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Working Papers

2025

1. Uncertainty avoidance and the allocation of entrepreneurial activity across entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
   Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management

2022

2. Cultural diversity and innovation-oriented entrepreneurship
   Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography
3. Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Structural Change in European Regions
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics

2021

4. Figuring it out: Configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Figuring it out: configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe, Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2015

5. Entrepreneurship, institutions and growth in European regions: a uniform mechanism
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (4)

2013

6. Institutions and the allocation of entrepreneurship across new and established organizations
   Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (1)

2012

7. Agglomeration Economies, Inventors and Entrepreneurs as Engines of European Regional Productivity
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics
8. Entrepreneurial Employee Activity: A Large Scale International Study
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (9)

2011

9. Entrepreneurship and Role Models
   Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (25)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2011) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship and role models, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2012) View citations (165) (2012)
10. Intrapreneurship versus independent entrepreneurship: A cross-national analysis of individual entrepreneurial behavior
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (17)
11. The strength of a good example: How important are role models for early-stage entrepreneurs?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2010

12. Intrapreneurship - An international study
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (18)

2009

13. Creative Destruction and Regional Productivity Growth: Evidence from the Dutch Manufacturing and Services Industries
    Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena View citations (4)
    Also in Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Creative destruction and regional productivity growth: evidence from the Dutch manufacturing and services industries, Small Business Economics, Springer (2011) View citations (59) (2011)

2008

14. The Entrepreneurial Advantage of World Cities
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (15)
15. The Entrepreneurial Advantage of World Cities - Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data
    Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena View citations (22)
16. Whither a flat ladscape? Regional differences in Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research

2006

17. Creative Destruction and Regional Competitiveness
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (10)
18. The Geography of New Firm Formation: Evidence from Independent Start-ups and New Subsidiaries in the Netherlands
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (9)

2005

19. Early-stage entrepreneurial activity in the European Union: some issues and challenges
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (1)

2004

20. Entrepreneurial Attitudes Versus Entrepreneurial Activities (GEM)
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (5)
21. Initial Capital Constraints hinder Entrepreneurial Venture Performance
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
22. Why are some firms more internationally committed thand others? The role of knowledge, firm development stage, and optimism
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (3)

2003

23. Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands; Knowledge transfer: developing high-tech ventures
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
24. Financial Structure, Creditor Rights and Economic Growth
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
25. Modelling Entrepreneurship
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
26. Modelling Entrepreneurship: Unifying the Equilibrium and Entry/Exit Approach
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2002)
    See also Journal Article Modelling Entrepreneurship: Unifying The Equilibrium and Entry/Exit Approach, Small Business Economics, Springer (2005) View citations (12) (2005)
27. Success and risk factors in the pre-startup phase
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Success and Risk Factors in the Pre-Startup Phase, Small Business Economics, Springer (2006) View citations (52) (2006)
28. The influence of innovation on firm size
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research

2002

29. Entrepreneurial venture performance and initial capital constraints
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
30. Entrepreneurship Under Pressure
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (3)
31. Learning in the business start-up process
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
32. The Long Road to the Entrepreneurial Society
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (5)
33. The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Start-ups
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (10)
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2002) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Startups, Small Business Economics, Springer (2004) View citations (295) (2004)
34. Turbulence and Productivity; an analysis of 40 Dutch regions in the period 1988-1996
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (8)
    Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2002) View citations (7)

2001

35. Setting Up a Business in the Netherlands
    ERIM Report Series Research in Management, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam View citations (10)
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2001) View citations (10)

2000

36. Determinants of Successful Entrepreneurship
    Working Papers, NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM View citations (11)
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (2000) View citations (17)
37. Estimating missing data within an accounting and aggregation framework
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
38. Modelling Business Ownership in the Netherlands
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM (1999) View citations (1)
39. Turbulence and productivity in the Netherlands
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM (1999) View citations (1)

