TY - BOOK AU - Libecap,Gary D. AU - Hoskinson,Sherry TI - Entrepreneurship and global competitiveness in regional economies: determinants and policy implications T2 - Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth, SN - 9781780523958 AV - HB615 .E587 2011eb U1 - 338.9 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Bingley PB - Emerald KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Regional economics KW - Economic geography KW - Globalization KW - Economic aspects KW - Entrepreneuriat KW - Économie régionale KW - Géographie économique KW - Mondialisation KW - entrepreneurs KW - aat KW - Development economics KW - bicssc KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Development KW - Business Development KW - bisacsh KW - Economic Development KW - General KW - Government & Business KW - Structural Adjustment KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Economic Policy KW - Gestion d'entreprises KW - eclas KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Entrepreneurship and global competitiveness in regional economies : determinants and policy implications / Gary D. Libecap -- Globalization and directed technological change at the firm level : the European evidence / Cristiano Antonelli and Alessandra Colombelli -- Globalization and innovation in advanced economies / Cristiano Antonelli and Claudio Fassio -- A series of unfortunate events : the growth, decline, and rebirth of Ottawa's entrepreneurial institutions / Ben Spigel -- Entrepreneurship and growth : what causes what? / Sana El Harbi, Gilles Grolleau and Insaf Bekir -- The new "cluster moment" : how regional innovation clusters can foster the next economy / Mark Muro and Bruce Katz -- Wichita's aircraft manufacturing cluster, knowledge spillovers, and the emergence of a medical device manufacturing cluster / Timothy L. Pett and James Wolff -- The role of labor market institutions on entrepreneurship dynamics in times of crisis : evidence from European countries / Concepción Román, Emilio Congregado and José María Millán -- Knowledge structure and regional economic growth : the French case / Francesco Quatraro -- An innovative vision for economic development in higher education : an essay on balancing community growth and global competitiveness / Matthew M. Mars N2 - This volume, comprised of authors from the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Europe, centers on the development, transformation, and role of geographic /regional economies-- specifically in the globalized, post-2009 era. The authors address topics that every region must consider in responding to idea age, globally competitive, regionally driven economies. The volume builds on a large body of scholarship specific to regional economic development and geography by providing a much needed post-2009 perspective on regional economic environments and activities. Among the topics addressed are the emergence and boundaries of new economic geographies; the actors, characteristics, and functions of regional innovation systems as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with region-specific cultural and environmental interactions. It also examines the relationship of regional economies to diminishing country based economies and the critical relationship to globalization UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=430067 ER -