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

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

The in°uence of risk aversion on the decision to become self-employed is a much discussed topic in the entrepreneurial literature. Conventional wisdom asserts that being an entrepreneur means making risky decisions in uncertain environments; hence more risk-averse individuals are less likely to...

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Prediction based on entrepreneurship-prone personality profiles: sometimes worse than the toss of a coin

Konon, Alexander; Kritikos, Alexander S. - In: Small Business Economics 53 (2019) 1, pp. 1-20

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...

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The Effects of Entrepreneurship Education

Weber, Richard; von Graevenitz, Georg; Harhoff, Dietmar - 2009

Entrepreneurship education ranks highly on policy agendas in Europe and the US, but little research is available to … assess its impacts. In this context it is of primary importance to understand whether entrepreneurship education raises … intentions to be entrepreneurial generally or whether it helps students determine how well suited they are for entrepreneurship …

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Private equity and entrepreneurial management in management buy-outs

Bruining, Hans; Verwaal, Ernst; Wright, Mike - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 3, pp. 591-605

Critics claim that short-term profit orientation and high deal price strategies of private equity (PE) firms can negatively affect the ability of management buyouts to initiate and sustain entrepreneurial management. This study investigates this claim by comparing effects of majority PE backed...

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