The hidden link between entrepreneurship and military education
Identifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/60155DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120429
ISSN: 0040-1625
Date
2021Affiliation
Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Economía y Dirección de Empresas; Universidad de Alcalá. Instituto Universitario de Análisis Económico y Social (IAES)Bibliographic citation
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021, v. 163, p. 120429
Keywords
Total entrepreneurship activity
Mandatory military education
Document type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
© 2020 Elsevier
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Nowadays, military service is mandatory in twenty-nine countries around the world. This military education develops abilities on strategy, teamwork and networking and encourages values such as loyalty, effort, and well- done work. Israel is a clear example of this behavior due to its sociocultural, educative, linguistic and policy dimensions which allow it to develop a competitive strategy based on startups with high potential growth (Haour, 2005). Authors such as Kerrick et al. (2016), Hansemark (2003) and Hatten and Ruhland (1995) show empirical results about the relationship between entrepreneurial education and its impact on entrepreneurship during adulthood. Other authors identify behaviors such as self-efficacy and a passion for inventing, founding and developing skills which could be learnt in different educational scenarios such as in the military (Dinnar and Susskind, 2019). The aim of this paper is to study the link between military education and entrepreneurship. Using a sample frame from the World Military Guide (WMG) and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), we analyze variables associated with entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial training in 42 countries worldwide for the period 2013–2018, of which 13 countries have mandatory military service. The study shows that mandatory military service does not predispose to greater entrepreneurial activity compared to other countries where military service is not mandatory.
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