Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and regional development national and regional perspectives /

Recent research has found pronounced differences in the level of entrepreneurship and new business formation across various regions and nations. This timely Handbook reveals that the development of new ventures as well as their effects on overall economic growth are strongly shaped by their regional...

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Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Other Authors: Fritsch, Michael.
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848442641.xml
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The role of new businesses in regional development : introduction and overview / Michael Fritsch
  • 2. Globalization, entrepreneurship, and the region / David B. Audretsch, Isabel Grilo and A. Roy Thurik
  • 3. Regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities : theories and empirical evidence / Rolf Sternberg
  • 4. The effect of new business formation on regional employment : empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research / Michael Fritsch
  • 5. Entrepreneurship, urbanization economies, and productivity of European regions / Niels Bosma
  • 6. High-impact firms : gazelles revisited / Zoltan J. Acs
  • 7. Firm growth, institutions, and structural transformation / Magnus Henrekson and Dan Johansson
  • 8. Inadvertent infrastructure and regional entrepreneurship policy / Maryann P. Feldman, Lauren Lanahan and Jennifer M. Miller
  • 9. Universities, entrepreneurship, and local economic development / Thomas Åstebro and Navid Bazzazian.