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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Women’s Informal Entrepreneurship through the Lens of Institutional Voids and Institutional Logics

Ejaz, L., Grinevich, Vadim, Karatas-Ozkan, M. 01 March 2023 (has links)
Yes / In this conceptual paper, we respond to the calls for broader theoretical approaches that can coherently demonstrate a high degree of conceptual sensitivity to multiple combinations of institutional factors influencing women's informal entrepreneurship (WIE) and related agency. We do so by integrating constructs of gender and gender inequality with those of institutional logics and institutional voids. We find that a refined understanding of institutional voids is required to pave the way for a meaningful theoretical integration and empirical application of the related conceptualizations. We offer such a revised definition by placing formal and informal logics (rather than institutions) at the heart of it. In our theorizing, we propose that gender interplaying with formal and informal institutional logics create varying degrees of obscure and unique institutional voids that shape WIE prevalence. The proposed harmonized theoretical lens provides researchers with flexible yet consistent guidance for conducting context-specific empirical work that can coherently advance understanding of underlying logics shaping WIE and related agency. / Research Development Fund Publication Prize Award winner, Jan 2023.
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Institutional and social factors influencing informal sector activity in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Nigerian case study

Adike, Abinotam Joshua January 2018 (has links)
The extant entrepreneurship literature is replete with competing narratives about the concept of informal sector (IS). Also, IS’ potential as a source of income and the behavioural tendencies of operators in the sector remain highly contested but under-researched. In particular, not much is known about the incentives and the motivations for engaging in informal economic activity from the perspective of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) context where a significant proportion of all economic activities are informal. Thus, the lack of conceptual clarity and consensus about the underlying factors driving individuals into informal economic activity constitutes a major knowledge gap. To fill this gap, this study seeks to clarify the domain of IS from a SSA viewpoint, and through this paves the way for a more holistic understanding of the behavioural tendencies and motivations of IS operators in SSA. Specifically relying on the institutional, social exclusion, and personality trait theoretical frameworks, the study demonstrates how a combination of separate yet related phenomena of personality traits, institutional factors, and more importantly, situational factors that manifest as perceptions of social exclusion serve as the incentives and the motivations to engage in informal economic activity in SSA. To achieve its goal, qualitative primary data obtained through thirty-eight semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Nvivo. Firstly, the study found that institutional ambiguity, institutional delinquency, institutional passivity, and institutional incongruence are sources of voids in Nigeria's institutional framework that influence an individual to enter the IS. Secondly, social exclusion regarding lack of access to requirements such as finance and formal education to start and sustainably operate a business influences people to enter into the IS. Lastly, the findings indicate that personality traits’ influence regarding the decision to engage in informal economic activities is dependent on individual circumstances. These are valuable contributions to the stock of knowledge about the IS. Particularly, the identification and categorisation of four specific institutional voids and partitioning of the sources of exclusion; the finding that in adverse economic circumstances personality traits could influence potential opportunity-entrepreneurs to start-up in the IS; the finding about the role of trade associations; and the new understanding about the collaborative dimension of corruption in the context of IS practice, represent a significant contribution of this study. These contributions are valuable not just in terms of creating new windows of research opportunities, but also for evidence-based policy relating to the IS that is appropriately targeted at relevant groups. This is in addition to facilitating collaborations for business support, enlightenment, improved business practice, and inclusive growth.
