Oscar Javier Montiel Méndez is professor of management at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ). He obtained his PhD on Management Sciences at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). He is a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (CONACYT, Level 1), and has been an author and coordinator on several books and top journal articles covering diverse topics related to Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Family Business.Araceli Almaraz Alvarado, PhD in Social Sciences (Ciesas), is professor at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (CONACYT, Level II), specialist in History Business and associate editor for Latin America in the Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business, Universitat de Barcelona.

• Section I Creativity & Entrepreneurship in Latin AmericaChapter 1. Creativity & Entrepreneurship in Latin America: The Time Has Come; Hortensia Mínguez García, Oscar Montiel, and Araceli AlmarazChapter 2. The Historical Institutional Context in Latin America in the Promotion of the Creativity Process of Entrepreneurship; Rebeca de Gortari Rabiela and María Josefa Santos CorralChapter 3. The Orange Economy, Entrepreneurs, and the Future: The Role of Culture and Creativity in the Economic Recovery;Trinidad ZaldívarChapter 4. Organizational Creativity Process: Experiences in Latin America; Henrique MuzzioChapter 5. The Institutional Change of Intellectual Property Commercialization; Ignacio De León and Esteban SantamariaChapter 6. Media Labs: Catalyzing Experimental, Structural, Learning, and Process Innovation; Ana Cecília B.Nunes, John Mills, and Eduardo Campos PellandaTestimonial: Association Our Godchildren of Guatemala (ANA de G) (Asociación Nuestros Ahijados de Guatemala); Vanessa Rodas de MontenegroSection II Innovation; Entrepreneurship in Latin AmericaChapter 7. Innovation in Latin-America: An Eternal Recurrence?; Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón, Oscar Montiel, and Araceli AlmarazChapter 8. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Latin American Thought Approach; Javier Jasso Villazul, Ismael Núñez Ramírez, and Arturo Torres VargasChapter 9. Transforming Innovation Systems for Sustainable Development Challenges: A Latin American Perspective; Claudia De Fuentes and Jahan Ara PeerallyChapter 10. University Knowledge Transfer to Its Environment and STI Policies; Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-CastañónChapter 11. Capabilities, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Startups in Latin America; Javier Jasso Villazul and Arturo Torres VargasChapter 12. Social Innovation in Latin America: Debate and Experiences; Mario Vargas SaenzChapter 13. Start-ups, Gender Disparities, and the Fintech Revolution in Latin America; Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo and Ignacio González-CorreaChapter 14. Entrepreneurship Dynamics in Latin America: The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Perspective; José Ernesto AmorósTestimonial: Encouraging interdisciplinary entrepreneurship in higher education: What drives and challenges us? Lessons from IDEAR Lab in Brazil; Naira Maria Lobraico Libermann and Ana Cecília B. NunesSection III The Past and Future of Entrepreneurship in Latin AmericaChapter 15. New Momentum for Entrepreneurship: Latin America’s 4th Wave; Oscar Montiel, Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón, and Araceli AlmarazChapter 16. An Entrepreneurial Perspective of the Mesoamerican Civilizations: Implications for Latin America; Anel Flores Novelo and Oscar MontielChapter 17. Research Priorities In Entrepreneurship In Latin America; Christian A. Cancino and Bruce LezanaChapter 18. Social Entrepreneurship, a Forceful Social Fact: An Analysis of Studies from Latin America; Mariana Zerón Félix, Claudia Milena Álvarez Giraldo, and Cristian Alejandro Rubalcava de LeónChapter 19. The Earlier Impact Of Covid-19 on Entrepreneurship on Latin America: A Review and Research Agenda; Rosalina Torres-Ortega and Carlos Alberto Santamaria-VelascoChapter 20. A Psychological Profile of the Latin American Entrepreneur; Marisol Morales RodríguezChapter 21. The Potential of Biographical Studies of Latin American Entrepreneurs for Business, Economic History and Related Fields: The Cases of Mexico and Colombia; Carlos Dávila Ladrón de Guevara, Araceli Almaraz, and Mario CeruttiChapter 22. Entrepreneurial Migration Processes from and to Latin America: Opportunities and Obstacles; Elizabeth SalamancaChapter 23. A Theoretical Analysis of Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons From Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; Dra. María de los Dolores González-Saucedo and Lic. Diana Karen Vélez-SánchezChapter 24. Political Corruption & Entrepreneurship in Latin America: An Understanding of Their Interactions and the Suitability of Regional Solution Proposals; Yoel Modesto Gonzalez BravoChapter 25. The Tourism Chain and Entrepreneurship in South America: An Overview; Fernando Armas Asín and Martin Monsalve ZanattiChapter 26. Analysing Successions in Family Business History: Theory and Method; Araceli Almaraz and Manuel Llorca-JañaChapter 27. Negotiation and Entrepreneurship From the Perspective of Economic Institutionalism: A Case for Latin America; Oscar Montiel, Rosa Azalea Canales García, and Oscar Alejandro Vásquez BernalTestimonial: Uruguayan Young Entrepreneurs Association (AJE); Florencia Alvarez-García and Mario Cerutti Pignat

Oscar Javier Montiel Méndez is professor of management at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ). He obtained his PhD on Management Sciences at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). He is a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (CONACYT, Level 1), and has been an author and coordinator on several books and top journal articles covering diverse topics related to Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Family Business.Araceli Almaraz Alvarado, PhD in Social Sciences (Ciesas), is professor at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (CONACYT, Level II), specialist in History Business and associate editor for Latin America in the Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business, Universitat de Barcelona.

