Perceptions of the institutional environment and entrepreneurial intentions in a small peripheral country

The paper investigates the intentions of people in a peripheral small country (Cyprus) to start a new business in relation to their perceptions of the various dimensions of the institutional environment in their country (normative, cognitive, and regulatory) and the extent of its favourability for an entrepreneurial start-up. It has used the well-known instrument of Busenitz et al. (2000) to measure the Cyprus entrepreneurial institutional...