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The effects of the institutional context on a foreign company´s entry strategy when entering an emerging market : A case study: Väderstad-Verken AB

Ushakova, Yevgeniya January 2015 (has links)
Background: More foreign companies expand into emerging markets and such markets differ from developed ones. Emerging markets present opportunities and challenges for foreign companies. Challenges include many environmental factors, cultural differences, economic uncertainties and weak institutions. Emerging markets are often characterized by underdeveloped formal institutions which result in the so called institutional voids. Informal institutions act as formal institutions and fill in these institutional voids. Foreign companies need to pay much attention to emerging economies institutions when selecting entry mode since the institutions affect their strategy and profitability. Aim: The purpose of my thesis is to investigate and analyze how aforeign company is affected by a host country’s institutional context when entering an emerging market. The thesis focuses on the emerging market of Russia and a case company. Conclusions: Institutions affect the steps taken in accordance with the Uppsalamodel. It is important to learn more about the institutions of a host country in choosing an entry mode. The weakness in property rights, risk of corruption, political and economic factors combined with networking were the dominant factors in choosing an entrymode. Väderstad suffers from institutional shocks in the Russian market and they affect the willingness to invest further. / Bakgrund: Mer företag expanderar till tillväxtmarknader och sådana marknader är annorlunda än utvecklade marknader. Tillväxtmarknader presenterar både möjligheter och utmaningar för företagen. Utmaningarna inkluderar omgivningsfaktorer, kulturella skillnader, ekonomisk osäkerhet och svaga institutioner. Tillväxtmarknader karakteriseras ofta av underutvecklade formella institutioner som kan resultera i institutionella tomrum. Informella institutioner verkar som formella för att fylla tomrummet. Utländska företag måste ge uppmärksamhet till institutionerna i tillväxtmarknader när de väljer etableringsform eftersom institutionerna påverkar både strategi och lönsamhet. Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka och analysera hur ett utländskt företag påverkas av ett värdlands institutionella sammanhang när det etablerar sig på en tillväxtmarknad. Uppsatsen fokuserar på tillväxtmarknaden Ryssland och ett fallföretag. Slutsats: Institutioner påverkade stegen i enlighet med Uppsalamodellen. Det är viktigt att lära sig mer om institutionerna för värdlandet när företaget väljer etableringsstrategi. Svag äganderätt, risk för korruption, politiska och ekonomiska faktorer kombinerat med närverksbyggande var dominanta faktorer i valet av etableringsform. Väderstad påverkas av institutionella chocker i Ryssland och det påverkar viljan att investera mer
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Institutional Voids, Economic Adversity, and Inter-firm Cooperation in an Emerging Market: The Mediating Role of Government R&D Support

Adomako, Samuel, Amankwah-Amoah, J., Debrah, Y., Khan, Z., Robinson, C., Chu, Irene 03 October 2020 (has links)
Yes / This article examines the mediating mechanism of the relationship between institutional voids (IVs) and inter-firm cooperation and the moderating role of economic adversity in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in emerging markets. The hypotheses are tested using time-lagged survey data from 214 SMEs from Ghana. The findings provide support for the hypotheses by showing that (1) IVs positively influence the use of government research and development (R&D) support, (2) the use of government R&D support mediates the relationship between IVs and inter-firm cooperation, and (3) economic adversity positively moderates the relationship between IVs and the use of government R&D support. The findings contribute to understanding the role of IVs in inter-firm cooperation. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
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O mercado de peças de reposição da indústria automobilística no Brasil: um estudo de caso exploratório / O mercado de peças de reposição da indústria automobilística no Brasil: um estudo de caso exploratório

Camargo, Fabrício Andrade 29 March 2016 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-13T14:10:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabricio Andrade Camargo.pdf: 1071913 bytes, checksum: f7947d51ddcfa7377d5538eed719d67a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-29 / The history of the automobile in Brazil began around 1890, when the first vehicle imported from Europe, landed on home soil. From then on, the car that from the beginning has a relationship of love and hate with the population, is gaining space and the auto industry growing in importance for the industrial development of this country. Since the 1950s, when the government begins the process of developing a genuinely Brazilian automobile industry, several adjustments had to be made for this to happen. In parallel to the development of the automotive industry, developed to the auto parts industry. In the beginning, all the pieces were imported from Europe and the US, to the time when a national auto parts industry develops. The national automotive industry consists of original and independent auto parts suppliers. The first supply the car manufacturers and the last the aftermarket. The investigation begins in automotive History it is developed by aftermarket features and the relationship of suppliers to automakers ends with a multiple case study, that investigates 4 original and independent parts manufacturers. The research method used in this study is the study of multiple case study. The main contribution of the study was to add the independent auto parts supplier in the supply chain structures of the automotive industry presented by Bede (1996) and Scavarda and Hamacher (2011). / A História do automóvel no Brasil teve início por volta de 1890, quando o primeiro veículo importado da Europa, desembarca em solo nacional. A partir de então, o automóvel que desde do início tem uma relação de amor e ódio com a população, vai ganhando espaço e a indústria automobilística crescendo em importância para o desenvolvimento industrial desse país. Desde os anos de 1950, quando o governo inicia o processo de desenvolvimento de uma indústria automobilística genuinamente brasileira, diversos ajustes tiveram de ser feitos para que isso pudesse acontecer. Em paralelo ao desenvolvimento da indústria automobilística, desenvolvia-se a indústria de autopeças. No início, todas as peças eram importas da Europa e dos EUA, até o momento em que uma indústria nacional de autopeças se desenvolve. A indústria nacional de autopeças é formada por fornecedores de autopeças originais e independentes. Os primeiros abastecem as montadoras de automóveis, e os últimos o mercado de reposição. A investigação se inicia na história da indústria automobilística, se desenvolve pelas características do mercado de reposição e o relacionamento dos fornecedores com as montadoras encerra-se com um estudo de caso múltiplo, com 4 fabricantes de autopeças originais e independentes. O método de pesquisa utilizado no presente estudo é o estudo de caso múltiplo e exploratório. A principal contribuição do estudo foi acrescentar o fornecedor de autopeças independente, nas estruturas de cadeia de suprimento da indústria automobilística apresentados por Bedê (1996) e Scavarda e Hamacher (2011).
