This study utilizes a human capital framework to explore whether business ownership experience is associated with the number of business opportunities identified, the number of identified opportunities that are pursued, and the nature of those opportunities...

Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright use a combination of theory and empirical evidence to illustrate why it is so important for researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors to distinguish between novice (i.e. first time) entrepreneurs and habitual entrepreneurs. Issues...

Human capital and novice and habitual entrepreneurs -- Data collection and methodology differences -- A human capital approach to entrepreneurship -- Information search and opportunity identification, pursuit, and exploitation by type of entrepreneur -- Firm and entrepreneur performance by type...