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Entrepreneurship and social capital: some evidence on micro-spatial interactions

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Pages 108-129 | Received 13 Aug 2020, Accepted 21 Dec 2020, Published online: 13 Jan 2021
 

Abstract

We analyze the determinants of three different entrepreneurship patterns namely, the innovative entrepreneur, the socio-cultural entrepreneur, and the regional differentiation model. We assume that these patterns do not have closed boundaries but overlap one another as a result of the entrepreneurs mobilizing different social capital, namely trust, norms and values, and networks. We test this hypothesis using European Social Survey data for Greece and multi-level logit models. Our results verify the importance of social capital, albeit mixed (both positive and negative) effects are reported in the case of all constructs. Furthermore, the regional differentiation of entrepreneurship coincides with the mobilization of different social capital constructs. To the extent that the study uses data for the pre-crisis period in Greece we might refer to the current results as exploratory. Nonetheless, they present a useful comparison basis with future evidence. The scope of entrepreneurship, as exercised in the country, is sketched and thus valuable policy level information is provided.

RÉSUMÉ

Nous analysons les déterminants de trois modèles d’entrepreneuriat différents, à savoir l’entrepreneur innovant, l’entrepreneur socioculturel et le modèle de différenciation régionale. Nous partons du principe que ces modèles n’ont pas de frontières fermées mais se chevauchent les uns les autres du fait que les entrepreneurs mobilisent un capital social différent, à savoir la confiance, les normes et les valeurs, et les réseaux. Nous testons cette hypothèse en nous appuyant sur des données de l’Enquête sociale européenne pour la Grèce et des modèles logit multi-niveaux. Nos résultats confirment l’importance du capital social, bien que des effets mitigés (aussi bien positifs que négatifs) soient signalés concernant toutes les constructions. En outre, la différenciation régionale de l’entrepreneuriat coïncide avec la mobilisation de différentes constructions du capital social. Dans la mesure où l’étude utilise des données se rapportant à la période précédant la crise en Grèce, nous pourrions qualifier les résultats actuels d’exploratoires. Néanmoins, ces résultats offrent une base de comparaison utile avec les données futures. La portée de l’entrepreneuriat, tel qu’il s’exerce dans le pays, est esquissée, et ainsi, des informations précieuses sont apportées au niveau politique.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Journal’s Editor and two anonymous Journal Reviewers for their insightful and highly constructive comments that helped us improve our study. The usual disclaimer applies.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Notes on contributors

Alexandros Parthymos

Alexandros Parthymos is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Economics, University of Peloponnese, Greece. His research interests lie in the areas of entrepreneurship and social capital.

Irene Daskalopoulou

Irene Daskalopoulou is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Peloponnese, Greece. Her current research interests lie in the areas of entrepreneurship, social capital and regional development.

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