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Entrepreneurship in post-Soviet Cuba : self-employed workers and non-agricultural cooperatives
González-Corzo, Mario A. - In: International journal of entrepreneurship and small … 41 (2020) 2, pp. 197-226
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509811
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Learning from the Omagongo Cultural Festival about entrepreneurship and self-employment in Namibia
April, Wilfred Isak; Itenge, Daniel Ileni; Namalenga, David - In: International journal of entrepreneurship and small … 46 (2022) 1, pp. 1-15
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013455102
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Personality Traits, Self-Employment, and Professions
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We investigate the effect of broad personality traits-the Big Five-on an individual's decision to become self- employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality. Since we find that the level of self-employment varies considerably across professions, we also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690101
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Who Starts a Business and who is Self-Employed in Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2011, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421461
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The Long Persistence of Regional Entrepreneurship Culture: Germany 1925-2005
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010555773
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Drivers of Self-Employment - A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis for the Case of Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
for the East German recovery of entrepreneurship after 40 years of socialist regime. We find different results for self … particular increase of solo-entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010603883
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Do entrepreneurs really earn less?
Sorgner, Alina; Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010961051
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The Effect of Regional Entrepreneurship Culture on Economic Development - Evidence for Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this … measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884466
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The persistence of regional entrepreneurship: Are all types of self-employment equally important?
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2015
We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348204
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Does persistence in start-up activity reflect persistence in social capital?
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2015
Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348206