Oportunidades innovadoras y tecnológicas de la creación de empresas

Abstract

ABSTRACT Based on the model proposed by Shane and Vekataraman (2000), this paper examines the relationship between the process of enterprise creation with the process of technological innovation. Firstly it is considered that the difficulties which the companies have to face with to appropriate of the results of their innovation effort, become to be to the appearance of the mass of knowledge. This knowledge is freely disposed to be taken advantage of it by the enterprising individuals. Also, if such individuals are able to identify, assimilate and apply the new and external information with business aims, it will favoured as much the innovation capacity as the creation companies of one region. This paper contrasts empirically this relationship by using the GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) results over Spain country