Heiko Bergmann
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Prof. Dr.
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Bergmann
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Heiko
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heiko.bergmann@unisg.ch
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Item type:Publication, Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell? The Use of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data in Academic Research(2009-06-22); ; Schrettle, ThomasWith over one million data sets datasets collected over a period of ten years the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project is the world's largest database for entrepreneurship research. Our paper analyzes how GEM data is currently used in academic empirical research, what kind of research methods are being used, and how future studies could use the GEM database to its full potential in terms of variables, methods and fields of application.Type:conference paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Researching the Entrepreneur: The influence of owner-manager's motivations on corporate growth strategies(2009-06-22); Schrettle, ThomasType:conference paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Entrepreneurship Differences within Switzerland - Do Taxes and Culture play a role?(2008-04-17)Although Switzerland is a small country of only 7.5 million inhabitants, there exist remarkable differences in terms of population density, industry structure and presumably culture. However, there is hardly any literature on entrepreneurship differences within Switzerland. It is against this background that this paper investigates differences in start-up propensities among Swiss regions. The analysis is based on data from the adult population survey of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2005 in Switzerland (telephone survey, n=5456). The individual data from the telephone survey is combined with regional data for the 26 Cantons from official statistics. In Switzerland the decision to start a new business is determined by person-related as well as regional variables. Most of the results are in line with the results from other countries: Education, age and em-ployment status are significant determinants of entrepreneurial activities. The level of self-employment and the regional purchasing power positively influence the start-up propensity while the rate of unemployment has a negative effect. However, there are also some idiosyncratic results: There is a large difference in terms of entrepreneurial activity between the Italian-, French- and German-speaking parts of Switzerland. Still, we could not find support for the hypotheses that there is some kind of a cultural influence. The different start-up propensities can be explained by structural characteristics of the regional economy. Taxes do not seem to influence the general level of entrepreneurial activity of the population in Swiss regions.Type:conference paper