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Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica → Escuela de Administración de Empresas

Costa Rica Institute of Technology → School of Business Management

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Working papers

2017

  1. Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, 2017, "Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-01994577, Oct.

2016

  1. Lafuente, Esteban & Szerb, László & Acs, Zoltan J., 2016, "Country level efficiency and national systems of entrepreneurship: a data envelopment analysis approach," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 68907, Dec.

2015

  1. Esteban Lafuente & Mircea Epure, 2015, "Monitoring Bank Performance in the Presence of Risk," Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics, number 613, Sep.

2011

  1. Claudio Mancilla & Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente, 2011, "HOW ENTREPRENEURIALLY INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL TRAITS AFFECT BUSINESS CREATION AMONGST RURAL IMMIGRANTS: Evidence from Spain," ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association, number ersa10p1464, Sep.

Journal articles

2026

  1. Vaillant, Yancy & Lafuente, Esteban & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2026, "Automation, augmentation, or dual AI strategies for superior product line performance: the functional subsidiarity challenge," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, volume 295, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2026.109931.
  2. Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy & Persaud, Ajax, 2026, "Digital service innovation for smarter production: Servitized-AI progress towards smart products," Technovation, Elsevier, volume 151, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2026.103466.

2025

  1. Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente, 2025, "Higher education institutions as co-innovation partners: compensating, complementing, and facilitating firms’ co-innovation to their optimum possibility frontier," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, volume 50, issue 6, pages 2725-2751, December, DOI: 10.1007/s10961-025-10196-9.
  2. Esteban Lafuente & Rodrigo Rabetino & Juan Carlos Leiva, 2025, "Learning from success and failure: implications for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and policy," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 64, issue 1, pages 1-10, January, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00889-0.
  3. Esteban Lafuente, 2025, "Learning from different types of failure: evidence from non-severe and severe work accidents in SMEs," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 64, issue 1, pages 157-180, January, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-024-00896-1.

2024

  1. Lafuente, Esteban & Sallan, Jose M., 2024, "Digitally powered solution delivery: The use of IoT and AI for transitioning towards a solution business model," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, volume 277, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109383.
  2. Esteban Lafuente & Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb, 2024, "Analysis of the digital platform economy around the world: A network DEA model for identifying policy priorities," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 62, issue 2, pages 847-891, March, DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2100895.

2023

  1. Vaillant, Yancy & Lafuente, Esteban & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2023, "Assessment of industrial pre-determinants for territories with active product-service innovation ecosystems," Technovation, Elsevier, volume 119, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102658.
  2. Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy & Rabetino, Rodrigo, 2023, "Digital disruption of optimal co-innovation configurations," Technovation, Elsevier, volume 125, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102772.
  3. Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy, 2023, "Greening as a competitiveness optimizer of servitization," Technovation, Elsevier, volume 127, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102849.

2022

  1. Lafuente, Esteban & Ács, Zoltán J. & Szerb, László, 2022, "A composite indicator analysis for optimizing entrepreneurial ecosystems," Research Policy, Elsevier, volume 51, issue 9, DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2021.104379.
  2. Lafuente, Esteban & Araya, Manuel & Leiva, Juan Carlos, 2022, "Assessment of local competitiveness: A composite indicator analysis of Costa Rican counties using the ‘Benefit of the Doubt’ model," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, volume 81, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2020.100864.
  3. Zoltan Acs & Esteban Lafuente & László Szerb, 2022, "A note on the configuration of the digital ecosystem in Latin America," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), volume 16, issue 1, pages 1-19.

2021

  1. Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy & Alvarado, Marco & Mora-Esquivel, Ronald & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2021, "Experience as a catalyst of export destinations: The ambidextrous connection between international experience and past entrepreneurial experience," International Business Review, Elsevier, volume 30, issue 1, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101765.
  2. Esteban Lafuente & Miguel Á. García-Cestona, 2021, "CEO turnover in public and private organizations: analysis of the relevance of different performance horizons," Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 26, issue 52, pages 333-357, August, DOI: 10.1108/JEFAS-05-2021-0075.

2020

  1. Esteban Lafuente & Zoltan J. Acs & Mark Sanders & László Szerb, 2020, "The global technology frontier: productivity growth and the relevance of Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 55, issue 1, pages 153-178, June, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-019-00140-1.
  2. Ferran Vendrell-Herrero & Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant, 2020, "Territorial servitization: Conceptualization, quantification and research agenda," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 48, pages 5-15.
  3. Esteban Lafuente & Viviana Daza, 2020, "Work inspections as a control mechanism for mitigating work accidents in Europe," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), volume 14, issue 1, pages 26-37.

