Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to the papers presented in the special issue. Design/methodology/approach – Six papers are included in the special issue and an overview of their content is given. Findings – Alteration in markets that is brought about by...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the structure of knowledge networks and the geographical patterns of knowledge networking in mature industrial clusters. To such end, it is assumed that proximity is not really what matters in innovation, but rather the embeddedness of firms...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of an entrepreneur's social capital on their access to information, and how such access improves the performance of their entrepreneurial project. Design/methodology/approach – A structural equations model (SEM) is estimated and...

Purpose – This paper aims to research the effects of market orientation in the use of social networking and its relationship with organisational learning. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical study was carried out in 132 recently created Brazilian biotechnology companies. Structural...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to propose new management techniques applied to Colombian entrepreneurs in displacement situation (EDS) based on education, solidarity, financial aid and social inclusion programs. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical study was conducted...

Purpose – The aim of this research is to determine whether entrepreneurial intention models explain the entrepreneurial behaviour of individuals regarding venture creation in Latin America, as well as to test if the three factors usually taken into consideration in these models (attitudes,...

Purpose – The goal of this article is to develop a SERCREA+ model for the case of Mexico, paying special attention to the aspects concerning change management that allows, among other things, the promotion of high‐quality entrepreneurships that would facilitate a greater business...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to focus on methodological development of research into the influence of culture: the use of cross‐cultural, multidisciplinary and multi‐method techniques. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a review of the interdisciplinary debate in...