Entrepreneurship and Well-Being: Exploring the Un Sustainable Development Goals Through the Lenses of Gem and Other Indicators

Contributing to the targets of SDG #17, this book interrogates how the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and other indicators are (or can be) relevant for entering the global discussion on UN SDGs. By highlighting the topic of ’well-being’ as a major connecting point between the SDGs, the GEM and other surveys the book has three main purposes: firstly, it shows that GEM data can contribute significantly to the monitoring process of the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals; secondly it analyses the survey’s capacity to add value to the global discussion on well-being; thirdly, the book places emphasis on the pressing need for data in order to monitor the achievement of the SDGs.

Ultimately, the book provides sound research that can serve as a basis for discussion with the UN on potential partnerships within the framework of SDG 17. The authors encourage GEM and other researchers to ensure that their data serves as a reliable partner to the UN in building a better world, based on well-being for everyone.

Slavica Singer is Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship at the Josip Juraj Strossmayer

University in Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Croatia.

Natasa Sarlija is a tenured Professor at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in

Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Croatia.

Miroslav Rebernik is Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Slovenia.

Barbara Bradač Hojnik is a full Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Slovenia.