Looking inside the spiky bits: a critical review and conceptualisation of entrepreneurial ecosystems

R Brown, C Mason - Small business economics, 2017 - Springer
The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has quickly established itself as one of the latest
'fads' in entrepreneurship research. At face value, this kind of systemic approach to …

How do entrepreneurial activities at different levels promote business growth: a review and research agenda

W Wei, J Duan - Chinese Management Studies, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to solve the realistic dilemma between the importance of
entrepreneurship and the high rate of entrepreneurial failure, and to point out the direction of …

Toward a process theory of entrepreneurial ecosystems

B Spigel, R Harrison - Strategic entrepreneurship journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary: Entrepreneurial ecosystems have recently emerged as a popular
concept within entrepreneurship policy and practitioner communities. Specifically, they are …

Entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities: establishing the framework conditions

DB Audretsch, M Belitski - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2017 - Springer
This study focuses on regional entrepreneurial ecosystems and offers a complex model of
start-ups, Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index (REDI) and six domains of the …

Six critical questions about smart specialization

R Hassink, H Gong - Rethinking Clusters, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
During the last five years, we can observe a soaring academic interest in the concept of
smart specialization. A burgeoning literature emerged both conceptually and empirically. In …

Towards an entrepreneurial ecosystem typology for regional economic development: The role of creative class and entrepreneurship

DB Audretsch, M Belitski - Regional Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Who drives regional economic development in entrepreneurial ecosystems of different
types? Using longitudinal data on 267 NUTS-3 European regions during the period 2008 …

Entrepreneurship and economic development in cities

DB Audretsch, M Belitski, S Desai - The annals of regional science, 2015 - Springer
Policy makers have identified the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic
development. Yet, little is known about how this relationship varies over time in cities with …

The relevance of quantity and quality entrepreneurship for regional performance: The moderating role of the entrepreneurial ecosystem

L Szerb, E Lafuente, K Horváth, B Páger - Regional Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study analyzes how the entrepreneurial ecosystem and different types of
entrepreneurship impact regional performance. By analyzing 121 European Union regions …

How different formal institutions affect opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship

L Fuentelsaz, C González… - BRQ Business …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this research is to deepen in the role played by formal institutions on the
different types of entrepreneurship (opportunity and necessity) as well as in its relative …

Myth-busting and entrepreneurship policy: The case of high growth firms

R Brown, S Mawson, C Mason - Entrepreneurship & Regional …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Promoting high growth firms (HGFs) has become a strong fixation within enterprise policy.
This is a debate article seeking to examine and challenge the mythology perpetuated by …