Latin American and Iberian entrepreneurship represents a special kind of innovation, risk-taking, and futuristic business activity based on a common cultural heritage. There has been an increased interest in entrepreneurship related to specific cultural groups, and this edited book will be among the first to provide a Latin American and Iberian perspective to the study of entrepreneurship, thereby acknowledging the role of the Spanish and Portuguese diaspora and language on the global economy. Each chapter will focus on a different aspect of entrepreneurship related to countries within Latin America and Iberia. By combining both geographical groups, the authors aim to provide a better understanding of how Latin culture permeates entrepreneurial business activities.

Presents the unique characteristics of the two regions and how they impact entrepreneurship development Highlights the culture, tradition and heritage factors in Latin American and Iberian entrerpeneurship Brings together interdisciplinary perspectives to a rarely researched region

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João Leitão is an associate professor with habilitation, the director of the UBIExecutive, Business school at the University of Beira Interior (UBI) (Portugal), and a research fellow at the NECE Research Center in Business Sciences at UBI, and associate researcher at the ICS, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, University of Lisbon. He is an external research fellow of the Center for Young and Family Enterprise (CYFE), Università Degli Studi di Bergamo, Italy. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Beira Interior (UBI) and a habilitation in technological change and entrepreneurship from the University of Lisbon (Portugal). He is a prolific author and series editor of the Springer book series Studies in Entrepreneurship, Structural Change, and Industrial Dynamics. He is also a member of the editorial boards of several journals such as Sustainability ( MDPI), The International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing (Springer), Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais (APDR), Discover Sustainability (Springer), and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (Inderscience).

Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at La Trobe University. She is the Program Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation subjects and teaches Corporate Venturing and Managing Innovation. She has published seven sole authored books including Sport Entrepreneurship: Developing and Sustaining an Entrepreneurial Sports Culture (Springer). She has also edited more than twenty books including Entrepreneurship and the Community: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Creativity, Social Challenges, and Business (Springer). Vitor Braga is an associate professor in the School of Technology and Management of Felgueiras at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (Portugal). He is the director of the bachelor's program in business sciences, head of the business sciences department, and director of the master's program in international management. His main research interests are in entrepreneurship processes such as co-operation, internationalization, and innovation.

Inhalt

The Role of Entrepreneurship in Latin America and Iberia.- Venture Capital and Technology Entrepreneurship in Latin America: A Comparative Approach.- World Heritage Sites and Tourism Entrepreneurship in Latin America.- The Role of Douro River in the Emergence of Technological Entrepreneurship Initiatives.- The Presence of Women in Private Family Firms' Corporate Governance and Innovation Outcomes.- Implementation Intentions of Potential High-Impact Entrepreneurs Among University Students: An Applied Analysis to the Case of Panama.- World Heritage Sites in Portugal and Spain.- The Role of Different Types of Previous Experience in International Opportunity Recognition: Evidence from Spanish International Entrepreneurs.- Intrapreneurship in Tennis: Tell Me Who You Are... and I Will Tell You What Your Intentions Are.- Strategy as a Tool for Management and Organizational Performance: Case Study in a MicroenterpriseAraxá-MG.