Contents
1 Entrepreneurial knowledge, technology and the transformation of regions: An introduction
CHARLIE KARLSSON AND URBAN GRÅSJÖ
2 The global entrepreneurship and development index across stages of development
ZOLTAN J. ACS
3 Startups and their effects on local development: The case of Sweden
HANS WESTLUND, AMY RADER OLSSON AND JOHAN P. LARSSON
4 Open innovation profiles in Italian manufacturing companies
MARIA CREMA, CHIARA VERBANO AND KAREN VENTURINI
5 Business networking in Oxfordshire: Scope and regional dynamics
HELEN LAWTON SMITH AND SAVERIO ROMEO
6 Trends and patterns in offshoring in the European automotive industry
PETER WARDA
7 The role of knowledge heterogeneity on the innovative capability of industrial districts
NUNZIA CARBONARA AND MOHAMMAD TAVASSOLI
8 Absorptive capacity and exporting and importing decisions: An application for developing economies
LAURA MÁRQUEZ-RAMOS, INMACULADA MARTÍNEZ-ZARZOSO AND FLORIAN JOHANNSEN
9 The M&A exit from science-based firms
MATTIA CATTANEO, MICHELE MEOLI, STEFANO PALEARI AND SILVIO VISMARA
10 Geographic concentration and vertical disintegration in KIBS: Evidence from the metropolitan area of Milan
ROBERTO ANTONIETTI AND GIULIO CAINELLI
11 The comprehensive role of knowledge and institutional endowments on regional transformation: Evidence from Skåne, Sweden
ANTONIOS ANGELAKIS
12 Unlocking the potential of innovation and entrepreneurship: The role of local policy in cities
DARRENE HACKLER
13 Implementation of a cluster based local development strategy: A comparative analysis of Danish and American experiences based on the medium sized town regions of Eau Claire (WI) and Sønderborg
ANDREAS P. CORNETT, MARIA DACOSTA AND MADS BRUUN INGSTRUP
14 Impact of government support policy on the performance of SMEs in the regional industries in Korea
SOOGWAN DOH, SANGJI KIM AND BYUNGKYU KIM
15 Enterprise support in deprived urban neighbourhoods: Some challenges and lessons for government intervention
ROBERT HUGGINS AND NICK WILLIAMS