New Firm Creation in the United States Initial Explorations with the PSED II Data Set /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Curtin, Richard T. (Editor), Reynolds, Paul D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 23
• Subjects: Economics.; Entrepreneurship.; Economics/Management Science.; Business/Management Science, general.; Industrial and Organisational Psychology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09523-3

The study of firm creation is becoming a focal point of business research, education, practice, and policymaking. Currently, it is estimated that 12 million people in the United States are involved in business start-ups; the phenomenon is embedded in the American cultureand in many others around th...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Opportunity Change and Business Planning
• Entrepreneurial Behavior
• Financing the Emerging Business
• Owner Demographics and Networks
• Non-Owner Founders and Helpers
• Owner Contributions and Equity
• Social Psychological Factors in the PSED II
• PSED II and Kauffman Firm Survey
• PSED II and the Australian Panel Study
• Contextual Motivation: Antecedents and Consequences
• Family Background and Influence in Nascent Entrepreneurs
• The Role of Human and Social Capital and Technology in Nascent Ventures
• Start-Up Activities and New Firm Characteristics
• Apples, Oranges, and Elephants: Species of New Ventures
• Start-Up Event Sequences: PSED I and PSED II
• Gender and Finance
• Conclusion
• Appendix: Data Collection Procedures and Data Sets.