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Publication Entrepreneurial growth aspirations during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of ICT infrastructure quality versus policy response(2024) Guerrero, Maribel; Mickiewicz, Tomasz; Qin, FeiWe posit that the quality of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and the effectiveness of crisis-specific policy response are essential for entrepreneurial growth aspirations during major external shocks. Enhancing the quality of ICT infrastructure is a relevant strategy for building ecosystems that are resilient to multiple types of crises. It enhances entrepreneurs’ growth ambitions during the crisis, and makes them less reliant on crisis-specific response policies adopted by governments. We provide empirical support for this, utiliz-ing Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data from the pandemic period in Chile.Publication University technology transfer ofces’ capabilities in responding to societal challenges:(2024) Roncancio‑Marin, Jason; Guerrero, MaribelOver the last decades, the University Technology Transfer Ofces (UTTOs) literature has focused on how technology transfer contributes to economic development and only a few studies have focused on social development. This study explores how UTTOs transform into ambidextrous organizations capable of simultaneously addressing economic and social challenges, during external crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, we explore which dynamic capabilities and strategies should be developed or reconfgured by UTTOs to respond to complex societal challenges. We conducted an exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 20 UTTO ofcials from universities across Europe, North America, and Latin America, carried out in 2020 and 2021. Our fndings show that UTTOs reconfgured their dynamic capabilities and implemented inclusive strategies, such as fexible intellectual property models, inclusive technology transfer practices, and newmetrics that integrate social value. These adaptations enable UTTOs to respond efectively to the COVID-19 pandemic by facilitating the translation of impactful technologies to societal needs. We propose a theoretical framework that incorporates the role of dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, and transforming—into how UTTOs align economic and social goals by translating knowledge-creation processes to make discoveries that address social needs and fnancial opportunities. This study highlights some strategic implications based on the emergence of ambidextrous UTTOs, which focus on simultaneously driving both economic and social impacts.Publication Re-entrepreneurial experience and learning during challenging times(2025) Espinoza-Benavides, Jorge; Guerrero, MaribelThis study theorizes how entrepreneurs in an emerging economy deal with adverse external scenarios by taking advantage of their previous business failure experiences. Using grounded theory and multiple case study approach, we found that individuals with re-entrepreneurial experiences exhibit greater resilience and prioritize re-building social capital as part of their crisis management tactics. This finding contrasts with those who are new entrepreneurs who do not have failure experience. Our study provides a conceptual framework to understand what re-entrepreneurs have learned from previous failure/crisis experiences to build resilience and strategically manage internal crises that were caused by exogenous events (e.g., social movements and the COVID-19 pandemic). Policymakers, entrepreneurs, and educators can benefit from the re-entrepreneurs’ learning lessons and strategic implications of this study.