Entrepreneurial success [Elektronische Ressource] : the role of human capital and learning / Jens M. Unger

Entrepreneurial Success: The Role of Human Capital and Learning Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophie des Fachbereiches 06 der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Jens M. Unger aus Bad Homburg 2006 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Joachim C. Brunstein 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Michael Frese 2. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Joachim Stiensmeier-Pelster To my Mother Anneliese To my Brother Christian Acknowledgements First of all, I thank my doctor father Michael Frese for his creative energy and his on-going inspiration throughout the duration of my dissertation. Second, I thank Sabine Sonnentag for taking her time to discuss my research and for providing the impetus for Study 2 of my dissertation. Next, I want to thank all of my colleagues and former colleagues. My special thanks go to Nina Keith for her valuable intellectual and practical support throughout the whole dis-sertation. I am also especially grateful to Andreas Rauch and Mario Krist for many discus-sions on the topic, to Stefanie Krauss for her support for Study 3 and to Holger Steinmetz for his input for Study 1. I am thankful to a great team of capable and ambitious students: Christine Hilling, Mi-chael Gielnik, and Petra Zinsberger. I also want to thank our team of student assistants: Leon-ore Schulze, Charlotte Knoll, and Prisca Alig.