Research in the area of institutions and new business creation.
- López Orozco, T., Álvarez, C., & Urbano, D. (2025). Analyzing institutional dimensions and their effect on the survival of necessity and opportunity entrepreneurship. Review of Managerial Science, 1-32.
- Maaßen, C., Lopez, T., & Urbano, D. (2026). Culture over regulation: institutional dimensions driving sustainable entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics, 1-35.
- Alvarez, C., Lopez, T., & Urbano, D. (2025). Do institutional dimensions matter at different stages of the entrepreneurial process? A multi-country study. Small Business Economics, 64(2), 353-381.
- Calvo, N., Monje‐Amor, A., Atrio‐Lema, Y., & Urbano, D. (2026). Dynamic Analysis of the Adoption and Diffusion of the Entrepreneur’s Behavior: An Institutional Approach. System Dynamics Review, 42(1), e70020.
- Sewaid, A., Zahra, S. A., & Aparicio, S. (2026). From novice to serial entrepreneur: How institutions influence relaunching decisions on international crowdfunding platforms. Technovation, 149, 103355.
- Nzembayie, K. F. & Urbano, D. (2025). Generative AI platforms as institutional catalysts of digital entrepreneurship: Enablement, dependence & power dynamics. Technology in Society, 103074.
- Maaßen, C., Lopez, T., & Urbano, D. (2025). Institutional enablers for sustainable entrepreneurship: a configurational analysis. Small Business Economics, 1-22.
- Colson, M., Vandekerkhof, P., Marneffe, W., Schepers, J., & Aparicio, S. (2025). Moving beyond the negative effect of the regulation of entry: Disentangling causality in new venture creation decisions. Journal of Regulatory Economics, 67(1-3), 61-90.
- Garrido Navia, J. F., Ancizar Gomez Daza, J., Benavides, J., & Urbano, D. (2026). Sustainability and Earnings Quality: The Moderating Role of Institutional Factors. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 33(3), 3190-3207.
- Aparicio, S., Litsardopoulos, N., & Saridakis, G. (2025). The rise of the chancer entrepreneur: Institutions and digital technology for entrepreneurship in uncertain times. Technovation, 148, 103346.
- Urbano, D., Alvarez, C., & Lopez, T. (2026). Towards a comprehensive framework of the institutional dimensions in entrepreneurship research. Small Business Economics, 66(3), 1059-1116.
- Aparicio, S., Lengler, J., Aguzzoli, R., Sousa, C. M. P., Benito, G. R. G., & Urbano, D. (2025). Unfair competition and export intensity of Latin American SMEs: The role of regulations. International Business Review, 34(4), 102463.
- Nzembayie, K. F., Hägg, G., Kurczewska, A., Rippa, P., Klofsten, M., & Urbano, D. (2026). Unlocking the potential of digital entrepreneurship in turbulent times: A comprehensive overview. Technovation, 155, 103570.
- Epure, M., Martin-Sanchez, V., Aparicio, S., & Urbano, D. (2024). Human Capital, Institutions, and Ambitious Entrepreneurship During Good Times and Two Crises. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 18(2), 414-447.
- Alvarez, C., Lopez, T., & Urbano, D. (2024). Do institutional dimensions matter at different stages of the entrepreneurial process? A multi-country study. Small Business Economics, 1-29.
- Aparicio, S., Turro, A., Noguera, M., & Urbano, D. (2021). From entrepreneurial intentions to entrepreneurial behavior: The role of institutional factors. In: Saiz-Álvarez, J. M., Olalla-Caballero, B. (Eds.), Quality Management for Competitive Advantage in Global Markets (pp. 110-135). Hershey: IGI Global.
- Aparicio, S., Urbano, D., & Stenholm, P. (2021). Attracting the Entrepreneurial Potential: A Multilevel Institutional Approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 168, 120748.
- Urbano, D., Aparicio, S., & Querol, V. (2016). Social progress orientation and innovative entrepreneurship: An international analysis. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 26(5), 1033-1066.
- Álvarez, C., Amorós, J. E., & Urbano, D. (2014). Regulations and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries. Innovar, 24, 81-89.
- * Thornton, P. H., Ribeiro-Soriano, D., & Urbano, D. (2011). Socio-cultural factors and entrepreneurial activity: An overview. International Small Business Journal, 29(2), 105-118.
Seminal articles about this topic:
- Aidis, R., Estrin, S., & Mickiewicz, T. (2008). Institutions and entrepreneurship development in Russia: A comparative perspective. Journal of Business Venturing, 23(6), 656-672.
- Bruton, G. D., Ahlstrom, D., & Li, H. L. (2010). Institutional theory and entrepreneurship: where are we now and where do we need to move in the future?. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(3), 421-440.
- Busenitz, L. W., Gomez, C., & Spencer, J. W. (2000). Country institutional profiles: Unlocking entrepreneurial phenomena. Academy of Management Journal, 43(5), 994-1003.
- Djankov, S., La Porta, R., Lopez-de-Silanes, F., & A. Shleifer (2002). The Regulation of Entry. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117(1), 1-37.
- Gnyawali, D., & Fogel, D. (1994). Environments for entrepreneurship development: Key dimensions and research implications. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 18(4), 43-62.
- Hayton, J. C., George, G., & Zahra, S. (2002). National culture and entrepreneurship: A review of behavioral research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 26(4), 33-52.
- North, D. (1990). Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance. Cambridge University Press.
- Scott, W. R. (1995). Institutions and organizations. Thousand Oaks, Calif. etc.: Sage.
- Uhlaner, L., & Thurik, R. (2007). Postmaterialism influencing total entrepreneurial activity across nations. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 17(2), 161-185.
- van Stel, A., Storey, D. J., & Thurik, A. R. (2007). The effect of business regulations on nascent and young business entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics, 28(2-3), 171-186.