Strategic priorities and competitiveness of businesses operating in different entrepreneurial ecosystems: a benefit of the doubt (BOD) analysis

This study evaluates the relationship between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and business competitiveness. The study uses a sample of 348 manufacturing and knowledge-intensive business service firms operating in four countries with different entrepreneurial ecosystem (France, Spain, Costa Rica, and H...

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Autores: Lafuente González, Esteban Miguel|||0000-0001-5889-7656, Alonso Ubieta, Suyen, Leiva Bonilla, Juan Carlos, Mora-Esquivel, Ronald
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/345690
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/345690
https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-06-2020-0425
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Entrepreneurship
Competition
Entrepreneurial ecosystem
Business competitiveness
Benefit if the doubt model
KIBS firms
Manufacturing firms
Emprenedoria
Competència econòmica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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Sumario:This study evaluates the relationship between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and business competitiveness. The study uses a sample of 348 manufacturing and knowledge-intensive business service firms operating in four countries with different entrepreneurial ecosystem (France, Spain, Costa Rica, and Hungary) for 2019. Firm competitiveness is computed via the ‘benefit-of-the-doubt’ (BOD) method, and a multilevel model is employed to assess the connection between the entrepreneurial ecosystem and firm competitiveness. The results of the multilevel model indicate that the entrepreneurial ecosystem is related to firm competitiveness, while the BOD results suggest that firms operating in settings with a more consolidated entrepreneurial ecosystem are better able to realize the outcomes of strategic choices linked to the exploitation of key resources and capabilities. Country-specific results suggest that ‘human capital’ is the most relevant competitive pillar prioritized by all sampled businesses. The proposed analysis contributes to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem frame by offering insights on how the properties of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (i.e., interactions among individuals, organizations and institutions) can produce economically meaningful effects on business performance.