Explanatory Factors of Entrepreneurship in Food and Beverage Clusters in Spain

Enrique Claver-Cortés, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Pedro Seva-Larrosa, Lorena Ruiz-Fernández and Eduardo Sánchez-García
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Enrique Claver-Cortés: Department of Business management, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara: Department of Business management, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Pedro Seva-Larrosa: Department of Business management, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Lorena Ruiz-Fernández: Department of Business management, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Eduardo Sánchez-García: Department of Business management, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: Research into entrepreneurship has gradually changed its perspective over recent decades, becoming a very relevant research topic. In the last few years, various lines of research have been developed to find new explanatory factors of entrepreneurial propensity in specific socioeconomic and institutional contexts, among which we can highlight local territorial agglomerations. The main objective of the study is to offer new knowledge about the factors that influence the entrepreneurial capacity of food and beverage clusters using different secondary sources. To reach this objective, we analyze how the degree of agglomeration, institutional thickness, and knowledge affects new companies created in the last five years within the 37 food and beverage clusters in Spain. Multiple regression results show that company agglomeration and the presence of supporting institutions positively influence entrepreneurial capacity in these clusters. However, available knowledge has a negative influence on entrepreneurial capacity in these specialized environments.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; clusters; food beverage; agglomeration; institutions; knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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