Regional differences in business start-up rates in Australia : implications for future research and public policy Hindle, Kevin and Rushworth, Susan 2001, Regional differences in business start-up rates in Australia : implications for future research and public policy, in ANZAM 2001 : Closing the divide : Proceedings of the 15th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management International conference 2001, ANZAM, North Ryde, N.S.W., pp. 1-27. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads hindle-regionaldifferences-post-2001.pdf Author's post print application/pdf 190.23KB 204 Title Regional differences in business start-up rates in Australia : implications for future research and public policy Author(s) Hindle, Kevin Rushworth, Susan Conference name Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. International conference (15th : 2001 : Auckland, New Zealand) Conference location Auckland, New Zealand Conference dates 5-8 Dec. 2001 Title of proceedings ANZAM 2001 : Closing the divide : Proceedings of the 15th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management International conference 2001 Editor(s) Monin, J. Inkson, K. Publication date 2001 Start page 1 End page 27 Publisher ANZAM Place of publication North Ryde, N.S.W. Summary The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project in Australia provided both data and theoretical framework for this investigation of regional differences in entrepreneurial activity within Australia and the factors that might underlie such differences. This study found that entrepreneurial activity as measured by participation in business start-ups varied significantly between 11 defined regions of Australia. Factors found to be associated with high start-up activity were personal acquaintance with someone who had recently started a business (strong and statistically significant) and the perception of good opportunities for starting a business locally (indicative only). Participation rate by age range across region varied widely. Sample size precluded more in-depth analysis. The study indicates a need for a research program designed to produce data and analysis that might be constructively shared by those who wish to foster entrepreneurship in Australia. Notes Reproduced with kind permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 9780473083090 0473083094 Language eng Field of Research 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 910499 Management and Productivity not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2001, The authors Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029678 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Business and Law School of Management and Marketing Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 16 Aug 2010, 10:00:37 EST Mon, 30 Aug 2010, 16:02:37 EST Mon, 30 Aug 2010, 16:04:20 EST Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 08:24:33 EST Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 08:30:09 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:16:57 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:02:04 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 479 Abstract Views, 204 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 16 Aug 2010, 10:00:37 EST