2019

  1. Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2019, "Conformance and performance roles of bank boards: The connection between non-performing loans and non-performing directorships," European Management Journal, Elsevier, volume 37, issue 5, pages 664-673, DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2019.04.005.
  2. Bustinza, Oscar F. & Lafuente, Esteban & Rabetino, Rodrigo & Vaillant, Yancy & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2019, "Make-or-buy configurational approaches in product-service ecosystems and performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, volume 104, issue C, pages 393-401, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.01.035.
  3. Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant, 2019, "Balance rather than critical mass or tokenism," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 40, issue 5, pages 894-916, July, DOI: 10.1108/IJM-10-2017-0268.
  4. Marco Alvarado & Esteban Lafuente & Ronald Mora-Esquivel, 2019, "Export diversity and the relevance of different forms of market experience," International Journal of Business Environment, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 10, issue 3, pages 209-226.
  5. Esteban Lafuente & Jasmina Berbegal-Mirabent, 2019, "Assessing the productivity of technology transfer offices: an analysis of the relevance of aspiration performance and portfolio complexity," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, volume 44, issue 3, pages 778-801, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10961-017-9604-x.
  6. Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente & Manoj Chandra Bayon, 2019, "Early internationalization patterns and export market persistence: a pseudo-panel data analysis," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 53, issue 3, pages 669-686, October, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-018-0071-z.
  7. Esteban Lafuente & Miguel Angel García-Cestona, 2019, "Managerial turnover and performance in outside boards: Ownership makes the difference," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), volume 13, issue 3, pages 2-27.
  8. Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, 2019, "Territorial servitization and the manufacturing renaissance in knowledge-based economies," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 53, issue 3, pages 313-319, March, DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1542670.
  9. László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Krisztina Horváth & Balázs Páger, 2019, "The relevance of quantity and quality entrepreneurship for regional performance: the moderating role of the entrepreneurial ecosystem," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 53, issue 9, pages 1308-1320, September, DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1510481.

2018

  1. Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Jorge Moreno-Gómez, 2018, "Transition in-and-out of exporting and its impact on employment growth," International Journal of Emerging Markets, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 13, issue 6, pages 1907-1927, November, DOI: 10.1108/IJoEM-08-2017-0306.
  2. Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Juan Carlos Leiva, 2018, "Sustainable and Traditional Product Innovation without Scale and Experience, but Only for KIBS!," Sustainability, MDPI, volume 10, issue 4, pages 1-18, April.
  3. Eugenia Ferreto & Esteban Lafuente & Juan Carlos Leiva, 2018, "Can entrepreneurial role models alleviate the fear of entrepreneurial failure?," International Journal of Business Environment, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 10, issue 2, pages 160-173.
  4. Oscar F. Bustinza & Ferran Vendrell-Herrero & Emanuel Gomes & Esteban Lafuente & Marco Opazo-Basáez & Rodrigo Rabetino & Yancy Vaillant, 2018, "Product-service innovation and performance: unveiling the complexities," International Journal of Business Environment, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 10, issue 2, pages 95-111.
  5. Eugenia Ferreto Gutiérrez & Esteban Lafuente & Juan Carlos Leiva Bonilla, 2018, "Human capital and sociological factors as determinants of entrepreneurship," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), volume 12, issue 3, pages 43-49.

2017

  1. Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2017, "Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, volume 192, issue C, pages 19-28, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.12.006.

2016

  1. Esteban Lafuente & László Szerb & Zoltan J. Acs, 2016, "Country level efficiency and national systems of entrepreneurship: a data envelopment analysis approach," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, volume 41, issue 6, pages 1260-1283, December, DOI: 10.1007/s10961-015-9440-9.

2015

  1. Manoj Chandra Bayon & Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant, 2015, "Does entrepreneurial confidence influence the nature of entrepreneurial projects chosen by individuals with high ability?," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, volume 26, issue 2, pages 248-264.
  2. Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2015, "Monitoring bank performance in the presence of risk," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, volume 44, issue 3, pages 265-281, December, DOI: 10.1007/s11123-014-0413-z.

2013

  1. Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina & Lafuente, Esteban & Solé, Francesc, 2013, "The pursuit of knowledge transfer activities: An efficiency analysis of Spanish universities," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, volume 66, issue 10, pages 2051-2059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.02.031.

2012

  1. Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente & Christian Serarols, 2012, "Location decisions of new ‘Knowledge Intensive Service Activity’ firms: the rural--urban divide," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 32, issue 16, pages 2543-2563, December, DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.594880.

2007

  1. Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente, 2007, "Do different institutional frameworks condition the influence of local fear of failure and entrepreneurial examples over entrepreneurial activity?," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 19, issue 4, pages 313-337, July, DOI: 10.1080/08985620701440007.
  2. Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Josep Rialp, 2007, "Regional Differences in the Influence of Role Models: Comparing the Entrepreneurial Process of Rural Catalonia," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 41, issue 6, pages 779-796, DOI: 10.1080/00343400601120247.

Books

2022

  1. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, number 978-3-030-89651-5, ISBN: ARRAY(0x704a3d80), December, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5.

2018

  1. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, number 978-3-030-03279-1, ISBN: ARRAY(0x6ebf0750), December, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1.

Chapters

2022

  1. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "Introduction," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5_1.
  2. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "The Concept of the Platform-Based Ecosystem: The Digital Platform Economy," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5_2.
  3. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "From Concept to Measurement: The 12 Pillars and their Measurement," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5_3.
  4. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "The Digital Platform Economy Index: Country Rankings and Clustering," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5_4.
  5. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "Improving the Digital Platform Economy: Policy Suggestions," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5_5.
  6. László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022, "Summary and Conclusion," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5_6.

2018

  1. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1_1.
  2. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Global Prosperity," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1_2.
  3. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1_3.
  4. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "Enhancing Countries’ Productivity Through a Healthy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1_4.
  5. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "What Can We Do to Improve the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1_5.
  6. Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018, "Methodology and Data Description," SpringerBriefs in Economics, Springer, chapter 0, "Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03279-1_6.

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