Entrepreneurship and competitiveness dynamics in Latin America

By Zoltan J. Acs, José Ernesto Amorós. 2008

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This study analyses the relationship between entrepreneurial dynamics and the level of competitiveness in Latin American countries. Based on a stage of economic development model, we demonstrate that Latin American countries under the model followed different paths related to competitiveness. These different paths can explain the effect of specific competitiveness conditions on entrepreneurial dynamics in Latin America.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management

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Entrepreneurial aspirations, motivations, and their drivers (2008, background): “Future research, for example, could seek to provide more insight into whether and how entrepreneurial aspirations contribute to national economic development (Acs and Amorós 2008; Acs et al. 2008).”
Knowledge spillovers and new ventures’ export orientation (2008, background): “As we might expect, the total level of entrepreneurial activity is greater in lower-income countries, whereas the proportion of export-oriented new ventures is greater in higher-income countries (Acs et al. 2004; see also Acs and Amorós 2008).”
Quantifying the relationship between entrepreneurship and competitiveness development stages in Latin America (2011, background): “…and other emergent regions (the “East Asian miracle”) have transitioned from the efficiency-driven stage to the innovation-driven stage (the entrepreneurial society), which is characterised by knowledge spillovers, increased competition, and diversity among major firms (Acs and Amorós 2008).”
The effect of institutional quality on firm export performance in emerging economies: a contingency model of firm age and size (2013, background): “Such institutional inequalities across nations are ultimately manifest in proportionately disparate levels of entrepreneurial activity (Acs and Amoros 2008) and economic growth (Acemoglu et al.”
Economic and political institutions and entry into formal and informal entrepreneurship (2014, positive): “This is important because the potential of different forms of entrepreneurial activity (e.g., formal or informal; strategic or non-strategic) to contribute to economic growth can vary considerably (Acs & Amorós, 2008; Acs et al., 2014a, b; Baumol, 1990; Stenholm, Acs, & Wuebker, 2013).”
Comparative International Entrepreneurship (2016, background): “Comparative International Entrepreneurship Articles Included in Review Acs & Amorós (2008) Acs & Braunerhjelm (2005) Acs, Desai, & Hessels (2008) Acs, Desai, & Klapper (2008) Acs, Morck, & Yeung (2001) Acs, O’gorman, Szerb, & Terjesen (2007) Adeboye (1996) Ahlstrom & Bruton (2006) Aldrich, Reese, & ”
International Entrepreneurship research (1989–2009): A domain ontology and thematic analysis (2011, methodology): “…governs nascent entrepreneurship (Wennekers et al., 2005), the role of entrepreneurship (Van Stel et al., 2005) and paths to competitiveness (Acs and Amoros, 2008), while other data (from the 15 EU member states and the United States) indicate that country-specific effects are important…”
Necessity or Opportunity? The Effects of State Fragility and Economic Development on Entrepreneurial Efforts (2019, neutral): “Necessity-based entrepreneurship (NEC) is often linked to informal activities, unemployment, economic recession, and poverty (Acs & Amorós, 2008; Banerjee & Duflo, 2007; Block & Sandner, 2009; Gries, & Naudé, 2011).”