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 …

We extend Lazear’s theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical … framework linking new business creation with an entrepreneur’s skill variety. Second, in this model we allow for both … entrepreneurs with more varied work experience are more likely to introduce innovations that have not only technical, but also …

likely to become entrepreneurs. By not havingtaken this possible linkage into account, previous research has underestimated …-averse peoplemight be suited to entrepreneurship; and it may also help explain why prior researchhas generated mixed evidence about the … effects of risk aversion on selection into entrepreneurship. …

countries. First, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as theirrelevance for entrepreneurship. Second … (uncertaintyavoidance) may have a diverging impact on entrepreneurship. Possibly, a climate of uncertainty avoidancein large organizations …, suggesting that risingopportunity costs of entrepreneurship are the dominant perception in this cultural environment. In a …

Existing studies show a positive relationship between entrepreneurs' business performance and their conventional human … entrepreneurship experience (IEE), an unconventional form of human capital, is related to the performance and motivation of … entrepreneurs operating legal businesses in a transition context. Using regression techniques on a sample of 399 private business …

unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of …