The Role of Fear for Entrepreneurial Venture Creation Causes of Failure before and after Foundation /

• Main Author: K. Berger, Philipp (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2015.
• Subjects: Business.; Entrepreneurship.; Management.; Industrial management.; Business and Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.

Based on theory and an empirical survey, Philipp K. Berger measures the amount of fear for different groups of entrepreneurs. He draws parallels to Prospect Theory revealing the components of fear and shows, that entrepreneurial fear is a rather rational subconscious evaluation of the situation. Fur...

Table of Contents:

• Fear of entrepreneurial activity
• Entrepreneurship
• Failure of new ventures
• Characteristics of entrepreneurs.