Mikhail Martynovich
Senior Lecturer
Spatial evolution of knowledge-intensive ICT services in Sweden: On the role of mobile entrepreneurs
Author
Summary, in English
The paper investigates the role of mobile entrepreneurs in spatial diffusion process of a rapidly expanding industry using
the case of the knowledge-intensive ICT-services in Sweden over 1990-2010. The main contributions of this study are
twofold. On the one hand, paper contributes to entrepreneurship research by showing that the spatial origin of an
entrepreneur should be analysed not only in terms of local/non-local dichotomy but should more explicitly account for
where she moves from. On the other hand, the paper demonstrates that mobile entrepreneurs are important drivers of
spatial diffusion of an industry, which might be of an interest to economic geography scholars.
the case of the knowledge-intensive ICT-services in Sweden over 1990-2010. The main contributions of this study are
twofold. On the one hand, paper contributes to entrepreneurship research by showing that the spatial origin of an
entrepreneur should be analysed not only in terms of local/non-local dichotomy but should more explicitly account for
where she moves from. On the other hand, the paper demonstrates that mobile entrepreneurs are important drivers of
spatial diffusion of an industry, which might be of an interest to economic geography scholars.
Department/s
- Department of Human Geography
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Human Geography
Keywords
- rapidly expanding industry
- spatial diffusion
- entrepreneurship
- ICT-services
- Sweden
Conference name
DRUID Academy Conference 2015
Conference date
2015-01-21 - 2015-01-23
Conference place
Rebild, Aalborg, Denmark
Status
Published
Project
- Structural change and labour mobility: A co-evolutionary perspective