The role women play in entrepreneurial activity in the world economy is examined, as well as the factors that influence women’s participation in this activity.The analysis involves four types of data collection.The first comes from sampling randomly selected adults in the 34 countries...

This study provides a cross-country examination of the perceptual variables that influence an individual's decision to become an entrepreneur.The theoretical background of characteristics of nascent entrepreneurs is presented, with evidence focusing upon factors such as demographics, economics,...

This study investigates the influence of networkperspectives on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, based on twofactors:the cohesiveness of current networks and the accessibility toopportunity recognition and human capital through network contacts.Theprevious literature regarding network...

Despite of the significant role of informal venture capital in the financing of new entrepreneurial ventures, there is little research explaining the factors determining the propensity of individuals to make microangel investments. Building on two theoretical frameworks, a social psychological...