Entrepreseurship in a developmental context, the case of Ecuador / Emprendimiento en un contexto de desarrollo, el caso de Ecuador

Description: Entrepreneurship has been recognized as a source of economic growth and competitiveness in developmental regions like Latina America. However, research that incorporates the individual level of analysis in the field is needed to enable the creation of a complete agenda of entrepreneurship in the region. The study starts by defining a theoretical framework for understanding the recent evolution of the concept of Entrepreneurship and the distinctive factors influencing the appearance of entrepreneurial traits founded in the literature; then, it delimitates the context of the current research and trends in Latin America and Ecuador. The primary research explores the individual traits and experiences of Urban and Rural Ecuadorian entrepreneurs, in three different socio economic segments. The author interviews distinctive entrepreneurs of each segment and contrasts their criteria with the theory, to provide a summary of common characteristics of Ecuadorian entrepreneurs and punctuate relevant differences between entrepreneurial traits developed by each segment.

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