Habitual Entrepreneurs (Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship)

Ucbasaran, Deniz/ Alsos, Gry Agnete/ Westhead, Paul

now publishers Inc（2008/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 156 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781601981127
• DDC分類 658.421

Full Description

Habitual Entrepreneurs focuses on the business ownership experience as an important defining feature of entrepreneurship. Variations in business ownership experience have led to the distinction between experienced ('habitual') entrepreneurs and first-time ('novice') entrepreneurs. It focuses on entrepreneurs who have the potential to leverage their business ownership experience in subsequent ventures. Habitual entrepreneurs are compared to novice entrepreneurs who do not have any prior business ownership experience to draw upon.

The authors examine the theory and evidence relating to different 'types' of entrepreneurs with specific focus on the level and nature of their prior business ownership experience. They examine the scale of habitual entrepreneurship and uses insights from human capital theory and cognitive theories to present a theoretical case for distinguishing between different types of entrepreneurs with reference to their prior business ownership experience. Despite recent research progress, several gaps in the knowledge base relating to the habitual entrepreneur still exist and avenues for future research are presented.

Contents

1 Introduction. 2 Defining Novice, Habitual, Serial and Portfolio Entrepreneurs. 3 The Scale of the Habitual Entrepreneur Phenomenon. 4 The Case for Distinguishing Between Different Types of Entrepreneurs. 5 Empirical Evidence. 6 Policy and Practitioner Implications. 7 Future Research. 8 Conclusions. References.