Entrepreneurship, Clusters and Development in Latin America: the challange ahead

ROCHA, H.

Atlanta

Workshop; Academy of Management Professional Development Workshop on Entrepreneurship in emerging Economies; 2006

The understanding of the relationship between organizations and their contexts has been regarded as critical to foster not only organizational performance but also country competitiveness and development (Thompson, 1967; Lawrence and Lorsch, 1967; Porter, 1990). An especial kind of organization -the new and young firm-, together with an especial kind of context - clusters or geographically proximate groups of firms, governmental and non-governmental organizations in related industries, linked by economic and social interdependencies- have emerged not only as strong lines for research but also as important issues in the policymakers’ agenda during the last two decades.