Application of Spatial Analysis to Identify the Location of Entrepreneurs Supported by the Regional Government in Andalusia (Spain).

Autor: Rodero-Cosano ML; Deparment of Quantitative Methods, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba, Spain., de Los Ríos-Berjillos A; Deparment of Business Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Campus Córdoba, C/Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4, 14004 Córdoba, Spain., Millán-Lara S; Deparment of Financial Economic and Accounting, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba, Spain., Muñoz-Ocaña Y; Deparment of Quantitative Methods, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied spatial analysis and policy [Appl Spat Anal Policy] 2022; Vol. 15 (3), pp. 687-712. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 09.
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-021-09418-y
Abstrakt: In this work, spatial analysis was used to identify the locations of entrepreneurs supported by the regional government of Andalusia (Spain). The objective of this research is to study the effectiveness of the support work for entrepreneurship carried out by the Andalusians Entrepreneurship Centres (CADEs) in the autonomous community. As a first approach to this objective, the geographical situation of the supported entrepreneurs is determined, and how that situation influences the support for entrepreneurship is analysed. We use spatial pattern analysis techniques that allow us to assess the impact of these efforts. Attending to the areas of greater concentration as well as those of lower concentration, we conclude that CADEs are an effective instrument of the entrepreneurship policy in this region. In addition, by concentrating on rural and mountain areas, the work of CADEs contributes to the local development of these zones by supporting the development and sustainability of the business sector in areas with higher unemployment rates and a greater threat of depopulation. The study's conclusions are relevant in showing the role of public administration in the development of European Union (EU) Objective 1 regions and, more specifically, in the support of entrepreneurship.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12061-021-09418-y.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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