Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs

This research evaluates the relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American early-stage entrepreneurship. Besides, the study seeks to recognize differences in the relationship between innovation and sustainability by the perception of opportunities, the fear of failure, and comp...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9e3c5a2bbd4f41e2b63a7e9d2a97e5042021-12-02T14:41:55ZRelationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1831766https://doaj.org/article/9e3c5a2bbd4f41e2b63a7e9d2a97e5042020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1831766https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975This research evaluates the relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American early-stage entrepreneurship. Besides, the study seeks to recognize differences in the relationship between innovation and sustainability by the perception of opportunities, the fear of failure, and companies’ perceived social role, in early-stage entrepreneurs. Responses obtained in 11 Latin American countries are analyzed using correlation parameters and multinomial regressions. The results indicate a low association between innovation and sustainability in new businesses. Additionally, the findings demonstrate that entrepreneurs’ perceptual conditions affect this connection. Notably, it is evidenced that entrepreneurs who perceive good opportunities, less afraid of failure, and identify an active social role of enterprises, tend to incorporate, jointly, higher innovation and sustainability in their new ventures. These outcomes extend the understanding about the effects of entrepreneurs’ psychological characteristics on the development of innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries.Gustavo Barrera VerdugoTaylor & Francis Grouparticlebusiness sustainabilityproduct innovationprocess innovationperception of opportunitiesfear of failuresocial perception of enterprisesearly-stage entrepreneursBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
institution DOAJ
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language EN
topic business sustainability
product innovation
process innovation
perception of opportunities
fear of failure
social perception of enterprises
early-stage entrepreneurs
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle business sustainability
product innovation
process innovation
perception of opportunities
fear of failure
social perception of enterprises
early-stage entrepreneurs
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Gustavo Barrera Verdugo
Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
description This research evaluates the relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American early-stage entrepreneurship. Besides, the study seeks to recognize differences in the relationship between innovation and sustainability by the perception of opportunities, the fear of failure, and companies’ perceived social role, in early-stage entrepreneurs. Responses obtained in 11 Latin American countries are analyzed using correlation parameters and multinomial regressions. The results indicate a low association between innovation and sustainability in new businesses. Additionally, the findings demonstrate that entrepreneurs’ perceptual conditions affect this connection. Notably, it is evidenced that entrepreneurs who perceive good opportunities, less afraid of failure, and identify an active social role of enterprises, tend to incorporate, jointly, higher innovation and sustainability in their new ventures. These outcomes extend the understanding about the effects of entrepreneurs’ psychological characteristics on the development of innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries.
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author Gustavo Barrera Verdugo
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title Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
title_short Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
title_full Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
title_fullStr Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between innovation and sustainability in Latin American countries: Differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
title_sort relationship between innovation and sustainability in latin american countries: differences by perceptual characteristics of early-stage entrepreneurs
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/9e3c5a2bbd4f41e2b63a7e9d2a97e504
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