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Questioning the Entrepreneurial State : Status-Quo, Pitfalls, and the Need for Credible Innovation Policy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wennberg, Karl.
Other Authors: Sandström, Christian.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:International Studies in Entrepreneurship Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Questioning the Entrepreneurial State
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Part I: Introductory Chapter
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Contributions to the Present Volume
  • 2 Why Is the Entrepreneurial State so Popular?
  • 3 Innovation Policy, Inverted
  • 4 What Should Governments Do?
  • 5 Lessons from Sweden
  • 6 Swedish Failures Are Failures of the Entrepreneurial State
  • 7 Toward Credible Innovation Policy
  • References
  • Part II: The Entrepreneurial State: Theoretical Perspectives
  • The Entrepreneurial State and the Platform Economy
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 The Entrepreneurial State as a Regulator
  • 2 Rent Is a Classical Fallacy
  • 3 Modern Fallacies
  • 4 The Techlash and the Hipster Takeover
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • An Effectual Analysis of Markets and States
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Overview of Effectuation
  • 2 Three Dimensions of the Effectual Problem Space
  • 2.1 Problem Dimension One: Knightian Uncertainty
  • 2.2 Problem Dimension Two: Goal Ambiguity
  • 2.3 Problem Dimension Three: Isotropy
  • 3 Markets in Effectuation
  • 4 States in Effectuation
  • 5 Two Frameworks for Tackling Isotropy and Fostering Innovation
  • 5.1 Applying the Framework to Innovation Policy
  • 6 Markets and States as Outcomes of the Effectual Process
  • 7 The Ultimate Innovation: Goals Worth Pursuing
  • References
  • The Entrepreneurial State: An Ownership Competence Perspective
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Myth of the Entrepreneurial State
  • 2.1 The Entrepreneurial State
  • 2.2 Policy Ineffectiveness
  • 2.3 The Effects of Government Ownership
  • 3 Ownership Competence
  • 4 Government Incompetence in Markets and Firms
  • 5 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Innovation Without Entrepreneurship: The Pipe Dream of Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Knowledge-Based View.
  • 3 Market Failure and the Entrepreneurial State
  • 3.1 Bottom-Up, Top-Down, and the Role of the (Entrepreneurial) State
  • 3.2 The Evaluation of a Mission
  • 4 External Validity and Scalability: The Problem with Arguing from Anecdote
  • 5 Concluding Remarks: Can Missions Work?
  • References
  • Part III: The Entrepreneurial State, Entrepreneurial Universities, and Startups
  • Building Local Innovation Support Systems: Theory and Practice
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Umeå Region Innovation System: Organizing Entrepreneurial Judgment
  • 2.1 Academic Innovation Support in Practice
  • 3 Incubator Support Action in Practice: A Conceptual Discussion
  • 3.1 Information and Nudging for Utilization
  • 3.2 Direct Support in Solving Problems
  • 3.3 Coaching Along the Startup Process
  • 3.4 Networking and Providing Creative Arenas
  • 4 Conceptual Rationales Behind Public Support Systems for Innovation
  • 4.1 Direct Interventions May Run the Risk of Causing Market Distortions
  • 4.2 Focus on Favorable Conditions
  • 5 Discussion and Conclusions
  • 5.1 Direct Support with Limits
  • References
  • Reducing Higher Education Bureaucracy and Reclaiming the Entrepreneurial University
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Regulation and Bureaucratization in Higher Education
  • 2.1 Regulations and Bureaucracy Specific to Business Schools
  • 3 Reclaiming the Entrepreneurial University: Leading Anti-Bureaucracy Policies and Practices across Levels in Higher Education
  • 3.1 Federal Level
  • 3.2 State Level
  • 3.3 University Level
  • 3.4 Business School Level
  • 3.5 Business Unit Level
  • 3.6 Individual Level
  • 3.7 Non-University Level
  • 4 Toward Best Practices in Higher Education
  • 4.1 Calculate Bureaucratic Mass
  • 4.2 Calculate the Time Burden for Stakeholders
  • 4.3 Implement Technology Solutions
  • 4.4 Lead Change Management Efforts across all Levels
  • 4.5 Make Better Decisions.
  • 4.6 Reduce Bureaucracy by Staying Close to Customers and Pursuing Open Innovation
  • 5 Conclusion and Future Research Directions
  • References
  • Cultural Ideals in the Entrepreneurship Industry
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Background
  • 2.1 The Entrepreneurship Industry from a Cultural Perspective
  • 2.2 Cultural Ideals
  • 3 Methods
  • 4 Findings: Production of Entrepreneurship Culture in the Entrepreneurship Industry
  • 4.1 The Entrepreneurship Industry in Sweden
  • 4.2 Entrepreneurship as a Positive Cultural Ideal
  • 4.3 Emergence of Entrepreneurship as a Cultural Ideal
  • 4.4 Language and Looks as Visual Attributes of the Entrepreneurship Ideal
  • 4.5 Consequences of the Entrepreneurship Ideal
  • 5 Discussion
  • 5.1 Alternative Investments if the Outcome Is Culture Not Profit
  • 5.2 Problems of Discrimination and the Need for Evidence-Based Advice
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Evaluating Evaluations of Innovation Policy: Exploring Reliability, Methods, and Conflicts of Interest
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background: Evaluation as a Practice
  • 2.1 Different Evaluators
  • 3 Empirical Setting: Innovation Policy in Sweden
  • 4 Results
  • 4.1 Evaluators of Innovation Policy
  • 4.2 Evaluation Methods and Data Sources
  • 4.3 Evaluating Actors and Employed Methods
  • 5 Discussion
  • 5.1 What May Underlie Differences in Evaluations of Innovation Policy?
