Determinants of Well-being of Turkish Entrepreneurs: An Assessment Based on Entrepreneurial Perception, Motives, and Innovation

Abstract

An increasing number of individuals all around the world are motivated towards self-employment. These individuals start new businesses in search of more independence, better organization of work and household responsibilities, and better finances that are expected to lead to higher satisfaction with their lives and jobs. This study explores the key measures of well-being of such entrepreneurs using data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor on Turkish entrepreneurship activities for the year 2013. Findings of this study shed light on the key factors that are mostly related to well-being from the perspective of an emerging economy. The results of the empirical analyses of over 2,000 cases highlight the positive association of opportunity driven motives, entrepreneurial perception of skills to start a business, and innovativeness to well-being.

Keywords

• Entrepreneurial well-being,necessity entrepreneurs,opportunity entrepreneurs,innovation,GEM

Türk Girişimcilerin Refah Düzeylerinin Belirleyicileri: Girişimcilik Algısı, Güdüler ve İnovasyona Dayalı bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

Bütün dünyada sayıları gitgide artan bireyler kendi işlerini kurmak için harekete geçmektedir. Bu bireyler hayatları ve işlerinde daha fazla tatmin olmak beklentisi ile daha fazla bağımsızlık, iş ve ev ile ilgili sorumluluklarının daha iyi organize edilmesi, ve daha iyi finansman arayışları doğrultusunda yeni işler kurmaktadır. Bu çalışma Global Girişimcilik Monitor veritabanının 2013 yılı Türk girişimcilik faaliyetleri üzerindeki verisini kullanarak böyle girişimcilerin refah düzeylerininin kilit ölçütlerini araştırmaktadır. Çalışmanın bulguları gelişmekte olan bir ekonomi perspektifinden refah düzeyleri ile en çok ilişkili kilit faktörlere ışık tutmaktadır. GEM veritabanından elde edilen verinin ampirik analizlerinin sonuçları fırsat dürtülü güdüler, yeni bir işi başlatma becerilerinin girişimcilik algısı, ve yenilikçilik ile refah düzeyi arasındaki pozitif ilişkiye işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

• Girişimci refahı, gereksinim girişimcileri, fırsat girişimcileri, yenilik, GEM

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