, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as their relevance for entrepreneurship. An occupational … compensating pull of entrepreneurship in countries with low uncertainty avoidance may have gained momentum in recent years. Third … the influence of cultural attitudes towards uncertainty on the rate of business ownership across 21 OECD countries. First …

uncertainty. This is done using a longitudinal data set of some 50 Dutch startups. The results suggest a dynamic process between … opportunistic). The role of uncertainty is discussed. The dynamic process is embedded in the PERSUADE model. …

Entrepreneurship has a cyclical component, raising two questions. Is the entrepreneurship cycle related to the business … cycle? And is there causality? A two-way relationship between entrepreneurship and the business cycle would be in line with … the two faces of entrepreneurs: as agents of change creating upswings (opportunity entrepreneurship) and as rational …

countries. First, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as theirrelevance for entrepreneurship. Second … (uncertaintyavoidance) may have a diverging impact on entrepreneurship. Possibly, a climate of uncertainty avoidancein large organizations …This paper deals with the influence of cultural attitudes towards uncertainty on the level of businessownership across …

unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of …

This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurship (as measured by fluctuations in the business ownership … been influenced by specific exogenous shocks, the effects of entrepreneurship on unemployment are not different when …