Entrepreneurship versus Intrapreneurship: Are the Antecedents Similar? A Cross-Country Analysis

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The study examines the antecedents of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in 54 countries and finds similarities in six out of eight variables considered. Regression analysis reveals that entrepreneurship is influenced directly and positively by employment and the control of corruption and negatively by tertiary enrolment and innovation. Intrapreneurship is influenced directly and positively by per capita income. The analysis of developed and developing countries reveals that some antecedents of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship are similar (employment and corruption), others are different (income, education, and innovation), and even the direction may be different (inequality). Some factors we analyzed had no significant direct relationship to entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship (economic freedom and ease of doing business). Mediation analysis reveals that entrepreneurship is influenced negatively by income inequality and economic freedom and positively by the ease of doing business through per capita income and control of corruption, respectively. In contrast, tertiary enrolment influences intrapreneurship positively but indirectly. JEL Codes: O31, O50, C2