Peer effects and risk-taking among entrepreneurs: Lab-in-the-field evidence

Abstract

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Does a successful future entrepreneur in the globalized world need to know logistics?

“…[8] Business motivation and subsequent business performance are influenced by a number of factors: personal predispositions, e.g. risk appetite [9], family background, social environment including peer sex [10], or environmental conditions [11].…”

Academic Stress, Risk Taking Propensity and Internal Locus of Control in Mexican and Bolivian University Entrepreneurs

“…First of all, risk plays a very important role in entrepreneurial decision-making (Lopera, Marchand, 2018). For this reason, there is empirical evidence that addresses risk within entrepreneurial behavior from different perspectives: risk perception (Stroe et al, 2018), risk attitudes (Tyszka et al, 2011;Ahunov, Yusupov, 2017), Risk Taking Propensity (Antoncic et al, 2018), perceived risks (Forlani, Mullins, 2000), and risk preference (Karabey, 2012) as well as risk taking (Lopera, Marchand, 2018).…”

“…Under this same aspect, through individual differences, especially from a psychological perspective, it is possible to highlight that an entrepreneur has certain characteristics that differentiates him from the employee (McClelland, 1961;Kets de Vries, 1985;Kets de Vries, 1996;Akhtar et al, 2012;Karabey, 2012;Hessels et al, 2018). In this context, it is important to highlight that three of the variables that have been used to characterize the entrepreneur have been the risk taking (Lüthje, Franke, 2003;Tyszka et al, 2011;Karabey, 2012;Ahunov, Yusupov, 2017;Antoncic et al, 2018;Lopera, Marchand, 2018); locus of control (Mueller, Thomas, 2001;Wang et al, 2010;Pinger et al, 2018;Islam, 2019); and stress (Chu et al, 2011;Kollmann et al, 2019;Wach et al, 2020). These aspects seem to be different for the entrepreneur from other groups, however, this is not entirely clear.…”

Peran Orientasi Kewirausahaan Dalam Mendukung Teknologi Bersih

“…Wirausahawan harus mengenali dan memahami terlebih dahulu lingkungan sekitar. Hal tersebut diakrenakan, interaksi sosial berperan dalam keputusan pengambilan risiko sehingga wirausahawan harus menyesuaikan diri dengan lingkungan serta dalam memilih rekan kerja (Lopera & Marchand, 2018). Kekayaan awal dapat menurunkan pengambilan risiko, sedangkan pengambilan risiko itu sendiri akan meningkat apabila terjadi ketidaksetaraan imbalan dalam perusahaan (Hopkins, 2018).…”