Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174014 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 11104
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Many entrepreneurs start their ventures while retaining jobs in wage employment; this phenomenon is called hybrid entrepreneurship. Little is known about the entry modes (new venture start-up vs. business takeover) of hybrid entrepreneurs. Our study aims to close this gap by investigating the path to hybrid entrepreneurship. Using a large sample of French hybrid entrepreneurs, we show that educational attainment and management experience are associated with new venture start-up, whereas being female, having worker experience, and having received social benefits are linked to business takeover. With these results, our study contributes to research on hybrid entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship entry modes. Moreover, it informs policy makers about the nature of hybrid entrepreneurship and contributes to the design of effective policies to promote business takeover, which is of high interest, given the growing number of businesses seeking outside successors.
Subjects: 
hybrid entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship entry mode
business takeover
new venture
JEL: 
L26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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