Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth The Role of History and Culture /

• Main Authors: Fritsch, Michael (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wyrwich, Michael (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship, 40
• Subjects: Entrepreneurship.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economic history.; Economic geography.; Culture.; Management.; Industrial management.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic History.; Economic Geography.; Sociology of Culture.; Innovation/Technology Management.

This book offers a dynamic perspective on regional entrepreneurship, knowledge, innovation and economic growth, with a particular focus on the role that history and culture play. The authors provide comprehensive empirical analyses offering unique insights into the spatial patterns of long-term diff...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Entrepreneurship culture and regional development
• Setting the stage: Self-employment and new business formation in Germany 1907, 1925 and Today
• The persistence of regional entrepreneurship
• The case of East Germany
• Regional entrepreneurship culture and growth
• The role of knowledge
• Traditions of self-employment and the entrepreneurial personality profile of the population
• Summary and outlook: What can be learned?