The Future of Entrepreneurship in Latin America

This book examines the outlook for Latin American entrepreneurs in the new global environment. Using case studies from across the region, the book highlights liberalization measures nations are adopting to facilitate small and medium size enterprise (SME) creation and growth, and existing barriers that are threatening SME sector gains.

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JORGE CARNEIRO Assistant Professor of Strategy and International Management at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil JORGE FERREIRA DA SILVA Associate Professor of Strategy and Quantitative Methods at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ANA CRISTINA GONZALEZ Assistant Professor at Universidad de los Andes School of Management in Bogotá, Colombia GONZALO JIMÉNEZ Director of the Family Business Center at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile VICTORIA JONES Associate Provost for Global Engagement at Seattle University, USA OSWALDO MORALES-TRISTÁN Assistant Professor of Management in the Graduate School of Business at ESAN University, Lima, Peru KEIKO M. NAKAMATSU Research Associate in the Center for Entrepreneurship at ESAN University, Peru ROMAN E. PORRAS Former Coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Center at INCAE BusinessSchool, Nicaragua MARIA PRADILLA Assistant Director of International Programs in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University, USA ANGELA D ROCHA Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ARAMIS RODRIGUEZ Researcher and professor at IESA Entrepreneurship Center LUIS J. SANZ Finance and Entrepreneurship Professor and Associate Dean at INCAE Business School, Nicaragua JAIME SERIDA-NISHIMURA Professor of Information Systems and Management in the Graduate School of Business at ESAN University, Lima, Peru ROBERTO VAINRUB Managing Director of Financial Partners Capital Management RAFAEL VESGA Assistant Professor at Universidad de los Andes School of Management in Bogota, Colombia

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Introduction: the Emergence of an Entrepreneurial World; J.Haar & E.R.Brenes Entrepreneurship in Argentina; M.Pradilla Entrepreneurship in Brazil: the Role of Strategy and the Institutional Environment; A.da Rocha , J.Ferreira da Silva & J.Carneiro Entrepreneurship in Chile; G.Jiménez & K.Usach The Emergence of an Entrepreneurial World. Country Case: Colombia; R.Vesga & A.C.Gonzalez Costa Rica: IT Entrepreneurs Leapfrogging for Innovations; L.J.Sanz & R.Porras Entrepreneurship in Mexico; V.Jones The Emergence of an Entrepreneurial World: Peru; K.Nakamatsu , O.Morales & J.Serida Entrepreneurship in Venezuela: Case Study; R.Vainrub & A.Rodriguez Conclusion; E.R.Brenes & J.Haar