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What turns knowledge into innovative products? The role of entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers

Block, Joern; Thurik, Roy; Zhou, Haibo - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 23 (2013) 4, pp. 693-718

The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship seeks to explain the fundamentals and consequences of … entrepreneurship with respect to economic performance. This paper uses the knowledge spillover theory to explain different innovation … outcomes. We hypothesize that a high rate of entrepreneurship facilitates the process of turning knowledge into new …

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L'impact de la culture sur l'esprit d'entreprendre

Thurik, Roy; Dejardin, Marcus - In: Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique LI (2012) 2, pp. 75-81

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Entrepreneurship and the business cycle

Thurik, Roy - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) October, pp. 1-10

Entrepreneurship has a cyclical component, raising two questions. Is the entrepreneurship cycle related to the business … cycle? And is there causality? A two-way relationship between entrepreneurship and the business cycle would be in line with … the two faces of entrepreneurs: as agents of change creating upswings (opportunity entrepreneurship) and as rational …

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Determinants of job satisfaction: a European comparison of self-employed and paid employees

Millán, José; Hessels, Jolanda; Thurik, Roy; Aguado, … - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 3, pp. 651-670

The job satisfaction of self-employed and paid-employed workers is analyzed using the European Community Household Panel for the EU-15 covering the years 1994–2001. We distinguish between two types of job satisfaction: job satisfaction in terms of type of work and job satisfaction in terms of...

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Entrepreneurship and the business cycle

Thurik, Roy - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)

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Postmaterialism influencing total entrepreneurial activity across nations

Uhlaner, Lorraine; Thurik, Roy - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 17 (2007) 2, pp. 161-185

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Uncertainty avoidance and the rate of business ownership across 21 OECD countries, 1976–2004

Wennekers, Sander; Thurik, Roy; Stel, André; … - In: Journal of Evolutionary Economics 17 (2007) 2, pp. 133-160

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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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