Research Overview about Competencies of Startups

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https://doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2022.v7i2.293

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Capabilities, Competence, Startup, Startup competencies

Abstract

Purpose:  The aim of this paper was to contextualize the research scenario about startup competencies.

Design/methodology/approach:  The systematic literature review was built from the content analysis of 71 papers from Web of Science and Scopus database. The papers were analyzed from descriptive, bibliographic, methodologic, results and citation characteristics.

Findings:  From the results, it is observed that the USA is the absolute stand in studies related to startups and competencies. However, other nations also have developed relevant studies. Studies related to startups and competencies still are at a very theoretical stage, which creates a demand for the development of studies that collect and provide scientific data to the market about these enterprises.

Research, Practical & Social implications:  Eight competences were mapped, being constituted by three fundamental stages for the construction of a startup.

 Originality/value:  This article is an academic contribution that allows an understanding about research developed on startups and their competencies, considering data from two reference research databases.

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Author Biographies

Matheus Soares Noronha, ESPM - Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, São Paulo

PhD student in Business Administration at the Graduate Program in Innovation, Strategy and Marketing at the Escola Superior de Propaganda Marketing (ESPM SP) - CAPES Scholarship. He is interested in the areas of innovation, strategy, international business, dynamic skills, marketing skills and entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems. Works in the field of market intelligence at the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEólica) (2014- Current)

Lucas Fulanete Bento, Universidade de Hamburgo, Hamburg

Pesquisador e Doutorando na Universidade de Hamburgo com financiamento Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law e vinculado à cadeira de Law & Economics do Institut für Recht und Ökonomik.  Pesquisador de Direito Societário e Contratos Comerciais, desenvolvo estudos acadêmicos sobre formação de poder societário e responsabilidade por abuso do direito.

João Paulo Ferreira Rufino, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus

Doutor em Biotecnologia (REDE BIONORTE-UEA/UFAM), Mestre em Ciência Animal (UFAM) e Graduado em Zootecnia (UFAM).Possuo experiência nas áreas de produção animal, nutrição e produção de não-ruminantes (aves, suínos e peixes), biotecnologia, uso da biodiversidade amazônica, bioquímica animal e vegetal, mercados e cadeias produtivas da Amazônia, economia rural, bioeconomia, e avicultura (Incubação Artificial, Alimentação In Ovo, Inseminação Artificial, Desenvolvimento Embrionário, Reprodução e Sistema Caipira de Criação).

Thelma Valéria Rocha, ESPM - Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, São Paulo

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração - PPGA da ESPM, tendo completado em 2021, 20 anos de ESPM, com 20 orientações de Mestrado concluídas e 3 orientações de Doutorado nas áreas de Marketing e Comportamento do Consumidor. É doutora em Administração com ênfase em Marketing pela FEA-USP. Foi Coordenadora do Programa da ESPM entre 2012 a 2015, quando o curso teve sua primeira avaliação trienal, com nota 4, e obteve seu pedido de Doutorado aprovado.

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Noronha, M. S., Bento, L. F., Rufino, J. P. F., & Rocha, T. V. (2022). Research Overview about Competencies of Startups. International Journal of Professional Business Review, 7(2), e0293. https://doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2022.v7i2.293