Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …

Entrepreneurship in the Region approaches many different aspects of entrepreneurship from a regional perspective. The … regional influences on entrepreneurship analyzed entail regional peculiarities and disparities in new business formation … well as entrepreneurship education and training provided in the regions. The articles in this book provide strong evidence …

In this study we investigate the factors that shape the attitudes of scientists toward starting their own business or … working in a private sector firm. The analysis is based on data collected from scientists working in the German Max Planck … Society, a research institution devoted to basic science. We find that the scientists' evaluations of the attractiveness of …

-employment. -- entrepreneurial choice ; occupation-specific determinants of entrepreneurship ; risk preferences ; taste for variety …

choice ; occupation-specific determinants of entrepreneurship ; risk preferences ; taste for variety …