1. Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking International Comparisons
MBA elective module HWR Berlin - June and July 2017
Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking
International Comparisons
of Entrepreneurship
© Robert Jones 2017

2. The national and international context of Entrepreneurism
Where in the world is it good to be an entrepreneur?
Which are the most entrepreneurial nations?
How does entrepreneurism relate to national economic success?

4. Source: BIS, Business population estimates, 2016

5.
No. of firms
Turnover
Employed
SME
Large firms

6. The German Mittelstand
Hidden Champions
– Lessons from 500 of the World’s Best Unknown Companies
Hermann Simon (1996)
The German Mittelstand
Hermann Simon (2009)
Hidden Champions of the 21st Century
– Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders

10. International Context
of Entrepreneurship

12. OECD – Entrepreneurship Indicators Framework EIP Framework

13. OECD Entrepreneurship at a Glance New Enterprise Creations

14. OECD Entrepreneurship at a Glance Enterprise Exits

15. OECD Entrepreneurship at a Glance Net Employment Creation

16. Business start-up survival rate
How many of today’s 100 new start-ups are left at:
0 year (today) = 100
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Assume 10% of firms close each year

17. OECD Entrepreneurship at a Glance Self-employment

18. House of Commons Briefing Paper, No. 06152, 23Nov2016
Business statistics

21. OECD Profile of the Entrepreneur - Gender Differences in Self-employment

22. http://www. doingbusiness

23. New 2017 Doing Business Report Shows a Record Number of Reforms Worldwide

24. Starting a Business (World Bank DB2017)

25. http://www. doingbusiness

26. http://www. doingbusiness

27. Methodology Limitations

29. http://www. doingbusiness

31. Global Competitiveness Report – Michael Porter

32. Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017

34. WEF - Global Competitiveness Index 2016–2017 Rankings

35. France

41. GEM 2012

42. GEM 2011

43.
Adapted from
Necessity
Opportunity

44. What age are entrepreneurs?

46. UK
USA
Germany
France

47. UK
USA
Germany
France

48. Gender and enterprise

50. INSEAD Global Talent Competitiveness Index

51. Why do firms close?

53. Take aways: International comparisons of entrepreneurship
Economic significance
Demographic – age, gender, national differences