1st Edition

Dynamics of Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship Business Strategy and Public Policy

472 Pages
by Routledge

472 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

472 Pages 40 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship lies at the core of the structural shift necessary for the growth and development of a knowledge based economy, yet research reveals that the EU has fewer young leading innovators, and Europe’s new firms do not adequately contribute to industrial growth. This is especially true in the high R&D intensive, high-tech sectors. This structural malaise,... Read more

1. Introduction  Part I: Survey and Case Studies  2. Conceptualizing Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Definition and Method  3. The AEGIS Survey: A quantitative analysis of new entrepreneurial ventures in Europe  4. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Exploring a taxonomy based on the AEGIS survey  5. Managing Risk in New Entrepreneurial Ventures  6. Structuring the Process of Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Empirical evidence and descriptive insights from 86 AEGIS case studies  7. Opportunities and Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: A meta-analysis of 86 AEGIS case studies of ventures  Part II: Sectors  8. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Different Sectoral Systems: A taxonomy  9. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-technology Industries  10. Dynamic Capabilities in Young Knowledge-intensive Firms: An empirical approach  11. How Networks and Sectoral Conditions Affect Commercialization in a KIE Venture in the Medical Technology Industry: A case study of Aerocrine  12. Competing for Product Innovation in Knowledge-intensive Industries: The case of the digital audio players  Part III: Countries  13. Entrepreneurial Orientations of Knowledge-based Enterprises in Central and East Europe  14. The Determinants of Innovation: A patent- and trademark-based analysis for the EU regions  15. Knowledge Based Entrepreneurship and Emerging Economies  Part IV: Policy  16. Public Policy for Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Implications from the perspective of innovation systems

Biography

Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics, University of Bocconi, Italy



Yannis Caloghirou, Professor of Economics of Technology and Industrial Strategy at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece



Maureen McKelvey, Professor of Research, Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Gothenberg, Sweden



Slavo Radosevic, Professor of Industry and Innovation Studies, University College London, UK