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Growth-orientation of nascent entrepreneurs (in Finnish with English summary)

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  • Pajarinen, Mika
  • Rouvinen, Petri
  • Ylä-Anttila, Pekka

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This report studies Finnish growth-orientated nascent entrepreneurship on the basis of an extensive computer-aided telephone survey. The findings suggest that growth-orientated entrepreneurs are typically well-educated men with a technical degree; they have prior managerial and/or entrepreneurial experience; they are risk-takers; and they have had a high (prior) paid-employment income. The proportion of growth-oriented businesses is the highest in knowledge-intensive business services. Growth businesses are already initially larger : they have more initial capital and larger numbers of both founders and employees. They also engage in innovation activities and own intangible assets as well as are more frequently orientated towards international markets. A part of research conducted for the Entrepreneurship Policy Programme. Also available as the Ministry of Trade and Industry Publication 29/2006.

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  • Pajarinen, Mika & Rouvinen, Petri & Ylä-Anttila, Pekka, 2006. "Growth-orientation of nascent entrepreneurs (in Finnish with English summary)," Discussion Papers 1052, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
    • Handle: RePEc:rif:dpaper:1052
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    1. Heli Koski & Mika Pajarinen, 2013. "The role of business subsidies in job creation of start-ups, gazelles and incumbents," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 41(1), pages 195-214, June.

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    Keywords

    entrepreneurship; growth firm; start-ups; growth-orientation;
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    JEL classification:

    • D92 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Intertemporal Firm Choice, Investment, Capacity, and Financing
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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