This paper undertakes an analysis of the motivating factors cited by the self-employed in the UK as reasons for choosing self-employment. Very limited previous research has addressed the question of why individuals report that they have chosen self-employment. Two questions are addressed using...

The preferences and traits that make entrepreneurship unprofitable, usually encourage entrepreneurial entry decisions. We investigate this proposition, where the taste parameter is impatience. Impatient employees search less intensively for entrepreneurial opportunities. However, once a prospect...