Nature or Nurture? Factors of Entrepreneurship: a Comparative Approach
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: There is an ongoing discussion about whether entrepreneurship is basically an innate gift or whether education has a traceable effect on the quality and success of entrepreneurs. This paper tries to put these hypotheses to test by means of a comparison of English and Spanish businessmen. Based on a large database, and using descriptive analysis and econometric tests it shows that although the educational systems in both countries are quite different, entrepreneurs respond to the quantity and quality of education they have received.
DOI: 10.7916/d8dj5svw
Authors: Tortella, Gabriel, Quiroga, Gloria, Moral-Arce, Ignacio
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1522175634