Innovative new firms, embeddedness and regional development

authored by

Rolf Sternberg

Abstract

This paper focuses on the causal chain of creation of new innovative firms, their regional causes (i.e. embeddedness) and their effects on regional economic development and the related entrepreneurship policies. Theoretical argumentation refers to the role of innovative new firms for regional growth on the one hand and on the influence of the regional environment on the existence and development of new innovative firms on the other. Empirical data stems from the European Regional Innovation Survey (ERIS). Results show that new innovative firms are more strongly embedded in a regional context than older firms, but, on the other hand, strong intraregional embeddedness coincides with a lower impact on regional employment, even if controlled for firm age or firm size. Thus, local entrepreneurship support policies need not focus primarily on intraregional networks for new innovative firms in order to make start-ups capable of surviving and growing. Rather, intraregional and interregional embeddedness ('local buzz' and 'global pipelines') should be strived for and supported by relevant policy programmes.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Economic and Human Geography

Type

Article

Journal

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volume

7

Pages

445-461

No. of pages

17

ISSN

1368-275X

Publication date

2007

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2007.012893 (Access: Closed)