Our analysis of the survival of firms leads to the important result that the hypotheses about differences between … survival are confirmed. Many more enterprises are founded in the service sector than in manufacturing, but also many more of …

business outcomes up to 19 months after business creation. Outcomes include start-up survival and entrepreneurial income, as … important positive effects of high scores of self-efficacy on start-up survival and entrepreneurial income, which become even …

the determinants of entrepreneurial persistence. Next to observed survival we also construct a hybrid persistence measure … indicators emphasize different aspects of persistence. For the survival indicator, the predictive power is concentrated in … differ in survival chances, but they are more likely to lack a high psychological commitment to their business ventures. …

outcomes. For survival we find conclusive evidence for non-linearities in the effects of divergent thinking. Additionally, we …

entrepreneurial development. In our analysis, we examine a broad range of business outcomes including survival and income, as well as … business expansion activities, while career ambition is positively associated with survival, income, and the probability of …

as input factors, and (3) start-up success as measured by start-up survival, degree of innovativeness, and change in …

irreversible matter with significant implications for post-entry survival and growth of the firm. …