Abstract
We follow Schumpeter in attributing to entrepreneurs the spark to bring new combinations to market by combining knowledge, perceived opportunity, and other resources to form new firms. A link between innovation and entrepreneurship was first seen in new firms exploiting new technologies in high-technology regions. This context set the tone for research, which we explore in this paper. We identify five topics: entrepreneurship in high-tech contexts, spinoffs from university research, science parks (or research parks), the local/regional ecosystem or innovation system, and flows of knowledge within social and professional networks. Underlying these five attributes of high-tech innovation are cultural outlooks and orientations. Without an understanding of how culture influences entrepreneurial and innovative activities, it is difficult to study their relationship with the cultural contexts in which they take place. Building on a nexus-based view of innovation and entrepreneurship, we argue that culture is best understood as a process through which actors interpret the world around them and which can either encourage or discourage entrepreneurial and innovative activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 60th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2013 |