Entrepreneurship, Cooperation and the Firm

Edited by the late Jan Ulijn, former Professor of International Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Culture, Open University and Emeritus Jean Monnet Chair, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, Dominique Drillon, Professor, CeRIIM – Centre de Recherche en Intelligence et Innovation Managériales and Frank Lasch, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Assistant Director, Research Department, GSCM-Montpellier Business School, France

• Contents:ForewordJanet PotocnikIntroductionJan Ulijn, Dominique Drillon and Frank LaschPART I: THE ROLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL VERSUS THAT OF THE INSTITUTION1. The Influence of National Culture on Cooperation Attitudes in High -Technology Start-upsJan Ulijn, Hans T.W. Frankort and Lorraine M. Uhlaner2. Entrepreneurship in a High-tech Venture: Psychological and Social Methods of Survival Assessment in the Aerospace SectorMoniel Verhoeven, Arjen Verhoeff, Dominique Drillon and Jan Ulijn3. Incubating Technology Entrepreneurship in Slovenia: Do the Nation’s Institutions Foster Cooperation?Mateja Drnovsek, Patricia Kotnik, Valentina Nahtigal, Janez Prasnikar and Ales Vahcic4. The Knowledge Marketplace: Understanding Interaction at the Academic–Industry InterfaceMichael C. Brennan and Pauric McGowanPART II: THE ECONO-GEOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF EMERGENCE, COOPERATION AND SURVIVAL5. Emergence of High-tech Ventures in France: How do Regional, Individual and Organizational Factors Influence Birth and Sustainability of New Firms?Frank Lasch, Frédéric Le Roy and Saïd Yami6. Are Human Capital and Culture the Key Factors in Explaining Intra-regional Differences? Novice Entrepreneurship and Geo-Cultural Context in the Walloon RegionVictor Calay, Jean-Luc Guyot and Gilles Van Hamme7. The Importance of Cooperation and Support for Technology Start-ups: A Comparison of the Eindhoven and Darmstadt AreasJohannes Halman, Jan Ulijn, Vareska van de Vrande and Frank Umbach8. European Territorial Cooperation to Improve Competitiveness in the Union: The Case of EU-Funded Cooperation in Central and Southeastern EuropeUlrich Graute PART III: THE CULTURAL LEVELS OF NATION, GENDER, PROFESSION, SECTOR AND REGION IN EMERGENCE, COOPERATION AND SURVIVAL9. High-tech Start-ups and Innovation Journeys: Strategic Shifts, Culture and NetworksIngrid A.M. Wakkee, Aard J. Groen and Reinier Heerink10. Making the Transition from Entrepreneurial to Professional Management in Small and Medium-sized ICT Businesses in Slovenia and GermanyJanez Prasnikar, Karl-Heinz Rau, Marko Pahor and Monika Klinar11. Value Diversity for Innovativeness in the Multicultural Society of EstoniaRebekka Vedina, Gerhard Fink and Maaja Vadi12. Early-Stage Networking: How Entrepreneurs Use their Social Capital to Establish and Develop High-tech Start-upsPaul Kirwan, Peter van der Sijde and Aard J. GroenIndex

‘The book you are about to read offers some very powerful insights into the link between entrepreneurship, industrial cooperation and the emergence of high-tech companies in Europe. It deals with the very essence of the potential that Europe can and should use in order to increase its competitiveness and retain at the same time its quality of living.’