Abstract
1. Introduction David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS 2. The Strategic Management of Place David B. Audretsch 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Philip E. Auerswald 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons Orjan Solvell 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture Thomas Andersson 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness Erik E. Lehmann 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D Christopher S. Hayter 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? Martin Kenney 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum Zoltan J. Acs 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms Erik Stam and Niels Bosma 15. Innovation Brokers Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness Robert D. Atkinson PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks Albert N. Link 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions Jose L. Gonzalez-Pernia, Maribel Guerrero, and Inaki Pena-Legazuke 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest David Lawther Johnson 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argiles
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