Breitenecker institute for innovation management and entrepreneurship, university of klagenfurt, klagenfurt, austria correspondence robert. Founded in 2001 as one of the first academic centers of its kind, the netherlands institute for knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship, nikos nederlands instituut voor kennisintensief ondernemerschap is now uts research group for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour, strategy and international. Before, he was assistant professor at the university of klagenfurt, austria. He is professor in innovative entrepreneurship, research fellow of igs, scientific director of nikos, the dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship at the university of twente, the netherlands, and head of department of entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy and international management. The influence of ceo gender on market orientation and. The dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship nikos, school of management and governance, university of twente, the netherlands dr. Founded in 2001 as one of the first academic centers of its kind, the netherlands institute for knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship, nikos. Dutch institute of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship at twente university. Institute mechanisms to strengthen the dynamism of the approach in light of.
Heuven dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship school of management and governance university of twente. The netherlands institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship nikos. A multivariate analysis of the characteristics of rapid growth firms, their leaders, and their market. Organisational conditions for corporate entrepreneurship in dutch organisations. Macroeconomic research on human capital the stock of human capabilities and knowledge has been extensively published but to date the literature has lacked a comprehensive analysis of human capital within the organization. Evaluative report of the department thapar institute of. Universities and research institutes may apply for the scheme and receive subsidy for these. Knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship in lowtech sectors. Bernard nieuwendijk, researcher, nikos dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, university of twente netherlands. Entrepreneurship in the knowledge intensive services. The paper aims to understand how knowledgeintensive teams can develop and enhance their team absorptive capacity acap level, by exploring whether individual and organizational factors are complements or substitutes for team acap. In the late 1990s, the popularity of this subject rose. His research is focused on knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship in networks, studied by using a social system theoretical perspective.
Exploring the parameters for the optimum funding of. Rainer harms is assistant professor at dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship nikos at the university of twente, the netherlands. Groen university of twente, dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship nikos, the netherlands. Paula danskin englis professor of management department. Knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship in lowtech sectors 3 knowledgeintensive processes can become necessary in the light of newly emerging problems due to global changes, such as the intensified competition on worldmarkets that cannot be solved with the existing problemsolving knowledge. Moreover, different solutions for the problems entrepreneurship educators face in providing effective learning environments are demonstrated. Austrian entrepreneur klaus furtmuller has come to the netherlands looking for. The following people worked on this special edition. The dutch institute for knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship at the university of.
A multivariate analysis of the characteristics of rapid. In this paper we describe and analyse the success factors of dutch horticulture, with an emphasis on the organization of knowledge. The authors concentrate on specific types of firms reliant upon advanced knowledge and show how a systemic perspective of entrepreneurship is required, involving design thinking, in order to capture the relationships between individual, venture and ecosystem. Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship across regions. The twente region is famous for its productive entrepreneurial climate. Young and entrepreneurial firms account for most of net job growth in the. The university of twente is based in the region of twente, in the east of the.
Dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship. Nonetheless, moving beyond the strict concept of academic entrepreneurship, we ask to what extent do universities and research institutes impact the generation of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship. Dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurhsip, nikos abstract corporate entrepreneurship is a topic that attracts many managers in corporate enterprises. We also invited two highly respected foreign guest writers, professor stevenson and professor storey, to situate dutch policy on entrepreneurship in an international context.
The knowledge infrastructure of innovation ecosystems has long been associated with overall capabilities of firms. To identify and foster potential international entrepreneurs are important goals for entrepreneurship education. The members of this association all studied industrial engineering and management and hold several positions in dutch organizations. Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship taps into a growing trend of entrepreneurship research which recognises that not all startups are the same and specifically that knowledgeintensive firms are important drivers of economic development. Consequently, these firms have been the center of attention of many. Readers gain insight into the real work and experience of entrepreneurship educators from universities and bus skip to main content skip to.
Business incubation business support entrepreneurship abstract business incubators bis have been established around the world to stimulate new business. New procurement methods encourage the adoption of innovative production technologies. Harms studied economics, politics and sociology at the university of munster, germany, where he received his ph. May 11, 12 and, 2006 the fourteenth annual high technology. Organisational conditions for corporate entrepreneurship. In addition, crosscultural competences are hypothesized as antecedents to iei and moderators of the relationship between. The knowledge intensive economy we are interested in entrepreneurial in knowledge intensive sectors since these have been recognized as having potentially great economic value acs, 2002. Organisational conditions for corporate entrepreneurship in. Evidence from portugal tiago ratinhoa,n, elsa henriquesb a nikos dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, university of twente, postbox 217, 7500 ae enschede, the netherlands b technical superior institute, technical university of lisbon,mechanical engineering department av. Ehrenhard dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship school of management and governance university of twente dr. Evidence from portugal tiago ratinhoa,n, elsa henriquesb a nikos dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, university of twente, postbox 217, 7500 ae enschede, the netherlands.
