Nofal, Ahmed Maged, Nicolaou, Nicos and Symeonidou, Noni (2017) Biology and entrepreneurship. In: Ahmetoglu , Gorkan and Chamorro-Premuzic , Tomas and Klinger, Bailey and Karcisky, Tessa, (eds.) The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship. Chicester, UK; New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., pp. 259-268. ISBN 9781118970836

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Abstract

Does biology matter for entrepreneurship? Over the past six decades, researchers have examined various factors that influence the tendency of people to engage in entrepreneurship including individual attributes (Baron, 2008; Cardon & Kirk, 2015; Simon, Houghton, & Aquino, 2000), contextual factors (Parker & van Praag, 2012; Zahra, Sapienza, & Davidsson, 2006), and industry characteristics (Shane, 2003). However, this rich literature has provided incomplete explanations about the drivers of entrepreneurship.
As biology influences many organizational phenotypes (Arvey, Li, & Wang, 2016; Song, Li, & Wang, 2015), researchers have suggested that this incompleteness may be due to the lack of research on the biological aspects of entrepreneurship (Nicos Nicolaou, Shane, Cherkas, Hunkin, & Spector, 2008; White, Thornhill, & Hampson, 2006). Recent research has therefore started examining the role of biological factors in influencing key entrepreneurial phenotypes such as the tendency to engage in entrepreneurship (Nicos Nicolaou, Shane, Cherkas, Hunkin, et al., 2008), opportunity recognition (Scott Shane & Nicos Nicolaou, 2015; Shane, Nicolaou, Cherkas, & Spector, 2010), entrepreneurial intention (Nicos Nicolaou & Shane, 2010) and entrepreneurial performance (Shane & Nicolaou, 2013). This research emphasizes that although biology may influence entrepreneurship it does not determine who becomes an entrepreneur (Nicos Nicolaou, Shane, Cherkas, Hunkin, et al., 2008; S. Shane & N. Nicolaou, 2015).

Item Type:	Book Item
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Management Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Place of Publication:	Chicester, UK; New Jersey
ISBN:	9781118970836
Book Title:	The Wiley Handbook of Entrepreneurship
Editor:	Ahmetoglu , Gorkan and Chamorro-Premuzic , Tomas and Klinger, Bailey and Karcisky, Tessa
Official Date:	September 2017
Dates:	Date Event September 2017 Published
Date of first compliant deposit:	25 September 2017
Number of Pages:	528
Page Range:	pp. 259-268
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Description:	Chapter 12
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