Understanding motivations for entrepreneurship:a review of recent research evidence

Abstract

Our systematic search for empirical studies on entrepreneurial motivation published over the last five years (2008-2013) retrieved 51 relevant studies (filtered from over 1,200 search results), which form the basis of this review. Considering the type and quality of studies suggests that we can be relatively confident in our answer to the first review question below (typologies). The evidence-base for the second and third review questions (drivers and consequences of entrepreneurial motivation) is weaker and still developing. Beyond answering the three broad research questions below, we develop a framework for future research synthesising the review findings. 1) What typologies exist to describe entrepreneurial motivation? 2) What influences and shapes entrepreneurial motivation? 3) What consequences have different entrepreneurial motivations for entrepreneurial performance?

Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Additional Information: This paper is published by the independent Enterprise Research Centre. The Enterprise Research Centre is a partnership between Warwick Business School, Aston Business School, Imperial College Business School, Strathclyde Business School, Birmingham Business School and De Montfort University. ERC is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS); the Technology Strategy Board (TSB); and, through the British Bankers Association (BBA), by the Royal Bank of Scotland PLC; HSBC Bank PLC; Barclays Bank PLC and Lloyds TSB Bank PLC. The support of the funders is acknowledged. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the funders. The paper informed a project commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on Understanding Entrepreneurial Motivation.
Uncontrolled Keywords: motivations,entrepreneurship,growth aspirations,global entrepreneurship monitor,Business, Management and Accounting(all)
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2024 08:43
Date Deposited: 25 Feb 2015 12:45
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Published Date: 2015-02
Authors: Stephan, Ute (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4514-6057)
Hart, Mark (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0402-4128)
Drews, Cord-Christian

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