Arbeitspapier
Once bitten, twice shy? The performance of entrepreneurial restarts
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of entrepreneurial experience on firm growth. According to the human capital theory, individuals who have higher ?human capital? are more successful than others. Entrepreneurial experience is a kind of human capital and, therefore, should affect firm performance positively. In reality, however, not all types of experience indicate enhanced knowledge alone. Bad experience, here the experience of failure, might equally be a signal for entrepreneurial weakness and, thus, an argument for exercising restraint in possible further business ventures. The ambiguous effects of this failure experience on firm success necessitate an in-depth analysis of the issue. Therefore, this paper contains an empirical comparison of firms involving experienced entrepreneurs and novice firms. The analysis shows that entrepreneurial experience affects firm growth positively. Accounting for failure experience separately reveals a negative effect. Interpreting this finding in combination with other control measures indicates that failed entrepreneurs indeed behave more cautiously regarding firm growth.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 06-083
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Bankruptcy; Liquidation
Labor Demand
New Firms; Startups
- Thema
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Business Failure
Firm Growth
Entrepreneurial experience
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Metzger, Georg
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
- (wo)
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Mannheim
- (wann)
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2006
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Metzger, Georg
- Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Entstanden
- 2006
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