Environmental factors and new firm creation: An institutional approach;Factores del entorno y creación de empresas: Un análisis institucional

Revista Venezolana de Gerencia

Volumn 17, Issue 57, 2012, Pages 9-38

  Alvarez, Claudia ^a,b   Urbano, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MEDELLÍN   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial activity; Environmental factors; Global entrepreneurship monitor; Institutional economics; Institutions; New firm creation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PANEL DATA; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84862180998     PISSN: 13159984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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