El papel del ecosistema institucional igualitario en el emprendimiento orientado al crecimiento

Resumen

En este artículo analizamos cómo el capital humano, en términos de educación formal y habilidades emprendedoras, y su interacción con un entorno institucional de igualdad de género influyen en el desarrollo de empresas orientadas al crecimiento, poniendo el foco en las empresas lideradas por mujeres. Utilizando una base de datos longitudinal con 8.908 observaciones de 16 países miembros de la OCDE, los resultados de la investigación ponen de manifiesto cómo las habilidades emprendedoras influyen en los emprendimientos femeninos orientados al crecimiento en economías desarrolladas, mientras que la educación formal desempeña un papel primordial en las economías emergentes. Asimismo, las instituciones que crean entornos igualitarios, así como los valores emancipatorios, los derechos de las mujeres y la cultura de apoyo social, moderan la relación entre el capital humano y el emprendimiento orientado al crecimiento.

Palabras clave:

emprendimiento orientado al crecimiento, instituciones, capital humano

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