Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study

The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of institutional dimensions (regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive) on the probability of becoming an entrepreneur. The main findings demonstrate, through logistic regression, that a favourable regulative dimension (fewer procedures to s...

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Cultural-cognitive dimension
Entrepreneurial activity
Entrepreneurship
GEM
Institutional dimensions
Normative dimension
Regulative dimension
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spelling 2015-10-09T13:16:46Z2015-10-09T13:16:46Z20140921898Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11407/132910.1007/s11187-013-9523-7The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of institutional dimensions (regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive) on the probability of becoming an entrepreneur. The main findings demonstrate, through logistic regression, that a favourable regulative dimension (fewer procedures to start a business), normative dimension (higher media attention for new business) and cultural-cognitive dimension (better entrepreneurial skills, less fear of business failure and better knowing of entrepreneurs) increase the probability of being an entrepreneur. Data were obtained from both the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and the International Institute for Management and Development for the year 2008, considering a sample of 30 countries and 36,525 individuals. The study advances the literature by providing new information on the environmental factors that affect entrepreneurial activity in the light of institutional economics. Also, the research could be useful for designing policies to foster entrepreneurship in different environments. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.engKluwer Academic Publishershttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11187-013-9523-7#page-1Small Business Economics, abril de 2014, volume 42, isuue 4, pp 703-716ScopusInstitutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international studyArticleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ecBusiness Economics Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Edifici B, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, SpainUniversity of Medellín, Medellín, ColombiaUrbano D.Alvarez C.Cultural-cognitive dimensionEntrepreneurial activityEntrepreneurshipGEMInstitutional dimensionsNormative dimensionRegulative dimension11407/1329oai:repository.udem.edu.co:11407/13292020-05-27 15:51:43.041Repositorio Institucional Universidad de Medellinrepositorio@udem.edu.co
dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
title Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
spellingShingle Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
Cultural-cognitive dimension
Entrepreneurial activity
Entrepreneurship
GEM
Institutional dimensions
Normative dimension
Regulative dimension
title_short Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
title_full Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
title_fullStr Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
title_full_unstemmed Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
title_sort Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study
dc.contributor.affiliation.spa.fl_str_mv Business Economics Department, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Edifici B, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
University of Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
dc.subject.keyword.eng.fl_str_mv Cultural-cognitive dimension
Entrepreneurial activity
Entrepreneurship
GEM
Institutional dimensions
Normative dimension
Regulative dimension
topic Cultural-cognitive dimension
Entrepreneurial activity
Entrepreneurship
GEM
Institutional dimensions
Normative dimension
Regulative dimension
description The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of institutional dimensions (regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive) on the probability of becoming an entrepreneur. The main findings demonstrate, through logistic regression, that a favourable regulative dimension (fewer procedures to start a business), normative dimension (higher media attention for new business) and cultural-cognitive dimension (better entrepreneurial skills, less fear of business failure and better knowing of entrepreneurs) increase the probability of being an entrepreneur. Data were obtained from both the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and the International Institute for Management and Development for the year 2008, considering a sample of 30 countries and 36,525 individuals. The study advances the literature by providing new information on the environmental factors that affect entrepreneurial activity in the light of institutional economics. Also, the research could be useful for designing policies to foster entrepreneurship in different environments. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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