/her reliance on alternative sources of knowledge for exploring new business opportunities. The extant literature that is at the … crossroads between sources of knowledge and the experiential and intellectual base of an entrepreneur (i.e., dimensions of his …/her human capital) suggests that it is through experience and through education that an entrepreneur obtains knowledge. Using …

freedoms and tolerance. It is argued that tolerance is essential for innovation because its creates an open environment where … creativity and knowledge spillovers. However, mixed empirical evidence suggests that the relationship between tolerance and …-investigates whether and to which extent notions of social and institutional trust affect the impact of tolerance on innovation using an …