Strategic Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers: Spatial and Aspatial Perspectives

Sam Tavassoli (), Lars Bengtsson () and Charlie Karlsson ()
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Sam Tavassoli: CIRCLE, Lund University
Lars Bengtsson: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Lund University

No 2016/8, Papers in Innovation Studies from Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

Abstract: The literature in the Strategic Entrepreneurship (SE) is increasingly embracing the concept and implication of knowledge spillovers. In this paper, we add to the theoretical literature on SE and knowledge spillovers by investigating the types of knowledge spillovers and what they imply for various dimensions of SE. On the one hand, we distinguish between spatial and aspatial knowledge spillovers. On the other hand, we distinguish between various dimensions of SE, i.e. inputs, resource orchestration, and output. Finally, we conceptually link the various types of knowledge spillovers and dimensions of SE and discuss the implications. Doing so, we argue that spatial knowledge spillovers (inter-firm) play the major role in increasing the amount of ‘inputs’ dimension of SE, while the aspatial knowledge (either inter-regional or intra-firm) play the major role not only for ‘inputs’, but also for ‘rresource orchestration’ dimension. At the end, the paper provides suggestions for future research and managerial implications.

Keywords: Strategic entrepreneurship; knowledge spillovers; spatial; aspatial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 O31 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2016-03-17
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-ent, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-sbm and nep-ure
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