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O processo de inovação social como resposta aos vazios institucionais : uma análise multidimensional em diferentes contextos sociais

Agostini, Manuela Rösing 04 May 2017 (has links)
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No. of bitstreams: 1 Manuela Rösing Agostin_.pdf: 6285955 bytes, checksum: 1e82fc7a5186d7fed0aef11509f41361 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-04 / NEIS – Núcleo de Empreendedorismo e Inovação Social da Unisinos / Em um cenário internacional caracterizado por desigualdades sociais, aumento das taxas de pobreza e dissimetriados mercados, um número cada vez maior de pesquisadores tem investigado diferentes teorias que procuram conciliar as práticas de gestão e a busca por soluções inovadoras para a transformação social.Alinhada a esta perspectiva, esta tese possui como objetivocompreender o processo de inovação social e os fatores que influenciam as iniciativas de inovação social em contextos de vazios institucionais.Assim, a inovação social é compreendidacomo o desenvolvimento de novas soluções que geram um impacto na resolução de problemas sociais, envolvendo atores e partes interessadas na promoção de uma mudança nas relações sociais, transformando as realidades locais. Os vazios institucionais ocorrem quando os arranjos institucionais não permitem o pleno funcionamento do mercado acarretando inúmeras desigualdades sociais, seja pela ausência, fraqueza ou não cumprimento do papel que se espera das instituições que formam o tecido social. Para investigar as iniciativas de inovação social em contextos de vazios institucionais, a tese seguiu seis etapas metodológicas, sendo a primeira inspirada numa etapa exploratória, com um caso exploratório em uma comunidade indígena produtora de café orgânico no sul do México, seguida por uma revisão de literatura com a identificação de proposições preliminares de pesquisa que foram investigadas em mais dois estudos de caso no Brasil, um no sul e outro no norte do país. Com estes casos, foi possível reformular as proposições preliminares gerando um documento com sete proposições validadas junto a pesquisadores que integram grupos de pesquisa em inovação social. A tese seguiuo paradigma interpretativista, com uma abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa. Dentre os principaisresultados encontrados, está a forte relação da inovação social com o contexto institucional no qual está inserida, levando a primeira contribuição teórica da tese: a presença de vazios institucionais intensifica desigualdades sociais em contextos de vulnerabilidade socioeconômico e as inovações sociais podem atuar para preencher ou amenizar estes vazios. Esta tese, ainda avança na teoria por incluir a perspectiva de que os vazios institucionais são originários não somente do Estado, do mercado e das organizações sem fins lucrativos, como abordado pela literatura, mas também da ciência e das regras e culturas comunitárias.Identificou-se, ainda, que os vazios também podem ocorrer em contextos com mercado desenvolvido e com alta concentração de instituições.Além do mais, os vazios institucionais são preenchidos por múltiplos atores que possuem objetivos diferentes e complementares e que podem atuar conjuntamente na transformação social.Entretanto, para que esta transformação seja efetiva, há que se respeitar os valores, normas e cultura dos atores envolvidos, por meio de uma negociação partilhada dos ideais coletivos. Outro destaque é a identificação de cinco sistemas para analisar o contexto no qual as iniciativasde inovação social estão inseridas: político, financeiro, econômico, de educação/trabalho, e cultural. A última contribuição teórica que a tese apresenta refere-se à possibilidade de uma formação hibrida de instituições para preencher vazios institucionais, sendo composta pelas comunidades locais e por instituições dominantes no cenário institucional. / In an international scenario characterized by social inequalities, rising poverty rates and market dissymmetry, an increasing number of researchers have investigated different theories that seek to reconcile management practices and search for innovative solutions to social transformation. According to this perspective, this thesis aims to understand the process of social innovation and the factors that influence social innovation initiatives in contexts of institutional voids. Thus, social innovation is understood as the development of new solutions that generate an impact in solving social problems, involving actors and stakeholders in promoting a change in social relations, transforming local realities. Institutional voids occur when institutional arrangements do not allow the full functioning of the market leading to innumerable social inequalities, either through the absence, weakness or non-fulfillment of the role that is expected from the institutions that form the social context. In order to investigate social innovation initiatives in contexts of institutional voids, this thesis followed six methodological steps, the first one