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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 193-203 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Small business economics |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
This paper is an introduction to the present special issue dedicated to scientific research using data collected as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and considering new venture creation as the hallmark of entrepreneurship. After a short description of GEM's theoretical and methodological background, this introduction highlights the main results of seven papers which were presented at the First GEM Research Conference in Berlin from 1 to 3 April 2004. First, there is empirical evidence that the role of entrepreneurial activity differs across the stages of economic development, in that there appears to be a U-shaped relationship between the level of development and the rate of entrepreneurship. Consequently, a positive effect of entrepreneurial activity on economic growth is found for highly developed countries but a negative effect for developing nations. Second, it is shown that different types of entrepreneurship may have a different impact on a nation's innovativeness and economic growth rate. In particular, potentially high-growth business start-ups and so-called opportunity entrepreneurship enhance knowledge spillovers and economic growth. Third, entrepreneurship is again shown to be a regional event that can only be understood if regional framework conditions, including networks and regional policies, are taken into consideration.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Small business economics, Vol. 24, No. 3, 04.2005, p. 193-203.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants and effects of new business creation using global entrepreneurship monitor data
AU - Sternberg, Rolf
AU - Wennekers, Sander
N1 - Funding Information: 5 The local organizer of the first GEM Research Conference and first author of this paper would like to thank the German Research Foundation, the KfW banking group (specifically Dr. Irsch and Dr. Tchouvakhina) and ‘‘Invest in Germany’’ for supporting and financing this Conference. The organizer is also very grateful for the valuable support provided by the scientific committee of the Conference consisting of, apart from himself, Erkko Autio, Paul Reynolds and Sander Wennekers. Copyright: Copyright 2005 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - This paper is an introduction to the present special issue dedicated to scientific research using data collected as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and considering new venture creation as the hallmark of entrepreneurship. After a short description of GEM's theoretical and methodological background, this introduction highlights the main results of seven papers which were presented at the First GEM Research Conference in Berlin from 1 to 3 April 2004. First, there is empirical evidence that the role of entrepreneurial activity differs across the stages of economic development, in that there appears to be a U-shaped relationship between the level of development and the rate of entrepreneurship. Consequently, a positive effect of entrepreneurial activity on economic growth is found for highly developed countries but a negative effect for developing nations. Second, it is shown that different types of entrepreneurship may have a different impact on a nation's innovativeness and economic growth rate. In particular, potentially high-growth business start-ups and so-called opportunity entrepreneurship enhance knowledge spillovers and economic growth. Third, entrepreneurship is again shown to be a regional event that can only be understood if regional framework conditions, including networks and regional policies, are taken into consideration.
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