Assessing the impact of individual and context factors on the entrepreneurial process. A cross-country multilevel approach

Dileo, Ivano; García-Pereiro, Thaís

doi:10.1007/s11365-018-0528-1

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“…Accordingly, scholars recommend that national policymakers should try to influence the societal perception of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial failure (e.g. Dileo and Garc ıa Pereiro, 2019;Simmons et al, 2014) to promote the development of an entrepreneur-friendly culture (Wagner and Sternberg, 2004;R€ ohl, 2016). However, such approaches may not deliver their potential for change because one of the research outcomes suggests that reservations about failed entrepreneursat least in the German settingcan result from serious misperceptions about entrepreneurship: most Germans do not seem to perceive entrepreneurship as a process that requires entrepreneurs to assume risk and that carries the possibility of failure (Koe, 2016).…”

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Why do academics become entrepreneurs? How do their motivations evolve? Results from an empirical study

Galati

Bigliardi

Passaro

et al. 2020

IJEBR

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PurposeAccording to the paradigm of the Triple Helix, universities are moving from their traditional roles of research, teaching and knowledge dissemination to an entrepreneurial role. Specifically, they contribute to innovation and competitiveness by creating academic spin-offs (ASOs). In such a context, the diffusion of digital technologies is impacting both on the development of new forms of academic entrepreneurship and on the motivations of academics in launching ASOs. Grounded on a recent reconceptualization developed on identity theory, this study investigates the motivations that lead an academic to establish a spin-off and if, how and why these motivations vary over time.Design/methodology/approachAn extensive online survey was performed in order to obtain a final database of 151 Italian ASOs. Different statistical techniques were used, such as Cluster analysis and ANOVA, to identify different ASO profiles and to understand how and why these profiles change over time.FindingsThe results suggest that motivations change over time: while financial aspects become less important, academics give more importance to other issues. Time, experience and financial gain influence the evolution of academic entrepreneurs' motivations over time.Practical implicationsInsights derived from the study could help policy-makers and administrators in better understanding this phenomenon and the possible evolution of such academic motivations in the context of digitalization, and enable them to act accordingly to foster academic entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThe main contributions of the present study are the addition of empirical knowledge to the scant and anecdotal literature existing to date and the inclusion of cognitive and psychological theoretical perspectives in the academic entrepreneurship debate. Moreover, it is believed that no other study has investigated the above topics in the Italian context.

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Why do academics become entrepreneurs? How do their motivations evolve? Results from an empirical study

Galati

Bigliardi

Passaro

et al. 2020

IJEBR

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“…Literature shows that entrepreneurs are described as aggressive and with high-risk proclivities (Bird and Brush, 2002 ), as well seem more socially inclined to achieve and obtain economic benefits, an image which does not fit in women (Ahl, 2004 ; Dileo and Pereiro, 2019 ), who seem closer to care and the emotional sphere, therefore, in pursuit of social value (Hechevarría et al, 2012 ; Urbano Pulido et al, 2014 ).…”

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Women Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review to Outline the Boundaries of Scientific Literature

2020

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In recent years, the study of women entrepreneurship has experienced great growth, gaining a broad consensus among academics and contributing above all to understanding all those factors that explain the difficulty of women in undertaking an entrepreneurial career. This document tries to contribute to the field of study, thanks to a systematic analysis through the publications present in the topic. For this purpose, 2,848 peer-reviewed articles were analyzed, published between 1950 and 2019, using the Scopus database (SCImago Research Group). Through the use of a series of bibliometric indicators it was possible to define the current state of research on the international scene. The analysis revealed that it is a multidisciplinary field of study and that has started to expand further since 2006, culminating in 2019, which makes it become a current and valid object of study. The analysis of the clusters allowed to isolate 6 different lines of research in which emerged, on the one hand, the importance of entrepreneurial education, social entrepreneurship and the socio-cultural context of reference (e.g., culture, family, and institutional support) as tools to overcome the gender gap, on the other, the importance that women entrepreneurship assumes in the economic growth of the country (especially in developing economies), promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination. The study presents an important contribution to reflect on current policies and to outline future lines of investigation.

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“…Most institutional research on EMs to date has focused on the relationship between institutions and small firm domestic growth (Peng, 1997;Peng and Heath, 1996;Williams and Vorley, 2015;Dileo and Pereiro, 2019), EM SME internationalisation such as the drivers and rationales for internationalisation (Yamakawa et al, 2008;Ketkar and Acs, 2013), the extent and speed of internationalization (Lamotte and Colovic, 2015;Muralidharan and Pathak, 2017;Yang and Wang, 2020); and resources (Zhu et al, 2006).…”

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International entrepreneurship from emerging to developed markets: an institutional perspective

Nuhu

Owens

McQuillan

2021

IMR

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PurposeThe authors explore how home and host market institutions impact emerging market (EM) international entrepreneurship (IE) into developed markets.Design/methodology/approachBased on four case studies of Nigerian entrepreneurs expanding into the USA, this qualitative research adopts an institutional perspective to the study of EM IE.FindingsThe findings show home and host formal and informal institutions simultaneously enable and constrain the IE process. Weak home institutions shape the international opportunity recognition decision but seriously impede international opportunity development and exploitation activities in the developed market. EM entrepreneurs benefit from highly functioning regulation in the developed market whilst also experiencing discriminatory treatment from institutions. The findings of the study further show the positive and constraining effects of host institutions throughout the process.Originality/valueBased on the findings, the paper details future research ideas, managerial implications and recommendation for policymakers.

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Assessing the impact of individual and context factors on the entrepreneurial process. A cross-country multilevel approach

Cited by 53 publications

References 137 publications

Why do academics become entrepreneurs? How do their motivations evolve? Results from an empirical study

Why do academics become entrepreneurs? How do their motivations evolve? Results from an empirical study

Women Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review to Outline the Boundaries of Scientific Literature

International entrepreneurship from emerging to developed markets: an institutional perspective

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