摘要：El emprendimiento de base tecnológica en América Latina es muy diferente al que tiene lugar en los países industrializados dado su ambiente institucional y un menor acceso a conocimiento y recursos tecnológicos; por tanto, el descubrimiento y construcción de la oportunidad siguen trayectorias diferentes. Los resultados de un conjunto paralelo de estudios de caso en Argentina, Colombia y México, exploran algunas diferencias en términos del papel del conocimiento tecnológico y de mercado disponibles, y el background del emprendedor. También explora las fuertes similitudes entre el desarrollo económico de estos países, su infraestructura de ID y su ambiente institucional, lo que le da forma a patrones similares de emprendimiento. Estos patrones tienen importantes implicaciones de política pública para promover la innovación en economías en transición.↓Technology-based entrepreneurs in Latin America face different institutional environments and have less access to knowledge and resources than those in industrialized economies. Opportunity discovery and construction therefore follow also different paths. Results from a set of parallel case studies in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, explore some differences in terms of the role of available technological and market knowledge, and in terms of the entrepreneur’s background. But also, strong similarities among these countries’ economic development, their R&D infrastructure, and their institutional environments, shape similar patterns in their entrepreneurs’ endeavours. These patterns have important public policy implications for promoting innovation in transitional economies.
其他摘要：Technology-based entrepreneurs in Latin America face different institutional environments and have less access to knowledge and resources than those in industrialized economies. Opportunity discovery and construction therefore follow also different paths. Results from a set of parallel case studies in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, explore some differences in terms of the role of available technological and market knowledge, and in terms of the entrepreneur’s background. But also, strong similarities among these countries’ economic development, their R&D infrastructure, and their institutional environments, shape similar patterns in their entrepreneurs’ endeavours. These patterns have important public policy implications for promoting innovation in transitional economies.
关键词：Entrepreneurial opportunity;Technology-based firm;Latin America
