Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Family Background and Motivation

Wadhwa, Vivek; Holly, Krisztina; Aggarwal, Raj; Salkever, Alex

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“…Various authors (Shrader & Siegel, 2007;Oakey, 2003) have also emphasized upon the importance of technical industry experience in building entrepreneurship. One of the recent studies by Wadhwa et al (2009) also emphasized upon the industry experience to be relevant to entrepreneurs. The researchers surveyed 549 company founders in a variety of industries, including aerospace, defense, computers, electronics, health care, and services.…”

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“…The findings showed that IQ Scores measured at age 12 had a positive and significant effect on self employment propensity later in life. Another recent survey on this aspect is done by Wadhwa et al (2009). The researchers surveyed 549 company founders in a variety of industries and studied the academic performance of the company founders.…”

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Effect of individual factors on youth entrepreneurship – a study of Uttarakhand state, India

Sharma

Madan

2014

J Glob Entrep Res

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In this study we have tried to examine the effect of individual factors like intelligence, past self employment experience, past work experience and educational course of professional students on their decision to take up entrepreneurship as a career choice. It is a quantitative study wherein we have taken data of 530 young students studying in the final year of various professional courses (MBA/PGDM, MCA, B.Tech, BHMCT & B.Pharm) of Uttarakhand state of India. The student target population chosen for this study was in the age group of 20-24 years. The male & female ratio of this study was 75 & 25 respectively. Data analysis has been done using Cross tabulation and Chi square test. The results showed that past self-employment experience has a negative impact on student's entrepreneurial inclination. No relationship was seen between the work experience (typically less than 3 years) and entrepreneurial inclination. Students scoring high on intelligence were seen to have no or little entrepreneurial inclination and students who were in MBA/ PGDM, MCA & BHMCT courses were little better inclined towards entrepreneurship in comparison to the rest of the courses.

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Effect of individual factors on youth entrepreneurship – a study of Uttarakhand state, India

Sharma

Madan

2014

J Glob Entrep Res

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“…In his reflections on two Kauffmann studies about EE (Wadhwa et al 2009a(Wadhwa et al , 2009b, Wadhwa (2010) concludes that:…”

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Getting Entrepreneurship Education Out of the Classroom and into Students’ Heads

Bliemel

2013

Entrepreneurship Research Journal

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“…The typical technology entrepreneur is a middle-aged worker who never really thought about starting a company, but for whom the lure of building wealth and being his own boss finally takes hold, often via encouragement from friends and family. 441 The fact that entrepreneurs are made, not born, means we can influence their creation.…”

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“…464 The reality of having to surmount the Big Three barriers on one's own time and dime means most that entrepreneurs must graduate first, then spend a substantial portion of their lives in "real jobs" before beginning to launch their company. 465 It appears that it is the second barrier, access to capital, that is responsible for the length of the wait.…”

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Reforming a Large Foundational Course: Successes and Challenges

Talanquer

Pollard

2017

J. Chem. Educ.

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The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank at the cutting edge of designing innovation policies and exploring how advances in information technology will create new economic opportunities to improve the quality of life. Nonprofit, and nonpartisan, ITIF offers pragmatic ideas that break free of economic philosophies born in eras long before the first punch card computer and well before the rise of modern China. ITIF, founded in 2006, is dedicated to conceiving and promoting new ways of thinking about technology-driven productivity, competitiveness, and globalization for the 21st century.ITIF publishes policy reports, holds forums and policy debates, advises elected officials and their staff, and provides an active resource for the media. It develops new and creative policy proposals, analyzes existing policy issues through the lens of bolstering innovation and productivity, and advocates against policies that hinder digital transformation and innovation. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

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Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Family Background and Motivation

Cited by 51 publications

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Effect of individual factors on youth entrepreneurship – a study of Uttarakhand state, India

Effect of individual factors on youth entrepreneurship – a study of Uttarakhand state, India

Getting Entrepreneurship Education Out of the Classroom and into Students’ Heads

Reforming a Large Foundational Course: Successes and Challenges

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