Mirjam van Praag compares and contrasts the economic theory of entrepreneurship with determinants of successful … entrepreneurship derived from empirical evidence, in an attempt to discover what makes for an accomplished entrepreneur. The author …'s state-of-the-art historical, theoretical and empirical research on successful entrepreneurship--all from an explicit …

Both organizational and sociological approaches in entrepreneurship research highlight the importance of social context … in shaping individual preferences for entrepreneurship. An influential contextual factor that has not been studied in … entrepreneurship research is one's boss at work. Do entrepreneurial bosses contribute to their employees' decisions to become …

inhabitants are taken into account, some regions have persistently higher entrepreneurship rates than others. Proposed … effects. Regional differences in entrepreneurship have also been linked to the availability of role models (Fornahl 2003 …; Sternberg 2009; Malecki 2009). It can be argued that in regions with high rates of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial role models …

based on the "failed" label only. Overall, our analysis sheds light on the rationality of investors. In a world where …