The interaction between business game players and business games is a simulation of an interaction with the complex system of an enterprise. Typically the player has the feeling of being confronted by extreme complexity, that can be neither defined at the present time nor adequately managed. In...

The notion of social entrepreneurship has gained increasing recognition in the last years, both as an increasingly visible mode of economic action, and as an important policy tool. The paper outlines a typology that departs from a Schumpeterian view of entrepreneurship, that centers on the...

Anyone interested in measuring entrepreneurship - producers of such statistics or academics and policy makers who use them - will find this book useful, as will anyone concerned about the deteriorating availability of finance for entrepreneurs in these difficult times. There is much talk about...

Supporting SMEs and helping them to enhance their competitiveness is one of the key elements of a successful regional development policy and remains a priority also for the next funding period. Regional competitiveness and the success of smart specialisation strategies depend heavily on the 23...