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Bridge employment as a post-retirement strategy : insights from Croatian entrepreneurs

König, Ljerka Sedlan; Alpeza, Mirela; Mezulić Juric, Petra - 2026

Population aging is reshaping retirement trajectories, challenging traditional models that conceptualize retirement as a definitive withdrawal from productive roles. While bridge employment has been widely studied, research has largely focused on former salaried employees, leaving the...

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Business incubators in Africa : a review of the literature

Egbetokun, Abiodun Adeyemi - 2025

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From startup to success : using Gen Z entrepreneurs to teach economics

Milovanska-Farrington, Stefani; Mateer, G. Dirk - 2025

This paper builds upon the work of McCaffrey (2016) who explores how economics can enhance entrepreneurship education. We extended the work of McCaffrey in two distinct ways. First, we emphasize the economic understanding every private enterprise needs to be successful. Second, we developed...

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Gender and digital rights : an empirical study among young entrepreneurs

Fariña-Sánchez, Marisa; Gutiérrez-Santiuste, Elba - 2025

Digital rights have been little studied from a gender perspective until now. This research analyses, from a gender perspective, the characteristics of young entrepreneurs, the use of social media in their entrepreneurial projects, and their observance of digital rights. It uses a descriptive...

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Artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship : a call for research to prospect and establish the scholarly AI frontiers

Obschonka, Martin; Grégoire, Denis A.; Nikolaev, Boris; … - 2025

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The determinants of reward-based crowdfunding success in Africa

Mamaro, Lenny Phulong; Sibindi, Athenia Bongani; Godi, … - 2025

This study focused on investigating the factors that drive reward-based crowdfunding in Africa, particularly considering the increasing limitations that entrepreneurs face in accessing traditional financial resources globally, by analysing 215 crowdfunding projects from prominent platforms like...

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Revealing preferential circulation : how the use of places serves localized entrepreneurs' capabilities

Capron, Etienne; Suire, Raphaël - 2025

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How stressful is firm insolvency? : self-reported, biological, and physiological indicators of entrepreneurs' well-being

Wach, Dominika; Schermuly, Carsten; Kirschbaum, Clemens; … - 2025

This study advances research on the nexus of business insolvency and entrepreneurs' well-being. We broadly build upon the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) and explore the severity of the impact of firm insolvency on subjective well-being, stress hormones, and physiological recovery. To...

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Coaching and mentoring to foster self-efficacy for early-stage survival-driven entrepreneurs

Cronje, Jean Pierre; Terblanche, Nicky; Theron-Wepener, … - 2025

Purpose: In developing economies, the intention to engage in entrepreneurship has steadily increased. However, the failure rate of small and medium enterprises remains high. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy is a useful lens to study entrepreneurial support. This study aims to investigate the...

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Digital dreams, institutional realities : how entrepreneurs' country’s economic development and corruption shape their crowdfunding outcomes

Alsagr, Naif - 2025

Entrepreneurs based in developing nations, as well as in contexts with significant corruption, find significant issues when seeking financing, and this was exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis. Nevertheless, recently developed financial approaches such as international reward-based...

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Daily recovery experiences of Japanese small business owners and the link with well-being and ill-being

Thurik, Adriaan R.; Zwan, Peter van der; Kageura, Chihiro - 2025

Numerous studies deal with the link between daily recovery experiences (DRE) and mental health for employees. Hardly any studies exist for small business owners. This is surprising given that their health is not just important for themselves but also for their environment (such as employees,...

