Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis

The paper aims to perform an objective comparative analysis of the business climate for entrepreneurship development in European countries in 2021 and group them according to the quality of the business climate. The research uses thirteen criteria from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report and...

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Main Authors: Rita Remeikienė, Ligita Gasparėnienė, Aleksandra Fedajev, Sanela Arsić, Gracjana Noga
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Business Economics and Management
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Online Access:https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/18612
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author Rita Remeikienė
Ligita Gasparėnienė
Aleksandra Fedajev
Sanela Arsić
Gracjana Noga
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Ligita Gasparėnienė
Aleksandra Fedajev
Sanela Arsić
Gracjana Noga
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description The paper aims to perform an objective comparative analysis of the business climate for entrepreneurship development in European countries in 2021 and group them according to the quality of the business climate. The research uses thirteen criteria from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report and TOPSIS methodology combined with entropy to perform a comparative analysis of the business climate for entrepreneurship development in selected European economies in 2021. Usage of TOPSIS and entropy method based on the last available data enabled objective and the most accurate evaluation and ranking of countries, taking into account all observed criteria. According to the study, the ranking of European economies indicates that the Netherlands has the most favorable business climate for entrepreneurship development, considering all observed criteria, while Belarus is ranked in the last position. According to relative closeness to the ideal solution (Ci*), the four clusters of countries are derived. Besides the Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway, and Finland were also dedicated to the first cluster, indicating that these economies obtained the most favorable conditions for entrepreneurship development during the pandemic crisis. On the other hand, former command economies and Greece and Cyprus are placed in Cluster IV since they haven’t supported entrepreneurs with sufficient and appropriate economic policy and regulatory reforms.
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spelling doaj.art-b9d1acf8622b49a08ae5f66d39d6b5f42023-06-20T15:18:49ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Business Economics and Management1611-16992029-44332023-06-0124210.3846/jbem.2023.18612Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisisRita Remeikienė0Ligita Gasparėnienė1Aleksandra Fedajev2Sanela Arsić3Gracjana Noga4Law Faculty, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaLaw Faculty, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaEngineering Management Department, Technical Faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade, Bor, SerbiaEngineering Management Department, Technical Faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade, Bor, SerbiaDepartment of Strategic Analysis, Cracow University of Economics, Cracow, Poland The paper aims to perform an objective comparative analysis of the business climate for entrepreneurship development in European countries in 2021 and group them according to the quality of the business climate. The research uses thirteen criteria from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report and TOPSIS methodology combined with entropy to perform a comparative analysis of the business climate for entrepreneurship development in selected European economies in 2021. Usage of TOPSIS and entropy method based on the last available data enabled objective and the most accurate evaluation and ranking of countries, taking into account all observed criteria. According to the study, the ranking of European economies indicates that the Netherlands has the most favorable business climate for entrepreneurship development, considering all observed criteria, while Belarus is ranked in the last position. According to relative closeness to the ideal solution (Ci*), the four clusters of countries are derived. Besides the Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway, and Finland were also dedicated to the first cluster, indicating that these economies obtained the most favorable conditions for entrepreneurship development during the pandemic crisis. On the other hand, former command economies and Greece and Cyprus are placed in Cluster IV since they haven’t supported entrepreneurs with sufficient and appropriate economic policy and regulatory reforms. https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/18612entrepreneurshipbusiness climateEuropean countriesCOVID-19TOPSIS
spellingShingle Rita Remeikienė
Ligita Gasparėnienė
Aleksandra Fedajev
Sanela Arsić
Gracjana Noga
Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
Journal of Business Economics and Management
entrepreneurship
business climate
European countries
COVID-19
TOPSIS
title Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
title_full Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
title_fullStr Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
title_full_unstemmed Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
title_short Challenges of entrepreneurship development in Europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
title_sort challenges of entrepreneurship development in europe in the light of the pandemic crisis
topic entrepreneurship
business climate
European countries
COVID-19
TOPSIS
url https://journals.vilniustech.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/18612
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