Strategic Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers: Spatial and Aspatial Perspectives

Sam Tavassoli, Lars Bengtsson () and Charlie Karlsson ()
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Lars Bengtsson: LTH, Lund University, Postal: Sweden

No 2016/21, 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 implications of knowledge spillovers. In this paper, we add to the theoretical repertoire 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 three 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) has received the major attention in previous research in increasing the amount of ‘inputs’ dimension of SE, while the aspatial knowledge (either inter-regional or intra-firm) has been relatively neglected not only for ‘inputs’, but also for ‘resource orchestration’ dimension. At the end, the paper provides suggestions for future research.

Keywords: Strategic entrepreneurship; knowledge spillovers; spatial; aspatial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 D80 L10 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2016-07-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-ent, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-knm, nep-sbm and nep-ure
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Journal Article: Strategic entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers: spatial and aspatial perspectives (2017)
Working Paper: Strategic Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers: Spatial and Aspatial Perspectives (2016)
Working Paper: Strategic Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Spillovers: Spatial and Aspatial Perspectives (2016)
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