Abstract
This article reviews the scientific contributions of the 2013 recipient of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Maryann Feldman, Heninger Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina. Maryann Feldman is well known for her contributions to the study of the geography of innovation. A central focus of her work is on the role of entrepreneurial activity in the formation of regional industry clusters. She has studied entrepreneurial events involving both individuals and teams and the role of knowledge spillovers and finance in geographical clustering. She has also addressed other important aspects of contemporary entrepreneurship research, such as how academic entrepreneurship is influenced by intellectual property rights and modes of finance and how high-technology entrepreneurship aligns with public policy and the geography of innovation. The most significant impact of Maryann Feldman’s scientific output lies in research on firm location, inter-firm knowledge spillovers, and clusters/regional development. Her research addresses macro aspects of industry evolution, micro-level aspects of firm strategy and organization, as well as meso-level aspects of institutions, infrastructures, and policy. The Global Award consists of 100,000 euro and a statuette by the internationally renowned Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.
Highlights
IntroductionA central focus of her work is on the role of entrepreneurial activity in the formation of regional industry clusters
The 2013 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research has been awarded to Professor Maryann Feldman, Heninger Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina.Professor Feldman is awarded for her important contributions in several areas of entrepreneurship research
She has studied entrepreneurial events involving both individuals and teams and the role of knowledge spillovers and finance in geographical clustering. She has addressed other important aspects of contemporary entrepreneurship research, such as how academic entrepreneurship is influenced by intellectual property rights and modes of finance and how hightechnology entrepreneurship aligns with public policy and the geography of innovation
Summary
A central focus of her work is on the role of entrepreneurial activity in the formation of regional industry clusters She has made significant contributions to our understanding of innovation, commercialization of academic research, and factors promoting technological change and economic growth with particular emphasis on the regional dimension. Feldman has studied a variety of industries such as the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, investigating academic entrepreneurs and university–industry relations, intellectual property rights, and high-technology entrepreneurship. Through her diverse, inventive, and often agendasetting work, Maryann Feldman has contributed significantly to entrepreneurship research. She has testified before the United States Congress on issues related to innovation and entrepreneurship and consulted with local governments and entrepreneurial organizations on strategy
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