A fourth gap should surprise no one. Alums in high-technology businesses are far more likely to break out and start their own companies than those not in high tech. Not only does the gap begin early, about two years after graduation, high-tech alums maintain a considerably higher rate of entrepreneurship throughout their careers. But when you look at those who leave a company because of low satisfaction and then become entrepreneurs, you find that they are likely to have been dissatisfied with their positions from the first day out of school, he says. And their job dissatisfaction only increases over time.
Pay is also a factor.
The GSB career survey is important not only for what it reveals about the School's graduates, Barnett believes, but also for what it confirms about our theories of the origins of innovation and entrepreneurship. Business School researchers continue to work with the data to gain new insights into the career paths of professional managers. GSB women are more likely now than ever to start their own businesses.