“The GEM Global report clearly shows that perceptions are critical. GEM looks at perceived opportunities, perceived capabilities, and intentions to start a business. We measure and analyze the differences among a wide range of geographic regions and economic levels," said the report's coauthor Mike Herrington.
Among The Report's Key Findings:
Perceived Opportunities and Capabilities
Fear of Failure
Entrepreneurial Intentions
Beliefs About Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Activity
Necessity and Opportunity Driven Entrepreneurs
Gender Differences
What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
The Entrepreneurial Sector and Economic Growth
General National
Framework
Conditions
Entrepreneurial
Opportunities
Business
Dynamics
(Firms, jobs)
What are some of the intervening, extraneous, and moderating variables that the study attempted to control with its 10-nation design?
Promoting entrepreneurship, especially outside the most active age group ( with specific programs that support entrepreneurial activity.
Current, no standardized data collected by each national research team.
Two rounds of adult population surveys (1,000 randomly selected adults per
Country) to measure entrepreneurial activity and attitude, completed and
Coordinated by an international market survey firm by phone—or face-to-face in Japan. (Market Facts [Arlington, VA] did the first round of data collection in
June 1998 [Canada, Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United
States]. Audience Selection, Ltd. [London] conducted the second round in
March 1999 from all 10 countries.)
Hour-long personal interviews with 4 to 39 experts (key informants) in each country.