Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Functional Regions

Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Professor Emeritus of the Economics of Technological Change, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University and Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, the late Roger R. Stough, formerly School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, US and the late Börje Johansson, formerly Professor of Economics, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping and Director, CESIS (Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

'The book is pleasant to read, well formatted, not overloaded with tables and figures, and, most importantly, it is well balanced with respect to contributions that are empirically as well as theoretically motivated. . . the selection of papers offers the reader a valuable and interesting avenue to the ongoing research agenda of entrepreneurship and innovations in a spatial context. The book serves as a solid platform for researchers not yet familiar with this topic.'

• Contents:Preface1. Introduction: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Functional RegionsCharlie Karlsson, Roger R. Stough and Börje Johansson2. Engineering Culture, Innovation, and Modern Wealth CreationJack A. Goldstone3. The Swedish Paradox RevisitedOlof Ejermo and Astrid Kander4. Firm Location, Corporate Structure and InnovationBörje Johansson, Amy Rader Olsson and Hans Lööf5. Firm Size, Firm Maturity and Product and Process R&D in Swedish Manufacturing/FirmsKristina Nyström6. University-educated Labour, R&D and Regional Export PerformanceUrban Gråsjö7. Magnitude and Destination Diversity of Exports: The Role of Product VarietyMartin Andersson8. Differences in Survivor Functions According to Different Competitive/StrategiesRaquel Ortega-Argilés and Rosina Moreno9. A Resource-based Analysis of Bankruptcy Law, Entrepreneurship and Corporate RecoveryGary A.S. Cook, Naresh R. Pandit and Keith Pond10. Agglomeration Economies, Learning Processes, and Patterns ofFirm Spatial ClusteringVito Albino, Francisco Alvarez and Ilaria Giannoccaro11. Assiduous Firms in a ‘Learning Region’: The Case of East Württemberg, GermanyWaldemar Pfoertsch and Reha Tözün12. Cluster Dynamics: Insights from Broadcasting in Three UK City-RegionsGary A.S. Cook and Naresh R. Pandit 13. Technology, Innovation and Latecomer Strategies: The Case of the Mobile Handset Manufacturing Sector in ChinaLei Ding and Kingsley E. Haynes14. Enterprise Development Policy: Modeling the Policy ContextRoger R. Stough15. Entrepreneurial Business Support Networks: A Leader InstitutionPerspectiveTõnu Roolaht Index