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Contextual embeddedness of entrepreneurship : frontiers in european entrepreneurship research
Xheneti, Mirela (ed.); Costa, Silvia (ed.);  … - 2023
"The contextual turn in the field of entrepreneurship means it is crucial for scholars to integrate into their research … the multifaceted contexts in which entrepreneurship is embedded. This insightful book explores the different spatial …, social, digital, institutional and policy contexts for entrepreneurship and investigates their relevance for entrepreneurship …
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Virtue as Competence in the Entrepreneurial Society
Karlson, Nils; Fergin, Elina - Ratioinstitutet - 2014
. Moreover, to a certain degree virtues are learnt through the practice of <p> entrepreneurship. Due to their importance, though …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262763
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Determinants of entrepreneurial engagement levels in Europe and the US
Grilo, Isabel; Thurik, Roy - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2007
the effect of covariates to differ across the various entrepreneurial engagement levels. Data from two Entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005247889
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Penetrating the "Knowledge Filter" in Regional Economies
Plummer, Lawrence A.; Acs, Zoltan J. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
New knowledge in the form of products, processes and organizations leads to opportunities that can be exploited commercially. However, converting new ideas into economic growth requires turning new knowledge into economic knowledge that constitutes a commercial opportunity. Acs, Audretsch,...
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Creativity and Industrial Cities: A Case Study of Baltimore
Acs, Zoltan J.; Megyesi, Monika I. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2007
Creativity is changing the way cities approach economic development and formulate policy. Creative metropolises base their economic development strategies, at least partly, on building communities attractive to the creative class worker. While there are countless examples of high-tech regions...
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Understanding the role of entrepreneurship for economic growth
Carree, Martin; Thurik, Roy - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2005
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The Effects of New Business Formation on Regional Development over Time
Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2004
In our analysis of the impact of new business formation on regional employment change we identified considerable time lags. We investigated the structure and extent of these time lags by applying the Almon lag model and found that new firms can have both a positive and a negative effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252212
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Innovation, strategic renewal and its effect on small firm performance
Folkeringa, Mickey; Stel, Andre van; Meijaard, Joris - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft - 2005
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between strategic renewal and the performance of smaller firms (less than 100 employees). We use a panel of micro data on about 1000 Dutch firms. The dataset contains information on aspects of strategic renewal, including process innovation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252218
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Agglomeration economies and entrepreneurship: testing for spatial externalities in the Dutch ICT industry
Stam, Erik; Oort, Frank G. van - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
the concepts of agglomeration economies and entrepreneurship tend to be ambiguously defined and measured in the literature …. In this study, we aim to improve the conceptualisations and measures of agglomeration economies and entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252219
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Self-Employment Across 15 European Countries:
Noorderhaven, N.; Thurik, A.R.; Wennekers, A.R.M.; … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2003
This paper deals with differences in the rate of self-employment (business ownership) in 15 European countries for the period 1978-2000, focusing on the influence of dissatisfaction and using the framework of occupational choice. Using two different measures of dissatisfaction, in addition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005288417