inspired in an exploratory case in an indigenous community that produces organic coffee in southern Mexico. The second step is a literature review with the identification of preliminary research proposals that were investigated in two other case studies in Brazil, one in the south and the other in the north of the country. With these cases, it was possible to reformulate the preliminary propositions, generating a document with seven proposals validated by researchers that integrate research groups in social innovation. This thesis followed the interpretative paradigm, with a qualitative research approach. Among the main results, there is the strong relationship between social innovation and the institutional context in which it is inserted, leading to the first theoretical contribution of this thesis: the presence of institutional voids intensifies social inequalities in contexts of socioeconomic vulnerability and social innovations can act to fill or soften these voids. This thesis still advances in theory by including the perspective that institutional voids originate not only from the State, market and non-profit organizations, as addressed in literature, but also from science and community rules and cultures. It was also identified that voids can also occur in contexts with a developed market and with a high concentration of institutions. Moreover, institutional voids are filled by multiple actors who have different and complementary goals and can act together in social transformation. However, for this transformation to be effective, the values, norms and culture of the actors involved must be respected through a shared negotiation of collective ideals. Another highlight is the identification of five systems to analyze the context in which social innovation initiatives are inserted: political, financial, economic, education/work, and cultural. The last theoretical contribution that this thesis presents refers to the possibility of a hybrid formation of institutions to fill institutional voids, being composed by the local communities and by dominant institutions in the institutional scenario.
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Essays on meso-institutions: evidences from the dairy sector / Ensaios sobre meso-instituições: evidências dos laticínios

Oliveira, Gustavo Magalhães de 23 July 2019 (has links)
This dissertation investigates a recent development in New Institutional Economics that draws attention to the division of three institutional layers - macro, meso and micro. I present an analysis considering the systematic connection between these layers and also a particular investigation of the meso-level. Using historical secondary data on milk regulations in Brazil and Italy, and a fine-grained dataset related to daily laboratory analysis of cow milk quality from 25 of the 27 Brazilian states during a nineteen-year period (1999-2017), I address some research questions in the fields of institutional economics, strategic management and food policy. This dissertation includes three individual chapters in the format of academic articles, besides a general introduction and conclusion. Chapter 2 focuses on the field of institutional economics by addressing the gap in the literature in providing a systematic approach detailing the relationships between macro, meso and micro institutional layers and their analysis as a system. This part presents three concepts - institutional interconnectivity, institutional complementarity, institutional alignment - to enrich this new debate. I adopt a historical and regulatory perspective to employ these concepts in the dairy industry in Brazil and Italy. I present some propositions related to the functioning of institutional layers and their basis in terms of transaction costs. Drawing on regulatory institutional voids, Chapter 3 investigates the impact of meso-institution\'s translation effects on performance, as well as the dependence of this influence on firm-level resources. As expected, I observe the creation of a meso-institution overcoming these institutional voids and increasing firms\' performance, due to the information provision mechanisms that simplify complex rules and induce firms to achieve a better fit between their external and internal environments in terms of resource allocation. I also demonstrate the particular relevance of meso-institutions\' translation effects for small firms. Some contributions to the institutions-based strategy literature are presented. Chapter 4 brings the analysis of efficient meso-institutions affecting the effectiveness of food policy implementation. I find that the translation function of a meso-institution increases the policy\'s effectiveness and highlight a sequential logic of policy implementation from institutional (first-order) to technology and size (second-order) effects. This chapter also has policy implications, advocating that any regulation must be initially translated, and then enforced and monitored, to succeed. / A presente dissertação avalia um recente desenvolvimento teórico da Nova Economia Institucional