Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries
The aim of this paper is to provide an updated survey of the “state of the art” in entrepreneurial studies with a particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the concept of “entrepreneurship” is critically discussed, followed by a discussion of the institutional, macroeconomic, an...
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okr-10986-260022021-04-23T14:04:33Z Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries Quatraro, Francesco Vivarelli, Marco entrepreneurship developing countries newborn firms infrastructure business environment The aim of this paper is to provide an updated survey of the “state of the art” in entrepreneurial studies with a particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the concept of “entrepreneurship” is critically discussed, followed by a discussion of the institutional, macroeconomic, and microeconomic conditions that affect the entry of new firms and the post-entry performance of newborn firms. The reviewed literature bears some policy implications for the support of the creation new firms, such as the targeting of policy measures to prospective entrepreneurs who possess high education levels, long previous job experience, and innovative skills. Specifically, for DCs, tailored subsidies and support should be coupled with framework and infrastructural policies that are able to improve the business environment such that new ventures can start and grow. 2017-02-02T21:49:04Z 2017-02-02T21:49:04Z 2015-08 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26002 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research |
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The aim of this paper is to provide an updated survey of the “state of the art” in entrepreneurial studies with a particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the concept of “entrepreneurship” is critically discussed, followed by a discussion of the institutional, macroeconomic, and microeconomic conditions that affect the entry of new firms and the post-entry performance of newborn firms. The reviewed literature bears some policy implications for the support of the creation new firms, such as the targeting of policy measures to prospective entrepreneurs who possess high education levels, long previous job experience, and innovative skills. Specifically, for DCs, tailored subsidies and support should be coupled with framework and infrastructural policies that are able to improve the business environment such that new ventures can start and grow. |
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Quatraro, Francesco Vivarelli, Marco |
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Quatraro, Francesco Vivarelli, Marco |
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Quatraro, Francesco |
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries |
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries |
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries |
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries |
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Drivers of Entrepreneurship and Post-entry Performance of Newborn Firms in Developing Countries |
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drivers of entrepreneurship and post-entry performance of newborn firms in developing countries |
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