Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 12 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Eric Liguori, Christoph Winkler, Diana Hechavarria, Julian Lange

Technology and talent: capturing the role of universities in regional entrepreneurial ecosystems

Aileen Huang-Saad, Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Jongho Park

This paper describes the entrepreneurial ecosystems of three public research universities involved in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Midwest I-Corps TM (trademark symbol…

The entrepreneurial ecosystem and born globals: the Estonian context

Hannes Velt, Lasse Torkkeli, Sami Saarenketo

The purpose of this study is to develop a framework of the elements of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the context of born global start-ups. The study also applies this framework…

Non-farm proprietorship employment by US metropolitan area

Keith Graham Debbage, Shaylee Bowen

The entrepreneurial process is a result of an interaction between an individual entrepreneur and the surrounding entrepreneurial ecosystem. The purpose of this paper is to…

Entrepreneurial ecosystem: do you trust or distrust?

Jeffrey Muldoon, Antonina Bauman, Carol Lucy

The purpose of the paper is to examine the role of trust and distrust in social networks within the entrepreneurial ecosystem and to develop a conceptual scheme of the impact of…

It takes all kinds: understanding diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems

Margaret Cowell, Sarah Lyon-Hill, Scott Tate

This paper aims to explore the dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems with both rural and urban features, as well as the varied system requirements of differing types of…

The political ecology of university-based social entrepreneurship ecosystems

Bastian Thomsen, Olav Muurlink, Talitha Best

This paper aims to explore the potential agency of university-based social entrepreneurship ecosystems (U-BSEEs) from a political ecology perspective. It addresses how higher…

A relational perspective on entrepreneurial ecosystems: The role and sustenance of the entrepreneurship center

Thomas G. Pittz, Giles Hertz

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the entrepreneurship center (EC) in the larger entrepreneurial ecosystem. Entrepreneurial ecosystems thrive because of complex…

Social-cultural capital in youth entrepreneurship ecosystem: Southeast Asia

Tharuma Rajan Pillai, Amiruddin Ahamat

This paper aims to explore the contextual role of social-cultural capital in youth entrepreneurship between Malaysia and Lao PDR/Laos, comparing two different entrepreneurial…