We study the origins of entrepreneurship (culture) in the United States. For the analysis we make use of a quasi … entrepreneurial personality traits. Due to a genetic founder effect and the formation of an entrepreneurship culture, we expect gold … rush counties to have higher entrepreneurship rates. The analysis shows that gold rush counties indeed have higher …

pt. 1. The social desirability of innovation and entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Institutions, innovation and … entrepreneurship -- pt. 3. Knowledge, knowledge spillovers, the geography of innovation and entrepreneurship, and growth -- pt. 4 …. Technology transfer, innovation and entrepreneurship -- pt. 5. Firms and innovation -- pt. 6. The making of the entrepreneur. …

entrepreneurship continues to serve as a driving force for economic performance. -- Do university policies or knowledge conditions make … a difference to entrepreneurship? Does policy influence the commercialization route? This comprehensive book addresses … such questions in a thoughtful selection of essays from one of the most influential and erudite sources in entrepreneurship …