European Business Review: Volume 33 Issue 6

Guest editorial: the entrepreneurship challenges in Latin America

José Ernesto Amorós, Juan Carlos Leiva, Adriana Bonomo, Juan Carlos Sosa Varela

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue “The Entrepreneurship Challenges in Latin America”.

Pulling from the front or pushing from behind: how competency prioritisation should differ to optimise firm competitiveness

Esteban Lafuente, Yancy Vaillant

This study aims to contrast the disparities in optimal competitiveness configurations across international economies. Additionally, we analyse the competitive efficiency across…

Fostering individual creativity in startups: comprehensive performance measurement systems, role clarity and strategic flexibility

Anderson Betti Frare, Ilse Maria Beuren

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of comprehensive performance measurement systems (PMS), role clarity and strategic flexibility on the individual creativity…

Senior entrepreneurship in Chile: necessity or opportunity? A GEM perspective

Marcelo Leporati, Alfonso Jesús Torres Marin, Sergio Roses

The purpose of this paper is to study the case of Chile and identify the internal factors that lead to senior (+55 years old) entrepreneurship, either by necessity or opportunity…

An institutional approach to the development of business angel networks in Latin American emerging countries

Izaias Martins, Gianni Romaní, Miguel Atienza

The purpose of the paper is to analyze the development of business angel networks (BANs) in emerging countries such as Chile and Colombia to understand how institutions affect…

Multilateral development banks: understanding their impact on start-up development in Latin America

Carolina Dams, Virginia Sarria Allende, María José Murcia

This paper aims to examine the relative performance of multilateral development banks venture capital funds (MDBVCs) compared to that of government-sponsored venture capital funds…

Are andragogy and heutagogy the secret recipe for transdisciplinary entrepreneurship education?

Lizbeth Martínez, Jaime Muñoz

This study aims to construct an entrepreneurship educational pattern applicable to all disciplines at the undergraduate level. The proposal focusses on two-course models of…

Dissecting the ecosystems’ determinants of entrepreneurial re-entry after a business failure

Jorge Espinoza-Benavides, Maribel Guerrero, David Díaz

This study aims to evaluate the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems conditions (formal, informal and social capital) on different types of entrepreneurial re-entry at a global…

Human flourishing: an enabler of entrepreneurial intention in Latin American students

Geraldina Silveyra, Lucía Rodríguez-Aceves, Humberto Charles-Leija, José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez

This study aims to propose a causal relationship between the level of students’ human flourishing (HF) and their entrepreneurial intention (EI) and the mediation role of…