Understanding motivations for entrepreneurship

Ute Stephan; Mark Hart; Tomasz Mickiewicz; Cord-Christian Drews

Understanding motivations for entrepreneurship

Ute Stephan, Mark Hart, Tomasz Mickiewicz, Cord-Christian Drews,

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Abstract

The main aims of the study were to explore the different factors motivating entrepreneurs to start a business; explore whether motivations for entrepreneurship change and the impact of the recession; identify any correlates of motivations for entrepreneurship; and to examine the consequences of the different motivations for the entrepreneurial process and performance.
The study is based on a re-survey of 1,000 entrepreneurs first identified in GEM and supplemented by in-depth interviews carried out with 40 entrepreneurs.

Original language	English
Publisher	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Commissioning body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Number of pages	109
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

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Name	BIS Research Paper
No.	212

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Keywords

entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship policy
motivations
recession
firm performance
firm survival
innovation
exporting
growth aspirations

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