Entrepreneurship 2018
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Entrepreneurship 2018
Project Number
222
Abstract
The survey is about entrepreneurship.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
02-07-2018
End date
28-08-2018
Researcher
Sanne van Wetten (ROA, Maastricht University); Didier Fouarge (ROA, Maastricht University)
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2020 CentERdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xgw-ee9q
Funding Organization
NWO
ROA
Maastricht University
ODISSEI
ROA
Maastricht University
ODISSEI
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| oh18a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| oh18a001 | Was one or both of your parents ever self-employed or working in a family business? | directly measured |
| oh18a002 | Did you receive training in entrepreneurship or business creation? | directly measured |
| oh18a003 | How do you see yourself: Are you generally a person who is fully prepared to take risks or do you try to avoid taking risks? | directly measured |
| oh18a004 | I don’t have enough control over the direction my life is taking. | directly measured |
| oh18a005 | In my life, good luck is more important than hard work for success. | directly measured |
| oh18a006 | Every time I try to get ahead, something or somebody stops me. | directly measured |
| oh18a007 | My plans hardly ever work out, so planning only makes me unhappy. | directly measured |
| oh18a008 | When I make plans, I am almost certain I can make them work. | directly measured |
| oh18a009 | Chance and luck are very important for what happens in my life. | directly measured |
| oh18a010 | I undertake activities to realize change in my organization. | directly measured |
| oh18a011 | I undertake activities to change the current products/services of my organization. | directly measured |
| oh18a012 | I contribute ideas for strategic renewal for my organization. | directly measured |
| oh18a013 | I conceptualize new ways of working for my organization. | directly measured |
| oh18a014 | I undertake activities to set up new business units. | directly measured |
| oh18a015 | I undertake activities to reach a new market or communities with for organization. | directly measured |
| oh18a016 | I undertake activities that result in new departments outside of my organization. | directly measured |
| oh18a017 | I actively establish new collaborations with experts outside of my own expertise. | directly measured |
| oh18a018 | Do you have any past experience as an entrepreneur or working in a family company that is owned by your own family? | directly measured |
| oh18a019 | Do you have a manager? | directly measured |
| oh18a020 | My manager motivates me to come to him/her with new ideas. | directly measured |
| oh18a021 | My manager always financially rewards good ideas. | directly measured |
| oh18a022 | My manager supports me in implementing good ideas as soon as possible. | directly measured |
| oh18a023 | My manager is tolerant of mistakes and errors during the implementation of something new. | directly measured |
| oh18a024 | My manager is able to obtain support for my proposal also outside our department. | directly measured |
| oh18a025 | The way of remuneration in our organization motivates employees to suggest new things and procedures. | directly measured |
| oh18a026 | Our organization has set aside sufficient resources to support the implementation of new ideas. | directly measured |
| oh18a027 | Our organization provides employees time for putting ideas and innovations into practice. | directly measured |
| oh18a028 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| oh18a029 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| oh18a030 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| oh18a031 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| oh18a032 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| oh18a033 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| oh18a034 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| oh18a035 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| oh18a036 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| oh18a037 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Entrepreneurship 2018
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Entrepreneurship 2018Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,356 (100%)Non-response: 543 (16.2%)
Response: 2,813 (83.8%)
Complete: 2,804 (83.5%)
Incomplete: 9 (0.3%)
Collection Events
Period
02-07-2018 to 31-07-2018
Sample
Panel members of 18 years or older who work (belbezig=1, 2, or 3). Panel members who work in paid employment (belbezig=1) received some additional questions.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Period
06-08-2018 to 28-08-2018
Sample
Non-respondents of the first measurement.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
van Wetten, S. J. L. (2020). Human capital and employee entrepreneurship. Maastricht University.
Bens, J. (2024). Evaluating machine learning methods for predicting entrepreneurship using entrepreneurial and personality traits data. Tilburg University.