SUMMARY

David is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and ICREA-Academia Research Fellow. He is also Director at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Research (CREIS). He received a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (UAB / Växjö University - Sweden), a MA in Applied Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology (UAB), and a BA in Economics and Business (UAB). He is a research fellow at IfM Bonn (Germany) and at the Basque Observatory for Entrepreneurship (OVE-EBB), and he regularly visits Haas School of Business (University of California BerkeIey) and Trinity Business School (Trinity College Dublin). His research focuses on the analysis of factors affecting entrepreneurship in different contexts, using the institutional approach as a theoretical framework, and combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies. He has several scholarly international publications in the fields of entrepreneurship and small business, international entrepreneurship, and (technological and social) innovation, and he was named on the Stanford List among the top 2% most widely cited scientists in his discipline (2022). In addition, David participates in various international research projects (GEM, PSED, GUESSS) and he is principal investigator of the SGR research group  “Entrepreneurship, Management and Performance" (Economy & Knowledge Department -Catalan Government-) and the project “Institutional and organizational determinants of international entrepreneurship in a digital and sustainable context" (Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation). He is Associate Editor of Small Business Economics Journal (SBEJ), Consulting Editor of International Small Business Journal (ISBJ), and member of the editorial board of several academic journals. He is currently member of the Board of Directors in the European Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) and chair of the “Institutions and Entrepreneurship” Special Interest Group" (InsEnt SIG-ECSB). He is past-president of the Entrepreneurship Division at the Spanish Academy of Management (ACEDE) and he was vice-dean of Entrepreneurship at the School of Economics and Business (UAB). He currently teaches entrepreneurship courses at Minor in Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (mEINS), Master in Applied Research in Economics and Business (MAREB), Master in Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (MEINS), and International Doctorate in Entrepreneurship and Management (iDEM-), and at other international universities. David also works as a consultant in entrepreneurship, innovation and SMEs in many projects of the Catalan and the Spanish governments, European Union, OCDE, and the private sector. He was co-founder and director of the Centre for University Entrepreneurship -CIEU- (UAB Emprèn) and currently he leads the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation at the UAB.

KEYWORDS: Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial activity, small business, SMEs, entrepreneurship ecosystems, international entrepreneurship, institutional economics (Emprenedoria, activitat emprenedora, creació d'empreses, PIMEs, ecosistemes emprenedors, emprenedoria internacional, teoria econòmica institutional; Emprendimiento, actividad emprendedora, creación de empresas, PYMEs, ecosistemas emprendedores, emprendimiento internacional, teoría económica institutional).

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NEWS

• Technovation Special Issue. Call for papers "Unlocking the Potential of Digital Entrepreneurship in Turbulent Times"
• Institutions and Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group InsEnt-SIG ECSB Online form to join the InsEnt-SIG
• Edward Elgar Book. Call for chapters "Institutions, Institutional Change, and Entrepreneurship"
  
• Edward Elgar Book. Call for chapters "Circular Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: Theory and Practice"
  

RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Epure, M., Martin-Sanchez, V., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2024): Human capital, institutions, and ambitious entrepreneurship during good times and two crises. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Online First.
• Spanuth, A., & Urbano, D. (2024): Exploring social enterprise legitimacy within ecosystems from an institutional approach: A systematic literature review and research agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews. Online First.
• Maaßen, C., & Urbano, D. (2024): Institutional environments for circular start-ups: Insights from an entrepreneurial european region. International Small Business Journal. Online First.
• Urbano, D., Orozco, J., & Turró, A. (2024): The Effect of Institutions on Intrapreneurship: An Analysis of Developed Vs. Developing Countries. Journal of Small Business Management. Online First.
• Ben-Hafaïedh, C., Xheneti, X., Stenholm, P., Blackburn, R., Welter, F., & Urbano, D. (2024): The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research. Small Business Economics. Online First.
• Aparicio, S., Hughes, M., Audretsch, D., & Urbano, D. (2024): Incentivizing knowledge institutions for entrepreneurship and society. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. Online First.
  
• Orjuela-Ramirez, G., Zuluaga-Jimenez, J.C., & Urbano, D. (2024): Drivers of eco-innovation: the role of appropriability strategies and complementary assets. Science and Public Policy. Online First.
  
• Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., Scott, S. & Martinez-Moya, D. (2024): Inside out: The interplay between institutions and digital technologies for SMEs performance. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 36 (1-2): 162-181.
• Cancino, C., Merigó, J., Urbano, D., & Amorós, E. (2023): Evolution of the entrepreneurship and innovation research in Ibero-America between 1986 and 2015. Journal of Small Business Management, 61 (2): 322-352.
  
• Urbano, D., Turro, A., Wright, M., Zahra, S. (2022): Corporate entrepreneurship: a systematic literature review and future research agenda. Small Business Economics, 59 (4): 1541-1565.
  
• Aparicio, S., Audretsch, D., Noguera, M., & Urbano, D. (2022): Can female entrepreneurs boost social mobility in developing countries? An institutional analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 175, 121401.
• Muñoz-Mora, J.C., Aparicio, S., Martínez-Moya, D., & Urbano, D. (2022): From Immigrants to Local Entrepreneurs: Understanding the effects of migration on entrepreneurship in a highly informal country. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 28 (9): 78-103.
  
• Guerrero, M., Herrera, F., & Urbano, D. (2021): Does policy enhance collaborative-opportunistic behaviors? Looking into the intellectual capital dynamics of subsidized industry-university partnerships. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 22 (6): 1055-1081.
• Guerrero, M., Amorós, J.E., & Urbano, D. (2021): Do employees’ generational cohorts influence corporate venturing? A multilevel analysis. Small Business Economics, 57: 47-74.
  
• Klofsten, M., Urbano, D., & Heaton, S. (2021): Managing intrapreneurial capabilities: An overview. Technovation, 99, 102177.
• Aparicio, S., Audretsch, D., & Urbano, D. (2021): Why is export-oriented entrepreneurship more prevalent in some countries than others? Contextual antecedents and economic consequences. Journal of World Business, 56(3), 101177.
• Guerrero, M., & Urbano, D. (2021): Looking inside the determinants and the effects of entrepreneurial innovation projects in an emerging economy. Industry and Innovation, 28 (3): 365-393.
  
• Guerrero, M., Heaton, S., & Urbano, D. (2021): Building universities’ intrapreneurial capabilities in the digital era: the role and impacts of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Technovation, 99, 102139.
• Aparicio, S., Urbano, D. & Stenholm, P. (2021): Attracting the Entrepreneurial Potential: A Multilevel Institutional Approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 168, 12748.
• Urbano, D., Félix, C., & Aparicio, S. (2021): Informal institutions and leadership behavior in a developing country: A comparison between rural and urban areas. Journal of Business Research, 132: 544-556.
  

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Urbano, D., Turro, A., & Aparicio, S. (2020): Innovation through R&D activities in the European context: Antecedents and consequences. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 45 (5): 1481-1504.
• Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., & Audretsch, D. (2019): Twenty-five years of research on institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: What has been learned? Small Business Economics. 53(1): 21-49.
• Urbano, D., Guerrero, M., Ferreira, J.J., & Fernandes, C.I. (2019): New technology entrepreneurship initiatives: Which strategic orientations and environmental conditions matter in the new socio‑economic landscape? The Journal of Technology Transfer, 44(5): 1577-1602.
• Rialp, A., Merigó, J.M., Cancino, C.A., & Urbano, D. (2019): Twenty-five years (1992–2016) of the International Business Review: A bibliometric overview. International Business Review, 28(6): 101587.
• Klofsten, M., Fayolle, A., Guerrero, M., Mian, S., Urbano, D., & Wright, M. (2019): The entrepreneurial university as driver for economic growth and social change-Key strategic challenges. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 141: 149-158.
• Guerrero, M., Urbano, D., Cunningham, J., & Gajón, E. (2018): Determinants of Graduates’ Start-ups Creation across a Multicampus Entrepreneurial University: The Case of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. Journal of Small Business Management. 56 (1), 150–178.
• Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., Guerrero, M., Noguera, M., & Torrent-Sellens, J. (2017): Institutional determinants of student employer entrepreneurs at Catalan universities. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 123, 271-282.
  
• Urbano, D. & Aparicio, S. (2016): Entrepreneurship capital types and economic growth: International evidence. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 102, 34-44.
  
