Entrepreneurship during economic crisis: Success factors and paths to failure

This paper identifies the combinations of fundamental entrepreneurial factors that drive the growth of new businesses under different economic conditions. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey, the study focuses on two moments in Spain's recent economic cycle: the 2008 economic crisis and the economic boom prior to this downturn. The study presents an application of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to...