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Entrepreneurial action and eudaimonic well-being in a crisis : Insights from entrepreneurs in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eib, Constanze; Bernhard-Oettel, Claudia - 2024

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Competitiveness of entrepreneurs and salaried workers

Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; Sutter, Matthias - 2024

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Competitiveness of entrepreneurs and salaried workers

Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; Sutter, Matthias - 2021

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Competitiveness of entrepreneurs and salaried workers

Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; Sutter, Matthias - 2021 - This version: 4 March 2021

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Competitiveness of entrepreneurs and salaried workers

Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; Sutter, Matthias - 2021 - This version: 4 March 2021

Edition: This version: 4 March 2021

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Competitiveness of Entrepreneurs and Salaried Workers

Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; Sutter, Matthias - 2021

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Competitiveness of Entrepreneurs and Salaried Workers

Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; Sutter, Matthias - 2021

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Green entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Chile : use of PLS-SEM

Cabana-Villca, Ricardo; Alvarez-Risco, Aldo; … - 2024

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The non-linear impact of risk tolerance on entrepreneurial profit and business survival

Koch, Melanie; Menkhoff, Lukas - 2024

Entrepreneurs tend to be risk tolerant but is more risk tolerance always better? In a sample of about 2,100 small businesses, we find an inverted U-shaped relation between risk tolerance and profitability. This relationship holds in a simple bilateral regression and also when we control for a...

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Small business owners and daily recovery experiences : the link with well-being and burnout

Le Moal, Mathieu; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Torrès, Olivier; … - 2024

We analyse the links between daily recovery experiences after work (detachment, relaxation, mastery and control) and mental health (well-being and burnout) based on four surveys of French small business owners. First, comparing our results with those of employees' recovery experiences, we find...

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The interaction of narcissism, agreeableness and conscientiousness in entrepreneurial mentoring : implications for learning outcomes

Meddeb, Soumaya; St-Jean, Etienne; Rauch, Andreas - 2024

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What drives retail entrepreneur' intentions to engage in CSR? : the effects of societal concern, social pressure and state anxiety

Wechtler, Heidi; Lindblom, Arto; Lindblom, Taru - 2024

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The integral role of incubator managers in supporting tenants' positive psychological wellbeing

Ollerenshaw, Alison; Murphy, Angela; McLaren, Suzanne; … - 2024

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Role, values, person and context : a story of "Bent"repreneurship

Arend, Richard J. - 2024

We prove a fundamental attribution error connecting rule-breaking behavior to entrepreneurs. We do so in the research context of the US, where we recently sampled from medium-sized venture entrepreneurs and their corporate executive peers (as an applicable reference point). We chose the US not...

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Role, values, person and context: A story of "Bent"repreneurship

Arend, Richard J. - 2024

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Gendered transitions to self-employment and business ownership : a linked-lives perspective

Kanji, Shireen; Vershinina, Natalia - 2024

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"Money probably has something to do with my life" : discourse and materiality in the working lives of start-up entrepreneurs

Musílek, Karel; Jamie, Kimberly; Learmonth, Mark - 2024

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Gendered financial literacy and digital marketing adoption : insights from female entrepreneurs in an emerging economy

Nuraisyiah; Azis, Muhammad; Hasan, Muhammad - 2026

In developing economies, women entrepreneurs play a vital role in advancing inclusive growth, yet their financial and digital capabilities often remain constrained by gendered barriers. This study investigates how financial literacy evolves into a gender-sensitive capability that drives digital...

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Identities of female entrepreneurs from different periods

Klanšek, Lučka; Antončič, Boštjan - 2026

This article explores how female entrepreneurs construct and negotiate entrepreneurial identities across socialist, transition, and post-socialist periods in Slovenia. Drawing on feminist, post-structuralist, and identity-theory perspectives, we ask what determines women's entrepreneurial...

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Entrepreneurial dynamics : the serial role of entrepreneurial alertness and intention in the impact of individual entrepreneurial orientation on behavior in an emerging economy

Alshahrani, Mohammed Awad; Yaqub, Muhammad Zafar; … - 2026

Building on multiple theoretical views, this paper aimed to investigate how traits and their specific mechanisms transfer into realized entrepreneurial behaviors. Thus, this paper seeks to address various apparent gaps through an integrative theoretical framework that examines the serial...

