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The Role of Perceived Abilities, Subjective Norm and Intentions in Entrepreneurial Activity
Walker, J. Kevin; Jeger, Marina; Kopecki, Dragan - In: The Journal of Entrepreneurship 22 (2013) 2, pp. 181-202
Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) conceptual model are used to formulate hypotheses concerning factors that influence the level of … societies’ entrepreneurial intentions and activity in 43 countries included in the GEM 2010 study, as well as factors that … influence the level of entrepreneurial intentions in Croatia from 2003 to 2011. In the analyzed GEM countries, the results …
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The attitude toward the risk of entrepreneurial activity: Evidence from Chile
P. Sepulveda, Jean; Bonilla, Claudio - Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad del Desarrollo - 2010
We study the factors that may influence the attitude toward the risk of entrepreneurial activity and its impact on the propensity to become an entrepreneur. We proxy the attitude toward risk by using the answers to the fear of failing question contained in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor...
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Emprendimiento: Factor clave para la nueva etapa de Chile
Larroulet Vignau, Cristián; Ramírez, Macarena - Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad del Desarrollo - 2007
Este trabajo examina el concepto de emprendimiento y su relación con el desarrollo económico a la luz de la literatura académica, el Global Entrepreneurship Monitor y otros índices internacionales. El análisis subraya las diferencias entre el emprendimiento por oportunidad, que conduce al...
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Regulations and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
Alvarez, Claudia; Amorós, José Ernesto; Urbano, David - Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad del Desarrollo - 2014
This paper uses an institutional approach to examine the effect of regulations on entrepreneurial activity, comparing developed and developing countries. Through an unbalanced panel data set of 49 countries over the period 2001-2010 and using a combination of international databases we find a...
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The Continued Search for the Solow Residual: The Role of National Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Acs, Zoltan J.; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper introduces a new concept in addition to the traditional measures of stocks of capital, labor, human capital and knowledge, to understand the Solow Residual: National Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (NEE). The NEE construct is based on a methodology that combines institutions and human...
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Stairway to heaven or gateway to hell? A competing risks analysis of delistings from Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise Market
Cressy, Robert; Farag, Hisham - In: International Review of Financial Analysis 36 (2014) C, pp. 195-205
A competing risks hazard model is employed to examine the reasons for Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise Market (GEM … the original stock moved up to the MB. The modal life expectancy of a GEM company was about eight years. Companies that … majority just remained where they were. Regarding the factors behind transfer to the MB, of the 129 companies listed on the GEM …
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Entrepreneurial activity and economic development: The shape of the relationship
Larin, Alexander; Tarunina, Elena - In: Applied Econometrics 37 (2015) 1, pp. 3-26
empirical analysis is based on GEM yearly data on 65 countries for the period from 2001 to 2011. We use nonparametric approach …
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Opportunity recognition, intellectual property rights, barriers to technological adoption and technology entrepreneurship in emerging economies: a multilevel analysis
Pathak, Saurav; Laplume, André O.; Xavier-Oliveira, Emanuel - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 7 (2014) 2, pp. 130-158
other barriers to technology adoption. We tested our hypotheses using global entrepreneurship monitor (GEM) survey data on …
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An examination of the relationship between corruption and total entrepreneurial activity
Wu, Sibin; Liang, Xin - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 478-489
entrepreneurial activity. Using data collected through Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), CIA's World Factbook and the 1997 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816967
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An Estimated Model of New Venture Creation: Theories and Determinants in Tunisia
Khefacha, Islem; Belkacem, L.; Mansouri, F. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 22 (2014) 02, pp. 161-184
The main purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between the new venture decision and a series of social, demographic, and cultural factors in Tunisia. Even though these factors have been the subject of several entrepreneurship studies, it is still difficult to identify which...
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