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Entrepreneurship and innovation are arguably the main drivers of economic development today. This book explores the two in depth, at both the national and regional levels, using a variety of methodologies. 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
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
Contents:1. IntroductionDavid Smallbone, Markku Virtanen and Arnis SaukaPART I INNOVATION2. Innovation Processes in Adverse Institutional Settings: Connectedness and Disconnectedness in Three Regions of UkraineChristos Kalantaridis. Svitlana Slava, Olga Savchenko and Oleksandra Gumenna3. Smart Specialisation as a Development Opportunity for the Peripheral Regions of Eastern PolandAnna Rogut and Bogdan PiaseckiPART II ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SME POLICY4. Entrepreneurship and Industrial Policy in IrelandColm O’Gorman and Declan Curran5. Towards Europe: The Small Business Charter and SME Policy Up-grading in the Western BalkansStephen Roper and Anita Richter6. Is Estonia Becoming Better Home for “born globals”?Tõnis MetsPART III ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT7. Entrepreneurial Activity of the Russian Population: Factors of Cross-regional Diversity – Methodology, Indicators, Preliminary FindingsAlexander Chepurenko, Vladimir Elakhovskiy and Ekaterina Popovskaya8. Entrepreneurial Perceptions and Entrepreneurial Activity in Core and Peripheral Regions in EstoniaUrve Venesaar and Merle Küttim9. The Capitalization of New Firms: Exploring the Influence of Entrepreneurial Characteristics on Start-up FinancePaul Robson, Tyler Chamberlin and Mark Freel10. ConclusionsDavid Smallbone, Markku Virtanen and Arnis SaukaIndex
'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.'