Entrepreneur Opportunity Costs and Intended Venture Growth

By Gavin Cassar. 2006

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Industry and Startup Experience on Entrepreneur Forecast Performance in New Firms (2014, unknown): “preferences of entrepreneurs vary in predictable ways (Cassar 2006), suggesting that inferring the quality of entrepreneurial judgment solely from new venture outcomes is problematic. In research that directly compares entrepreneur expectations to new venture outcomes, Landier and Thesmar (2009) fin”
Entrepreneurial aspirations, motivations, and their drivers (2008, background): “Cassar (2006) discovers that nascent entrepreneur opportunity costs, measured as household income, education, and managerial experience, are a positive influence on growth ambitions.”
Does self‐efficacy affect entrepreneurial investment? (2009, background): “…exploit the opportunity through operation requires that nascent entrepreneurs expect the entrepreneurial profit to be enough to compensate them for their opportunity costs, uncertainty premium if they are risk averse, and the illiquidity of their financial investment (Cassar, 2006; Kirzner, 1978).”
Are Individuals Entering Self-Employment Overly-Optimistic? An Empirical Test of Plans and Projections on Nascent Entrepreneur Expectations (2009, background): “Expectations of future returns from vocational activity underlie the choice of employment and trigger the decision to start a venture (Cassar, 2006; Shane & Venkataraman, 2000).”
Entrepreneurial potential: The role of human and cultural capitals (2014, background): “Resources associated with early employment have close links to adult wealth accumulation (Cassar, 2006).”
Distinguishing micro-businesses from SMEs: a systematic review of growth constraints (2016, background): “and start-up growth rate (Cassar, 2006; Cressy, 1996), the pre-start-up worth of an individual influencing their ability to enter high-barrier industries (Lofstrom, 2014).”
The Effects of General and Specific Human Capital on Long–Term Growth and Failure of Newly Founded Businesses (2013, unknown): “Therefore, entrepreneurs’ human capital should be positively associated with a preference of size and growth (Cassar, 2006; Unger et al.).”
Entrepreneurial leadership, capabilities and firm growth (2015, background): “Yet, while a number of scholars have pointed to factors influencing business growth intentions (Cassar, 2006, 2007; Edelman et al., 2010), we still have limited understanding of the context and conditions under which the leaders of SMEs view business growth as desirable and feasible (Wright and…”
Individual–Level Resources and New Business Activity: The Contingent Role of Institutional Context (2013, background): “In addition, the opportunity costs of leveraging individual resources—particularly those specific to new business creation—to benefit career options other than entrepreneurship increase when external financial support for entrepreneurship is available (Autio & Acs, 2010; Cassar, 2006).”
Drivers of entrepreneurial aspirations at the country level: the role of start-up motivations and social security (2007, background): “2003), opportunity costs (Cassar 2006), obstacles (Morris et al.”
Money, money, money? A longitudinal investigation of entrepreneur career reasons, growth preferences and achieved growth (2007, background): “Taken together with Cassar (2006), this suggests that while entrepreneur human capital can explain the intended future sales of ventures, these intentions are not exhibited in the stated career reasons of nascent entrepreneurs.”
Signalling entrepreneurs’ credibility and project quality for crowdfunding success: cases from the Kickstarter and Indiegogo environments (2021, background): “The relevant industry experience allows entrepreneurs to develop a deep understanding of how the industry works (Dimov, 2010; Kotha & George, 2012), as well as how to forecast and navigate the resources and tasks required in managing a project (Cassar, 2006).”
Thinking About Entrepreneurial Decision Making (2015, background): “…small businesses, which effects decision comprehensiveness (and subsequently organizational performance; Smith, Gannon, Grimm, & Mitchell, 1988); and (4) experience as a supervisor and with a growing firm, which influences decisions about the intended future size of their ventures (Cassar, 2006).”
Entrepreneurs’ human capital and growth aspirations: the moderating role of regional entrepreneurial culture (2019, background): “…human capital (i.e. formal education) strive for higher firm growth not only because they want to receive a higher compensation from their investment (Autio and Acs 2010; Cassar 2006) but also because they tend to have more favorable assessments of the growth opportunities of their new ventures.”
Human Capital and Entrepreneurship Research: A Critical Review and Future Directions (2016, background): “…2004 Cetindamar et al., 2012 Dimov & Shepherd, 2005 Organization Science Robson et al., 2013 Powers & McDougall, 2005 Dencker et al., 2009 Cassar, 2006 Petkova et al., 2013 Entrepreneurship Theory Aidis & Praag, 2007 & Practice Beckman et al., 2007 Strategic Entrepreneurship Dolinsky et…”
Consequences of cultural practices for entrepreneurial behaviors (2013, unknown): “Entrepreneurial entry and the pursuit of growth are potentially highly consequential decisions that can alter an individual’s relationship with the wider community in both economic and social terms (Autio & Acs, 2010; Baker, Gedajlovic, & Lubatkin, 2005; Cassar, 2006).”