Entrepreneurship in Small and Growing Countries

Entrepreneurship in Small and Growing Countries
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Entrepreneurship in Small and Growing Countries
Entrepreneurship is one of the major topics under study in the 21st century due to its importance and contribution to future business growth and sustainability. Education has been tailored to prepare learners for entrepreneurship and self-employment rather than depending on employment. This has also become more important in developing and undeveloped countries as entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in promoting economic growth and development in such countries. In this regard, Hadjimanolis (2016) contributes to existing literature by investigating the intentions of individuals within a peripheral small country (using the case study of Cyprus) to start a new business and how this relates to the perceptions the people hold of the different dimensions of the institutional environment within the country (cognitive, normative, and regulatory), as well as the extent of its favorability of a business and entrepreneurial start-up. The study utilizes the well-know and effective instrument of Busenitz et al. (2000) in measuring the...