Entrepreneurial Knowledge, Technology and the Transformation of Regions

• Main Authors: Karlsson, Charlie, Johansson, Börje, Stough, Roger
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2013; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Regions and Cities
• Subjects: business networking; clusters; development; development index; Economic aspects; Economic Geography; Entrepreneurship; Industrial Economics; Industrial policy; Innovation; Knowledge; m&a; manufacturing; mergers and acquisitions; offshoring; outsourcing; oxfordshire; Regional Development; Regional planning; Regional Science; Regional Studies; RSA; Sally Hardy; Schumpeter; Spatial Economics; start ups; Technological innovations; Technology; The City; Urban Studies; start ups; Over-dispersion Parameter; Technological Development Assistance; Hm Treasury; Knowledge; Regional Science; offshoring; Technology; manufacturing; Triple Helix Relations; RSA; development; Firm Level Panel Data; KIES Firm; Schumpeter; m&a; mergers and acquisitions; outsourcing; Regional Studies; Te Ch; AIDA; Public Research Organizations; Regional Development; Knowledge Spillovers; Patent Acquisitions; Ipo Firm; Design Registrations; Sally Hardy; Technological Development Networks; Innovation; Gyeongbuk Province; Urban Studies; Spatial Economics; KIBS Locate; Technological Innovation Performances; Innovation Lifecycle; business networking; The City; Total Gross Sales; clusters; Entrepreneurship Ecosystem; KIES Industry; Prob Ability; oxfordshire; Potential Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; development index; Regional SMEs; RIS
• ISBN: 0415658454; 9781138923638; 113892363X; 9780415658454; 9780203486634; 0203486633
• DOI: 10.4324/9780203486634

In recent years, policy makers have given much credence to the role of entrepreneurship in the transformation of regions. As a result, a new set of policy responses have emerged that focus on the support of new venture creation, small business growth and idea generation and commercialization. While there is a wealth of research about entrepreneurship in general, less attention has been given to the development of new tools and programs in support of entrepreneurial activities, and to the ways in which the emergence, the character and the types of entrepreneurship policies might differ between countries. In particular, the transatlantic perspective is of special interest because of the pioneering role of the United States in this area, and also due to the European Union's focus on economic competitiveness. The contributions included in this book explore the emergence of entrepreneurship policies from a transatlantic comparative perspective and address different aspects of entrepreneurship policies including local entrepreneurship policies and the relationship between knowledge-based industries and entrepreneurship policies.