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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present eight papers selected from ALTEC 2015 that provide an overview of innovation in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach This editorial seeks to define innovation by examining its conceptual foundations. It considers innovation beyond firms and...
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, as science, technology, and innovation (STI) in Latin America have been strongly related to development. Design … the development theory? Given the fact that there are other dominant mainstreams, can we say that Latin American thought … Latin American development discussions. This can be proven by the creation of particular concepts and analytical frameworks …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of one productive development program (PROPYME) in a … y que Propyme se enfoca en incrementar la productividad de esas empresas. El impacto se valoró en función de tres …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) financing constraints and their impacts on investments in innovation. To explicate these factors, the authors use a general definition of innovation,...
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Purpose The purpose of this article is to analyse the characteristics and determinants of marketing innovation in companies, using the agribusiness sector as a case study due its economic and social importance in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach Data refer to the VI Innovation Survey...
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Purpose This paper highlights the importance of understanding family firms in different contexts. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the characteristics and behavior of family firms in Ibero-America, and their contribution and fit to the broader field of research. Based on the five...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent different obstacles (financial, knowledge, market, and perception) affect the propensity of Mexican family firms to engage in innovation activity. Second, it examines whether the perception of these obstacles differs between two...
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of the co-alignment of structural variables on innovation, wherein Bogotá-based SMEs, belonging to the industrial, commercial and services sectors, were used as samples. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted using a...
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there is still less evidence on the role and impact of cluster approach for entrepreneurship development, the experience and … the conceptual framework suggest otherwise. Clusters can enhance the rate of entrepreneurship development and there are … economies can develop new clusters and aid entrepreneurship development. With acase based approach, so this paper discusses and …
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in development of smart cities is delved into. …
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