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Determinants of Innovative Versus Non-Innovative Entrepreneurs in Three Southern States

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Entrepreneurship is becoming an important economic development strategy for communities across the nation. This research distinguishes between innovative and non-innovative entrepreneurs as well as “traditional” entrepreneurs—percent nonfarm proprietors of total employed—across counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Three sets of predictor variables were used to better understand the determinants of these entrepreneurs: demographic/location, infrastructure, and socioeconomic. Results indicate that innovative entrepreneurs are more sensitive to highway proximity and rurality while non-innovative are more sensitive to educational attainment, creative class, and access to broadband. Important differences surface comparing innovative versus non-innovative versus nonfarm proprietors.

Source: Review of Regional Studies

DOI: 10.52324/001c.8151

Authors: Roberto Gallardo, Roseanne Scammahorn

Institution: Mississippi State University

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W1519150859