Innovative entrepreneurship is considered an important pillar for economic development
and has sparked a lively discussion in academia and practice alike. Oftentimes, however …

We review the recent literature on the financing of innovation, inclusive of large companies
and new start-ups. This research strand has been very active over the past five years …

We examine how the entry of gig-economy platforms influences local entrepreneurial
activity. On the one hand, such platforms may reduce entrepreneurial activity by offering …

Researchers have identified open innovation as two dimensions, external technology
acquisition and external technology exploitation. This study explores the direct and …

This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and
innovation. We first describe the conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation …

Entrepreneurship research is on the rise but many questions about the fundamental nature
of entrepreneurship still exist. We argue that entrepreneurship is about experimentation; the …

This chapter reviews the empirical literature on the determination of firms' and industries'
innovative activity and performance, highlighting the questions addressed, the approaches …

We investigate whether patents on human genes have affected follow-on scientific research
and product development. Using administrative data on successful and unsuccessful patent …

We build a tractable growth model in which multiproduct incumbents invest in internal
innovations to improve their existing products, while new entrants and incumbents invest in …

It has been argued that platform technology owners cocreate business value with other firms
in their platform ecosystems by encouraging complementary invention and exploiting …