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Entrepreneurship and economic development : theory, evidence and policy

Naudé, Wim - 2013

entrepreneurship. Given the relative neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights … from the intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on the relationship between … entrepreneurship and development; and (iii) fresh insights for entrepreneurship policy for development that emerges from recent …

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Drivers of entrepreneurship and post-entry performance of newborn firms in developing countries

Quatraro, Francesco; Vivarelli, Marco - 2013

particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of "entrepreneurship" will be critically …

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Entrepreneurial couples

Dahl, Michael S.; Praag, Mirjam van; Thompson, Peter - 2014

inequality in the household. We find no evidence of non-pecuniary benefits or costs of co-entrepreneurship. …

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Entrepreneurial choices of initial human capital endowments and new venture success

Rocha, Vera; Praag, Mirjam van; Folta, Timothy B.; … - 2016

The founder (team)'s human capital is a vital determinant of future firm performance. This is a stylized fact. Less is known about the effect of the human capital of the initial workforce hired by the founder(s). We study the performance consequences of a founder's choice of the initial...

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Entrepreneurial persistence beyond survival : measurement and determinants

Caliendo, Marco; Göthner, Maximilian; Weißenberger, Martin - 2019

Entrepreneurial persistence is demonstrated by an entrepreneur's continued positive maintenance of entrepreneurial motivation and constantly-renewed active engagement in a new business venture despite counter forces or enticing alternatives. It is thus a crucial factor for entrepreneurs when...

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High-growth entrepreneurship

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Kim, Mee Jung; Lee, … - 2018

Analyzing data on all U.S. employers in a cohort of entering firms, we document a highly skewed size distribution, such that the largest 5% account for over half of cohort employment at firm birth and more than two-thirds at firm age 7. Little of the size variation is accounted for by industry...

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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 …

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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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Is productive entrepreneurship getting scarcer? : a reflection on the contemporary relevance of Baumol's typology

Minniti, Maria; Naudé, Wim; Stam, Erik - 2023

We review Baumol's typology of productive, unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship. We argue that the typology is … the thesis that entrepreneurship has become less productive, due to the unintended effects of entrepreneurship policies … adopted widely in Western economies. These have straight-jacketed, distracted and zombified entrepreneurship. Removing these …

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Disentangling succession and entrepreneurship gender gaps: gender norms, culture, and family

Feldmann, Manuel; Lukes, Martin; Uhlaner, Lorraine - In: Small Business Economics 58 (2020) 2, pp. 997-1013

gender gap in entrepreneurship, finding that the family may serve as a stronger influence than society when implied norms of …

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