Please read and analyze the attached case study A GEM of a Study and answer the following questions:

Q1: What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?

Q2: What are some of the intervening, extraneous, and moderating variables that the study

attempted to control with its 10-nation design?

Q3: How can you improve the causality of the study?

>Abstract Lit periods of econoctic donntam, goventment Iswers try to stimulate ennepresedratip woth:xy. Project dizectoss of the Lilobal Entregenturship syanion, partierzd with the Lendoa school of busibess and Habeen Colkenedesigned a resesrch sudy to sed insight what rotivics would be most likely to stimulsis cninvecuship rotivitics. > The Scenario What goverameit poikies and initictives are moxt likely to gensrate high lerels of entreponeurial astivity! Which are positively cocrelated with the ecenx+io well being of 2 conaty as mezsured by gowt in Cill' and job focmation' Project directers of the 3t new business or mete wentice kation, such as all-tmployment, 3 new busicue unganiprefectid preceat. - Commartieg to kong-tem, subutantial pocrsesocidey educution insludieq training prcognams designed to derelep stzlts required to start a business. - Lophasis on developing on incuridual's capecity to recognize and purse zer oppecturcties. - Develoring the crpsere of 2 seciey to acxommodate the tigher iovls of - Cresting a culpure that validases and promotes extrepsecessetip throuphout saciety. apgermunities and pocential, to besiness dyacmics and acsonal esoromio growth and wel-seng. >The Research Lhe resecurch design compensuted for leck of centrol of extransogs variables by using doda from LU usocns 'with diversisy in In =ew odk couditions, entrepconsural Mulli-Item Lndexty Variou:s dara eal cerion mernads were employed, inchading: - Promaring entreprenemarship, especinlly misside the mose zerive nge eromp cis44), with spocilis poygrams lbat sopport entrepteneurial whivily. - Courtenl, nonslandurdicod dula collecicd by sach cational rescurch tiadn. - Two rounds of adult pophuiatiun surveys i 1.000 ramdemly solectod adults per comiry) to measure untryprensurial activly and attitude, wompleted and coordinated by an international market survey lisn by phoae-ur bace-lu-_3ce in Jopan. (Market Facts [Arington, V. ] did the fisst round of data sollection in June 1998 [C.ansda, Finland, Gaemsmy, the LJited Kingdom, and the Writed Stares], Audienee Selectan, 1.td. [londes] coratucted the secand roand in Mnech 199y foumall 1le crantries,) - Hour-long porsunal inletvions wilh 4 lo 34 experls fkevy inLuntsanls) in each country. - Detailed 12-page questimnaire compleied by each key infrmanc. The perseqtion of opportunity (.79) and the two messares of entreyrenewial potential of the popalation copacity (.64) and mativation (.93) positively correlate with lvasineas start-up rates. And start-up rztes pasitively contelate with growth in GDP (6al) and level of employisent (47) While many cruss-sectivas a measures still remain in this onguing study, study ditexters sive. CIM projides a robust framework within which national govertentents can evalve a set w effectivo policies for enharxing entrepreneurship." >Discussion 1. What are the independest and dependent sariables in this snady? 2. What are some of the inrerwen ing, exrraneouz, and modernting wariables that rhe study alkenplese to conlrod wilh its 10-naliun tiesign? variables? 4. What is the impact on study resalls of using natiomal experts (bey informants) ts identify and weigh entregrenestial framework conditions? 5. Can you da a cumsal study when much of the primary duts collected is dewrigtive opinion send ocdinad af inceral dar? SSources Ditalia 1 C Caper. o Tarrikn Hesince Sciusl, 1 6al