The Impact of Entrepreneurial Counseling on Nascent and Potential Entrepreneurial Performance

Author

Darel Hargrove

Date

2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Business Administration

Committee Chair

James Vardaman

Committee Member

Frances Fabian

Committee Member

Kurt Kraiger

Committee Member

Laura Marler

Abstract

This research examines the influence of government counseling assistance on entrepreneurial startups. While prior research found extensive support for counseling assistance’s effects on benefits to governments, these results have been general in nature. Using a resource-based view as a framework this study investigates the extent to which public assistance in the form of counseling acts as a resource for nascent and potential entrepreneurs and their subsequent performance outcomes. This study seeks to use four years of data from the Annual Impact Survey to explore (1) whether effects of counseling assistance diminish; (2) what are the differential effects of counseling for men compared to women; and (3) the differential effects of counseling for whites compared to minorities.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to ProQuest.

Notes

Embargoed until 08-05-2027

Recommended Citation

Hargrove, Darel, "The Impact of Entrepreneurial Counseling on Nascent and Potential Entrepreneurial Performance" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3829.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/3829