...-envision GEM’s country groupings, positing a novel approach to more fully understanding the nuances of entrepreneurial activity. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the GEM’s Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions (EFCs) (2017–2020), we employ an unsupervised machine learning method (clustering...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social capital Leadership Developing countries Regions Clusters The ascendancy of scholarly attention directed towards entrepreneurial ecosystems has become increasingly conspicuous in recent years (Cavallo et al., 2018 ; Mason and Brown...

.... An instrumental case study features data collected from interviews with 30 owners (as key informants) of micro-sized, independent, family-owned restaurants, in two urban clusters within the Midlands (UK). Specifically, the context involves restaurants offering South Asian cuisine and where the owner originated...

... broadband access and whether these perceptions are reflected in business performance outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Data are used from the Digital Maturity Survey from Wales. The study uses principal component analysis and a dual stage cluster approach to show how SMEs believe...

... business clusters in Anambra state. In addition to descriptive demonstrations, the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique is employed to estimate the effects of treatment on the treated by pairing treatment and control units with similar attributes on the propensity score and other likely covariates...

.... Start-ups Clusters Entrepreneurship Firm growth M13 L26 R11 Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase of studies concerning the competitiveness of start-up firms (Hechavarría et al., 2016 ; Huang et al., 2012), but there are still few works...

... from only one particular region. The exclusive utilisation of secondary data may also undermine the robustness of the results obtained. Innovation Entrepreneurship Small firm/new venture strategy Regions Clusters According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...