1999

40. Scanning the Future of Entrepreneurship; a Scenario Analysis for the Netherlands
    Working Papers, NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM
    Also in Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research (1999) View citations (1)
41. Siclass: forecasting the European enterprise sector by industry and size-class
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
    Also in Working Papers, NEUHUYS - RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM (1998)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Institutional Theory in Social Entrepreneurship: A Review and Consideration of Ethics
   Journal of Business Ethics, 2025, 200, (3), 529-556
2. Opening entrepreneurial ecosystem black boxes
   Small Business Economics, 2025, 65, (3), 1535-1545
3. The future of entrepreneurial ecosystems research: Toward a policy-oriented research agenda
   Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2025, 23, (C)
4. The role and effectiveness of non-formal training programmes for entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review
   Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2025, 37, (1-2), 214-247
5. The role of cognitive legitimacy in social entrepreneurship: a multilevel analysis
   Small Business Economics, 2025, 64, (2), 549-573

2024

6. Cultural diversity and innovative entrepreneurship
   Small Business Economics, 2024, 63, (4), 1381-1414 View citations (1)
7. Figuring it out: configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe
   Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (5), 1096-1110 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Figuring it out: Configurations of high-performing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe, Working Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
8. Uncovering Determinants of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in a Transitioning Economy: A Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
   Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2024, 33, (1), 34-58 View citations (1)

2021

9. A multidimensional perspective on child labor in the value chain: The case of the cocoa value chain in West Africa
   World Development, 2021, 146, (C) View citations (13)

2020

10. Entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurial activity and economic growth: new evidence from European regions
    Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (8), 1007-1019 View citations (28)

2018

11. Institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in Europe
    Small Business Economics, 2018, 51, (2), 483-499 View citations (105)

2017

12. Searching for the existence of entrepreneurial ecosystems: a regional cross-section growth regression approach
    Small Business Economics, 2017, 49, (1), 31-54 View citations (55)

2014

13. Entrepreneurship as an Urban Event? Empirical Evidence from European Cities
    Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (6), 1016-1033 View citations (71)

2013

14. Agglomeration economies, inventors and entrepreneurs as engines of European regional economic development
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2013, 51, (1), 213-244 View citations (21)
15. Designing a global standardized methodology for measuring social entrepreneurship activity: the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor social entrepreneurship study
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 40, (3), 693-714 View citations (21)
16. Ten years of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: accomplishments and prospects
    International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2013, 5, (2), 120-152 View citations (23)
17. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and Its Impact on Entrepreneurship Research
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, 2013, 9, (2), 143-248 View citations (82)

2012

18. Entrepreneurship and role models
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (2), 410-424 View citations (165)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship and Role Models, Scales Research Reports (2011) View citations (25) (2011)

2011

19. Creative destruction and regional productivity growth: evidence from the Dutch manufacturing and services industries
    Small Business Economics, 2011, 36, (4), 401-418 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Creative Destruction and Regional Productivity Growth: Evidence from the Dutch Manufacturing and Services Industries, Jena Economics Research Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
20. Understanding regional variation in entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial attitude in Europe
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2011, 47, (3), 711-742 View citations (93)

2009

21. Mapping entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial attitudes in European regions
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2009, 7, (2), 191-213 View citations (13)

2007

22. PATTERNS OF PROMISING ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN EUROPEAN REGIONS
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2007, 98, (5), 675-686 View citations (13)

2006

23. Success and Risk Factors in the Pre-Startup Phase
    Small Business Economics, 2006, 26, (4), 319-335 View citations (52)
    Also in Small Business Economics, 2005, 24, (4), 365-380 (2005) View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Success and risk factors in the pre-startup phase, Scales Research Reports (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

2005

24. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Data Collection Design and Implementation 1998–2003
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 24, (3), 205-231 View citations (461)
25. Modelling Entrepreneurship: Unifying The Equilibrium and Entry/Exit Approach
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 25, (1), 35-48 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Modelling Entrepreneurship: Unifying the Equilibrium and Entry/Exit Approach, Scales Research Reports (2003) (2003)

2004

26. The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Startups
    Small Business Economics, 2004, 23, (3), 227-236 View citations (295)
    See also Working Paper The Value of Human and Social Capital Investments for the Business Performance of Start-ups, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (10) (2002)

Chapters

2016

1. Local social entrepreneurship and social capital
   Chapter 3 in Handbook of Social Capital and Regional Development, 2016, pp 55-81

2015

2. Entrepreneurship in World Cities
   Chapter 12 in Global Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Incentives, 2015, pp 215-241

2011

3. Regional Entrepreneurship
   Chapter 35 in Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth, 2011 View citations (2)

2009

4. Entrepreneurship in European Regions
   Springer View citations (32)