We have studied the relationship between optimism, pessimism and entrepreneurial attitudes among university undergraduate students (n = 206). We used the revised Life Orientation Test [1] as a measure of optimism and pessimism and we hypothesized that technological potential entrepreneurs are more optimistic and less pessimistic than non-potential entrepreneurs. Our results show a main effect o...

Novice innovators and entrepreneurs face the risk of designing naive business models. In fact, lack of viability in business models is perceived to be a major threat for the start-up success. Both the literature and the responses we gathered from experts in incubation present evidences of this problem. The LightCDD method helps entrepreneurs in the analysis, design and specification of start-up...

How do entrepreneurs decide to begin a full scale operation (i.e., exploitation of a new opportunity) in the entrepreneurial process? The question is investigated in a conjoint experiment with 55 entrepreneurs of high tech new ventures. The results suggest that entrepreneurs’ exploitation decision is positively affected by potential profitability (a low threat of imitation) and negatively by th...

This paper challenges the traditional view of the corporate tax as taxing corporate capital rather than the act of incorporating. Our model has no capital. Entrepreneurs pay to go public to diversify their risk. In discouraging incorporation, the tax keeps more entrepreneurs private and exposed to more risk. The tax falls primarily on high-skilled entrepreneurs and to a lesser extent on labor, ...

Using the data of China Family Tracking Survey (CFPS) Peking University, this paper systematically studies influence Chinese family cultural values on entrepreneurship. Based Hofstede’s national culture theory and from five dimensions collectivism, power distance, masculinity, long-term orientation uncertainty avoidance, further constructs a comprehensive index values. Through endogeneity test,...

Since 1995 the teaching of entrepreneurship has become something of a growth industry in Scotland, largely as a result of the Scottish Business Birthrate Strategy initiated by Scottish Enterprise. Many of the Centres for Entrepreneurship that exist to co-ordinate entrepreneurship teaching in Higher Education support teaching by the case method and are active in engaging entrepreneurs in the tea...

Abstract Women are consistently underrepresented among graduate entrepreneurs. This is especially true the entrepreneurs who in STEM fields. Here, we aim at identifying factors that reduce/enlarge gender imbalance entrepreneurship graduates. In particular, explore underinvestigated association between university education fields and entrepreneurial entry of recent female male graduates consider...