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View article: The Value of a Happy Population for Relative Engagement in Vertical-Scaling and Horizontal-Scaling Entrepreneurship
The Value of a Happy Population for Relative Engagement in Vertical-Scaling and Horizontal-Scaling Entrepreneurship Open
We investigate the impact of a country’s population happiness level and happiness inequality on the level of entrepreneurship engagement pursued by individual entrepreneurs in that country. Entrepreneurship engagement broadly captures ambi…
View article: ‘I am my business’: Solo entrepreneurs’ self-presentation on social media
‘I am my business’: Solo entrepreneurs’ self-presentation on social media Open
Recent digital developments provide new opportunities for entrepreneurs to market and present themselves. For solo entrepreneurs, where the business and entrepreneur coincide, self-presentation strategies on social media may be particularl…
View article: Expansion and job creation strategies in different solo self-employment segments
Expansion and job creation strategies in different solo self-employment segments Open
The number of solo self-employed (those without employees) in Europe, and particularly the number of high-skilled solo self-employed (or independent professionals), has increased rapidly in the last two decades. Earlier research has found …
View article: David Storey’s Contribution to Enterprise Policy: The Challenge of Stimulating the “Right” Type of Entrepreneurship
David Storey’s Contribution to Enterprise Policy: The Challenge of Stimulating the “Right” Type of Entrepreneurship Open
One field of research to which David Storey made important contributions is the alleged impact of enterprise policy on regional economic development. In this field, his legacy to entrepreneurship research is perhaps his constant questionin…
View article: Mind the Digital Gap: The Role of Regional-Level General and Digital Human Capital in Shaping ICT Use of Different Types of Entrepreneurs
Mind the Digital Gap: The Role of Regional-Level General and Digital Human Capital in Shaping ICT Use of Different Types of Entrepreneurs Open
We investigate determinants of the frequency of ICT usage of three types of self-employed workers— self-employed with employees , independent own-account self-employed , and dependent self-employed workers —in 305 European NUTS-2 regions. …
View article: Does self-employment provide a bridge to retirement?
Does self-employment provide a bridge to retirement? Open
Non-employment including early retirement among individuals of older working age is a considerable concern. As life expectancies across the developed world continue to increase, individuals’ retirement savings often turn out to be inadequa…
View article: Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China’s Regional Economies
Who Should Be Running Ahead? The Roles of Two Types of Entrepreneurship in China’s Regional Economies Open
One of the most important transitions of China from a centrally planned economy to a market-based economy was the emergence of entrepreneurship in two different forms of private enterprise, viz., getihu and siyingqiye. Getihu firms are leg…
View article: Testing the Validity of Blue Ocean Strategy versus Competitive Strategy: An Analysis of the Retail Industry
Testing the Validity of Blue Ocean Strategy versus Competitive Strategy: An Analysis of the Retail Industry Open
We investigate the nature of the competition process in retailing by contrasting blue ocean strategy and competitive strategy. We develop a methodology to test the core assumptions of both these major schools of strategic management. Apply…
View article: Entrepreneurship as emancipation: a process framework for female entrepreneurs in resource-constrained environments
Entrepreneurship as emancipation: a process framework for female entrepreneurs in resource-constrained environments Open
Purpose The aim of this research is to determine the stages that women in resource-constrained environments go through in order to emancipate themselves through entrepreneurial activities. Based on their fieldwork, the authors develop a pr…
View article: Solo self‐employment––Key policy challenges
Solo self‐employment––Key policy challenges Open
This study reviews key policy challenges relating to solo self‐employed workers––the segment with increasing shares in the workforce in most developed countries in recent decades. We document that this segment attracts the attention of pol…
View article: Overconfidence among solo entrepreneurs: the role of national culture
Overconfidence among solo entrepreneurs: the role of national culture Open
Purpose This study investigates entrepreneurial overconfidence (EOC) levels among solo entrepreneurs at the country level. Although transitions from solo to employer entrepreneur are relatively rare, the solo self-employed have become an i…
View article: Formal and informal entrepreneurship: a cross-country policy perspective
Formal and informal entrepreneurship: a cross-country policy perspective Open
This paper distinguishes between formal and informal entrepreneurship. It theorises that each are influenced by very different combinations of macro-economic factors and strongly moderated by country income levels. Empirically, we show the…
View article: The relationship between financial distress and well-being: Exploring the role of self-employment
The relationship between financial distress and well-being: Exploring the role of self-employment Open
This article investigate the relationship between financial distress, well-being and employment status. Using several indicators of financial distress and of well-being, our econometric analysis shows that the negative association between …
View article: Analyzing the changing education distributions of solo self-employed workers and employer entrepreneurs in Europe
Analyzing the changing education distributions of solo self-employed workers and employer entrepreneurs in Europe Open
Using macro-level data for 32 European countries, the present paper explores developments in the education distributions among solo self-employed workers and employer entrepreneurs in the non-agricultural economy over the period 1997–2014.…
View article: Understanding the drivers of an ‘entrepreneurial’ economy: lessons from Japan and the Netherlands
Understanding the drivers of an ‘entrepreneurial’ economy: lessons from Japan and the Netherlands Open
This chapter investigates the differences in entrepreneurial activity between Japan and the Netherlands. While the Netherlands may be recognized as a well-developed entrepreneurial economy, Japan appears more in a process of transition fro…
View article: Belonging, believing, bonding, and behaving: the relationship between religion and business ownership at the country level
Belonging, believing, bonding, and behaving: the relationship between religion and business ownership at the country level Open
This cross-country study adopts a competing theories approach in which both a value perspective and a social capital perspective are used to understand the relation between religion and a country's business ownership rate. We distinguish a…