Introduction: Senior Entrepreneurship: From the Shadows to the Light

Adnane Maâlaoui () and Myriam Razgallah ()
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Adnane Maâlaoui: IPAG Business School
Myriam Razgallah: Université Grenoble Alpes

A chapter in Handbook of Research on Elderly Entrepreneurship, 2019, pp 1-14 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Senior entrepreneurs constitute a real demographic and economic potential. They are considered as individuals starting an entrepreneurial adventure after the age of 45 [Maalaoui et al. (Int J Entrep Small Bus 20(2):148–164, 2013)]. In the current chapter, we firstly propose a review of the literature on senior entrepreneurship to more understand their motivation as well as the antecedents of their entrepreneurial intention (including push and pull factors). In fact, previous studies showed that senior entrepreneurs are mainly motivated by the desire of new experience, the avoidance of inactivity, self-actualization and the fact of providing better life for their family. Secondly, we discuss and present the 14 chapters of this book organized into three parts. The first part is about theoretical consideration and future research of senior entrepreneurship. The second part “Senior Entrepreneurs: Are They Really Different?” includes chapters discussing the specific aspects of senior entrepreneurs. The final part is about elderly entrepreneur in different contexts.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13334-4_1

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