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Passion, energy and the other traits needed for entrepreneurial success

23 November 2015

It turns out that whether in another hemisphere or right in our own backyard, entrepreneurial traits are strikingly similar ... being smart is only a start. Researchers at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and the London School of Economics found that flourishing industrialists often got into trouble as teenagers - breaking the rules, taking things by force and challenging the status quo, as opposed to accepting what they were told (according to Ross Levine, who co-authored the study).

This article was published online by Trade Only Today on November 23, 2015
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Related publications
In brief ... 'smart and illicit': the making of a successful entrepreneur, Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein, CentrePiece Volume 18, Issue 2, Autumn 2013
Smart and illicit: Who becomes an entrepreneur and does it pay?, Ross Levine and Yona Rubinstein, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1237, August 2013

Related links
Yona Rubinstein webpage
Community Programme webpage
Labour Markets Programme webpage

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