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Personality characteristics and the decision to become and stay self-employed
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank; Kritikos, Alexander - 2011
one of the most prominent determinants of entrepreneurship - education - and approximately three times larger than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286308
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Sustainable entrepreneurship : the role of collaboration in the global economy
Ratten, Vanessa (ed.); Jones, Paul (ed.); Braga, Vitor (ed.) - 2019
Sustainable Entrepreneurship: The Role of Collaboration in the Global Economy -- Entrepreneurial Activity and its … Determinants: Findings from African Developing Countries -- Culture as Opportunity: Skilled Migration and Entrepreneurship in … Australia -- Technology Entrepreneurship and Gender in Emerging Countries -- Opening the "Black Box" of the Marketing/Entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398575
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Sport Entrepreneurship and Public Policy : Building a New Approach to Policy-making for Sport
Ratten, Vanessa (ed.) - 2020 - 1st ed. 2020
Entrepreneurship in Sport Policy: A New Approach -- Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility in Team … Devotion and Lifestyle Entrepreneurship in Aotearoa/New Zealand -- Sport Innovation: An opportunity for Technological …-Based Entrepreneurship -- Online C2C Interactions With Sports Bands: Insights from the #Mo Salah Brand -- The Future for Sport …
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What makes an employer?
Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2019
As the policy debate on entrepreneurship increasingly centers on firm growth in terms of job creation, it is important …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140764
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Business cycles and start-ups across industries: An empirical analysis of German regions
Konon, Alexander; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018
We analyze whether start-up rates in different industries systematically change with business cycle variables. Using a unique data set at the industry level, we mostly find correlations that are consistent with counter-cyclical influences of the business cycle on entries in both innovative and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011825109
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Prediction based on entrepreneurship-prone personality profiles: Sometimes worse than the toss of a coin
Konon, Alexander; Kritikos, Alexander - 2018
The human personality predicts a wide range of activities and occupational choices - from musical sophistication to entrepreneurial careers. However, which method should be applied if information on personality traits is used for prediction and advice? In psychological research, group profiles...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011912633
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Does gender of firm ownership matter? Female entrepreneurs and the gender pay gap
Kritikos, Alexander; Maliranta, Mika; Nippala, Veera; … - 2024
We examine how the gender of business-owners is related to the wages paid to female relative to male employees working in their firms. Using Finnish register data and employing firm fixed effects, we find that the gender pay gap is - starting from a gender pay gap of 11 to 12 percent - two to...
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German financial state aid during COVID-19 pandemic: Higher impact among digitalized self-employed
Bertschek, Irene; Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2022
In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
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The influence of start-up motivation on entrepreneurial performance
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Stier, Claudia - 2022
entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470681
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Self-efficacy and entrepreneurial performance of start-ups
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Rodríguez, Daniel; … - 2023
Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the...
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