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Perception of the National Entrepreneurship Conditions – Differences Across Time and Expert Specialization

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  • Pfeifer Sanja

    (PhD , Professor, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Address: Trg Lj. Gaja 7, 31000 Osijek, Hrvatska)

  • Singer Slavica

    (PhD, Professor Emeritus, UNESCO Chair of Entrepreneurship Education J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek)

  • Šarlija Nataša

    (PhD, Professor, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek)

  • Peterka Sunčica Oberman

    (PhD, Professor, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek)

Abstract

Creating an external context that will have nourishing effect on the entrepreneurial activities seems to be timely, path and location dependent process. The systemic explorations of the national entrepreneurial context (environment) are still relatively underrepresented. The paper explores strengths and weaknesses of the national entrepreneurship conditions in Croatia and how stable these conditions are in the longer time frame. The aim of the study is to provide more detailed insight on the differences in perceptions among experts engaged in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and along the time. Findings indicate deterioration of the national entrepreneurial conditions in Croatia. Experts’ perceptions of national entrepreneurial conditions diverge between experts who have and those who do not have prior entrepreneurial experiences. The time also matters – perceptual difference in evaluating the quality of national entrepreneurship conditions is observed across 2015–2018.

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  • Pfeifer Sanja & Singer Slavica & Šarlija Nataša & Peterka Sunčica Oberman, 2021. "Perception of the National Entrepreneurship Conditions – Differences Across Time and Expert Specialization," South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 16(1), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:seejeb:v:16:y:2021:i:1:p:1-17:n:8
    DOI: 10.2478/jeb-2021-0001
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    Keywords

    GEM NES dataset; entrepreneurship framework conditions; perception differences; expert’s specialization; longitudinal multidimensional analysis;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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