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Configurational pathways to technology venture creation : how spousal endorsement and informal support enable Omani women's entrepreneurship

Yasin, Husam N.; Hammami, Samir; Samour, Ahmed; … - 2026

This study investigates the configurational pathways enabling women in Oman to translate entrepreneurial intentions into technology venture creation. By integrating institutional theory and resource‑based view, we develop a novel framework examining how formal institutional support (FIS),...

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Entrepreneurial intentions : the role of gender and culture in entrepreneurial education

Krishna, Shwetha M.; Agrawal, Somya - 2026

Grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study examines how perceived educational support influences entrepreneurial intentions among university students in India and the People's Republic of China (PRC), through the mediating effects of entrepreneurial attitude, subjective norms,...

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Lucrative black marketeers in rural Japan : the illicit entrepreneurial tobacco business in the late 1940s

Maeda, Kiyotaka; Solis, Jesus - 2026

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Effect of entrepreneurship on urban-rural income inequality in China

Zhang, Dansha; Tajul Ariffin Masron; Yang, Fan - 2026

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Closing the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship : Overcoming Challenges in Law and Practice for Female Entrepreneurs

Behr, Daniela M.; Xi, Yue - 2026

Despite significant strides toward gender equality, women around the world continue to encounter systemic obstacles that hinder their entrepreneurial success. This paper systematically reviews the literature on the barriers female entrepreneurs face and the solutions proposed to overcome these...

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Sustainable entrepreneurship and the Global South : resolving the energy, economy, and environment trilemma in India

Haldar, Stuti - 2026

"This book contributes to the emerging global discourse on sustainable entrepreneurship by highlighting its transformative potential to harmonize economic growth with environmental sustainability. It emphasizes the role of innovative, sustainability-driven entrepreneurs in reshaping production...

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Ripple effect of gig work : how hands-on experience and networks shape future female entrepreneurs

Alshebami, Ali Saleh; Fazal, Syed Ali; Amin, Mohammad Bin; … - 2026

The rapid growth of the gig economy is reshaping traditional employment structures, creating new pathways for entrepreneurial activities, especially for women. Female entrepreneurship has always been a trending issue worldwide, particularly in developing conservative societies where females face...

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Why do high-income parents raise more entrepreneurs?

Juuti, Toni - 2026

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The role of entrepreneurial ecosystems for start-up acceleration in emerging markets

Werner, Sven; Sievert, Maximiliane; Haney, Aoife Brophy; … - 2026

Start-ups are an important component of driving context-sensitive sustainable development in emerging markets based on domestic innovation. However, knowledge on how best to support the capabilities, networks and access to finance of such ventures is limited, specifically in emerging markets. In...

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Entrepreneurial coaching and self-efficacy as catalysts for business growth among women entrepreneurs in Gauteng, South Africa

Molema, Mahalia Lerato; Ebewo, Patrick Ebong; Ndlovu, … - 2026

Entrepreneurship aims to contribute significantly to economic development, a trend that has been progressively growing over time. Nonetheless, female entrepreneurs continue to face substantial challenges, including limited access to financial resources and sociocultural barriers. The influence...

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Taxing entrepreneurs and workers : a linear optimization approach for multidimensional screening

Ceneri, Nicolò; Lopomo, Giuseppe; Villa, Alessandro T.; … - 2026

We study optimal taxation in economies with general equilibrium market clearing, where agents with privately known labor skills and entrepreneurial abilities choose between deterministic labor income and risky firm operation. The government observes labor income and realized dividends but not...

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Enabling entrepreneurial breakthroughs : the synergistic role of social capital, dynamic capabilities and innovative thinking

Pal, Abhinav; Gupta, Kanishka; Gaur, Dolly; Tiwari, … - 2026

Given the unique challenges facing entrepreneurs and firms in Oman stemming from resource constraints and changing institutional frameworks, this study aims to explain how social capital can help improve entrepreneurial business performance, with the contribution of dynamic abilities, innovative...

