Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Local Development

Edited by Luca Iandoli, Associate Dean for Global Programs and Research and Professor of Computer Science, St. John’s University, New York, US, Hans Landström, Professor Emeritus in Business Administration, Lund University, Sweden and the late Mario Raffa, formerly University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

'The book is theoretically rich and each chapter provides researchers with a plethora of up-to-date reference lists on each of the topics and issues explored. Throughout the book, a very high standard of empirical work is reported and important theoretical and methodological issues are addressed. . . it is a praiseworthy source of reference for entrepreneurship educators, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers equally, and would be a commendable addition to any library's collection.'

• Contents:ForewordDavid SmallboneIntroduction: Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Local DevelopmentLuca Iandoli, Hans Hans Landström and Mario Raffa1. Venture Capital Financing and the Growth of New Technology-based Firms: What Comes First?Fabio Bertoni, Massimo G. Colombo and Luca Grilli2. Unemployment in a Model of Entrepreneurship in Belgium: Empirical Evidence from the Global Entrepreneurship MonitorStijn Bruyneel, Martin Carree and Ludo Peeters3. Do Entry Barriers, Perceived by SMEs, Affect Real Entry? Some Evidence from the NetherlandsS. Gerhard Dijkstra, Ron Kemp and Clemens Lutz4. Traits Versus Attitudes in Predicting Future EntrepreneurshipRudolf Dömötör and Christopher Hader5. Prediction or Control? Exploring the Influence of Career Experience and Career Motives on Entrepreneurial Decision MakingJonas Gabrielsson and Diamanto Politis6. Start-ups in the Netherlands: A Longitudinal Study on the Factors for GrowthPetra Gibcus, Pauline de Jong-‘t Hart and Ron Kemp7. A Gender Analysis of the Supply of, and Demand for, New Venture Finance in IrelandSiri Terjesen and Colm O’Gorman8. Organization Context and Knowledge Management in SMEs: A Study of Dutch Technology-based FirmsLorraine Uhlaner and Jerry van Santen9. Refugee Entrepreneurship: The Case of BelgiumBram Wauters and Johan Lambrecht10. The Role of Gender for Entrepreneurship in a Transition ContextFriederike Welter, David Smallbone, Nina Isakova and Elena Aculai11. The Impact of the Venture Capitalists’ Service and Monitoring Activities on Control Systems and Performance of Entrepreneurial FirmsFrits H. Wijbenga, Theo J.B.M. Postma and Rebecca StratlingIndex