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Entrepreneurship in the Region

By Michael Fritsch , Jürgen Schmude

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
ISBN
0387283757, 9780387283753, 9780387283760
Open Library ID
OL7445067M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17050523 bytes)
Series
International Studies in Entrepreneurship
Edition
1
Pages
274\281
Topic
Economy
Library
Mexmat
Time added
2011-02-23 10:11:24

Description

Entrepreneurship in the Region approaches many different aspects of entrepreneurship from a regional perspective. The regional influences on entrepreneurship analyzed entail regional peculiarities and disparities in new business formation processes, the success and the employment effects of new firms, the importance of social capital and of network structures as well as entrepreneurship education and training provided in the regions. The articles in this book provide strong evidence for the importance of regional factors that shape entrepreneurship and new firm formation processes. It is shown that regional differences of start-up rates and entrepreneurial attitudes are not at all elusive but tend to be rather persistent and prevail over longer periods of time. The evidence clearly suggests that the regional level can be an appropriate starting point for entrepreneurship policy and that research on the issue may considerably benefit from properly accounting for the spatial dimension.

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