Knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship integrating Schumpeter, evolutionary economics, and innovation systems
提出知识密集型创新创业的新概念,整合熊彼特创业理论、演化经济学和创新系统方法,给出理论定义和过程模型,并基于实证定义识别其关键特征,为后续研究提供方向。
This article proposes a novel conceptualization of knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship, which can capture the main characteristics of a vital phenomenon in the modern economy. Our conceptualization is based upon the integration of Schumpeterian entrepreneurship, evolutionary economics, and innovation systems approach. It consists of a theoretical definition and a stylized process model. According to this view, knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurs are involved in the creation, diffusion, and use of knowledge; introduce new products and technologies; draw resources and ideas from their innovation system; and introduce change and dynamism into the economy. In the article, we also offer an empirical definition of knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship, which we then use to identify its key characteristics and relevance. We conclude with recommendations for a future research agenda.