Both organizational and sociological approaches in entrepreneurship research highlight the importance of social context … in shaping individual preferences for entrepreneurship. An influential contextual factor that has not been studied in … entrepreneurship research is one's boss at work. Do entrepreneurial bosses contribute to their employees' decisions to become …

We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …

incentives to nurture entrepreneurship must be maintained, policy-makers should also seek to pay attention to the role of trust …

I develop a dynamic model of forward-looking entrepreneurs, who decide whether to operate in the formal economy or …

inducing entrepreneurs to choose less risky projects, whereas R&D support encourages entrepreneurship without affecting the …This paper examines how entrepreneurs and incumbents differ in R&D strategies. We show that entrepreneurs have …. However, entrepreneurs may still select too safe projects from a social point of view, since they do not internalize the …

, which increase the likelihood of firm IPO. Our findings provide important contributions for research into entrepreneurship …

through these stages. Data are used from the 2007 “Flash Eurobarometer Survey on Entrepreneurship”, covering 27 European …

We study the origins of entrepreneurship (culture) in the United States. For the analysis we make use of a quasi … entrepreneurial personality traits. Due to a genetic founder effect and the formation of an entrepreneurship culture, we expect gold … rush counties to have higher entrepreneurship rates. The analysis shows that gold rush counties indeed have higher …