IntroductionEntrepreneurship is a fundamental driver of economic evolution. It is also a distinctly spatially unevenprocess, and thus an important explanation of the uneven economic development of regions andnations. Not surprisingly, entrepreneurship is a key element of evolutionary economics...

Although there is growing evidence on the role of agglomeration economies in the formation and growth of firms, both the concepts of agglomeration economies and entrepreneurship tend to be ambiguously defined and measured in the literature. In this study, we aim to improve the conceptualisations...

Although there is growing evidence on the role of agglomeration economies in the formation and growth of firms, both the concepts of agglomeration economies and entrepreneurship tend to be ambiguously defined and measured in the literature. In this study, we aim to improve the conceptualisations...

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the spatial pattern of fast-growing young firms in the Netherlands.First, the research sample of high-growth firms is described.Each of the 3,688 independent firms in the sample was between 5 and 11 years old and had generated at...

Entrepreneurship is a fundamental driver of economic evolution. It is also a distinctly spatially uneven process, and thus an important explanation of the uneven economic development of regions and nations. Not surprisingly, entrepreneurship is a key element of evolutionary economics (Schumpeter...

In a society with dispersed knowledge, entrepreneurs have to identify opportunities, recognize them as relevant, and match them with (demand) preferences, technological feasibilities, and their own skills. According to Austrian theory, this is done on a subjective basis: different people not...