1st Edition

Geographies of Entrepreneurship

Edited By Elizabeth A. Mack, Haifeng Qian Copyright 2016
198 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses a gap in the present literature on the role that geography plays in the distribution of entrepreneurial activity. Emerging work on entrepreneurial ecosystems suggests it is important entrepreneurship studies move beyond the mere identification of factors that impact entrepreneurial activity to consider the unique geographic contexts in which entrepreneurs operate. These... Read more

1. The Geography of Entrepreneurship Elizabeth A. Mack  2. The Geography of the Innovation-Entrepreneurship Nexus in Europe  Roberta Capello and Camilla Lenzi  3. Networking Practices and Networking Cultures Benjamin Spigel  4. The Persistence of Regional Entrepreneurship-Are All Types of Self-Employment Equally Important? Michael Fritsch and Michael Wyrwich  5. Two Strands of Entrepreneurship: A Tale of Technology Ventures and Traditional Small Businesses in South Korea Jun Koo and Songhee Yoo  6. The Development of Entrepreneurship in China: A Geographical and Institutional Perspective Canfei He, Qi Guo, and Shengjun Zhu  7. The Intra-Metropolitan Geography of Entrepreneurship: A Spatial, Temporal, and Industrial Analysis (1989-2010) Elizabeth A. Mack and Kevin Credit  8. Are Start-Ups The Same Everywhere? The Urban-Rural Skill Gap in Swedish Entrepreneurship Martin Andersson, Sierdjan Koster, and Niclas Lavesson  9. Entrepreneurship in Peripheral Regions: A Relational Perspective Sandra Bürcher, Antoine Habersetzer, and Heike Mayer  10. The Geography of Entrepreneurship: Where Are We? Where Do We Go? Haifeng Qian

Biography

Elizabeth A. Mack is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Michigan State University, USA. 

Haifeng Qian is Assistant Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Iowa, USA.