We test the hypothesis, based on popular and theoretical perspectives, that entrepreneurs are more action-oriented than … experiment among 100s of entrepreneurs, managers and employees. Our experimental results show that entrepreneurs are indeed more … curiosity. Our empirical test results show that (i) entrepreneurs score indeed higher, on average, than managers and employees …

We test the hypothesis, based on popular and theoretical perspectives, that entrepreneurs are more action-oriented than … experiment among 100s of entrepreneurs, managers and employees. Our experimental results show that entrepreneurs are indeed more … curiosity. Our empirical test results show that (i) entrepreneurs score indeed higher, on average, than managers and employees …

Research shows that most ventures fail, yet it has devoted limited attention to the consequences of entrepreneurs' past …. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure …

. Therefore, failure conveys ambiguous information about skill. We predict that investors will discount entrepreneurs that … of failure into luck and skill. Our results indicate that investors discount entrepreneurs who have experienced failure …

Entrepreneurs exit their business due to selection mechanisms experienced in the market place. Next to this well known … ex-post decision to exit, entrepreneurs select ex-ante whether they are willing to pursue an entrepreneurial career at … determinants of these two types of selection: exit in real and in imagined markets. Entrepreneurs in imagined markets are more …

The empirical finding that entrepreneurs tend to invest a large share of their wealth in their own firms despite … supporting the hypothesis that lower risk aversion of entrepreneurs, and not necessarily credit constraints, may explain this … portfolio share of private business equity significantly increase with higher risk tolerance. -- Entrepreneurship ; private …