The Netherlands and Belgium are said to lose momentum as leading knowledgebased
economies. There have been many debates as to what explains this and what policies might …

In Joseph Schumpeter's account, arguably the most persistent set of economic propositions
on entrepreneurship and its role in economic growth, the entrepreneur is of necessity a net …

The conditions for successful manufacturing have changed considerably in recent years.
New technologies such as information technology and biotechnology are considered …

The purpose of the chapter is to define the main elements which are necessary to the
existence of a theory of the firm leaving some 'room'for an 'entrepreneur'. Moreover we …

The previous Workpackage 2 set the context for the core research of Eurodite. One of the
contributions for WP2-Markets and Networks juxtaposed the roles of two key institutions …

Background Professor Piero Formica has over 30 years of experience in the fields of
international economics and economics of innovation, working with OECD Economic …

This diverse and insightful volume investigates changing patterns of knowledge
management practices and intellectual property regimes across a range of different techno …

In the knowledge-based economy (KBE), knowledge and innovation are key drivers of
economic growth. However, they have become increasingly complex. In this context, some …

In the past decade, entrepreneurship policies aimed at encouraging entrepreneurial
activities in general and policies that aim at supporting the formation of knowledgebased …

OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS, organizational ecologists have developed an extensive
literature on the founding rates of various organizational forms. In doing so, they have …