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100			_aDawson, Chris
245			_aOver-optimism and entry and exit from self-employment _cDawson, Chris.
260			_c2013
300			_a938-954
520			_aThis article develops a conceptual framework for addressing the relationship between over-optimism and entry into, and survival in, self-employed business ownership. Previous research has rarely examined over-optimism and the dynamics of business ownership. Using a large-scale British longitudinal survey, the relationship between over-optimism and self-employment transitions is investigated. The results show that over-optimism is associated with higher transition into business ownership. However, over-optimism at the point of entry is also associated with lower rates of subsequent duration in business ownership, despite the possibility that exits may be slowed by threshold inertia and non-financial motives for remaining self-employed.
650			_aSelf-Employment Entry And Exit
650			_aOver-Optimism
650			_aLongitudinal Data
650			_aExpectations
773			_aInternational Small Business Journal _dDecember
999			_c42009 _d42009