Is the tendency to engage in entrepreneurship genetic?

被引：192
作者：
Nicolaou, Nicos [1 ]
Shane, Scott [2 ]
Cherkas, Lynn [3 ]
Hunkin, Janice [3 ]
Spector, Tim D. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Cyprus, Dept Publ & Business Adm, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Weatherhead Sch Management, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[3] St Thomas Hosp Campus, Univ London Kings Coll, Twin Res & Genet Epidemiol Unit, London SE1 7EH, England
来源：
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE | 2008年 / 54卷 / 01期
关键词：
entrepreneurship; twin studies; behavioral genetics;
D O I：
10.1287/mnsc.1070.0761
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
We used quantitative genetics techniques to compare the entrepreneurial activity of 870 pairs of monozygotic (MZ) and 857 pairs of same-sex dizygotic (DZ) twins from the United Kingdom. We ran model-fitting analyses to estimate the genetic, shared environmental and nonshared environmental effects on the propensity of people to become entrepreneurs. We found relatively high heritabilities for entrepreneurship across different operationalizations of the phenomenon, with little effect of family environment and upbringing. Our findings suggest the importance of considering genetic factors in explanations for why people engage in entrepreneurial activity.
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页码：167 / 179
页数：13
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