Entrepreneurship as an Urban Event?

Empirical Evidence from European Cities

verfasst von

Niels Bosma, Rolf Sternberg

Abstract

This paper investigates whether urban areas are more entrepreneurial than other parts of countries and to what extent the observed differences between cities are caused by individual characteristics and context effects. Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data from 47 urban areas in 22 European Union member states, it is found that in particular opportunity-motivated (instead of necessity-motivated) entrepreneurship tends to be higher in urban areas. Adopting a multilevel framework focusing on 23 urban areas in 12 European Union countries, it is found that urban regions with high levels of economic growth and diversity of economic activities exhibit higher levels of opportunity-motivated entrepreneurial activity than their counterparts.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Wirtschafts- und Kulturgeographie

Externe Organisation(en)

Utrecht University

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Regional studies

Band

48

Seiten

1016-1033

Anzahl der Seiten

18

ISSN

0034-3404

Publikationsdatum

2014

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Umweltwissenschaft, Allgemeine Sozialwissenschaften

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 8 – Anständige Arbeitsbedingungen und wirtschaftliches Wachstum

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2014.904041 (Zugang: Geschlossen)