Universities and Universities of Applied Science (UAS) in the Regional Innovation System – A Germany-wide Study
Today’s economists postulate that innovation is a result of multiple regional linked actors (Acs 2002, p. ix). The “Regional Systems of Innovation” approach (RIS) is based on this idea as it considers the region as a key element of regional... Read More →
PhD Position: Characteristics and Development of Austrian Start-up Companies
The Austrian Institute of Technology in cooperation with the Vienna University of Technology offer the following PhD position: Characteristics and Development of Austrian Start-up Companies Background Start-up firms are of crucial importance for the economic development and structural change of... Read More →
EERN at the Ecosystem Workshop in Izmir
The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Workshop, fully sponsored by the Newton-Katip Çelebi Fund Researcher Links scheme, was held in Izmir, Turkey on May 23rd – 26th, 2016. The workshop brought together early career and senior researchers from UK and Turkey in order to... Read More →
For a Booming Economy, Bet on High Growth Firms, Not Small Businesses
Cross-posted from Harvard Business Review Online, February 3, 2014, https://hbr.org/2014/02/for-a-booming-economy-bet-on-high-growth-firms-not-small-businesses/ “Small business is the backbone of our economy.” President Barack Obama, August 17, 2010 “New businesses are the lifeblood of a healthy… economy.” PM David Cameron, November 20, 2013 These... Read More →