• Section I Creativity & Entrepreneurship in Latin AmericaChapter 1. Creativity & Entrepreneurship in Latin America: The Time Has Come; Hortensia Mínguez García, Oscar Montiel, and Araceli AlmarazChapter 2. The Historical Institutional Context in Latin America in the Promotion of the Creativity Process of Entrepreneurship; Rebeca de Gortari Rabiela and María Josefa Santos CorralChapter 3. The Orange Economy, Entrepreneurs, and the Future: The Role of Culture and Creativity in the Economic Recovery;Trinidad ZaldívarChapter 4. Organizational Creativity Process: Experiences in Latin America; Henrique MuzzioChapter 5. The Institutional Change of Intellectual Property Commercialization; Ignacio De León and Esteban SantamariaChapter 6. Media Labs: Catalyzing Experimental, Structural, Learning, and Process Innovation; Ana Cecília B.Nunes, John Mills, and Eduardo Campos PellandaTestimonial: Association Our Godchildren of Guatemala (ANA de G) (Asociación Nuestros Ahijados de Guatemala); Vanessa Rodas de MontenegroSection II Innovation; Entrepreneurship in Latin AmericaChapter 7. Innovation in Latin-America: An Eternal Recurrence?; Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón, Oscar Montiel, and Araceli AlmarazChapter 8. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Latin American Thought Approach; Javier Jasso Villazul, Ismael Núñez Ramírez, and Arturo Torres VargasChapter 9. Transforming Innovation Systems for Sustainable Development Challenges: A Latin American Perspective; Claudia De Fuentes and Jahan Ara PeerallyChapter 10. University Knowledge Transfer to Its Environment and STI Policies; Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-CastañónChapter 11. Capabilities, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Startups in Latin America; Javier Jasso Villazul and Arturo Torres VargasChapter 12. Social Innovation in Latin America: Debate and Experiences; Mario Vargas SaenzChapter 13. Start-ups, Gender Disparities, and the Fintech Revolution in Latin America; Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo and Ignacio González-CorreaChapter 14. Entrepreneurship Dynamics in Latin America: The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Perspective; José Ernesto AmorósTestimonial: Encouraging interdisciplinary entrepreneurship in higher education: What drives and challenges us? Lessons from IDEAR Lab in Brazil; Naira Maria Lobraico Libermann and Ana Cecília B. NunesSection III The Past and Future of Entrepreneurship in Latin AmericaChapter 15. New Momentum for Entrepreneurship: Latin America’s 4th Wave; Oscar Montiel, Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón, and Araceli AlmarazChapter 16. An Entrepreneurial Perspective of the Mesoamerican Civilizations: Implications for Latin America; Anel Flores Novelo and Oscar MontielChapter 17. Research Priorities In Entrepreneurship In Latin America; Christian A. Cancino and Bruce LezanaChapter 18. Social Entrepreneurship, a Forceful Social Fact: An Analysis of Studies from Latin America; Mariana Zerón Félix, Claudia Milena Álvarez Giraldo, and Cristian Alejandro Rubalcava de LeónChapter 19. The Earlier Impact Of Covid-19 on Entrepreneurship on Latin America: A Review and Research Agenda; Rosalina Torres-Ortega and Carlos Alberto Santamaria-VelascoChapter 20. A Psychological Profile of the Latin American Entrepreneur; Marisol Morales RodríguezChapter 21. The Potential of Biographical Studies of Latin American Entrepreneurs for Business, Economic History and Related Fields: The Cases of Mexico and Colombia; Carlos Dávila Ladrón de Guevara, Araceli Almaraz, and Mario CeruttiChapter 22. Entrepreneurial Migration Processes from and to Latin America: Opportunities and Obstacles; Elizabeth SalamancaChapter 23. A Theoretical Analysis of Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons From Mexico, Chile, and Colombia; Dra. María de los Dolores González-Saucedo and Lic. Diana Karen Vélez-SánchezChapter 24. Political Corruption & Entrepreneurship in Latin America: An Understanding of Their Interactions and the Suitability of Regional Solution Proposals; Yoel Modesto Gonzalez BravoChapter 25. The Tourism Chain and Entrepreneurship in South America: An Overview; Fernando Armas Asín and Martin Monsalve ZanattiChapter 26. Analysing Successions in Family Business History: Theory and Method; Araceli Almaraz and Manuel Llorca-JañaChapter 27. Negotiation and Entrepreneurship From the Perspective of Economic Institutionalism: A Case for Latin America; Oscar Montiel, Rosa Azalea Canales García, and Oscar Alejandro Vásquez BernalTestimonial: Uruguayan Young Entrepreneurs Association (AJE); Florencia Alvarez-García and Mario Cerutti Pignat