Papers by Ronald Mora-Esquivel
Purpose-This study aims to explore the impact of different contextual factors and their interacti... more Purpose-This study aims to explore the impact of different contextual factors and their interactions on university students' entrepreneurship, specifically start-up activities. Design/methodology/approach-The paper used a multilevel hierarchical model with four contextual factors: i) industry and technological, ii) institutional and policy, iii) organizational-university; and iv) cultural. Each of these factors might influence university students' start-up activities differently. To address this exploratory direction, the study used a sample of 34,200 nascent entrepreneurs from 34 countries included in the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit students' Survey, along with data from the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, Global Entrepreneurship Index and Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Index. Findings-The results show that, in general terms, contextual elements impact university students' start-up activities. Nevertheless, when these factors are combined, their effect increases strongly with the performancebased culture but decreases with a high level of a socially supportive culture. Originality/value-Regarding the study of university students' start-up activities, most scientific evidence has an individual-level approach without considering the influence of the context. The paper Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management
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Papers by Ronald Mora-Esquivel