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...

The economic expansion of the late 1990s created many opportunities for business creation in Silicon Valley, but the opportunity cost of starting a business was also high during this period because of the exceptionally tight labor market. A new measure of entrepreneurship derived from matching...

Regional clusters and entrepreneurship have become very popular subjects in economics, regional science, and economic geography. In the last decade, a large number of scientific papers investigate the empirical evidence for clusters, their definition, and their implications for economic policy....

We investigate if and to what extent the receipt of a “selective” public subsidy - a public subsidy awarded through a competitive procedure - acts as a quality signal and helps new technology-based firms (NTBFs) to access R&D alliances. In particular, we theoretically enquire and empirically...

This book addresses a blend of conceptual and applied discussions on women entrepreneurs with learning experience across continents… A good read for managers and researchers. —Angappa Gunasekaran, Director and Professor, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, PA A woman...