Regional system of entrepreneurship - A study of the systemic features of entrepreneurship support organizations in Scania and potential policy implications of a systemic approach
(2015) EKHM52 20151Department of Economic History
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The region of Scania, Sweden has set the goal to become “Europe’s most
innovative region” by 2020 and has realized the importance of promoting and supporting
entrepreneurship at the different stages of the entrepreneurial process to achieve this
goal. This thesis investigates the structure of the entrepreneurship support in the
region, with the aim to discover whether a system of entrepreneurship exists
presently, and what the systemic implications would be if such an approach is applied.
From theories on entrepreneurial policy and systems, key themes were extracted in a
coding process and were subsequently applied in a mapping of support organizations
that was complemented with interviews with key individuals at Region Skåne. The
... (More) - The region of Scania, Sweden has set the goal to become “Europe’s most
innovative region” by 2020 and has realized the importance of promoting and supporting
entrepreneurship at the different stages of the entrepreneurial process to achieve this
goal. This thesis investigates the structure of the entrepreneurship support in the
region, with the aim to discover whether a system of entrepreneurship exists
presently, and what the systemic implications would be if such an approach is applied.
From theories on entrepreneurial policy and systems, key themes were extracted in a
coding process and were subsequently applied in a mapping of support organizations
that was complemented with interviews with key individuals at Region Skåne. The
features of the support structure mirror the academic and industrial environment in
the region and there is strong emphasis on supporting Entrepreneurial Capabilities
and providing Networking opportunities, whereas other activity areas are less
common. The major part of support organizations is located in the earlier phases of
the entrepreneurial process - focusing on pre- and start-up support - whereas
entrepreneurs in the growth phase are less often the target of support. Although
Region Skåne is attempting to systemize the structure, there is currently no proper
system of entrepreneurship in the region that offers a clear overview, but rather
shows signs of competition, overlapping and gaps. A systemic approach would better
identify surplus resources and systemic constraints, hence better promote and
leverage entrepreneurship for sustainable and economic growth and help the region to
better capitalize on the new firm creation dynamism that already is present in Scania. (Less)
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- author
- Terzic, Anita LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHM52 20151
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- entrepreneurship, regional policy, support organizations, systems, HEI, networking, entrepreneurial capabilities, entrepreneurial process
- language
- English
- id
- 7392053
- date added to LUP
- 2015-06-25 12:35:50
- date last changed
- 2015-06-25 12:35:50
@misc{7392053, abstract = {{The region of Scania, Sweden has set the goal to become “Europe’s most innovative region” by 2020 and has realized the importance of promoting and supporting entrepreneurship at the different stages of the entrepreneurial process to achieve this goal. This thesis investigates the structure of the entrepreneurship support in the region, with the aim to discover whether a system of entrepreneurship exists presently, and what the systemic implications would be if such an approach is applied. From theories on entrepreneurial policy and systems, key themes were extracted in a coding process and were subsequently applied in a mapping of support organizations that was complemented with interviews with key individuals at Region Skåne. The features of the support structure mirror the academic and industrial environment in the region and there is strong emphasis on supporting Entrepreneurial Capabilities and providing Networking opportunities, whereas other activity areas are less common. The major part of support organizations is located in the earlier phases of the entrepreneurial process - focusing on pre- and start-up support - whereas entrepreneurs in the growth phase are less often the target of support. Although Region Skåne is attempting to systemize the structure, there is currently no proper system of entrepreneurship in the region that offers a clear overview, but rather shows signs of competition, overlapping and gaps. A systemic approach would better identify surplus resources and systemic constraints, hence better promote and leverage entrepreneurship for sustainable and economic growth and help the region to better capitalize on the new firm creation dynamism that already is present in Scania.}}, author = {{Terzic, Anita}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Regional system of entrepreneurship - A study of the systemic features of entrepreneurship support organizations in Scania and potential policy implications of a systemic approach}}, year = {{2015}}, }