Entrepreneurship and global competitiveness in regional economies determinants and policy implications

This volume, comprised of authors from the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Europe, centers on the development, transformation, and role of geographic /regional economies-- specifically in the globalized, post-2009 era. The authors address topics that every region must consider in responding to idea age, g...

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Other Authors Libecap, Gary D., Hoskinson, Sherry
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
SeriesAdvances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth ; v. 22.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781780523958
ISSN1048-4736 ;
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xii, 233 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : entrepreneurship and global competitiveness in regional economies : determinants and policy implications / Gary D. Libecap
  • ch. 1. Globalization and directed technological change at the firm level : the European evidence / Cristiano Antonelli, Alessandra Colombelli
  • ch. 2. Globalization and innovation in advanced economies / Cristiano Antonelli, Claudio Fassio
  • ch. 3. A series of unfortunate events : the growth, decline, and rebirth of Ottawa's entrepreneurial institutions / Ben Spigel
  • ch. 4. Entrepreneurship and growth : what causes what? / Sana El Harbi, Gilles Grolleau, Insaf Bekir
  • ch. 5. The new 'cluster moment' : how regional innovation clusters can foster the next economy / Mark Muro, Bruce Katz
  • ch. 6. Wichita's aircraft manufacturing cluster, knowledge spillovers, and the emergence of a medical device manufacturing cluster / Timothy L. Pett, James Wolff
  • ch. 7. The role of labor market institutions on entrepreneurship dynamics in times of crisis : evidence from European countries / Concepción Román, Emilio Congregado, José María Millán
  • ch. 8. Knowledge structure and regional economic growth : the French case / Francesco Quatraro
  • ch. 9. An innovative vision for economic development in higher education : an essay on balancing community growth and global competitiveness / Matthew M. Mars.