Entrepreneurship and Structural Change in Dynamic Territories

Entrepreneurial ecosystems involve a complex synergy of factors, including social and structural changes that are frequently cumulative within territories, promoting the improvement of citizens’ quality of life and higher development levels. Further, dynamic territories are characterized by constant change, activity and progress. Each chapter in this volume examines a specific entrepreneurial ecosystem in an effort to describe why and how certain companies and organizations manage to overcome adversities and achieve strong performance, while others fail. Unlike the conventional focus, the volume examines microenterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), while also discussing selected experiences and case studies from developed and developing countries alike.

Luísa Carvalho is Professor of Management at the Department of Management and Social Sciences, Open University, Lisbon (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE), University of Èvora (Portugal). Conceição Rego is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Evora, Évora (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics(CEFAGE), University of Èvora. Raquel Lucas is Professor of Management at the Department of Management, University of Evora, Évora (Portugal) and a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics(CEFAGE), University of Èvora. M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández is a Lecturer and researcher at the University of Extremadura (Spain). She is an Economist at the University Autonomous of Madrid (Spain) and specializes in Regional Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility. Adriana Noronha is Professor and researcher at the School of Economics, Business and Accounting of the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Campinas (Brazil).