The effect of necessity and opportunity driven entrepreneurship on business growth

Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of necessity and opportunity driven entrepreneurship on business growth and business growth expectation in 53 countries corresponding to three contrasting economies (factor, efficiency and innovation-driven economies). The results have shown the relationship between necessity- driven entrepreneurship and both business growth and business growth expectations are negative while the relationship between opportunity-driven entrepreneurship and both business growth and business growth expectation are positive.

Authors and Affiliations

Mohammad Reza Zali| Assistant Professor of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Nezamedin Faghih| Professor of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Sepideh Ghotbi| Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, email: sepidehghotbi@ut.ac.ir, Sahar Rajaie| Faculty of Entrepreneurship ,Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

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Mohammad Reza Zali, Nezamedin Faghih, Sepideh Ghotbi, Sahar Rajaie (2013). The effect of necessity and opportunity driven entrepreneurship on business growth. International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences, 7(2), 100-108. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-6356