Is it the survival of the fittest or of the jacks-of-all-trades? Business survival in the light of Lazear’s theory

Mackiewicz, Michał; Kurczewska, Agnieszka

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“…Following Tegtmeier et al (2016) and Mackiewicz and Kurczewska (2020), we also consider self-efficacy as a major factor that influences entrepreneurial behaviour. Therefore, we add perceived skills to the combination of factors that influence habitual entrepreneurship, based on the entrepreneurship-based self-efficacy concept, which is the perception of being able to accomplish the tasks and roles of an entrepreneur with success (Chen et al, 1998).…”

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“…It has been revisited in many ways and tested on diverse samples. To provide some examples, Strohmeyer et al (2017) and Tegtmeier et al (2016) explored the theory from the perspective of gender, Kurczewska et al (2020) recognised its potential to explain hybrid entrepreneurship, Wagner (2006) linked it with nascent entrepreneurship and Mackiewicz and Kurczewska (2020) analysed the determinants of success and business survival in light of the theory.…”

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What makes some people habitual entrepreneurs? Decomposing habitual entrepreneurship in the light of Lazear’s theory

Kurczewska

Mackiewicz

2023

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Purpose In spite of the recognised significance of habitual entrepreneurship, enough is not known about the drivers that lead individuals to become habitual entrepreneurs. Drawing from Lazear’s theory of entrepreneurship, this paper addresses the specifics of habitual entrepreneurs in terms of different human capital-related factors, including breadth and diversity of experience and education. This paper aims to elucidate what makes some people habitual entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach In this empirical study on a broad data set (1,538 surveys), the authors juxtapose habitual entrepreneurs with ex-entrepreneurs who decided to give up and chose a salary job after running their first and only firm. The authors formulate four hypotheses that are tested by using a logit regression to model the probability of being a habitual entrepreneur vs giving up entrepreneurship and choosing a salary job. Findings The probability of being a habitual entrepreneur increases with the diversity of both managerial and professional experience, as well as with the breadth of education. In addition, entrepreneurial self-efficacy supports setting up more than one firm. Practical implications The findings actualise knowledge of whether habitual entrepreneurs are unique concerning their pools of human capital. They broaden the knowledge of the backgrounds of the decision to start up a business again. Originality/value This paper contributes to the current entrepreneurship discussion by offering an enhanced understanding of habitual entrepreneurship. The phenomenon of repeatedly engaging in entrepreneurship is a promising source of knowledge that enables us to better understand entrepreneurship. In addition, the authors verify and extend Lazear’s theory to a new group of entrepreneurs.

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confidence: 99%