Vol. 29 (2019)
Artículos de investigación

Identificación de la oportunidad en negocios de base tecnológica en un país latinoamericano

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  • Ricardo Arechavala-Vargas,
  • Viridiana Núñez-López,
  • Berta E. Madrigal-Torres
Ricardo Arechavala-Vargas University of Guadalajara

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Viridiana Núñez-López University of Guadalajara

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Berta E. Madrigal-Torres University of Guadalajara

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Published 2019-10-30

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Identificación de la oportunidad en negocios de base tecnológica en un país latinoamericano. (2019). Acta Universitaria, 29, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2019.2417

Abstract

En años recientes, el número y calidad de proyectos emprendedores que persiguen oportunidades de negocio de base tecnológica en Latinoamérica, específicamente en México, han ido creciendo. Para apoyar tales esfuerzos, es importante comprender el proceso a través de los cuales el emprendedor descubre y crea la oportunidad de negocio de base tecnológica con los recursos disponibles, así como sus semejanzas y diferencias respecto a las economías industrializadas. Esta investigación analiza los procesos de identificación de la oportunidad de negocio de base tecnológica en México respecto a los procesos que se han documentado en la literatura especializada en economías industrializadas. Los hallazgos están basados en análisis de contenido de ocho entrevistas a profundidad con emprendedores de base tecnológica. Se discuten algunas contribuciones específicas para el análisis de los ecosistemas de innovación en América Latina y a teoría disponible sobre los procesos de identificación de la oportunidad en negocios tecnológicos. La principal contribución a la literatura especializada es la identificación de patrones en los procesos de descubrimiento de la oportunidad de base tecnológica en contextos donde los recursos de conocimiento e infraestructura son menos abundantes, en comparación con las economías industrializadas. Los resultados ilustran la importancia de los procesos y habilidades que el emprendedor tecnológico debe desplegar para obtener el conocimiento necesario que le permitan aprovechar las oportunidades de emprendimiento intensivas en conocimiento.

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