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Chapter author Iris Kunadt discusses the emergence of parental entrepreneurship. She classifies parental entrepreneurship as a new socio-economic phenomenon that concerns men and women alike. The most important drivers to become a parental entrepreneur are professional opportunities while avoiding typical parent-related barriers in the job market. Another strong incentive is the improvement of the personal work-life balance. Altogether, parental entrepreneurs can have an important impact on the economy and society. The phenomenon should receive more attention from policy-makers and research.
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When I met David and he offered me to become my Doktorvater, my life as a doctoral student accelerated. His continued support, his willingness to be a sparring partner with whom I could discuss my research ideas, his encouragement and belief that I would succeed was the best that can happen to a doctoral student. Even when there seemed to be a dead end and no way out he knew how to encourage a young and inexperienced doctoral student. We were talking about the great changes taking place because of globalization and the digital revolution and I remember David saying: “People don’t have to work more, but smarter!” This is what parental entrepreneurs try to do.
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Kunadt, I. (2019). The Emergence of Parental Entrepreneurship: Some Thoughts About Family Life, Professional Careers and Entrepreneurship. In: Lehmann, E., Keilbach, M. (eds) From Industrial Organization to Entrepreneurship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25237-3_31
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