The History of Entrepreneurship in Mexico: Contextualizing Theory, Theorizing Context

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Entrepreneurs develop based on their surroundings. It is easy to understand US entrepreneurs, with the wealth of information available about their development, but how does working in Mexico influence entrepreneurship, and emerging entrepreneurs? Exploring the history of Mexico's entrepreneurs, expert authors Araceli Almaraz Alvarado and Oscar Javier Montiel Méndez delve into the empirical and theoretical opportunities that emerge from this historical analysis. Current literature on Mexican entrepreneurship points out the importance of contextualising entrepreneurial lives, and asks us to look across agents, sectors and regions, to reach a better understanding of the trajectories of entrepreneurship in Mexico. Including chapters across different businesses in Mexico, the editors and contributors seek to expose the convergence between theory and practice. For students of business and international development, this is an unmissable text containing the most current research on Mexican entrepreneurship. Cover The History of Entrepreneurship in Mexico Endorsements The History of Entrepreneurship in Mexico: Contextualizing Theory, Theorizing Context Copyright Table of Contents List of Figures and Graphs List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction. Mexico and the Routes of Entrepreneurship: Beyond Traditional Discussions References 1. The History of Entrepreneurship in Mexico: A View from the Academic Lens Abstract 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Method and Data 1.3 Results 1.4 Discussion 1.4.1 Entrepreneur 1.4.2 Business 1.4.3 University 1.4.4 Development 1.4.5 Social 1.4.6 Students 1.4.7 Women 1.5 Conclusions References Annex A Entrepreneurship Research Clusters 2. Origins of Entrepreneurship: The Other Faces of the Rhombus Abstract 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Considerations on Entrepreneurship: The Other Faces of the Rhombus 2.2.1 The Emergence of the Problems 2.3 Data to Understand Entrepreneurship in Mexico 2.3.1 The Records in the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries 2.3.2 Statistics from the First Half of the Twentieth Century to the Present 2.4 The Entrepreneurial Agent in Internal and External Contexts 2.4.1 Phases and Contexts 2.4.2 Internal and External Dimensions 2.4.3 At Startup 2.4.4 Get the Seed 2.4.5 Entry to Markets 2.5 Challenges and Perspectives on the Study of Entrepreneurial Agents in LATAM 2.5.1 Ramuri and the Craft Brewery Industry 2.5.2 Sergio Michel: An Entrepreneur (Rámury, 2019) 2.6 Conclusions References 3. Entrepreneurship in Mexico: Reality, Myths, and Challenges Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Entrepreneurship in Mexico 3.2.1 Realities 3.2.1.1 An International Benchmarking Perspective 3.2.1.2 An Entrepreneurship Process Perspective 3.2.1.3 An Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Perspective 3.2.2 Myths 3.2.2.1 The Mexican Entrepreneurial Culture 3.2.2.2 The Entrepreneurial Activity in Mexico Is Only Motivated by the Necessity 3.2.2.3 The Radiography of Conditions for Doing Business in Mexico 3.2.3 Challenges 3.2.3.1 The Effort for Consolidating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 3.2.3.2 The Continuity of Policies and Programs That Support Entrepreneurship Across Public Administrations 3.2.3.3 Capturing the Benefits of Entrepreneurship on Well-being and Economic Growth 3.3 Conclusions Acknowledgments References 4. Challenges and Perspectives of Entrepreneurship in the Regions of Mexico Abstract 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Importance of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development 4.2.1 The Proliferation of Entrepreneurship in Mexico 4.3 New Perspectives of Entrepreneurship in the Regions of Mexico 4.3.1 The Context of Entrepreneurship in Regions with Low and High Levels of Development 4.3.2 The Socioeconomic Profile of Entrepreneurs in Mexico 4.4 Differentiated Policies to Promote Entrepreneurship in Mexico 4.5 Concluding Remarks References 5. Rural Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses in Mexico Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Context of Rural Entrepreneurship in Mexico 5.3 The Relational Variable of Rural Entrepreneurship 5.4 The Meaning of Entrepreneurship in Rural Mexico: Cases 5.4.1 The Context of the Localities 5.4.2 The Creation of Businesses 5.5 Relational Resources 5.6 Conclusions References 6. Sea Urchin, the Origin of an Export Venture Driven by Japanese Immigrants Abstract 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Entrepreneurship and Migration 6.3 The Progress of the Fishery and the Regional Impact 6.4 Japanese and Entrepreneurship Around the Sea Urchin in Ensenada 6.4.1 The Successor: Michio Morishita Avalos Acknowledgments References 7. Cultural Milieu and Business Initiatives in Mexico's Midwest Abstract 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Cultural Milieu and Business 7.3 Cultural Milieu and Local Economic Institutions: The Case of Jalisco in Mexico's Midwest 7.4 Conclusions References 8. Footwear Cluster: A History of Entrepreneurship in Crisis Abstract 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 The Historical Development of the Footwear Industry in Guanajuato 8.1.1.1 From the First Clues to the Industrialization of Footwear Manufacturing 8.1.1.2 Footwear Cluster and Its Crisis Cycles in the Twentieth Century and the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century 8.1.2 Longitudinal Analysis of Productive and Technological Behavior 8.1.2.1 Footwear Cluster Productivity 8.1.2.2 Technological Behavior in the Cluster 8.1.3 Resilience, Organization, and Restructuring toward Entrepreneurship in Crisis 8.2 Conclusions 8.3 Methodological Note References 9. Public Policies on Entrepreneurial Activity in the Mexico of the Twentieth Century Abstract 9.1 Introduction 9.1.1 Early Twentieth Century: Outward Development (1900–1911) 9.1.2 Revolutionary Destruction and Reconstruction (1912–1940) 9.1.3 Inward Growth (1940–1982) 9.1.3.1 Inward Growth: Import Substitution Industrialization: (1940–1953) 9.1.3.2 Growth Inward: Stabilization Development (1954–1970) 9.1.3.3 Mexican Populism: 1970–1982 9.1.4 Neoliberal Stage: 1983–2000 9.1.5 Conclusions References 10. Epilogue: Back to the Future or Total Recall?* 10.1 The Narrative of Entrepreneurship 10.2 The Business History of Mexican Entrepreneurship Plows on 10.3 Considerations for Future Research References Index