Article
Entrepreneurial quality and regional development: characterizing SME sectors in low income areas
Author/s | Fernández Serrano, José
Romero Luna, Isidoro |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Economía Aplicada I |
Publication Date | 2013 |
Deposit Date | 2018-04-30 |
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Abstract | This paper analyses the characteristics of SMEs in less-developed areas in comparison
with more advanced economies. The conceptual framework includes different factors
making up the so-called ‘entrepreneurial quality’ ... This paper analyses the characteristics of SMEs in less-developed areas in comparison with more advanced economies. The conceptual framework includes different factors making up the so-called ‘entrepreneurial quality’ of the SME sector: the personal characteristics of the entrepreneurs (motivations and previous experience), different dimensions of the SMEs’ entrepreneurial orientation, and the patterns of the SMEs’ insertion in national and global value chains. The empirical analysis uses data of SMEs in four different Spanish provinces representing examples of low income economies and comparatively high income ones, respectively. Results show the SMEs in the low income economies to be characterized by a lower entrepreneurial quality |
Citation | Fernández Serrano, J. y Romero Luna, I. (2013). Entrepreneurial quality and regional development: characterizing SME sectors in low income areas. Papers in Regional Science, 92 (3), 495-513. |
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