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How do firms compete and how do they develop their competitive strategies ? How important are entrepreneurial actions and innovation ? How important are firm size, firm maturity and corporate structure for innovation ?
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In recent decades, the world has witnessed the emergence of a global knowledge economy in which functional regions increasingly play a role as independent and dynamic market places. These are integrated with other functional regions by means of flows of information, knowledge, and commodities. This contemporary and illuminating book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on innovation and entrepreneurship in functional regions.There are numerous questions regarding entrepreneurship and innovation in functional regions that have not yet been answered - until now. Some of the issues that the expert contributors in this field question are - How do firms compete and how do they develop their competitive strategies? How important are entrepreneurial actions and innovation? How important are firm size, firm maturity and corporate structure for innovation?
Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Functional Regions will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of entrepreneurship, business economics, innovation and regional science.
Contents
Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Functional Regions
Charlie Karlsson, Roger R. Stough and Börje Johansson
2. Engineering Culture, Innovation, and Modern Wealth Creation
Jack A. Goldstone
3. The Swedish Paradox Revisited
Olof Ejermo and Astrid Kander
4. Firm Location, Corporate Structure and Innovation
Börje Johansson, Amy Rader Olsson and Hans Lööf
5. Firm Size, Firm Maturity and Product and Process R&D in Swedish
Manufacturing/Firms
Kristina Nyström
6. University-educated Labour, R&D and Regional Export Performance
Urban Gråsjö
7. Magnitude and Destination Diversity of Exports: The Role of Product Variety
Martin Andersson
8. Differences in Survivor Functions According to Different Competitive/Strategies
Raquel Ortega-Argilés and Rosina Moreno
9. A Resource-based Analysis of Bankruptcy Law, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Recovery
Gary A.S. Cook, Naresh R. Pandit and Keith Pond
10. Agglomeration Economies, Learning Processes, and Patterns of
Firm Spatial Clustering
Vito Albino, Francisco Alvarez and Ilaria Giannoccaro
11. Assiduous Firms in a 'Learning Region': The Case of East Württemberg, Germany
Waldemar Pfoertsch and Reha Tözün
12. Cluster Dynamics: Insights from Broadcasting in Three UK City-Regions
Gary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit
13. Technology, Innovation and Latecomer Strategies: The Case of the Mobile Handset Manufacturing Sector in China
Lei Ding and Kingsley E. Haynes
14. Enterprise Development Policy: Modeling the Policy Context
Roger R. Stough
15. Entrepreneurial Business Support Networks: A Leader Institution
Perspective
Tõnu Roolaht
Index
