Mirjam van Praag compares and contrasts the economic theory of entrepreneurship with determinants of successful … entrepreneurship derived from empirical evidence, in an attempt to discover what makes for an accomplished entrepreneur. The author …'s state-of-the-art historical, theoretical and empirical research on successful entrepreneurship--all from an explicit …

Human capital obtained through education has been shown to be one of the strongest drivers of entrepreneurship … the possible stakeholders in the entrepreneur’s venture. The education distribution of the (local) population may thus … entrepreneurs. We find strong support for a positive relationship between enrolment rates in tertiary education in country j and …

We test the hypothesis, based on popular and theoretical perspectives, that entrepreneurs are more action-oriented than … experiment among 100s of entrepreneurs, managers and employees. Our experimental results show that entrepreneurs are indeed more … curiosity. Our empirical test results show that (i) entrepreneurs score indeed higher, on average, than managers and employees …

We test the hypothesis, based on popular and theoretical perspectives, that entrepreneurs are more action-oriented than … experiment among 100s of entrepreneurs, managers and employees. Our experimental results show that entrepreneurs are indeed more … curiosity. Our empirical test results show that (i) entrepreneurs score indeed higher, on average, than managers and employees …

Both organizational and sociological approaches in entrepreneurship research highlight the importance of social context … in shaping individual preferences for entrepreneurship. An influential contextual factor that has not been studied in … entrepreneurship research is one's boss at work. Do entrepreneurial bosses contribute to their employees' decisions to become …