Foundations of High Impact Entrepreneurship

By Zoltan J. Acs. 2008

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Subfields: Accounting, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Varieties of entrepreneurship: exploring the institutional foundations of different entrepreneurship types through ‘Varieties-of-Capitalism’ arguments (2018, background): “While Schumpeterian ‘high impact entrepreneurs’ exhibit high growth aspirations and a propensity for rapid growth (Acs 2008), Bmost small businesses are best described as permanently small^ and thus nonSchumpeterian in their growth aspirations (Henrekson and Sanadaji 2014:1760).”
Is entrepreneurship necessarily good? Microeconomic evidence from developed and developing countries (2013, background): “Indeed, only when “opportunity entrepreneurs” (those motivated by progressive drivers) are distinguished from “necessity entrepreneurs” (those who are self-employed and pushed by defensive and regressive drivers, such as the fear of unemployment), a positive linear relationship between economic deve”
Power law distributions in entrepreneurship: : Implications for theory and research (2015, background): “In entrepreneurial terms, the outliers are the high-impact firms (Acs, 2008; Bhide, 2000)—new ventures with radically new technology or novel business models that often transform entire industries.”
Gazelles as job creators: a survey and interpretation of the evidence (2010, unknown): “This is not to deny that some firms are more important than others in the process of creative destruction, in the same sense that some entrepreneurs are more important than others; cf. Acs’ (2008) discussion of high-impact entrepreneurship.”
Entrepreneurship Education in a Poverty Context: An Empowerment Perspective (2019, background): “Entrepreneurship is inherently an activity with high potential impact, where individuals recombine existing or underutilized knowledge, business concepts, or ideas to create wealth and growth (Acs 2008).”
Entrepreneurship and public policy (2009, unknown): “112 See, e.g., Acs (2008).”
Intellectual Property Protection and the Formation of Entrepreneurial Growth Aspirations (2010, background): “In spite of extensive evidence pointing to the importance of high-growth firms for economic development (Acs, 2008), there is little research on the determinants of entrepreneurial growth aspirations in young firms.”
Entrepreneurship and competitiveness dynamics in Latin America (2008, methodology): “Acs, Audretsch and Evans (1994) show that the major explanation for this diversity is the stage of economic development.”
Start-Up Incentives: Entrepreneurship Policy or Active Labour Market Programme? (2013, unknown): “1 The key role of entrepreneurship as a major driver of economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness in global markets has been well documented in academic publications (see, for instance, recent works by Acs, 2008; Carree and Thurik, 2008; Parker, 2009; or Thurik et al., 2008).”