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Unternehmerische Desillusionierung nach einer Existenzgründung

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  • Reinhard Schulte

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Die vorliegende Untersuchung prüft, ob unternehmerische Motivationen nach der Existenzgründung noch stabil bleiben. Unter Heranziehung eines vorhandenen Bündels von Motivationsaspekten und eines großzahligen Paneldatensatzes werden Existenzgründungen unterschiedlicher Alterskohorten miteinander vergli-chen. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf ein in der Gründungsforschung bisher unbekanntes Phänomen: In der Nachgründungsphase ist eine unternehmerische Desillusionierung zu beobachten, die in Analogie zu den Thesen der Organisationsökologie als „motivational liability of adolescence“ bezeichnet werden kann. Die empirischen Ergebnisse zeigen, dass alle Typen von untersuchten unternehmerischen Motivationen in der Frühentwicklungsphase nachlassen. Dieser Motivationsverfall erfolgt in abnehmenden Raten und kommt etwa fünf Jahre nach Gründung zum Stillstand. Das Phänomen tritt unabhängig von der Größe, der Geschäftslage, den Ertragsperspektiven und dem Umsatz der Unternehmen auf, während Unterschiede zwischen den Gründungsformen und Geschlechtern bestehen. / Entrepreneurs are supposed to be driven by specific motivations when starting and establishing a new venture. Using an existing set of motivational items, the study analyzes which aspects motivate or rather demotivate entrepreneurs. Based on a large scale panel study, it distinguishes these results between companies of different ages. Comparing all new businesses with those of lesser newness, some interesting insights into motivational evolution in the early development stage of young entrepreneurs appear that can be summarized as entrepreneurial disillusionment. Hence, there is evidence for a motivational liability of adolescence. The results show that entrepreneurial motivation fades with time, independent from the type of motivation analyzed. This fading proceeds with continuously decreasing rates and almost stops roughly five years after launching the business. The motivational liability differs with gender and type of self-employment, but is independent from size, profit situation, earnings expectation, and turnover.

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  • Reinhard Schulte, 2011. "Unternehmerische Desillusionierung nach einer Existenzgründung," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 59(3), pages 149-167.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v59_y2011_i3_q3_p149-167
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.59.3.149
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    1. Pakura, Stefanie, 2015. "Unternehmerische Motivation und Wiedergründungsbereitschaft: Eine empirische Untersuchung deutscher Unternehmensneugründungen in der Frühentwicklungsphase," Lüneburger Beiträge zur Gründungsforschung 10, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Department of Entrepreneurship & Start-up Management.

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