  • 5.2 Future Research
  • 5.3 Policy Recommendations
  • 6 Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Fischerś Exact Test, Evaluating Actor and Evaluations of Public Innovation Policies
  • Logistic Regression, Outcome Variable: Positive Policy Judgment
  • References
  • Do Targeted RandD Grants toward SMEs Increase Employment and Demand for High Human Capital Workers?
  • 1 Background
  • 2 Effects of Targeted RandD Grant Programs on Labor Demand
  • 3 Data and Programs Analyzed
  • 4 Empirical Method
  • 4.1 Matching.
  • 4.2 A Difference-in-Difference Analysis
  • 5 Results
  • 5.1 Effects of Targeted RandD Grants on Number of Employees
  • 5.2 Effects of Targeted RandD Grants on Employees with Higher Education
  • 5.3 Post-Treatment Effects
  • 6 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Part IV: The Entrepreneurial State and Sustainability Transitions
  • Third-Generation Innovation Policy: System Transformation or Reinforcing Business as Usual?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Background
  • 3 System Transformation
  • 3.1 Technology Transitions as Creative Destruction
  • 3.2 Institutions and the Role of Embedded Agency
  • 3.3 Resistance and Regulatory Capture
  • 4 The Role of Policy in Technology Transitions: Empirical Illustrations
  • 4.1 The Strategic Innovation Programs (SIP) in Sweden
  • 4.2 Strategic Centers for Science, Technology, and Innovation (SHOK) in Finland
  • 4.3 Top Sectors in the Netherlands
  • 4.4 Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies in Austria
  • 4.5 Networks of Centers of Excellence (NCE) in Canada
  • 5 Discussion
  • 6 Conclusions
  • References
  • Less from More: China Built Wind Power, but Gained Little Electricity
  • 1 . Introduction
  • 2 The Context: Chinaś Historical Wind Power Development
  • 3 Two Cases: Powerplants Without Output, and Low Technological Development
  • 3.1 Technological Development: Patents at Home but Not Abroad
  • 3.2 Wind Curtailment: When a Power Plant Is Not Working or Unconnected
  • 4 Discussion
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • The Failures of the Entrepreneurial State: Subsidies to Renewable Energies in Europe
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Growth of Renewable Energy Sources of Electricity in the European Union
  • 3 Are Green Subsidies an Efficient Environmental Policy?
  • 4 Are Green Subsidies an Effective Industrial Policy?
  • 5 Are Green Subsidies an Effective Social Policy?.
  • 6 From the Entrepreneurial State to the Entrepreneurial Central Bank
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Directionality in Innovation Policy and the Ongoing Failure of Green Deals: Evidence from Biogas, Bio-ethanol, and Fossil-Free Steel
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Theoretical Background
  • 3 Two Historical Cases of Policy Failure: Biogas and Ethanol
  • 3.1 Investments in Biogas
  • 3.2 Ethanol from Cellulose
  • 4 The European Union, Hydrogen Gas, and Fossil-Free Steel
  • 4.1 Hybrit and Green Steel
  • 4.2 Hydrogen Production
  • 4.3 Hydrogen Steel and Electricity Consumption
  • 5 Analysis and Discussion
  • 5.1 Public Funds and the Economics of Incentive Distortion
  • 5.2 Indirect and Hidden Costs
  • 5.3 Public Sector Inefficiencies and the Risk of Corruption
  • 5.4 Hydrogen Steel: A Risk for Both the Environment and the Economy
  • 5.5 A Threat to the Economy and Free Competition?
  • 5.6 Repeating the Mistakes of Biogas and Ethanol
  • 5.7 EU Funds Result in Environmental Nationalism
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part V: From the Entrepreneurial State Towards Evidence-Based Innovation Policy
  • Policy Instruments for High-Growth Enterprises
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 HGE Policy Instruments
  • 2.1 Stylized Facts on HGEs
  • 2.2 Rationales for Policy Intervention
  • 2.3 Key Issues Regarding HGE Policy Instruments
  • 2.4 An Overview of Areas Relating to HGE Policy Instruments
  • 3 Best Practices and Areas for Improvement
  • 3.1 HGE Policy Instruments that Have Been Successful
  • 3.2 HGE Policy Instruments: Areas for Improvement
  • 4 Conclusion
  • 4.1 Critical Listening
  • 4.2 Identify the Decision Points
  • 4.3 Up or Out: Get the Incentives Right
  • 4.4 The Need for Coordinated Policy
  • References
  • Public-Steering and Private-Performing Sectors: Success and Failures in the Swedish Finance, Telecoms, and City Planning Sectors
  • 1 Introduction.
  • 1.1 Reforms in Sweden in the 1980s: Success and Failure.

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