New Firm Creation in the United States

New Firm Creation in the United States

This volume includes contributions from the organizers and advisory board members of the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) II project, designed to enhance the scientific understanding of how people start businesses. Covering such topics as entrepreneurial behavior, demographic and gender factors, financing the emerging business, ownership arrangements, and the roles of social capital and technology, the information obtained includes data on the nature of those active as nascent entrepreneurs, the activities undertaken during the start-up process, and the characteristics of start-up efforts that become new firms. Including an appendix explaining the data collection procedures, the result is an introduction to the theories, conceptualizations, approaches, and measurement of the business creation process, and a guide for those planning more detailed analysis.

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Inhaltsangabe

- 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