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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 205-221 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Small business economics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Jan 2007 |
Abstract
This paper explains individual start-up activities on the basis of both person-related characteristics and the regional context. The analysis is based upon micro data from the GEM adult population survey. Both individual and regional variables have an influence on the decision to become self-employed. There are considerable differences between nascent opportunity entrepreneurship and nascent necessity entrepreneurship. Whereas the results for opportunity entrepreneurship are in line with theoretical predictions the factors influencing necessity entrepreneurship are far more difficult to determine. The most significant change between 2001 and 2003/2004 is the reversal of the influence of a change in the regional rate of unemployment on nascent entrepreneurship activities.
Keywords
- Entrepreneurship, Germany, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Regions
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. 28, No. 2-3, 05.01.2007, p. 205-221.
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T1 - The changing face of entrepreneurship in Germany
AU - Bergmann, Heiko
AU - Sternberg, Rolf
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