Cooperation, Clusters, and Knowledge Transfer

Part I. Inter-Firm Cooperation and (Regional) Clusters

1. The Start-Up Location Decision and Regional Determinants
Frank Lasch, Frank Robert, Frédéric Le Roy, Roy Thurik

2. The Role of Science and Technology Parks in the Generation of Firm Level Social Capital Through University–Firm Relations: An Empirical Study in Spain
Juan J. Jimenez-Moreno, Ricardo Martínez-Cañas, Pablo Ruiz-Palomino, Francisco J. Sáez-Martínez

3. Knowledge Transfer in or Through Clusters: Outline of a Situated Approach
Julie Hermans

4. How Does a Researcher Become an Entrepreneur in the High-Tech Industrial Cluster? A Case Study
Rongzhi Liu, Haiyan Zhang, Zhi Yang

5. The Impact of Inter-firm Cooperation on Performance: A Two-Region Experience
João J. M. Ferreira, Mário L. Raposo, Cristina I. Fernandes

Part II. Entrepreneurial Activities, Innovation and Regional Networks

6. Transition Regions: Green Innovation and Economic Development
Philip Cooke

7. Clusters, Learning, and Regional Development: Theory and Cases
Roel Rutten, Dessy Irawati

8. Sociocultural Factors and Female Entrepreneurship in the Innovative Service Sector in Catalonia: A Qualitative Analysis
Maria Noguera, Claudia Alvarez, Domingo Ribeiro, David Urbano

9. Academic Entrepreneurship Framework: The Best Practices of Bragança Polytechnic Institute
José Adriano, Paula Fernandes, Humberto Sampaio, Joana Lopes

Part III. Knowledge Transfers Between University and Industry

10. Academic Interactions with Private, Public and Not-for-Profit Organisations: The Known Unknowns
Maria Abreu, Vadim Grinevich

11. The Role of Academic Spin-Off Founders’ Motivation in the Hungarian Biotechnology Sector
Katalin Erdős, Attila Varga

12. Hirschman Mobility, Governance and Loyalty in Europe’s Top Research Universities
Edward M. Bergman

13. Action-Based Education in Academic Entrepreneurship: A New Role of the Student?
Lene Foss, Elin M. Oftedal, Tatiana Iakovleva

Nyckelord: Economics/Management Science, Regional/Spatial Science, Economic Geography, Administration, Organization and Leadership