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Parents' Performance in Entrepreneurship as a 'Double-Edged Sword' for the Intergenerational Transmission of Entrepreneurship
Criaco, Giuseppe - 2017
We investigate how perceived parents' performance in entrepreneurship (PPE) affects the entrepreneurial career … intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship. Our predictions are tested and confirmed on a sample of 21,895 individuals from 33 … countries. This study advances the literature on intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurship by providing a foundation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957141
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Hidden in Plain Sight : Untapped Riches of Meso-Level Entrepreneurship Mechanisms
Kim, Phillip H. - 2016
Entrepreneurial action is embedded within a variety of complex social structures, not all of which can be as easily defined or measured as macro-institutional or micro-individual characteristics, but collectively hold rich insights into the actual causal mechanisms influencing action. To address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980109
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Consequences of Cultural Practices for Entrepreneurial Behaviors
Autio, Erkko; Pathak, Saurav; Wennberg, Karl - 2013
Although national culture is an important regulator of entrepreneurship, there is a dearth of studies that (i) explore …-entry growth aspirations. We combined Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior …-level techniques in analyzing the effect of culture on entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014160146
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The role of R&D in new firm growth
Stam, Erik; Wennberg, Karl - 2009
high growth firms, which are key in innovation and entrepreneurship policies. -- New Firms ; Innovation ; R&D ; firm growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003803128
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Variable Risk Preferences in New Firm Growth and Survival
Wennberg, Karl - 2016
entrepreneurship and decision making under risk, we hypothesize that entrepreneurs' attention to survival and aspiration reference …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980108
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A Little Bit of Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing : Entrepreneurial Experience and New Venture Disengagement
Toft-Kehler, Rasmus - 2016
Existing research has offered conflicting narratives of how entrepreneurial experience influences whether founders will continue working on or disengage from their ventures. We theorize and test how entrepreneurs with varying levels of experience disengage from early-stage companies. Findings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980113
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How Young Firms Achieve Growth : Reconciling the Roles of Growth Motivation and Innovative Activities
McKelvie, Alexander - 2018
Growth orientation is important for understanding why some young firms grow but not others, but research remains silent on the intermediary mechanisms mediating the growth orientation – firm growth relationship. We study 282 Swedish firms and show that various innovative activities mediate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012933476
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The Roles of R&D in New Firm Growth
Stam, Erik - 2015
high growth firms, which are key in innovation and entrepreneurship policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034941
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Regional Influences on the Prevalence of Family Versus Non-Family Start-Ups
Bird, Miriam - 2013
We integrate insights from family business and organizational ecology into the entrepreneurship field by constructing a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079671
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What Do We Really Mean When We Talk About ‘Exit’? - A Critical Review of Research on Entrepreneurial Exit
Wennberg, Karl - 2014
Much of the research on entrepreneurial exit has focused upon exit as a dichotomous outcome whereby exit is viewed negatively and survival, positively. This perspective is quite different from that of practicing entrepreneurs, who are more likely to be concerned with various types of exits,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013061514