Identity and entrepreneurship: do school peers shape entrepreneurial intentions?

被引：159
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作者：
Falck, Oliver [2 ,3 ]
Heblich, Stephan [1 ]
Luedemann, Elke [2 ]
机构：
[1] Max Planck Inst Econ, Entrepreneurship Growth & Publ Policy Grp, D-07745 Jena, Germany
[2] Ifo Inst Econ Res, D-81679 Munich, Germany
[3] CESifo, Munich, Germany
来源：
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 39卷 / 01期
关键词：
Social identity; Entrepreneurial intentions; Entrepreneurship; Peer effects; SELF-EMPLOYMENT; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; MECHANISMS; TRANSITION; RISK;
D O I：
10.1007/s11187-010-9292-5
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We incorporate the concept of social identity into entrepreneurship and analyze the determinants of having entrepreneurial intentions. We argue that an entrepreneurial identity results from an individual's socialization. This could be parental influence but, as argued in this paper, also peer influence. Based on Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 data in which students report their entrepreneurial intentions at the age of 15, we find that having an entrepreneurial peer group has a positive effect on an individual's entrepreneurial intentions. We find that the strength of the peer effect in a country is moderated by prevailing values, namely individualism.
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页码：39 / 59
页数：21
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