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Zwan, Peter van der; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Grilo, Isabel - 2007

Eurobarometer survey on Entrepreneurship” covering the 25 European Union member states and the United States. The most surprising of …

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Entrepreneurial exit in real and imagined markets

Stam, Erik; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Zwan, Peter van der - 2009 - Version: October 2009

Entrepreneurs exit their business due to selection mechanisms experienced in the market place. Next to this well known ex-post decision to exit, entrepreneurs select ex-ante whether they are willing to pursue an entrepreneurial career at all, or to give up these entrepreneurial intentions. This...

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The lag structure of the impact of business ownership on economic performance in OECD countries

Carree, Martin Anthony (contributor); … - 2006 - This version: August 2006

This note investigates the impact of changes in the number of business owners on three measures of economic performance, viz. employment growth, GDP growth and labor productivity growth. Particular attention is devoted to the lag structure. The analysis is performed at the country level for 21...

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An eclectic theory of entrepreneurship : policies, institutions and culture

Verheul, Ingrid; Wennekers, A. R.; Audretsch, David B.; … - 2001

The level of entrepreneurship differs considerably across countries and periods. Both thecauses and consequences of … entrepreneurship are a matter of extensive scientific debate aswell as of great policy importance. A high level of entrepreneurial … paper deals with the determinants of entrepreneurship. An eclectic theory ofentrepreneurship is introduced. This eclectic …

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Business takeover or new venture? : individual and environmental determinants from a cross-country study

Block, Jörn; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Zwan, Peter van der - 2010

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The entrepreneurial ladder and its determinants

Zwan, Peter van der; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Grilo, Isabel - 2006

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Entrepreneurship and role models

Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; Schutjens, Veronique; … - 2011

In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies have proposed links between role models and entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research aimed at...

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Blue ocean versus competitive strategy : theory and evidence

Burke, Andrew (contributor); … - 2009

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Understanding the drivers of an 'entrepreneurial' economy : lessons from Japan and the Netherlands

Okamuro, Hiroyuki; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Verheul, Ingrid - 2010

considerably less favourable to entrepreneurship, compared to Japan. On the other hand, cultural differences between the … Netherlands and Japan explain a substantial part of the difference in entrepreneurship rates between the two countries …

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Unraveling the shift to the entrepreneurial

Audretsch, David B.; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010

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