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http://dx.doi.org/10.14386/SIME.2019.27.3.113

Nonlinear Relationship Between Technological Entrepreneurship and National Competitiveness: The Moderation Effect of Innovation-driven Economy  

Yang, Seung-Lin (한동대학교 ICT창업학부)
Kim, Yong-Shin (한동대학교 경영경제학부)
Chung, Doohee (한동대학교 ICT창업학부)
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Journal of Technology Innovation / v.27, no.3, 2019 , pp. 113-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship, this study analyzes the relationship between technological entrepreneurship and national competitiveness. It also analyzes how innovation-driven economy moderates this relationship. Using data on technological entrepreneurship, national competitiveness indexes and economy development stages from 83 countries over 2011 to 2014, this study finds that a ratio of technology-based start-ups in a country has a U-shaped relationship with national competitiveness. this study also finds that countries that are in the innovation-driven economy strengthen this relationship. This finding shows that a higher ratio of technology-based start-ups of a country does not have unconditional positive effects on national competitiveness, thus, related environments and conditions should be elaborately matched. In particular, this finding also implies that policies related to technology-based start-ups should have a proper fit with the level of economic development of the country so that the positive effects of technological entrepreneurship on national competitiveness can be strengthened.
Keywords
National competitiveness; Technological entrepreneursip; KSTE; Innovation-driven economy;
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