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Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in a ‘knowledge desert’: the role of international connectivity and public institutional support 在“知识沙漠”中创建创业生态系统：国际联系和公共机构支持的作用

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01028-z

Majella Giblin, Carlos Rodriguez, Giulio Buciuni, Paul Ryan

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Pushing the boundaries of entrepreneurial ecosystems: antecedents to international network activity of entrepreneurial firms 推动创业生态系统的边界：创业公司国际网络活动的前因

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01023-4

Eve-Michelle Basu, Angelika Lindstrand, Joakim Fichtel

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Is green public procurement a deterrent for SMEs? Empirical evidence from France 绿色公共采购对中小企业来说是一种威慑吗？来自法国的经验证据

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01034-1

Adrien Deschamps

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Immigrant self-employment in turbulent times 动荡时期的移民自主创业

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01032-3

Mats Hammarstedt, Per Skedinger

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We are in this together: leading resource exchange between entrepreneurial ecosystems to strategically steer their development 我们在一起：引导创业生态系统之间的资源交换，战略性地引导它们的发展

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01027-0

Matthias Fink, Daniela Maresch, Ludovit Garzik, Rainer Harms

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International linkages between entrepreneurial ecosystems: understanding the role of corporate accelerators 创业生态系统之间的国际联系：了解企业加速器的作用

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01025-2

Moyra Marval

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Educational diversity and work experience paths towards entrepreneurship 教育多样性和工作经验通往创业之路

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01033-2

Qiantao Zhang, Chiara Marzocchi, Shiri M. Breznitz

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Entrepreneurial ecosystem as a spatially fluid concept: new territorial perspectives on entrepreneurship 作为空间流动概念的创业生态系统：创业的新地域视角

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01020-7

Bruno Fischer, Maribel Guerrero, Heike Mayer, Dirk Meissner, Susann Schäfer, Christina Theodoraki

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Time after time: exploring the role of CSR on employees’ long-lasting working relationships in Italy 一次又一次：探索企业社会责任在意大利员工长期工作关系中的作用

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01019-0

Ulpiana Kocollari, Fabio Demaria, Maddalena Cavicchioli

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AI, robots and innovation in European SMEs 欧洲中小企业的人工智能、机器人和创新

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Small Business Economics Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01017-2

Agustí Segarra-Blasco, Josep Tomàs-Porres, Mercedes Teruel

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