Yet studies of entrepreneurs find that, in general, they're as risk-averse as everyone else.
Most studies of entrepreneurs look only at people who have been successful.
Perhaps these advantages help explain why, according to a 2007 study, 35 percent of entrepreneurs are dyslexic, a number far exceeding the 15 percent of the population thought to be dyslexic.
In line with the outcomes of this study, Dhammika and Roche (2010) carried out a study of 4 entrepreneurs, in order to ascertain the potential contribution of psychological capital, for entrepreneurs, during a recession.
Mr. Gregersen is a co-author of a new book, "The Innovator's DNA" (Harvard Business School Press), based on an eight-year study of 5,000 entrepreneurs and executives worldwide.
The study of habitual entrepreneurs thus offers an opportunity to explore the emergence and exploitation of opportunities (MacMillan 1986).
In a study of Turkish entrepreneurs, Kozan, Oksoy, and Ozsoy (2006) found that business management training and financing are significantly related to an SME owner's expansion plans.
It analyses a case study of agricultural entrepreneurs located in an inland area of central Portugal, which is traditionally a producer of black-eyed beans and which holds a small tourist event annually to promote that product.
However, even though women are the majority owners of 36percentt of all businesses in the United States, companies with a female CEO received only 3percentt of total venture capital dollars during 2011-2013, according to the Diana Project, a Babson College study of women entrepreneurs.
A study of aspiring entrepreneurs in the U.K. showed that 27percentt of 18- to 30-year-old respondents wanted to start a social enterprise; that number drops to 22percentt when taking into account respondents with the same ambitions from all age groups.
