Entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities: the role of institutions

Audretsch, D. B., Belitski, M. and Cherkas, N. (2021) Entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities: the role of institutions. PLOS ONE, 16 (3). e0247609. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247609

Abstract/Summary

Entrepreneurship activity varies significantly across cities. We use the novel data for 1,652 ecosystem actors across sixteen cities in nine developing and transition economies during 2018–2019 to examine the role that institutional context plays in facilitating the productive entrepreneurship and reducing the unproductive entrepreneurship. This study is the first to develop and test a model of multi-dimensional institutional arrangements in cities. It demonstrates that not just that institutions matter in shaping the entrepreneurship ecosystem in cities, but in particular those institutional arrangements enhancing the productive and reducing unproductive entrepreneurship. Our findings suggest that differences between normative, cognitive, and regulatory pillars are associated with variance in both types of entrepreneurship in cities. For the formation of productive and high-growth entrepreneurs, all three pillars of institutional arrangement matter. For unproductive entrepreneurship normative pillar of institutions and the role of civil society matter most. This study has theoretical and practical implications for entrepreneurship ecosystem policy in cities.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-pure-test.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/96751
Identification Number/DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0247609
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour
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