que apresenta a divisão de três camadas institucionais - macro, meso e micro. O estudo traz uma análise considerando a conexão sistemática entre essas camadas e também uma investigação específica no nível meso. Utilizando dados secundários históricos sobre regulamentações de leite no Brasil e na Itália, e um conjunto de dados relacionados à análise laboratorial diária da qualidade do leite de vacas de 25 dos 27 estados brasileiros durante um período de dezenove anos (1999-2017), este estudo investiga questões nas literaturas de economia institucional, gestão estratégica e política alimentar. Esta dissertação contém três capítulos individuais no formato de artigos acadêmicos, além de uma introdução geral e conclusão. O Capítulo 2 concentra-se no campo da economia institucional, abordando a lacuna na literatura em fornecer uma abordagem sistemática detalhando as relações entre as camadas institucionais macro, meso e micro e sua análise como um sistema. Esta parte apresenta três conceitos - interconectividade institucional, complementaridade institucional, alinhamento institucional - para enriquecer este novo debate. É adotada uma perspectiva histórica e regulatória para avaliar esses conceitos na indústria do leite no Brasil e na Itália. São apresentadas proposições relacionadas ao funcionamento de camadas institucionais em termos de custos de transação. Com base nos vazios institucionais regulatórios, o Capítulo 3 apresenta uma investigação do impacto dos efeitos de tradução das meso-instituições sobre o desempenho, bem como a dependência dessa influência dos recursos no nível da empresa. Os resultados apontam que a criação de uma meso-instituição auxilia na resolução desses vazios institucionais e aumenta o desempenho das empresas, devido aos mecanismos de provisão de informações que simplificam regras complexas e induzem as firmas a uma melhor adequação em seus ambientes externos e internos em termos de recursos alocação. Ainda, os resultados evidenciam uma relevância particular dos efeitos de tradução das meso-instituições para firmas pequenas. São apresentadas contribuições para a literatura de estratégia baseada em instituições. O Capítulo 4 apresenta a investigação de meso-instituições eficientes afetando a eficácia da implementação da política de alimentos. Os resultados ilustram que a função de tradução de uma meso-instituição aumenta a efetividade da política e destaca uma lógica sequencial de implementação de políticas a iniciar com efeitos institucionais (de primeira ordem) a efeitos de tecnologia e tamanho (segunda ordem). Este capítulo também tem implicações políticas, evidenciando que qualquer regulamentação deve ser inicialmente traduzida e então monitorada para ser efetiva.
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Effectuation, domestic network strength, institutional voids and accelerated internationalization: Evidence from Latin American SMEs

Gil Barragán, Juan Manuel 19 October 2020 (has links)
[EN] This thesis investigates the type of domestic network strength and type of decisionmaking logic as causal conditions for achieving accelerated internationalisation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in context of institutional voids. Furthermore, this dissertation explore the micro-mechanisms that connect the impact institutional voids, effectual networking and networks strength on the accelerated internationalisation of SMEs from Latin America. The existing literature shows discrepancies among researchers about the individual effect of networks strength, decision-making logic and institutional voids on accelerated internationalisation. Moreover, scholars argue that accelerated internationalization is a complex phenomenon that should be studied by identifying the complex relations among variables. However, it seems that no studies have explore this complex interaction and the connection among these factors. Consequently, researchers advise to increase the investigation about the effects of these variables on the accelerated internationalisation of SMEs. They have also suggest to incorporate effectuation and institutional voids to clarify these discrepancies. On this matter, researches warn that research on effectuation and internationalization is an emerging scientific field that lacks conceptual clarity. Recent studies also advice to move beyond foreign networks to explore the role of domestic networks on accelerated internationalization. Finally, there have been calls to advance research on Latin America that usually has been neglected in the existing literature. Therefore, this thesis aims to provide an approach based on three different methodologies: First, a bibliometric analysis to contribute to classify the literature of effectuation and internationalization, and identify its structure and key trends. Second, a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to investigates which causal conditions contribute to accelerated internationalization among 33 contrarian cases (21 from Colombia and 12 from Peru) of SMEs from context with institutional voids. Results