Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Exchange
explores insights from a wide variety of countries of relevance to researchers as well as policy and decision makers, especially those working in developing economies. Seminal contributions from top academics in the field, such as Alan Gibb, Peter Scott, and Mary Walshok, are included. The issues of knowledge transfer, entrepreneurship, and regional/national economic regeneration have inspired countless programs and initiatives at national and regional levels, and the chapters in this book examine these initiatives, providing both a reference work and a record of practical experience.Jay Mitra is Professor of Business Enterprise and Innovation and Director of the International Centre for Entrepreneurship Research at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. His most recent book is Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development (Routledge, 2012).
John Edmondson
is Director of IP Publishing Ltd, a publishing house specializing in academic journals, and serves as Senior Enterprise Fellow at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Industry and Higher Education and has contributed many articles and reviews to magazines and journals, including business and higher education issues and literature.