Castaño Martínez, María SoledadMéndez Picazo, María TeresaGalindo Martín, Miguel Ángel2023-06-182023-06-182015-0701482963DOI 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.01.040https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23812Current economic downturn encourages extensive research into economic growth engines, with entrepreneurship as one of the key drivers of growth. Although crucial, determining which variables stimulate entrepreneurial activity constitutes a difficult task due to interrelated factors. This study analyzes three groups of factors affecting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs' perceptions of opportunity: social, cultural, and economic variables. Therefore, this study employs the partial least squares method for two groups of countries: (1) European countries, and (2) Latin-American and Caribbean countries. This approach identifies how these factors' effects differ across different countries.engjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.01.040restricted accessCultureEconomic growthEntrepreneurshipInnovationDesarrollo económicoEconometría (Economía)5307.03 Modelos y Teorías del desarrollo Económico5307.04 Estudios del desarrollo Económico5302 Econometría