Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to reassess whether individuals choose to become
self‐employed for “pull” or “push” reasons, to discuss and describe ambiguities in this …

This paper undertakes an analysis of the motivating factors cited by the self-employed in the
UK as reasons for choosing self-employment. Very limited previous research has addressed …

Our systematic search for empirical studies on entrepreneurial motivation published over the
last five years (2008-2013) retrieved 51 relevant studies (filtered from over 1,200 search …

Purpose–Since the 1950s, organizational psychology research investigating work‐related
motivation has progressed from static content models to dynamic process models …

Purpose–Entrepreneurial motivations are often defined as fitting into “push” or “pull”
categories. To date, research has focused on the factors motivating men and women …

Most academic research on entrepreneurship tended to focus on ownermanagers of
ongoing businesses. However, very little is known on entrepreneurial intentions, particularly …

There is a growing body of evidence that many entrepreneurs seem to enter and persist in
entrepreneurship despite earning low risk-adjusted returns. This has lead to attempts to …

While a number of studies have reviewed empirical research on individuals' entrepreneurial
intentions (EIs), very little is known about the cumulative performance of frequently used …

Given the substantial impact that new ventures have on the global economy, understanding
what motivates entrepreneurs is of both practical and theoretical importance. Although …

I present information on self-employment from seventy countries. Self-employment rates are
generally down across the OECD. The main exceptions are the UK, and New Zealand. The …