show that the combination of weak domestic ties and effectuation logic accelerated the internationalization of SMEs with fewer resource constraints. In contrast, strong domestic ties and causation behaviour lead to accelerated internationalization of SMEs with greater resource constraints. Based on these findings, an integrative model that linked the causal configurations to reach accelerated internationalization is developed. Finally, an ordered logistic regression of 2.987 SMEs from Argentina, Colombia and Peru, to examine the micro-mechanisms that connect institutional voids, effectual networking, networks strength and location on the accelerated internationalisation of SMEs from Latin America. Results show that (1) rural cities, instead of first- and second-tier cities, accelerated the internationalization process of the firm. (2) Institutional voids, effectual networks and strong local ties increase the likelihood of accelerated internationalization. Finally, (3) we found a robust and high interaction effect between effectual networking, significant institutional voids, strong local ties, size of the firm and rural cities location on accelerated internationalization. Based on the findings, a conceptual model is presented. / [ES] A partir del tipo de las relaciones de la red de contactos locales y la lógica en la toma de decisiones, esta tesis investiga las condiciones causales necesarias para que las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pymes) que están situadas en contextos caracterizados por vacíos institucionales, logren tener una internacionalización acelerada. Adicionalmente, esta disertación explora los micro-mecanismos que conectan los vacíos institucionales, las redes efectúales y el tipo de relaciones (fuertes o débiles) con la internacionalización acelerada que presentan las Pymes de Latinoamérica. La literatura existente muestra discrepancias sobre el efecto individual que tienen las relaciones de la red de contactos locales, la lógica en la toma de decisiones y los vacíos institucionales sobre la internacionalización acelerada. Así mismo, los investigadores argumentan que este es un fenómeno complejo y por lo tanto, debería analizarse identificando las relaciones complejas que puedan existir entre las variables. Sin embargo, al parecer, ningún estudio ha explorado esta compleja interacción y la conexión que existe entre estos factores. En consecuencia, diversos estudios aconsejan ahondar en la investigación sobre los efectos que pueden tener estas variables sobre la internacionalización acelerada de las Pymes. Adicionalmente, han sugerido incorporar la efectuación y los vacíos institucionales como variables que pueden contribuir a aclarar estas discrepancias. Sobre este asunto, los investigadores advierten que la efectuación y la internacionalización, es un campo científico emergente que carece de claridad conceptual. Estudios recientes también aconsejan que la investigación vaya más allá de las redes internacionales para explorar el papel de las redes locales sobre la internacionalización acelerada. Finalmente, ha habido diversos llamados para avanzar en la investigación sobre América Latina, que es una región que generalmente se ha descuidado en la investigación existente. Consecuentemente, esta tesis tiene como objetivo desarrollar la investigación bajo tres metodologías diferentes: Primero, a través de un análisis bibliométrico que permite contribuir con la clasificación de la literatura, la identificación de la estructura y las tendencias de la investigación sobre la efectuación y la internacionalización de las Pymes. En segundo lugar, a través de un Análisis Cualitativo Comparativo (fsQCA por sus siglas en inglés) que contribuye a identificar las condiciones causales que favorecen la internacionalización acelerada de 33 casos contrarios (21 de Colombia y 12 de Perú) de Pymes localizadas en contextos con vacíos institucionales. El resultado de este estudio demuestra que la combinación de redes locales con lazos débiles y la lógica de la efectuación, contribuyen con la internacionalización acelerada de las Pymes que tienen menores limitaciones en sus recursos. En contraste, las redes locales con lazos fuertes y la lógica de causación, asisten la internacionalización acelerada de las Pymes que tienen una mayor limitación en sus recursos. En base a estos hallazgos, se desarrolla un modelo integrador que vincula las configuraciones causales que permiten obtener una internacionalización acelerada. Finalmente, a través de una regresión logística ordenada de 2.987 Pymes de Argentina, Colombia y Perú, se examinan los micro-mecanismos que conectan los vacíos institucionales, las redes efectúales, el tipo de relación con las redes de contacto y la localización con la internacionalización acelerada de las Pymes de Latinoamérica. Los resultados demuestran que las ciudades rurales, en lugar de las ciudades de primer y segundo nivel, aceleran la internacionalización de las empresas. Adicionalmente, los altos niveles de vacíos institucionales, las redes efectúales, las redes locales de lazos