I. (Ingrid) Verheul

Ingrid Verheul is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Centre for New Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship at the Rotterdam School of Management. She is affiliated with the research institute EIM Business and Policy Research. Her research interests cover different aspects of entrepreneurship. First, she is involved in research on gender differences in entrepreneurship. She wrote her PhD. thesis on this topic, which she defended June 2005 at the Erasmus School of Economics. Several studies have been published in international academic journals including Journal of Business Venturing; Small Business Economics; Entrepreneurship and Regional Development and International Small Business Journal. Second, her research focuses the determinants of entrepreneurship, which becomes visible in the co-editorship of the book: Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European-US Comparison published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2002. Other research interests include firm entry and exit, entrepreneurship education and enterprise policy. Ingrid Verheul is full member of the Erasmus Research Institute for Management (ERIM). She is ad-hoc reviewer for several international journals including Journal of Business Venturing; Small Business Economics; Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice; International Small Business Journal and Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. She is member of the scientific committee of the Dutch Federation of Female Entrepreneurs (FZN).

• Articles (23)
  • Zwan, P.W. van der, Verheul, I., Thurik, A.R. & Grilo, I. (2013). Entrepreneurial progress: climbing the entrepreneurial ladder in Europe and the US. Regional Studies, 47(5), 803-825.
  • Bosma, N., Hessels, J., Schutjens, V., Praag, C.M. van & Verheul, I. (2012). Entrepreneurship and role models. Journal of Economic Psychology, 33(2), 410-424.
  • Carree, M.A. & Verheul, I. (2012). What makes entrepreneurs happy? Determinants of satisfaction among founders. Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012(13), 371-387.
  • Verheul, I., Thurik, A.R., Grilo, I. & Zwan, P.W. van der (2012). Explaining preferences and actual involvement in self-employment: new insights into the role of gender. Journal of Economic Psychology, 33(2), 325-341.
  • Zwan, P.W. van der, Verheul, I. & Thurik, A.R. (2012). The entrepreneurial ladder, gender and regional development. Small Business Economics, 39(3), 627-643.
  • Carree, M.A., Verheul, I. & Santarelli, E. (2011). Sectoral patterns of firm exit in Italian provinces. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 21(3), 499-517.
  • Verheul, I. & van Mil, L. (2011). What determines the growth ambition of Dutch early-stage entrepreneurs? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 3(2), 183-207.
  • Zwan, P.W. van der, Verheul, I. & Thurik, A.R. (2011). The entrepreneurial ladder in transition and non-transition economies. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 1(2).
  • Arando, S., Pena, I. & Verheul, I. (2009). Market entry of firms with different legal forms: An empirical test of the influence of institutional factors. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 5(1), 77-95.
  • Carree, M.A. & Verheul, I. (2009). Time allocation by the self-employed: the determinants of the number of working hours in start-ups. Applied Economics Letters, 16(15), 1511-1515.
  • Santarelli, E., Carree, M.A. & Verheul, I. (2009). Unemployment and firm entry and exit: an update on a controversial relationship. Regional Studies, 43(8), 1061-1073.
  • Verheul, I., Carree, M.A. & Santarelli, E. (2009). Regional opportunities and policy initiatives for new venture creation. International Small Business Journal, 27(5), 608-625.
  • Verheul, I., Carree, M.A. & Thurik, A.R. (2009). Allocation and productivity of time in new venture of female and male entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics, 33(3), 273-291.
  • Carree, M.A., Santarelli, E. & Verheul, I. (2008). Firm entry and exit in Italian provinces and the relationship with unemployment. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 4(2), 171-186.
  • Thurik, A.R., Stel, A.J. van, Verheul, I. & Baljeu, L. (2008). Entrepreneurship and unemployment in Japan. Medium Econometrische Toepassingen, 16(1), 18-23.
  • Piergiovanni, R., Carree, M.A., Santarelli, E. & Verheul, I. (2007). Politiche per l'imprenditorialita e self-employment, un'analisi territoriale. l'Industria: Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale, 27(2), 199-219.
  • Verheul, I., Stel, A.J. van, Thurik, A.R. & Urbano, D. (2006). The Relationship between Business Ownership and Unemployment in Spain: A Matter of Quantity or Quality? Estudios de Economia Aplicada, 24(2), 105-127.
  • Verheul, I., Stel, A.J. van & Thurik, A.R. (2006). Explaining female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 18(2), 151-183.
  • Verheul, I., Uhlaner, L.M. & Thurik, A.R. (2005). Business accomplishments, gender and entrepreneurial self-image. Journal of Business Venturing, 20(4), 483-518.
  • Kuip, I.J.M. van der & Verheul, I. (2004). Early development of entrepreneurial qualities: the role of initial education. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 2(2), 203-226.
  • Verheul, I. & Risseeuw, P.A. (2002). Gender differences in strategy and human resource management: the case of the Dutch real estate brokerage. International Small Business Journal, 20(4), 439-471.
  • Verheul, I. & Thurik, A.R. (2001). Start-up capital: 'does gender matter'? Small Business Economics, 16(4), 329-345.
  • Verheul, I., Uhlaner, L.M. & Thurik, A.R. (2001). Entrepreneurial activity, self-perception and gender. In Conference Proceedings 1, RENT XV, Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (pp. 405-423).

