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Jan 27 2022
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Prof. Marco van Gelderen seminar

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Within the series of Research Seminars organized by the PYMED Research Group, it is a great pride to receive Professor Marco van Gelderen, from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands).

The seminar will focus on the topic: «Using a comfort zone model and daily life situations to develop enterprising competencies»

It will be held next Wednesday, February 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the Joaquín Guzmán Seminar of the Department of Applied Economics I (3rd floor of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies), and will be taught in English. The seminar will be face-to-face, although with simultaneous virtual retransmission.

Prof. van Gelderen will spend several days at the University of Seville doing a short research stay in the PYMED group. Prof. van Gelderen would be very glad to hold meetings with researchers and doctoral students from the center to find out details of your lines of research, adn to see if he can be of any assistance. Any interested researcher can contact Prof. van Gelderen directly or through the group email: pymed@us.es  . More information about Prof. van Gelderen here: https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/marco-van-gelderen

Abstract

This presentation reports on an experiential education program for university students aimed at the development of enterprising behaviour in daily life: individual level soft skills conducive to entrepreneurship, yet studied and practiced in non-business settings. In a nutshell, participants receive a set of eight to ten different challenges, which are not revealed until the exercise starts, which they work on for one or two days full time. Each challenge allows participants to practice the competencies of generating ideas for opportunities, taking action, perseverance, networking and network utilization, teamwork, and convincing others. The format is based on a comfort zone model. This paper reports on a qualitative analysis of the experiences of 202 participating students in 21 courses in 5 countries, reported in individual reflections, to to provide evidence for the types of learning which result. Key to learning is the element of surprise. Adaptation of current beliefs occurs when participants leave their comfort zone and have experiences that surprise them, leading to novel realisations.

Feb 18 2019
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Seminar “Proyecto Elite”

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Seminar “Proyecto Elite” impartido por los Dr. Francisco Liñán y José Fernández-Serrano, University of Seville.

Funded by grant from the National R+D Plan (Plan Nacional de I+D). Ref. ECO2016-75655-P. Duration: 2017-2019) ELITE’s aim is to understand the process of emergence of high-impact entrepreneurs, defined as those with high human capital and an opportunity motivation. To achieve its aim, the project will carry out a longitudinal study to analyse the personal […]

Funded by grant from the National R+D Plan (Plan Nacional de I+D). Ref. ECO2016-75655-P. Duration: 2017-2019) ELITE’s aim is to understand the process of emergence of high-impact entrepreneurs, defined as those with high human capital and an opportunity motivation. To achieve its aim, the project will carry out a longitudinal study to analyse the personal and environmental variables and affect the movement from the entrepreneurial intention to the actual venture creation.

First research project meeting.

Feb 18 2019
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Seminar 22th February

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Seminar 22th February “Research on Social Businesses and Base of the Pyramid” imparted by Dr. Diego Antonio Bittencourt Marconatto, Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos (UNISINOS, Brasil)

In this seminar, Dr. Diego Antonio Bittencourt Marconattopresents his research and papers about the role of social entrepreneurship on the development economy. The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) refers to the 4 billion people who earn annual per capita incomes below $1500, the minimum considered necessary to maintain a decent life. Social entrepreneurs can be a solution to implementing more effective and inclusive innovations. By delivering innovative, technology-based solutions to the BoP, social entrepreneurs enhance the quality of life at the BoP.

Feb 18 2019
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Seminar October 31st

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Seminar October 31st: Impact of economic cycle on trade credit: The case of Spanish SMEs, imparted by Dr. Filippo di Pietro (University of Seville)

In this seminar, Dr.  di Pietro studies the effects of the economic situation on trade credit received and granted, in small and medium-sized enterprises.  The results show that the economic cycle significantly affects trade credit received and granted, which both increase in the period of economic boom, and contract during a period of crisis. In addition, constrained firms receive less credit from suppliers during the crisis, while their accounts receivables increase. Finally, those firms with greater capacity to generate internal resources grant more credit to their customers.