An Eclectic Theory of Entrepreneurship: Policies, Institutions and Culture

By I. Verheul, S. Wennekers, David B. Audretsch, Roy Thurik. 2002

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Beyond necessity versus opportunity entrepreneurship: some lessons from English deprived urban neighbourhoods (2011, unknown): “Many respondents stated that they had been dissatisfied with their experiences of employment, which can be a key factor in encouraging individuals to move into self-employment (Blanchflower 2000; Brockhaus 1980a, b; Brooksbank et al. 2007; Verheul et al. 2001 ).”
Latent and Actual Entrepreneurship in Europe and the US: Some Recent Developments (2005, background): “…explanations may be that in the area of personality characteristics there are principle differences between the self-employed and the salaried employed (Beugelsdijk and Noorderhaven, 2005) other than perceptions or that there are simply not enough business opportunities (Verheul et al., 2002).”
Entrepreneurship and its determinants in a cross-country setting (2007, background): “See Verheul et al. (2002) for such an ‘eclectic’ framework and Wennekers et al.”
Institutional context and the allocation of entrepreneurial effort (2008, background): “Prior research has identified various demographic characteristics as important influences for a country’s level of entrepreneurship (e.g., Verheul et al., 2002).”
Conceptualising entrepreneurship in a transition context (2006, background): “So far, with the exception of the eclectic approach to entrepreneurship (Verheul et al., 2002), most entrepreneurship theories focus on microlevel influences in order to explain new venture creation and the development of entrepreneurship, taking the institutional environment as given.”
Uncertainty avoidance and the rate of business ownership across 21 OECD countries, 1976–2004 (2006, methodology): “In the group of lowuncertainty avoidance countries, eight out of 13 nations show either a clear U-shape (Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand) or a vaguely U-shape trend (Australia, Great Britain, Sweden and USA), three show a continuously upward trend in entrepreneurship (Canada, Irela”
The influence of socio-cultural environments on the performance of nascent entrepreneurs: Community culture, motivation, self-efficacy and start-up success (2012, background): “variables that impact the ‘supply’ of potential entrepreneurs within a culture (Stephan and Uhlaner 2010; Verheul et al. 2002).”
The role of entrepreneurship education as a predictor of university students’ entrepreneurial intention (2013, background): “These include (1) administrative complexities that consume time and money and may discourage people from starting a business (World Bank 2008), (2) access to finance, which is often identified as an important barrier to entry to self-employment (Bates 1995), and (3) the general economic climate, whi”
Religious institutions and entrepreneurship (2014, background): “…through the lens of economic, technological, demographic, cultural and institutional variables (Acs et al. 2004; Audretsch and Thurik 2001; Bosma and Harding 2006; Bosma et al. 2007; Minniti et al. 2005; Reynolds et al. 2002; Reynolds et al. 2003; Thomas and Mueller 2000; Verheul et al. 2002).”
Explaining Entrepreneurship and the Role of Policy: A Framework (2007, methodology): “The Framework presented is inspired by earlier ones proposed in Verheul et al. (2002) and Wennekers et al. (2002). The views expressed here are Explaining entrepreneurship and the role of policy 13 M876 -Audretsch TEXT.”
Cities and Regions Competing in the Global Economy: Knowledge and Local Development Policies (2007, background): “Attempts to understand, explain, and predict entrepreneurship in all its varieties have led to the eclectic theory of entrepreneurship (Audretsch et al, 2002; Verheul et al, 2002a).”