TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims at shedding light on entrepreneurial aspirations on both developed and developing economies, in terms of contextual and individual values. Among the former, economic development and inequalities are sought after, while among the latter national culture is the variable under study.Design/methodology/approach The data used are extracted from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for a panel of countries, where the entrepreneurial aspirations of individuals of each country are measured through the Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA). The influence of cultural values as defined by Hofstede (individualism-collectivism (IDV), masculinity–femininity (MAS) and uncertainty avoidance (UAI)), moderated by the development level of the country and the existing inequalities are analyzed through artificial neural network (ANN) and multilayer perceptron (MLP) techniques.Findings Results show that in the post-crisis era, entrepreneurial aspirations are negatively linked to individualism in developing countries. In developed countries, however, entrepreneurship is not linked to individualism but to inequalities.Originality/value Entrepreneurial aspirations have not been thoroughly studied in the post-crisis era. We prove that entrepreneurial orientations have changed, together with the world, in the last decade. Cultural differences between countries tend to moderate, especially among developed ones, which speak of homogenization of national cultures. In this regard, inequalities are the determining factor. Contrarily, in developing countries, the differences in individualism are noticeable when it comes to analyzing entrepreneurial aspirations.
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
SN  - 1460-1060
DO  - 10.1108/EJIM-07-2019-0206
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-07-2019-0206
AU  - Morales-Alonso Gustavo
AU  - Núñez Guerrero Yilsy
AU  - Aguilera Juan Francisco
AU  - Rodríguez-Monroy Carlos
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Entrepreneurial aspirations: economic development, inequalities and cultural values
T2  - European Journal of Innovation Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 553
EP  - 571
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -