Unravelling the Digital Thread: How Access, Protection, and Adoption Drive Technological Entrepreneurship

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Administrative Sciences Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI:10.3390/admsci14080185

Takawira Munyaradzi Ndofirepi, Renier Steyn

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Abstract

This study explores the relationship between digital access, protection, and adoption in supporting technological entrepreneurship within national digital ecosystems. The study utilised PROCESS regression analysis on the Global Entrepreneurship Development Institute (GEDI)’s Digital Development Economy (DPE) Index 2020 dataset to examine selected digital factors’ direct and indirect effects on entrepreneurial activity across 116 countries. While the relationship between digital access, adoption, protection, and technological entrepreneurship has been established in previous research, this study provides global evidence to reinforce this connection. However, digital protection did not significantly moderate the effect of digital access. Notably, digital adoption emerged as a significant mediator, influencing the impacts of both access and protection on entrepreneurial outcomes. This study emphasises the importance of understanding the complex relationships between digital factors in cultivating a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, offering valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners seeking to stimulate technological innovation and economic growth.

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解开数字之线：获取、保护和采用如何推动技术创业

本研究探讨了在国家数字生态系统中，数字访问、保护和采用在支持技术创业方面的关系。研究利用全球创业发展研究所（GEDI）的 "2020 年数字发展经济（DPE）指数 "数据集进行 PROCESS 回归分析，考察了 116 个国家选定的数字因素对创业活动的直接和间接影响。虽然数字接入、采用、保护和技术创业之间的关系已在以往的研究中确立，但本研究提供了全球性证据来加强这种联系。然而，数字保护并没有在很大程度上缓和数字获取的影响。值得注意的是，数字技术的采用是一个重要的中介因素，影响着获取和保护对创业结果的影响。这项研究强调了理解数字因素之间的复杂关系对于培育繁荣的创业生态系统的重要性，为决策者和从业者提供了宝贵的见解，以激励技术创新和经济增长。

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Administrative Sciences MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

10.00%

发文量

151

审稿时长

11 weeks