Entrepreneurial Innovations in Countries at Different Stages of Development

Abstract

he aim of our paper is to provide a comprehensive picture of the role of innovation within the entrepreneurial ecosystem in certain countries. In this way, we propose the following research question as to what kind of interrelatedness can be observed between the innovation capability of a country and other elements of its entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ninety-five countries have been involved in our analysis, which initially have been grouped by their level of economic development and a group of transition countries has been created as well. In order to measure these relations, the Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI) was applied. This index measures the qualitative aspects of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in a national context. The index consists of fourteen pillars covering the relevant aspects of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Out of the pillars, there are three pillars associated with three different aspects of innovation: Technology Absorption, Product Innovation, and Process Innovation. After analyzing the pillars, we conducted a k-means cluster analysis in order

Empreendedorismo Inovador:

“…Essas iniciativas incluem o desenvolvimento econômico baseado em tecnologia, promovendo a formação das incubadoras, ou seja, de um ecossistema empreendedor, sendo esse papel desempenhado pelas universidades na criação de um ambiente inovador (Grebenkin & Ivanova, 2012), assim como por centros de inovação, federações, associações, centros de empreendedorismo, espaços criativos e colaborativos, com um ecossistema que incentiva conexões e interações para apoiar e executar iniciativas, contribuindo para a prospecção de ideias e estabelecendo novos negócios . Isso também é fomentado no contexto empresarial e associado a três diferentes aspectos da inovação: absorção de tecnologia, produtos e processos (Komlósi, Páger, & Márkus, 2019) bem como pela inovação empresarial (Muralidharan & Pathak, 2020).…”

Academic Tendencies in Policy Frameworks for Fostering Entrepreneurial Innovations

“…Subsequently, Amorós et al (2019Amorós et al ( , p. 1405) defined entrepreneurial innovations as innovative and ambitious entrepreneurial activities in emerging economies that emerge within environments characterized by favorable policy support towards entrepreneurs, government subsidies for new technology, as well as R&D policies. It inspired a few researchers to analyze the phenomenon in other emerging economies (Dossou and Ju 2019; Komlósi et al 2019;Sharma and Sharma 2019;Ahworegba et al 2020). In this chapter, based on these definitions, we defined entrepreneurial innovations as "the generation of novel products, services, and technologies that emerged within an efficient interface among agents involved in entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovation ecosystems.…”

Evaluating the Impact of Technology Transfer from the Perspective of Entrepreneurial Capacity

“…Technology transfer involves a process that requires collaboration between companies, universities, research institutes, Technology Transfer Offices (OTT), and financing agents, among others, where the necessary conditions for favorable interactions can also be established (Rücker et al, 2018). All this can lead to creating sustainable innovative ecosystems with a vision for the future (Komlósi et al, 2019). At the macro level, as the Triple Helix Model points out, the interaction between Business, Academia, and the Public Sector can occur through OTTs, Technology Parks, and Innovation Centers (Etzkowitz, Leydesdorff, 2000).…”