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The framework overall
The framework for entrepreneurship has now
been examined in terms of 14 cultural and institutional
conditions. Several of the conditions
have changed a little over the years, and Denmark
is more or less like other societies.
Overall, how has the framework changed in
Denmark? How does the framework in Denmark,
overall, compare to the framework elsewhere?
To examine the trend, we can average the assessments
of the 14 conditions studied above.
The framework in Denmark, overall, has changed
over the years, Table 4.29. The framework has
improved over time, perhaps except for 2008.
Table 4.30
Mean of national framework conditions
Societies with the best framework,
societies with the weakest framework,
and Denmark
2002-08, weighted toward 2008
USA 3.6
Taiwan 3.5
Singapore 3.4
Hong Kong 3.4
Iceland 3.3
…
Denmark 3.1 63 percentile rank
…
Poland 2.5
Japan 2.5
Bosnia 2.4
Table 4.29
Mean of national framework conditions
in Denmark
Annually from 2002 to 2008
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1
The framework in each society can be ascertained
by the average across the 14 conditions,
Table 4.30. The framework, overall, is best in
the USA, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and
Iceland. Denmark has a framework that, overall,
is a little better than the typical framework in
the developed countries, with 63% of the developed
countries having a framework less good
than the framework in Denmark.
Several conclusions can be drawn from the
above analyses of framework conditions, their
changes in Denmark, and their favorableness in
Denmark in comparison to other developed
countries.
coming less favorable. On the whole, the Danish
framework for entrepreneurship has become
more favorable over time.
Where does this improvement bring Denmark
compared to other countries? Most of the Danish
framework conditions are rather close to the
typical situation for developed countries, and
rank around the middle among the developed
countries. Some conditions are much more favorable
in Denmark than typical among the developed
countries. Conversely, a few conditions
are much less favorable in Denmark than typical
among the developed countries. So, overall,
the framework in Denmark is a little better than
is typical for the developed countries.
How the framework conditions affect entrepreneurship
will be examined next.
In recent years several of the Danish framework
conditions have become more favorable and
are more favorable today than some years ago.
A few of the framework conditions seem to be
stable, without becoming more favorable or be
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