Review of Research on Theory and Practice of Entrepreneurship. Possibilities of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

The research aims to review the publications made on the Theory and Practice of Entrepreneurship in impact journals and explore the possibilities offered by GEM for the research in Entrepreneurship. ScienceDirect was used for the search term: Entrepreneurship AND Theory and Practice, both in the title and in the abstract and / or keywords for 2010-2015. The research allowed determining 54 articles related to the Theory and Practice of Entrepreneurship. It was determined that the most important journals are: Journal of Business Venturing, International Business Review, came - Social and Behavioral Sciences and Technological Forecasting and Social Change. The exploratory study using GEM made possible to compare two indicators of activity (Property of new businesses and established businesses) Two of Aspiration (Expectation Entrepreneurship early growth and new products at the same stage) and two about Attitudes and Perception (Intent Perception and Investment Opportunities) for Ecuador and Colombia. GEM possibilities were demonstrated for comparative studies between the level of entrepreneurship in different countries.