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Informationen zum Autor David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is also an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer.Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions. Klappentext This Handbook brings together a group of leading scholars, thinkers, policy makers, and business leaders to identify, articulate, and analyze what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance. Zusammenfassung This Handbook brings together a group of leading scholars, thinkers, policy makers, and business leaders to identify, articulate, and analyze what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 RandD 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....
