Entrepreneurs, Networks, and Economic Development Revisited

Abstract

This chapter is a brief review of some of the research themes of the past two decades on entrepreneurs, networks, and economic development. It begins with embeddedness and the heterogeneity of networks. Next, the chapter turns to a new concept that has emerged during the past decade: entrepreneurial ecosystems. Then, the author reviews the dynamics involved in entrepreneurship and regional development.

Citation

Malecki, E.J. (2018), "Entrepreneurs, Networks, and Economic Development Revisited", Katz, J.A. and Corbett, A.C. (Ed.) Reflections and Extensions on Key Papers of the First Twenty-Five Years of Advances (Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth, Vol. 20), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1074-754020180000020003