Entrepreneurs in residence at the nexus of regional economy and university entrepreneurial ecosystems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7366602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Sunghwan Cho (0000-0002-4556-290X, corresponding author), Beldina Owalla (0000-0001-9706-3144), Bingbing Ge (0000-0002-8031-1188) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 441-452 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21681376.2024.2374995 |
| OpenAlex | W4400984820 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) is a novel perspective to analyse the interplay between support systems and businesses in regions. Simultaneously, universities have been playing increasingly important roles in entrepreneurship, fostering economic growth both through the wider regional economy (RE) and their own university EEs (UEEs). Entrepreneurs in residence (EiRs), chosen by universities as exemplar entrepreneurs, therefore provide potentially important conduits between the regional economy, UEEs and entrepreneurs, leading us to explore how and why do EiRs and universities interact in relation to entrepreneurial ecosystems to enhance the regional economy? Our qualitative study of a UK university case, conducted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which severely impacted many businesses’ access to resources, gives a particular temporal context to this research. It identifies accessing resources, building legitimacy and undertaking bridging activities as the three highest-level dimensions characterising EiR–university interactions, which have relevance for both the UEE and regional economy more widely, offering a framework for future EiR programmes. This study contributes to the regional entrepreneurship and EE literature, by examining the role of regional universities as anchor tenants and catalysts of entrepreneurial growth and resilience within regions, and calls for further research into the evolution of EiR–university interactions in different institutional contexts
Biology · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Ecosystem · Entrepreneurship · Geography · Nexus (standard · Residence · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Labor Market and Education · Regional resilience and development · Ecology
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Regional Policy
National Systems of Entrepreneurship
Case Study Research
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Evolutionary entrepreneurial ecosystems
Developing local entrepreneurial ecosystems through integrated learning initiatives
Small firms and the Covid-19 insolvency gap
Economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on entrepreneurship and small businesses
Regional ecologies of entrepreneurship
Sector connectors, specialists and scrappers
Towards an Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Resilience
Which regional conditions facilitate university spinouts retention and attraction
Strategic agency and institutional change
Take it easy
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |