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Item Institutions and international entrepreneurship: the role of regulatory, normative and cognitive congruence(2022) Fischer, Bruno; Torrecillas, Celia; Olivero-Tallaj, Michelle; Guerrero, MaribelIn this article we address the impacts of institutions (regulatory, normative and cognitive) on the countryaggregate propensity to engage in export-oriented entrepreneurship. Using a panel-data of 88 countries from 2006 to 2017, we estimated the direct and moderate effects of institutions on international entrepreneurship. Although a positive institutional environment effect on international entrepreneurial activity has been observed, the nature of this effect is not consistent across models and is especially concentrated in developed economies. These findings provide insights into the complexity of institutional conditions and their impacts on export- oriented entrepreneurship. Through a multidimensional approach, our research offers novel evidence in the context of entrepreneurial internationalization by analyzing the ‘institutional congruence’ hypothesis in the context of international entrepreneurship as an outcome. Indeed, we observed the lack of association between some institutional conditions and export-oriented entrepreneurship in developing economies. Key implications emerged regarding how to improve regulatory, cognitive, and normative conditions in business environments by considering the notion of institutional alignment (a central issue in integrating Global Value Chains).Item Knowledge transfer for frugal innovation: where do entrepreneurial universities stand?(2021) Fischer, Bruno; Guerrero, Maribel; Guimón, José; Rücker, PaolaPurpose: Frugal innovation has gained prominence based on its potential contribution to sustainable development and the new opportunities that it offers to low-income customers. This paper analyses the strategic knowledge transfer practices implemented by an entrepreneurial university for fostering frugal innovations within an emerging economy. Methodology: We adopted a case study methodological approach. The selected case was the University of Campinas (Unicamp), one of the leading universities in Brazil in terms of research quality and technology transfer. The study built upon 14 interviews with key informants and secondary sources of data (official and public documents). Findings: Our findings highlight the multidimensional dynamics of frugal innovations arising from university-industry relationships. Key dimensions considered include the internal capabilities of universities to foster frugal innovations and connect them to markets, the surrounding innovation ecosystems in which the university is embedded, and the overarching institutional framework. Research limitations: The analysis of strategic management practices for frugal innovation requires an evolutionary perspective, but we lacked sufficient longitudinal information for a formal evaluation. Also, since our empirical analysis is based on an in-depth case study of one university, further validation in other contexts would be necessary. Practical implications: The study offers new insights regarding the effectiveness of university-business collaboration partnerships for developing frugal innovations in emerging economies. Policymakers should promote societal programs enhancing the active participation of all agents involved in the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem. University managers should understand the challenges and the opportunities behind the adoption of an inclusive and societal orientation. Social implications: By adopting frugal innovation practices, universities can enhance their contribution to meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Originality: The literature on frugal innovation has emphasized the importance of networking between different types of firms, NGOs, and governments, but the role of universities in frugal innovation remains mostly unexplored. Our study addresses this gap by exploring how entrepreneurial universities participate in frugal innovations to meet societal challenges.Item Spatial features of entrepreneurial ecosystems(2022) Fischer, Bruno; Meissner, Dirk; Vonortas, Nicholas; Guerrero, MaribelGrowing importance has been attached to the concept of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE) as productive structures that encompass complex sets of interaction driving economic agents’competitive capabilities. Drawing from biomimetism, the EE approach dedicates attention to unraveling the mechanisms through which socioeconomic environments organize to introduce new knowledge and innovations in markets. Yet, while challenges associated with identifying the spatial scale of natural ecosystems have long been part of discussions in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology, and in economic geography, the geographic reach of EE remains largely uncharted in literature. Importantly, from a biomimetic standpoint, we know that ecosystems’ boundaries must be defined according to their formative processes, rather than reflect predefined political or administrative boundaries. In this study, we try to shed some light on these topics, underscoring the analytical and methodological challenges associated with the spatiality of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Thinking about entrepreneurial ecosystems as fixed analytical units attached to administrative boundaries will likely cause an inadequate analytical understanding of how entrepreneurship-oriented relationships are distributed in space.