We explore if the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship, applied to FDI, provides at least a partial … explanation for the greater emergence of recent knowledge-based entrepreneurship in Ireland compared with Wales. In order to … examine how FDI and entrepreneurship policy in these two regions might have influenced the levels of knowledge …

traditional indicators, we define learning as ability to accumulate knowledge to conduct innovation activities (new product …

more balanced portfolio of human and social capital that are more willing than others to become entrepreneurs. We use ….e. the more balanced individuals are more likely to become entrepreneurs. On the other hand, the masters-in-one, i.e. the …

shaped by industry-specific constraints. The human- and financial-capital endowments of potential entrepreneurs entering … credentials of highly educated potential entrepreneurs, in particular, predict avoidance of small-firm ownership in some … enter entrepreneurship, we find that the conventional practice of conflating different industry types in empirical analyses …

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 …-time entrepreneurs influence the intention to become full-time entrepreneurs. Our results show that part-time entrepreneurs starting …

employees towards becoming entrepreneurs: exit from the current firm and entry into entrepreneurship. In other words, we study … show that same-gender entrepreneurial bosses have a great impact on employees' future entrepreneurship choices, especially … bosses on female employees' transition into entrepreneurship. We show that the female boss effect is greater than other …

The U.S. is undergoing a long-term decline in entrepreneurship. We show that this slow-down in entrepreneurship has … been more pronounced for skilled individuals. Since 1983, the share of entrepreneurs among those with at least a college … period. To support this hypothesis, we document that earnings for workers grew faster than entrepreneurs, particularly so for …

Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk …

Previous research on age and entrepreneurship assumed homogeneity and downplayed age-related differences in the motives … and aims underlying enterprising behaviour. We argue that the heterogeneity of entrepreneurship influences how the level …-employment but are pushed into it by lack of alternative employment opportunities (reluctant entrepreneurs). Our results question the …