Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs in Germany: Characteristics and Earning s Differentials

By J. Block, Marcus Wagner. 2010

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Factors influencing the entrepreneurial engagement of opportunity and necessity entrepreneurs (2016, background): “Furthermore, it corresponds with earlier research reporting lower satisfaction levels among necessity entrepreneurs than among opportunity entrepreneurs (Block and Wagner 2010) and research demonstrating the positive relationship between health and business ownership, which is found only for those w”
Capital is not enough: opportunity entrepreneurship and formal institutions (2018, positive): “They are significantly more likely to have high growth aspirations, create jobs, and grow their business over time (Block and Wagner 2010; Block et al. 2015; Reynolds et al. 2005).”
Necessity entrepreneurship and competitive strategy (2014, positive): “Studies also find that necessity entrepreneurs display different socioeconomic characteristics than other entrepreneurs (Block and Wagner 2010).”
Effects of Schumpeterian and Kirznerian entrepreneurship on economic growth: panel data evidence (2017, background): “…greater utility and typically results from lost employment or an overburdened labour market) and opportunity-driven entrepreneurship (relating to the identification of an opportunity linked to an innovative idea and technology-based activities) (Block and Wagner 2010; Valdez et al. 2011).”
Education and entrepreneurial choice: An instrumental variables analysis (2010, neutral): “One particularly promising avenue concerns the discussion of necessity, opportunity and involuntary entrepreneurship (Block and Koellinger, 2009; Block and Wagner, 2010; Kautonen et al., 2010).”
How Do Risk Attitudes Differ within the Group of Entrepreneurs? The Role of Motivation and Procedural Utility (2015, positive): “Past research has shown that opportunity entrepreneurs differ from necessity entrepreneurs in a number of aspects, such as income from entrepreneurship, duration in self-employment, job satisfaction, regional context, and socioeconomic characteristics (Bergmann and Sternberg 2007; Block and Sandner ”
Let’s Focus on Solutions to Entrepreneurial Ill-Being! Recovery Interventions to Enhance Entrepreneurial Well-Being (2021, background): “Individuals who become self- employed due to limited employment options (i.e., necessity entrepreneurs; Acs, 2006) are more likely to face stressors around resource constraints than entrepreneurs who are drawn to self- employment (i.e., opportunity entrepreneurs; Block & Wagner, 2010).”
Cross‐Country Determinants of Early‐Stage Necessity and Opportunity‐Motivated Entrepreneurship: Accounting for Model Uncertainty (2018, positive): “Studies at the micro level have also examined the link between opportunity and necessitydriven entrepreneurship and various economic factors, such as personal unemployment, education, or earnings (e.g., see Block and Wagner 2010).”
Motivation, self-efficacy, and risk attitudes among entrepreneurs during transition to a market economy (2011, background): “Yet, results of the tudy by Block and Wagner (2010) showed that the opportunity ntrepreneurs pursue more profitable opportunities than necesity entrepreneurs.”
What motivates entrepreneurial entry under economic inequality? The role of human and financial capital (2015, positive): “Necessity entrepreneurship tends to be redistributive (Lippmann et al., 2005), whereas opportunity entrepreneurship has the potential to foster domestic technological adoption and progress (Block and Wagner, 2010; Wennekers et al., 2005; Wong et al., 2005).”
Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions (2017, neutral): “…that not all entrepreneurs have the same ambitions, and intentions for their businesses, with some seeking to grow their businesses, whilst others may only seek greater independence and autonomy (Mochrie, Galloway, and Donnelly 2006; Block and Wagner 2010; Hansen and Hamilton 2011; Douglas 2013).”
Age and entrepreneurship: nuances from entrepreneur types and generation effects (2018, background): “Block and Wagner (2010) thus call for different policies because the two groups vary in age, gender, region, and perceived risks.”
The impact of a necessity-based start-up on subsequent entrepreneurial satisfaction (2010, methodology): “The items were specifically developed for this study based on conceptualizations in established literature (Benz and Frey 2004; Block and Wagner 2006; Hinz and Jungbauer-Gans 1999; Hundley 2001; Taber and Alliger 1995).”
What turns knowledge into innovative products? The role of entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers (2009, neutral): “In fact, prior research shows that many entrepreneurs start their venture out of economic necessity (Block and Sandner 2009; Block and Wagner 2010).”
Opportunity Versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation (2018, positive): “…panel data will be sufficiently accurate for most analyses if the period between two interviews is not too 6 A related approach used by Block and Sandner (2009) and Block and Wagner (2010) uses information on how the person who becomes an entrepreneur exited from the previous wage and salary job.”