When Does Christian Religion Matter for Entrepreneurial Activity? The Contingent Effect of a Country's Investments into Knowledge
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS. Bd. 130. H. 2. 2015 S. 447 - 465
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
ISBN/ISSN: 0167-4544
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Doi/URN: 10.1007/s10551-014-2239-z
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Inhaltszusammenfassung
This study furthers scholarship on the religion-entrepreneurship link by proposing that (1) aspects of a country's religious profile impact individual entrepreneurial activity differently and (2) that a country's level of investments in knowledge serves as a contingency factor in this milieu. Our cross-level analyses of data from 9,266 individuals and 27 predominantly Christian countries support the second, but not the first suggestion. The study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of...This study furthers scholarship on the religion-entrepreneurship link by proposing that (1) aspects of a country's religious profile impact individual entrepreneurial activity differently and (2) that a country's level of investments in knowledge serves as a contingency factor in this milieu. Our cross-level analyses of data from 9,266 individuals and 27 predominantly Christian countries support the second, but not the first suggestion. The study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of religion's role for entrepreneurship and bridges the literatures on religion and knowledge-based entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the study provides evidence of the effects of religion above and beyond the effects of national culture. » weiterlesen» einklappen