Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development
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Biographical note
Edited by the late David Smallbone, formerly Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Small Business Research Centre, Kingston University, UK, Markku Virtanen, CEO, Emind Oy, Finland and Arnis Sauka, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia<i>'This book adds much to our knowledge about the links between entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development. The editors have assembled a knowledgeable group of contributors who discuss the book's topic from many complementary angles. I am convinced that the book will appeal to entrepreneurship scholars and practitioners alike that are eager to know more about regional development and the role of entrepreneurship and innovation therein.'</i>
- Friederike Welter, Institut fur Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn, and University of Siegen, Germany,
The expert contributors discuss the subject from a policy perspective, with case studies from a host of countries, including new member states of the EU, as well as established EU member states. Split into three parts, the book focuses on: Innovation, Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Development, and Entrepreneurship and SME Policy.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of entrepreneurship and related subjects, as well as practitioners and policy makers in the field.
Contributors include: T. Chamberlin, A. Chepurenko, D. Curran, V. Elakhovskiy, M. Freel, O. Gumenna, C. Kalantaridis, M. Kuttim, T. Mets, C. O'Gorman, B. Piasecki, E. Popovskaya, A. Richter, P. Robson, A. Rogut, S. Roper, O. Savchenko, S. Slava, U. Venesaar