Business Restart in Visegrad Countries

The  main  goal  of  our  paper  is  to  analyse  business  restarts  in  Visegrad countries  on  an  individual  level  and  to  identify  key  drivers  of  restart  activity  from among perceptual variables. The  analysis  is  based  on  Global  Entrepreneurship Monitor data. We employ descriptive...

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Main Authors: Marian HOLIENKA, Anna PILKOVÁ, Michal MUNK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow University of Economics 2014-03-01
Series:Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
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Online Access:http:////eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/35
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Summary:The  main  goal  of  our  paper  is  to  analyse  business  restarts  in  Visegrad countries  on  an  individual  level  and  to  identify  key  drivers  of  restart  activity  from among perceptual variables. The  analysis  is  based  on  Global  Entrepreneurship Monitor data. We employ descriptive statistics to analyse the quantitative aspect of business restart and regression modelling to identifyits drivers. Our  findings  proved  that  business  discontinuation  and consequent  restart are  both  integral  parts  of  entrepreneurship  in  V4  countries.  Entrepreneurial  selfefficacy and fear of failure, together with gender andage, proved to have a significant relationship with individual restart activity. The  individual  perceptual  variables  as components of entrepreneurial potential, as well as the issue of inclusiveness, proved to play an important role in business restart. Our  study  is  the  first  comprehensive  analysis  of  the under-researched topic of business restart in the V4 region. In addition to highlighting its importance as an integral part of entrepreneurial dynamics in V4 countries, it also identifies individual-level drivers of this specifictype of entrepreneurial activity.
ISSN:2353-883X
2353-8821