Entrepreneurship in a New Reality: GEM Slovenia 2020, Executive Summary

Authors

Miroslav Rebernik (ed.)
University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business
Karin Širec (ed.)
University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4191-5170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-469-9

Keywords:

Global Entrepreneurial Monitor, Entrepreneurship, Total Early Entrepreneurial Activity, Economic Development, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Synopsis

Entrepreneurship is the strongest driver of economic growth and development and has a very large impact on overall social development. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has a history of 22 years of entrepreneurship research, with a special focus on the earliest stages, when business opportunities are perceived and individuals decide whether to engage in entrepreneurship. Their direct living environment, especially the prevailing cultural values, the company's tendency to entrepreneurship and the orderliness of the business environment, have a great influence on the involvement of individuals in entrepreneurial activities. Accordingly, the conceptual framework of GEM is set, which enables the treatment of individuals and their attitude towards entrepreneurship, perception of entrepreneurship and involvement in the establishment and / or ownership and management of a company. With its help, we can therefore gain a deeper insight into national entrepreneurship and its characteristics and a more complete picture than can be provided by various statistical sources based solely on data obtained from existing companies.

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Author Biographies

Miroslav Rebernik (ed.), University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business

Dr. Miroslav Rebernik is a full professor of entrepreneurship and business economics and the head of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor. In 1992, he founded the first undergraduate study program for entrepreneurship. Since 1999 he has been leading a research project and a team that creates the annual Slovenian Entrepreneurship Observatory, and since 2002 he has been leading the Slovenian team of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research program. In 2001, he co-founded Tovarna podjemov (www.tovarnapodjemov.org), which as a business incubator of the University of Maribor is one of the key elements of a supportive environment for entrepreneurship in the University of Maribor and the wider region.

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: miroslav.rebernik@um.si

Karin Širec (ed.), University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business

Dr. Karin Širec is a full professor of entrepreneurship and business economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor and the head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics. In the research group of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, she participates in two longitudinal research in the field of entrepreneurship, namely the Slovenian Entrepreneurship Observatory and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. At the same time, she is also a Slovenian representative of the international research group for the research of women's entrepreneurship DIANA and a member of the research program Entrepreneurship for an Innovative Society. She is an OECD expert advisor in the field of inclusive entrepreneurship.

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: karin.sirec@um.si

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Published

May 18, 2021

Series

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Archive

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Copyright (c) 2021 University of Maribor, University Press

Details about this monograph

ISBN-13 (15)

978-961-286-469-9

COBISS.SI ID (00)

63106307

Date of first publication (11)

2021-05-18

How to Cite

(Ed.). (2021). Entrepreneurship in a New Reality: GEM Slovenia 2020, Executive Summary (Vols. 2020). University of Maribor Press. https://doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-469-9