: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy in comparison to non-entrepreneurs? We study the relative …
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We study risk behavior of Danish self-employed entrepreneurs, whose income risk may be driven by both exogenous factors …
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intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started …
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address the issue of entrepreneurship in two distinct ways: a) as it has historically developed within the field of economics … and b) as it develops in the transitional context. In contrast to advanced western economies, productive entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship for transition countries. By means of a literature survey, we further present the main characteristics of …
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entrepreneurs' entry mode. The new venture creation mode is associated with higher levels of schooling and wealth, whereas … managerial experience, new venture start-up capital requirements and risk promote the takeover mode. Entrepreneurs whose parents … entrepreneurs from the Netherlands provides broad support for the theory; implications for policy-makers concerned about the …
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This article investigates empirically whether and to what extent initial capital constraints hinder entrepreneurial performance once the venture has been started. Prior empirical research in this area could investigate this issue only indirectly by lack of data. The key contribution of this...
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models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present … paper it is shown that – when this variable is added - in all models there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship … while the remaining effects mainly stay the same. Entrepreneurship is measured as the business ownership rate (number of …
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We model the emergence of organization forms in a game between prospective entrepreneurs. Complementary roles arise … entrepreneurs and their profit-maximizing choices lead to specific technologies in which certain workers are substitutes and others …
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particular, our results suggest that innovation efforts have an indirect effect on economic performance via entrepreneurship …n this paper, we develop two hypotheses: First, regional innovation efforts have a positive impact on regional … knowledge based entrepreneurial activity. Second, knowledge based entrepreneurship positively affects regional economic …
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In the present paper we address the relationship between the extent of business ownership (self-employment) and economic development. We will focus upon three issues. First, how is the equilibrium rate of business ownership related to the stage of economic development? Second, what is the speed...
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