The Socio-Cultural Environment for Entrepreneurship: A Comparison between East Asian and Anglo Countries

Author

Wee Liang Tan, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Thomas Begley

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

This study uses a theory of face to identify predictors of interest in entrepreneurship in six East Asian and four Anglo-Saxon countries. At the cultural level, social status of entrepreneurship and shame from business failure predict interest in entrepreneurship better in East Asian than Anglo countries. At the individual level, social status predicts interest in entrepreneurship in the entire sample.

Discipline

International Business

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Journal of International Business Studies

Volume

32

Issue

3

First Page

537

Last Page

553

ISSN

0047-2506

Identifier

10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490983

Citation

Tan, Wee Liang and Begley, Thomas. The Socio-Cultural Environment for Entrepreneurship: A Comparison between East Asian and Anglo Countries. (2001). Journal of International Business Studies. 32, (3), 537-553.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2292