industrial dynamics, articulates the role and function of entrepreneurial experimentation in innovation systems. This paper … develops the concept of "entrepreneurial systems of innovation" to address this gap in the literature. We argue that … conceptualized in terms of its function in innovation systems rather than as an outcome. At the systems level, the central function …

This paper examines innovation among very small firms and provides new insights into both internal and external … for the period 2000–2006, the following facts emerge: (i) in contrast to larger firms, innovation in micro firms with 1 … innovation among micro firms compared to other firms, (iii) affiliation to a domestically owned multinational enterprise group …