A Comparison of Entrepreneurs and Managers of Small Business Firms
研究将企业创始人归类为创业者、非创始人的首席执行官归类为小企业经理人，发现两者在个人和企业特征上有八项差异，创业型企业增长更快，且好胜心对小企业经理人的财务绩效有持续影响。
This study explores the relationship between entrepreneurship and small business management. Business founders are classified as entrepreneurs and nonfounding chief executives are classified as small business managers. Findings indicate that (a) on personal and firm characteristics, eight variables differentiate the groups; (b) onfinancial performance indicators, entrepreneurial firms show higher growth rates; and (c) hard-driving competitiveness consistently associates with financial performance for small business managers but not for entrepreneurs. Data come from questionnaires completed by members of the Smaller Business Association of New England.