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Self-employment after socialism: Intergenerational links, entrepreneurial values, and human capital
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2012
Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early precursor of entrepreneurial development - parental role models - for the individual decision to become self-employed in the post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291817
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How much of a socialist legacy? The reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy
Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012
The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291841
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Entrepreneurship and cultural creativity
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2010
We investigate the relationship between cultural creativity and entrepreneurship in two respects: first, cultural and … individuals of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). We find, indeed, some significant links between entrepreneurship and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267115
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How Much of a Socialist Legacy? The Reemergence of Entrepreneurship in the East German Transformation to a Market Economy
Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276270
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Who Starts a Business and who is Self-Employed in Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2011, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421461
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Self-Employment after Socialism: Intergenerational Links, Entrepreneurial Values, and Human Capital
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early precursor of entrepreneurial development - parental role models - for the individual decision to become self-employed in the post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551526
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Entrepreneurship and Cultural Creativity
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We investigate the relationship between cultural creativity and entrepreneurship in two respects: first, cultural and … individuals of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). We find, indeed, some significant links between entrepreneurship and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497741
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Personality Traits, Self-Employment, and Professions
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We investigate the effect of broad personality traits-the Big Five-on an individual's decision to become self- employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality. Since we find that the level of self-employment varies considerably across professions, we also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690101