ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries

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Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Sofia
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Lopes, João
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12330
Resumo: In recent decades, entrepreneurship has become increasingly important for innovation and economic growth. However, few studies demonstrate the role of information and communication technology systems (ICT) in promoting entrepreneurship, and even fewer studies show that ICT is a crucial resource for entrepreneurs. This study examines the direct influence of ICTs on entrepreneurial activity in OECD countries in the context of the open innovation dynamic. Based on an unbalanced dynamic longitudinal panel of data, we conclude that access to ICTs (mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, individuals using the internet, and fixed-broadband subscriptions) positively influences Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA). However, the importance of ICTs for entrepreneurial activity is not equal, with mobile-cellular telephones having the strongest influence on the rate of new firm creation, followed by fixed-broadband, and internet access. This study contributes to the rationale of resource-based theory by demonstrating that ICTs are a valuable resource for boosting the capabilities for creating, collecting, processing, and interpreting information, which is vital for entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, this study attempts to suppress an existing gap in the literature due to the still scarce studies demonstrating how macro-level ICTs affect the creation of new firms in countries. Finally, it contributed to empirically substantiating the relationship between open innovation dynamic and entrepreneurship, as very few studies do.
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spelling ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD CountriesOpen innovation dynamicEntrepreneurshipResource-based theoryInformation and communications technology (ICT)Total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA)Entrepreneurial activityIn recent decades, entrepreneurship has become increasingly important for innovation and economic growth. However, few studies demonstrate the role of information and communication technology systems (ICT) in promoting entrepreneurship, and even fewer studies show that ICT is a crucial resource for entrepreneurs. This study examines the direct influence of ICTs on entrepreneurial activity in OECD countries in the context of the open innovation dynamic. Based on an unbalanced dynamic longitudinal panel of data, we conclude that access to ICTs (mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, individuals using the internet, and fixed-broadband subscriptions) positively influences Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA). However, the importance of ICTs for entrepreneurial activity is not equal, with mobile-cellular telephones having the strongest influence on the rate of new firm creation, followed by fixed-broadband, and internet access. This study contributes to the rationale of resource-based theory by demonstrating that ICTs are a valuable resource for boosting the capabilities for creating, collecting, processing, and interpreting information, which is vital for entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, this study attempts to suppress an existing gap in the literature due to the still scarce studies demonstrating how macro-level ICTs affect the creation of new firms in countries. Finally, it contributed to empirically substantiating the relationship between open innovation dynamic and entrepreneurship, as very few studies do.uBibliorumGomes, SofiaLopes, João2022-08-26T09:16:34Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12330engGomes, S., & Lopes, J. (2022). ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 8(2), 102.https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8020102info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-15T09:55:27Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/12330Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:51:57.789846Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
title ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
spellingShingle ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
Gomes, Sofia
Open innovation dynamic
Entrepreneurship
Resource-based theory
Information and communications technology (ICT)
Total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA)
Entrepreneurial activity
title_short ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
title_full ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
title_fullStr ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
title_full_unstemmed ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
title_sort ICT Access and Entrepreneurship in the Open Innovation Dynamic Context: Evidence from OECD Countries
author Gomes, Sofia
author_facet Gomes, Sofia
Lopes, João
author_role author
author2 Lopes, João
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv uBibliorum
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gomes, Sofia
Lopes, João
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Open innovation dynamic
Entrepreneurship
Resource-based theory
Information and communications technology (ICT)
Total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA)
Entrepreneurial activity
topic Open innovation dynamic
Entrepreneurship
Resource-based theory
Information and communications technology (ICT)
Total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA)
Entrepreneurial activity
description In recent decades, entrepreneurship has become increasingly important for innovation and economic growth. However, few studies demonstrate the role of information and communication technology systems (ICT) in promoting entrepreneurship, and even fewer studies show that ICT is a crucial resource for entrepreneurs. This study examines the direct influence of ICTs on entrepreneurial activity in OECD countries in the context of the open innovation dynamic. Based on an unbalanced dynamic longitudinal panel of data, we conclude that access to ICTs (mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, individuals using the internet, and fixed-broadband subscriptions) positively influences Total early-stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA). However, the importance of ICTs for entrepreneurial activity is not equal, with mobile-cellular telephones having the strongest influence on the rate of new firm creation, followed by fixed-broadband, and internet access. This study contributes to the rationale of resource-based theory by demonstrating that ICTs are a valuable resource for boosting the capabilities for creating, collecting, processing, and interpreting information, which is vital for entrepreneurial activity. On the other hand, this study attempts to suppress an existing gap in the literature due to the still scarce studies demonstrating how macro-level ICTs affect the creation of new firms in countries. Finally, it contributed to empirically substantiating the relationship between open innovation dynamic and entrepreneurship, as very few studies do.
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