Although recent evidence suggests that the development of dynamic capabilities (DC) is a key factor to gain and sustain competitive advantages to promote firm´s growth, the question of how SMEs create, identify, and seize opportunities for growth have not been fully explored, particularly in developing countries with scarce resources. The aim of this study is to shed light on how SMEs develop capabilities to grow in the specific context of developing countries with resources constraints. To achieve a detailed description of the processes involved, this study applies a qualitative methodology based on a comparative case study of eight SMEs within the software and tourism industries in Argentine, which have been previously identified as dynamic sectors with high growth potential. Our findings suggest that SMEs develop DC mainly through an emerging process of iterative experimentation rather than through strategic planning. This process involves the coordination of organizational actions and resources, with managers playing a key role.
En los últimos años, diversos autores han considerado el uso de una perspectiva institucional en la investigación sobre entrepreneurship como una de las líneas de investigación más promisorias. Sin embargo, la relación entre entrepreneurship e instituciones continúa siendo poco clara en la literatura. El trabajo avanza en una revisión de artículos, publicados entre 1973 y 2020, que reúnen ambos enfoques. Los resultados muestran que la investigación está sesgada hacia el análisis del vínculo unidireccional entre entrepreneurship e instituciones, siendo escasos los trabajos que adoptan un enfoque bidireccional o coevolutivo. Además, predominan estudios que analizan variables institucionales a nivel macro, siendo también muy pocos los que consideran variables meso o micro. Nuevas agendas de investigación son propuestas a partir de la fertilización cruzada de ambos enfoques.
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