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Surviving start-ups: the importance of entrepreneurial capital

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  • Evans Korang Adjei

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This paper constructs a theoretical framework that explains how exposure to entrepreneurial activities impacts start-ups’ survival. First, this study examines the effects of entrepreneurial capital (EC) – inherited entrepreneurial practices from parents as a result of the exposure to entrepreneurial activities, on the survival of start-ups. Second, it examines the effects of EC across firm types (family and non-family firm) and regions (smaller and larger region). Using a sample of start-ups in 2002 in Sweden, we found first that EC influences the survival of start-ups, especially start-ups in smaller regions. Further, we found that EC conditions the survival of family start-ups. This paper adds to the literature by opening the discussions on the survival of start-ups and EC. We provide policy implications thereafter.

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  • Evans Korang Adjei, 2021. "Surviving start-ups: the importance of entrepreneurial capital," Regional Studies, Regional Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(1), pages 239-258, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsrsxx:v:8:y:2021:i:1:p:239-258
    DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2021.1927813
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