Structural analysis of the factors that influence entrepreneurship
Keywords:
entrepreneurship, business, research and development transfer, cultural and social norms
Abstract
This research aimed to determine the factors that influence entrepreneurship through a structural analysis of graduates of business careers in the city of Quito. The methodology to be used in this research was the deductive method, the scope of the study was descriptive because it is aimed at determining the factors that influence entrepreneurship, using a structural model for graduates of business careers. The factors that influence the creation of a business are: transfer of research and development, education and training in entrepreneurship, cultural and social norms. It is concluded that entrepreneurship education and training, and the transfer of research and development do not have a direct and significant influence on the ability to create a new business.
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DeTienne, D., & Chandler, G. (2004). Opportunity Identification and Its Role in the Entrepreneurial Classroom: A Pedagogical Approach and Empirical Test. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 3(3), 242-257. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMLE.2004.14242103
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George, G., & Zahra, S. (2002). Culture and Its consequences for entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 26(4), 5-9.
Gibb, A., & Hannon, P. (2006). Towards the entrepreneurial university. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 5(1), 73-110.
Hair, J., Hult, T., Ringle, C., & Sarstedt, M. (2014). A premier on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Los Angeles: SAGE.
Henry, C., Hill, F., & Leitch, C. (2005). Entrepreneurship education and training: can entrepreneurship be taught? Part I. Education+Training, 47(2), 98-111.
Hernández, R., Fernández, C., & Baptista, P. (2014). Metodología de la investigación. (6ta edición). McGraw Hill.
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Honig, B. (2004). Entrepreneurship education: Toward a model of contingency-based business planning. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 3(3), 258-273. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMLE.2004.14242112
Knight, F. (1964). Risk, uncertainty and profit. Sentry Press.
Kwong, K., & Kay, W. (2013). Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques using SmartPLS. Marketing Bulletin, 24(1), 1-32.
Leibenstein, H. (1968). Entrepreneurship and development. The American Economic Review, 58(2), 72-83.
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Schumpeter, J. (1934). The Theory of Economic Development: An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and the Business Cycle. Harvard University Press.
Shane, S. (2000). Prior knowledge and the discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities. Organization Science, 11(4), 367-472.
Smith, P., Peterson, M., & Schwartz, S. (2002). Cultural values, sources of guidance, and their relevance to managerial behavior: A 47 - nation study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 33(2), 188-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022102033002005
Thornton, P., Ribeiro-Soriano, D., & Urbano, D. (2011). Socio-cultural factors and entrepreneurial activity: An overview. International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 29(2), 105-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610391930
Wong, K. (2016). Technical note: Mediation analysis, categorical moderation analysis, and higher-order constructs modeling in partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): A B2B example using SmartPLS. The Marketing Bulletin, 26(1), 1-23
Published
2021-01-28
How to Cite
Diez Farhat, S., Vargas Valdiviezo, M. A., & Acosta Ramírez, N. (2021). Structural analysis of the factors that influence entrepreneurship. Revista Venezolana De Gerencia, 26(93), 334-348. https://doi.org/10.52080/rvg93.23
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