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Figure 13.2<br />

Entrepreneurs’ expansiveness <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>novation, export<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> growth-expectations,<br />

affected by their education, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, competency <strong>and</strong> network<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Starters <strong>and</strong> owner-managers <strong>in</strong> Denmark<br />

Expansiveness<br />

<strong>Network<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />

Competency<br />

<strong>Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong><br />

Expansiveness of entrepreneurs (starters <strong>and</strong><br />

owner-managers <strong>in</strong> Denmark) is shaped by separate<br />

effects from their education, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g,<br />

competency <strong>and</strong> network<strong>in</strong>g. The effects are<br />

estimated by regression (Table 13.1 <strong>in</strong> the Appendix).<br />

Expansiveness is affected by education<br />

<strong>in</strong> the way that entrepreneurs with long<br />

higher education are especially expansive. Entrepreneurs<br />

with tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, with competency <strong>and</strong><br />

with extensive networks are also especially expansive.<br />

13.1, all <strong>in</strong> the Appendix), where a positive effect<br />

is shown by a solid arrow, a negative effect<br />

by a dashed arrow, <strong>and</strong> the magnitude of the<br />

effect is <strong>in</strong>dicated by the thickness of the arrow<br />

These effects on expansiveness are pictured <strong>in</strong><br />

Figure 13.2 (based on Tables 9.12, 9.13, 9.14 <strong>and</strong><br />

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