• Turro, A., Alvarez, C. & Urbano, D. (2016): Intrapreneurship in the Spanish context: A regional analysis. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 28 (5-6): 380-402.
• Guerrero, M., Urbano, D. & Fayolle, A. (2016): Entrepreneurial activity and regional competitiveness: evidence from European entrepreneurial universities. Journal of Technology Transfer, 41(1): 105-131.
• Guerrero, M., Urbano, D., Fayolle, A., Klofsten, M., & Mian, S. (2016): Entrepreneurial universities: emerging models in the new social and economic landscape. Small Business Economics, 47 (3): 551-563.
  
• Aparicio, S., Urbano, D. & Audretsch, D. (2016): Institutional factors, opportunity entrepreneurship and economic growth: Panel data evidence Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 102, 45-61.
• Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., & Querol, V. (2016): Social progress orientation and innovative entrepreneurship: an international analysis. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 26: 1033-1066.
• Guerrero, M., Cunningham, J. & Urbano, D. (2015): Economic impact of entrepreneurial universities’ activities: An exploratory study of the United Kingdom Research Policy, 44: 748-764.
• Urbano, D. & Alvarez, C. (2014): Institutional dimensions and entrepreneurial activity: An international study. Small Business Economics, 42(4): 703-716.
• Turró, A., Urbano, D. Peris-Ortiz, M. (2014): Culture and innovation: The moderating effect of cultural values on corporate entrepreneurship. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 88: 360-369.
  
• Urbano, D. & Guerrero, M. (2013): Entrepreneurial Universities: Socioeconomic Impacts of Academic Entrepreneurship in a European Region. Economic Development Quarterly, 27(1): 40-55.
  
• Guerrero, M. & Urbano, D. (2012): The development of an entrepreneurial university. Journal of Technology Transfer, 37(1), 43-74.
  
• Urbano, D., Toledano, N., & Ribeiro-Soriano, D. (2011): Socio-cultural factors and transnational entrepreneurship: a multiple case study in Spain. International Small Business Journal, 29(2), 119-134.
  
• Liñán, F., Urbano, D. & Guerrero, M. (2011): Regional Variations in Entrepreneurial Cognitions: Start-Up Intentions of University Students in Spain. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 23(3–4), 187–215.
  
• Thornton, P., Ribeiro-Soriano, D. & Urbano, D. (2011): Socio-cultural factors and entrepreneurial activity: an overview. International Small Business Journal, 29(2), 105-118.
• Urbano, D., Toledano, N., & Ribeiro-Soriano, D. (2010): Analyzing social entrepreneurship from an institutional perspective: evidence from Spain. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 1(1), 54–69.
• Veciana, J.M., & Urbano, D. (2008): The institutional approach to entrepreneurship research. Introduction. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 4(4), 365-379.
• Urbano, D., Aponte, M., & Toledano, N. (2008): Doctoral education in entrepreneurship: a European case study. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 15(2), 336-347. 
  
• Rialp, A., Rialp, J., Urbano, D. & Vaillant, Y. (2005): The Born-global Phenomenon: A Comparative Case Study Research. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 3, 133-171.
  
• Stephen, F.; Urbano, D., & van Hemmen, S. (2005): The impact of institutions on entrepreneurial activity. Managerial and Decision Economics, 26, 413-419.

     RECENT BOOKS

• Gomez, D., Aparicio, S. & Urbano, D. (2023): Driving Complexity in Economic Development: The Role of Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Guerrero, M. & Urbano, D. (2021): Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations: Policies Across Continents. Cham: Springer.
• Welter, F., & Urbano, D. (2020): How to make your doctoral research relevant: Insights and strategies for the modern research environment. Edward Elgar.
• Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., & Audretsch, D. (2019): Institutions, entrepreneurship and economic performance. Cham: Springer.

