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- Title
Entrepreneur Business Climate Perceptions: Developing a Measure and Testing a Model.
- Authors
Weaver, K. Mark; Liguori, Eric W.; Vozikis, George S.
- Abstract
Annually the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) conducts the National Small Business Poll (NSBP); a survey designed to gain a better understanding of small firm perceptions of their local business climate. Beginning with the NSBP and NFIB methodology, two independent samples of small Louisiana firms (N=719 and 508, respectively) were drawn. From these samples this paper presents both a refined measure and anecdotal model of business climate perceptions. Results indicate that a three-dimension 12-item measure can be used to assess local business climate. Additionally, each dimension (institutional support for entrepreneurship, public support for entrepreneurship, and business climate entrepreneurial orientation) significantly predicted overall business climate perceptions across an industry diverse sample.
- Subjects
LOUISIANA; NATIONAL Federation of Independent Business; INDEPENDENT business units; SMALL business; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; INDUSTRIAL surveys
- Publication
Journal of Applied Business & Economics, 2011, Vol 12, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
1499-691X
- Publication type
Article