Nascent Entrepreneurship: Empirical Studies and Developments

Per Davidsson

Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, 2006, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-76

Abstract: The key ideas behind the empirical study of 'nascent entrepreneurship' are that the research aims to identify a statistically representative sample of on-going venture start-up efforts and that these start-up efforts are subsequently followed over time so that insights can be gained also into process issues and determinants of outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to take stock of the developments of 'nascent entrepreneur' – or 'firm gestation' – research so far, and to suggest directions for future research efforts along those lines. For this purpose a review has been made of some 75 journal articles, various book chapters, conference papers and research reports.

Keywords: Small firm growth; Organizational life-cycle; Growth strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L1 L26 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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