Publication: Entrepreneurial growth aspirations during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of ICT infrastructure quality versus policy response
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2024
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We posit that the quality of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and the effectiveness of crisis-specific policy response are essential for entrepreneurial growth aspirations during major external shocks. Enhancing the quality of ICT infrastructure is a relevant strategy for building ecosystems that are resilient to multiple types of crises. It enhances entrepreneurs’ growth ambitions during the crisis, and makes them less reliant on crisis-specific response policies adopted by governments. We provide empirical support for this, utiliz-ing Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data from the pandemic period in Chile.
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Entrepreneurship growth aspirations, COVID-19 pandemic, Digital infrastructure, Information and communication technology (ICT) quality, Policy response, Entrepreneurship ecosystem resilience, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Chile
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Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 36:1-2, pages 1-9