Impactos de un ecosistema emprendedor universitario en el comportamiento de sus egresados en una economía emergente

Abstract

Universities have become one of the main actors that train and develop future entrepreneurs. This phenomenon has caused entrepreneurship education to grow exponentially, as has been expressed in new methodologies, courses, academic programs, and the development of inner entrepreneurial ecosystems comprised of activities, infrastructure, and collaboration networks. Although the literature on entrepreneurship ecosystems continues to expand, scholars still need to hold conceptual and empirical discussions about re-thinking the configuration of university entrepreneurship ecosystems in emerging economies to impact the university community. Inspired by this re-thinking opportunity, this doctoral dissertation’s general objective was to explore the configuration and the impacts of university entrepreneurship ecosystems in the context of emerging economies. The three specific objectives of this doctoral dissertation were as follows: (a) to propose a theoretical model for understanding the configuration of university entrepreneurship ecosystems in the context of emerging economies (SO1), (b) to explore the influence of university entrepreneurship ecosystems on graduates’ behaviors in emerging economies (SO2), and (c) to explore the impacts generated by entrepreneurial graduates due to the university entrepreneurship ecosystem in emerging economies (SO3). This doctoral dissertation contributed to the entrepreneurship field by analyzing the extant literature, proposing a conceptual model to understand this phenomenon, and testing that model in an emerging economy setting. By analyzing a follow-up survey, it provided insights into a university entrepreneurial ecosystem's influence on graduates’ behavior and its direct/indirect impacts on several ocial dimensions. Based on our findings, we made a significant implication to university managers and policymakers by providing relevant information for future strategies to increase entrepreneurial ecosystems’ performance and impact.