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The impact of risk attitudes on entrepreneurial survival

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2008

Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure rates of entrepreneurs. Whereas recent research underpins the theoretical proposition of a positive correlation between risk attitudes and the decision to become an entrepreneur,...

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Demand side analysis of microlending markets in Germany

Kritikos, Alexander S.; Kneiding, Christoph; … - 2009

In developing and transition economies, microlending has become an effective instrument for providing micro businesses with the necessary financial resources to launch operations. In the industrialized countries, with their highly developed banking systems, however, there has been ongoing debate...

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Is Entrepreneurial Success Predictable? An Ex-Ante Analysis of the Character-Based Approach

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2007

This paper empirically analyzes whether the character-based approach, which is based on the personality structure and the human capital of business founders, allows prediction of entrepreneurial success. A unique data set is used consisting of 414 previously unemployed persons whose personal...

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Entrepreneurship and the shadow economy

Sauka, Arnis (ed.); Schneider, Friedrich (ed.); … - 2016

entrepreneurship / José Ernesto Amorós, Juan Pablo Couyoumdjian, Oscar Cristi and Maria Minniti -- 2. Estimating the size of the shadow … shadow economy in the European Union / Colin C. Williams, Ioana A Horodnic and Jan Windebank -- 5. Informal entrepreneurship … Abdih and Leandro Medina -- 9. What is to be done about entrepreneurship in the shadow economy? / Colin C. Williams. …

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Habitual entrepreneurs

Ucbasaran, Deniz - 2006

Introduction -- A human capital approach to entrepreneurship -- Data collection and methodology -- Human capital …

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The hidden enterprise culture : entrepreneurship in the underground economy

Williams, Colin C. - 2006

economy in enterprise creation, entrepreneurship and small business development has been largely ignored despite its …pt. 1. Entrepreneurship and the underground economy : the missing link -- pt. 2. The extent and nature of underground …

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Firm size and innovation in the service sector

Audretsch, David B.; Hafenstein, Marian; Kritikos, … - 2018

A rich literature links knowledge inputs with innovative outputs. However, most of what is known is restricted to manufacturing. This paper analyzes whether the three aspects involving innovative activity - R&D; innovative output; and productivity - hold for knowledge intensive services....

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I want to, but I also need to: start-ups resulting from opportunity and necessity

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2009

When unemployed persons go into business, they often are characterized as necessity entrepreneurs, because push factors, namely their unemployment, likely prompted their decision. In contrast to this, business founders who have been previously employed represent opportunity entrepreneurs because...

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Risk Attitudes of Nascent Entrepreneurs: New Evidence from an Experimentally-Validated Survey

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2006

The influence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial literature. Conventional wisdom asserts that the role model of an entrepreneur requires to make risky decisions in uncertain environments and hence that more risk-averse...

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How to get published in the best entrepreneurship journals : a guide to steer your academic career

Fayolle, Alain (contributor); Wright, Mike (contributor) - 2014

'This book should be required for all doctoral students studying entrepreneurship, and it will be very helpful to … junior faculty in entrepreneurship and those transitioning to the field as well. Valuable insights are provided for … focusing on entrepreneurship, general management, and related disciplines.' - Gary Castrogiovanni, Florida Atlantic University …

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