Startups and Strategic Entrepreneurship

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-32880-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

This book delves into the world of startups driven by high-type innovation—radical, objective innovations that disrupt markets—and the transformative entrepreneurs who challenge the status quo with original approaches. By focusing on strategic entrepreneurship, this book highlights entrepreneurial actions that introduce significant technological advancements or innovations through a strategic lens. It distinguishes true startups from broader economic activities, emphasizing their unique role in leveraging innovation to create market impact. The contributions in this book aim to clarify the concept of innovation and the pivotal role of entrepreneurs, shedding light on their influence on market dynamics and the broader economy.

This book is essential for students, researchers, policymakers, and professionals interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic management. It provides a comprehensive exploration of startups, covering themes like innovation ecosystems, business strategy, dynamic capabilities, and entrepreneurial decision-making.

The chapters in this book were originally published in Technology Analysis & Strategic Management and comes with a new Introduction.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matricano, Diego

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Invention traits and alliance formation for high-tech startups 2. Which business strategy improves ICT startup companies’ technical efficiency? 3. The effect of R&D investments, highly skilled employees, and patents on the performance of Italian innovative startups 4. Technological start-ups in the innovation system: an actor-oriented perspective 5. The process of dynamic capability emergence in technology start-ups – an exploratory longitudinal study in China 6. Research strategies in science-based start-ups: effects on performance in Danish and Swedish biotechnology 7. Do accelerators promote the growth of startups? Analysing the effectiveness of startup accelerators through the lens of big data

Über Autor(innen)

Diego Matricano conducts research on entrepreneurship, innovation, startups, and new technologies. He is the author of over 120 publications. In June 2024, in Bath (UK), he won the European Academy of Management’s Best Book Award for his book Interdisciplinarity in Entrepreneurship: Investigating Issues and Debates with New Lenses (2023).