DISCUSSION BOARD 1
Discussion Board 1:
A GEM of a Study
Jessica Dance
School of Business, Liberty University
Author Note
Jessica Dance
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jessica Dance
Email: jblazer@liberty.edu
DISCUSSION BOARD 2
DB 1: A GEM of a Study
Q1. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
In Psalms 25:2 it says, “It is the glory of God to conceal things and the glory of kings to
search things out” (English Standard Version, 2021). Research is an honorable and valuable
means of discovery that God has blessed Man with the opportunity to do. This case study seeks
to discover which policies stimulate entrepreneurial movement and discover a causal relationship
between independent and dependent variables. This is a longitudinal study confirmed by the
timeline it is set to run. The dependent variables include Gross Domestic Profit (GDP), jobs, and
business dynamics. It is important to note that business dynamics are dependent variables
because they include the constructs of how firms and job status relate to each other in an
objective and measurable way. The independent variables include the entrepreneurial framework
conditions, entrepreneurial opportunities, entrepreneurial capacity and general national
framework conditions and social, cultural, and political context.
The Conceptual Model illustrates the thought analysis of how the independent variables
affect each other and the dependent variables. Importantly, there is a significant distinction
needed to be made in the GEM model. This is the difference drawn between established
