Senior Entrepreneurs as Untapped Potential

Maritz, Alex; Eager, Bronwyn; Klerk, Saskia de

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“…Specific inferences to Australian perspectives on SEE initiatives and offerings were further gathered from archival research, case studies, action research and narrative enquiry (see Maritz et al. , 2019, 2021a, b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…, 2017), entrepreneurship and enterprise teaching and pedagogies primarily by Jones (see Jones, 2019a, b), entrepreneurship education programs by Maritz (see Maritz, 2017; Maritz and Brown, 2013), studies of the Australian entrepreneurship education landscape predominantly by Maritz and colleagues (see Maritz et al. , 2019, 2021a, b) and the entrepreneurial university by Nguyen (see Nguyen et al. , 2021).…”

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Student entrepreneurship ecosystems at Australian higher education institutions

Maritz

Nguyen

Ivanov

2022

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PurposeDespite the significance, university student start-ups and student entrepreneurship ecosystems (SEEs) have been subject to little research. This study aims to apply a qualitative emergent enquiry approach to explore best practice SEEs in Australia, complimented by narratives from leading scholars in higher education institutions with the aim of delineating the integrative components of SEEs.Design/methodology/approachAdopting the entrepreneurial ecosystem framework and aligned to the social cognitive theory, this paper explores the components and dynamics of SEEs, contributing to an understanding of how such components can better support the growth, sustainability and success of student start-ups. The authors extend entrepreneurship research on social construction using narrative research.FindingsThe findings provide guidelines for researchers, entrepreneurship scholars and educators, entrepreneurship students, policymakers and practitioners to enhance the impact and success of university student start-ups by adopting a student ecosystem approach.Research limitations/implicationsThe narratives represent a limited number of universities with an opportunity for further research to empirically measure the impact and outcomes of SEEs. The research is exploratory, inherently conceptual and emergent, providing an opportunity for validation of narrative frameworks in future studies.Practical implicationsThe findings may assist university managers to be more aware of their own subconscious preferences to student entrepreneurship and start-up initiatives, which may be useful in refining their impact and offerings regarding a quest toward the entrepreneurial university.Social implicationsFrom social perspectives, the alignment of the components of SEE has the ability to enhance and shift the entrepreneurial mindset of entrepreneurship students, notwithstanding enhancement of intentionality and self-efficacy.Originality/valueThis is the first study of SEEs in Australia, highlighting the importance of the integration of entrepreneurship education programs, entrepreneurship education ecosystems, the entrepreneurial university and specific start-up initiatives such as university accelerators. Furthermore, students may enhance their entrepreneurial mindset by actively engaging in such ecosystems.

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Student entrepreneurship ecosystems at Australian higher education institutions

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Nguyen

Ivanov

2022

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“…This reflects the gendersegregated experience accumulated before becoming a mature entrepreneur. At the same time, it also reflects the different restrictions and opportunities that men and women face when starting a business as a second career option-found, for example, in earlier works by Damman and van Solinge (2018), Maritz et al (2021) or Meliou and Mallett (2022).…”

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“…Against a background of increasing discontinuity in employment biographies and in a world of social policy instruments to delay retirement, taking the step into entrepreneurship is becoming a “new normal” in aging research on labor participation at older ages (Franke, 2012 ; Kautonen et al, 2017 ; Damman and van Solinge, 2018 , 2019 ; Stypińska et al, 2019 ; Saiz-Álvarez and Coduras-Martínez, 2020 ; Maritz et al, 2021 ). Mature entrepreneurship, while remaining a relatively rare phenomenon, is currently attracting increasing attention from policymakers worldwide [Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), 2017 , 2020 , 2021 ].…”

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“…While more and more studies have been found in recent years that look at the specific parameters and patterns of mature entrepreneurship, only limited research activities have revealed the interplay of age and gender for mature entrepreneurs (Damman and van Solinge, 2018 ; Meliou and Mallett, 2019 , 2022 ; Maritz et al, 2021 ). Both aspects of gender and age share the label of “missing entrepreneurs,” who are understood to be groups of particularly vulnerable entrepreneurs facing many hurdles (including youth, migrants and disabled persons) (OECD and European Commission, 2021 ).…”

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Gender differences in the determinants of mature entrepreneurship? The case of Germany

Gordo

Stypińska²,

Franke³

2022

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Mature female entrepreneurs represent a non-traditional model of self-employed workers in both ways: in terms of gender and age. The transition into self-employment for women aged 45 years and older represents a topic of aging research that still tends to be overlooked. Previous studies found ambivalent results for the issue regarding motives and entrepreneurial pathways between former employmen or unemployment–and starting one's own business and the ways in which these entrepreneurial activities are shaped by social differences (such as gender) and biographically accumulated resources and restrictions. This article studies biographical-related factors and motivations that determine what is variously referred to as mature entrepreneurship for men and women aged 45 and above. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), the descriptive analysis explains the main gender differences among people within the target age group who have taken the step into self-employment. The multivariate analysis interrogates the main determinants that govern any increase in the probability of becoming self-employed after the age of 45 and seeks to identify the main differences between women and men in relation to such determinants. The results show substantial gender-based occupational segregation in entrepreneurship patterns in this age group, with men working longer hours on average than women and enjoying higher average earnings. However, the multivariate analysis shows that the main drivers for mature entrepreneurship are similar for both men and women and that necessity represents an important factor for everyone for starting a business.

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Senior entrepreneurship in Latin America: evaluation and support from entrepreneurship ecosystems approach

Torres-Marín,

Amorós,

Leporati

et al. 2024

MRJIAM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to make an exploratory analysis of the impact of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) as defined by Acs et al. (2014) on opportunity-driven senior entrepreneurial activity in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach The research uses data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute of five Latin America countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico), providing a total of 15,019 observations of people that are 50+ years old, between the years 2013 and 2017. A multi-level logistic regression model was used to estimate the relation between the total entrepreneurial activity by opportunity of seniors and some EE indicators. A total of three equations were estimated on the data set described. Findings This research confirms the relevance of some elements of EE on senior entrepreneurship in Latin America. Entrepreneurial attitudes have a positive relationship with senior entrepreneurs, generating higher levels of entrepreneurial ventures. The combination of institutions that support these attitudes on the EE enhances senior entrepreneurial activity. It also demonstrates that a higher level of entrepreneurial education at postschool stages is relevant to increasing senior entrepreneurial activity. Originality/value This research makes some interesting contributions in the field of measuring the impact of EE on senior entrepreneurship by opportunity in developing countries, filling a literature gap. It allows us to glimpse some measures that policymakers could take to improve the entrepreneurial activity of this segment in the region, such as implementing programs that facilitate networking opportunities and mentorship, along with providing training in business and financial literacy.

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Senior Entrepreneurs as Untapped Potential

Cited by 5 publications

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Student entrepreneurship ecosystems at Australian higher education institutions

Student entrepreneurship ecosystems at Australian higher education institutions

Gender differences in the determinants of mature entrepreneurship? The case of Germany

Senior entrepreneurship in Latin America: evaluation and support from entrepreneurship ecosystems approach

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