Since 1985, when Royal Decree 1044/85, dated 19 June 1985, provided for the receipt of unemployment benefit in a lump sum payment, this instrument has enabled the creation of several professional and business initiatives that have undoubtedly contributed to the generation of stable employment....

There is general consensus on the phases and structures that make up integration itineraries and even on their characteristics. However, personalised, cross-cutting aspects of selfemployment have not generally formed part of them. By analysing the integration itineraries of thirteen drug...

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo investigamos si la motivación de origen causal percibido interno, tiene incidencia en la permanencia en el proceso de incubación empresarial de los emprendedores en el Instituto Tecnológico de Veracruz (ITV). La población está constituida por los...

Spanish abstract: Este documento tiene como objetivo orientar la política productiva con base en evidencia empírica sobre desempeño de las empresas privadas en Argentina. Siguiendo las recomendaciones metodológicas de Eurostat y la OCDE, el documento integra conjuntos de datos de registros...

This article assesses explanations for the different way in which women participate in cooperatives as opposed to employee-owned companies (regardless of whether they are limited or not). It takes as its basis existing empirical evidence on female participation in these enterprises, evidence...

Los emprendedores conocen mucho acerca del producto o servicio que elaboran, pero en gran medida pueden carecer de un componente de conocimientos en el área comercial que les permita identificar los clientes que mas valorarían su producto o servicio. Esta situación se observa más en...

The aim of this paper is to explore whether postmaterialism explains differences in Total entrepreneurial-activity rates across Spanish Autonomous Communities. A distinction is made between potential entrepreneurs, nascent entrepreneurship, new business formation and Established business, as...

This paper analyzes the relationship between the migration experience and the perception of risk when starting a business. In order to empirically validate the hypotheses formulated, this research uses data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in Spain during 2009. The analysis made...

In this paper we describe the pattern of creation and destruction of Chilean firms between 1999 and 2006. In addition, we construct transition matrices among different firm sizes based on tax information. It has to be noted that the available data for this study is probably the closest to what...

The relationships between different types of cooperation and rivalry and product innovation are examined in this article, differentiating between new and established companies. The hypotheses proposed suggest different patterns of cooperation. For new companies, the most effective types of...