Publications
by members of
Escuela de Administración de Empresas
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Cartago, Costa Rica
(School of Business Management, Costa Rica Institute of Technology)
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Working papers
2017
- 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-01994577, HAL.
- 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, vol. 192(C), pages 19-28.
2016
- 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
68907, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- 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, vol. 41(6), pages 1260-1283, December.
2014
- Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2014.
"Monitoring Bank Performance in the Presence of Risk,"
Working Papers
613, Barcelona School of Economics.
- Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2015. "Monitoring bank performance in the presence of risk," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 265-281, December.
- Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2012. "Monitoring bank performance in the presence of risk," Economics Working Papers 1310, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Jul 2014.
2011
- Claudio Mancilla & Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente, 2011. "HOW ENTREPRENEURIALLY INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL TRAITS AFFECT BUSINESS CREATION AMONGST RURAL IMMIGRANTS: Evidence from Spain," ERSA conference papers ersa10p1464, European Regional Science Association.
Journal articles
2024
- 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, vol. 62(2), pages 847-891, March.
2023
- Vaillant, Yancy & Lafuente, Esteban & Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, 2023. "Assessment of industrial pre-determinants for territories with active product-service innovation ecosystems," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
- Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy & Rabetino, Rodrigo, 2023. "Digital disruption of optimal co-innovation configurations," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).
- Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy, 2023. "Greening as a competitiveness optimizer of servitization," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
2022
- Lafuente, Esteban & Ács, Zoltán J. & Szerb, László, 2022. "A composite indicator analysis for optimizing entrepreneurial ecosystems," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(9).
- 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, vol. 81(C).
- Acs, Zoltan & Lafuente, Esteban & Szerb, László, 2022. "A note on the configuration of the digital ecosystem in Latin America," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), vol. 16(1), pages 1-19.
2021
- 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, vol. 30(1).
- 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, vol. 26(52), pages 333-357, August.
- Esteban Lafuente & Zoltan J. Acs & Mark Sanders & László Szerb, 2021. "Correction to: The global technology frontier: productivity growth and the relevance of Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 56(4), pages 1783-1783, April.
2020
- 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, vol. 55(1), pages 153-178, June.
- Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran & Lafuente, Esteban & Vaillant, Yancy, 2020. "Territorial servitization: Conceptualization, quantification and research agenda," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 48, pages 5-15.
- Lafuente, Esteban & Daza, Viviana, 2020. "Work inspections as a control mechanism for mitigating work accidents in Europe," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), vol. 14(1), pages 26-37.
2019
- 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, vol. 37(5), pages 664-673.
- 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, vol. 104(C), pages 393-401.
- Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant, 2019. "Balance rather than critical mass or tokenism," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 40(5), pages 894-916, July.
- 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, vol. 10(3), pages 209-226.
- 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, vol. 44(3), pages 778-801, June.
- Yancy Vaillant & Esteban Lafuente & Manoj Chandra Bayon, 2019. "Early internationalization patterns and export market persistence: a pseudo-panel data analysis," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 53(3), pages 669-686, October.
- Lafuente, Esteban & García-Cestona, Miguel Angel, 2019. "Managerial turnover and performance in outside boards: Ownership makes the difference," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), vol. 13(3), pages 2-27.
- Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Ferran Vendrell-Herrero, 2019. "Territorial servitization and the manufacturing renaissance in knowledge-based economies," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(3), pages 313-319, March.
- 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, vol. 53(9), pages 1308-1320, September.
2018
- 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, vol. 13(6), pages 1907-1927, November.
- Esteban Lafuente & Yancy Vaillant & Juan Carlos Leiva, 2018. "Sustainable and Traditional Product Innovation without Scale and Experience, but Only for KIBS!," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-18, April.
- 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, vol. 10(2), pages 160-173.
- 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, vol. 10(2), pages 95-111.
- Ferreto Gutiérrez, Eugenia & Lafuente, Esteban & Leiva Bonilla, Juan Carlos, 2018. "Human capital and sociological factors as determinants of entrepreneurship," TEC Empresarial, School of Business, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR), vol. 12(3), pages 43-49.
2017
- 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, vol. 192(C), pages 19-28.
- 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-01994577, HAL.
2016
- 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, vol. 41(6), pages 1260-1283, December.
- 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 68907, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
2015
- 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, vol. 26(2), pages 248-264.
- Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2015.
"Monitoring bank performance in the presence of risk,"
Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 265-281, December.
- Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2014. "Monitoring Bank Performance in the Presence of Risk," Working Papers 613, Barcelona School of Economics.
- Mircea Epure & Esteban Lafuente, 2012. "Monitoring bank performance in the presence of risk," Economics Working Papers 1310, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Jul 2014.
2013
- 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, vol. 66(10), pages 2051-2059.
2012
- 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, vol. 32(16), pages 2543-2563, December.
2007
- 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, vol. 19(4), pages 313-337, July.
- 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, vol. 41(6), pages 779-796.
Books
2022
- 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, January.
2018
- 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, January.
Chapters
2022
- László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022. "Introduction," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, chapter 0, pages 1-2, Springer.
- 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, in: The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, chapter 0, pages 3-6, Springer.
- 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, in: The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, chapter 0, pages 7-18, Springer.
- 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, in: The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, chapter 0, pages 19-29, Springer.
- László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022. "Improving the Digital Platform Economy: Policy Suggestions," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, chapter 0, pages 31-47, Springer.
- László Szerb & Eva Somogyine Komlosi & Zoltan J. Acs & Esteban Lafuente & Abraham K. Song, 2022. "Summary and Conclusion," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, chapter 0, pages 49-50, Springer.
2018
- Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018. "The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018, chapter 0, pages 1-9, Springer.
- Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018. "The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Global Prosperity," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018, chapter 0, pages 11-19, Springer.
- Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018.
"The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index,"
SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018, chapter 0, pages 21-37,
Springer.
- Zoltan J. Acs & László Szerb & Erkko Autio, 2015. "The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2014, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 39-64, Springer.
- Zoltan J. Acs & László Szerb & Erkko Autio, 2016. "The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2015, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 11-31, Springer.
- Zoltan J. Acs & László Szerb & Ainsley Lloyd, 2017. "The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2017, chapter 0, pages 29-53, Springer.
- Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018. "Enhancing Countries’ Productivity Through a Healthy Entrepreneurial Ecosystem," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018, chapter 0, pages 39-53, Springer.
- Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018. "What Can We Do to Improve the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem?," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018, chapter 0, pages 55-63, Springer.
- Zoltán J. Ács & László Szerb & Esteban Lafuente & Ainsley Lloyd, 2018.
"Methodology and Data Description,"
SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2018, chapter 0, pages 65-91,
Springer.
- Zoltan Acs & László Szerb & Erkko Autio, 2017. "Methodology and Data Description," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2016, chapter 0, pages 77-97, Springer.
- Zoltan J. Acs & László Szerb & Erkko Autio, 2016. "Methodology and Data Description," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2015, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 71-91, Springer.
- Zoltan J. Acs & László Szerb & Erkko Autio, 2015. "Methodology and Data Description," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2014, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 65-103, Springer.
- Zoltan J. Acs & László Szerb & Ainsley Lloyd, 2017. "Methodology and Data Description," SpringerBriefs in Economics, in: Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2017, chapter 0, pages 93-115, Springer.