The Effects of Structural, Relational and Human Capital on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Colombian Micro and Small Software Companies

Authors

  • María Isabel Díaz-Vega Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia
  • Viviana Gutierrez-Rincon Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242024000200003

Keywords:

human capital, structural capital, relational capital, entrepreneurship and innovation capital, software development, knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, micro and small companies

Abstract

The research aims to determine the effects of human, structural, and relational capital on entrepreneurship and innovation in the software development industry in an emerging country, Colombia. The sample consisted of 310 surveys of software development in micro and small companies from Colombia. The data were analysed using a structural equation model. Among the results found is the positive influence of structural and relational capital on human capital and the positive influence of human, structural and relational capital on entrepreneurship and innovation capital in micro and small companies of software development in Colombia. The value of this research lies in the relationship of the main identified elements: human, structural, relational, entrepreneurship and innovation capital, reducing the gap between the theoretical model of Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship and empirical model of Intellectus.

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Author Biographies

María Isabel Díaz-Vega, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia

Maria Isabel Diaz-Vega, Professor of the Department of civil and industrial engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali. PhD and Master’s in technology and innovation management, Pontificia Universidad Bolivariana (2022); Master’s in industrial engineering, Universidad del Valle (2009); Industrial engineering (2002). Professor María Isabel Díaz works on the construction of models, examining the impacts generated by the relationships of constructs associated with technological management and Innovation in different sectors, through application of tools that allow analyzing trends in the subject, obtaining as a result a greater competitiveness for the companies of sector under study. Consultant on issues of process and project management.

Viviana Gutierrez-Rincon, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia

Viviana Gutierrez-Rincon, Associate Professor of the Department of Organizations Management, Economics and Administrative Sciences School, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali. PhD in Administration, Universidad del Valle (2018); MPhil Innovation, Strategy and Organisations, University of Cambridge (2011); Master in Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Valle (2009); Bachelor in Business Administration (2002). Professor in the areas of business strategy, innovation, and technology management. Researcher in the areas of innovation and competitiveness, with research interests in: strategy, institutional theory, and innovation management. Consultant on issues of business strategy, competitiveness, and innovation management. Member of Latin-Ibero-American Association of Technological Management and Innovation

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Díaz-Vega, M. I., & Gutierrez-Rincon, V. (2024). The Effects of Structural, Relational and Human Capital on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Colombian Micro and Small Software Companies. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 19(2), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-27242024000200003

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