What is the role of entrepreneurship in economic development? At a minimum the answer should be able to explain the … role of entrepreneurs in the structural transformation of countries from low income, primary-sector based societies into … entrepreneurs in the opposite pole of stagnating development (including conflict) and in high innovation-driven growth. Although …

This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth by using a new variable based on patent data to … proxy for productive entrepreneurship. Data on self-employment is used as an alternative proxy. The study considers 22 OECD … countries and finds a positive relationship between the proposed measure of productive entrepreneurship — degree of …

This study examines the demographic profile of "Tamil" women entrepreneurs in the North East of Sri Lanka who became … entrepreneurs as a result of war. Five main areas of interest were examined, namely, (i) characteristics of these women; (ii …) factors that spurred them into entrepreneurship; (iii) their challenges; (iv) their measures of success; and (v) their …

Entrepreneurship education ranks highly on policy agendas in Europe and the US, but little research is available to … assess its impacts. In this context it is of primary importance to understand whether entrepreneurship education raises … intentions to be entrepreneurial generally or whether it helps students determine how well suited they are for entrepreneurship …

(NTEs) – or technological entrepreneurs – in the Development Zones. In an historical analysis we identify several phases … entrepreneurship and identify computer hardware and software as key sectors for NTEs and high-technology development. …

While it is generally acknowledged that entrepreneurship as well as export activity may both be important strategies … economic growth. This paper investigates whether the presence of export-oriented entrepreneurs is a more important determinant … the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for a sample of 36 countries. An important advantage of using the macro-level is that …

entrepreneurs. These are seen as active formulators of conjectural entrepreneurial theories that are criticized in the competitive …

Parker and Van Praag (2009) showed, based on theory, that the group status of the profession ‘entrepreneurship’ shapes … consequences of the group status of a profession, entrepreneurship in particular. If the group status of entrepreneurship is … be expected and respect. Furthermore, our results imply that entrepreneurship is associated with hard work, high incomes …

industrialization and economic growth. In reality, micro and small enterprises are ubiquitous because entrepreneurs can undertake low …-integrated production process can be decomposed into many small incremental stages that are more accessible for the small entrepreneurs …