In the processes of formation and establishment of industrial districts (IDs), the historical
perspective is of particular significance: not only should we look at what has happened …

Abstract M AILLAT D., L ECOQ B., N EMETI F. and P FISTER M.(1995) Technology district
and innovation: the case of the Swiss Jura Arc, Reg. Studies 29, 251–263. The Swiss Jura …

A second academic revolution, integrating a mission for economic and social development
is transforming the traditional teaching and research university into an entrepreneurial …

The Entrepreneurial Society (Audretsch, 2007) is an open society in which innovative new
ideas can challenge the status quo and foster the dynamics of creative destruction …

We are delighted to introduce this special issue of Organization Studies, the purpose of
which is to develop a deeper understanding of the concept of institutional entrepreneurship …

This chapter interprets the entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP) as a process of self-
discovery and transition spanning knowledge exploitation and exploration. Exploitation …

The notion of institutional entrepreneur (DiMaggio, 1988) incorporates the role of actors and
interests into institutional theory. However, depending on the assumption that is made about …

The question of how new organizational forms are created remains an unsolved problem in
new institutional theory. We argue that one important way that new organizational forms …

This special issue proposal encourages submissions investigating the sociopolitical nature
of entrepreneurship processes. As the creation of new organizational form, entrepreneurship …