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Evaluating entrepreneurship through the lens of institutional quality and social capital theory

Ermira QOSJA
Ina KEÇİ
Pages
311–329
Publication Date
2020-07-27
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The results showed the significance of perceived trust and quality at public and private institutions as important predictors of entrepreneurship behaviors toward market or network orientations.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This paper investigates how the structural domain of social capital and institutional quality explains the current and expected entrepreneurial behavior.
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Key Findings & Data:By using a quantitative methodology, the data collected through the Global Competitiveness Index for 72 businesses in Albania are processed by conducting descriptive statistics and correlation analysis.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results showed the significance of perceived trust and quality at public and private institutions as important predictors of entrepreneurship behaviors toward market or network orientations.
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⚙️Variables:Trust · Entrepreneurship · Networks

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This paper investigates how the structural domain of social capital and institutional quality explains the current and expected entrepreneurial behavior. Based on the literature of social capital and institutional theory this article aims to examine the strength of the relationship between the degree of trust, norms, networks, and associations within a society with governance quality. By using a quantitative methodology, the data collected through the Global Competitiveness Index for 72 businesses in Albania are processed by conducting descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The study intention is to explain the impact of perceived assessment for country institutions at entrepreneurial action in order to create a social relationship in society based on trust, norms, and networks. The results showed the significance of perceived trust and quality at public and private institutions as important predictors of entrepreneurship behaviors toward market or network orientations.

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QOSJA, E., KEÇİ, I. (2020). Evaluating entrepreneurship through the lens of institutional quality and social capital theory. International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 3, 311–329. https://ajindex.com/articles/414624

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