Knowledge intensive entrepreneurs are thus involved in mechanisms that translate knowledge into innovation, which in turn leads to economic development and growth within an industry andor region. Innovative entrepreneurship the nikos story universiteit twente. Michael wyrwich march 4, 2011 do not cite without permission abstract this paper investigates regional sources of entrepreneurial opportunities of knowledgeintensive startup activity. Bernard nieuwendijk dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, university of twente. Englisis associate professor at the campbell school of management at berry college, mount berry, ga, usa, and at the dutch institute of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship. The chapters in this volume have been derived from the best papers presented at the annual international high technology small firms htsfs conference held at enschede, the netherlands, and organized by nikos, the dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship in may 2008, with the collaboration of manchester business school. The influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the innovation process. Although i still had to graduate, the university and specially nikos dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship gave me the chance to follow the training and support program vlt offered. We, as the field of research in entrepreneurship in general, is moving from a view where all. Causation, effectuation, and pragmatism work in progress paper jeroen kraaijenbrink dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship nikos university of twente p. The role of science parks and business incubators in converging countries.
Nikos netherlands institute of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship carries out. June 2007 present research fellow, nikos dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship and behavioural sciences faculty, university of twente, enschede, the netherlands july 1998 present richard edgerton professor of marketing, campbell school of business, berry college, rome, georgia. Innovation center fund ireland provides early stage seed capital in. The development of a training and preparation centre for new entrepreneurial teams to adopt end exploit high potential high tech business ideas. Journal of small business and enterprise development. Measuring cultural diversity and its impact on innovation. The influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the. Organizational conditions for corporate entrepreneurship in. In 2016 academic ranking of world universities arwu ranked the university of twente 301400 overall in the world. Jan 04, 2012 the chapters in this volume have been derived from the best papers presented at the annual international high technology small firms htsfs conference held at enschede, the netherlands, and organized by nikos, the dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship in may 2008, with the collaboration of manchester business school.
The participation was voluntary, resulting in 156 correct responds 22%. The oxford handbook of human capital has been designed to fill that gap, providing an authoritative, interdisciplinary, and up to date survey of relevant concepts. Venturelab twente entrepreneurs venturelab international. Exploring stakeholders support in an international equity. To date, kie is often associated with hightech industries such as aerospace, computer engineering, automotive or telecommunications. Paula danskin englis is associate professor of management in the campbell school of business at the berry college. Moreover, different solutions for the problems entrepreneurship educators face in providing effective learning environments are. In public administration from the university of twente. The evolution of business incubators comparing demand and.
Nikos dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship ntbf new technology based firm nsw new south wales, australia oecd organisation for economic cooperation and development roi return on investment sc social capital sme small and medium sized enterprises tec technology enterprise centre, a melbourne incubator. International entrepreneurship, born globals and the theory of effectuation. This article focuses on the relationship between organisational characteristics and present. In 2010, the dutch government introduced a new policy framework regarding the business sector. As a result, we have decided to devote this fifth edition of entrepreneurship in the netherlands entirely to the role of entrepreneurship in the innovation process. Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship lies at the core of the structural shift necessary for the growth and development of a knowledge based economy, yet research reveals that the eu has fewer young leading innovators, and europes new firms do not. The institution was later renamed to universiteit twente university of twente in 1986, as the result of the changes in the dutch academic education act in 1984.
Over the past fifty years, the high quality of plant sciences has been a continuous resource for innovations. In managing knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship we discuss the evidence of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship and propose a new kie creation model which allows for a richer understanding of the interaction between the kie venture and the external environment. This book examines knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship kie with a focus on the european textile and apparel industries. Organizational conditions for corporate entrepreneurship. Groen is director of nikos, the dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, at the university of twente. Box 217, 7500 ae, the netherlands search for more papers by this author. Founded in 2001 as one of the first academic centers of its kind, the netherlands institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, nikos nederlands instituut voor kennisintensief ondernemerschap is now uts research group for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behaviour, strategy and international. Pdf innovation system and knowledgeintensive entrepreneurship. This eleventh edition deals with top sectors and their importance to the dutch economy. Svante andersson, 2011,international entrepreneurship, born globals and the theory of effectuation, journal of small business and enterprise development, vol. One key message is that knowledge intensive entrepreneurship is a. Knowledgeintensive innovative entrepreneurship now publishers.
Dutch institute for study of knowledge intensive firms nikos pp. The university was founded in 1961 as technische hogeschool twente or tht. The practiceoriented case studies also highlight the different, sometimes countrydependent contexts of teaching and the challenges for entrepreneurship education and promotion. Jeroen kraaijenbrink is assistant professor at nikos, the dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship at the university of twente. Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship lies at the core of the structural shift necessary for the growth and development of a knowledge based economy, yet research reveals that the eu has fewer young leading innovators, and europes new firms do not adequately contribute to industrial growth. Wim during and andre nijhof are researchers at the dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship nikos, university of twente, enschede, the netherlands.
This study is based on undergraduate university business students enrolled in an entrepreneurship course at a dutch university. After delft university of technology and eindhoven university of technology, it became the third polytechnic institute in the netherlands to become a university. In this article we have described a guideline and some backgrounds for creating a corporate entrepreneurship function to realize business development in a high. This triggers the need for entrepreneurship in the construction industry. The theory of effectuation 627 journal of small business and enterprise development vol. Dutch institute for knowledge intensive entrepreneurship school of management and governance university of twente dr. Crosscultural competences and international entrepreneurial. Managing and developing the knowledge intensive entrepreneurship venture maureen. Knowledge intensive entrepreneurship in lowtech sectors 3 knowledge intensive processes can become necessary in the light of newly emerging problems due to global changes, such as the intensified competition on worldmarkets that cannot be solved with the existing problemsolving knowledge. Our research continues throughout the entire time that an entrepreneur is. Entrepreneurship, school of business, economics and law, university.
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