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Who says life is over after 55? Entrepreneurship and an aging population

Backman, Mikaela; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

Several studies confirm a positive inverted U-shaped relationship between age and entrepreneurship. This paper analyses if this statement is true also for Sweden. By focusing on those above the age of 50, this paper adds knowledge about how individuals close to their retirement act in terms of...

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Exploration of Wisdom Ages: Firm survival

Backman, Mikaela; Karlsson, Charlie - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

Studies confirm a tendency where elder individuals are more prone to become entre¬preneurs. Their motives are numerous ranging from feeling social included to maintain the same income level. Interesting as such, this paper contributes to the existing literature by taking this one step further...

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Entrepreneurship and an aging population

Backman, Mikaela; Karlsson, Charlie - 2013

Several studies confirm a positive relationship between age and entrepreneurship. This paper analyses if this statement is true also for Sweden. By focusing on those above the age of 50, the paper adds knowledge about how individuals close to their retirement acts and how they contribute to the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011685120

Metropolitan Regions : Knowledge Infrastructures of the Global Economy

Klaesson, Johan - 2013

Metropolitan growth has been dramatic in the past several decades, and today metropolitan regions are recognized as the main driving forces in national growth and development as well as in national and global innovation processes. The purpose of this book is to contribute to a better...

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Knowledge & Innovation in Space

Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Börje; R. Stough, Roger - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013

The purpose of this working paper is to provide a short overview of actual topics in contemporary research concerned with global, national, regional and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In the text, we stress the importance to understand the current changes of the global and their...

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Human Capital, Talent, Agglomeration and Regional Growth

Karlsson, Charlie; Johansson, Börje; Stough, Roger R. - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2009

?, ii) How does this agglomeration affect the location of different types of economic activities?, and iii) How does this … agglomeration affect regional growth? There are different underlying agglomerative forces creating spatially concentrated increasing … spare time activities. One major reason for the agglomeration of production in urban regions and metro¬politan areas today …

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Innovation, agglomeration and regional competition

Johansson, Börje (contributor); … - 2009

pt. 1. Innovation, agglomeration and location -- pt. 2. Regional competition …

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Innovation, agglomeration and regional competition

Karlsson, Charlie (ed.); Johansson, Börje (contributor); … - 2009

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Entrepreneurship and dynamics in the knowledge economy

Karlsson, Charlie (ed.); Johansson, Börje (contributor); … - 2006 - 1. publ.

Entrepreneurship has long been seen as a major vehicle for economic development and growth and it has attracted researchers from a variety of disciplines with very diverse analytical approaches. The vast amount of research that has been conducted so far has raised certain pertinent questions...

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The Emerging Digital Economy : Entrepreneurship, Clusters, and Policy

Johansson, Börje (contributor); … - 2006

This book provides a balanced, empirically-based view of the 'Digital Economy,' and explores its regional and geographical import in areas where the Digital Economy meets more traditional patterns. More than just an interpretive analysis, this book utilizes empirical evidence in its assessment...

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