Post-Materialism: A Cultural Factor influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity across Nations

Roy Thurik and Lorraine Uhlaner

No N200321, Scales Research Reports from EIM Business and Policy Research

Abstract: The study of predictors of entrepreneurial activity at the country level has been dominated by economic influences. However, the relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other forces such as institutional and/or cultural factors are at play. The objective of this paper is to explore more specifically how post-materialism may help to explain differences in total entrepreneurial activity across countries. Data from 28 countries, world-wide, are used to test the hypotheses, based on intersecting data available from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, World Values Survey and other published sources. Findings confirm the significance of post-materialism in predicting total entrepreneurial activity even when controlling for these other factors.

Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2004-02-03
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