Once Bitten, Twice Shy? The Performance of Entrepreneurial Restarts
This article suggests that entrepreneurs who have been involved in start-ups that have gone bankrupt generally do not become more capable managers because of that experience. Instead, they tend to be intimidated when embarking on their next venture, which often leads that firm to generate fewer new jobs.
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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=955756