<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Understanding entrepreneurship as being spatially rooted transforms it in a regional and national competitiveness factor. Despite the increasing importance of the territorial dimension in supporting economic growth at policy and declarative levels, in practice, in Romania, the territorial structure and spatial organization of the economy contributes little to the national value added. In this context, we study regional differences in entrepreneurial initiative and perception and their possible impact on the national competitiveness strategy. We use primary data collected in three Romanian regions (Centre, North-East, Bucureşti-Ilfov) and conduct a statistical analysis of the data. The results indicate different comparative regional profiles. The regional differences in the intentions, motivations, barriers and limitation for entrepreneurship confirm the theoretical view that personal motivations of becoming an entrepreneur are determined by environmental conditions. We conclude that the regional differences should be taken into account in the elaboration of the competitiveness policy, corroborated with the results of other similar studies.</p></abstract>

Understanding entrepreneurship as being spatially rooted transforms it in a regional and national competitiveness factor. Despite the increasing importance of the territorial dimension in supporting economic growth at policy and declarative levels, in practice, in Romania, the territorial structure and spatial organization of the economy contributes little to the national value added. In this context, we study regional differences in entrepreneurial initiative and perception and their possible impact on the national competitiveness strategy. We use primary data collected in three Romanian regions (Centre, North-East, Bucureşti-Ilfov) and conduct a statistical analysis of the data. The results indicate different comparative regional profiles. The regional differences in the intentions, motivations, barriers and limitation for entrepreneurship confirm the theoretical view that personal motivations of becoming an entrepreneur are determined by environmental conditions. We conclude that the regional differences should be taken into account in the elaboration of the competitiveness policy, corroborated with the results of other similar studies.

Regional differences in entrepreneurial perceptions and implications for the Romanian competitiveness policy

Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Management & Marketing

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Understanding entrepreneurship as being spatially rooted transforms it in a regional and national competitiveness factor. Despite the increasing importance of...

Regional differences in entrepreneurial perceptions and implications for the Romanian competitiveness policy

Published Online: Apr 30, 2016

Page range: 394 - 409

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mmcks-2016-0005

Keywords
entrepreneurship, regional differences, competitiveness, spatial development, public policy, local environment

© 2016 Mariana Nicolae et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Regional differences in entrepreneurial perceptions and implications for the Romanian competitiveness policy

Published Online: Apr 30, 2016

Page range: 394 - 409

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mmcks-2016-0005

Keywordsentrepreneurship, regional differences, competitiveness, spatial development, public policy, local environment

© 2016 Mariana Nicolae et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
entrepreneurship, regional differences, competitiveness, spatial development, public policy, local environment