Factors that Influence Entrepreneurship and its Impact on the Economic Development of Ecuador

Authors

  • Mercedes Moreira Menéndez State Technical University of Quevedo
  • Inés Bajaña Mendieta State Technical University of Quevedo
  • Bolívar Pico Saltos State Technical University of Quevedo
  • Gleiston Guerrero Ulloa State Technical University of Quevedo
  • José Villlarroel Bastidas State Technical University of Quevedo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18779/csye.v2i1.263

Keywords:

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMIC GROWTH, FACTORS INFLUENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Abstract

Entrepreneurship has gained interest in business schools since the 1980s because of the relationship with business creation and management, among other reasons. Entrepreneurship is a vast field that involves different topics such as entrepreneurship financing, characteristics of the entrepreneur, corporate entrepreneurship, family companies, recognition of opportunities, learning and social entrepreneurship, among others.
Today it is impossible to ignore the importance of entrepreneurs in generating wealth in the country and in the world, which requires a detailed study of their behavior and the factors that contribute to their success In the management of their enterprises. 
Economic analysis states that entrepreneurs have a great influence on economic growth. Their decisions about investment and production favor wealth creation and promote social welfare. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between  entrepreneurs and economic growth, considering the factors that favor entrepreneurship. For this, the work is divided into two parts. A theoretical in which the different aspects related to the entrepreneurs are exposed according to diverse authors, and empirical, analyzing the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic growth

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Published

2018-06-29

How to Cite

Moreira Menéndez, M., Bajaña Mendieta, I., Pico Saltos, B., Guerrero Ulloa, G., & Villlarroel Bastidas, J. (2018). Factors that Influence Entrepreneurship and its Impact on the Economic Development of Ecuador. Journal of Social and Economics Science, 2(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.18779/csye.v2i1.263

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018): Journal of Social Science and Economics

Section

Social Science

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