{"title":"A Critical Analysis of Entrepreneurial Career Choice of the Youths in Mumbai City","authors":"O. Ashtankar","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3362286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3362286","url":null,"abstract":"The economic development of any country depends on the quality and quantity of entrepreneurial talent available in that country. The entrepreneur triggers the spark to economic activities by virtue of his entrepreneurial activities. To achieve this, development of entrepreneurial mindsets among the youths of the country in general and students (above 18 years of age) in particular represents an emerging priority for the higher education systems. However, this dimension is still in infancy, especially in India. This research paper aims at exploring the mindset of the students of business management discipline for ascertaining their inclination towards entrepreneurial career. Based on a cross-case analysis of 5 post graduate programs, the study explores the reasons for development of entrepreneurial mindset of the students. Implications for theory and practice include the most pressing challenges for universities and institutions involved in the transitions of students towards an entrepreneurial configuration.","PeriodicalId":342149,"journal":{"name":"ERPN: Occupational & Career Mobility/Path (Sub-Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131114107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Media and Occupational Choice","authors":"Alexander Konon, A. Kritikos","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3046494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3046494","url":null,"abstract":"We address the question of whether media influences occupational choices. To theoretically examine media effects, we construct a dynamic Bayesian occupational choice model with sequential decisions under ambiguity due to imperfect information. We show that sufficiently intensive positive media articles and reports about entrepreneurship increase the probability of self-employment and decrease the probability of wage work. To test our model, we use an instrumental variable approach to identify causal media effects using US micro data and a country-level macro panel with two different media variables. We find that an increase in positive media articles and reports about entrepreneurs generates effects on choice probabilities that are consistent with our model.","PeriodicalId":342149,"journal":{"name":"ERPN: Occupational & Career Mobility/Path (Sub-Topic)","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116403076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Second Thoughts About Second Acts: Gender Differences in Serial Founding Rates","authors":"Venkat Kuppuswamy, Ethan Mollick","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2752689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2752689","url":null,"abstract":"Men are far more likely to start new ventures than women. We argue that one explanation of this gap is that women respond differently to signals of past entrepreneurial success due to the “male hubris, female humility” effect. We argue that as a result women are disproportionately less likely to persist in second founding attempts than men when they have succeeded or failed by large margins. Using a data set of serial founders in crowdfunding, we find evidence supporting this prediction. We then turn to a unique survey of founders in crowdfunding in order to examine alternative explanations. We find support for a variety of systematic differences between male and female founders, but the persistence effect remains. While decreased persistence in the face of low quality opportunities benefits women individually, we argue that it disadvantages women as a group, as it leads to 25.3% fewer female-led foundings in our sample than would have occurred if women reacted similarly to men.","PeriodicalId":342149,"journal":{"name":"ERPN: Occupational & Career Mobility/Path (Sub-Topic)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125561472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}