RT journal article T1 Impact of high‐growth start‐ups on entrepreneurial environment based on the level of national economic development A1 Martínez Fierro, Salustiano Juan A1 Biedma Ferrer, José María A1 Ruiz Navarro, José A2 Organización de Empresas K1 economic development K1 entrepreneurial environment K1 entrepreneurship K1 gazelles K1 high growth entrepreneurship K1 start-ups AB In this paper, we examine the relationship between the conditions of the entrepreneurial environment and high-potential entrepreneurship according to the stage ofeconomic development of the country.A structural equation model was designed based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project, which contains information about 62 countries. Our resultssuggest that economic development and high-potential entrepreneurship have agreater impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem than entrepreneurial activity in general—with special effects on government programs, R&D transfer, and access to thedomestic market. Notably, the level of influence of sustainable economic development and high-potential entrepreneurship depends on the level of economic development of the country. PB John Wiley & Sons, Ltd SN 0964-4733 YR 2020 FD 2020-03 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30146 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30146 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 21-sep-2026