Burdens Are Everybody’s Business: Examining the Intersection of Administrative Burdens, Motivation, and Entrepreneurial Culture

Administrative burdens have consequences for entrepreneurial outcomes, and entrepreneurial outcomes have consequences for people’s quality of life. Public administrators should be concerned since they are the gatekeepers of democracy. Using data from 40 countries, this paper investigates the intersection between burdens and entrepreneurship by examining the relationship between burdens and entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial culture. The extent to which this relationship is conditioned by entrepreneurial motivation is also explored. The findings indicate that burdens suppress entrepreneurial culture by reducing entrepreneurial activity. Further, entrepreneurial motivation can enable entrepreneurs to be more resilient against burdens.