Predictors of entrepreneurial activity before and during the European economic crisis

Santos, Susana Correia; Caetano, Antonio; SPAGNOLI, Paola; Costa, Sílvia Fernandes; Neumeyer, Xaver

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Predictors of entrepreneurial activity before and during the European economic crisis

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dc.contributor.author	Santos, Susana Correia
dc.contributor.author	Caetano, Antonio
dc.contributor.author	SPAGNOLI, Paola
dc.contributor.author	Costa, Sílvia Fernandes
dc.contributor.author	Neumeyer, Xaver
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-01T15:59:37Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-01T15:59:37Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this study is to analyze the role of individual characteristics and social norms as variables that explain early-stage entrepreneurial activity before and during the European crisis. We used the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Adult Population Survey data from Southern European countries (Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal) and Northern European countries (Sweden, Norway and Finland) in 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013. We performed logistic regression analysis to identify the role of individual characteristics (self-efficacy, perceptions of opportunities, role model and risk perceptions) and social norms (desirable career choice, status and respect and public media) on the early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA). Results show that individual characteristics are the most important predictor of entrepreneurial activity, and this effect stays stable throughout the time of the crisis; and social norms have an absent or low effect on entrepreneurial activity, with slight fluctuations during the crisis. These results highlight the role of individual predictors on the entrepreneurial activity despite the macroeconomic environment, which empathizes the importance of education and training to promote the entrepreneurial mindset and attitude.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11365-017-0453-8	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	15547191
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6939
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag	pt_PT
dc.relation	UID/GES/UI0315/2013	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	European crisis	pt_PT
dc.subject	Entrepreneurial activity	pt_PT
dc.subject	Southern european countries	pt_PT
dc.subject	Nordic european countries	pt_PT
dc.subject	Individual characteristics and social norms	pt_PT
dc.title	Predictors of entrepreneurial activity before and during the European economic crisis	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Germany	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	1288	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	4	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	1263	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	13	pt_PT
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person.givenName	Susana Correia
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