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Does the impact of the COVID-19 inhibit global entrepreneurial activities? Structural equation model analysis based on GEM data of 90 countries

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  • Jinsheng Zhu

    (Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Yue Wu

    (Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Province)

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Using survey data from 90 nations polled by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in the past two years from 2020 to 2022, this study evaluates the effect of COVID-19 on global entrepreneurship and its mechanism using a structural equation model (SEM). The results show that under the impact of COVID-19, entrepreneurial activities are still active, becoming the fortunate choice for many people to turn danger into opportunity. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and motivation play a significant chain-mediating role in the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurial activities. The entrepreneurial environment played a positive moderating role in the relationship between COVID-19 and entrepreneurial activities. Further heterogeneity analysis shows that this moderating effect is more significant in low- and middle-income economies and in the stage of epidemic normalization. Finally, this study offers policy suggestions on how to propel the entrepreneurial environment, improve entrepreneurial self-efficacy, stimulate entrepreneurial motivation, and promote entrepreneurial activities.

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  • Jinsheng Zhu & Yue Wu, 2024. "Does the impact of the COVID-19 inhibit global entrepreneurial activities? Structural equation model analysis based on GEM data of 90 countries," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 1511-1529, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intemj:v:20:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s11365-023-00890-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00890-1
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