Abstract
Entrepreneurs who run venture startups parallel to wage employment engage in so-called hybrid entrepreneurship. Not all hybrid entrepreneurs, however, eventually leave the wage employment to become a full-time entrepreneur (second-step entrepreneurship). Significant research has focused on first-step entrepreneurial choice (to engage in a business start-up), but much less has focused on a second-step entrepreneurial choice, which captures the transition to full-time entrepreneurship. The present study, which examines the second-step entrepreneurial choice, reveals a U-shaped relationship between age and the intention to enter full-time entrepreneurship. Interestingly, this contrasts with prior studies on the effects from age in the first-step entrepreneurship choice, demonstrating an inverted U-relationship between age and venture startup.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Peer-reviewed scientific journal | Journal of Business Venturing Insights |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | June |
| Pages (from-to) | 14-18 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.06.2016 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article - refereed |
Keywords
- 512 Business and Management
- Age
- Employment
- Entrepreneurial entry
- Entrepreneurship career
- Hybrid entrepreneurship