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 …

Immigrants are widely perceived as being highly entrepreneurial and important for economic growth and innovation. This … attempt to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. Not surprisingly, a large body of research on immigrant entrepreneurship has … fundamental immigrant entrepreneurship issues as well as the empirical methods and data used. The main themes we address are …

This survey paper aims at critically discussing the recent literature on firm formation and survival and the growth of …

between motives, survival rates and entrepreneurial development. We find in particular that start-ups out of opportunity and … necessity have higher survival rates than do start-ups out of necessity, even if both types face the same duration of previous …

Risk attitudes have an impact on not only the decision to become an entrepreneur but also the survival and failure … attitudes and the decision to become an entrepreneur, the effects on survival are not as straightforward. Psychological research … posits an inverse U-shaped relationship between risk attitudes and entrepreneurial survival. On the basis of recent waves of …

entrepreneurship. Little is known about the entry modes (new venture start-up vs. business takeover) of hybrid entrepreneurs. Our study … aims to close this gap by investigating the path to hybrid entrepreneurship. Using a large sample of French hybrid …, our study contributes to research on hybrid entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship entry modes. Moreover, it informs policy …

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

entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent … entrepreneurial development. In our analysis, we examine a broad range of business outcomes including survival and income, as well as … job creation, expansion and innovation activities for up to 40 months after business formation. Using self …

Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. We develop a …

Focusing on entrepreneurship entry modes, we investigate two research questions regarding firm survival: how does the … survival probability differ between business takeovers and new venture start-ups? And how do the determinants of survival … differ between the two entry modes? Using a large French dataset, we find that business takeovers have a higher survival …