Adolescent entrepreneurial learning ecosystem and a tech entrepreneurial career—inspiration from theblack swan stories

Wendy D. Chen (), Zoltan Acs and Siri Terjesen
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Wendy D. Chen: Texas Tech University
Siri Terjesen: Florida Atlantic University & Norwegian School of Economics

Small Business Economics, 2024, vol. 62, issue 3, No 14, 1157-1176

Abstract: Abstract Despite the importance of technology entrepreneurship, we know little about what factors lead to a tech entrepreneurial career. Based on the biographies of “black swan” tech entrepreneurs, this paper first inductively identifies the adolescent tech entrepreneurial learning ecosystem that is shared by them. We then empirically test the impact of the adolescent tech entrepreneurial learning ecosystem on individuals’ tech entrepreneurial career by using a large longitudinal dataset tracing 3116 individuals over 20 years from adolescence through adulthood. We find that the adolescent tech entrepreneurial learning ecosystem impacts individuals’ tech entrepreneurial intentions, commitments, and ultimately careers. This study ends with detailed policy implications.

Keywords: Technology entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial ecosystem; Youth entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial intention; Entrepreneurial commitment; Entrepreneurial career; Entrepreneurship policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L20 L26 L29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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