Innovation and Business Growth through Corporate Venturing in Latin America: Analysis of Strategic Fit

Innovation and business growth through corporate venturing in Latin America

Management Decision ◽

10.1108/00251740610668932 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 703-718 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Rajagopal

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Business Growth ◽

Corporate Venturing

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Structural Differentiation and Organisational Learning Capability s Predictors of Corporate Venturing and Business Growth among SMEs in South Africa

International Journal of Business and Society ◽

10.33736/ijbs.3285.2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 717-736

Author(s):

Ralebitso Kenneth Letshaba ◽

Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri ◽

Tinashe Ndoro ◽

Tinashe Chuchu

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Organisational Learning ◽

Survey Method ◽

Business Growth ◽

Structural Differentiation ◽

Gauteng Province ◽

Learning Capability ◽

Corporate Venturing ◽

Learning Capabilities ◽

The Relationship

In this ever-changing business milieu, growth is generally perceived positively for business as it is considered a measure of success and a key driver in the creation of wealth, employment, and economic development. This paper therefore investigates the relationship between structural differentiation, organisational learning capability, co-operative venturing and business growth from the perspective of SME managers. To this end, a unique conceptual model was developed and empirically tested. The survey method was adopted where a questionnaire was administered to SME managers within the Gauteng province of South Africa. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 and Smart PLS 3.0 to generate the sample profile and to test the proposed hypothesis, respectively. Organisational learning capabilities had a noticeably stronger impact on successful corporate venturing as compared to structural differentiation, suggesting that SMEs have to invest more resources toward improving employees’ knowledge of the job within their respecting roles within SMEs.

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The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x13009850 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (01) ◽

pp. 102-129

Author(s):

ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽

EUDALD CORTINA ORERO

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

El Salvador ◽

Early Years ◽

Left Wing ◽

Internal Dynamics ◽

Internal Coherence ◽

The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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