Ecosistemas de emprendimiento: hacia una reflexión práctica y conceptual
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En la última década, la definición “ecosistemas de emprendimiento” ha cobrado gran relevancia dentro de los procesos de investigación relacionados con el campo de la gestión y los negocios. En este sentido, el término ha sido utilizado en numerosos documentos de diversa índole, para describir la interacción de aspectos políticos, sociales, económicos, culturales y ambientales que permiten el desarrollo de la actividad emprendedora en una región determinada. Su rápida adopción por parte de la comunidad académica ha llevado a que, en algunos casos, el término haya sido usado arbitrariamente para denominar cualquier tipo de fenómeno colectivo de emprendimiento, así este no guarde ninguna similitud con un ecosistema propiamente dicho. En consecuencia, el presente artículo condensa buena parte de la bibliografía existente sobre el tema a partir de una revisión sistemática de documentos; introduce los aspectos más destacados del concepto para tratar de dilucidar qué es un ecosistema de emprendimiento; y propone una discusión en torno a la importancia y las limitaciones que enfrenta este campo de estudio tanto a nivel académico como de aplicación práctica.
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Camilo Alberto Cuartas Torres, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Magíster en Administración; Administrador de Empresas. Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales.
Profesional de la Dirección Académica. Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales.
Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Pablo Felipe Marín Cardona, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Doctor en Ingeniería - Industria y Organizaciones; Magíster en Administración; Administrador de Empresas. Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales.
Director Académico de Sede - Profesor Tiempo Completo de la Facultad de Administración. Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales.
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