This report investigates the development of the Blockchain ecosystem in Israel, against the background of the SME and entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies introducing blockchain-based services in the...

This report investigates the development of the blockchain ecosystem in Italy, against the background of the SME and entrepreneurship structure and trends in the country. The report analyses in particular the characteristics and trends of companies introducing blockchain-based services in the...

In this paper I present in detail a methodology I have designed based on Hidalgo and Hausmann's Method of Reflections. The application of the original Method of Reflections (MoR) is restricted to economies with trade value of more than a billion dollar (USD) export a year. Based on my...

In this chapter entrepreneurship is introduced in its economic and academic setting; an economic theory and practice outside the perimeter of classical input-output economics. By the beginning of the 20th century, neo-classical economics had refined the theory of the capitalist economy to one...

We study the problem faced by the entrepreneur seeking outside support to turn an entrepreneurial idea into a successful innovation — specifically a successful technological innovation resulting from research and development. The paper develops and tests the hypothesis that as an...

Entrepreneurship polices are perceived as an effective means to shape regional development and facilitate innovation. However, empirical evidence on the full scope of public cluster policy and the associated impact on entrepreneurial engagement is scarce. This paper addresses this issue and...

Policy-related discussions increasingly view universities as so-called "engines of economic growth." Recognizing that the economic impact of universities is dependent, at least in part, on the success of university-affiliated entrepreneurial ventures, this paper reviews the extant literature to...

This paper reviews the literature on benefits and (potential) problems from university patenting and licensing activity, based on 109 papers published between 1980 to 2004. Reasons for university patenting activities include positive influence on researchers' careers, prestige and earnings;...

Our interest in writing this article is to create a bridge between the scholarly and academic research on technological innovation and a private sector, for-profit business model that implements the ideas on innovation and entrepreneurship, primarily in metro regional economies.Radical...