Quantifying the relationship between entrepreneurship and competitiveness development stages in Latin America

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-270

  Amorós, José Ernesto ^a,b   Fernández, Cristóbal ^c   Tapia, Juan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Discriminant analysis; Economic growth; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864418495     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-010-0165-9     Document Type: Article

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