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A polymorphism associated with entrepreneurship : evidence from dopamine receptor candidate genes
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Nicolaou, Nicos, Shane, Scott, Adi, Georgina, Mangino, Massimo and Harris, Juliette (2011) A polymorphism associated with entrepreneurship : evidence from dopamine receptor candidate genes. Small Business Economics, Volume 36 (Number 2). pp. 151-155. doi:10.1007/s11187-010-9308-1
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-010-9308-1
Abstract
The tendency to be an entrepreneur may be influenced by genetic variation. Sensation seeking is more common among entrepreneurs than among the general population. Twin studies show that the tendency to be an entrepreneur is heritable and that common genes influence both sensation seeking and entrepreneurial tendency (Nicolaou et al. Manag Sci 54:167–179, 2008a; Strateg Entrep J 2:7–21, 2008b). Since dopamine receptor genes have been associated with novelty seeking/sensation seeking (Benjamin et al. Nat Genet 12:81–84, 1996; Ebstein et al. Nat Genet 12:78–80, 1996; Noblett and Coccaro Curr Psychiatry Rep 7:73–80, 2005), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been reported to occur at greater rates among entrepreneurs, we examined the association between five dopamine receptor genes and four ADHD-associated genes, with the tendency to be an entrepreneur in a sample of 1,335 individuals from the UK. We found a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs1486011) of the DRD3 gene on chromosome 3 to be significantly associated with the tendency to be an entrepreneur. This result is the first evidence of the association of a specific gene with entrepreneurship. Further studies are needed to replicate this association.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Small Business Economics | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | ||||
| ISSN: | 0921-898X | ||||
| Official Date: | February 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 36 | ||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 4 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 151-155 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11187-010-9308-1 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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