I explore the factors that determine whether new business opportunities are exploited by starting a new venture for an employer ('nascent intrapreneurship') or independently ('nascent entrepreneurship'). Analysis of a nationally representative sample of American adults gathered in 2005-06...

Simon C. Parker provides a timely and comprehensive overview of self-employment and entrepreneurship in our modern economy. Bringing together and assessing the large and disparate literature on the subject, he explores key issues in the field and provides an up-to-date overview of new research...