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How Satisfied Are the Self-Employed: A Secondary Analysis Approach

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Researchers from diverse disciplines have come to the conclusion that the self-employed should be more satisfied than the wage-or-salarled, but the samples used In these studies are largely Inadequate for generalizations. Studies using representative samples have disagreed on this important point. Naughton's (1987a & b) results generally supported the higher job satisfaction of the self-employed, but these findings were at odds with the implications of a similar representative sample study by Eden (1975). The idea of secondary analysis In replication research is introduced and applied to entrepreneurship research. The process and problems encountered In replicating the two studies, and the decisions made to resolve conflicts between the studies are discussed as examples of the problems secondary analysts face. Explanations for the divergent findings and implications for fostering secondary analysis approaches in entrepreneurship are discussed.

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  • Jerome A. Katz, 1993. "How Satisfied Are the Self-Employed: A Secondary Analysis Approach," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 17(3), pages 35-51, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:17:y:1993:i:3:p:35-51
    DOI: 10.1177/104225879301700303
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