Exploring Start-up Event Sequences

Carter, Nancy M.; Gartner, William B.; Reynolds, Paul D.

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“…Various studies have examined the sequence of events leading to entrepreneurial start-up (Carroll and Mosakowski 1987, Katz 1990, Reynolds and Miller 1992, Carter et al 1996, Parker and Belghtar 2006, Rotefoss and Kolvereid 2005. With the exception of some personal, perhaps financial, commitment from the nascent entrepreneur, the absence of any common sequence of events is a frequent conclusion to emerge from this research (Reynolds 1997).…”

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Entrepreneurial aspiration and transition into self-employment: evidence from British longitudinal data

Henley

2007

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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This paper is about whether transitions into self-employment are preceded by well-formed entrepreneurial aspirations, and the extent to which aspiration and actual transition are associated with the same factors. It analyses data from a British general purpose longitudinal survey, allowing the tracking of stated entrepreneurial aspiration through to self-employment transition one or more years later. The majority of transitions are not preceded by a statement of aspiration a year earlier and therefore many new ventures may be hastily conceived. Studies which identify nascent entrepreneurs from a sample of the general population and subsequently trace new venture creation may therefore miss significant numbers of entrepreneurial transitions. Although first noted by Katz (1990), this issue has attracted relatively little research attention since. The paper adopts the novel approach of allowing unexplained heterogeneity in the formation of aspirations to be correlated with that in the self-employment transition choice. Aspirations are associated with displacement factors such as low job satisfaction, but this finding is not translated into an association with transitions. Aspirations are not found to be associated with intentional activity such as active saving, or with correlates of personal efficacy such as financial wealth and educational background. Aspirations display regional variation with some regions having higher levels of aspiration that do not translate into a higher start-up rate. These findings reinforce a strong conclusion that policy should address the level of preparedness for new business start-up amongst aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurial aspiration and transition into self-employment: evidence from British longitudinal data

Henley

2007

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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“…Prior research supports this reasoning. The number of activities undertaken, for example, is a strong predictor for project continuation (Carter et al 1996) and achieving initial sales (Brush et al 2008). …”

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Balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs

2012

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This paper examines the effects and origins of balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs. In a first step we apply Lazear's jack-of-all-trades theory to investigate performance effects of a balanced skill set. Second, we investigate potential sources of balanced skills, thereby testing the investment hypothesis against the endowment hypothesis. Analyzing data on high-potential nascent projects, we find support for the notion that balanced skills are important for making progress in the venture creation process. Regarding the origins of balanced skills, the data support both hypotheses. In line with the investment hypothesis an early interest in an entrepreneurial career, prior managerial and entrepreneurial experience are significantly related with a more balanced skill set. Supporting the endowment hypothesis, an entrepreneurial personality profile indicating entrepreneurial talent is correlated with a balanced skill set. Our results thus hint at the need for theories on the origins of a balanced skill set that integrate both views.

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“…A tales efectos, la literatura especializada ha caracterizado el surgimiento de la conducta emprendedora en referencia a la implicación del individuo en actividades tempranas de puesta en marcha de una empresa aún no operativa en el mercado (Carter, Gartner y Reynolds, 1996 (Reynolds et al, 2004).…”

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Evaluación de la conducta emprendedora en estudiantes universitarios: implicaciones para el diseño de programas académicos

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Este trabajo parte de una revisión general de la iniciativa empresarial de los jóvenes españoles para proponer un modelo sociocognitivo del comportamiento emprendedor y sus desencadenantes durante la etapa universitaria. En la validación de dicho modelo, se describen los resultados de un estudio de autoinforme llevado a cabo con una muestra representativa de 400 estudiantes de la Universidad de León. Los datos recabados fueron tratados estadísticamente a través de análisis factorial exploratorio y análisis multivariado de la varianza (MANOVA). Los resultados obtenidos permitieron identificar cinco componentes en el estudio de la conducta emprendedora de los encuestados, en términos de autoeficacia emprendedora, expectativas de resultados extrínsecos e intrínsecos, intereses emprende-dores y elección de carrera emprendedora. En general, los estudiantes de titulaciones Socio-Jurídicas y Técnicas tuvieron puntuaciones medias más altas en dichas dimensiones que sus iguales de otras ramas académicas. Las implicaciones de tales resultados para el diseño de programas académicos adaptados al EEES son discutidas.<br /><br /><br />This paper presents a general review of entrepreneurship in Spanish young people to propose a social cognitive model of entrepreneurial behaviour and its triggers in university contexts. To validate the model, we describe the results from a study carried out with a sample of 400 undergraduates at the University of León, in Spain. Data was analyzed by exploratory factor analysis and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Findings identified five components in the study of participants’ entrepreneurial behaviour, particularly, self-efficacy, extrinsic and intrinsic outcome expectations, entrepreneurial interests and career choice. In general, students within Social and Technical degrees displayed higher mean scores in those variables than undergraduates in other academic areas. Implications of these results for the design of academic programmes adapted to the EHEA are discussed

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Exploring Start-up Event Sequences

Cited by 149 publications

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Entrepreneurial aspiration and transition into self-employment: evidence from British longitudinal data

Entrepreneurial aspiration and transition into self-employment: evidence from British longitudinal data

Balanced skills among nascent entrepreneurs

Evaluación de la conducta emprendedora en estudiantes universitarios: implicaciones para el diseño de programas académicos

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