research

IEEM is fully committed to developing leaders capable of making professional and ethical decisions in diverse and complex environments. To that end, IEEM’s faculty contributes with its work and research to understand and solve present and future business problems, in order to have a positive impact on people, organizations and society as a whole.

IEEM’s research centers face the challenge of developing and sharing relevant knowledge for society.

Case studies used in IEEM’s programs are developed by the Research and Analysis Department (DIA). It is a research unit created within IEEM with the purpose of analyzing economic and social information from an essentially practical perspective, that is, focused on the generation of useful elements for decision-making aimed at achieving the common good, both at the public and private levels.

Entrepreneurship Center

IEEM, with the support of Deloitte, created the Entrepreneurship Center. The mission of the Deloitte Entrepreneurship Center of IEEM is to develop and spread the entrepreneurial mindset throughout society.

This mindset is based on the belief that the concept of entrepreneurship goes beyond creating a start-up, it covers everything related to launching a new opportunity. This includes not only new independent projects, but also projects within existing organizations (known as intrapreneurship), redefining opportunities or the business model of already established organizations (known as turnarounds) and high-impact growth projects (such as internationalizations). This whole approach has strong academic support, resulting from the research of IEEM, IESE and other associated schools made over several years.

Research on the entrepreneurial spirit is carried out by developing cases and publications and, as an essential tool, by taking part in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).

contact

emprendimientos@ieem.edu.uy

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MONITOR

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) began in 1997 as an initiative of the London Business School and Babson College to create an international research network in the area of Business Creation. Uruguay joined it in 2006, through IEEM.



OBJECTIVES

The first objective of the study is to develop entrepreneurial activity indicators, which allow to make comparisons between countries and assess their evolution over time. GEM takes a broad view of entrepreneurship and focuses on the role played by individuals in the entrepreneurial process.
The second objective is to develop models that allow us to understand the determining factors of entrepreneurial activity, as well as its impact on economic activity levels.

METHODOLOGY

Each national team conducts its own research, but all GEM participants follow a common methodology, which allows not only to establish the situation in each country, but also to make comparisons with the rest of the participants.
The sources of information that facilitate the preparation of the annual report, both at a national and regional level, are:

  • GEM Adult Population Survey. It measures attitudes, activity and aspirations.
  • GEM National Expert Survey. It measures the Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions (EFCs).
  • Economic, demographic and social data.

GEM IN URUGUAY

In Uruguay, the GEM National Team is led by professor Leonardo Veiga (National Coordinator, GERA Board member 2012-2014) lveiga@um.edu.uy