TY  - JOUR
T1  - Attitudes, Abilities and Aspirations in the Worldwide Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
AU - Araujo Reis, Diego AU - Machado de Aragão, Iracema AU - Rodrigues de Moura, Fábio 
JO  - International Business Management
VL  - 13
IS  - 9
SP  - 429
EP  - 437
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5250
DO  - ibm.2019.429.437
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2019.429.437
KW  - global entrepreneurship index
KW  -aspirations
KW  -abilities
KW  -attitudes
KW  -Entrepreneurship ecosystem
KW  -quantile regression
AB  - This study aims to identify the effect of attitudes and abilities on aspirations in the entrepreneurship
ecosystem. We use the sub-indices (attitudes, abilities and aspirations) of the Global Entrepreneurship Index
(GEI) which measure the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The attitudes sub-index evaluate how competent
individuals are to choose entrepreneurship rather than alternative occupations. The abilities sub-index measures
the quality of new undertakings. The aspirations sub-index reflects the potential of start-ups to achieve
internationalization, rapid growth and high productivity. Based on annual data from 2011-2018, we use a
quantile regression model with fixed effects. We control for intellectual property and economic performance
in addition to dummy variables that identify the particular impact on different regions. Our findings show a
positive and heterogeneous effect of abilities on entrepreneur’s aspirations and also a positive impact of
attitudes on aspirations but only in higher quantiles. These findings contribute to the debate and are useful for
formulating policies involving entrepreneurship in different countries.
ER  -