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Author: Gartner, William B.
Resulting in 1 citation.
1. Randolph, Angela F.
Greenberg, Danna
Simon, Jessica K.
Gartner, William B.
Exploring Differences in the Antisocial Behaviors of Adolescent Rule-breaking that Affect Entrepreneurial Persistence
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research 28,2 (3 January 2022): DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-03-2021-0179.
Also: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJEBR-03-2021-0179/full/html
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Emerald
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior, Antisocial; Entrepreneurship; Substance Use

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Purpose: The authors explore the relationship between adolescent behavior and subsequent entrepreneurial persistence by drawing on scholarship from clinical psychology and criminology to examine different subtypes of antisocial behavior (nonaggressive antisocial behavior and aggressive antisocial behavior) that underlie adolescent rule breaking. The intersection of gender and socioeconomic status on these types of antisocial behavior and entrepreneurial persistence is also studied.

Design/methodology/approach: Using a longitudinal research design, this study draws from a national representative survey of USA adolescents, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997) (NLSY97). Nonaggressive antisocial behavior was assessed with a composite scale that measured economic self-interest and with a second measure that focused on substance abuse. Aggressive antisocial behavior was assessed as a measure of aggressive, destructive behaviors, such as fighting and property destruction. Entrepreneurial persistence was operationalized as years of self-employment experience, which is based on the number of years a respondent reported any self-employment.

Findings: Aggressive antisocial behavior is positively related to entrepreneurial persistence but nonaggressive antisocial behavior is not. This relationship is moderated by gender and socioeconomic status.

Bibliography Citation
Randolph, Angela F., Danna Greenberg, Jessica K. Simon and William B. Gartner. "Exploring Differences in the Antisocial Behaviors of Adolescent Rule-breaking that Affect Entrepreneurial Persistence." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research 28,2 (3 January 2022): DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-03-2021-0179.