Determinants and impacts of digital entrepreneurship: an international perspective
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2023
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Thesis
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239 p.
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Universidad del Desarrollo. Facultad de Economía y Negocios
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Over the past decades, accumulated knowledge has demonstrated a strong link between technologies and entrepreneurship. The recent emergence of multiple "digital" technologies represents both an opportunity and a challenge for entrepreneurs. Especially the healthcare crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a rethinking of the link between digitalization and new business models. Like any dynamic process, ventures face a complex adaptation process that determines their success or failure. Inspired by the observed research opportunities we put forward this PhD thesis based on the findings of the first essay where we defined that digital entrepreneurship is determined by the degree of digitization and the type of technology used. Based on this, we propose in the second essay a nationwide review of Fintech, as a type of DE with a high level of digitalization and a complex mix of technologies. The operation and performance of these initiatives not only contribute to the economic development of emerging economies, but also generate a transformative impact on their environment, stakeholders, and society. This transformative effect allows the democratization of digital services, making them accessible to groups marginalized by the traditional financial banking system. Then, in the third essay, we explore the relevance of DE in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global closures have increased the emergence of the Digital Social Entrepreneurship (DSE) phenomenon, which has been key to responding to social needs using digital technologies. In the fourth essay we show crowdfunding as a type of entrepreneurship with an intermediate degree of digitalization, which is supported by the development of open innovation communities that seek to contribute to solving various social and economic problems. Finally, we present a vision of the development of entrepreneurial activity through digital gig and share economy platforms, which are a type of entrepreneurship with a low degree of digitalization that allows the exchange of goods and services as an alternative to traditional employment. In this last essay we take a view of the democratic context as a factor influencing the inclusion of disadvantaged groups.
This research has important theoretical and practical implications for consolidating the formation of digital societies where all actors in society are considered as part of the cocreation of value.
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Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Business Economics of the Universidad del Desarrollo for the academic degree of Doctor in Business Economics
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Digital entrepreneurship, Digital Technology, Gig economy, Share Economy, Fintech, 040008C