Actitudes, actividades y aspiraciones del emprendedor caleño derivado del global entrepreneurship monitor (gem) cali 2011-2012 (extension).

The findings of this research project will contribute to the understanding of the entrepreneurship phenomenon in Cali, Colombia, identifying the differences of the two types of entrepreneurs, classified by the origin of the entrepreneurial iniciative: entrepreneurs by opportunity and entrepreneurs by necessity. This research will present a comparative analyse of the local and national data sets reported by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) on the 2011 editions. The dimensions to study to characterise the entrepreneur from Cali, are the actitudes, activities and aspirations that made possible the start-up. Human capital analysis is based on Davidsson and Honing (2003) proposal that measures the explicit and implicit knowledge¸ and on the motivational factors (Filion, 1997; Gibb & Scott, 1986) that influence the entrepreneurial development.