Short bio
Ronald Mora is a Professor in the School of Business at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR). He earned his Bachelor´s in Economics at the Costa Rica University in 1987 and his Master´s in Business Administration at ITCR in 1998. Moreover, he completed his PhD. in Business Management at the University of Valencia (Spain) in 2010.
He taught Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Research Methodology for the Business Administration Bachelor's Program at ITCR, as well as Research Methods for the Business Management Research Master's and Doctoral Programs at ITCR.
He works at the Business, Economics and Technology Management Research Centre (CIADEG-TEC). His research works primarily focuses on topics concerning innovation, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness in SMEs. Furthermore, he is interested in digitalization and green management practices in SMEs, as well as work safety practices and policies, and their economic benefits from an organizational perspective.
His research has been published in a variety of journals, including among others Small Business Economics, Venture Capital, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración (ARLA), International Journal of Business Environment, and International Journal of Business Environment.
Sede Campus Tecnológico Central Cartago
Formación Académica
RESEARCH
List of Journals
Vaillant, Y., Mora-Esquivel, R., Alvarado, M. (2024). The forgetting curve in entrepreneurship: decaying learning benefits of past entrepreneurial experience. Small Business Economics, 1-26.
Rojas-Cabezas, G., Mora-Esquivel, R., Álvarez, N. M., Chacón-Espejo, S., Nocetti-Nuñez, V., Leiva, J.C. (2024). Green management, perceived barriers to sustainability, and innovation performance in Latin American SMEs. International Journal of Business Environment, 15(3/4), 429-450.
Pérez-Orozco, A., Leiva, J. C., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2024). The mediating role of marketing management in the relationship between online presence and product innovation among SMEs. Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, ahead-of-print.
Campos Valverde, N., Leiva, J. C., & Mora, R. (2024). Affective commitment in entrepreneurial students: person-oriented factors and subjective firm performance. Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, ahead-of-print.
Leiva, J. C., Mora-Esquivel, R., Solís, M. (2023). Nascent entrepreneurship in university students: the role of the context. Venture Capital, 1-30.
Cascante-Gatgens, A., Mora-Esquivel, R., & Leiva, J. C. (2023). Entrepreneurial self-efficacy in female Latin American university students. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 13(2), 199-222.
Meléndez-Campos, C., Mora-Esquivel, R., Leiva, J.C. (2023). Firm Strategy and Product Innovation in SMEs: The Mediating Role of Business Networks. Revista de Administração de Empresas, 64(1|), 1-21.
Víquez-Paniagua, A. G., Leiva, J. C., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2022). Entrepreneurial attitude in female Latin American university students: internal and external influences. Management Research: Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, 21(3), 284-304.
Hernández-Ramírez, M., Mora-Esquivel, R., Leiva, J. C. (2022). Orientación emprendedora y desempeño innovador en mipymes. El rol moderador de la orientación estratégica. Estudios Gerenciales, 38(162), 95-108.
Lafuente, E., Vaillant, Y., Alvarado, M., Mora-Esquivel, R., Vendrell-Herrero, F. (2021). Experience as a catalyst of export destinations: The ambidextrous connection between international experience and past entrepreneurial experience. International Business Review, 30(1), 101765.
Leiva, J.C., Mora-Esquivel, R., Krauss-Delorme, C., Bonomo-Odizzio, A., Solis-Salazar, M. (2021). Entrepreneurial intention among Latin American university students. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 34(3), 399-418.
Alonso-Ubieta, S., Mora-Esquivel, R., Leiva, J.C. (2021). The competitive efficiency of Costa Rican small and medium-sized businesses: a data envelopment analysis approach. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 31(3), 420-438.
Lafuente, E., Alonso-Ubieta, S., Leiva, J. C., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2021). Strategic priorities and competitiveness of businesses operating in different entrepreneurial ecosystems: a benefit of the doubt (BOD) analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 27(5), 1351-1377.
Hernández-Ramírez, M., Mora-Esquivel, R., Leiva, J.C. (2021). Orientación emprendedora y desempeño innovador en las pymes: El rol de la capacidad de aprendizaje organizativo. Tec Empresarial, 15(3), 38-62.
Alvarado, M., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2020). Financial bootstrapping among Costa Rican small businesses: an exploratory study. Tec Empresarial, 14(1), 1-10.
Herrera-Valverde, D., Mora-Esquivel, R., Leiva, J.C. (2020). Ecosistema emprendedor universitario costarricense y su vínculo con la intención emprendedora: un estudio exploratorio. Tec Empresarial, 14(2), 64-83.
Mora Esquivel, R., Solís, M. (2020). Innovative behavior in individuals and work groups: Influence of collective psychological capital, strategic directionality and the ability to reach agreements. Contaduría y Administración, 65(2), 1-33.
Alvarado, M., Lafuente, E., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2019). Export diversity and the relevance of different forms of market experience. International Journal of Business Environment, 10(3), 209-226.
Solís, M., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2019). Development and validation of a measurement scale of the innovative culture in work teams. International Journal of Innovation Science, 11(2), 299-322.
Lafuente, E,, Solano, A., Leiva, J.C., Mora-Esquivel, R. (2019). Determinants of innovation performance: Exploring the role of organisational learning capability in knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) firms. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 32(1), 40-62.