This study analyses institutional, job-related, and individual antecedents of entrepreneurial activi-ties from a longitudinal perspective. We take a holistic look at the start-up process incorporating entrepreneurial gestation activities (nascent entrepreneurship) and finally business creation...

Established early stage investors decide to invest in new ventures after evaluating the propensity of success and the risk of failure. Consequently, it is of considerable importance that the new business owners have substantial 'skin in the game' and are thus highly committed to business...

To date, little is known about the effects of the composition of skills on academic entrepreneurship. Therefore, in this paper, following Lazears (2005) jack-of-all-trades approach, we study how his or her composition of skills affects a scientists intention of becoming an entrepreneur....

Das Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn hat im Auftrag der Gesellschaft für innovative Beschäftigungsförderung mbH G.I.B. die Gründungs- und Begleitzirkel evaluiert. Dieses Informations- und Beratungsangebot, das die G.I.B. im Auftrag der Ministerien für Wirtschaft, Mittelstand...