Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Abstract
Objective: The paper reviews and systematizes the metrics proposed in the literature for
measuring the different elements of entrepreneurship ecosystems and discuss the challenges
of measuring ecosystems at the regional level and in the Brazilian case. Method: Bibliographic
review of the metrics proposed for Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and descriptive statistics
to systematize the indicators found in the literature. Results: There is still no uniformity
in the proposal of metrics. Most of them have a national approach and are related to the
dimensions of public policy and regulation, culture, and resources. The effort to apply theory
to the Brazilian case is still incipient, and it is necessary to construct adequate metrics for
the national reality. Theoretical/methodological contributions: The article contributes to
the debate on the measurement of entrepreneurship ecosystems by showing the diversity
of proposed methodologies and indicators, existing gaps, the need to think about indicators
for the subnational level, and the implications for the Brazilian case. Relevance/Originality:
Despite its potential as a tool for public policies, the concept of EE and its measurement
methods are still underexplored by the Brazilian academic community. The article aims to fill
this gap and demonstrate that this line of academic research is promising.
Funder
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Publisher
REGEPE Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal