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Stam, Erik; Gibcus, Petra; Telussa, Jennifer; Garnsey, … - 2008

This paper analyses the association between dynamic capabilities and new firm growth, controlling for measures of firm resources, characteristics of the entrepreneur, and aspects of the environment. The central research question is: How strong is the relationship between dynamic capabilities and...

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A physician with a soul of a cook? Entrepreneurial personality across occupations

Sorgner, Alina - 2012

entrepreneurship behavior. However, little is known about the role of the context in the relationship between personality and …There is a debate in the literature backed by ambiguous empirical evidence whether personality is useful at predicting … entrepreneurship. This paper draws on the well-established psychological theory of vocational behavior, which emphasizes the crucial …

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The entrepreneurial culture: guiding principles of the self-employed

Noseleit, Florian - 2008

What makes entrepreneurs different? Using a cross-country dataset, this paper explores essential parts of the value … system of entrepreneurs in Western European countries by comparing value items of the self-employed to that of the non …

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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society: The case of german convergence in self-employment

Schindele, Yvonne - 2010

Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...

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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research

van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007

that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … is the contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy in comparison to non-entrepreneurs? We study the relative … contribution of entrepreneurs to the economy based on four measures that have most widely been studied empirically. Hence, we …

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Who values the status of the entrepreneur?

van Praag, C. Mirjam - 2009

Parker and Van Praag (2009) showed, based on theory, that the group status of the profession ‘entrepreneurship’ shapes … consequences of the group status of a profession, entrepreneurship in particular. If the group status of entrepreneurship is … be expected and respect. Furthermore, our results imply that entrepreneurship is associated with hard work, high incomes …

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Socioeconomic heritage and rapid firm growth

Wyrwich, Michael - 2009

The present paper sheds light on how growth of young firms is affected by expansive strategies and the socioeconomic heritage of their main actors. Socioeconomic heritage has to do with socialization, prior socioeconomic circumstances, and regional growth conditions; the term is elaborated upon...

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Personality traits, self-employment, and professions

Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2010

We investigate the effect of broad personality traits' - the Big Five - on an individua'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 … individuals of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). We find a significant association between personality traits and the …

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The long persistence of regional entrepreneurship culture: Germany 1925 - 2005

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2012

and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …

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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. …

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