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Business startup motives and satisfaction among Swedish selfemployed

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  • Birgitta Eriksson
  • Patrik Larsson
  • Mark Saruckij

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This article investigates if satisfaction with being selfemployed is affected by whether the decision to become selfemployed has been made by choice or by force. After a literature review, the hypothesis was that pull factors lead to higher satisfaction than push factors among the selfemployed. A survey answered by 1040 selfemployed (62% of the sample), shows interesting results since both groups of startup motives lead to equally high levels of satisfaction. These results support a government's strategy to encourage and stimulate people to start a business both in times of economic recession and unemployment as well as during economic prosperity.

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  • Birgitta Eriksson & Patrik Larsson & Mark Saruckij, 2006. "Business startup motives and satisfaction among Swedish selfemployed," World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(4), pages 295-308.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:wremsd:v:2:y:2006:i:4:p:295-308
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    1. Gul Shah Sabary & Lukáš Durda & Arif Ibne Asad & Aleksandr Kljuènikov, 2023. "Key motivational factors behind Asian immigrant entrepreneurship: A causal relationship analysis employing the DEMATEL approach for Germany," Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 18(1), pages 287-318, March.

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