Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This paper deals with small and medium enterprises in relation to the attitudes perceived by business owners in their immediate neighbourhood, society, in relation to banks and the government.The key question is the difference between entrepreneurs who started their businesses voluntarily and those who entered the business out of necessity.The majority of governmental policies, including Czech policies, focus more on the questions of financial support, however the support of entrepreneurs can be broader and may include the efforts to influence perception of an individual and the society so that they have a more positive attitude towards entrepreneurial activities.The attitudes in the Czech Republic are so far rather negative and such a change may be positively reflected in the level of the entrepreneurial activity which strongly affects economic development.
Source: Journal of Competitiveness
Authors: Lenka Smekalova, Oldrich Hajek, Jaroslav Belas, Jiri Machacek
Institution: Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $485
Funder: European Social Fund
Award: G6461011143
OpenAlex ID: W2324566909