fuertes y localizarse en el área rural, aumentan la probabilidad de una internacionalización acelerada. Además, la investigación evidencia que existe un efecto de interacción fuerte y robusta entre las redes locales de lazos fuertes y los altos niveles de vacíos institucionales sobre la internacionalización acelerada. Este mismo efecto de interacción se da entre las redes locales de lazos fuertes y las redes efectúales y las redes locales de lazos fuertes con la localización en áreas rurales. Basados en estos resultados, se propone un modelo conceptual. / [CA] A partir de la mena de les relacions de la xarxa de contactes locals i la lògica en la presa de decisions, aquesta tesi investiga les condicions causals necessàries perquè les petites i mitjanes empreses (Pimes) que estan situades en contextos caracteritzats per buits institucionals, aconseguisquen tindre una internacionalització accelerada. Addicionalment, aquesta dissertació explora els micro-mecanismes que connecten els buits institucionals, les xarxes efectua'ls i el tipus de relacions (fortes o febles) amb la internacionalització accelerada que presenten les Pimes de Llatinoamèrica. La literatura existent mostra discrepàncies sobre l'efecte individual que tenen les relacions de la xarxa de contactes locals, la lògica en la presa de decisions i els buits institucionals sobre la internacionalització accelerada. Així mateix, els investigadors argumenten que aquest és un fenomen complex i per tant, hauria d'analitzar-se identificant les relacions complexes que puguen existir entre les variables. No obstant això, pel que sembla, cap estudi ha explorat aquesta complexa interacció i la connexió que existeix entre aquests factors. En conseqüència, diversos estudis aconsellen aprofundir en la investigació sobre els efectes que poden tindre aquestes variables sobre la internacionalització accelerada de les Pimes. Addicionalment, han suggerit incorporar l'efectuació i els buits institucionals com a variables que poden contribuir a aclarir aquestes discrepàncies. Sobre aquest assumpte, els investigadors adverteixen que l'efectuació i la internacionalització, és un camp científic emergent que manca de claredat conceptual. Estudis recents també aconsellen que la investigació vaja més enllà de les xarxes internacionals per a explorar el paper de les xarxes locals sobre la internacionalització accelerada. Finalment, hi ha hagut diverses demandes per a avançar en la investigació sobre Amèrica Llatina, que és una regió que generalment s'ha desatès en la investigació existent. Conseqüentment, aquesta tesi té com a objectiu desenvolupar la investigació sota tres metodologies diferents: Primer, a través d'una anàlisi bibliomètrica que permet contribuir amb la classificació de la literatura, la identificació de l'estructura i les tendències de la investigació sobre l'efectuació i la internacionalització de les Pimes. En segon lloc, a través d'una Anàlisi Qualitativa Comparativa (*fsQCA per les seues sigles en anglés) que contribueix a identificar les condicions causals que afavoreixen la internacionalització accelerada de 33 casos contraris (21 de Colòmbia i 12 del Perú) de Pimes localitzades en contextos amb buits institucionals. El resultat d'aquest estudi demostra que la combinació de xarxes locals amb llaços febles i la lògica de l'efectuació, contribueixen amb la internacionalització accelerada de les Pimes que tenen menors limitacions en els seus recursos. En contrast, les xarxes locals amb llaços forts i la lògica de causació, assisteixen la internacionalització accelerada de les Pimes que tenen una major limitació en els seus recursos. Sobre la base d'aquests resultats, es desenvolupa un model integrador que vincula les configuracions causals que permeten obtindre una internacionalització accelerada. Finalment, a través d'una regressió logística ordenada de 2.987 Pimes de l'Argentina, Colòmbia i el Perú, s'examinen els micro-mecanismes que connecten els buits institucionals, les xarxes efectuals, el tipus de relació amb les xarxes de contacte i la localització amb la internacionalització accelerada de les Pimes de Llatinoamèrica. Els resultats demostren que els alts nivells de buits institucionals, les xarxes efectuals, les xarxes locals de llaços forts i localitzar-se en l'àrea rural, augmenten la probabilitat d'una internacionalització accelerada. A més, la investigació evidencia que existeix un efecte d'interacció forta i robusta entre les xarxes locals de llaços forts i els alts nivells de buits institucionals sobre la internacionalització accelerada. Aquest mateix efecte d'interacció es dona entre les xarxes locals de llaços forts i les xarxes efectuals i les xarxes locals de llaços forts amb la localització en àrees rural. Basats en aquests resultats, es proposa un model conceptual. / Gil Barragán, JM. (2020). Effectuation, domestic network strength, institutional voids and accelerated internationalization: Evidence from Latin American SMEs [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/152489 / TESIS

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