Handicap à la nouveauté et seniors. La nouveauté de l'entreprise peut-elle être compensée par l'âge de l'entrepreneur ?

Bornard, Fabienne; Fonrouge, Cécile

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“…Regarding senior entrepreneurship, as stated by Matos et al (2015) or Bornard and Fonrouge (2012), the expression itself is not consensual proliferating in the literature a multiplicity of designations to allude to older entrepreneurs and it is not also consistent the age range considered. Studies point to the age of 45, while others consider the senior entrepreneurship from 50.…”

Section: Entrepreneurship and Senior Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Senior entrepreneurship and qualified senior unemployment

Figueiredo

Paiva

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize the senior entrepreneurship context, as a solution for an unemployed qualified segment between 45 and 60 years of age, in the Northern region of Portugal, from a national and European perspective, associated to the growth trend of qualified senior unemployment in the region, based on a statistical angle and from the point of view of the motivations to become self-employed with a business creation project. Design/methodology/approach This empirical study is a cross-sectional study of mixed nature, that reconciles qualitative and quantitative analysis. A questionnaire was made and applied to a sample of 1,000 individuals and seven semi-structured interviews which four focus groups were carried out. Findings Findings allow us to conclude that the studied segment, skilled unemployed individuals between the ages of 45 and 60, is a growing segment that tends to evolve into long-term unemployment and underlines a potential reluctant entrepreneurship by necessity, i.e. a reduced motivational content of these unemployed people for the creation of their own job. The authors can conclude, in the Portuguese case, that government policies relating to taxes and bureaucracy are considered as unfavorable conditions or potentially inhibitors of senior entrepreneurship. Lastly, the authors underline the clear absence of specific support programs and measures for the promotion of entrepreneurship among the qualified senior unemployed and the authors propose an ecosystem creation regarding the specifics of the target group of the study. Practical implications The study identifies a set of actions and/or orientations that could be relevant and taken into account by the decision makers. Originality/value The main contribution of this paper is the better knowledge of the context and motivations for qualified senior entrepreneurship, as well as the associated personal, economic and social barriers; and the specific suggestions provided to policy makers in order to improve the context of the senior entrepreneurship.

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Section: Entrepreneurship and Senior Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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“…Given that studies on senior entrepreneurship are scarce, what we have analyzed are main aspects such as barriers and social norms that limit the choice of entrepreneurship or the different motivations and intentions that lead to it (Bornard and Fonrouge, 2012).…”

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Senior entrepreneurship and qualified senior unemployment

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Paiva

2019

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“…Silver entrepreneurship has several definitions. However, the idea behind this concept is the same, which means individuals nearing retirement who launched a new business after a career as a salaried worker (Bornard & Fonrouge, 2012). The general difference between the various definitions relates primarily to the age at which the individual starts a business.…”

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The JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION is an interdisciplinary, double blind-reviewed journal, emphasizing theoretical and empirical articles in entrepreneurship, management, innovation and related fields. The journal is published both in printed form and on-line at www.jemi.edu.pl. THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AREA OF THE JOURNALThe entrepreneurship area of the journal covers the three major topics: 1) venture creation and small business, 2) the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth including local and regional development, and 3) entrepreneurial attitudes and motives. We invite original papers of theoretical and empirical nature, rooted in the disciplines of economics, management, sociology, political science, and psychology. The interdisciplinary research is encouraged to assure a comprehensive approach to the topics discussed and to advance both theory and practice. THE MANAGEMENT AREA OF THE JOURNALManagement, as a thematic scope of the journal, focuses on theoretical and empirical considerations of various areas, such as: strategic management, operation or production management, human resource management, information and management, contemporary management problems, new methods and management tools, new forms of organization and management, new threats in management, or new challenges in the organization's environment. THE INNOVATION AREA OF THE JOURNALThe innovation area of the Journal's focus will emphasize a broad range of topics and approaches, including (but not limited to): 1) role of private and public sector in development and diffusion of innovations, 2) product, process and business model innovations, 3) profiles of innovative products, structures and processes, aimed at improving management practice and providing inspiration for entrepreneurs, 4) comparative analyses of national, regional policy or sector issues, such as R&D trends, patents, citations etc., 5) theoretical work on economic, organizational and scientific aspects of innovation, encouraging the search for inspirations from various disciplines, including natural sciences, arts and humanities. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE AREA OF THE JOURNALThe entrepreneur or entrepreneurial firm, the institutions providing finance to the entrepreneurs, and the different types of financial sources used by the entrepreneurial firms or investors. Among the areas of our special interests might be enumerated: accounting and corporate finance, financial market as a background for SME development, entrepreneurial finance, regulatory and supervisory aspects related to corporate finance.

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A Scoping Study of Entrepreneurship Among Seniors: Overview of the Literature and Avenues for Future Research

Biron

St-Jean

2019

Handbook of Research on Elderly Entrepreneurship

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Handicap à la nouveauté et seniors. La nouveauté de l'entreprise peut-elle être compensée par l'âge de l'entrepreneur ?

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Senior entrepreneurship and qualified senior unemployment

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