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Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - 2014

employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …

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Searching for the entrepreneurial personality : new evidence and avenues for further research

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander - 2011

Economic Psychology on "Personality and Entrepreneurship". The contributions are clustered around questions regarding the … for entrepreneurship research. -- entrepreneurship ; personality characteristics ; risk aversion ; trust ; autonomy …

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Why did self-employment increase so strongly in Germany?

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2015

Germany experienced a unique rise in the level of self-employment in the first two decades following unification. Applying the non-linear Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique, we find that the main factors driving these changes in the overall level of self-employment are demographic...

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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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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Who starts a business and who is self-employed in Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - 2012

entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2010, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socioeconomic … starting a business. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; start-ups ; Germany …

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