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The EU Macro-regions: approaches and patterns
No full textWith the decline of the nation state and the increasing importance of regionalisation, the EU has
launched macro-regions, i.e., areas, including territories from several countries, that share common
goals and operating under multi-level governance.
This paper focuses on the EU territorial cooperation strategy, utilising the concept of „macro-
-region” and the perspective of the macro-regional approach.
Following the first macro-regions (such as the Baltic Sea Region and the Danube Region), the EU
recently launched the Adriatic-Ionian Macro-regional Strategy, which was seen as an additional tool
for cooperation between local and regional authorities that overlooks the Adriatic Sea. Nevertheless,
future developments in the region appear at the present to be quite uncertain, owing to structural
industrial decline, rural marginalisation and a lack of infrastructure adequate to support the entire
cooperation area.
To overcome these constraints, the concept of macro-region must be strengthened by creating
alternative ways to engage in cross-border cooperation between areas subject to similar conditions.
Matching among regions that belong to different Euro-countries within the framework of a macro-
-region may be the best way to forge a consistent path towards territorial, economic and social
integration. This will help to create a common pole of cooperation characterized by various strategies
that can act as accelerators in creating territorial capita
The Technological Environment of University-Industry Collaboration: Evidence from a Regional Case Study
No full textProcessi cumulativi e politica industriale in una visione di Nuova Geografia Economica
No full textThe New Economic Geography explained spatial concentration of the economic activities through the agglomeration concept, i.e. through self-reinforcing mechanisms created and sustained by the market. But it didn’t deepen its policy implications. This suggests there cannot be only an agglomeration model or a set of rules that leads to the agglomeration because the market selects according to the economic benefit and territorial quality, i.e. according to the factors endowment.
So, a holistic industrial policy is required because there are stronger and weaker areas which coincide with a different dynamic uncertainty.
Concluding, agglomeration –in the meaning of the NEG- can be considered as a benchmarking tool in a macro holistic policy, which regards sectoral and factors micro policies and micro-territorial ones. In this paper we try to give an answer to these issues by using industrial policy as "macro-policy", i.e. including other micro policies like the regional one
Investigating socio-economic and perceptual variables of early-stage entrepreneurial activity in selected EU countries
No full textThis paper investigates socio-economic and perceptual factors affecting the likelihood of being
a total early-stage entrepreneur in selected EU countries (Denmark, Germany, Finland, Sweden and
Latvia) during 2005–2012.
The data used for our empirical research comes from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).
Our findings show that the probability to become a total early-stage entrepreneur increases for males
and younger individuals with a bachelor’s degree or secondary education and who are working part
time or full time. Furthermore, these entrepreneurs are characterised by a lower fear of failure and
higher entrepreneurial skills and perception of opportunity.
Policy makers should improve the institutional framework that involves measures aimed at
empowering potential entrepreneurs in finding new market opportunities. Territorial cooperation in
a macro-regional perspective may be a facilitator aimed at entrepreneurial development
Heterogeneity in cooperation for innovation and technological capabilities of firms in Italy
No full textThis study aims at providing new insights into the role of cooperation in the process of technological capabilities development across firms in Italy. Technological capabilities are considered in relation to the way innovation is performed, whether by generation, imitation or adoption strategies. Main findings, based on firm-level data from the Community Innovation Survey (CIS 2012), confirm that the role of heterogeneous cooperation linkages for innovation varies greatly across firms and industries, so that it cannot be fully appreciated when innovative firms are considered on the same footing, regardless of whether they have been able to develop the new technologies introduced or not
Management, digital innovation and Industry 4.0. The case of family businesses in Italy
Full text linkThis paper contributes to the empirical literature on the relationships between
external management in family firms and investments in digital innovations.
The analysis is based on a survey carried out by the Italian Chamber of
Commerce in early 2018 of 2,342 small and medium manufacturing family
firms with at least five employees. We empirically tested the relationship
between our variables through ordered probit models and marginal effects.
Our results showed that the presence of external managers is positively
associated with the probability of investing in Industry 4.0. Disaggregating
our sample into two sub-samples, external management was also found to be
positively associated with the likelihood of investing in Industry 4.0 only for
firms without graduates and with comparatively older owners. Finally, our
results suggest that the ongoing extensive and structural transformations
require skilled managerial leaderships that perceive the need for the more
rapid adoption of digital technologie
Rural-industrial policy as a multi-outcome path in the post crisis era
No full textIn this paper we discuss the role of industrial policy trying to
overcome the traditional method based on sectors and factors. We adopt a kind
of holistic method whose pillars are the rules and the tools on one side and the
relationships between firms and other social-economic institutions on the other
side. Through a process based on a stronger organisation and shared
agreements among stakeholders, agriculture could be converted into a rural
system. This last is the hardest step if we consider the governance capacity is
largely missing. The Common Agricultural Policy does not suggest any model
but highlights best practices according to the basic principles of the European
Community. Conversely, the CAP enhances the risk of growth of rural
components not so strong in agricultural production and does not strengthen
agricultural areas having a weaker ability to self-organise their growth although
mainly oriented to food production
DETERMINANTS OF NASCENT ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES: THE ITALIAN CASE
Full text linkThis paper investigates the factors affecting the start up or not of entrepreneurial activities in Italy by focusing on the role played by some socio-demographic and entrepreneurial characteristics during 2001-2010. The paper presents a quantitative analysis of new business process in Italy by using data come from the Italian Adults Population Survey of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).
Results show that nascent entrepreneurs in Italy have a lower likelihood of having more than 45 years old respect to non nascent entrepreneurs, a higher likelihood for appertaining to the lowest income level and that are less likely to declare that they do not have the skills for entrepreneurship. Fostering entrepreneurship (especially among females and youth) and enhancing entrepreneurial attitudes and skills could represent an important way to add variety to the Italian economic process, enhance competitiveness, and fully realize its innovation potential. However, there are also structural barriers that influence the propensity to become a Nascent Entrepreneur. Policy makers should address context-specific tools favoring venture creation, especially introducing incentives for female and young entrepreneurs, and supporting the development of entrepreneurial network
Assessing the impact of individual and context factors on the entrepreneurial process. A cross-country multilevel approach
No full textThis paper attempts to fill the gap on the existing entrepreneurship literature by empirically testing the influence of two groups of individual-level factors (socio-economic, demographic and perceptual characteristics) and two groups of country-level factors (both formal and informal institutional measures and macroeconomic variables) on three stages of the entrepreneurial process. We analyze the interplay between individual and context factors in nascent, young and established entrepreneurs across 49 different countries, mixing data from different sources and applying multilevel binary logistic regression models. Our results show that entrepreneurial activities are male headed, irrespectively of the entrepreneurial stage of their activities, and that highly-educated entrepreneurs are more oriented to start up new ventures. The existence of a wider network of people involved in entrepreneurship contributes to updating information on new markets and opportunities, leading to a more accurate entrepreneurial decision. The level of development of a country constitutes an important determinant of entrepreneurship but also moderates the relationship between entrepreneurship and institutional factors. In more developed countries, individual characteristics may be still determinant factors shaping the decision to become an entrepreneur, although their magnitude may depend on the stage of the entrepreneurial process. Finally, the key to entrepreneurship for both more and less developed countries seems to be their fiscal systems: a fair tax system that actively fights tax evasion and corruption seems to be essential to reducing the economic pressure associated with the creation and survival of ventures
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