Investigating the Mediating Role of Innovation between Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to show how innovation plays as a mediator in the link between entrepreneurship and economic development level. Methodology: Using data of 26 NUTS II regions of Turkey and mediation analysis technique, the study has examined the associations among the variables for four periods: 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. Findings: The results, supporting the mainstream arguments in the literature and the main hypothesis, illustrate that the interaction between entrepreneurship and innovation has a positive and significant effect on the level of regional economic development. Practical Implications: The results of this paper provide ample evidence indicating that entrepreneurship has a crucial impact on the economic development level of NUTS-II regions of Turkey through the innovation. Originality: By providing empirical evidence, this study shows that the interaction between entrepreneurship and innovation has play a critical role in determining the level of economic development of the regions in Turkey.

Keywords

• Regional Economic Development Level,Entrepreneurship,Innovation

Girişimcilik ve Bölgesel Ekonomik Kalkınma Arasındaki İlişkide Yeniliğin Aracı Rolünün İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, girişimcilik ve ekonomik kalkınma düzeyi arasındaki ilişkide yeniliğin nasıl bir aracı rol oynadığını ortaya koymaya çalışmaktadır. Yöntem: Çalışma, Türkiye’deki 26 İBBS Düzey 2 bölge verilerini ve aracılık analizi tekniğini kullanarak, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi dört dönem için incelemiştir: 1995, 2000, 2005 ve 2010. Bulgular: Literatürdeki temel tartışmaları ve ana hipotezi destekleyen sonuçlar, girişimcilik ve yenilik arasındaki etkileşimin, bölgesel ekonomik kalkınma düzeyi üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Sonuç ve Öneriler: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları yeterli kanıt sağlayarak, girişimciliğin, yenilik yoluyla Türkiye’nin İBBS Düzey-2 bölgelerinin ekonomik kalkınma düzeyleri üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Özgün Değer: Ampirik kanıtlar sağlayarak, bu çalışma, girişimcilik ve yenilik arasındaki etkileşimin, Türkiye’deki bölgelerin ekonomik kalkınma düzeyinin belirlenmesinde kritik bir rol oynadığını göstermiştir.

Keywords

• Bölgesel Ekonomik Kalkınma Düzeyi, Girişimcilik, Yenilikçilik

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