We study a unique sample of 1,547 nascent entrepreneurs in Germany and analyze which factors are associated with their … self-reported satisfaction regarding their start-up. Our study identifies a new facet of procedural utility and offers new … entrepreneurs that “cannot get satisfaction” with their start-up—not because their start-up fails to deliver financial returns, but …

We study a unique sample of 1,547 nascent entrepreneurs in Germany and analyze which factors are associated with their … self-reported satisfaction regarding their start-up. Our study identifies a new facet of procedural utility and offers new … entrepreneurs that cannot get satisfaction with their start-up, not because their start-up fails to deliver financial returns, but …

We study a unique sample of 1,547 nascent entrepreneurs in Germany and analyze which factors are associated with their … start-up satisfaction. Our results identify a group of nascent entrepreneurs that 'cannot get satisfaction' with their start …-up because they did not choose to become entrepreneurs out of free will, but out of long-term unemployment or a lack of better …