The recent widespread interest of policy in entrepreneurial ecosystems has been
complemented by a burgeoning academic research output. This research to date may be …

In this article, we provide a rationale for this Special Section on innovation and
entrepreneurial ecosystems. We also present a summary of the papers presented in the …

Entrepreneurial ecosystems remain under-theorised and conceptually fragmented, making it
challenging to comprehend their disposition and performance in the business process …

We present a novel framework for studying the evolving role of entrepreneurial finance over
the stages of emergence for a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. Drawing on …

The 'recycling'of people, capital and ideas is a key process that can support activity in an
entrepreneurial ecosystem. Previous research has shown that knowledge recycled from …

While the literature on entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs) proliferates, we still do
not understand whether local ESOs benefit some founders more than others. Drawing on …

Entrepreneurial universities are a significant element of entrepreneurial ecosystems and
aspire to foster entrepreneurial initiative through their “third mission”. However, while …

This article utilizes a unique database (PLACE, the PLatform for Advancing Community
Economies) to explore relationships between founders' prior work experiences and the …

Experience defined in terms of time, scope, type, density and timing affect performance of
highly skilled administrative staff. We apply a multidimensional model to the field of science …

We review the literature on entrepreneurial team formation with a focus on data to study
academic teams and summarize our empirical work on the life sciences industry. We …