Does Human Capital Impact Differently the Opportunity Perception and the Business Creation? The Case of Spain

Rocío Aliaga-Isla ()
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Rocío Aliaga-Isla: Autonomous University of Barcelona

Chapter Chapter 10 in Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Regional Development, 2015, pp 187-204 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The current study analyzes how Spaniard’s general/specific human capital influences their likelihood of perceiving entrepreneurial opportunities and creating a business. The analysis pivots around the comparison of two processes which are part of entrepreneurship. Data from the Spanish Global Entrepreneurship Monitor—GEM of 2008 are used. Logistic regression analysis is performed to test several theoretical hypotheses. Findings revealed that general human capital such as education is not significant for both perceiving entrepreneurial opportunities and creating a business. However, work experience, managerial business, and entrepreneurial training are positively significant to perceive entrepreneurial opportunities and to create a business. This research reveals that specific types of human capital play different roles in entrepreneurship. The contribution of this paper is to compare how the human capital influences upon two processes of entrepreneurship.

Keywords: General and specific human capital; Opportunity perception; Business creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12871-9_10

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