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Does Entrepreneurship Matter for Inclusive Growth? The Role of Social Progress Orientation (2020)
Journal Article
Aparicio, S., Audretsch, D., & Urbano, D. (2021). Does Entrepreneurship Matter for Inclusive Growth? The Role of Social Progress Orientation. Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 11(4), Article 20190308. https://doi.org/10.1515/erj-2019-0308

Building upon institutional economics, we examine how social progress orientation (SPO) affects inclusive growth through innovative and opportunity entrepreneurship. Hypotheses about civic activism, voluntary spirit, and the inclusion of minorities a... Read More about Does Entrepreneurship Matter for Inclusive Growth? The Role of Social Progress Orientation.

Female and Male Entrepreneurship During the Economic Crisis: An Institutional Tale of European Countries (2019)
Journal Article
Aparicio, S., Urbano, D., Audretsch, D., & Noguera, M. (2019). Female and Male Entrepreneurship During the Economic Crisis: An Institutional Tale of European Countries. Revista de economía mundial, 51, 163-184

This study evaluates the influence of institutions on the probability to become a woman and man entrepreneur during the recent European economic crisis. We approach institutional factors affecting entrepreneurial decisions through a post-materialist... Read More about Female and Male Entrepreneurship During the Economic Crisis: An Institutional Tale of European Countries.

Does entrepreneurial activity matter for economic growth in developing countries? The role of the institutional environment (2019)
Journal Article
Urbano, D., Audretsch, D., Aparicio, S., & Noguera, M. (2020). Does entrepreneurial activity matter for economic growth in developing countries? The role of the institutional environment. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 16(3), 1065-1099. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-019-00621-5

The discussion on which institutions determine entrepreneurial activity – and the role of institutions in the aggregated output for developing countries – is as yet unresolved. The extant literature about entrepreneurship recognizes new ventures as p... Read More about Does entrepreneurial activity matter for economic growth in developing countries? The role of the institutional environment.

An Overview of the Economics of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: The Legacy of David Audretsch (2019)
Book Chapter
Urbano, D., & Aparicio, S. (2019). An Overview of the Economics of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: The Legacy of David Audretsch. In E. Lehmann, & M. Keilbach (Eds.), From industrial organization to entrepreneurship : a tribute to David B. Audretsch (279-306). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25237-3_26

Few scholars can be considered beacons who guide interested (and often disoriented) researchers. David Audretsch is one such scholar, who has shed light on entrepreneurship in a broad sense as well as on the economics of entrepreneurship and small bu... Read More about An Overview of the Economics of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: The Legacy of David Audretsch.

Innovation through R&D activities in the European context: Antecedents and consequences (2019)
Journal Article
Urbano, D., Turro, A., & Aparicio, S. (2020). Innovation through R&D activities in the European context: Antecedents and consequences. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 45(5), 1481-1504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-019-09752-x

Despite the fact that the determinants and the consequences of R&D activities have been extensively studied in previous research, further efforts to integrate disparate streams of literature might bring new insights into innovation decision-making by... Read More about Innovation through R&D activities in the European context: Antecedents and consequences.

Entrepreneurial Leadership Across Countries: The Role of Informal Institutions (2019)
Book Chapter
Felix, C., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2019). Entrepreneurial Leadership Across Countries: The Role of Informal Institutions. In J. M. Saiz-Álvarez, J. Leitão, & J. M. Palma-Ruiz (Eds.), Entrepreneurship and family business vitality (67-83). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15526-1_5

This chapter examines the influence of informal institutions on the probability of becoming an entrepreneurial leader. In this regard, institutional economics is used to frame the hypotheses that relate to environmental factors and entrepreneurial le... Read More about Entrepreneurial Leadership Across Countries: The Role of Informal Institutions.

Leadership as a driver of entrepreneurship: an international exploratory study (2019)
Journal Article
Felix, C., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2019). Leadership as a driver of entrepreneurship: an international exploratory study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 26(3), 397-420. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsbed-03-2018-0106

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of cultural leadership factors (charismatic/value-based, team oriented, participative, humane, autonomous and self-protective) on the rates of opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship.... Read More about Leadership as a driver of entrepreneurship: an international exploratory study.

Informal institutions and leadership behavior: A cross-country analysis (2018)
Book Chapter
Aparicio, S., Felix, C., & Urbano, D. (2018). Informal institutions and leadership behavior: A cross-country analysis. In S. Göker (Ed.), Leadership (42-60). InTech - Open Science. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.75840

In today’s increasingly turbulent environment, recognition of the institutional differences between countries is needed for the development of leaders. Although the current debate has evolved to more complex levels, knowledge about personal leadershi... Read More about Informal institutions and leadership behavior: A cross-country analysis.

Entrepreneurship and regional economic growth in Antioquia: An empirical analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Aparicio, S., Urbano, D., & Gómez, D. (2018). Entrepreneurship and regional economic growth in Antioquia: An empirical analysis. Economics and business letters, 7(2), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.7.2.2018.84-92

Drawing on the concept of entrepreneurship capital, which links collective entrepreneurial action with growth, this paper aims to explore the effect that entrepreneurship has had on the economic growth of Antioquia (Colombia). We estimate a growth mo... Read More about Entrepreneurship and regional economic growth in Antioquia: An empirical analysis.

Twenty-five years of research on institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: What has been learned? (2018)
Journal Article
Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., & Audretsch, D. (2019). Twenty-five years of research on institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: What has been learned?. Small Business Economics, 53(1), 21-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-0038-0

This paper analyzes an emergent stream of research shedding light on the institutional factors shaping entrepreneurial activity and its effect on economic growth. This integrative analysis spanning a broad spectrum of diverse literature enables a dis... Read More about Twenty-five years of research on institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: What has been learned?.