     
     SELECTED BOOKS

• Siegel, D., Cunningham, J., Guerrero, M., & Urbano, D. (2017): Entrepreneurial Universities: Technology and Knowledge Transfer. The World Scientific Reference on Entrepreneurship. Vol. 1. World Scientific Publishing Co. Ltd.
• Guerrero, M. & Urbano, D. (2012). The Creation and Development of Entrepreneurial Universities in Spain: An Institutional Approach. Nova Science Publishers.
• Guerrero, M. & Urbano, D. (2011). Las universidades emprendedoras en la economía del conocimiento. Editorial Pearson.
• Alemany, L., Alvarez, C., Planellas, M., & Urbano, D. (2011). Libro Blanco de la Iniciativa Emprendedora en España (White paper on Entrepreneurship in Spain). ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute.
• Urbano, D. & Rodríguez, L. (2010): Guia per a l’elaboració del pla d’empresa. Departament de Treball i Indústria. Servei de Creació d’Empreses. Barcelona. 2ª edició.
• Urbano, D. & Toledano, N. (2008): Invitación al emprendimiento. Una aproximación a la creación de empresas. Barcelona. Editorial UOC.
  
• Urbano, D. (2005): La creación de empresas en Catalunya. Organismos de apoyo y actitudes hacia la actividad emprendedora (New Business creation in Catalonia: support measures and attitudes towards entrepreneurship). Col.lecció d’estudis CIDEM: Barcelona.
• Genescà, E., Urbano, D., et al. (2003): Creación de Empresas. Entrepreneurship. Servei de Publicacions (UAB). Bellaterra (Barcelona).

     OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco. Informe Ejecutivo 2022. Deusto (In Spanish) Presentación GEM CAPV (2023) GEM País Vasco.
• "Micro foundations of Ecosystems” (PDW) (82nd Meeting of the Academy of Management -AOM-, Seattle, US, 2022)
  
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco. Informe Ejecutivo 2021. Deusto (In Spanish) Presentación GEM CAPV (2022) GEM País Vasco.
  
• "Growing entrepreneurship ecosystems" (PDW) (80th Meeting of the Academy of Management -AOM-, online, 2020) 
• A Tribute to David Audretsch: Urbano, D. & Aparicio, S. (2019): An Overview of the Economics of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: The Legacy of David Audretsch, In Erik E. Lehmann and Max Keilbach (Eds): From Industrial Organization to Entrepreneurship, Springer.
• "Entrepreneurship ecosystems" (PDW) (79th Meeting of the Academy of Management -AOM-, Boston, US, 2019)
  
• Jornada Projecte Europeu InnoHEIs (UAB) "Universitats, empresa, emprenedoria i el rol de les infraestructures universitàries" (Gener 2020)
  
• Presentació Espai INnova en Emprenedoria Social (EINES) (UAB) (Març 2019)
• DISCOTech (Conference social event) (78th Meeting of the Academy of Management. Chicago -USA-, 2018)
• Retos de la investigación en el emprendimiento (Workshop). 53º Congreso CLADEA (San José, Costa Rica -Octubre 2018)
  
• Emprendimiento: de la Teoría a la Práctica (Plenaria). Encuentro Internacional de Investigación en Emprendimiento y Empresa Familiar (EIIEEF) (Querétaro, Mexico -Octubre 2018)
• ¿Existen aún ventanas de oportunidad en la investigación en emprendimiento? (Plenaria). Jornadas sobre nuevas tendencias en investigación empresarial (La Laguna -Noviembre 2018)
• Emprendimiento y sistema educativo (Entrepreneurship and the education system) (La Vanguardia, 2017) (In Spanish) (In English)
• ¿Es posible y conveniente replicar los ecosistemas emprendedores? (Is it possible and convenient to replicate Silicon Valley?) (La Vanguardia, 2016) (In Spanish) (In English)
• The entrepreneurship future agenda in Latin America (Plenary session) (9th Iberoamerican Academy of Management Conference - 2015, Santiago de Chile)
• "El emprendimiento corporativo en España" (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Informe GEM España 2015) (In Spanish)
• Evolución de la investigación en Economía y Dirección de la Empresa en España. 25 Años de Historia de ACEDE. La investigación en emprendimiento (In Spanish)
• El Confidencial (6/2015). Emprendedores (In Spanish).
• Workshop on "Evaluation of SMEs support programs in Catalonia". IVÀLUA (In Catalan).
• UABDivulga (10/2015). "Economic impact of entrepreneurial universities' activities" (In English) (In Catalan) (In Spanish).
• Case HEINNOVATE (European Commission and OECD): "UAB: measuring the impact, business/external relationships for knowledge exchange, and internationalization"

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