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Universidad de Huelva
2009
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- COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN EUROPE: AN ANALYSIS USING GEM-DATA José Fernández Francisco Liñán Francisco J. Santos Economía y Finanzas Europe New firms model evaluation and testing social norms and social capital comparative studies of particular economies The entrepreneurial function has gained great relevance to explain the development process. From an individual's cognitive perspective, entrepreneurial intentions are the most relevant elements leading to starting up a new venture. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is analysing if different perceptions affect entrepreneurial intentions and examining the possible differences between potential entrepreneurs of two European areas: the Southern countries (Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal) and the Scandinavian countries (Finland, Sweden and Denmark).The empirical analysis, using logistic regression with Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data, shows that personal, opportunity and socio-cultural perceptions do help explaining entrepreneurial intention. The role of cultural and institutional differences is considered in the conclusions. 2009 artículo científico 1576-0162 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86612461008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=866 REM. Revista de Economía Mundial application/pdf Universidad de Huelva REM. Revista de Economía Mundial (España) Num.23