Do geography and institutions affect entrepreneurs’ future business plans? Insights from Greece

Evangelos Rasvanis () and Vassilis Tselios ()
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Evangelos Rasvanis: University of Thessaly
Vassilis Tselios: Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2023, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-21

Abstract: Abstract It is widely known that both geography and institutions determine the location of an investment. However, little is known about the impact of these factors on entrepreneurs’ future business plans. Using a questionnaire survey, this paper examines whether the 'first-' and 'second-nature' geography and institutions affect the plans of entrepreneurs to expand or sell their businesses in Greece. The analysis shows that entrepreneurs intend to expand their businesses when the importance of the country's relative geographical location to the international market increases, but that of localisation economies decreases. There is also evidence that entrepreneurs aim to sell their businesses to domestic investors when sea access, the natural environment, the agglomeration economies, the location of Greece and the local governance are ideal for the business performance in the country.

Keywords: Geography; Institutions; Business expansion; Business selling; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D02 M20 P28 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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