Despite the presence of the term 'entrepreneurial role model'(ERM) in the discourse on
entrepreneurship, existing empirical evidence on the effects of role models is rather limited …

The analysis of the decision to enter into self‐employment is a hot topic in the economic
literature. Among the elements that most directly influence this decision, individual factors …

In higher education institutions, entrepreneurship learning based on successful
entrepreneurial role models may promote education for sustainable development. Several …

In recent years the fields of entrepreneurship studies, economic geography, urban
economics, and the economics of entrepreneurship have moved closer to each other …

Entrepreneurial ecosystems have emerged as a popular concept to explain the persistence
of high–growth entrepreneurship within regions. However, as a theoretical concept …

Student start-ups are a significant part of overall university entrepreneurship. Yet, we know
little about the determinants of this type of start-ups and, specifically, the relevance of context …

We study how the proximate and distal sociocultural environments affect the well-
established relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial …

In the media role models are increasingly being acknowledged as an influential factor in
explaining the reasons for the choice of occupation and career. Various conceptual studies …

We explore the origins of the intergenerational association in entrepreneurship using
Swedish adoption data that allow us to quantify the relative importance of prebirth and …

Studies on the influence of entrepreneurial role models (peers) on the decision to start a firm
argue that entrepreneurial role models in the local environment (1) provide opportunities to …