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distinction is made between nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and a combination of the two, referred to as total … entrepreneurial activity, as defined within the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The model is also tested for the rate of … effects. Data from 27 countries (GEM, World Values Survey and other sources) are used to test the hypotheses. Findings confirm …
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, the concepts of uncertainty and risk are elaborated, as well as their relevance for entrepreneurship. An occupational … choice model is introduced to underpin our reasoning at the macro-level. Second, regression analysis using pooled macro data … compensating pull of entrepreneurship in countries with low uncertainty avoidance may have gained momentum in recent years. Third …
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The study provides theoretical insights and empirical evidence on the emergence of different types and degrees of entrepreneurial innovativeness. The results suggest that entrepreneurial innovativeness depends both on individual factors and on the environment in which the individual lives. In...
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This paper investigates the impact of changes in the number of business owners on three measures of economic performance, viz. employment growth, GDP growth and labor productivity growth. Particular attention is devoted to the lag structure. The analysis is performed at the country level for 21...
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While it is generally acknowledged that entrepreneurship as well as export activity may both be important strategies … of economic growth than entrepreneurial activity in general. We focus on the national or macro-level and use data from … the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for a sample of 36 countries. An important advantage of using the macro-level is that …
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Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of … several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of … literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on female labor force participation and on female entrepreneurship …
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In this study indicators of agglomeration economies and their effect on entrepreneurship in the ICT industry are …
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The paper claims that the analysis of the private business sector needs to concentrate on entrepreneurship. Based on …-determine the economic performance of new firms. Entrepreneurship takes the form of institution building by which the high …
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. Using a new regional data base for the period 1988-2002, we examine the time lags involved in the relationship. We also …
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entrepreneurs. The existence of IT in the small-business sector promotes entrepreneurship by providing opportunities outside of any … goals. Cases on Information Technology and Entrepreneurship looks into how IT can be the structural foundation of an … entrepreneurship, and describes specific examples of IT as the base of a start-up company--providing insight into the successes and …
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