Whether entrepreneurship generates economic growth depends on the institutional
environment due to its impact on the mix of productive and unproductive entrepreneurship in …

This study examines the effects of social trust and trust in governments on an individual's
entrepreneurial intention and how these two factors moderate the relationship between an …

Interpersonal trust and people's trust in institutions are important components of social
capital, which has been shown to have not only innate social value but also diverse direct …

Although many start-ups struggle to grow partly due to institutional voids in transitioning
economies, empirical observations have contradicted this dominant view in the literature in …

We develop entrepreneurship and institutional theory to explain entrepreneurial growth
aspirations across individuals and institutional contexts. Our framework generates …

Differences in trust levels between countries explain the observed discrepancies in
entrepreneurial spirit amongst them. We test this hypothesis with a cross-section of 60 …

The decisions made by angel investors are embedded in and influenced by their institutional
settings. This paper advances a multilevel model of the direct and indirect effects of social …

Entrepreneurship is believed to be shaped by institutions; however, the paper assumes that
trust in institutions is a fundamental prerequisite for the impact of institutions on …

Evaluating the market for potential entrepreneurs, we test whether interacting with confident
agents encourages entry into competitive environments. Under an experimental setting, we …

In this paper, we study whether and how (i) working conditions,(ii) network relationships, and
(iii) institutional support offers simultaneously relate to entrepreneurial intentions among …