Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (GSOEP), we analyze whether necessity entrepreneurs differ from opportunity entrepreneurs in terms of self-employment duration. Using univariate statistics, we find that opportunity entrepreneurs remain in self-employment longer than...

The contributors to this book provide a cross national comparison of venture emergence, newness & growth. With a particular focus on Norway & the US, the chapters examine the influences of cultural, social & economic factors on venture development