Entrepreneurial Dynamism, Business Growth, and Economic Impact: The Mediating Role of Growth in Emerging Urban Contexts

Marianela Elizabeth Rodríguez Lavado; José Barboza Salcedo; Kerwin José Chávez Vera

doi:10.5281/zenodo.20601488

Autores/as

Marianela Elizabeth Rodríguez Lavado Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Perú
José Barboza Salcedo Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Perú
Kerwin José Chávez Vera Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2842-2099

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20601488

Palabras clave:

Emprendimiento, crecimiento empresarial, Impacto económico, Dinamismo emprendedor

Resumen

El emprendimiento en contextos urbanos emergentes enfrenta restricciones estructurales que limitan su capacidad para generar resultados económicos sostenibles. En este marco, el estudio examina la relación entre el acceso a recursos, la actividad emprendedora, el crecimiento empresarial y el impacto económico en un distrito urbano de Lima. Se adoptó un enfoque cuantitativo mediante un modelo PLS-SEM aplicado a una muestra de 644 emprendimientos ubicados en el distrito de Los Olivos. Los resultados muestran que el acceso a recursos se relaciona positivamente con la actividad emprendedora (β = 0,772) y con el crecimiento empresarial, mientras que este último se asocia con el impacto económico (β = 0,501). Asimismo, el análisis identificó un efecto mediador parcial de la actividad emprendedora sobre el impacto económico a través del crecimiento empresarial (β = 0,258), alcanzando el modelo un poder explicativo sustancial sobre el impacto económico (R² = 0,743). Estos hallazgos sugieren que el dinamismo emprendedor no opera de forma aislada; por el contrario, depende de condiciones que favorecen su consolidación. En consecuencia, este estudio aporta evidencia empírica sobre el papel del crecimiento como mecanismo para generar impacto económico en contextos urbanos marcados por restricciones estructurales.

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