Economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on entrepreneurship and small businesses

M Belitski, C Guenther, AS Kritikos, R Thurik - Small Business Economics, 2022‏ - Springer
The existential threat to small businesses, based on their crucial role in the economy, is
behind the plethora of scholarly studies in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic …

[PDF][PDF] The economic value of different types of solo self-employed: A review

A Van Stel, N de Vries - International Review of Entrepreneurship, 2015‏ - researchgate.net
We review the literature on solo self-employment focusing on prevalence, characteristics
and economic contributions. Besides providing explanations for the upward trend in solo …

The determinants of bootstrap financing in crises: evidence from entrepreneurial ventures in the COVID-19 pandemic

JH Block, C Fisch, M Hirschmann - Small Business Economics, 2021‏ - Springer
Bootstrap financing refers to measures that entrepreneurial ventures undertake to preserve
liquidity (eg, reducing expenses, collecting receivables, delaying payments, preselling) …

Necessity entrepreneurship

P O'Donnell, M Leger, C O'Gorman… - … of Management Annals, 2024‏ - journals.aom.org
Over the past two decades, necessity entrepreneurs—those who engage in
entrepreneurship because of a belief that decent or desirable livelihood alternatives do not …

The influence of start-up motivation on entrepreneurial performance

M Caliendo, AS Kritikos, C Stier - Small Business Economics, 2023‏ - Springer
Predicting entrepreneurial development based on individual and business-related
characteristics is a key objective of entrepreneurship research. In this context, we investigate …

Innovation and sales growth intentions among the solopreneurs: The role of experience and entrepreneurial self-efficacy

A Gkypali, S Roper - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2024‏ - Elsevier
It is widely accepted that the self-employed enjoy non-pecuniary benefits from their
employment status. They have greater freedom and autonomy in running their businesses …

Performance differentials of necessity and opportunity entrepreneurs: Through the lens of motivation to learn and female entrepreneurial competencies

AK Lingappa, LLR Rodrigues… - … of Entrepreneurship in …, 2024‏ - emerald.com
Purpose Women entrepreneurs are often categorized and assessed for various outcomes
based on their start-up motivations. It is generally assumed that entrepreneurs with …

Measuring performance differentials across entrepreneurship types

A van Stel, J Barrientos-Marín… - International …, 2023‏ - Springer
It is increasingly being recognized that different types of entrepreneurs exist with different
performance levels and different contributions to the economy. Two common classifications …

Emergency-aid for self-employed in the Covid-19 pandemic: A flash in the pan?

J Block, AS Kritikos, M Priem, C Stiel - Journal of Economic Psychology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The self-employed faced strong income losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many
governments introduced programs to financially support the self-employed during the …

From research to clinical practice: a European neuroradiological survey on quantitative advanced MRI implementation

E Manfrini, M Smits, S Thust, S Geiger, Z Bendella… - European …, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Objective Quantitative MRI (qMRI) methods provide versatile neuroradiological
applications and are a hot topic in research. The degree of their clinical implementation is …