NDLI: Characteristics of high-growth entrepreneurs in Latin America

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Lecuna, Antonio Cohen, Boyd Chavez, Roberto
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Scholars and governments presumed that growing the rate of entrepreneurs would naturally result in economic and job growth, and entrepreneurship has widely been viewed as an important tool for developing economies. Yet recently scholars have questioned the empirical evidence regarding the actual contribution of entrepreneurship to economic development. Recent contributions to the field suggest that not all entrepreneurial activity has a positive effect on economic growth in developing regions. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) provides a unique lense in assisting the predictive capability of entrepreneurial motivation. In this research, we focus on what factors influence the motivation of some entrepreneurs to seek a high-growth model as these growth oriented entrepreneurs, usually associated with opportunity-motivated firm founding, are the most likely to actually create jobs in developing countries. We utilize motivation for founding, five entrepreneurial competencies and three firm characteristics to predict growth expectations of entrepreneurial growth expectations. Leveraging responses to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey from more than 100,000 entrepreneurs in 19 Latin American countries, we discovered the existence of a triple interaction effect amongst opportunity-based entrepreneurs with higher levels of education and an export orientation and their growth expectations. In discussing the results, we reflect on the public policy implications for promoting the desired types of entrepreneurship in developing regions.
Starting Page	141
Ending Page	159
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15547191
Journal	International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15551938
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-05-23
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Theory of planned behavior Entrepreneurship Growth-expectation Opportunity-motivation Management Emerging Markets/Globalization
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Management Information Systems Management of Technology and Innovation

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