entrepreneurs. In either case culture ceases to be destiny. We relate the theory to historical and recent episodes. …

, and find that religious background has a significant effect on the individual propensity for entrepreneurship, with …

capital. Other strands of literature stress that the supply of entrepreneurship is a fundamental ingredient of economic growth … opportunity driven entrepreneurship. For what regards institutional variables, three interesting and somehow non conventional … results emerge from the analysis. First, low start-up cost are particular favorable for necessity driven entrepreneurship but …

This paper seeks to better understand the link between regional characteristics and individual entrepreneurship. We … hypotheses. We find no direct link between regional knowledge creation, the economic context and an entrepreneurial culture on … entrepreneurial culture have an effect on the individual perception of founding opportunities which in turn predicted start …

attention is drawn to the role that collectivism plays in influencing family culture and the way in which it manifests in … entrepreneurial activity throughout family generations. Collectivist societies and the family culture experienced by its individuals … can have an important influence on the family business and the entrepreneurship it fosters. The term “collectivist society …

The image of the European culture is given by the association of the concepts people-culture-history-territory, which … beyond a certain European culture. Thus, we identify at least two cultural identity constructions on the European level: a … culture of cultures, that is a cultural area with a particular, local, regional and national strong identity, or a cultural …