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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Functional Regions

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Karlsson, Charlie () (CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Royal Institute of Technology)
Johansson, Börje () (CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Royal Institute of Technology)
Stough, Roger (George Mason University)

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of entrepreneurship and innovations for economic development in functional regions and in doing that highlighting the different conditions offered for entrepreneurship and innovations in functional regions of various sizes. In conclusion, the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovations vary substantially between functional regions, since the necessary knowledge resources tend to be local and to cluster in certain regions and not others. Functional regions with a high capacity to generate new ideas, create knowledge, organizational learning and innovations are characterized as learning regions. Large functional regions offer a large market potential and a superior accessibility to knowledge and knowledge resources and they will further develop their creative capabilities due to an accumulation of innovative and entrepreneurial knowledge.

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Paper provided by Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies in its series Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation with number 144.

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Date of creation: 09 Sep 2008
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Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovations; Regional development; R&D; Knowledge Sources; Knowledge Flows; Knowledge Creation;

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D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior
M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
R10 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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  1. Ejermo, Olof & Kander, Astrid & Svensson Henning, Martin, 2008. "The Swedish Paradox arises in Fast-Growing Sectors," CIRCLE Electronic Working Paper Series 2008-07, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), Lund University. [Downloadable!]
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