Citation
(2010), "2010 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 17 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsbed.2010.27117daa.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2010 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Volume 17, Issue 4
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
"Innovation ecology as a precursor to entrepreneurial growth: a cross-country empirical investigation''
Mark D. GriffithsFarmer School of Business, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USALisa GundryThe Center for Creativity and Innovation, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USAJill Kickul Leonard Stern School of Business, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, New York University, New York, New York, USAAngeles Mu·oz Fernandez School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the governmental, economic, and technological factors contributing to a country's innovation ecology that have an impact on sustainable economic growth.Design/methodology/approach - This paper investigates governmental, economic, and technological supports that comprise the innovation ecology of 34 nations using ordinary least squares, discriminant analysis, and mediated regression. It is proposed that the strength of a country's innovation ecology is associated with greater sustainable entrepreneurial growth opportunities. Innovation indicators and trend analyses were collected from Eurostat Yearbook 2007, Science and Technology, and Global Financial Data over the 1995-2005 period.Findings - The results reveal that while the influence of government and the economic environment encourage innovation ecology, having resources at the research and development levels, human capital, and early seed funding were key indicators of innovation. The greater the degree of research and development, the availability of a highly skilled labor force, and the amount of private and public venture capital funding, the more likely it is that a strong national innovation ecology will emerge leading to the creation of new business ideas and growth opportunities.Originality/value - The results contribute to the understanding of the significant role of innovation investment for new business development and growth.Keywords Ecology, Entrepreneurialism, Innovation
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14626000910977116
This article originally appeared in Volume 16 Number 3, 2009, pp. 375-90, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award
"Family-member and non-family-member managers in family businesses''
Matthew C. SonfieldRobert N. Lussier
This article originally appeared in Volume 16 Number 2, 2009, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
"Investigating the e-CRM activities of Irish SMEs''
Paul HarriganElaine RamseyPatrick Ibbotson
This article originally appeared in Volume 16 Number 3, 2009, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
"What do UK small and medium sized enterprises think about employing graduates?''
Adrian WoodsCharles Dennis
This article originally appeared in Volume 16 Number 4, 2009, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development