D International studies of entrepreneurship (GEM, 2020) have found that attitudes and perceptions, including self-perceptions, vary considerably between and across countries and that these diferences may have substantial implications for the level of entrepreneurial activity. One typical tested statement with noteworthy diferences is: ‘Even when you spot a proftable opportunity, you rarely act on it’.

1 Discuss possible reasons for international diferences regarding personal attitudes to entering the path towards entrepreneurship.

2 Give arguments for possible reasons for the diferences in the noted question, ‘Even when you spot a proftable opportunity, you rarely act on it’.