INDIVIDUAL AND OPPORTUNITY FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB CREATION IN NEW FIRMS

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dencker, John C.; Gruber, Marc; Shah, Sonali K.
• 署名单位: University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.47084648
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 1125-1147
• 关键词: ECONOMETRIC-MODELS; self-employment; big 5; survival; entrepreneurship; performance; entry; determinants; capabilities; personality

摘要

We build on multiple theoretical perspectives to investigate the unique and joint effects of individual- and opportunity-level factors affecting job creation in new firms. We tested hypotheses using survey data from individuals who transitioned from unemployment to self-employment under the auspices of a German public policy program. Our findings reveal that an entrepreneur's breadth of knowledge has a negative influence on the firm's job creation, whereas the entrepreur's leadership experience has a positive influence. However, as the sector-specific labor requirements of a business opportunity increase, both breadth of knowledge and leadership experience allow founders to operate their firms with fewer employees.