Main competencies of entrepreneurs, Ecuador case
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
The purpose of this document is to investigate the competences that should be developed by those who whish to star a business in any sector of the economy; since it is not enough to have good ideas, in Ecuador a large percentage of the ventures tend to disappear in the first year of life so it is important to develop the necessary competencies to be able to keep the business afloat. Objective. Find the most relevant competencies to ensure success in the implementation and operation of an enterprise method. Systematic bibliographic research of transverse cutting is carried out with the review of scopus articles from the last 5 years. Results: The unemployment rate in Ecuador has led to the growth of ventures; entrepreneurs do not have the competencies to take their purpose forward; entrepreneurs have to develop competencies to make their businesses successful. Discussion and conclusions. This study shows that most entrepreneurs in Ecuador have a level of schooling that at best have completed high school which affects permanence and causes an early break that would be avoided by developing the aforementioned competencies.
Downloads
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
1. Derechos de autor
Las obras que se publican en 593 Digital Publisher CEIT están sujetas a los siguientes términos:
1.1. 593 Digital Publisher CEIT, conserva los derechos patrimoniales (copyright) de las obras publicadas, favorece y permite la reutilización de las mismas bajo la licencia Licencia Creative Commons 4.0 de Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0, por lo cual se pueden copiar, usar, difundir, transmitir y exponer públicamente, siempre que:
1.1.a. Se cite la autoría y fuente original de su publicación (revista, editorial, URL).
1.1.b. No se usen para fines comerciales u onerosos.
1.1.c. Se mencione la existencia y especificaciones de esta licencia de uso.
Edwin Guillermo Valencia-Gonzalez, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica - Ecuador
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9631-3006
Edwin Guillermo Valencia Gonzalez, Researcher professor in human talent managment. Master in human talent managment from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Senior Specialist in People and Human Talent Management, from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Industrial Psychologyst from the Universidad Central del Ecuador
María Fernanda Becerra-Sarmiento, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica - Ecuador
Research Professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Talent Management. Administration Engineer with mention in Process Management, Master in Human Talent Management from the National Polytechnic School with Cum Laude distinction, Diploma in Teaching and Research with mention of Academic Excellence-Mexico, among other academic titles. He has participated in national and international presentations, has made various publications on the practice of Human Talent Management.
Renato Esteban Revelo-Oña, Universidad Central del Ecuador
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-0957
Dr. in Humanities and Arts, mention in Education from the National University of Rosario, Master in Finance and Finance Engineer from the International University of Ecuador, Bachelor in Banking and Finance from the Central University of Ecuador, General Editor of the journal 593 Digital Publisher, member of the editorial board of the journal of Education Saberes Andantes de Fe y Alegría, President of the Research Network in Social Sciences and Humanities with the support of the Central University of Ecuador, Consultant and advisor to the Ministry of Education on issues of virtuality and the development of Financial Education, Consultant in Finance and business issues. Research Professor recognized by SENESCYT at the Universidad Central del Ecuador, work experience in the private and public fields.
References
RezaeiZadeh, M., M Hogan, O., Cunningham, . & Murphy, 2017. Core entrepreneurial competencies and their interdependencies: insights from a study of Irish and Iranian entrepreneurs, university students and academics. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 13 ((1) , ), pp. pp. 35-73
Zainol, N. & Mamun, A. ., 2018. Entrepreneurial competency, competitive advantage and performance of informal women micro-entrepreneurs in Kelantan, Malaysia. Journal of Enterprising Communities, 12 ((3) , ), pp. pp. 299-321
Zarefard, M. & Cho, S., 2018. Entrepreneurs’ managerial competencies and innovative start-up intentions in university students: Focus on mediating factors. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, , 22 (2), pp. no. 1939-4675-22-2-141.
Aisha, A., Siswanto, J. & I Sudirman, 2016. Competencies model for entrepreneur development in software industries. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, pp. pp. 184-188
Behling, G. & Lenzi, F., 2019. Entrepreneurial competencies and strategic behavior: A study of micro entrepreneurs in an emerging country. Brazilian Business Review, , 16(3), pp. pp. 255-272
Zarefard, M. & S Cho, 2017. Relationship between entrepreneurs’ managerial competencies and innovative start-up intentions in university students: An iranian case. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, , p. 21 (3).
Fazal, S., Mamun, A., G Ahmad & Masud, M., 2019. Entrepreneurs’ Competencies and Competitive Advantages: A Study on Malaysian Microenterprises. Global Business Review
Botha, M. & Taljaard, A., 2019. he bidirectional relationship between entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial competencies for nascent and existing entrepreneurs. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 22 (1), p. art. no. a2230.
Mamun, A., 2016. Access to Credit, Education and Entrepreneurial Competencies: A Study among Women Micro-entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Vision, 20 (3) , pp. pp. 159-168
Rahman S.A., . N. S., 2016. Entrepreneurial competencies of BoP entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to achieve business success. Journal of General Management, 42(1), pp. pp. 45-63
Sihotang, J., R Puspokusumo, Y Sun & D Munandar, 2020. Core competencies of women entrepreneur in building superior online business performance in Indonesia. Management Science Letters, 10(7), pp. pp. 1607-1612
Sula, O. & T Elenurm, 2016. Strategic role of social networking and personal knowledge management competencies for future entrepreneurs. Analyzing the Strategic Role of Social Networking in Firm Growth and Productivity, pp. pp. 248-266
Linares, J., Espinoza, A. & Gutierrez, R., 2021. Estilo de pensamiento y liderazgo para una gestión empresarial eficaz. CienciAmérica , Vol. 10 (1).
Biberhofer, P., C Lintner, J Bernhardt & M Rieckmann, 2019. Facilitating work performance of sustainability-driven entrepreneurs through higher education: The relevance of competencies, values, worldviews and opportunities. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, , pp. 20 (1) , pp. 21-38
Ahmad, N. y otros, 2018. Entrepreneurial competencies and firm performance in emerging economies: A study of women entrepreneurs in malaysia. Contributions to Management Science, pp. pp. 5-26
Revell-Love, C. & Revell-Love, ., 2016. Competencies of women entrepreneurs utilizing information marketing businesses. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, , pp. 23 (3) , pp. 831-853
Zizile, T. & C Tendai, 2018. The importance of entrepreneurial competencies on the performance of women entrepreneurs in South Africa. Journal of Applied Business Research,, 34 (2), pp. pp. 223-236
Bagheri, A. & Abbariki, M., 2017. Competencies of disabled entrepreneurs in Iran: implications for learning and development. Disability and Society, , pp. 32 (1) , pp. 69-92
Ashourizadeh, S., 2017. Iranian entrepreneurs at home and in diaspora: Entrepreneurial competencies, exporting, innovation and growth-expectations. Iranian Entrepreneurship: Deciphering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Iran and in the Iranian Diaspora, pp. pp. 249-262.
Costa, S., Caetano, A. & Santos, S., 2016. Entrepreneurship as a Career Option: Do Temporary Workers Have the Competencies, Intention and Willingness to Become Entrepreneurs?. Journal of Entrepreneurship, , pp. 25 (2) , pp. 129-154
Wongphuka, K., T Chai-Aroon, S Phainoi & P Boon-Long, 2017. Social entrepreneur competencies of social activists involved with children and youths: A case study of Nan province, Thailand. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, , 38(2), pp. pp. 143-149
Lasio, V., Amaya, A., Zambrano, J. & Ordeñana, X., 2019-2020. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ECUADOR. Escuela de Negocios de la ESPOL, pp. 1-60.