While entrepreneurship researchers agree that institutions "matter" for entrepreneurship, they also have a rather … encompassing understanding of institutions as almost any external factor that influences entrepreneurship. Ultimately, this …. But which institutions are most influential? How do these institutions relate to different types of entrepreneurship? And …

A common finding in the entrepreneurship literature is that business creation increases in recessions. This counter …-cyclical pattern is examined by separating business creation into two components: "opportunity" and "necessity" entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship, there are many challenges to creating a definition that is both objective and empirically feasible. We propose an …

innovation bloc into their study of spontaneous market order. We demonstrate how successful entrepreneurship depends on an …

Although institutional reforms are necessary to increase rates of entrepreneurship in European countries, we argue that … strategies are appropriate to promote entrepreneurship and economic growth in European countries in different clusters. …

The present study aims at explaining female and male entrepreneurship from a country perspective. Explanatory variables … are derived from three streams of literature, including the literature on the determinants of entrepreneurship in general …, on female labor force participation, and on female entrepreneurship. To test hypotheses we make use of Global …

impact of business accomplishments and gender on entrepreneurial self-image and explores the definition of entrepreneurship … university alumni associate with self-perceptions of entrepreneurship. Experience as a small business person (founding, running … separate expert panel study are used to rank business accomplishments according to degree of entrepreneur-ship. Results of both …

rate, but only a small part of their lower entry rate. -- Entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; risk aversion ; gender …