New Firm Creation in the United States Initial Explorations with the PSED II Data Set /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Curtin, Richard T. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Reynolds, Paul D. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Σειρά: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 23
• Θέματα: Business.; Management science.; Entrepreneurship.; Industrial psychology.; Business and Management.; Business and Management, general.; Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology.

The study of firm creation is becoming a focal point of business research, education, practice, and policymaking. Currently, it is estimated that 12 million people in the United States are involved in business start-ups; the phenomenon is embedded in the American culture—and in many others around th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Social Motives in the PSED II
• Contextual Motivation and Growth Aspirations Among Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Family Background and Influence on Nascent Entrepreneurs
• Start-Up Teams
• Owner Contributions and Equity
• Business Owner Demography, Human Capital, and Social Networks
• Owner Founders, Nonowner Founders and Helpers
• The Start-Up Process
• Institutional Isomorphism, Business Planning, and Business Plan Revision: The Differential Impact on Teams Versus Solo Entrepreneurs
• The Role of Human and Social Capital and Technology in Nascent Ventures
• Financing the Emerging Firm: Comparisons Between PSED I and PSED II
• Emergence of a New Firm
• Reconceiving the Gestation Window: The Consequences of Competing Definitions of Firm Conception and Birth
• Start-Up Activities and New Firm Characteristics
• Cross-Study Comparisons
• PSED II and the Comprehensive Australian Study of Entrepreneurial Emergence [CAUSEE]
• PSED II and the Kauffman Firm Survey
• Future Opportunities.