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The rationale

The development of the entrepreneurial process linked to new opportunities and innovations is a key to sustainable growth and social welfare. This area focuses its fundamental research in entrepreneurship. It also relies on the assessment of efficiency, productivity and the explanatory factors in a variety of institutions (companies, projects, and so on).

How to address the challenges

Understanding the motivations that encourage entrepreneurship.
Generating points of reflection on the actions of the entrepreneur in practice and potential entrepreneurs.
Launching pilot programs for entrepreneurship.

The Challenges

Assessment of the business opportunity.
The entrepreneurial behavior and attitudes of the individual.
Evaluation of performance among entrant and incumbent firms in the markets.
Evaluation of firm growth, size, efficiency and entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship and training.

Our products

National and international benchmarking and best practices.
Advice on statistical work for entrepreneurship in different sectors (services and industry).
Analyses of efficiency in selected service sectors such as entrepreneurship services, retail, railway, education, hotels, and entrepreneurship sectors.
Diagnosis of entrepreneurship and environment.

Justo De Jorge-MorenoDirector

Professor of Business and Economics and the University of Alcalá (Madrid). Professional experience in public and private company (several positions Project engineer, Project leader, Manager), consultant of several institutions (IDB, municipalities, universities, Autonomous Community institutions, etc.) on issues related to entrepreneurship, consulting and public policy. Some of the most representative publications (selection)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS

De Jorge-Moreno, J. and Rojas, O. (2015): Evolution of efficiency and its determinants in the retail sector in Spain (2001-2010): New evidence. Journal of Business Economics and Management. Vol 16, 244-260.
De Jorge-Moreno, J. and Rojas, O. (2015): Technical efficiency and its determinants factors in the textile sector in Spain. Journal Economic Studies. Vol 42 (3) 346-357
De Jorge-Moreno, J., Gutiérrez, C. and Berraquero, R.(2015). Influence of regional regulation in the retail sector efficiency (1999-2012). Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration Vol 19, 101-146.
De Jorge-Moreno, J. and Suarez Galvez, C.(2014): Sensitivity efficiency analysis in European railways. SYLWAN. Vol. 158(5) 73-109
De Jorge-Moreno, J., and Suarez Galvez, C.(2014): Productivity, efficiency and its determinants factors in the Spanish hotel sector. The Service Industries Journal (2014) Vol 15 93-122.
De Jorge-Moreno, J, and Laborda, L. (2013). Comparative analysis on the efficiency of the firm and its determinants of European transition economics. Journal of Business Economics and Management. Sup 1-17

De Jorge-Moreno, J., Laborda, L. and Sanz-Triguero, M (2012).The effect of business and economics education programs on student´s entrepreneurial intention. European Journal Training and Development.36, 235-247
De Jorge-Moreno, J. and Suarez, C.(2012). Growth and evolution of technical efficiency among entrant versus incumbent firms: the Spanish retail sector. The Services Industries Journal. iFirst 1-21.
De Jorge-Moreno, J. and Laborda, L.(2011). Corporate growth, age and ownership structure: Empirical evidence in Spanish firms. 12(1) 164-196.
De Jorge-Moreno, J., Laborda, L. and De Zuani, E.(2010). Firm size and entrepreneurial characteristics: Evidence from SME sector in Argentine. Journal of Business Economics and Management. 11(2) 259-282.
De Jorge-Moreno, J., Laborda, L. and De Zuani, E.(2007). Influence of entrepreneur type, region and sector effects on business self-confidence: Empirical evidence from Argentine firms. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. 19, 25-48