Do large firms support or suppress regional entrepreneurship? Comparing Ottawa and
Waterloo, two entrepreneurial ecosystems dominated by large, flagship firms, Nortel and …

Regions with spatial concentrations of businesses create conditions that spawn new firms,
but also undercut new venture survival. Localized competition puts pressure on new firms to …

The popular business and policy literature abounds in prescriptions for how to grow
entrepreneurial economies, or in more fancy terms 'entrepreneurial ecosystems'(Feld 2012; …

This article reviews the scientific contributions of the 2013 recipient of the Global Award for
Entrepreneurship Research, Maryann Feldman, Heninger Distinguished Professor in the …

Second tier high-tech regions are taking a different path than their well-known counterparts
such as Silicon Valley or Route 128 around Boston. They may lack many prerequisites of …

The 'recycling'of people, capital, and ideas within an entrepreneurial ecosystem is a key
process driving high-growth entrepreneurship. Skilled workers who leave firms after …

Research on clusters has highlighted that some geographical areas display superior
conditions to nurture concentrations of businesses locally. But why do certain industries …

While it is well known that state enterprises in transition economies were displaced by
private enterprises at a macro level, little is known about whether private entrepreneurs …

As cities seek to promote innovation, they are increasingly investing in localised institutional
entrepreneurial supports. Some institutions are hyperlocal, operating within distinct …

Why do investments in certain places yield jobs, growth, and prosperity while similar
investments made in seemingly identical places fail to produce the desired results? Starting …