Where is Silicon Valley?

Forecasting and mapping entrepreneurial quality Although economists, politicians, and business leaders have long emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship ( 1 , 2 ), defining and characterizing entrepreneurship has been elusive ( 3 , 4 ). Researchers have been unable to systematically connect th...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 347; no. 6222; pp. 606 - 609
Main Authors Guzman, Jorge, Stern, Scott
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington The American Association for the Advancement of Science 06.02.2015
Subjects
Business
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship education
Incidence
Recommender systems
Silicon
Software industry
Valleys
United States > US
Silicon Valley-California
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Summary:Forecasting and mapping entrepreneurial quality Although economists, politicians, and business leaders have long emphasized the importance of entrepreneurship ( 1 , 2 ), defining and characterizing entrepreneurship has been elusive ( 3 , 4 ). Researchers have been unable to systematically connect the type of high-impact entrepreneurship found in regions such as Silicon Valley with the overall incidence of entrepreneurship in the population ( 5 – 7 ). This has important implications: Researchers arrive at alternative conclusions about roles and patterns of entrepreneurship ( 8 – 10 ), and policy-makers are given conflicting recommendations about whether or how to promote entrepreneurship for economic and social progress ( 11 , 12 ).
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aaa0201