Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and aging
edited by Mikaela Backman, Charlie Karlsson, Orsa Kekezi
Contents: Introduction to the handbook of research on entrepreneurship and aging / Mikaela Backman, Charlie Karlsson and Orsa Kekezi -- Part I: The international perspective -- 1. Entrepreneurship among older workers: international evidence / Raquel Fonseca and Simon C. Parker -- 2. Senior entrepreneurship: global mapping of supporting initiatives and programmes / Catarina Seco Matos and Miguel Amaral -- 3. Entrepreneurship and ageing: exploring an economic geography perspective / Heike Mayer and Birgit Leick -- Part II: Innovation, dynamics and performance -- 4. Are senior entrepreneurs less innovative than younger ones? / Rolf Sternberg -- 5. Entrepreneurial dynamics in the third age - a study of trajectories for start-ups by two cohorts of entrepreneurs/self-employed aged 55 and 60 / Carin Holmquist, Elisabeth Sundin and Martin Klinthäll -- 6. The age effect in entrepreneurship: founder tenure, firm performance, and the economic environment / Marco Cucculelli and Giacinto Micucci -- 7. Different age effects by entrepreneur types: an investigation on us boomer entrepreneurs / Ting Zhang and Zoltan Acs -- Part III: The behavioural perspective -- 8. Ageing and entrepreneurship: a psychological perspective / Hannes Zacher, Mona Mensmann and Michael M. Gielnik -- 9. Grey entrepreneurship: entrepreneurship later in life and the pursuit of well-being / Aleid E. Brouwer and Heike Delfmann -- 10. Entrepreneurship and job satisfaction: the role of age / Michael Fritsch, Alina Sorgner and Michael Wyrwich -- 11. Old age self-employment and work-related stress / Jolanda Hessels and Peter van der Zwan -- Part IV: Case studies -- 12. Senior self-employment - the case of the Netherlands / Marleen Damman and Hanna van Solinge -- 13. Romania's ageing population: entrepreneurship opportunities and challenges / Dianne H.B. Welsh, Mariana Dragusin and Raluca Mariana Grosu -- 14. Senior entrepreneurship perspectives in Australia / Alex Maritz -- 15. Senior entrepreneurship: a case study for Portugal / Miguel Amaral and Catarina Seco Matos -- Index.
