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Fostering an environment for social entrepreneurship: a comparative analysis across economic development levels (2025)
Journal Article
Plata, G., Scott, S., & Aparicio, S. (online). Fostering an environment for social entrepreneurship: a comparative analysis across economic development levels. Review of Managerial Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-025-00887-w

Social entrepreneurship has been lauded for its positive contributions to global economic and social development goals. Yet, how and in what ways varying institutional environments and economic development levels have spurred social entrepreneurial v... Read More about Fostering an environment for social entrepreneurship: a comparative analysis across economic development levels.

The influence of green entrepreneurship on sustainable development in Saudi Arabia: The role of formal institutions (2021)
Journal Article
Alwakid, W., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2021). The influence of green entrepreneurship on sustainable development in Saudi Arabia: The role of formal institutions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), Article 5433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105433

This study explores the influence of green entrepreneurial activity on sustainable development, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework. Also, the role of entrepreneurship policy is analysed in the context of Saudi Arabia. Using info... Read More about The influence of green entrepreneurship on sustainable development in Saudi Arabia: The role of formal institutions.

Informal institutions and leadership behavior in a developing country: A comparison between rural and urban areas (2021)
Journal Article
Urbano, D., Felix, C., & Aparicio, S. (2021). Informal institutions and leadership behavior in a developing country: A comparison between rural and urban areas. Journal of Business Research, 132, 544-556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.073

This paper explores the extent to which informal institutions influence leadership behavior in Mexico, distinguishing between urban and rural areas. Using the institutional approach and through logistic regression models with data obtained from the N... Read More about Informal institutions and leadership behavior in a developing country: A comparison between rural and urban areas.

Governmental Supportive Policies for Green Entrepreneurial Activity in Saudi Arabia: An Institutional Analysis (2021)
Book Chapter
Alwakid, W., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2021). Governmental Supportive Policies for Green Entrepreneurial Activity in Saudi Arabia: An Institutional Analysis. In N. Faghih, & A. H. Samadi (Eds.), Legal-economic institutions, entrepreneurship, and management : perspectives on the dynamics of institutional change from emerging markets (177-197). (1). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60978-8_8

In this exploratory study, we analyzed the influence of governmental supportive policies on green entrepreneurial activity in Saudi Arabia, using institutional economics as a theoretical framework. Based on data from reports of the General Authority... Read More about Governmental Supportive Policies for Green Entrepreneurial Activity in Saudi Arabia: An Institutional Analysis.

Attracting the Entrepreneurial Potential: A Multilevel Institutional Approach (2021)
Journal Article
Aparicio, S., Urbano, D., & Stenholm, P. (2021). Attracting the Entrepreneurial Potential: A Multilevel Institutional Approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 168, Article 120748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120748

The research on institutions’ role in entrepreneurship acknowledges that formal and informal institutions matter. However, previous research has stressed less the co-existence and interaction between individual- and country-level factors that shape e... Read More about Attracting the Entrepreneurial Potential: A Multilevel Institutional Approach.

Why is export-oriented entrepreneurship more prevalent in some countries than others? Contextual antecedents and economic consequences (2020)
Journal Article
Aparicio, S., Audretsch, D., & Urbano, D. (2021). Why is export-oriented entrepreneurship more prevalent in some countries than others? Contextual antecedents and economic consequences. Journal of World Business, 56(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101177

Drawing on institutional economics, this article investigates how different contexts condition the prevalence of export-oriented entrepreneurship, which affects economic growth. We place emphasis on the differences between developed and developing co... Read More about Why is export-oriented entrepreneurship more prevalent in some countries than others? Contextual antecedents and economic consequences.

Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in Social, Sustainable, and Economic Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Research (2020)
Journal Article
Aparicio, S., Turro, A., & Noguera, M. (2020). Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in Social, Sustainable, and Economic Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Research. Sustainability, 12(21), Article 8958. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218958

Understanding entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship as engines of outcomes beyond economic terms, this paper introduces the Special Issue “Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in social, sustainable, and economic development”. Institutions set the b... Read More about Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in Social, Sustainable, and Economic Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Research.

From entrepreneurial intentions to entrepreneurial behavior: The role of institutional factors (2020)
Book Chapter
Aparicio, S., Turro, A., Noguera, M., & Urbano, D. (2020). From entrepreneurial intentions to entrepreneurial behavior: The role of institutional factors. In J. M. Saiz-Álvarez, & B. Olalla-Caballero (Eds.), Quality management for competitive advantage in global markets (110-135). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5036-6.ch007

Although there is abundant literature on entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial behavior, there is still a lacuna on those factors enabling the pass from intention to action. Motivated by this gap, this study assesses the extent to which the... Read More about From entrepreneurial intentions to entrepreneurial behavior: The role of institutional factors.

Cultural antecedents of green entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: an institutional approach (2020)
Journal Article
Alwakid, W., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2020). Cultural antecedents of green entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: an institutional approach. Sustainability, 12(9), Article 3673. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093673

Recent decades have brought cultural changes toward the increase of environmentally-friendly initiatives such as green entrepreneurship. Some countries are failing to develop environmental initiatives, whereas others are transitioning and advancing t... Read More about Cultural antecedents of green entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia: an institutional approach.