Vandor, Peter. 2021. Are voluntary international migrants self-selected for entrepreneurship? An analysis of entrepreneurial personality traits. Journal of World Business. 56 (2), 1-15.
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Abstract
In many countries, international migrants show a high tendency to become entrepreneurs. In the literature this has often been attributed to discrimination, ethnic networks, and sociodemographic differences. This paper examines a new explanation and argues that voluntary international migrants have a more entrepreneurial personality as a result of self-selection. An analysis of intentions, preparatory actions (n = 1,385) and long-term actions (n = 360) of skilled migrants and non-migrants confirms this hypothesis. It suggests that the relationship between voluntary international migration and entrepreneurship is mediated by a greater willingness to take risks and, to some extent, by a greater need for achievement.
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Status of publication | Published |
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Affiliation | WU |
Type of publication | Journal article |
Journal | Journal of World Business |
Citation Index | SSCI |
WU Journalrating 2009 | A |
WU-Journal-Rating new | FIN-A, MAN-A, STRAT-B, VW-C, WH-A |
Language | English |
Title | Are voluntary international migrants self-selected for entrepreneurship? An analysis of entrepreneurial personality traits |
Volume | 56 |
Number | 2 |
Year | 2021 |
Page from | 1 |
Page to | 15 |
Reviewed? | Y |
URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951620300705 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101142 |
Open Access | Y |
Open Access Link | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951620300705 |
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- Vandor, Peter (Details)
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- Competence Center for Nonprofit Organizations and Social Entrepreneurship WE (Details)
- Research areas (Ă–STAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 2943 Research and innovation management (Details)
- 5350 Innovation research (Details)
- 5363 Non-profit-sector research (NPO, NPI) (Details)
- 5405 Empirical social research (Details)