Entrepreneurship in Turkey and developing countries : a comparison of activities, characteristics, motivation and environment for entrepreneurship
Part of : MIBES Transactions : international journal ; Vol.3, No.1, 2009, pages 30-45
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The aim of the current study is to explore the entrepreneurial activities in Turkey through determining some demographic characteristics, personal perceptions and motivations of Turkish entrepreneurs in addition to the environment for entrepreneurship, and to highlight Turkey's entrepreneurial position internationally.One of the key findings is that the early-stage entrepreneurial activities in Turkey is much lower than those that take place in other developing countries, whereas, the number of established business entrepreneurs are relatively higher. Moreover, we found that the lack of financial support, inadequate government programs that provide knowledge on technology and tax incentives, and insufficient intellectual property rights are some of the important obstacles encountered by entrepreneurs in Turkey, more than those in the other countries. On the other hand, there are favourable entrepreneurial environmental conditions determined in this study that are promising in two aspects: the positive attitudes of people towards entrepreneurship and the existence of the market openness to rapid change.
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entrepreneurship, Turkey, GEM
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