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Isidro de Pablo is Full Professor of Business Organization at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, member of the Spanish GEM Steering Committee, and director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Initiatives (CIADE-UAM) for 20 years now. He has an extensive field experience in experience in entrepreneurship. His professional interests are aimed to Entrepreneurship and the business applications of ICT. He is a founding member of Simuladores Empresariales, S.L., a spin-off company of the UAM.
Intergenerational entrepreneurial initiatives are aimed at addressing the needs and opportunities of certain social groups and have the potential of becoming successful business projects. Moreover, they are a key to undertake sustainability practices that may represent a competitive advantage for the companies and an example to imitate when creating businesses. The objective of the study is to propose an intergenerational training methodology so that young people and seniors can create companies together, generating social cohesion and sustainable development in response to generational challenges. Intergenerational entrepreneurship seems to be a novel research area, especially when referring to developing methodologies of collaborative entrepreneurship projects. For this purpose, our literature review focuses on, first, the matching theories and experiences applied for intergenerational cooperation; then, literature about training methodologies for entrepreneurship is reviewed; finally, the main theories on training skills for entrepreneurship are approached. Focus groups were conducted as they serve as the main sources of data and are very appropriate for the generation of new ideas within a social context. In general, results show that, for achieving a successful intergenerational cooperation, some specific training is needed for both generations. This paper is a starting point for future research approaching intergenerational entrepreneurship, or entrepreneurial initiatives with singular characteristics, such as rural contexts or people with disabilities.
Adriana Perez-Encinas; Isidro de Pablo; Yolanda Bueno; Begoña Santos. Intergenerational Entrepreneurship to Foster Sustainable Development: A Methodological Training Proposal. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9654 .
AMA StyleAdriana Perez-Encinas, Isidro de Pablo, Yolanda Bueno, Begoña Santos. Intergenerational Entrepreneurship to Foster Sustainable Development: A Methodological Training Proposal. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (17):9654.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdriana Perez-Encinas; Isidro de Pablo; Yolanda Bueno; Begoña Santos. 2021. "Intergenerational Entrepreneurship to Foster Sustainable Development: A Methodological Training Proposal." Sustainability 13, no. 17: 9654.
This paper presents a case of collaboration between different types of public services and the private sector for the promotion of an entrepreneurial culture. This collaboration is achieved by means of a centre established and developed by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, the Centro de Iniciativas Emprendedoras (the Centre for Entrepreneurial Initiatives, CIADE). Since its creation CIADE has, because of a lack of university-allocated financial resources, been collaborating with a wide range of organizations in accordance with the Triple Helix model, including three levels of public administration (national, regional and local), several private businesses and different corporate civic bodies (mostly corporate foundations). CIADE's principal, distinctive attributes, with regard to the Triple Helix, are collaboration, self-financing, project management and a horizontal hierarchical structure which allows rapid accommodation of and adaptation to the changing circumstances of its environment.
Isidro De Pablo; Fernando Alfaro; Miriam Rodriguez; Esperanza Valdés. Promoting Entrepreneurial Culture in the University. Industry and Higher Education 2011, 25, 375 -382.
AMA StyleIsidro De Pablo, Fernando Alfaro, Miriam Rodriguez, Esperanza Valdés. Promoting Entrepreneurial Culture in the University. Industry and Higher Education. 2011; 25 (5):375-382.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIsidro De Pablo; Fernando Alfaro; Miriam Rodriguez; Esperanza Valdés. 2011. "Promoting Entrepreneurial Culture in the University." Industry and Higher Education 25, no. 5: 375-382.
Thus, SIMBA opens up a wide field of research between Artificial Intelligence and Business Management aimed at developing efficient intelligent agents humans can compete with.
Fernando Borrajo; Yolanda Bueno; Fernando Fernández; Javier García; Isidro De Pablo; Ismael Sagredo; Begoña Santos. Business Simulators for Business Education and Research. Computer Games as Educational and Management Tools 2011, 229 -246.
AMA StyleFernando Borrajo, Yolanda Bueno, Fernando Fernández, Javier García, Isidro De Pablo, Ismael Sagredo, Begoña Santos. Business Simulators for Business Education and Research. Computer Games as Educational and Management Tools. 2011; ():229-246.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Borrajo; Yolanda Bueno; Fernando Fernández; Javier García; Isidro De Pablo; Ismael Sagredo; Begoña Santos. 2011. "Business Simulators for Business Education and Research." Computer Games as Educational and Management Tools , no. : 229-246.
Business simulators are used for decision-making since different scenarios can be evaluated without risk. They are also used in business management education. The main goal of this paper is to introduce SIMBA (SIMulator for Business Administration), a new simulator that serves as a web-based platform for business education, permitting both classroom and distance education. This paper also adds a research aspect in business intelligence because SIMBA can be used as a fieldwork tool for the development and evaluation of intelligent agents. The simulator creates a more complex competitive environment in which intelligent agents play the role of business decision makers.
Fernando Borrajo; Yolanda Bueno; Isidro de Pablo; Begoña Santos; Fernando Fernández; Francisco Javier Garcia; Ismael Sagredo. SIMBA: A simulator for business education and research. Decision Support Systems 2010, 48, 498 -506.
AMA StyleFernando Borrajo, Yolanda Bueno, Isidro de Pablo, Begoña Santos, Fernando Fernández, Francisco Javier Garcia, Ismael Sagredo. SIMBA: A simulator for business education and research. Decision Support Systems. 2010; 48 (3):498-506.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando Borrajo; Yolanda Bueno; Isidro de Pablo; Begoña Santos; Fernando Fernández; Francisco Javier Garcia; Ismael Sagredo. 2010. "SIMBA: A simulator for business education and research." Decision Support Systems 48, no. 3: 498-506.