Technological entrepreneurship in South America: An approach to its individual determinants

Authors

  • Guillermo Zapata Universidad de Santiago de Compostela http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-1216
  • Sara Fernández López Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
  • Isabel Neira Gómez Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18504/pl2652-003-2018

Keywords:

Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, new technological based firm, statistical data, technological innovations, South America.

Abstract

This paper analyses the individual determinants of technological entrepreneurship and whether they differ from those of the conventional entrepreneurship in South America. This paper contributes to the understanding of New Technology-Based Firms (nebts) to foster innovationbased economies in the region. Using logit models and the data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (gem) 2011, we find that employment status, income, perceived skills and meeting an entrepreneur are driving forces for entrepreneurship. However the gender, age and studies exclusively impact on technological entrepreneurship.

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Author Biographies

Guillermo Zapata, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Doctorando del Programa de Doctorado en Economía y Empresa de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, España. Máster en Economía: Organización Industrial y Mercados Financieros por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Bachiller en Ciencias Administrativas por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima-Perú). Ha sido beneficiario del programa de movilidad académica Alianza Estratégica (UNI- UNMSM, UALM) (Lima – Perú) para estudios de postgrado en España y actualmente es investigador Predoctoral por la USC en marco del Plan Gallego de investigación, innovación e crecimiento 2011-2015 (Plan I2C). Ha realizado estancias de investigacion en el Instituto Politéctico Viana de Castelo (Portugal)y en el Centro de Innovación de la Facultad de Administracion de la Universidad de Los Andres (Coloombia)

Sara Fernández López, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Profesora en el Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, con docencia en la facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales desde el año 1996. Doctora en Ciencias Empresariales por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (2001). Su investigación se centra en finanzas internacionales, educación superior (modelos de financiación, aplicación de las TIC, emprendimiento, etc.) y seguros.

Isabel Neira Gómez, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Profesora Titular de Econometría en el Departamento de Economía Cuantitativa de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Doctora en Economía en 1998 por la misma Universidad. Sus temas de investigación son: Emprendimiento, Capital Humano y Social, Econometría y Análisis Cuantitativo. Ha realizado estancias de investigación en ISAG.Porto, University of Kent, IREDU-Dijon, actualmente ejerce como Vicepresidenta de la Asociación de Economía de la Educación.

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Zapata, G., Fernández López, S., & Neira Gómez, I. (2018). Technological entrepreneurship in South America: An approach to its individual determinants. Perfiles Latinoamericanos, 26(52). https://doi.org/10.18504/pl2652-003-2018

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