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Formation of the identity of technological entrepreneurs as the valuable factor in the development of human potential in the context of a rapidly changing high-tech environment

Valencia, Alina - 2026

This article involves studying the formation of the identity of technological entrepreneurs as a part of the development of human potential in a high-tech environment, which today is in high demand not only among entrepreneurs and startup founders but also among managers and highly qualified...

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Female entrepreneurship and proximity to support infrastructure in Germany : a geospatial analysis

Tieze, Josephin; Tiberius, Victor - 2026

The paper aims to provide spatial evidence on where to prioritize place-based support for women's entrepreneurship by linking the geography of female founders to the proximity of formal support infrastructure in Germany. To pursue this objective, we assemble nationwide venture microdata covering...

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From connectivity to continuity : the power of cashless mobile access and experience in micro and small businesses in fragile contexts

Alshebami, Ali Saleh - 2026

This study investigates the influence of access to mobile cashless technology on enterprise continuity intention and cash flow management skills. It also explores the influence of cashless technology, knowledge, and experience on enterprise continuity intention and cash flow management skills,...

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The role of youth agripreneurs in agricultural innovation systems

Mburu, Mercy; Lemma, Samson Eshetu; Gitika, Peter; … - 2026

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An integrative model of entrepreneurial technology literacy for women entrepreneurs : Qualitative insights from open innovation and experiential learning in emerging economies

Hasan, Muhammad - 2026

Women entrepreneurs in emerging economies face institutional and technological barriers that limit innovation and inclusive growth. This study develops an integrative model of entrepreneurial technology literacy (ETL) to explain how women transform technological engagement into empowerment...

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Immigrant business owner activity in the pandemic and recovery

Fairlie, Robert W. - 2026

The paper provides a descriptive analysis of both the early impacts of COVID on business activity among immigrants and the economic recovery over the next few years. The findings indicate that immigrant business owners were disproportionately affected by COVID in the first month of the pandemic...

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Immigrant business owner activity in the pandemic and recovery

Fairlie, Robert W. - 2026

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The consolidation of the Danish corporate elite : corporate elite factions in a small open economy

Grosen, Majsa Stina - 2026 - First edition

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Access to Capital and Women’s Entrepreneurship : Insights from a Systematic Global Review

Abebe, Girum; Cassidy, Rachel; Ogba, Uloma; Weis, Toni - 2026

This brief summarizes evidence from a systematic review of 27 rigorous studies of the effects of providing access to capital on women-owned-or-led businesses. The synthesis finds that capital alone rarely transforms women’s businesses, and even when comparable support generates gains for men,...

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The evolving impact of founders on startup employee retention

Kim, Minjae; Kim, J. Daniel - 2026

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Team gender composition and firm performance : experimental evidence from solar entrepreneurs in Rwanda

Clarke, Rowan; Eaglin, F. Christopher; Barron, Manuel; … - 2026

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Beyond startups : Sweden's scale-up challenge

Henrekson, Magnus - 2026

This paper analyzes Sweden's entrepreneurial performance from an institutional and evolutionary perspective, using the concept of the collaborative innovation bloc. It argues that economic development is driven not by entrepreneurial entry per se, but by the capacity of institutional...

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Beyond startups : Sweden's scale-up challenge

Henrekson, Magnus - 2026

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Women Entrepreneurs Leading the Way to More and Better Jobs for Women

Gomez, Norma; Siegrist, Felicia - 2026

This brief explores the role of women entrepreneurs in job creation, focusing on how women‑owned firms contribute to women’s employment. Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) covering formally registered firms across 168 economies over 19 years, the analysis shows that...

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The role of entrepreneurial education and autonomous culture in enhancing entrepreneurs’ dynamic capabilities : a global analysis of national effects

Urbano, David; Aparicio, Sebastian; Heaton, Sohvi; … - 2026

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