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What explains the survival gap of pushed and pulled corporate spin-offs?

Rocha, Vera; Carneiro, Anabela; Varum, Celeste - In: Economics Letters 126 (2015) C, pp. 127-130

Unconditionally, pushed spin-offs are found to survive longer than their pulled counterparts. Using matched employer–employee data and novel multivariate decomposition techniques, we show that pushed spin-offs’ relative survival advantage is mostly explained by their larger human capital...

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Entrepreneurship and role models

Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; Schutjens, Veronique; … - In: Journal of Economic Psychology 33 (2012) 2, pp. 410-424

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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Cultural diversity and entrepreneurship in England and Wales

Hardy, Daniel; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

populations. First, more that demonstrating the importance of cultural diversity for entrepreneurship, we show that the type of …

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The Relationship between Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Is It U-Shaped?

Wennekers, Sander; van Stel, André; Carree, Martin; … - In: Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship 6 (2010) 3, pp. 167-237

independent entrepreneurship, also known as self-employment or business ownership, and economic development. We argue that the … reemergence of independent entrepreneurship is based on at least two 'revolutions'. If we distinguish between solo self …-employed at the lower end of the entrepreneurship spectrum, and ambitious and/or innovative entrepreneurs at the upper end, many …

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R&D strategies and entrepreneurial spawning

Andersson, Martin; Baltzopoulos, Apostolos; Lööf, Hans - In: Research Policy 41 (2012) 1, pp. 54-68

This paper analyzes how different R&D strategies of incumbent firms affect the quantity and quality of their entrepreneurial spawning. When examining entrepreneurial ventures of ex-employees of firms with different R&D strategies, three things emerge: First, firms with persistent R&D investments...

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Entrepreneurial Spawning from Remote Work

Kwan, Alan; Matthies, Ben; Townsend, Richard R.; Xu, Ting - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

Using a novel firm-level remote work measure created from big data on Internet activity, we show that firms with higher remote work during the pandemic are more likely to see their employees becoming entrepreneurs. This effect holds both unconditionally and relative to other types of job...

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The returns to education for opportunity entrepreneurs, necessity entrepreneurs, and paid employees

Fossen, Frank M.; Büttner, Tobias J.M. - In: Economics of Education Review 37 (2013) C, pp. 66-84

We assess the relevance of formal education on the productivity of the self-employed, distinguishing between opportunity entrepreneurs, who voluntarily pursue a business opportunity, and necessity entrepreneurs, who lack alternative employment options. We expect differences in the returns to...

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Immigrants and entrepreneurship : business ownership is higher among immigrants, but promoting self-employment is unlikely to improve outcomes for less skilled immigrants

Lofstrom, Magnus - 2014

successful than focusing on entrepreneurship. …

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You can't leave your work behind: Employment experience and founding collaborations

Kim, Phillip H.; Longest, Kyle C. - In: Journal of Business Venturing 29 (2014) 6, pp. 785-806

It is well known that founders typically seek assistance for their fledgling ventures, but what remains unclear are the reasons why some founders collaborate with more people than others in their startup efforts. Our study investigates the link between employment experience and the extent to...

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Raising Korea's productivity through innovation and structural reform

Jones, Randall Sidney; Lee, Jae Wan - 2016

Raising productivity requires addressing a wide range of policies that affect resource allocation, the creation and diffusion of technology, human capital and the creation and financing of start-ups. The greatest gains can be achieved in the service sector and in SMEs, where productivity has...

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