This study analyses institutional, job-related, and individual antecedents of entrepreneurial activi-ties from a longitudinal perspective. We take a holistic look at the start-up process incorporating entrepreneurial gestation activities (nascent entrepreneurship) and finally business creation...

In this paper we study how and to what extend (i) individual working conditions (e.g. peers, working atmosphere, work contract incentives, wage satisfaction), (ii) institutions (e.g. technology transfer offices, patent exploitation agencies, chair in entrepreneurship or awards for academic...

In contradiction to previous research, which concentrates almost exclusively on entrepreneurs during their professional activity, this study concentrates on an earlier point in time and that is before the working life begins. Therefore, the micro-social environment (family background) and...

Unternehmensgründungen allgemein und innovative Unternehmensgründungen im Besonderen werden oft als Hoffnungsträger der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung angesehen. Damit innovative Neugründungen jedoch erfolgreich am Markt agieren können, müssen sie typische Probleme überwinden, die sich aus...