Title:
Human capital and the entrepreneurial careers of scientists and engineers
Human capital and the entrepreneurial careers of scientists and engineers
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sauermann, Henry | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sell, Briana Christine | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Thompson, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Higgins, Matthew | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Swider, Brian | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hamilton, Barton | |
| dc.contributor.department | Business | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-21T14:27:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-09-21T14:27:08Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2015-08 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-07-24 | |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2015 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-09-21T14:27:08Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | I examine the role of human capital in shaping entrepreneurial activity by studying the entrepreneurial careers of scientists and engineers from entry to exit. I analyze how the development of human capital through education and employment affects entrepreneurial entry, performance, and exit. Empirically I utilize the restricted-use National Science Foundation (NSF) Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) which is a large data set focused on scientists and engineers to identify possible drivers of transitions to entrepreneurship amongst knowledge workers. Additionally, I am able to analyze the extent to which transitioning to entrepreneurship allows scientists and engineers to increase their financial and non-financial work outcomes and finally, what mechanisms are associated with their exit from entrepreneurship and subsequent return to wage work. | |
| dc.description.degree | Ph.D. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53944 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| dc.subject | Entrepreneurship | |
| dc.subject | Human capital | |
| dc.title | Human capital and the entrepreneurial careers of scientists and engineers | |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Dissertation | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | Scheller College of Business | |
| relation.isOrgUnitOfPublication | a2f83831-ae41-4d65-82ff-c8bf95db4ffb | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral |