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Entrepreneurship And Competitiveness In Ecuador, Actividad Emprendedora Y Competitividad En El Ecuador

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  • Betzabe del Rosario Maldonado Mera
  • Giovanna Josefina Lara Burbano
  • Azucena Maribel Maya Carrillo

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The study was based on a descriptive and correlational analysis of early entrepreneurial activity and the competitiveness index in Ecuador for the period 2009-2014. The objective is to identify the contribution of this activity in factors which contribute to competitiveness global index. The entrepreneurial activity in Ecuador registers, for this period, the highest levels of the entire Region. Notwithstanding this fact, entrepreneurships are motivated by necessity, with slight changes towards opportunity. The competitiveness index in Ecuador has progressed rapidly. Nevertheless, it remains an economy based on efficiency, not innovation. The results show that behavior of entrepreneurial activity in Ecuador can be explained by the observed progress in the levels of competitiveness. The correlation is direct and significant. However, this behavior is usually characteristic in uncompetitive economies. This suggests the necessity to formulate policies and strategies that, from a holistic perspective, lead to a sustained improvement of innovation factors that impact competitiveness

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  • Betzabe del Rosario Maldonado Mera & Giovanna Josefina Lara Burbano & Azucena Maribel Maya Carrillo, 2018. "Entrepreneurship And Competitiveness In Ecuador, Actividad Emprendedora Y Competitividad En El Ecuador," Revista Global de Negocios, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 6(1), pages 29-44.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:rgnego:v:6:y:2018:i:1:p:29-44
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    Keywords

    Entrepreneurship; Competitiveness; Innovation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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