The aim of this article is to identify the influencing factors of early-stage entrepreneurial aspirations in efficiency-driven economies based on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Adult Population Survey (APS) database for the year 2008. Within the entrepreneurial aspirations the innovativeness of entrepreneurial businesses and the job growth expectations were studied.early-stage entrepreneur, entrepreneurial aspirations, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.

Benyovszki, Annamaria

Gyorfy, Lehel Zoltan

Matis, Dumitru

Nagy, Agnes

Pete, Stefan

Petru, Tunde Petra

Research Papers in Economics

English

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