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Entrepreneurial choices of initial human capital endowments and new venture success
Rocha, Vera; Praag, Mirjam van; Folta, Timothy B.; … - 2016
the founder(s). The analysis is based on matched employer-employee data and covers about 5,300 startups in manufacturing … endogenous and correlated with the human capital of the founders and the ownership structure of startups (single founder versus …
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The role of the regional milieu for the decision to start a new firm : empirical evidence for Germany
Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf G. - 2002
Although comprehensive data from official statistics on new firm formation and entrepreneurs starting a new business are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411296
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Skills, scope, and success : an empirical look at the start-up process in creative industries in Germany
Kohn, Karsten; Wewel, Solvejg A. - 2018
goods and services. Following an explorative empirical approach, we analyze start-ups in creative industries regarding three … household income. Based on individual-level data from the KfW Start-up Monitor, a large-scale survey on entrepreneurship in …
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High-growth entrepreneurship
Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Kim, Mee Jung; Lee, … - 2018
Analyzing data on all U.S. employers in a cohort of entering firms, we document a highly skewed size distribution, such that the largest 5% account for over half of cohort employment at firm birth and more than two-thirds at firm age 7. Little of the size variation is accounted for by industry...
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Self-efficacy and entrepreneurial performance of start-ups
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Rodríguez, Daniel; … - 2023
Self-efficacy reflects the self-belief that one can persistently perform difficult and novel tasks while coping with adversity. As such beliefs reflect how individuals behave, think, and act, they are key for successful entrepreneurial activities. While existing literature mainly analyzes the...
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Entrepreneurial persistence beyond survival : measurement and determinants
Caliendo, Marco; Göthner, Maximilian; Weißenberger, Martin - 2019
Entrepreneurial persistence is demonstrated by an entrepreneur's continued positive maintenance of entrepreneurial motivation and constantly-renewed active engagement in a new business venture despite counter forces or enticing alternatives. It is thus a crucial factor for entrepreneurs when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110496
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Drivers of entrepreneurship and post-entry performance of newborn firms in developing countries
Quatraro, Francesco; Vivarelli, Marco - 2013
particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of "entrepreneurship" will be critically …
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The influence of start-up motivation on entrepreneurial performance
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander; Stier, Claudia - 2022
entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate whether the motives of becoming an entrepreneur influence the subsequent … unique dataset of German start-ups from unemployment and non-unemployment - that the later business performance is better …
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Microentrepreneurs' gender difference in labor demand
Oladipo, Oluwasheyi; Shim, Hyoung Suk - 2022
This paper empirically examines firm owners' gender difference in labor demand. We estimate the average treatment effect (ATE) of female ownership on employment of the firm using the 2007 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS), provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Because...
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“I want to, but I also need to” : start-ups resulting from opportunity and necessity
Caliendo, Marco; Kritikos, Alexander - 2009
of nearly 1,900 business start-ups by unemployed persons reveals that both kind of motivation can be observed among these … start-ups. Moreover, a new type of entrepreneur emerges, motivated by both push and pull variables simultaneously. An … between motives, survival rates and entrepreneurial development. We find in particular that start-ups out of opportunity and …
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