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The higher returns to formal education for entrepreneurs versus employees

Praag, Mirjam; Witteloostuijn, Arjen van; Sluis, Justin … - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 2, pp. 375-396

employees. We refer to this as the entrepreneurship returns puzzle. We run post hoc analyses to explore a number of potential …

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An absorptive capacity theory of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship

Qian, Haifeng; Acs, Zoltan - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 2, pp. 185-197

The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship identifies new knowledge as a source of entrepreneurial … firms or research institutions. This paper argues that, knowledge spillover entrepreneurship depends not only on new … entrepreneurship is tested using data based on U.S. metropolitan areas. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2013 …

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The missing pillar: the creativity theory of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship

Audretsch, David; Belitski, Maksim - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 4, pp. 819-836

Knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship and the prevailing theory of economic growth treat opportunities as … entrepreneurship depends not only on ordinary human capital, but more importantly also on creativity embodied in creative individuals … into entrepreneurship or enable entrepreneurs to recognize creativity and commercialize it. This creativity theory of …

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Balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs

Stuetzer, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Schmitt-Rodermund, Eva - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 1, pp. 93-114

This paper examines the effects and origins of balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs. In a first step we apply Lazear’s jack-of-all-trades theory to investigate performance effects of a balanced skill set. Second, we investigate potential sources of balanced skills, thereby testing the...

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Founders’ human capital and the performance of UK new technology based firms

Ganotakis, Panagiotis - In: Small Business Economics 39 (2012) 2, pp. 495-515

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The interplay of human and social capital in shaping entrepreneurial performance: the case of Vietnam

Santarelli, Enrico; Tran, Hien - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 2, pp. 435-458

This study investigates the effects of human capital, social capital and their interaction on the performance of 1,398 Vietnamese new-born firms. Operating profit is used as the measure of success. Human capital is captured by individual-level professional education, start-up experience, and...

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A Network-based Approach on Opportunity Recognition

Arenius, Pia; Clercq, Dirk - In: Small Business Economics 24 (2005) 3, pp. 249-265

This paper argues that individuals differ in terms of their perception of opportunities because of the differences between the networks they are embedded in. We focus on two aspects of individuals’ embeddedness in networks, that is, (1) individuals’ belonging to residential areas that are...

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