Human capital and the entrepreneurial careers of scientists and engineers

Entrepreneurship;Human capital

Sell, Briana Christine ; Sauermann, Henry Business Thompson, Peter Higgins, Matthew Swider, Brian Hamilton, Barton ; Sauermann, Henry

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Business

关键词: Entrepreneurship;    Human capital;   

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/53944/1/SELL-DISSERTATION-2015.pdf

美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

I examine the role of human capital in shaping entrepreneurial activity by studying the entrepreneurial careers of scientists and engineers from entry to exit. I analyze how the development of human capital through education and employment affects entrepreneurial entry, performance, and exit. Empirically I utilize the restricted-use National Science Foundation (NSF) Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) which is a large data set focused on scientists and engineers to identify possible drivers of transitions to entrepreneurship amongst knowledge workers. Additionally, I am able to analyze the extent to which transitioning to entrepreneurship allows scientists and engineers to increase their financial and non-financial work outcomes and finally, what mechanisms are associated with their exit from entrepreneurship and subsequent return to wage work.