Entrepreneurial dynamics and higher education institutions in the post-communist world

Korosteleva, J. and Belitski, M. (2017) Entrepreneurial dynamics and higher education institutions in the post-communist world. Regional Studies, 51 (3). pp. 439-453. ISSN 0034-3404 doi: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1103370

Abstract/Summary

This study draws on the institutional and regional entrepreneurship literature to develop a conceptual framework that analyses the impact of higher education institutions on entrepreneurial dynamics. It is used to examine the cities of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the period 1995–2008. Extending the multi-pillar institutional concept, it is found that higher education institutions play a prominent role in fostering entrepreneurial dynamics in CIS cities through multiple channels, including human capital development, cultivating a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship, affecting the perceptions of the knowledge and skills needed to start up a successful business, and knowledge spillovers.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/54742
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/00343404.2015.1103370
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Publisher	Routledge
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