Management Research: Volume 22 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Sustainable entrepreneurship: a new approach in Latin America and the Caribbean

José Ernesto Amorós, Adriana Bonomo-Odizzio, Juan C. Sosa-Varela

Social entrepreneurship drivers in Ecuador

Doménica Heras Tigre, Katherine Coronel-Pangol, Juan Carlos Aguirre Quezada, Karina Durán Andrade, Pedro Fabián Mora Pacheco

The purpose of this study is to identify the key factors that drive social entrepreneurship (SE) among Ecuadorian social entrepreneurs.

Sustainability standards in rural entrepreneurships: the case of banana producers in Magdalena (Colombia)

Julieth Lizcano-Prada, Marcela Maestre-Matos, Jahir Lombana-Coy

This study aims to evaluate how the criteria of sustainability standards (SS) ensure the social dimension of corporate sustainability (CS) in rural entrepreneurships using the…

Characteristics of the leaders of social and environmental enterprises in Latin America and the relationship with the success of their businesses

Julianna Paola Ramirez Lozano, Percy Samoel Marquina Feldman, Renato Peñaflor Guerra

This study aims to understand the leadership characteristics of founders of social and environmental enterprises in Latin America who have achieved business success with a focus…

Green innovation and competitiveness: empirical evidence from Ecuadorian manufacturing

Carmen Paola Padilla-Lozano, Jodie Padilla-Lozano, Giovanni Efraín Reyes Ortiz, Pablo Collazzo

The purpose of this study is to explore green innovation and its role in driving competitiveness in Ecuadorian manufacturing firms, focusing on structural equation modelings…

Sustainability and women entrepreneurship through new business models: the case of microfranchises in post-peace agreement Colombia

James Pérez-Morón, Ulf Thoene, Roberto García Alonso

This study aims to analyze the establishment of sustainable microfranchises by women victims of the conflict (WVC) entrepreneurs who suffered the consequences and impacts of the…

Informality as a choice to do legitimate business: evidence from Peruvian women in times of COVID-19

Brenda Silupu, Sergio Reyes

In developing countries, women microentrepreneurs are characterized as being informal, creating a challenge for the sustainability of their businesses. The purpose of this study…

The effect of women’s entrepreneurship on corporate social responsibility

María Angela Prialé, Jorge E. Dávalos, Brian Daza, E. Frances Ninahuanca

The purpose of this paper is to identify the causal (not correlational) effect of women’s entrepreneurship on corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in Latin America.

Social entrepreneurship in young students promoted by Latin American universities

Mónica Blanco-Jiménez, Ana Gabriela Víquez-Paniagua, Diana Maricela Vásquez-Treviño, Priscila Elizabeth Muñoz-Castro

The purpose of this study is to analyze the strategies that allow sowing social entrepreneurship initiatives among young university students in Latin America. This study will also…

When connecting ventures to international markets falls short: examining the root mechanisms of perceived inefficacy in market-driven poverty alleviation efforts

Urs Jäger, Felipe Symmes, Silke Bucher, Stephanie Rüegger

The purpose of this paper is to study triadic market relations between an international aid agency (IAA), local ventures and the poor communities where they are embedded in order…