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Stereotypical notions of the entrepreneur : an analysis from a perspective of gender

Hancock, Connie; Pérez-Quintana, Anna; Hormiga, Esther - In: Journal of promotion management : JPM 20 (2014) 1, pp. 82-94

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Disentangling the effect of prior entrepreneurial exposure on entrepreneurial intention

Zapkau, Florian; Schwens, Christian; Steinmetz, Holger; … - In: Journal of business research : JBR 68 (2015) 3, pp. 639-653

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Credit to Women Entrepreneurs : The Curse of the Trustworthier Sex

Agier, Isabelle - 2011

Women entrepreneurs are known not only to reimburse loans swifter than men, but also to receive smaller loans. However, on average women have smaller-scope business projects and are poorer than men. A deeper investigation is thus required in order to assess the existence of gender discrimination...

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Are Individuals Entering Self-Employment Overly-Optimistic? An Empirical Test of Plans and Projections on Nascent Entrepreneur Expectations

Cassar, Gavin - 2011

This research examines the rationality of the expectations of nascent entrepreneurs. Consistent with conjectures regarding entry into self-employment, I find substantial overoptimism in nascent entrepreneurs' expectations in that they overestimate the probability that their nascent activity will...

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Becoming an Entrepreneur

Ñopo, Hugo - 2011

employment to entrepreneurship (self-employment and leadership of micro-enterprises). By means of a difference-in-differences non … employment to entrepreneurship are positive, statistically significant and financially substantial. Even more, the results are … salaried jobs to entrepreneurship and lower losses on the reverse switch …

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Entrepreneurship and Role Models

Bosma, Niels - 2014

In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies have proposed links between role models and entrepreneurial intentions. However, empirical research aimed at...

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The Intention of Part-Time Entrepreneurs to Become Full-Time Entrepreneurs : The Role of Financial and Non-Financial Motives

Block, Jörn - 2013

Part-time entrepreneurship is often a first step toward full-time entrepreneurship. This study investigates the … transition from part- to full-time entrepreneurship. We analyze how financial and non-financial motives of part … implications of these results with regard to part-time entrepreneurship are discussed …

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Entrepreneurial influencers and influential entrepreneurs : two sides of the same coin

Guiñez-Cabrera, Nataly; Aqueveque, Claudio - In: International journal of entrepreneurial behavior & research 28 (2022) 1, pp. 231-254

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Immigrant Place Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, 1970-99

Light, Ivan - 2009

The literature about residential settlement patterns gives little or no attention to the supply side of the picture ofhousing access and neighborhood formation.However, outside this literature, the Logan and Molotch theory of the "urban growth machine" offers the best explanation of how...

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Entrepreneurship

Lazear, Edward P. - 2009

A theory is proposed that individuals with a'balanced' set of skills are more likely to become entrepreneurs thanindividuals with specializations. A model of occupational choice whichsupports this theory is presented.The model also predicts that the uppertail of the income distribution is fatter...

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