Mobility and Entrepreneurship: Evaluating the Scope of Knowledge-Based Theories of Entrepreneurship

Lars Frederiksen; Karl  Wennberg; Chanchal  Balachandran

doi:10.1111/etap.12223

Mobility and Entrepreneurship: Evaluating the Scope of Knowledge-Based Theories of Entrepreneurship

Lars Frederiksen, Karl Wennberg, Chanchal Balachandran

Institut for Virksomhedsledelse

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Knowledge-based theories of entrepreneurship infer transfer of knowledge from the effect of labor mobility on entrepreneurial entry. Yet, simple selection or situational mechanisms that do not imply knowledge transfer may influence entrepreneurial entry in similar ways. We argue that the extent to which such alternative mechanisms operate, labor mobility predicts entry but not subsequent performance for entrepreneurs. Analyses of matched employee-employer data from Sweden suggest that high rates of geographical and industry mobility increase individuals' likelihood of entrepreneurial entry but have no effects on their entrepreneurial performance. This indicates that the relationship between labor mobility and entrepreneurial entry do not necessarily imply knowledge transfer.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
Vol/bind	40
Nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	359–380
Antal sider	22
ISSN	1042-2587
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/etap.12223
Status	Udgivet - 2016

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