How can a cluster policy enhance entrepreneurship? Evidence from the German ‘BioRegio’ case
I investigate the mechanisms through which a cluster policy can enhance entrepreneurship defined as new venture creation. The paper is based on the study of a cluster policy (‘BioRegio’) that strongly simulated new firm creation in biotechnology in Germany after 1996. The process induced by BioRegio at the territory level is analyzed over a ten-year period (1995–2004). I identify a three-step social mechanism through which a cluster policy can enhance entrepreneurship. The presented results strengthen the literature on cluster policies and clusters on the specific issue of entrepreneurship: four main contributions are suggested. <br> <b>Keywords:</b> academic entrepreneurs, BioRegio, biotechnology, regional innovation systems, institutional theory
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2012
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Authors: | Champenois, Claire |
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Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. - Pion Ltd, London, ISSN 1472-3425. - Vol. 30.2012, 5, p. 796-815
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