The American Silicon Valley has achieved internationalrecognition as a successful high-technology sector, acting as a model for othergovernments that wish to create similarly successful high technologyindustries. In particular, the American Silicon Valley has influenced thehigh-technology...

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE) approach makes specific predictions regarding how EE inputs are converted into high-growth firms (HGFs) as an output. A simulation model draws out our hypothesis of regional persistence in HGF shares. Based on intuitions that EEs are persistent, we investigate...

This research aims, not only to explore the rationales behind the phenomenal successes achieved in the information technology and internet sectors – impacting e commerce and other sectors such as accounting, internet taxation, contributing to competitive advantages particularly in China and...

Startup growth requires local resources. Economic geography has emphasized the role of agglomeration in accessing these resources. Sociology and urban planning have instead emphasized the role of social embeddedness. For many startups, this creates a trade-off between their home location, in...