The missing pillar: the creativity theory of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship

Audretsch, D. B. and Belitski, M. (2013) The missing pillar: the creativity theory of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics, 41 (4). pp. 819-836. ISSN 1573-0913 doi: 10.1007/s11187-013-9508-6

Abstract/Summary

Knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship and the prevailing theory of economic growth treat opportunities as endogenous and generally focus on opportunity recognition by entrepreneurs. New knowledge created endogenously results in knowledge spillovers enabling inventors and entrepreneurs to commercialize it. This article discusses that knowledge spillover entrepreneurship depends not only on ordinary human capital, but more importantly also on creativity embodied in creative individuals and diverse urban environments that attract creative classes. This might result in self-selection of creative individuals into entrepreneurship or enable entrepreneurs to recognize creativity and commercialize it. This creativity theory of knowledge spillover entrepreneurship is tested utilizing data on European cities.

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Divisions	Henley Business School > Digitalisation, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Publisher	Springer
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