• Book contributions (13)
  • Verheul, I. & van Stel, A.J. (2010). Entrepreneurial diversity and economic growth. In J. Bonnet, D. Garcia & H. van Auken (Eds.), The Entrepreneurial Society: How to Fill the Gap between Knowledge and Innovation (pp. 17-36). Edward Elgar.
  • Carree, M.A., Piergiovanni, R., Santarelli, E. & Verheul, I. (2009). Policies fostering new firm formation and self-employment in Italy: An empirical exercise. In J. Leitao & R. Baptista (Eds.), Public Policies for Fostering Entrepreneurship: A European Perspective (International Studies in Entrepreneurship) (pp. 15-34). Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Verheul, I. & Thurik, A.R. (2006). Start-up capital: does gender matter? In C.G. Brush, N.M. Carter, E.J. Gatewood, P.G. Greene & M.M. Hart (Eds.), Woman and Entrepreneurship: ContemporaryClassics (International Library of Entrepreneurship Series) (pp. 336-352). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Stigter, E. & Verheul, I. (2003). Vrouwelijk ondernemerschap. In P.A. Risseeuw & A.R. Thurik (Eds.), Handboek ondernemers en adviseurs: management en economie van het midden- en kleinbedrijf (2nd edition) (pp. 185-206). Deventer: Kluwer Bedrijfsinformatie.
  • Thurik, A.R. & Verheul, I. (2003). The relationship between entrepreneurship and unemployment: the case of Spain. In E. Genescâ, D. Urbano, J. Capelleras, C. Guallarte & J. Vergès (Eds.), Creatión de empresas - entrepreneurship (pp. 521-547). Barcelona: Servei de Publicacions de la UAB.
  • Uhlaner, L.M., Dekkers, E. & Verheul, I. (2003). Ondernemen in het familiebedrijf. In P.A. Risseeuw & A.R. Thurik (Eds.), Handboek ondernemers en adviseurs: Management en economie in het midden- en kleinbedrijf (pp. 279-300). Deventer: Kluwer Bedrijfsinformatie.
  • Verheul, I., Wennekers, S., Audretsch, D.B. & Thurik, A.R. (2003). An eclectic theory of entrepreneurship: policies institution and culture. In D.B. Audretsch (Ed.), SMEs in the age of globalization (pp. 536-606). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Audretsch, D.B., Thurik, A.R., Verheul, I. & Wennekers, S. (2002). Understanding entrepreneurship across countries and over time. In D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul & A.R.M. Wennekers (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: determinants and policy European-US comparison (Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, Volume 27) (pp. 1-10). Boston/Dodrecht/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Henriquez, C.M., Verheul, I., Geest, I. van der & Bisschof, I. (2002). Determinants of entrepreneurship in France. In D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul & A.R.M. Wennekers (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: determinants and policy in a European-US comparison (pp. 83-120). Boston/Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Verheul, I., Bosma, N., Ginkel, M. van, Longerbone, D. & Prins, R. (2002). Determinants of entrepreneurship in the Netherlands. In D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul & A.R.M. Wennekers (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: Determinants and policy in a European-US comparison (pp. 121-162). Boston/Dordrecht: Kluwer.
  • Verheul, I., Wennekers, A.R.M., Audretsch, D.B. & Thurik, A.R. (2002). An eclectic theory of entrepreneurship: policies institutions and culture. In D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul & S. Wennekers (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: determinants and policy in a European-US comparison (pp. 11-81). Boston/Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Verheul, I., Schüller, S. & Spronsen, J. van (2002). Determinants of entrepreneurship in Germany. In D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul & A.R.M. Wnnekers (Eds.), Entrepreneurship: Determinants and policy in a European-US comparison (pp. 163-207). Boston/Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Verheul, I., Bosma, N., Nol, F. van der & Wong, T. (2002). Determinants of entrepreneurship in USA. In D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul & A.R.M. Wennekers (Eds.), Determinants and policy in a European-US comparison (pp. 209-245). Boston/Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

• Professional publications (6)
  • Verheul, I., Thurik, A.R., Hessels, J. & Zwan, P.W. van der (2010). Factors influencing the entrepreneurial engagement of opportunity and necessity entrepreneurs. (Research ReportsH201011 ). Zoetermeer: EIM.
  • Bal, J., Bruins, A., Jonge, de, J., Tan, S., Wennekers, A.R.M., Verheul, I. & E., A. (2007). Ondernemerschap in het primair en voortgezet onderwijs. (EIM ReportA200709 ). Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy Research.
  • Verheul, I., Thurik, A.R. & Grilo, I. (2006). Determinants of self-employment preference and realization among women and men in Europe and the United States. (Scales paperH200622 (early version: N200513) ). Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy Research.
  • Bhola, R.R., Verheul, I., Thurik, A.R. & Grilo, I. (2006). Explaining engagement levels of opportunity and necessity entrepreneurs. (Scales paperH200610 ). Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy Research.
  • Kuip, van der, I. & Verheul, I. (2003). Early development of entrepreneurial qualities: The role of initial education. (Scales paperN200311 ). Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy Research.
  • Verheul, I. & Stigter, H.W. (1999). Financiering van startende vrouwelijke ondernemers. (EIM ReportA9916 ). Zoetermeer: EIM Business and Policy Research.

• Doctoral thesis
  • Verheul, I. (2005, juni 02). Is There a (Fe)male approach? Understanding Gender Differences in Entrepreneurship. Erasmus University Rotterdam (253 pag.) (Rotterdam: Erasmus Research Institute of Management (PhD Serie 054)). Prom./coprom.: Prof.Dr. A.R. Thurik.

• Organisation membership (1)

  Organisation	Academy of Management
  Role	Member
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