6 articles in this issue
Zoltan Acs
Entrepreneurship is considered to be an important mechanism for economicdevelopment through employment, innovation and welfare effects. The papersin this special issue are from the 3rd Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ResearchConference held in Washington ... see more
Pia Arenius
Alrich and Martínez (2001) pointed out that in “entrepreneurship many are called, but few are chosen”. Many entrepreneurs try seriously to create a lasting organization, but most of them do not pass through the three stages of the entrepreneurial startup ... see more
Siri Terjesen
This study investigates three competing but complementary perspectives on factorsrelated to entrepreneurial firm growth. We examine individual (entrepreneur)firm and national environment factors associated with the growth expectationsof nascent, baby and ... see more
Jose Amoros
This paper explores the state of formal and informal equity sources currentlyavailable for financing entrepreneurial activity in Chile. By integratingtheoretical perspectives regarding formal and informal equity funding andinformation gathered from the Gl... see more
Thomas Schøtt
In this paper we compare the coupling between entrepreneurship policy andentrepreneurship activity in developed and developing countries. Using newinstitutional arguments, we argue that developing countries are prone toimplement policies that (1) are base... see more
Jose Miguel Benavente
In this paper we describe the pattern of creation and destruction of Chilean firms between 1999 and 2006. In addition, we construct transition matrices among different firm sizes based on tax information. It has to be noted that the available data for thi... see more