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Review articles on entrepreneurial characteristics

  • 1.  Review articles on entrepreneurial characteristics

    Posted 06-12-2007 09:24
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    VK
     
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    Hello,
     
    Here is a compilation of the responses I received for my request for recent review articles on entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial characteristics, as promised.  Many thanks to Ilan Alon, Henrik Berglund, Per Davidsson, Steven Edelson, Rob Fairlie, William B. Gartner, Ari Ginsberg, Marc Gruber, Vishal Gupta and Frank T. Rothaermel for their useful suggestions.
     
    Veronika Kisfalvi
    Associate Professor
    HEC Montreal
     
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    Beugelsdijk, S., and Noorderhaven, N. (2005) “Personality Characteristics of Self-Employed; An Empirical Study,” Small Business Economics, 24: 159–167.

     

    Carter, Nancy M., William B. Gartner, Kelly G. Shaver, Elizabeth J. Gatewood (2003), “The career reasons of nascent entrepreneurs,” Journal of Business Venturing, 18:  13-39.

     

    Fairlie, Robert W. (2005), “Self-employment, entrepreneurship, and the NLSY79,” Monthly Labor Review, February: 40-47.

     

    Franke, Nikolaus, Marc Gruber, Dietmmar Harhoff, Joachim Henkel (2006), “What you are is what you like – similarity biases in venture capitalists’ evaluations of start-up teams,” Journal of Business Venturing, 21:  802-826.

     

    Ginsberg, A. and Buchholtz, A. "Are Entrepreneurs a Breed Apart? A Look at the evidence," Journal of General Management, 15: 32-41, 1990. 

     

    Markman, G.D., and Baron, R. A. (2003), “Person-entrepreneurship fit -- why some people are more successful as entrepreneurs than others,” Human Resource Management
    Review,     13: 281–301.

     

    Rauch, Andreas & Michael Frese, “Let's Put the Person Back into Entrepreneurship Research: A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Business Owners' Personality and Business Creation and Success,” (I could not find the publication reference).

    Reynolds, P. D. (1997) “Who starts new firms -- preliminary explorations of firms-in-gestion.” Small Business Economics, 9: 449–462.

     

    Rothaermel, Frank T, Shanti D. Agung, Lin Jiang (forthcoming), “University Entrepreneurship:  A Taxonomy of the Literature,”  Special Issue of Industrial and Corporate Change, “The Rise of Entrepreneurial Activity at Universities:  Organizational and Societal Implications”.

     

    Sardy, Marc and Ilan Alon (2007), “Differences Between Nascent Entrepreneurs and Franchisee Entrepreneurs,” International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal (Forthcoming).

     

    Wright, M., Robbie, K., and Ennew, C. (1997) “Serial Entrepreneurs,” British Journal of Management, 8: 251-268.

     

    I also received a suggestions to consult the PSED website, the literature review of recent articles from a dissertation, and an article under review, all of which look very interesting. I can send information about these to those interested, off the list. 


     

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