The world economy and the OECD countries in particular are currently undergoinga phase of rapid and fundamental economic changes. Countries that inthe post-war period have enjoyed strong comparative advantages (mainly) builton high quality production in the manufacturing sector, are now...

The paper provides an outline of the concept of regional growth regimes andempirically illustrates the relevance of the concept. The empirical examples areentrepreneurship, entry and the performance of new businesses in East andWest Germany. The differences of the factors determining the...

A creative economy requires innovation-friendly conditions. Korea’s innovation system should be improved by upgrading universities and expanding their role in business R&D, while increasing international collaboration in R&D from its current low level. The returns from Korea’s large...

Storey (1994) reviews a number of socio-economic variables that have been widely hypothesised toimpact upon small business formation. These are:- population (change, density, age structure)unemployment, wealth, education, industrial structure, and public policy. These factors are consideredwith...

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the key issues surrounding entrepreneurshipdevelopment in transition countries focusing on six main themes. Though it can be argued that thetransition countries started from more or less the same point when they embarked on theirtransitional...