Achieving aging well through senior entrepreneurship: a three-country empirical study

Y Zhu, A Collins, Z Xu, D Sardana… - Small Business …, 2022 - Springer
Seniors strive to achieve aging well by engaging in entrepreneurial activities subsequent to
ceasing their organizational employment. While this is a common practice in many societies …

The drivers of seniors' entrepreneurial intentions: a conceptual framework

N Al Hosni, R Palalić, MR Razzak - … : People and Places in the Global …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to reveal the role of two theories that impact seniors'
entrepreneurial intentions. Both the socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) and the self …

Entrepreneurship in the third age: retirees' motivation and intentions

E Gimmon, R Yitshaki… - International Journal of …, 2018 - inderscienceonline.com
This exploratory study of motivation for entrepreneurship in later life extends the concept of
active aging which in recent decades has attracted growing research attention in …

Introduction: Senior entrepreneurship: From the shadows to the light

A Maâlaoui, M Razgallah - Handbook of Research on Elderly …, 2019 - Springer
Senior entrepreneurs constitute a real demographic and economic potential. They are
considered as individuals starting an entrepreneurial adventure after the age of 45 …

Transitions to entrepreneurship, self-realization, and prolonged working careers: Insights from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

T Kautonen, C Halvorsen, M Minniti, E Kibler - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article contributes to our understanding of self-realization as a psychological benefit of
entrepreneurship and its consequences on entrepreneurs' careers. By utilizing panel data …

Senior entrepreneurship

T Kautonen - 2013 - oecd-ilibrary.org
This paper delves into the burgeoning field of senior entrepreneurship, driven by
demographic shifts and economic imperatives in developed economies. Exploring the pull …

A scoping study of entrepreneurship among seniors: Overview of the literature and avenues for future research

D Biron, É St-Jean - Handbook of research on elderly entrepreneurship, 2019 - Springer
In recent years, we have witnessed a new phenomenon associated with longer human life
expectancy: senior entrepreneurship. It has become increasingly common to see individuals …

The motivations, business satisfaction and commitment of career and later-life older entrepreneurs

G Kerr - Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The demographics, motivations, rewards, satisfaction, and commitment of Canadian career
and later-life older entrepreneurs were examined. The two groups of respondents exhibited …

Understanding senior entrepreneur behavior

L Martin, N Omrani - Journal of Enterprising Culture, 2019 - World Scientific
There has been increased research interest in senior entrepreneurs and their potential
contribution to the global economy. Nevertheless, the extant literature on senior …

Appraising the role of age among senior entrepreneurial intentions. European analysis based on HDI

MA Linardi, J Costa - Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The research aims to examine the underlying factors of entrepreneurial intentions
among seniors. In this vein, it evaluates the role of social context proxied by the human …