In recent times it has generated renewed interest in the study of entrpreneurship, which is, thankfully, helping to cover the wide gaps that still exist in their economic analysis. The causes of the relatively poor treatment has received the employer, despite its importance, can probably be found in the difficulties for observation, derived from its multifaceted nature (Baumol, 1983). It has made in many cases, the focus has shifted to the company, a more palpable and easy goal to define. The employer has, at various stages of history, a rather negative social value; not only for the majority of society, but also for philosophers of science, caused probably by a way of thinking that goes back to Aristotelian thought and considers economic activity as a zero sum game, in which business profit was seen as a kind of appropriation of the income of workers.Fortunately, today the situation has changed substantially and entrepreneurs are considered by most of society as the main agents of economic development by introducing innovative ideas and create jobs.
Contributions
Pablo-Martí, F., García-Tabuenca, A. y Crespo-Espert, J.L. (2014) “Do gender-related differences exist in Spanish entrepreneurial activities?” International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 6 (2). June.
Pablo-Martí, F., García-Tabuenca, A. y Mancha, T.(2013) “AMOEBA: An Agent Based Model of Entrepreneurship and Business Activities” en Bernhard, I. (ed.) Innovation, High-Growth Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Reports 2013:4. University West. Suecia.
Myro, R y Pablo-Martí, F. (2012) “La PYME en la exportación de la industria española” en García-Tabuenca y Crespo, J.E. (eds) Pequeña y mediana empresa: impacto y retos de la crisis en su financiación, Colección Papeles de la Fundación nº 45, págs.: 307-325. Fundación de Estudios Financieros. ISBN: 978-84-615-6781-2.
Crespo-Espert, J.L.; García-Tabuenca, A. y Pablo-Marti,F. (2012) “Women, entrepreneurial activity and territory: differences or myths?” en Karlsson, C.; Johansson, B. y Stough (Eds.) Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Governance, págs..: 115-159. Edward Elgar. ISBN: 978-1-78100-283-4.
García-Tabuenca, A., Crespo-Espert, J.L.; Pablo-Marti, F. y Crecente-Romero, F. (2012) Empresas y empresarios en España en la primera década del siglo XXI. La mujer en la actividad emprendedora. Marcial Pons. ISBN: 978-84-9768-891-8
Crespo-Espert, J.L.; García-Tabuenca, A. y Pablo-Marti, F. (2011) “Women, Entrepreneurial Activity and Territory: differences or Myths? en Bernhard, I. (coord.) Innovation and multidimensional entrepreneurship: economic, social and academic aspects: revised papers presented at the 13th Uddevalla Symposium, 19-22 august 2010, Jönköping, págs. 189-216. Sweden. ISBN 978-91-633-7747-1.