TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of ecosystems on the entrepreneurship process
T2 - a comparison across developed and developing economies
AU - Guerrero, Maribel
AU - Liñán, Francisco
AU - Cáceres-Carrasco, F. Rafael
N1 - Funding information: The authors received financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy & Competitiveness (Ref.: ECO2016-75655-P).
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Over the past 30 years, the academic literature has legitimised the significant impact of environmental conditions on entrepreneurial activity. In the past 5 years, in particular, the academic debate has focused on the elements that configure entrepreneurship ecosystems and their influence on the creation of high-growth ventures. Previous studies have also recognised the heterogeneity of environmental conditions (including policies, support programs, funding, culture, professional infrastructure, university support, labour market, R&D, and market dynamics) across regions/countries. Yet, an in-depth discussion is required to address how environmental conditions vary per entrepreneurial stage of enterprises within certain regions/countries, as well as how these conditions determine the technological factor of the entrepreneurial process. By reviewing the literature from 2000 to 2017, this paper analyses the environmental conditions that have influenced the transitions towards becoming potential entrepreneurs, nascent/new entrepreneurs, and established/consolidated entrepreneurs in both developed and developing economies. Our findings show why diversity in entrepreneurship and context is significant. Favourable conditions include professional support, incubators/accelerators, networking with multiple agents, and R&D investments. Less favourable conditions include a lack of funding sources, labour market conditions, and social norms. Our paper contributes by proposing a research agenda and implications for stakeholders.
AB - Over the past 30 years, the academic literature has legitimised the significant impact of environmental conditions on entrepreneurial activity. In the past 5 years, in particular, the academic debate has focused on the elements that configure entrepreneurship ecosystems and their influence on the creation of high-growth ventures. Previous studies have also recognised the heterogeneity of environmental conditions (including policies, support programs, funding, culture, professional infrastructure, university support, labour market, R&D, and market dynamics) across regions/countries. Yet, an in-depth discussion is required to address how environmental conditions vary per entrepreneurial stage of enterprises within certain regions/countries, as well as how these conditions determine the technological factor of the entrepreneurial process. By reviewing the literature from 2000 to 2017, this paper analyses the environmental conditions that have influenced the transitions towards becoming potential entrepreneurs, nascent/new entrepreneurs, and established/consolidated entrepreneurs in both developed and developing economies. Our findings show why diversity in entrepreneurship and context is significant. Favourable conditions include professional support, incubators/accelerators, networking with multiple agents, and R&D investments. Less favourable conditions include a lack of funding sources, labour market conditions, and social norms. Our paper contributes by proposing a research agenda and implications for stakeholders.
KW - Entrepreneurial process
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Entrepreneurship ecosystems
KW - Environmental conditions
KW - Institutional economics
KW - Research agenda
KW - Socioeconomic stages
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089747163&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11187-020-00392-2
DO - 10.1007/s11187-020-00392-2
M3 - Article
VL - 57
SP - 1733
EP - 1759
JO - Small Business Economics
JF - Small Business Economics
SN - 0921-898X
IS - 4
ER -