New firm formation and regional knowledge production modes: Italian evidence

A Colombelli, F Quatraro - Research Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
According to the knowledge-spillovers theory of entrepreneurship (KSTE), local knowledge
spillovers affect entrepreneurial dynamics, because of knowledge asymmetries and …

Local knowledge composition and the emergence of entrepreneurial activities across industries: evidence from Italian NUTS-3 regions

A Colombelli, G Orsatti, F Quatraro - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
This paper investigates how the characteristics of the local knowledge bases, stemming from
the accumulation and recombination of competences over time, spur the emergence of new …

The impact of local knowledge bases on the creation of innovative start-ups in Italy

A Colombelli - Small Business Economics, 2016 - Springer
This paper aimed at investigating the relationship between the features of local knowledge
bases and the creation of innovative start-ups in Italy. The knowledge spillover theory of …

Innovative startups in Italy. Managerial challenges of knowledge spillovers effects on employment generation

G Barboza, A Capocchi - Journal of Knowledge Management, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of knowledge spillover effects (KSE) on
employment levels using a sample of 245 Italian Innovative startup companies created as a …

Regional knowledge capabilities, entrepreneurial activity, and productivity growth: Evidence from Italian NUTS-3 regions

T Kang, S Maliphol, DF Kogler… - International Regional …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Knowledge has replaced labor as the key factor for productivity growth in innovation
discourse. The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship (KSTE) provides the …

The nature of local knowledge and new firm formation

J Bae, J Koo - Industrial and Corporate Change, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Knowledge spillovers in a region often co-vary with the size of knowledge created
in the region, ie local knowledge. Local knowledge is, however, open to competition …

Historical roots of regional entrepreneurship: The role of knowledge and creativity

A Del Monte, L Pennacchio - Small Business Economics, 2020 - Springer
This paper analyzes the historical factors that shape current levels and regional differences
in new firm formation in innovative industries. Drawing on the knowledge spillover theory of …

Knowledge spillovers, entrepreneurship and regional development

DB Audretsch, TT Aldridge - Handbook of regional growth and …, 2009 - elgaronline.com
The emergence of knowledge as perhaps the most decisive factor for comparative
advantage also has had an impact on at least two key dimensions involving the organization …

Entrepreneurial knowledge spillovers: discovering opportunities through understanding mediated spatial relationships

C Cantù - Industrial Marketing Management, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, increased attention has been directed toward the formation of new ventures
from new knowledge that is created by incumbent firms. This process focuses on a firm …

Related variety and firm heterogeneity. What really matters for short-run firm growth?

G Cainelli, R Ganau - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, two concepts have become key elements in economic geography: related
variety and firm heterogeneity. The first one predicts that knowledge spillovers within a …