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The gender gap in entrepreneurship : not just a matter of personality

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2014

Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …

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What makes an employer?

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2019

As the policy debate on entrepreneurship increasingly centers on firm growth in terms of job creation, it is important …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012133403

What makes an employer?

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander - 2019

As the policy debate on entrepreneurship increasingly centers on firm growth in terms of job creation, it is important …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012122657

Entrepreneurial persistence beyond survival : measurement and determinants

Caliendo, Marco; Göthner, Maximilian; Weißenberger, Martin - 2019

potential economic gains and benefits. Using rich data on a representative sample of German business founders, we investigate …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110496

Entrepreneurship and the business environment in Africa : an application to Ethiopia

Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli - 2013

entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009787342

Self-efficacy and entrepreneurial performance of start-ups

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Rodríguez, Daniel; … - 2023

Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the...

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The influence of start-up motivation on entrepreneurial performance

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Stier, Claudia - 2022

entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent …

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Trust, Positive Reciprocity, and Negative Reciprocity: Do These Traits Impact Entrepreneurial Dynamics?

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2010

Experimental evidence reveals that there is a strong willingness to trust and to act in both positively and negatively reciprocal ways. So far it is rarely analyzed whether these variables of social cognition influence everyday decision making behavior. We focus on entrepreneurs who are...

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Entrepreneurship and the Business Environment in Africa: An Application to Ethiopia

Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli - 2013

entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329184

Searching for the entrepreneurial personality: New evidence and avenues for further research

Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2011

Economic Psychology on Personality and Entrepreneurship. The contributions are clustered around questions regarding the linkage … informative longitudinal data sets at the individual level are needed in order to find conclusive answers. In an ideal world … researchers would have access to data that includes personality characteristics and psychological traits, motivational factors and …

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