Journal article
Regional systems of entrepreneurship: the nexus of human capital, knowledge and new firm formation
Journal of economic geography, Vol.13(4), pp.559-587
07/01/2013
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbs009
Abstract
This article focuses on entrepreneurship in economic geography and aims at a systematic investigation of regional variation in knowledge-based entrepreneurial activity. We develop and test a three-phase structural model for regional systems of entrepreneurship after introducing a systems approach to entrepreneurship. The model is built upon the absorptive capacity theory of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship that identifies new knowledge as one source of entrepreneurial opportunities and human capital as the major source of entrepreneurial absorptive capacity. Based on data of US metropolitan areas, we find that entrepreneurial absorptive capacity is a critical driving force for knowledge-based entrepreneurial activity. We also find that high technology and cultural diversity contribute to the vibrancy of regional systems of entrepreneurship.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Regional systems of entrepreneurship: the nexus of human capital, knowledge and new firm formation
- Creators
- Haifeng Qian - Cleveland State UniversityZoltan J. Acs - George Mason UniversityRoger R. Stough - George Mason University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of economic geography, Vol.13(4), pp.559-587
- DOI
- 10.1093/jeg/lbs009
- ISSN
- 1468-2702
- eISSN
- 1468-2710
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 29
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive); School of Planning and Public Affairs
- Record Identifier
- 9984271557802771
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