Knowledge is recognized as a crucial element of economic growth in addition to physical capital and labor. Knowledge …, identify, and exploit knowledge depends on the existing knowledge stock and the absorptive capacity of actors such as employees … at firms and researchers at universities and research institutions. The existing knowledge stock might not be …

the perpetual discovery and use of productive knowledge. A key element in this process is the competence bloc, a nexus of … institutional framework determines the incentives for these individuals to acquire and utilize knowledge. We identify a number of …

-impact entrepreneurship prospers when knowledge is successfully generated and exploited in the economy. This process depends on complementary …

growth is viewed as resulting from the continuous discovery and use of productive knowledge. Rapid firm growth requires a set …. The institutional framework determines the incentives for these individuals to acquire and utilize knowledge. We identify …

growth. In contrast, we find that HGFs are overrepresented in knowledge-intensive service industries, i.e., service …