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Blue Ocean Versus Competitive Strategy : Theory and Evidence

Burke, Andrew E.; van Stel, Andre J.; Thurik, Roy - 2012

Blue ocean strategy seeks to turn strategic management on its head by replacing ‘competitive advantage’ with ‘value innovation’ as the primary goal where firms must create consumer demand and exploit untapped markets. Empirical analysis has been focused on case study evidence and so...

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Adhd-Like Behavior and Entrepreneurial Intentions

Verheul, I.; Block, Jorn H.; Burmeister-Lamp, Katrin; … - 2013

Little is known about the relation between validated psychiatric symptoms scores and the entrepreneurial decision. Building on the Person-Environment (P-E) fit literature and using data of over 10,000 students, we test whether individuals with higher levels of attention deficit and hyperactivity...

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Explaining Female and Male Entrepreneurship at the Country Level

Verheul, I. - 2013

Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of … several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of … literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on female labor force participation and on female entrepreneurship …

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The Effect of Business Regulations on Nascent and Young Business Entrepreneurship

van Stel, Andre J. - 2013

We examine the relationship, across 39 countries, between regulation and entrepreneurship using a new two …-equation model. We find the minimum capital requirement required to start a business lowers entrepreneurship rates across countries …

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Allocation and Productivity of Time in New Ventures of Female and Male Entrepreneurs

Verheul, I. - 2013

This paper investigates time allocation decisions in new ventures of female and male entrepreneurs using a model that distinguishes between effects of preferences and productivity on the number of working hours. Using data of 1,158 entrepreneurs we find that the preference for work time in new...

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Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976-2004

Wennekers, S. - 2013

, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as their relevance for entrepreneurship. An occupational … compensating pull of entrepreneurship in countries with low uncertainty avoidance may have gained momentum in recent years. Third …

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Postmaterialism Influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity Across Nations

Uhlaner, Lorraine M. - 2013

distinction is made between nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and a combination of the two, referred to as total … entrepreneurial activity, as defined within the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The model is also tested for the rate of …

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