This paper reviews the evidence on financing technology-based small firms (TBSFs) in
Europe. European TBSFs finance new investments by relying primarily on internal funds …

A recurring question in international business (IB) research is how institutions matter for IB
activity (Henisz and Swaminathan 2008; Eden 2010). The value of institutional thought to …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to attempt to provide an insight into the individual
aspects of academic entrepreneurship, defining a series of entrepreneurial profiles and …

I investigate the mechanisms through which a cluster policy can enhance entrepreneurship
defined as new venture creation. The paper is based on the study of a cluster policy …

Biotechnology is one of the strongest growing industries of the twentyfirst century. Yet, the
sector is still young and many biotechnology firms are at an early stage of their life cycle …

The advancement of the life sciences and the technosciences has enhanced the longevity of
citizens in the Western world, and half of the generation born in the first decade of the new …

Governments have realized the increasing importance of the role of universities play in
creating and diffusing knowledge as part of the process of innovation. Similarly, universities …

Biotechnology is one of the strongest growing industries of the twentyfirst century. Yet, the
sector is still young and many biotechnology firms are at an early stage of their life cycle …

Within advanced industrial economies, universities are increasingly viewed as an important
source of societally useful knowledge, and many states have initiated policies encouraging …

The stimulation of entrepreneurship is one of the spearheads of contemporary industrial
policy in developed economies, in particular start-ups in the renewable energy sector …