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20 Aug 2026
Yang Mei, Kevin Curran and Lien De Cuyper receive a grant to study who wants to work for social ventures
The project “Attracted to impact? How professional social identity orientations shape job seekers’ intentions to apply to social ventures” received €3,000 to extend data collection. Social ventures find it harder than commercial ventures to attract a lasting workforce. The project asks which job seekers are drawn to social ventures, and why.
A Sustainable Future, University of Amsterdam
20 Aug 2026
Kevin Curran receives a grant to study leadership gender in social enterprises
The project “Gender and dual-purpose leadership: Understanding financial and social performance in social enterprises”, with N. Rathert, asks whether leadership gender matters for social enterprises. First findings suggest that UK social enterprises with more women in leadership perform better. The grant funds a study of the career, governance, and team factors behind this.
A Sustainable Future, University of Amsterdam
22 Apr 2026
Call for papers: The Startup Workforce, a special issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Yuval Engel co-edits a special issue on the people who build startups alongside founders, from recruitment and pay to wellbeing and AI. Proposals are due 31 December 2026.
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
1 Feb 2026
A Harry Potter quiz may predict your career prospects
Covers the same Martin Obschonka-led study on Harry Potter personality types and startup founding, quoting him as lead author.
Popular Science
30 Dec 2025
New Harry Potter study links Gryffindor and Slytherin personalities to heightened entrepreneurship
Covers the same Martin Obschonka-led study, describing its methodology (nearly 800,000 TIME magazine quiz respondents) and entrepreneurship findings.
PsyPost
9 Dec 2025
What your Hogwarts house reveals about your inner entrepreneur
Covers a Martin Obschonka-led study linking Harry Potter personality-quiz results to entrepreneurial career choice.
Phys.org
14 Oct 2025
The untold toll, part 2: Navigating stress, wellbeing and burnout in startup teams
Startup Snapshot's report on stress and burnout in startup teams features Yuval Engel as an expert voice, alongside Brad Feld and Michael A. Freeman. He argues that startups should look beyond perks to how leaders lead, how teams connect, and how workloads are managed.
Startup Snapshot
2 Mar 2025
Yuval Engel appointed associate editor at the Journal of Business Venturing Insights
The lab director has been appointed as an associate editor at one of the leading journals in entrepreneurship.
LinkedIn
19 Sept 2024
Doing good while making profits: How social ventures stay financially afloat
Related to the publication “Doing good while making profits: A typology of business models for social ventures”
Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange
26 Apr 2024
Study shows ‘benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap
Related to the publication “Benevolent sexism and the gender gap in startup evaluation”
The Next Web
19 Feb 2024
‘Benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap by advantaging men over women
Related to the publication “Benevolent sexism and the gender gap in startup evaluation”
The Conversation
8 Mar 2023
5 things founders want you to know about the Dutch tech scene this Women’s Day
Related to the publication “Signaling diversity debt: Startup gender composition and the gender gap in joiners’ interest”
The Next Web
21 Feb 2023
Studies show women are less likely to apply for jobs at male-dominated startups
Related to the publication “Signaling diversity debt: Startup gender composition and the gender gap in joiners’ interest”
The Next Web
23 Jan 2023
When men dominate startups, women take a pass, according to new research
Related to the publication “Signaling diversity debt: Startup gender composition and the gender gap in joiners’ interest”
Forbes

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